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Wake Education Partnership Newsletter May 2013

A Message from Partnership

President Steve Parrott I want to begin by thanking those supporters ofWake Education Partnership who participated inour recent Money Drop campaign. Your investmentin our work will support programs such as theannual Teacher Leadership Grant program. I'mpleased to report that we will approach $1 millionthis year in total grants given to Wake Countypublic school teachers since the inception of thisprogram.

Speaking of funding, I'm asked from time to timehow much of each dollar given to the Partnershipgoes to delivering programming in support of publiceducation. For every dollar given, 75% goes toprogramming, 15% goes to fundraising support and10% goes to administrative expenses. Watchdoggroups provide various guidelines for nonprofitmanagement and fundraising activity. Forexample, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance recommendsthat nonprofits spend at least 65% on programactivity, while the American Institute ofPhilanthropy sets its minimum standard at 60% ofexpenses.

As most of you know, In Context is thePartnership's bi-weekly e-publication whichhighlights current education news relevant toWake County. Topics primarily cover localeducation issues but also include the state andnational level. In Context also provides coverageof the Wake County Board of Education. We'repleased to share that America's Edge (a nationalorganization focused on strengthening businesses

IN THIS ISSUE

President's Column

Partnership Connections: Working w ith others to improve

schools

Our Cornerstone Investors

Learn More About Us

Meet our investors: Bank of America

Teacher Leadership Grants

In Their Words: Why the Partnership Matters

By the Numbers: A Measure of Wake County Schools

Contact Us

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Welcome! We hope you find the

information and links in this publicationhelpful. To find out more about us:

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Meet our investors

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through investments in kids) has included a link tothe latest edition of In Context on their website.

Lastly, the Partnership had the great pleasure onMay 7 to connect the anti-bullying program ("Be aSTAR") presented by the WWE and The CreativeCoalition with Hodge Road Elementary School inKnightdale. One out of every four children in theworld is bullied, and a child is bullied every sevenminutes. Through this campaign, children aroundthe globe are encouraged to "Be a STAR: Show.Tolerance. And. Respect.". C. Steve Parrott

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On Tuesday, May 7, WWE Superstars Alberto DelRio and Ricardo Rodriguez spoke to hundreds ofstudents and faculty at Hodge Road Year-RoundElementary School about eliminating bullying aspart of the "Be a STAR" anti-bullying alliance, co-founded by WWE and The Creative Coalition. ThePartnership was proud to connect WWE to HodgeRoad Elementary School for this importantmessage. More than 400 students in second through fifthgrades heard the anti-bullying message brought byDel Rio and Rodriquez. A short video of the eventis available here: https://community.wwe.com/diversity/news/wwe-brings-be-star-message-north-carolina WWE and The Creative Coalition launched an anti-bullying alliance, Be a STAR (Show Tolerance AndRespect), to provide students with positive tools

Guest columnist

Kari StoltzBank of America

You may have noticed Bank of America'snew ads recently which highlight thepower of being connected. Ourcommitment to being connected extendswell beyond just an ad campaign, andthere are many national and localexamples through our day-to-day businessinteractions, philanthropic endeavors andvolunteerism. We believe connecting individuals toemployment opportunities is a keycomponent contributing to ourcommunity's economic growth. That's whyBank of America supports workforcedevelopment and educational opportunitiesthat help small businesses and individualsobtain the training and education that leadto post-secondary completion,employment and stronger smallbusinesses. Together, it's part of ourlending and investing activities to helpimprove communities, making them betterplaces in which to live and do business. Wake Education Partnership's view that"education is central to a vibrant &healthy community" mirrors so much of ourfocus. Wake Ed's work towards thesuccess of our local students truly doesaffect the ability to attract businessesand new employees. We are extremelyproud to have a longstanding partnershipwith Wake Ed that includes not onlyfinancial support, but countless volunteerhours from employees who have served on

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to prevent bullying in their schools andcommunities. The mission of Be a STAR is toensure a positive and equitable social environmentfor everyone regardless of age, race, religion orsexual orientation through education andawareness. For more information, visitwww.beaSTARalliance.org.

Partnership Connections

Wake Education Partnership is pleased towork with local businesses, the school system anda wide variety of groups in different ways thatfocus on the education of children and theirfamilies. Below are some recent highlights andthanks.

The Partnership was pleased to help bringPNC's Mobile Learning Adventure to aliteracy screening event May 4 at HilburnAcademy in Raleigh. About 350 familiesshowed up to have their children screenedfor pre-k services. After the screening, theywere provided books, bookmarks and giventhe chance to play at stations set up byMarbles Kids Museum and PNC's MobileLearning Adventure. The visit by the MobileLearning Adventure is part of PNC's Grow UpGreat! early childhood initiative. The effortby the Partnership is part of its work tocreate a larger collaborative of existingprograms focused on early childhood literacyneeds.The Partnership completed its finalExcellence In Action classroom visit of thecurrent school year with a trip this week toJeffreys Grove Elementary in Raleigh. Wewould like to thank all of the students,teachers, principals, elected officials, school

the organization's board of directors aswell as individual volunteer opportunities inthe schools. In fact, that partnershipdates back to at least 1995 - a time whenmany of our current high school seniorswere just newborns. The close connection with Wake EducationPartnership is just one example of ourcommitment to education and employmentinitiatives. Over the past two years, theBank of America Charitable Foundation hascontributed more than $250,000 tonumerous organizations across theTriangle in support of their education andworkforce development programming. Another example of our commitment tohelp make financial lives better, throughthe power of every connection is throughhttp://www.bettermoneyhabits.com. Thisinnovative national partnership with theKhan Academy provides the public withtraining that is self-paced, fact-based andconversational. Just imagine financiallearning that's enjoyable and whichprovides tools to help you and your familyachieve its goals! Whether it's partnering on a national levelto share our expertise or engaging locallywith partners like Wake EducationPartnership, all of us at Bank of Americaare committed to improving ourcommunities. We thank you for letting usbe a part of that connection! Kari StoltzBank of America Regional President ---------------------------------------

Since 1983, Wake Education Partnershiphas been awarding grants to Wake Countypublic school teachers and supportpersonnel through its teacher grantsprogram. With the award of this year'sgrants, the Partnership will approach $1million in support of innovative classroom

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leaders and business leaders whoparticipated in the inaugural year ofExcellence In Action. You can find adescription of the program and summariesfrom all four classroom visits at ourExcellence In Action site.Wake Education Partnership and PresidentSteve Parrott were recently featured as partof a panel discussion about K-12 educationon the Carolina Business Review televisionprogram. Steve was joined by FurmanPresident Rod Smolla and Hal Johnson fromthe Upstate Alliance. For more than 18years, CBR has provided in-depth analysis ofthe week's business highlights throughconversations with CEOs and business,political and academic leaders from Northand South Carolina. The video can be seenhere. The Partnership's College Advisory Councilwas held March 27 hosted by the CampbellUniversity Law School in Raleigh. Presidents from colleges/universities in WakeCounty attended along with the Provost fromNC State University. Wake County PublicSchools Board Chair Keith Sutton, InterimSuperintendent Stephen Gainey and DeputySuperintendent School Performance CathyMoore also serve on the Council along withleaders from Wake Education Partnership andWake Economic Development. The focusof the meeting was to look for opportunitiesto collaborate in the areas of teacherpreparation, professional development forcurrent teachers and administrators,improving the pipeline of Wake Countystudents applying to attend colleges anduniversities in Wake County, early collegecredit programs and connecting resourceswith the Wake business and non-profitcommunities.Thanks to the agents at the Preston andStonehenge offices of Fonville Morisey fortheir participation in recent discussionsabout current assignment and funding issuesaffecting Wake County's schools and localbusinesses. We appreciated your interestand welcome your input about our schools.

Working with and representing the businesscommunity in a wide range of activities is a largepart of who we are and what we do. It gives us anopportunity to learn more about the needs of thedistrict and to make sure the perspectives of localbusinesses are well represented in discussions atall levels. We thank you for supporting anorganization that can carry out this work.

projects in Wake County schools. We look forward to honoring the 2012-2013 recipients and awarding the 2013-2014 grants at our awards reception onMay 29th, 2013. Our grants would not be possible with outthe generous support of numerousinvestors. We thank you for supportingclassroom innovation in Wake County!

Teacher Leadership Grants Sponsors Biogen Idec FoundationKids 'N Community FoundationGlaxoSmithKlineQuintilesDr. Sherri Merritt Literacy ScholarshipFood LionHit It Far for KirbyTime Warner CableBlueCross BlueShield of North CarolinaDuke Raleigh Hospital (ReceptionPresenting Sponsor)VantageSouth Bank (Reception SupportingSponsor) ---------------------------------------

In Their Words Why The Partnership Matters

(to students)

From time to time, people will graciouslydrop us a line telling us why thePartnership matters to them. We likegetting these notes and we love sharingthem.

In this newsletter, we want to sharesomething special from a few MillbrookElementary students who participated inthis year's Pieces of Gold performance. Did you ever wonder how it feels to thekids to be up on stage? Apparently, itfeels something like this: "My favorite part of POG was the rush ofbeing on the stage in front of millions ofpeople! I was terrified and excited at thesame time." -- Bailey "I loved being in Pieces of Gold because itgave me a chance to show my true

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Our Cornerstone Investors

The following have invested in the work of thePartnership at $10,000 and above. We would

like to take this opportunity to publicly thank themand want you to know who they are.

AT&TBank of America

BB&TBiogen Idec Foundation

Capitol Broadcasting CompanyCarolina Hurricanes Kids 'n Community Foundation

Duke Raleigh HospitalGlaxoSmithKlineGolden Corral

Greater Raleigh Chamber of CommerceLifetouch

MMI Public Relations News & ObserverProgress Energy

PNC BankRex Healthcare

SASSunTrust Bank

Time Warner CableWakeMed

Wells Fargo

passion. I felt like a star!" - Tyanna "My time at POG was like OMG! I had somuch fun. I loved performing on the stageand hearing all the awesome comments."-- Jayden "One thing I learned about Pieces of Goldis that even when it seemed we wouldnever accomplish what we needed to, wepulled it together and we rocked ourperformance. I would hate to be thegroup after us!" -- Aliya

We had a good time, too. Thanks guys! -----------------------------------------------------

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By the numbers...A measure of Wake County schools

The Wake County school board recently approved a list of construction and renovation projects that will be putbefore voters Oct. 8. There are still a few steps in the process, but the basics of the building program are set.The full presentations to county commissioners and school board members can be found here. The highlightsinclude the following. Building program: $940 million

Amount covered by bonds: $810 million

Amount paid in cash: $130 million

Expected tax increase:

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5.53 cents per $100 of assessed property value

$145.72 per year on average-priced house of $263,500

New schools: $528.3 million

Elementary (11 new schools)

Middle (three new schools)

High (five new schools)

Renovations: $243.9 million

Six complete campus renovations completed

Three campus renovations started to prepare for next building program

Facilities support: $167.8 million

Land acquisition, security, technology, basic repairs in most schools

Enrollment and capacity projections:

An average of 3,000 additional students per year are expected through 2020

Construction should keep up with capacity. It will not reduce the use of classroom trailers.

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