SPEF - Partnerships




	The SPEF facilitates partnerships among Stamford's public schools, corporations and businesses, private foundations and community groups that provide services and programs for students. The outcome of this collaboration among the Foundation, the community and the public schools will be focused, high quality educational initiatives designed to meet the needs of Stamford's students, as identified by the school district and the individual schools. SPEF Community Partners: Clairol • Elizabeth Arden • Everybody Wins Foundation First County Bank Foundation • Fleet Bank Focus First America • GE Capital • GE Structured Finance International Paper Foundation • Junior Achievement M e a d Westvaco, Inc. • Media Network, Inc. Norwalk Community College • Pitney Bowes, Inc. • Silvermine Guild Soundwaters • Stamford Achieves • Stamford Center for the Arts Stamford Chamber of Commerce • Stamford Partnership • Stamford Public Schools Time Warner Cable• Thomson • UBS • Unilever PLC/NV UConn, Stamford • William Pitt Foundation • Xerox Foundation SPEF Community Programs New Teacher Learning Collaborative Utilizes the Columbia’s Teachers’ College model to support first and second year teachers new to the classroom. Action Research & Study Teams School-based professional development opportunities for Stamford educators Pitney Bowes Tutoring and support at Springdale, Dolan and Stamford High Clairol Before and Afterschool Inquiry Center at Rogers UBS Investment Bank—Power Lunch With the Everybody Wins Foundation, at Stark Elizabeth Arden—Power Lunch With the Everybody Wins Foundation, at Hart International Paper Partnership Academic Tutoring with Rippowam Middle School students Time Warner Cable, Inc. & Media Network, Inc. “ Time to Read” at Dolan Middle School Thomson, Inc. Writer/Illustrator program at Westover Magnet School Stamford Center for the Arts & Stamford Symphony Orchestra In collaboration SCA and SSO, SPEF awarded over $20,000 in grant funds to support the enhancement, expansion and sustainability of performing arts program in the Stamford Public Schools. [ back to top ]