Activation / History

In 1984, the Florida Legislature passed a law allowing school districts to create local education foundations to raise private funds for programs to support students, teachers and public schools in their respective districts. Since 1986, Columbia County Public Schools Foundation has raised awareness and funds for innovative teaching to increase PreK-12 student learning outcomes, school supplies for students, scholarships for qualified graduating seniors, programs and initiatives that enhance education, and provides fiduciary oversight for doner entrusted funds. We are a non-profit corporation with federal tax exempt status, is designed to match community resources with needs of the school.

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The Education Foundation serves as the philanthropic support organization for K-12 public education and partners closely with the School District of Columbia County and the greater business and charitable community to fund programs that close achievement gaps in learning and that create positive, measurable change for students. This is accomplished by using the funding to provide innovative classroom grants as well as providing quality professional development to foster excellence in teaching.

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Through a unique matching grant program, the Columbia County Public Schools foundation works with corporate and private investors to fund innovative projects that improve literacy and grade-level performance, increase graduation rates, support STEM and career academics and target support to low-performing students and schools.