About Newburyport Education Foundation

The Mission of the Newburyport Education Foundation is to bring philanthropy into the Newburyport Public Schools and generate financial resources that will enhance the quality of public education.

The Quest for Excellence in Public Education
The towering brick facade of Newburyport High School stands proudly on a hill on High Street. For the better part of the last century, it has stood as a symbol of classical strength and beauty, and represents Newburyport's long-standing commitment to providing its youth with a quality education.

Like our buildings, a challenging public educational program requires investment in continual improvement. Delivering that program is increasingly difficult to fund, however, due to unfunded government mandates, rapidly expanding technology, escalating special education costs, and inadequate state aid. Without help, the public schools cannot fully fund the initiatives needed to meet today's growing educational challenges.

What is the Newburyport Education Foundation?
The Mission of the Newburyport Education Foundation is to bring philanthropy into the Newburyport Public Schools and generate financial resources that will enhance the quality of public education.

Formed to enhance educational opportunities for the city's public school children, the goal of the Newburyport Education Foundation is to supplement funding for programs which are already supported by public financing at a basic level, but which can be substantially improved by additional private sector financing, and to finance programs that might not receive funding from traditional sources such as the district budget or state aid.

The Foundation will be governed by a Board of Directors made up of members of the community working in concert with, but independent of, the Newburyport Public Schools. The Board of Directors will be accountable for designating how the funds are to be used.

• Why a Foundation for Public Education?
• Campaign 2008–2010 Summary
• Annual Reports
• Officers and Directors