Friends of Tech International Charter School
Friends of Tech International Charter School is a non-profit entity that directly supports educational endeavors that involve technology and international themes which make positive impacts on communities. Featured below are the current board members and a summary of the charitable activities of the organization.
Adjowah K. Scott, President
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Joe Dixon, Vice President
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Barbara Lee Jackson, Secretary and Interim Treasurer
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Michael Lewis
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Nick Sidoti, Assistant Treasurer
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Francois M. Lang
Support for tech training in public schools (50%):
Technology can shape the skills, attitudes, and educational engagement of students. Friends of Tech International Charter School, Inc. (the “Corporation”) aims to use technology as a tool to advance education. The Corporation will provide financial support and technical information to public schools, including one or more charter schools, in disadvantaged communities in New York City with the goal of increasing under-privileged children’s access to technology.
The Corporation has begun raising money for the creation of Tech International (TI) Charter School, a planned privately operated public school that will be organized under the Charter School Law of the State of New York. TI Charter School will be located in the Bronx, New York City. The Corporation believes that supporting the creation of this prospective public charter school, which will focus on advancing education through the use of technology, is one of the best ways to further the Corporation’s exempt purpose. If the proposed TI Charter School receives a charter, the Corporation expects to provide financial support and technical information both to it and to other public schools. However, there is considerable competition in New York State for a limited number of charters. If the school does not receive a charter, all support would go towards other existing public schools.
The Corporation’s board members and other volunteers will conduct the fundraising and technological support activities. These activities further the Corporation’s exempt purpose because the funding support and technological information will be provided only to public schools that offer under-privileged students a rigorous, technology based educational program that will build students’ academic skills and competencies. The Corporation will select public schools to receive support based on their capacity to offer technology oriented programs and their interest in doing so, as well as their need for financial and training support to offer these programs.
The Corporation will also facilitate the use of technologies, such as Skype, Blogs and Podcasts, to connect students in the United States with students and teachers around the world. The Corporation will support these activities, which will be conducted at public schools, during instructional periods, by providing both New York public schools and schools outside the U.S. with training and equipment to aid this technological exchange. This activity will be funded with the donations of funds and technology equipment. This activity advances the Corporation’s exempt purposes in that it will enhance the students’ awareness and understanding of people from different cultures, ultimately creating connections that will further the educational mission of the Corporation.
The Corporation has begun raising money for the creation of Tech International (TI) Charter School, a planned privately operated public school that will be organized under the Charter School Law of the State of New York. TI Charter School will be located in the Bronx, New York City. The Corporation believes that supporting the creation of this prospective public charter school, which will focus on advancing education through the use of technology, is one of the best ways to further the Corporation’s exempt purpose. If the proposed TI Charter School receives a charter, the Corporation expects to provide financial support and technical information both to it and to other public schools. However, there is considerable competition in New York State for a limited number of charters. If the school does not receive a charter, all support would go towards other existing public schools.
The Corporation’s board members and other volunteers will conduct the fundraising and technological support activities. These activities further the Corporation’s exempt purpose because the funding support and technological information will be provided only to public schools that offer under-privileged students a rigorous, technology based educational program that will build students’ academic skills and competencies. The Corporation will select public schools to receive support based on their capacity to offer technology oriented programs and their interest in doing so, as well as their need for financial and training support to offer these programs.
The Corporation will also facilitate the use of technologies, such as Skype, Blogs and Podcasts, to connect students in the United States with students and teachers around the world. The Corporation will support these activities, which will be conducted at public schools, during instructional periods, by providing both New York public schools and schools outside the U.S. with training and equipment to aid this technological exchange. This activity will be funded with the donations of funds and technology equipment. This activity advances the Corporation’s exempt purposes in that it will enhance the students’ awareness and understanding of people from different cultures, ultimately creating connections that will further the educational mission of the Corporation.
Computer Give-Away and Workshop (30%):
The Corporation will provide free computers to under-privileged children who attend a technology workshop in New York City run by the Corporation. The technology workshop teaches these children and their families the skills needed to successfully use the computer.
The workshop will target children in kindergarten through 12th grade. The Corporation’s board members and other volunteers will conduct these workshops a few times a year, with anywhere between 10 and 25 families attending each program. The numbers will vary according to the number of computers donated to the Corporation.
The computer workshops will be funded with private donations from individuals and foundations, and will also be supported by donations of computers and related equipment from individuals, schools, and businesses throughout New York City. Also, in return for a computer skills lesson, the Corporation will charge the families of participating children a nominal fee. The workshop furthers the Corporation’s educational purposes because it provides both technological opportunities for under-privileged children to acquire computer skills outside the school classroom and access to computer equipment that these children and their families might not otherwise be able to afford.
The workshop will target children in kindergarten through 12th grade. The Corporation’s board members and other volunteers will conduct these workshops a few times a year, with anywhere between 10 and 25 families attending each program. The numbers will vary according to the number of computers donated to the Corporation.
The computer workshops will be funded with private donations from individuals and foundations, and will also be supported by donations of computers and related equipment from individuals, schools, and businesses throughout New York City. Also, in return for a computer skills lesson, the Corporation will charge the families of participating children a nominal fee. The workshop furthers the Corporation’s educational purposes because it provides both technological opportunities for under-privileged children to acquire computer skills outside the school classroom and access to computer equipment that these children and their families might not otherwise be able to afford.
Teacher Technology Workshops (20%):
Public school teachers have limited opportunities for training with advanced technology based teaching tools. The Corporation will run workshops to train public school teachers in New York City to learn how to use technological tools in the classroom. Specifically, the Corporation will provide access to “smartboards” (interactive blackboards that combine written text with images accessed over the Internet to provide students with a more dynamic and engaging learning experience) and help teachers learn how to use them through workshops. These workshops, which may occur a few times a year, can take place at any school, community based organization, or public forum with appropriate permission.
This activity will be funded with private donations from individuals and foundations, as well as from government grants. The Corporation also hopes to secure donations of smartboard equipment from other organizations.
This activity furthers the Corporation’s educational purposes because teachers who are trained in the use of advanced teaching technologies can provide a more rigorous, engaging, and advanced educational experience for their under-privileged students.
This activity will be funded with private donations from individuals and foundations, as well as from government grants. The Corporation also hopes to secure donations of smartboard equipment from other organizations.
This activity furthers the Corporation’s educational purposes because teachers who are trained in the use of advanced teaching technologies can provide a more rigorous, engaging, and advanced educational experience for their under-privileged students.
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