With its initial fundraising target of $485,000 the PREFund Founding Committee is taking one second to celebrate reaching its initial goal. This first round of funding is critical to support its two-part plan to increase enrollment at Daniel Webster Elementary School and make it the best school it can be. Funds have been used to support important initiatives such as…
–The construction and marketing of a year-round, full-time, Spanish bi-lingual preschool for mixed income children onsite at Daniel Webster’s campus
–A Spanish Immersion program at Daniel Webster Elementary School, beginning kindergarten class of 2009
–Maximize community resources to underwrite academic enrichment and achievement programs – i.e. tutoring at Daniel Webster Elementary

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PREFund is honored to have recently received official commendations from both the Board of Education (BOE) of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and California State Assemblywoman, Fiona Ma.

May 27, 2008, SFUSD adopted a Resolution of Commendation to PREFund’s Founding Committee & Community Volunteers for Supporting Daniel Webster Elementary School. “The Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District wishes to commend and offer its sincerest thanks to the PREFund Founding Committee members, Jennifer Betti, Stacey Bartlett, Katherine Doumani, Dena Fischer, Debra Grassgreen, Melissa Millsaps, Laura Mitic, and Mike Lin, who with support from the Honorable Art Agnos, former Mayor of San Francisco, and scores of local volunteers, have taken Daniel Webster Elementary School and its students in the Potrero Hill Neighborhood into their hearts.”

May 2, 2008, Majority Whip, Assemblywoman, Fiona Ma presented a Certificate of Recognition from the California Legislature Assembly to PREFund “for outstanding achievements in our local community and stalwart support of our public schools as demonstrated by the establishment of a new Spanish Immersion program at Daniel Webster Elementary School, thereby benefitting all the people of the City of San Francisco and State of California.”

Daniel Webster Elementary School received a much needed facelift in April. PREFund’s Stacey Bartlett led the application process that resulted in the school being selected by Rebuilding Together San Francisco (RBST) out of more than 100 applicants for rehabilitation services. RBST relies on volunteers from Bay Area corporations and community groups to repair, remodel and clean-up community facilities and homes for low-income and disabled people. RBST volunteers will return next year to paint the school’s classrooms and fix appliances.

RBST fielded more than a 100 volunteers from Ernst and Young, Charles Schwab and DreamWorks Animation, who worked alongside PREFund and Daniel Webster families. The dedicated volunteers painted the school’s exterior and created a beautiful neighborhood-oriented mural. DreamWorks artists designed the colorful painting, which can be seen from Texas and 20th streets, and depicts children playing on lush green hills complete with Potrero Hill’s historical goat mascots.

The much needed face lift compliments the rapid progress PREFund and Daniel Webster’s administration have made over the past three years to improve the school. Earlier this year Daniel Webster received approval to host a Spanish Immersion program starting in 2009. And in partnership with Mission Neighborhood Centers, PREFund has raised sufficient funds to open a Spanish bilingual preschool this fall on Daniel Webster’s campus that will serve as a natural feeder into the elementary school. The preschool already has a waiting list of Potrero Hill families that want to keep their children in their neighborhood and are hoping to do the same for elementary school.