http://www.prefund.org Investing in our community Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:47:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Three years after fighting to keep Daniel Webster elementary school open from SFUSD closures, PREFund successfully opened Potrero Kids at Daniel Webster Preschool (PKDW). The preschool is a critical component of PREFund’s two part plan to increase enrollment at Daniel Webster Elementary. Part one was accomplished by the opening of ... http://www.prefund.org/2008/10/06/potrero-kids-at-daniel-webster-preschool-now-open/ With the latest wave of California state budget cuts in educational programs, PREFund has been working hard to find innovative ways to support the hard-working staff at Daniel Webster Elementary. Through PREFund’s partnership with LYNC-SF, much needed underwriting has been secured from the Louise And Claude Rosenberg Jr. Family Foundation ... http://www.prefund.org/2008/10/06/mentors-at-daniel-webster/ Due to an overwhelming demand for Spanish Immersion Programs at San Francisco’s public schools, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) fast-tracked the opening of Daniel Webster Elementary School’s Spanish Immersion Program (SIP). The program, which was originally slated to start at the school in 2009, began this academic ... http://www.prefund.org/2008/10/06/spanish-immersion-program-at-daniel-webster-elementary-school-launches-ahead-of-schedule/ 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. ... http://www.prefund.org/2008/06/30/prefund-meets-fundraising-goal/ 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 ... http://www.prefund.org/2008/06/30/prefund-receives-recognition/ 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 ... http://www.prefund.org/2008/06/18/daniel-webster-elementary-school-gets-a-face-lift/ We are pleased to announce that we have sent acceptance letters to applicants for Potrero Kids at Daniel Webster, an MNC Preschool (PKDW). Letters went out Friday, March 21. We have had an overwhelming response to our call for applications and there is indeed a waiting list. We do, however, encourage all ... http://www.prefund.org/2008/03/21/acceptance-letters-to-pkdw-distributed/ The PREFund committee has been working tirelessly for the past two years to implement a two-part plan to save Daniel Webster Elementary from closure. Opening the Spanish bi-lingual 'Potrero Kids at Daniel Webster' preschool is just phase one of the plan. We are thrilled to announce that as of January ... http://www.prefund.org/2008/01/04/spanish-immersion-to-be-available-at-daniel-webster-in-2009/ On October 23, we officially launched our plans to the community for both the preschool at Daniel Webster and our aggressive fundraising campaign. If you are interested in applying to Potrero Kids Preschool, you may download an application and read more info here. In order to meet our aggressive goals of infusing ... http://www.prefund.org/2007/10/30/immediate-priorities/ Over 30 Potrero Hill residents, garden club members, parents of toddlers, and teachers at Daniel Webster Elementary pulled out their gardening tools for two weekends in August to make the campus a little brighter, just in time for the return of students for the 2008-09 school year. The greening project was ... http://www.prefund.org/2007/08/23/new-garden-at-daniel-webster/