A neighborhood elementary school, our school provides students a high-quality education that emphasizes 21st-century skills and prepares students to be real-world leaders and innovators. Designated as a welcoming school in a community hit particularly hard by the nation's largest school closing six years ago, we are a fixture in West Englewood with families attending the school for generations and regularly volunteering at the school. We are a hub for parent and family resources, hosting many Parent University events, from resume writing to college tours.
Our staff is committed to equity, ensuring that although nearly all of our students are low-income, they have access to as many resources and opportunities as possible.
We have a nationally competitive chess team that recently placed fourth in the nation, a vibrant arts education program, hands-on STEM projects at every grade level, leadership programming such as our student voice committee and bully-blockers program, cultural trips that take students all over the country, and school-wide social-emotional lessons integrated into the curriculum. It is through the extraordinary efforts and fundraising of staff, parents, and the community that these initiatives are possible, despite budget constraints.
My Project
I have been doing my best to work with my school-issued laptop but it glitches and freezes so frequently and is so slow that it is interfering with my ability to complete my work! With everything that students have experienced over the past two school years, our school is focusing heavily on social-emotional supports and mental health. As the social worker, I am leading much of this work and am excited to be innovating and expanding it this year.
To build systems of support for students, I need a computer that can handle video conferences with teachers and families, Zoom professional development sessions, data entry and analysis, graphic design, curriculum writing, lots of emails, and more.
A Macbook Air will have all these capabilities and will be able to seamlessly communicate with my iPad, which I frequently use in conjunction with my laptop to get my work done. My personal Macbook Air is from 2012 and still going strong, so my hope is to have a computer that will be able to navigate all the tasks I need it to do for my students years to come. This will benefit my students by giving me the ability to plan and execute a bully blockers group, whole school expectations, a grief group, and more.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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