Confident, Emerging Readers!

At the start of this school year, Carrie Isabelle and Kacey Neville, kindergarten teachers at Glen Oak Elementary, received a large set of books via an OEF Grant. They chose books that kindergartners would be curious about, have repetitive patterns, intriguing pictures and opportunities for them to explore and grow as confident, risk taking readers.

What outcomes have you seen from your grant thus far?

A eager group of confident, emerging readers!

 
The kindergarten readers’ confidence has skyrocketed! They are reading and “teaching” with their emergent reader books by videoing themselves reading.
 

Grant-Making Groups

Olentangy Schools is an excellent school district, but many Olentangy staff members have ideas to enrich the educational experience in the classroom that fall outside the district’s budget. That’s where Olentangy Education Foundation comes in!  Every year, the Olentangy Education Foundation (OEF) provides grants for creative and innovative projects in Olentangy Schools. These grants are used for materials, resources and programs that fall outside of what school budgets can cover. 

OEF is always looking for donations to grow the amount of support provided to enrich the education experiences in classroom. Some people support efforts by making one-time donations, while others give monthly.

Another way to give is by creating a fund with OEF. Funds have been created by individuals, families, businesses and by groups of individuals.

Creating a Grant-Making Group is a fun, social way of creating a fund. Any group of individuals can organize a grant-making group by creating a fund at the Olentangy Education Foundation and pooling their donations. They then can collectively decide each year which pre-approved grants to support. By combining donations in a fund, the group can make a far greater impact than with smaller, individual donations.

It’s a fun way to support the Olentangy staff who work so hard to enrich the educational experience for the students in their classrooms!

How Contributions To My Endowed Fund Are Invested

OEF has an investment policy, which donors can find here. The Policy describes the objective for the funds and sets ranges for asset allocation.

OEF invests endowed funds in a pooled account. The funds may be invested in both equity and fixed income securities in a balanced approach to achieve a total return objective with an emphasis on both current income and long-term capital.

Note that actual returns in any given year may vary. The assets are invested for the long term, and higher short-term volatility may occur.