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Goal: Support our neighborhood’s public schools

Objectives:

  • Seek and publicize meaningful ways that residents who do not have children attending Joaquin Miller, Montera or Skyline can help support stronger public schools.
  • Increase awareness of the quality educational opportunities available at our public schools to stem the tide of parents opting for private schools for their children.
  • Reduce vandalism caused by teenagers during school vacations.

Background:

Residents have raised questions about this goal: What role can a neighborhood association play in improving schools? Aren’t parent/teacher associations and school administrators already doing this?
Because the entire community reaps the benefit of top rated schools--or suffers the devastation of poor school performance--then the responsibility to improve our schools rests with each one of us.
How can families with no public school children help? See tips below to see how every household can support stronger public schools.

Progress

04/05: Began publicizing school activities to Piedmont Pines e-mail subscribers

09/05: Publicized ways residents can help support schools.

04/05: Drafted strategy to put neighborhoods on high alert for teenage vandalism during summer vacation and to warn students of consequences.

Committee Lead: Robbie Neely. To join this team, send an e-mail to Robbie.

To learn more about helping a particular school, e-mail a Piedmont Pines School Liaison:

Or, click on the website for a school:
Joaquin Miller Elementary School
Montera Middle School
Skyline High School

Easy ways to support public schools

Sign up for e-scrip or Community Partners

Register your Safeway or Alberston’s loyalty cards for automatic donations. You can designate a split in your contribution among participating schools. During the 2003-04 school year, Joaquin Miller and Montera each received about $12,000 to help fund programs that directly benefit children.

  • Safeway’s program is e-scrip. You can enroll on-line at www.escrip.com, or call 1-800 592-0942.
    Here are the ID #s you’ll need to enroll:
    Montera: 5191488
    Joaquin Miller: 137657790
  • Albertsons has a Community Partners program similar to e-scrip. Register your preferred card on their website, www.albertsons.com or in at the store. Here are the Alberstons school ID #s :
    Montera: 49000117953
    Joaquin Miller: 49000113047
    Skyline: 490001134796

Support school fundraisers & events
Auctions, walk-athons, clean-up days, yard sales--all great ways to get two-way benefit for you and our schools.Be sure we have your e-mail address in our roster to receive flashes of upcoming school events. To submit your e-mail address electronically, click here. Events will also be posted to our calendar.

Clip your box tops coupons
Every dime counts! Clip off 'Box Tops' coupons from General Mills Products and mail to (or drop off at) Elizabeth Ross 2858 Burton Drive or at the Joaquin Miller school office. JM redeems these coupons for 10 cents each. Look for the pink 'box top' coupons on packages of participating General Mills Big G cereals, Betty Crocker® products, Yoplait® products, Lloyd’s® barbeque buckets, Gold Medal® flour, Progresso® soups, Green Giant® frozen meal kits and frozen sides, Old El Paso® products, Totino’s® frozen pizzas and snacks, Pillsbury® refrigerated and frozen products, Pop Secret® popcorn, Gardetto’s® and Chex Mix® snack mixes, Bugles® corn snacks, Cascadian Farms™ cereals.

Participate in Montera's magazine drive
Renew your existing magazine subscriptions at Montera’s office, or say “Yes!” when a Montera student knocks on your door during the fall magazine drive. Montera raises nearly $40,000 a year through its magazine drive because 40% of every subscription dollar goes back to the school.

Volunteer your time and talents
Help out in classrooms, beautify schools, or work behind the scene on administrative tasks or special projects.

Contribute a Wish List item
You might be amazed at the match between what’s in your closets and items a teacher can put to good use: glue gun, colored pencils, markers , or copier paper.


 
 

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