Point Pleasant Foundation for Excellence in Education

Foundation news and Mission

Boro Bikes & Backyard BBQ

This popular event will be Sept. 28 (rain date is Oct. 5). Tickets are no longer available on Eventbrite. Tickets may be available via re-sale on the Foundation Facebook page.

Boro's Best 2024

The Foundation held a luncheon on May 28th, 2024 at the Memorial Middle School Media Center to recognize this year’s Boro’s Best honorees. For more information on this event visit Recognition & Awards in the main menu (which is listed under More).

The Point Pleasant Foundation for Excellence in Education was established in 1997 as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, independent from the Board of Education, to strengthen community participation in programs that would enrich the values and traditions of the Point Pleasant Schools. The Foundation encourages Excellence through enhanced community partnerships, student development, and creative teaching. In this role, it promotes the quality of life in the community by providing opportunities and resources to recognized scholastic achievers and educational professionals.

The Foundation will:

Encourage business and civic involvement with the school system.
Promote cooperation between the Point Pleasant Schools and the private sector.
Recognize outstanding achievement by our Students.
Recognize outstanding achievement by our Educational Professionals.
Encourage creative and innovative education programs.

The Foundation is focused on these primary targets:

Enhance opportunities for students to achieve total life enrichment and enjoyment through a balance of academics, athletics, and the arts.
Provide opportunities beyond the traditional learning experience, not funded through currently established programs.
Encourage projects and programs promoting the use of most recent technologies in teaching and learning.

Be Part of the Point Pleasant Tradition!

Point Pleasant Boro has been recognized for scholastic excellence and enthusiastic school spirit. Over the years, there have been many people who have contributed to this heritage. This positive community image continues to

attract solid citizens to our neighborhoods and maintains our quality of life.

The Foundation needs your help! It needs ideas, energy, and resources to provide opportunities beyond the traditional learning experiences, not funded through currently established programs. The students of Point Pleasant Boro Schools are our children and our future. Help make the difference between a good education and an exceptional education. Download the Foundation Donation Form to make a donation.

Accomplishments to Date

Through your continued generosity since our founding, the Point Pleasant Foundation for Excellence in Education has raised more than $550,000 in support of the Point Pleasant School District. In the past 2 years, we have provided over $20,000 towards robotic programs for Ocean Road, Nellie Bennett, and Memorial Middle Schools $1,000 towards the District’s Summer Reading Program. We also continue to provide funding for Student Leadership and teacher grants.

In addition, each summer since 2008, we have provided funding to purchase prizes for the District's Summer Reading Program, which involves students at all the schools and grade levels. We continue to look for other high priority opportunities in the District for which the Foundation can provide financial support. The Foundation members are parents, alumni, and corporate and community leaders, most of whom are not affiliated with the School District, but share a concern for the children of the District and a vision for educational excellence.

The Foundation raises a great majority of our funds through three annual Community-based events:

Celebration of Boro's Best
Treasure Island Sprint Triathlon
Boro Bikes and Backyard B.B.Q

The Community's generosity has been the principal source of our funding since the Foundation's inception in 1997, and we ask for your continued support. More information on these events and other Foundation activities can be found on our Facebook page, Point Pleasant Education Foundation. Or send an email to PPFEE97@gmail.com to submit questions, inquiries and general feedback.

ENRICHING THE VALUES AND TRADITIONS OF pOINT pLEASANT sCHOOLS

Foundation news and Mission