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SHE Foundation - 2012 Fundraising Programs and School Priorities Survey
The goal of this survey is to solicit feedback from the SHE community regarding fundraising initiatives and to help us prioritize the importance of various educational programs. The data will be used to determine the school priorities for 2012-2013.
The survey has just 8 questions and will only take about 5 minutes of your time.
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Thank you for your support!
Fundraising Results – 2010-2011
Please find below a short review of the Summit Hill Foundation fundraising results from the 2010-2011 school year.
Direct Public Support
Boosterthon 88,198
Brick Donations 21,470
Corporate 1,800
Misc Donations 292
Fundraising Events 615
Total Income 112,376
Donations
Donations to SHE 44,036
Playground Eqpt
Mimio Boards
Classroom Projectors
Teacher Supplies 7,952
Reserve Fund 24,135
Total Payments 76,123
Operations & Admin Expenses
Boosterthon Fees 42,216
Contract Services 3,902
Insurance 1.325
Fees & Misc Expenses 464
Total Expenses 47,907
Purchasing Interactive White Board Technology
SHE has obtained a proposal for outfitting 20 additional classrooms with Interactive White Board technology for $9,150.00. The addition of the Mimio Board Technology would mean that all of 2nd & 3rd grade, plus our special education classrooms in grades 2-5, would be outfitted with this great technology. Through the generosity of the SHE community, the foundation is confident that we can bring this technology to our children during the first semester of this school year (2010/2011).
Detailed Equipment Proposal:
Playground Improvements
SHE has obtained some proposals for playground improvements. The Foundation is working towards funding these improvements and is looking to do it in Two Phases. Below are pictures of Phase I and Phase II, along with the proposals for each phase. Please take a look and support your Foundation in making these a reality for SHE in 2011.
PHASE I: Upgrade each of the 3 existing playgrounds for a Total Cost of $31,109
Detailed Proposal – Phase I Proposal
PHASE II – A new play structure for the school for a Total Cost of $32,671
Detailed Proposal – Phase II Proposal
Boosterthon Fun Run 2010
SUMMIT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FUN RUN
2010/2011 Fundraiser
The Boosterthon Fun Run program is a healthy alternative to traditional product sales to raise much-needed funds for our school and many others across America. The program also promotes three specific values during the nine day fun-filled program: Fitness, Leadership, and Character.
This year’s character theme is “Leader LAUNCH”. We’ll be learning that leaders are…
Learners
Active
Uplifting
Not bullies
Courageous
Helpers
Boosterthon Fun Run Basics
The event will kick off with a 30 minute school-wide Pep Rally on SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 and conclude on SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 with the Boosterthon Fun Run event.
Students get pledges towards the number of laps they will run at the Boosterthon Fun Run. 
Every student participates in the Fun Run, regardless of pledges raised, and receives a “Boosterthon All-Star” t-shirt.
Enter your pledges at funrun.com. Each student has his/her own safe and secure Boosterthon Fun Run webpage to log in pledges and watch character videos.
All pledges are tax-deductible!
The Boosterthon Fun Run Team spends 200-300 hours organizing the event, freeing up our teachers and administrators to focus on education!
How Can You Support SUMMIT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ?
- Connect your child to sponsors—friends & family—who can give a pledge.
- Come and cheer on your child at the Boosterthon Fun Run on SEPTEMBER 16, 2010!
- Go to boosterthon.com to learn more about the Boosterthon Fun Run.
More information will come home with your child prior to the event.
This is the major fundraising event for the year!
Thanks in advance for your support!
The Summit Hill Foundation
SHE Foundation Launches Brick Purchase Program
illustration of proposed Brick Path
The SHE Foundation is starting off the 2010/2011 school year with the launch of our Brick Program. Families can support SHE through the foundation by purchasing a brick. The bricks will be installed in the walkway from the parking lot to the main entrance of Summit Hill. Details are avaiable on the Foundation Donation form.
Bricks will be installed over the 2010 Winter Break so bricks must be ordered by October 15, 2010 in order to make the installation for this school year.
Thanks in advance for your support of The Foundation!
Local School Advisory Council (LSAC) Newsletter – Alpharetta and Milton Cluster Updates
Welcome to our first Alpharetta/Milton Cluster LSAC newsletter. Our goal is to provide you with the most current information about the schools and programs.
As you all know as cluster chairs we attend the Superintendent Parent Council with Dr. Loe. At our recent meeting we discussed the following agenda items: budget, test scores, the new Value-Added Performance System, Fulton’s Balanced Scorecard, IE2, Parents as Leaders Group, and the system’s Technology Plan including web design.
The information contained in this newsletter is the most update information on the above topics. We will distribute these newsletters after our SPC and Cluster meetings.
One of our goals in LSAC is to increase communication to all members. Please feel free to share this newsletter with your schools’ councils.
LSAC Newsletter – November 2009
1st Annual Summit Hill Foundation Book Drive was a HUGE success!
Each student took home a book for the holidays.
Bethune Elementary opened in 1989 and is located in downtown Atlanta. The school is named after Mary McCloud Bethune, an American educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a school for black students that eventually became Bethune-Cookman University and for being an advisor to president Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Children’s Restoration Network (CRN) was founded in 1993 to alleviate a growing problem facing metro Atlanta: lack of needed services for the increasing number of children, and women with children, who were becoming homeless. Today CRN works with 128 shelters and group homes in 18 counties around metro Atlanta, housing over 2,000 children each night and over 3,700 children each year.
Thank you for your generous donations!
Investing in our Children
Perhaps you have heard the exciting news that Summit Hill Elementary now has a foundation! You may be wondering, Why was it established? . . . What are it’s goals? . . . How can I help?
There are many terrific ideas about how our school can be improved with additional funding, but there is a limited amount of discretionary money available to any school especially in these times of extreme budget constrictions. Generally, each purchase is paid for from a specific budget category, and must be qualified to come out of the Fulton County budget. Our wonderful PTA supports many enrichment programs but there are limitations as to how PTA funds can be spent based on guidelines established by the national PTA organization.
Recess is an Essential Component of Education
The National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education asserts that recess is an essential component of education and that preschool and elementary school children must have the opportunity to participate in regular periods of active, free play with peers.
PTA and Foundation….a Partnership for Success!
Here is a comparison that helps outline how our PTA and our Foundation will compliment each other to better support Summit Hill.
What PTA Can Do for Us…..
- Curriculum Enrichment Programming for Summit Hill Students
- Family and Student Activities for Building Community
- Provides opportunities for greater family involvement in your child’s education
- Recruit and provide dedicated volunteers to support student achievement
- Completely funds and operated the Science Discovery Lab and Art EdVentures Studio
- By state and national standards, PTA cannot support capital improvements to school including technology and playground enhancements.
- All monies raised by PTA must be spent within that school year
- PTA cannot fund staff positions
- 100% tax deductible
What the Foundation Can Do for Us……
