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Do you have skills or expertise that you would like to share with Empower College Prep? Sign up to volunteer and make a difference in our scholar’s lives. Opportunities include providing internships, partnering with our Verizon in Learning students to create a small business app and reading stories to our youngest students. Fill out the form below and you will be contacted by a development team member to set up a tour of the schools and discuss your interest. Thank you for choosing to empower a scholar!

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WISH LIST

Academics/Curriculum

  • Math manipulatives i.e., clocks, paper money, shapes, probability, Base Ten, etc…
  • Almanacs
  • FOSS Science Kits – different grades – i.e., weather/energy, environments, ecosystems, etc..
  • Science Lab supplies – thermometers, digital scales, etc… several per class
  • Social Studies – paper maps, plastic maps, textbooks with digital copies for use in tests, homework, and presentations for every student.
  • Scholastics
  • Level Readers Books

Administration

  • Copy paper – average 10 boxes a month
  • Green Neon paper – for newsletters and parent letters
  • File folders for student and personnel files
  • 2 pocket folders for individual students for Dean’s List & Accelerated Reader
  • File cabinets
  • Storage units for office
  • Cubby storage units for classrooms
  • Poster Boards & Sign Stands
  • Sheet protectors
  • Laminator w/ materials
  • Busses for school transportation and field trips
  • Medical supplies such as sanitary napkins, Band-Aids, aspirins, alcohol, ice packs, wraps, etc….
  • Student uniforms

Athletic Department

  • Sports played – football, basketball, volleyball, & soccer balls, ball bags, nets, etc..
  • Team uniforms – per student on team & coaches
  • Transportation costs – for away games

* Trophies, Medals, etc…

Culture

  • Awards, Medals, etc… for students
  • Incentives for students
  • Teacher Appreciation – membership for Treasurers for Teachers w/gift card
  • Professional development opportunities
  • PTO/ECP Families supplies, i.e. drinks, snacks for meetings, events, etc..

Academics/Technology (On-Line Subscriptions)

  • Brain Pop
  • IXL.com – math program
  • Study Island
  • EdHelper.com (teacher resources)

All are based on individual subscriptions!

Academics/Classrooms

  • Whiteboards and bulletin boards for every new classroom
  • Markers and erasers for every classroom
  • Laptops w/headphones
  • Portable smart boards w/student responders for every classroom
  • Projectors for new classrooms
  • Bulbs for all projectors
  • Document cameras for new classrooms
  • I-Pads for new students
  • Pencil Sharpeners in every classroom
  • Bookshelves for new classrooms and SPED
  • Composition Notebooks
  • Loose Leaf paper
  • More Books & a Library System – bar code
  • Chart paper
  • Butch paper w/stand
  • Desk top partitions

Extra-Curricular Programs

  • Art – washable acrylic paint; watercolor, painting, drawing papers, oil pastels, paints, brushes, aprons, easels, etc…
  • Robotics – robots, misc. supplies
  • Music/Band – instruments, carrying cases & sheet music
  • Dance/Cheer – pomp – poms, tights, shoes, etc….
  • Gardening – misc. supplies, soil, seeds, etc…

SPED

  • Protocols for assessments i.e., Woodcock Johnson, Wechsler
  • Universal Non-Verbal Cognitive Test
  • Brain Skills software
  • Manipulatives, i.e., triangle pencils
  • Dragon Speech software
  • SPED Cart for each teacher w/materials