Central Office:
418 Highland Street
Phone Number: (517) 655-4361

High School:
3939 Vanneter Road
Phone Number: (517) 655-2142

Middle School:
3845 Vanneter Road
Phone Number: (517) 655-4668

Explorer Elementary:
416 Highland Street
Phone Number: (517) 655-2174

Discovery Elementary:
350 Highland Street
Phone Number: (517) 655-2855

Williamston Schools Foundation

The Williamston Schools Foundation is a non-profit organization of community members dedicated to the help, service and financial well-being of the Williamston Schools. Established in late 1981 as the first school foundation in Michigan, the Foundation has progressed toward the goal of being able to provide significant funds for the Schools to use based upon need and want.

The Foundation awards thousands of dollars every year through Mini Grants, Horizon Grants and scholarships. Funds are raised though a variety of activities. Foundation events provide individuals and families opportunities for education, camaraderie, and philanthropy.

The general purpose of the Williamston Schools Foundation is to enrich and enhance the quality of the educational experience of the children of the Williamston Schools. The Foundation hopes to advance this ideal by making private funds available to the Williamston Community Schools for specific projects.

More specifically, the Foundation focuses its resources on programs which will significantly improve education in mathematics, languages, science, social science, reading and writing skills, computer skills, and the arts. The Foundation will provide resources to facilitate this goal through development of innovative programs and the acquisition of new materials.?Projects may be initiated by the professional staff, the school administration or by members of the community. Funds have also contributed to upgrading school libraries.

Normally the Foundation is unwilling to support programs or projects which are non-academic in nature, which have significant support through other public or private sources or which are part of the expected responsibility of the publicly funded educational system.

Over the past seventeen years, the foundation has raised over one million dollars to enhance educational opportunities for students. In 1990, the foundation raised approximately $600,000 to create a community performing arts center. In partnership with senior citizens, the foundation recently created the "Senior Benefit Fund" to enhance the lives of older citizens.

The Williamston Schools Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.

Contact the Foundation through wsf@gowcs.net or at 418 Highland Street, Williamston, MI 48895. (517) 655-7513.