The West Irondequoit FOUNDATION (WIF) is a not-for-profit organization. It was established to receive gifts, bequests and donations in order to provide grant funding to enhance the educational programs of the West Irondequoit Central School District (WICSD).

What does the FOUNDATION do?
It raises funds to support a variety of programs and to purchase equipment that cannot be supported by the district's annual budget. The FOUNDATION has granted more than a quarter of a million dollars to the district since 1990.

What other projects does the FOUNDATION support?
The FOUNDATION runs the ongoing Buy-A-Brick Campaign. Residents, staff and other interested benefactors may purchase
engraved bricks in memory of or in honor of persons, businesses or organizations for the Alumni Courtyard at Irondequoit High School.

Who manages the FOUNDATION?
The FOUNDATION is led by a board of directors. These individuals volunteer their time and energies, which are rooted in a deep pride and abiding commitment to WICSD. They rely entirely on the support of alumni, businesses and the community to carry out the FOUNDATION'S endeavors.

How can I find out more about the FOUNDATION?
Please call the Office of Public Information at 336-3067 for information about making a donation, to become involved or to receive WIF literature.

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Board of Directors 2002


Russell Clair,President
Robert Dickson, Vice President
Sharon Ricci, Secretary
Rob Matuska, Treasurer
Karen Ester, Historian

 


Mary Buckley
Gwen Crawford
Wm. Helferich III
Barbara James
Fred Lapple, Jr.
Denise LaRossa
Kitty White

Ex-Officio

Jane DeVoldre, WITA Rep.
 John Schoen, BOE Rep.
Glenn Wachter, Superintendent
Teresa L. Werth, District Liaison
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Projects Funded by West Irondequoit Foundation

1990 Grant Award: $25,000
· Library/Media Project

1991 Grant Award: $30,000
· Information Up and Running
· Laser Videodisk Technology
· Operation Complete Instruments
· Library Media Project
· West Irondequoit Alumni Courtyard

1992 Grant Award: $30,000
· Operation Complete Instruments
· K-3 Math Manipulatives
· Dake Library Automation
· Day with a Scholar
· Interactive Multi-Media in Science
· Continuation of Alumni Courtyard Project

1993 Grant Award: $25,000
· Math Computers in Elementary 2nd and 3rd
grade classrooms
· Video projector at Middle School level
· School's Out Contractors
· Irondequoit High School Library Automation
· Continuation of Alumni Courtyard Project

1994 Grant Award: $25,000
· Computers for Peak Performance
· Mathematics, Reading and Writing Technology
· Promoting Mathematics and Reading Outcomes
through Computers for Grades 2/3
· Computer Bulletin Board System
· Operating Seismograph Instruction
· Communications System for Video Production
· Continuation of Alumni Courtyard Project

1995 Grant Award: $20,000
· Home to School: The Literacy Link
· Kids Institute at Dake
· Dake School Music Center

1997 Grant Award: $33,500
· 221 Cooper Road Project

1998 Grant Award: $12,500
· 2 Banks of Wood Bleachers
· Electric Winches for Main Court Backstops

1999 Grant Award: $18,720
· English Language Arts summer tutorial program
· 3 Flex cams for scientific inquiry during lab projects
· Groundwater Simulation Program
· 6 ECOLOG 5 Probeware Data Logging Systems
· Resource Room technology purchase for updated equipment

2000 Grant Award: $19,000
· Elementary Summer Math Lab
· NYS Social Studies Begins with Technology
· ED Tech Cart

2001 Grant Award: $30,000
· Physical Science Kits
· Wireless Mobil Computer Lab
· Doubling Our Efforts in Math A

2002 Grant Award: $25,000
· Full Stage Acoustic Shell
· Sensation and Perception Story Book
· Data Projectors for Instructional Support
· Stereo Microscopes
· Non-Linear Digital Video Editing System
· K-12 Visual Art Reference Library

 


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