The Board of Trustees approved the Strategic Iniatives Fund last year to finance aspects of the program that reach beyond the scope of the regular school year program.

These include the ACE Scholars program, Math and Science for Minority Students (MS2), and the Institute for Recruitmenet of Teachers (IRT).

To raise the new resource, fundraisers will approach specific donors who would likely support certain projects.

President of the Board of Trustees Oscar Tang said the...