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Schools Campaign

Elementary Schools	Middle Schools	High Schools
Addison Elementary School	JLS Middle School	Gunn High School
Barron Park Elementary School	Jordan Middle School	Palo Alto High School
Duveneck Elementary School	Terman Middle School
El Carmelo Elementary School
Escondido Elementary School
Fairmeadow Elementary School
Hoover Elementary School
Juana Briones Elementary School
Nixon Elementary School
Ohlone Elementary School
Palo Verde Elementary School
Walter Hays Elementary School
Young 5 Program

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, PiE dollars have become crucial at PAUSD schools. At the typical elementary school, PiE now provides more than two-thirds of the flexible dollars used by principals for school programs. At the secondary schools, PiE dollars represent more than 60% of principals’ flexible funds. PiE dollars make the difference for every child in PAUSD, and every dollar we receive in donations helps keep our schools outstanding.

At our elementary schools, PiE funds make sure that those extra pairs of hands (general classroom aides or instructional assistants) are in the classroom regularly to support individual and small group learning. Supplemental science instruction provided by PiE helps elementary students discover, hands-on, how things work. And PiE funds the Spectra Art program for the entire district, nurturing our budding artists and building confidence in kids across PAUSD.

At the middle school level, PiE funds make more counselors available to more kids, allowing counselors to stay with their student cohorts through all three grades, forming deeper and more meaningful relationships. PiE funding has allowed Jordan to add electives like Chorus and creative writing, JLS to add public speaking, and Terman to offer drama. Mentors at all three schools help teachers leverage technology to maximize teaching time, and next year will mentor teachers in writing and reading.

At our high schools, PiE pays for additional counselors at both schools, making counseling more accessible to more students. PiE also pays for staffing to help improve College and Career Centers, including counseling staff and essay workshops at Paly. PiE also helps staff programs that ensure college readiness for all students. PiE dollars fund the popular engineering curriculum at Gunn, and for an aide for Paly’s biotechnology elective and other exciting science and technology courses.

Our schools campaign will run through January 27, 2012 and your support is crucial. Please see below for specifics about how PiE dollars are used at every school in Palo Alto, and then consider the most significant gift your family can afford to make. Every day, PiE dollars help preserve an outstanding public education in Palo Alto. Right now, we’re raising funds for the next school year (2012-13), and given state and federal budget issues we’re likely to need your help more than ever before. Please give today to preserve people and programs that make our schools outstanding. Thank you!