Get to Know: James Gavrilos President & CEO of the Education Foundation
Enjoy a round table discussion with President & CEO of the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County, James Gavrilos.
Presented by the Health & Human Services Committee
About the Education Foundation:
Established in 1984 by Palm Beach County business leaders, the Education Foundation serves as the philanthropic support organization for K-12 public education and partners closely with the School District of Palm Beach County and the greater business and charitable community to fund programs that close achievement gaps in learning and that create positive, measurable change for students. This is accomplished by using the funding to provide innovative classroom grants as well as providing quality professional development to foster excellence in teaching.
Through a unique matching grant program, the Education Foundation works with corporate and private investors to fund innovative projects and curriculum that improve literacy and grade-level performance, increase graduation rates, support STEM and career academies and target support to low-performing students and schools.
We all know that children succeed in school when they have all the tools, resources and support they need in order to achieve. That is why the Red Apple Supplies (RAS) program was created as a free school supply store that serves the highest-needs Title I Schools throughout Palm Beach County. RAS is the signature program of the Education Foundation. Since opening the doors to RAS in 2016, over $3 million in FREE school supplies have been provided to teachers and students throughout Palm Beach County.
About James Gavrilos.
During his three years as C.E.O. of Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches, James oversaw the agency’s first accreditation, and created the world’s only “mobile” Biz-Town. In 2010, James accepted the position of Executive Director of Boca Helping Hands (BHH). In the next seven years, he oversaw that agency’s explosive growth, during which time BHH added a medical and dental clinic and built a job training center, all while earning seven consecutive Four Star Ratings from Charity Navigator, along with two consecutive years with a perfect score of 100, on Charity Navigators new rating scale. In July of 2017, James accepted a new role as President/C.E.O. of the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County.
