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NMUSD Science Programs $250k Richer Thanks to Irvine Co.
posted: December 16th, 2009 07:56 pm |
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The Irvine Company made a $250,000 donation today to the Newport-Mesa Unified School District — the fourth installment of a $2.5 million gift for fourth- through sixth-grade science programs.
The gift began in 2006, and ever since, test scores in the district have risen, Irvine Company officials said in a release. The funds have gone to the Elementary Science Resource Teacher Program. The gift assures dedicated funding to support highly qualified specialist teachers in science over 10 years, according to a news release.
“As the test results prove, this funding is providing our students with a science curriculum — taught by specialized professionals who are experts in the field – with one of the finest science educations available,” said Superintendent Jeffrey C. Hubbard in the release. For more information about Irvine Company’s investment in education, click on the education link here.
Photo courtesy of the Irvine Company. From left, Dan Miller, senior vice president, Irvine Company; Santa Claus; Karen Yelsey, Board of Education President; and Jeffrey Hubbard, NMUSD superintendent.
