Cisd Educational Support Groups Inc

PROGRAM #1: PURCHASING AND DONATING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INTO CLASSROOMS FOR STUDENT ENRICHMENT. TEACHERS PROVIDE A WISH LIST OF ITEMS TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR CLASSROOMS OR INCREASE POSITIVE BEHAVIORS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. EXAMPLES OF THESE ITEMS ARE MANIPULATIVES THAT CAN BE UTILIZED IN CLASSROOM LESSONS, GAMES FOR THE CHILDREN IF WEATHER CONDITIONS PROHIBIT OUTDOOR RECESS, AND REWARD ITEMS FOR POSITIVE BEHAVIORS IN THE CLASSROOMS. ONE ADDITIONAL EXAMPLE OF THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTING A "NEON" MATH REVIEW ROOM. THIS ROOM PROVIDES A FUN, LOW-PRESSURE FOR STUDENTS TO REVIEW CONCEPTS THEY HAVE WORKED ON, AND HOPEFULLY MASTERED, PRIOR TO STATE MANDATED STANDARDIZED TESTING. THIS PROGRAM BENEFITS ALL OF THE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL WHICH WAS AROUND 1,200 LAST YEAR. PROGRAM #2: SUPPORT END OF THE YEAR CELEBRATIONS AT SCHOOL. THIS ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FUNDING TO HELP STUDENTS CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. TEACHER MAY REQUEST THESE FUNDS TO BE USED TOWARD FOOD OR END OF THE YEAR REWARD ITEMS FOR STUDENTS. OUR ORGANIZATION ALSO RENTS EQUIPMENT REQUESTED BY THE SCHOOL IN SUPPORT OF THE END OF THE YEAR FIELD DAY FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS. ALL STUDENTS (APPROXIMATELY 1,200) PARTICIPATE IN A DAY OF FUN AND GAMES DURING THE SCHOOL HOURS, TYPICALLY TAKING PLACE AFTER THE STATE STANDARDIZED TESTING AND BEFORE THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. THIS ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES SUPPLIES TO VOLUNTEERS TO CREATE PHOTO BACKDROPS FOR PARENTS TO UTILIZED TO CAPTURE MEMORIES FOR THEIR STUDENTS. THESE BACKDROPS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. PROGRAM #3: TEACHER APPRECIATION INITIATIVES. OUR ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT BY SUPPORTING AND SHOWING APPRECIATION TO TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF, POSITIVELY AFFECTS STUDENTS AND THEIR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND CAN SLIGHTLY REDUCE TEACHER BURNOUT. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES EACH MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL'S TEACHERS AND STAFF WITH A SMALL BIRTHDAY CARD AND PIECE OF CANDY THE MONTH OF THEIR BIRTHDAY. IT ALSO PROVIDES RANDOM SURPRISE SNACK OR BEVERAGE BARS EACH MONTH AS WELL AS 3 MEALS DURING THE YEAR: ONE AT THE END OF THE FIRST SEMESTER, ONE DURING TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, AND ONE ON THE LAST WORK DAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THIS PROGRAM DIRECTLY BENEFITED THE APPROXIMATELY 120 TEACHERS AND STAFF AND INDIRECTLY THE 1,200 STUDENTS OF SUCHMA ELEMENTARY.