Our aim is to become instrumental in supporting initiatives that will result in improvements in the quality of education in North Andover. We have lost considerable programming in recent years. These losses include, but are not limited to, loss of art and music programs at all levels, elimination of the library program, devastation of the middle school foreign language program, loss of tech ed, and a severe reduction in elective choices at the middle and high school.  It will require an extensive community effort to rebuild public education so North Andover has quality schools we can all be proud of. 

Who decides how the Foundation money will be spent?

The Foundation has a Board of Directors that will vote on how the money will be directed.  When the Foundation money is handed down to the School Committee, it will be given with specific instructions on how the money should be used.  This directive will come from the Board of Directors after we hold a series of public meetings to determine how the money should be spent.

Why are education foundations so popular?

Communities with education foundations have faced the fact that tax revenue alone is not enough to provide adequate, quality opportunities for learning and teaching.  Educational Foundations provide a commitment to educational excellence in public schools.