Please consider making a tax-deductible cash donation or participating in our school fundraisers.
We understand giving charitable donations to a public school seems to be an anomaly – not quite right because we pay our taxes and public education is supposed to be supported by our government. One person we spoke to recently told us that she paid $1200 in education taxes last year for her 3 children. That is $400 per child, per year. $400 times 25 students per classroom will pay a $10,000 salary for a teacher. This doesn’t include any extras like, music, art, P.E., library, facilities, equipment, administration, technology and the list goes on.
Now we do realize that those without children pay taxes and that the state is granted extra income for education; however parent fundraising efforts help sustain fundamental priorities that require extra funding:
• As parents we are committed to smaller class sizes.
• We are also committed to our fine arts and physical education departments.
• We value our ability to provide special help for our gifted learners and our students in need of additional help.
• We are striving for some extras in the way of technology that will affect every learner (i.e., document cameras in every classroom fully purchased last year through parent fundraising).
These priorities and commitments have not been financially feasible for many years on what the state provides. We are asking you to expand your non-profit, charitable giving ideas and to thoughtfully consider how you can be a positive influence in our community by giving either participating in our school fundraising events or by donating a substantial gift to our school. Most gifts are tax deductible as we are a non-profit 501C-3 organization.
For your generosity, we would like to express our sincerest gratitude and appreciation.