How Does a Direct Donation to the BEF Help the Parent Teacher Organization at This School?
For years, each school site has had to rely on its own means to staff their libraries and computer labs. Parent Teacher Organizations and site councils have struggled to raise and allocate funds for salaries—at the expense of enrichment. Schools could provide so much more enriching educational experiences like art and music and field trips and so much else with those same funds! So this year, we all got together and agreed that the BEF will raise funds by asking for direct donations from parents – and adding dollars from businesses and the community. These funds will pay for the library and technology programs at their children’s schools. That way, the Parent Teacher Organizations and site councils are released from this burden and can raise and allocate funds for enrichment.
