Evansdale Foundation Investments

The following is a summary list of the investments made by the Evansdale Education Foundation since our formation in June of 2010.

Coming Soon

• Cafeteria & Restroom Refresh
• Language Learning Support – ESOL & French
• Targeted Learning Support – Science, Technolgy, Engineering, Art, Math

2023:

• $15,000 applied to 5th Grade Capstone STEM Trips to Jekyll Island & Rock Eagle
• $13,000 applied to PTA ESTEF Grant Funds and Language (ESL/DLI) Support
• $4,000 applied to Evansdale Leadership Council Stipends
• $2,000 applied to French Intern Support
• $140 applied to PK/K Center for Puppetry Arts Field Trip
• Outdoor mulch and property refresh

2022:

• 3 Gifted Certification Teacher Stipends
• GaETC Professional Development Conference Support
• Typing Club Membership,
• Pre-K/K & 5th Grade STEM Field Trip Support
• Teacher and Staff Appreciation
• Leadership Team Stipends

2021:

• French Intern Support
• Pre-K, K Grade STEM Field Trip Support
• Teacher and Staff Appreciation
• Professional Development Conference Support
• School Wide Signage in English, Spanish & French
• Leadership Team Stipends

2020:

• Subscription to Seesaw, our school-wide communication and student portfolio platform
• Subscription to Little Sponges (K-2) and Savio (3-5), our French Dual-Language Immersion online language tools for adaptive practice and specific teacher assigned tasks

2019:

• Stipends to support teachers’ Gifted and/or ESOL certification
• 40 Chromebooks + charging table to improve ratio of students to laptops
• Refresh of school media center and purchase of new furniture to turn the space into a 21st century library

2018:

• Fountas and Pinnell Classroom: Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study System for K and 1st Grades.
• Stipends to support Evansdale’s STEM Committee – a group of teachers who volunteered to work on Evansdale’s STEM certification and accreditation
• Support for a French-language proficiency exam which helped Evansdale achieve accreditation with the LabelFranEducation seal from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 40 Chromebooks + charging cart to improve ratio of students to laptops at school

2017:

• STEM lab – 40 Chromebooks + charging cart, dry erase tables, furniture, Lego Early Simple Machine kits, and storage
• STEM Committee – support to establish and training at the Georgia STEM Forum
• Aquaponics professional learning + maintenance
• Professional development including training on: the Orton Gillingham approach to reading, writing and spelling; Heinemann Workshops – inquired-based classroom training to teach teachers how to use these strategies in the classroom and foster curiosity; STEAM – training on ways to incorporate technology into art classes.
• Stipends to support teachers’ Gifted and/or ESOL certification
• Track resurfacing – the track was installed with a previous grant from Atlanta Track Club. The resurfacing/ upkeep is needed to maintain track for the school and community members who use it. Promotes wellness and physical activity.

2013:

In our fourth year we did the following. (Note: benefits will be communicated when quantified.)

• Provided incentive for an additional homeroom teacher to become Gifted Certified.
• Funded Daily Five training for 8 homeroom teachers to enhance Language Arts instruction in the classroom.
• Provided stipends for 16 teachers to attend STEM training.
• Continued momentum with off-level reading students by renewing full-time EIP reading teacher, Jacqueline Whited.
• Paid registration fees to send Ms. Mann to a national music conference to support music instruction for all students.
• Approved funding to grant Ms. Whited a raise, plus holiday and sick days, to align her compensation package more closely with a typical DeKalb County employee.
• Paid for 15 teachers to receive incentives to attend summer training on Core Curriculum Math & Training.

2012:

In our third year we did the following. (Note: benefits will be communicated when quantified.)

• Provided incentive for 1 more teacher to become Gifted Certified.
• Hired EIP reading teacher, Jacqueline Whited, full time and provided her training in the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading to assist her with differentiated instruction.
• Hired an instructor to provide Orton-Gillingham training in the summer for up to 20 teachers.
• Paid for 10 teachers to receive differentiated instruction in reading for the fall.

2011:

In our second year we did the following to bring almost $30,000 in additional annual funding to the school.

• Provided incentives for 4 more teachers to become Gifted Certified.
• Provided funding for training in differentiated instruction in reading and math for 23 teachers.
• Hired Early Intervention Program (EIP) reading teacher, Jacqueline Whited, part time to assist with challenged readers and provide classroom support.

2010:

In our inaugural year we provided incentives for 5 teachers to become Gifted Certified. This small investment resulted in an additional $16,000 in annual funding to be utilized to support the entire school.