Why do I need to fundraise?

Why do I need a fundraiser?

Massive state and federal budget cuts have left many public schools with out funds to support basic resources and important enrichment programs. To ensure everyone gets the kind of well-rounded education that help students become successful adults, booster clubs and PTA’s are scrambling to raise more money than ever before. Fundraising helps ensure schools have the money they need to operate properly.

“Ready Set Go Fund It” is here to help.

The financial challenges schools face are huge.Art and music classes are disappearing, while class sizes have grown and the number of teacher’s aids have been reduced. Some schools are eliminating P.E. and closing their libraries. Other’s can’t even afford to offer kids basic supplies. Fortunately, “Ready Set Go Fund It” can help you create an action plan and fundraise like a pro for any school or educational program you want to support.

Why education enrichment programs and resources matter.

Physical Education

Physical education helps kids grow up healthy and can help fight obesity

Research shows good physical education programs contribute to healthier lifestyles, lays the foundation for lifelong health and may prevent obesity later in life.[1] Physical fitness programs teach kids coordination, how to think on their feet, and work together as teams. It also helps with stress reduction and focus; empowering kids to grown into healthy competent adults with a sense of purpose.[2]

Visual Arts

Art teaches kids how to think creativity and solve problems in new ways

Visual arts help children perform better in every way. Art in school has been shown to improve critical thinking, reasoning, decision-making, motivation, concentration, confidence, and teamwork. Art classes have also been associated with gains in math, reading, and cognitive ability, as well as verbal skill..[3]

Music

Music education increases IQ

Music education increases IQ and helps with language development. Studies have clearly indicated that musical training rewires the brain’s circuits—physically enhancing the left side of the brain—where human’s process language.[4]

Performing Arts

Performing Arts boost literacy, cultivate curiosity and reduce drop-out rates.

Keeping performing arts in school has been shown to dramatically improve academic performance and significantly raise standardized test scores. Regardless of a child’s socio-economic background, involvement inperforming arts throughout a child’s education has also been shown to decrease drop out rates in high school.[5]

Technology

The workforce of tomorrow needs technology today

Technology is critical in modern society and it will only become more important in the future. Technology in classrooms makes some kinds of learning easier, encourages collaboration and prepares students to be successful in the 21^st century.

Cultural Assemblies

Assemblies fosters understanding and respect for different cultures and people

Cultural assemblies are an important and valuable supplement to traditional classroom teaching. The history, stories and experiences kids learn in these programs nurture the development of intrapersonal intelligence. Exposing kids to things they would otherwise never know enhances their curiosity and helps them develop a better understanding of the world.

Field Trips

Visiting museums and attending cultural programs keeps kids in school

Field trips expose kids give kids experiences they would not normally have. When kids travel to other locations they get new ideas and are inspired to think in new ways. Ultimately field trips makes learning more interesting and more memorable for kids.

Libraries

Student achievement suffers when schools lack libraries

Elementary students in schools with a certified librarian scored higher on language tests measuring reading, writing, and listening than those without a librarian.[6]

Teacher’s Aide’s

Making it easier for students to learn and teachers to teach

In many schools the ratio of students to teachers is unprecedented. Overcrowding in public schools is rampant. Keeping teacher’s aide’s in classrooms is crucial. Aides make it easier for teachers to focus on teaching and help manage students with learning disabilities or behavior problems, such as ADHD.

Student Health Services

Preventing the spread of disease and promoting good health

Many schools have had to cut down on the amount of time school nurses spend at a school. Having a nurse on site more frequently helps prevent and control communicable diseases, and improves the health education of all students.

Janitorial Services

School cleaning services help cut down on the amount of germs left in classrooms

Reducing the hours of janitorial staff has a profound effect on the sanitary conditions in a school. Whether there are thirty kids in a classroom or just two, schools need to be cleaned daily to ensure germs get whipped away.