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Funding Our Schools Is A Necessity This Year
Dear La Canada School Families and Community Members,
Welcome back to another year of learning and growth! As the current president of the La Cañada Flintridge Educational Foundation (LCFEF), I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your continued support of our schools and students. Each year, we come together as a community to ensure that our children receive the quality education they deserve. The LCFEF bridges the gap between state funding and the resources our schools need to excel through community fundraising and support.
Your contributions ensure our students have access to smaller class sizes, enriching arts programs, state-of-the-art technology, and vital support services that make La Cañada schools so exceptional. In a perfect world, California would fund public education fully and fairly, but due to the way property taxes work in California, La Cañada Unified receives less state funding than it deserves. Specifically, while the district spends $16,400 per pupil, it receives only $10,700 on average per pupil from the state of California. As our district faces increasing financial pressures, we are at a critical juncture, where maintaining our high standards requires increased community support.
As our district faces increasing financial pressures, community support is vital to maintaining the high standards that make our schools exceptional. If we have to make cuts in the coming years, we will see programmatic shifts – a decline in services and increase once again in class sizes. To protect the quality of education our children deserve, we are asking every family, we are asking every family to consider a donation of $3,500 – a contribution that will collectively ensure our schools remain among the best in the state.
Your donations are a necessity for us so we can continue to deliver the very best for our students. Thank you for your unwavering commitment to our children’s future. We look forward to partnering with you once more as we work toward a successful and impactful school year.
With gratitude,
Ian Holloway
'25-26 President, La Cañada Flintridge Educational Foundation
ABOUT THE ENDOWMENT
The LCFEF Endowment Fund helps keep the schools financially secure during times of financial difficulty.
In 1992, the Foundation formed an Endowment Fund to serve as a permanent source of funding for the programs that the Foundation supports. The Endowment Fund was one of the first private endowment funds formed in the United States to support public K-12 education. Through ongoing generous contributions and prudent management, the Endowment Fund’s assets have grown to over $11.0 million. Since inception, the Endowment Fund has contributed over $4.0 million to the annual operating budget of our schools.
Whether or not our children attend La Cañada public schools, we appreciate that our schools are what draw people to our city and what makes La Cañada Flintridge such a unique family-friendly community. The long-term health of our school district is critical to the quality of our community.
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Nurturing local businesses is essential for the success and sustainability of our schools and community. When you choose to buy goods or services from nearby establishments, you not only help to create job opportunities and strengthen the local economy, but also foster a sense of solidarity and connectedness within the community.
Your support for these businesses plays a vital role in the growth and vibrancy of our neighborhoods.
Please check out our list of businesses that actively support our schools and community, and join us in reciprocating their support by patronizing them.