INK! recently received a generous donation of $7,500 from St. Augustine Lions Club. According to Cathy Newman, INK!’s Executive Director, the contribution supports the purchase of scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year, supporting new students being accepted into Take Stock in Children-St. Johns County (TSIC). The TSIC program provides low-income students with a unique opportunity…
Check out Episode 8 of the INK! Podcast! In this episode of The INK! Podcast, Jim Wheeler and Ian MacDonald speak with Superintended of School Tim Forson about the start of the 2023-2024 School Year. Hear from Mr. Forson about the smooth start to this year, FAST progress monitoring, and universal vouchers. Mr. Forson shared…
Take Stock in Children-St. Johns County to benefit from the Columbia Restaurant’s 26th Annual Community Harvest program this September We are excited and grateful to share that INK!’s Take Stock in Children-St. Johns County college scholarship program has been selected by the 1905 Family Of Restaurants to benefit from the 26th Annual Community Harvest program.…
Opening doors of Opportunity for St. Johns County Teachers and Students!
Please help us celebrate the upcoming retirement of INK!’s Executive Director, Donna Lueders, and welcome our new Executive Director! Our fearless leader, Donna, will retire on August 31 and newly named executive director, Cathy Newman, will step into her new role on September 1. “My retirement is bittersweet. The growth and success of the organization,…
The Publix “Tools for Back to School” campaign runs July 12 – July 23, 2023 at Publix locations around St. Johns County. From July 12 – July 23, visit Publix locations around St. Johns County to participate in the “Tools for Back to School” campaign benefiting local public school students through INK!’s Tools 4 Schools…
We are pleased o announce the appointment of new directors to the INK! Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, effective July 1, 2023. As the direct support organization to the St. Johns County School District, the Board of Directors leads INK! in fulfilling our mission to promote the academic success of all St. Johns…
On Friday, June 16, 2023 the St. Johns County Education Foundation dba Investing in Kids (INK!) will hold a Board of Directors Workshop at 10:30 a.m. The workshop will be held in person in the conference room at The St. Augustine and St. Johns County Board of Realtors, 1789 Lakeside Ave., St. Augustine FL 32084.…
Investing in Kids (INK!) along with the Community First Cares Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Community First Credit Union, announces the success of its Champions for Children grants that funded innovative classroom projects in St. Johns County schools during the 2022-2023 school year. Community First Cares gave $25,000 for Champions for Children for the…
Tracy Clauson named 2022-2023 St. Johns County District Teacher of the Year, Melinda Gillespie named Rookie Teacher of the Year St. Augustine, Fla. – February 8, 2023 – Tracy Clauson, a Spanish language teacher at Sebastian Middle School was named the 2022-2023 St. Johns County District Teacher of the Year at a special recognition…