April 2009Local Schools Need Community SupportThe View asked schools in the neighborhood what kind of help they need in the face of significant budget cuts. Below is what they requested.
1. Prizes (e.g., iPods, electronic equipment) for the annual raffle at the International Festival on May 28th. 2. Art supplies, such as paint. 3. Donations to pay for 12 sessions of African music class, at $75 a day. Contact Moraima Machado, Principal, 695.5787; MachadoM@sfusd.edu
1. Passenger van. 2. Electronic equipment. 3. Art supplies. 4. Office Furniture. 5. Money/gift certificates. Contact Ellen Wong, Instructional Reform Facilitator, 695.5860; wonganza@sbcglobal.net
1. Paper, especially 8.5 by 11 inches, in color, white, or graph. 2. Smart boards (i.e., electronic chalk boards). 3. LCD projector. 4. 2005 or younger computers. 5. Furniture, particularly tables for teachers, chairs for students, and an office recliner to use when students are sick. 6. Pencils. Contact Avis Cassimir, Parent Teacher Association Representative, 695.5875; sch461@sfusd.edu
1. Volunteers! As little as 30 minutes a week shelving library books, helping in the classroom or assisting with recess would be an enormous benefit. 2. Internet-enabled computer equipment that’s less than four years old, including workstations, laptops, Macs and PCs. 3. Recess equipment, including soft balls of all kinds, hula hoops, jump ropes, outside toys, imaginative play items. 4. Uniforms. Many students don’t attend school in uniform because the one outfit they have is dirty or in bad repair. Twenty five dollars buys a uniform. 5. Media cart for digital presentations, including a laptop, LCD projector, laser pointers, flip charts, markers, collapsible easels, and extension cords. Contact Julie Jackson, PTA President, 695.5770; julie@jacksonliles.com
1. Furniture. 2. Literature books in all languages, representing all cultures and races. 3. Prizes, such as gift certificates, for children and families entered in the school’s reading competitions. 4. Coffee air pods. Contact Natalie Chu, PTA President, 695.5797;
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