Buncombe County Schools Foundation Incorporated

BCS Bookmobile - Provides books and literacy lessons to our students, community preschools, and community events. It is a joy to introduce and extend literacy to young children. The foundation provides $3,500 each year to support operational expenses. BCS Resource Center - BCSF is the fiscal agent for funds from Buncombe County Government and Dogwood Health Trust, and others to support the BCS Resource Center. The resource center serves homeless students and their families. Education Celebration - Each year we celebrate out Teachers of the Year, Principal of the Year, BCSF Grant winners, community partners, and donors at the Governors Western Residence in May. This event allows us to celebrate our work for the year. Military Ball - This joint opportunity promotes students in our JROTC and ROTC programs. This gala celebrates the work of our outstanding students and their leadership talents. Top Scholars Celebration - The foundation provided funds to help celebrate the 2024 BCS Top Scholars. One hundred and nine (109) students were honored for their outstanding academic accomplishments. They celebrated with their families and guests.

2. Innovative Grant Support Innovative Educator Grants - Whether it was a grant related to the Arts, Physical Education, the schools and the central office, our grant writers did an outstanding job articulating how their students would learn and grow. In 2023-24 we awarded over $50,000 in grants to our educators. BCSF also works with the six traditional high school on the Paddison Grants. These funds are available each year due to a large donation by Ms. Ruth Paddison. Schools receive between $18,000 and $25,000 each year to enhance learning in their schools. 3. Scholarship Support Student Scholarships - BCS is proud to provide a robuse scholarship program. With over 63 named scholarships which are funded through private donors, our BCSF Scholarship program will provide over $500,000 this year to BCS Graduates. BCSF implemented an online platform where we had over 300 applicants. We appreciate our 109 readers who were charged with reading 941 individual scholarship specific applications. This was a tall task, but they did it! In the 2023-24 school year, we are proud to offer 10-$1,000 scholarships for students who had family working in BCS. This is great benefits to BCS employees. Whitnet became the named sponsor of our SMART Scholarships for students working in skilled trades. Scholarships are a way to advance a students learning at the next level. We thank all of our scholarship donors, school counselors, and readers for their time and support of our scholarships.