Post by WeNeed3 on Sept 23, 2008 16:08:52 GMT -5
District 204 Schools Selected for "A Day Made Better"
Reported by janet_buglio@ipsd.org on 9/23/08
ipsdweb.ipsd.org/News.aspx?id=19931
Seven Indian Prairie teachers are among nearly 1,300 teachers across the country selected by their school’s principals to be recognized as part of the OfficeMax ‘A Day Made Better’ nation-wide surprise event taking place on Wednesday, October 1.
Educators nationwide will now wait in anticipation to see if they have been selected for a surprise visit from their local OfficeMax as the company distributes approximately $1.5 million worth of classroom supplies in surprise school visits throughout the day.
The surprise in-school ceremonies are part of the office supply retailer’s campaign to eliminate teacher-funded classroom supplies, especially during this time of extra economic burden on school districts across the nation. According to national studies conducted by the National Education Association, teachers spend nearly $1,200 out of their own pockets each year for basic classroom supplies – adding up, nationally, to about $4 billion a year. In a move to provide some economic relief to teachers, hundreds of OfficeMax associates -- working behind-the-scenes with local school principals to ensure the element of surprise—will honor these teachers with donations of school supplies.
The following Indian Prairie schools are participating in ‘A Day Made Better’:
Cowlishaw Elementary
Welch Elementary
Hill Middle School
Georgetown Elementary
Brooks Elementary
McCarty Elementary
Gombert Elementary
Reported by janet_buglio@ipsd.org on 9/23/08
ipsdweb.ipsd.org/News.aspx?id=19931
Seven Indian Prairie teachers are among nearly 1,300 teachers across the country selected by their school’s principals to be recognized as part of the OfficeMax ‘A Day Made Better’ nation-wide surprise event taking place on Wednesday, October 1.
Educators nationwide will now wait in anticipation to see if they have been selected for a surprise visit from their local OfficeMax as the company distributes approximately $1.5 million worth of classroom supplies in surprise school visits throughout the day.
The surprise in-school ceremonies are part of the office supply retailer’s campaign to eliminate teacher-funded classroom supplies, especially during this time of extra economic burden on school districts across the nation. According to national studies conducted by the National Education Association, teachers spend nearly $1,200 out of their own pockets each year for basic classroom supplies – adding up, nationally, to about $4 billion a year. In a move to provide some economic relief to teachers, hundreds of OfficeMax associates -- working behind-the-scenes with local school principals to ensure the element of surprise—will honor these teachers with donations of school supplies.
The following Indian Prairie schools are participating in ‘A Day Made Better’:
Cowlishaw Elementary
Welch Elementary
Hill Middle School
Georgetown Elementary
Brooks Elementary
McCarty Elementary
Gombert Elementary