BIRGE FAMILY ENL ENDOWMENT

BIRGE FAMILY ENL ENDOWMENT

In December, North Central High School Class of ‘89 alumnus Tag Birge and his wife Marta Birge announced a generous gift commitment of $1,000,000 to establish an endowment in support of English as a New Language (ENL) programming at NCHS. The Birge family will provide $500,000 to fund the endowment over the next 5 years, as well as a $500,000 estate gift.

The Taggart and Marta Birge North Central ENL Support Endowment will help to expand the ENL program at North Central, providing additional resources to the ENL department faculty and expanded opportunities that support the unique learning needs of ENL students.

“To keep Indianapolis strong, North Central needs to be strong,” said Mr. Birge. ”North Central is educating thousands of kids, but the needs have changed. We must make sure North Central has the resources to support these needs and to prepare students for success the way we were. Marta and I hope that our gift will continue to contribute to that long tradition.”