Support Our Teachers: 2024-2025 School Year

Hi friends! Now that I’m entering my second year as head principal I would like to get ahead and plan how to better serve my teachers. We all know that they have a very hard job and are underpaid and I wanted a way to reward them for always going above and beyond. My goal is to be able to treat them more often for their hard work and effort in making the lives of our students better. While I do have a few of you who have helped (THANK YOU) with some of our bigger events in the past, I pay for all the little breakfast and treats out of my own pocket. It’s a lot for me and honestly not enough for my teachers. For example, I have a staff of 68 and getting something as simple as donuts and coffee for my staff costs $90. Providing a dinner for parent teacher night can cost upwards of $600. We do not have a PTA, “classroom parents” who financially support the teachers or school funds to do these extra things for them. So I’m going to branch out and try go fund me this year. I will be posting what I am using the funds for throughout the year for transparency. This is the breakdown of what the $1,400 “goal” entails:

Aug. Welcome back breakfast (Braums) $125

Sep Parent Teacher Conferences pizza and salad $250

October PD day doughnuts and coffee $90

Feb. Parent Teacher Conferences pizza and salad ($250)

March PD coffee and bagels $90

May Teacher Appreciation Week (nice lunch) $600

If the goal is exceeded I will have surprise snack days for my teachers until all funds have been used towards them. Thank you all in advance.