Dialing for dollars. (Update: education news from schools, businesses, research and government agencies).Singing the budget blues? Well, Hilldale, Okla., Superintendent D.B. Merrill isn't letting the cash crisis get him down. He took to the stage and danced. And students in Longmont Colo., are taking their shovels and pails and collecting compost compost, substance composed mainly of partly decayed organic material that is applied to fertilize the soil and to increase its humus content; it is often used in vegetable farming, home gardens, flower beds, lawns, and greenhouses. door-to-door for their school. And even one company, Renaissance Learning, has a "Finding the Funds" booklet that offers tips and creative ways for schools to find cash through fundraisers and/or grants. THESE ARE JUST A FEW CREATIVE ENDEAVORS GOING ON ACROSS THE COUNTRY: * Muskogee (Okla.) Public Schools Area schools will benefit from the country's first telethon tel·e·thon n. A lengthy television program to raise funds for a charity. [tele- + (mara)thon. for education. The "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" telethon raised nearly $50,000 in 24 hours. While principals and teachers staffed the phones, Merrill raised the bar after students donated $50 to see him dance on stage. Merrill says the telethon not only boosted schools' operating funds but also raised awareness about public education's plight. * St. Vrain Valley (Colo.) School District Area businesses in Longmont, Colo., organized the Support-Our-Students fundraising
High school students took the district's plight into cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. with www.poorschool.com and donated several hundred dollars by peddling T-shirts and soliciting donations. And some enterprising en·ter·pris·ing adj. Showing initiative and willingness to undertake new projects: The enterprising children opened a lemonade stand. elementary students started a pet mess clean up business, Pooper Scoopers, to give some earnings to the district. Finally, teachers in the Boulder Valley District initiated a "sister school" program and arranged deliveries of fresh flowers and pizza to their colleagues in Longmont. * East Lansing East Lansing, city (1990 pop. 50,677), Ingham co., S central Mich., a suburb of Lansing, on the Red Cedar River; inc. 1907. The city was first known as College Park, but was renamed when it was incorporated. (Mich.) Public Schools The East Lansing Educational Foundation plans to establish gift registries to help teachers fill budget gaps. Items will include equipment, supplies and field trip funds as well as money for teacher training. "These aren't large ticket items, but the spirit behind the registries helps staff morale tremendously," says Superintendent Thomas Giblin. www.renlearn.com/requestform.asp |
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