Shark Fund Suggests $2,500 Per Kid – AMPS Town Hall At 7PM
Written by 991KBU on September 12, 2018
A cause for celebration … says the Shark Fund … as Malibu school fundraising splits away from Santa Monica.
This … as it starts its fundraising campaign to support local elementary … middle school and high school academic programs.
The Shark Fund has begin soliciting contributions from Malibu families … 25 hundred dollars is the suggested contribution per kid.
While that is not unusual … the loss of affiliation with the Santa Monica-Malibu school district is.
In her fundraising letter … Shark Fund president Gardia Fox notes that Malibu schools have already achieved autonomy and control over fundraising for our schools.
“We’re on our own – there is no more Santa Monica Malibu Education Foundation…” she says.
And that means money from Santa Monica fundraising efforts … parent money … that had been subsidizing Malibu schools will be cut off.
In past years … this money paid for arts teachers … teacher assistants … and for supplemental science technology engineering and math programs.
Next year … those programs will be funded by Malibu donations.
That is leading the Shark Fund to emphasize that all donations made to Malibu schools will be used only in Malibu Schools.
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AMPS … the Advocates for Malibu Public Schools … are inviting the community to a Town Hall meeting tonight.
An update will be coming … on the all-important negotiations between the City of Malibu and Santa Monica officials regarding splitting the district.
The pending closure of Juan Cabrillo Elementary School and transfer of its students and teachers to Point Dume … another issue.
Plus … Measure M … the 175 million dollar bond issue to rebuild Malibu High and the junior high … also on the agenda.
District superintendent Ben Drati and Santa Monica school board member Craig Foster Will moderate.
This is tonight …. at seven at the Malibu City Hall.
Childcare will be provided..
