Welcome to the San Leandro Education Foundation!

SLED is an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to raising resources and improving the lives and education of children in the San Leandro Unified School District. The foundation's areas of focus including enrichment, health and safety, technology, volunteerism and supporting the San Leandro High School Arts Education Center.

Click the icon at right to read SLED's 2011 Annual Report.

HELP SLED FUNDRAISE FOR SLUSD VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM

SLED has committed to helping the School District raise funds to keep a critically-important violence prevention and gang intervention program at San Leandro High School and Bancroft and John Muir Middle Schools.The Foundation has secured about half of the program's $100,000 operating budget for the 2012-13 school year. Can you help?

Read an overview and history of the program.

Annual Report for District Bond Measures Published

The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC), which is chaired by SLED President Deborah Cox and also counts Board Member Sarah Galvin among its membership, has released the 2011 annual report for the San Leandro Unified School District's two bond measures, Measure M and Measure B. Cox will present the report at the May 1 meeting of the SLUSD Board of Education.

SLHS Senior Takes Top Honors for Rotary Speech Contest

San Leandro High School senior Osa Aihie took top honors at the April 4 finals for Rotary District 5170's Richard D. King Annual Youth Speech Contest, taking home the $1,000 grand prize. Previously Osa won three qualifying rounds to make it to the final leg of the competition. He was mentored by SLED Board Member Chris Crow. » READ MORE

School District Helps Set Up Fund for Myrna Umanzor's Family

For those looking to help the family of San Leandro High freshman Myrna Umanzor, who was tragically killed last Friday, the San Leandro Unified School District has helped set up the Myrna Umanzor Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo's downtown San Leandro branch, 1298 East 14th St. Anyone wishing to make a contribution can send a check made out to "Myrna Umanzor Memorial Fund" directly to the bank or to any school site for depositing. Cash donations are also accepted.