The Newburyport Education Foundation is a non-profit organization created to offset the financial pressures put on the Newburyport School System. These pressures include rising operating costs because of government mandates, technology needs and rising special education costs.
The inequity between government funds and costs is a result of the per-pupil spending goal from the Education Reform Act of 1993 and rising school costs. Without help meeting these costs, the school system is reducing services. The Newburyport Educational Foundation’s main goal is to raise funds especially to finance programs that might not get money from the government.
We both do fundraising, but the NEF focus is typically a multi-year campaign with different goals. For example, our 2008-2010 Campaign focused on fundraising for technology upgrades/renewal, Literacy Closets for grades K-8, and Virtual High School and resulted in $600,000 in allocations to the Newburyport Public Schools. Learn more about the PTO on their website.
The Alumni Association does not raise money directly for the school. Membership fees support scholarships and the Alumni reception. Alumni of Newburyport High School who meet eight times per year, produce and distribute a bi-annual newsletter, host a high school teachers’ appreciation breakfast and award scholarships.
The mission of the Newburyport Education Foundation is to generate financial resources and community involvement to enhance education in the Newburyport Public Schools.
Formed to enhance educational opportunities for the city’s public school children, the goal of the Newburyport Education Foundation is to supplement funding for programs which are already supported by public financing at a basic level, but which can be substantially improved by additional private sector financing, and to finance programs that might not receive funding from traditional sources such as the district budget or state aid.
The NEF is governed by a Board of Directors made up of members of the community — including two students — working in concert with, but independent of, the Newburyport Public Schools.
The Board of Directors is accountable for designating how the funds raised through our campaigns and events are to be used for the benefit of Newburyport schools.
Carrie O’Donnell joined the Newburyport Education Foundation in March 2018 as the new Executive Director. Carrie brings 20+ years of marketing, corporate sponsorship and donor relations experience through previous roles as the Manager of Corporate Partnerships at the SeaFestival of Trees/Blue Ocean Music Hall and Marketing Manager at Verizon Wireless.
Barb Bailey, Teacher
Danielle Baptiste, Onto Innovation
Brian Callahan, Newburyport School Committee
Alissa Cough, Independent Marketing Consultant
Scott Cuticchia, Dexian
Kristine Enes, Amazon Web Services
Ray Felts, Google
Sean Gallagher, Superintendent, Newburyport Public Schools
Sam Hartford, Student, Newburyport High School
Lizzy Homer, Student, Newburyport High School
Gina Ikemoto, EdRD, Education Research and Development
Madeleine Jackman, Class of 2026 Representative
Cindy Johnson, Publishing Services
Lisa Langis, The Atlantic Group
David Marroncelli, Johnson O’Connor Feron & Carucci LLP, CPA
Matt McCann, Year Up
Kasey Oreal, The MITRE Corporation
Deb Pare, Genworth Financial
Teresa Pastore, Parent
Kathleen Petrie, Teacher, Molin Upper Elementary School
Stephanie Phillips, College and Career Counselor, Newburyport High School
Kristin Spinney, Teacher, Bresnahan Elementary School
Rosemary Turgeon, Nourishing the North Shore
Priscilla Weaver, National CMV Foundation
Andrea Weetman, The Atlantic Group
Andrew Wulf, Principal, Newburyport High School
President Kristine Enes, Amazon Web Services
Treasurer David Marroncelli, CPA, Johnson O’Connor Feron & Carucci LLP
Clerk Cindy Johnson, Publishing Services
Secretary Barb Bailey, Teacher
Allocations Gina Ikemoto
Alumni Relations Priscilla Weaver
Donor Relations Rosemary Turgeon
Golf Tournament Scott Cuticchia, Ray Felts and Kacey Oreal
Lighthouse Auction Deb Pare
Development Matt McCann
Outreach & Communications Kristine Enes
