For the last two decades our federal government has given public schools the opportunity to organize within their corporation a foundation.  What this means is this, the school corporation can be organized as a nonprofit 501 (c) 3 and operate for charitable purposes.  This bridges the resources of the community  to  Avon Schools. 

•  This donation can be for a specific purpose or for a certain program.
  • Band program
  • Alumni

•  Educational car plates are included in this. 

•   Instead of teacher gifts, families can make "Honoring a Teacher" donation and the teacher can make the decision on how the funds can be spent. 

Through the Performing Art Center, the foundation can schedule events.

• Quality entertainment
  • professional
  • dance companies

• Children's Theatrical Productions

• Art Show

• Cultural events

Avon finally established this accreditation in 2007!

We need a school board member that works with the curve not behind it!

Grants

A way I would like to serve our school as a board member is to become efficient at writing grants. Many of the programs I would like to enact will be funded through grants.  I have already identified specific foundations that I will apply to for funding.

WHERE DO WE BEGIN?

I believe our greatest literacy need is to re-write our elementary curriculum.  It all starts in kindergarten and that is where I would like to start. If you have had children in the elementary schools you know, as well, that there is a large gulf between kindergarten and first grade. This is where the crack that so many of our students are falling through starts.

LITERACY SPECIALIST

I would like to work with my fellow board members on hiring a literacy specialist. This specialist is a proven professional in her field. She has been hired by other school districts to re-write curriculum and these schools are already reaping the benefits of her instruction. These schools are reporting increase scores, and less high risk students. She is being hired less by the parents.