The Excellence in Education Committee works to find ways to help the school and its teachers achieve excellence in the face of declining revenues and support. Thus, we strive to provide financial assistance to promote educational enrichment, encourage collaboration and provide professional growth opportunities. The committee grew out of a generous Teacher Grant program started by Eva and Gill Clark in 2001. Eva a retired Venice High math instructor, and Gil, a retired UCLA physicist, believe Venice High is a special place of creative and innovative people. Currently, the committee consists of six retired Venice High teachers: Eva Clark, Joan Miner, Lucia Barbaro, Carolyn Berry, Irv Botvinick and Jim Blackwood as well as Venice High alums Bob Rainey and Nikki Gilbert.
Each year through the Excellence in Education Teach Grant Program, individual teachers and teams of teachers are awarded grants based upon proposals they submit outlining their goals and a rational of the need for funds. Applications are available in September each year.
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