WEF announces Innovation Endowment...
By GAIL LOWE WAKEFIELD — Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF) outgoing President Beth Hendriks announced the creation of a third endowment fund — the Innovation Endowment — at last Tuesday’s school board meeting. Hendriks said that one area under review is the science lab at the high school. “We would like to set specific goals this year,” she said. “We have a partnership with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stephen K. Zrike, and he knows what is needed for goals. We need goals and something behind them and then we will fundraise to those goals.” The new Innovation Endowment will provide the following: • Developmentally appropriate opportunities for students to grow an innate interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). • Develop, improve or expand resources and/or curriculum available in STEM classrooms and other learning...
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