ROCK HALL — The Kent County Board of Education is moving forward with establishing a charitable foundation to help raise funds for schools.

The Kent County Public Schools Education Foundation is seeking board members from diverse backgrounds who have a passion for public education and would offer a wide base of knowledge.

The foundation is looking to support our teachers with mini-grants, provide funding for field trips and renovate the planetarium at the high school. 

Many school districts have had great success with establishing foundations — including Talbot County. 

This also will allow community members that wish to make donations to specific initiatives, like the planetarium renovation, a way to do so in a tax-deductible manner.

The board will provide oversight on the management of the foundation and donations. 

Anyone interested in serving on the foundation board should contact Dan Divilio, public relations and communications specialist for Kent County Public Schools, at 410-778-7127 or [email protected].