Avondale-Goodyear Education Foundation

We provide support through scholarships and recognition programs that support students, parents, and staff members of the Avondale Elementary School District. We coordinate community partnerships and collaborations that support our mission. In March 2014, a group of Avondale-Goodyear community members gathered to create a vision for a non-profit fo... undation to support the Avondale Elementary School District. This group included parents, business owners, former and current employees, government officials, and graduates of the District. They held a common desire to empower the students and staff of the District by providing opportunities for scholarships and honoring the excellent work of the staff in preparing students for the future. The vision came to life as Creating Opportunities, Celebrating Excellence. They saw the possibility of a non-profit foundation to be a catalyst for post-secondary learning by fostering student aspirations, leveraging partnerships throughout the community and providing support for the staff who directly impact the students everyday. This vision and mission provided the framework for the development of the Avondale-Goodyear Education Foundation. The Foundation became a reality with its first Board of Directors meeting on April 16, 2015. Thank you to our sponsors: Carrie Chopra is the Business/Office Manager of A plus Dental. She manages the operations and visits K-8 classrooms to teach children the importance of dental hygiene. She has a bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Southwest Texas State University and a Masters in Library Science from University of Houston/Clear Lake, Previously, she taught in Texas, Missouri, and Arizona. Her career in Arizona was with the Avondale Elementary School District as a librarian and computer science teacher. She has lived in Goodyear for 22 years and has three children. Believing in the importance of education and the opportunities it can provide, serving on the Avondale-Goodyear Education Board has allowed me to stay connected with the ...Read More