BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND INC

TO INCREASE INVOLVEMENT OF THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY IN THE BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM; TO ORGANIZE AND SOLICIT FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR THE BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM; TO ACT AS A CATALYST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS AND NEW APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR THE BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM; TO ENCOURAGE BRIDGEPORT EDUCATORS TO BE CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND EFFECTIVE, AND TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR SUCH ACHIEVEMENTS; TO STRENGTHEN PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL PROCESS; TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC, AND BUSINESS CONSTITUENCIES AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF EXCELLENCE WITHIN THE BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE CHALLENGES FACED BY URBAN EDUCATION AND THEIR PLACE IN THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY; TO BRING INFORMATION TO THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY REGARDING CURRENT EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES AND TO PROMOTE CHANGE IN THE BRIDGEPORT SCHOOLS.