Bridgeport Public Education Fund

Enrichment programs- first day - a reading enrichment program that encourages reading skills by giving each first grade student a new book on the first day of school, and introduces hundreds of volunteers to Bridgeport classrooms. All first grade students in the Bridgeport Public schools, new beginnings charter school, the 2 regional magnet schools participate in first day. Community engagement: Education forums to bring information to our community and facilitate community conversations to enable our community to discuss issues, develop solutions, and implement their ideas. Inspiration event: an annual event to recognize and reward excellent educators in the Bridgeport Public schools.

Mentoring for academic achievement and college success- is a college access program that pairs high school students with college student mentors. The university of Bridgeport, and sacred heart university. Students who are in maacs for at least two years and attend the college readiness workshop in their senior year are then enrolled in the college assistance program (cap) which will give them support: financial, academic,and emotional, all through college.