Morris Educational Foundation

About Us

Vision


	The Morris School District serves the educational needs of the communities of Morristown and Morris Township for grades K-12 and Morris Plains for grades 9-12. In the classrooms and on the playgrounds of this extraordinary and expansive school system, over 4,700 children of every race, ethnicity, religion and economic background come together to learn with and from each other. Multicultural, harmonious, and committed to the belief that all children can excel, the Morris School District stands as a beacon of America at its best. In spite of its success, the Morris School District, like all others in the state and across the nation, is confronted by the ever-increasing challenge of funding public education. Escalating costs, expanding enrollment and decreasing state aid must be offset by alternative sources of funding if the District is to maintain the extraordinary range and caliber of academic, extra-curricular, athletic and social opportunities which have been its standard. While colleges and universities, private, parochial and independent prep schools have long relied upon private endowments and contributions to sustain or expand programs, school taxes historically have been the only source of revenue for public education. Independent of the Morris School District, the Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) corporation that seeks to attract private resources to support a variety of educational programs that tax dollars do not cover. Through effective solicitation and distribution of funds, the Morris Educational Foundation helps enable the District to continue to be the model of visionary social and educational leadership it has been since its inception.

Mission

MISSION STATEMENT

It is the mission of the Morris Educational Foundation to generate and distribute financial and other resources to and for the Morris School District for enrichment programs and other projects aimed at enhancing the quality of education and educational opportunities for students in the district.

The Foundation will carry out its mission by focusing support in the following areas:

Facilitate student development

Support new approaches to improving student achievement
Provide funds for enrichment activities
Provide equipment and facilities not funded through other means

Encourage excellence through creative teaching

Support professional growth of teachers
Provide venture capital for creative ideas and programs

Promote community/school partnerships

Promote community awareness of educational challenges and solution
Develop enrichment programs to address the needs of the Morris School District and the communities it serves
Foster the development of alumni relations
Provide a vehicle for individuals, businesses and organizations to share
resources and gifts with the Morris School District and its students

Reviewed and Revised 1/11/01

Board Of Trustees (List of Trustees)


	Recognizing the merit and value of independent funding, and in an effort to preserve and enhance the prosperity of our schools and our community, a group of local business leaders joined together in 1992 to establish the Morris Educational Foundation. Today the board includes parents, teachers, business, and community leaders all committed to upholding the above mission.