Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 17:38     Subject: Generous schools
I think most of the Elem schools do. My kid was at Burtonsville Elem and they did.
Not sure about our MS
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 17:37     Subject: Generous schools
Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of MCPS schools do this. I know ours do in the RM cluster.

+1 The Food Pantry Drive wishlist was fulfilled in like a couple of hours. I clicked on Amazon wish list to see what they needed, went to work, and then 3 hours later, I checked back, and the entire list was fulfilled. I was impressed by the RM community.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2024 16:49     Subject: Generous schools
Clopper Mill ES in Germantown is a community school (also Title 1) and provides a ton of resources to families. We have a small but mighty PTA that plans monthly free family activities.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 13:07     Subject: Re:Generous schools
Any school that is designated a Community School by MSPS does this. Most Title 1 schools are community schools and there are a bunch of Community Schools that are not Title 1.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 12:49     Subject: Generous schools
I think a lot of MCPS schools do this. I know ours do in the RM cluster.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 12:46     Subject: Generous schools
True of Midwest schools that are capable to support, it's holiday time all school year long.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 17:36     Subject: Re:Generous schools
I'm not on the east coast, so maybe I don't count, but literally every single public school I've ever known in the Midwest does this.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 17:15     Subject: Re:Generous schools
Flora Singer Elementary.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 17:11     Subject: Generous schools
Heh. The PTA is almost nonexistent in a lot of schools, unfortunately.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 17:01     Subject: Generous schools
Anonymous wrote:Viers Mill has a weekly free food market, coats, eyeglasses, and even a holiday shoppe where every child can pick a gift to give to a family member that will be wrapped for them. There’s an amazing amount of community support of the school- but it is very needed.


Several schools have this. Which means the PTA of these and surrounding schools should focus on different things. Books for teacher classrooms, setting up volunteer tutoring programs or school clubs.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 16:50     Subject: Generous schools
Waters Landing has a food market on a regular basis, which is incredible for the community.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 16:41     Subject: Generous schools
Viers Mill has a weekly free food market, coats, eyeglasses, and even a holiday shoppe where every child can pick a gift to give to a family member that will be wrapped for them. There’s an amazing amount of community support of the school- but it is very needed.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 09:14     Subject: Generous schools
Anonymous wrote:Stop trying to make the schools be the entire social structure. It's hard enough to be schools.


The MCPS scoldtroll is back. Any normal discussion or question gets shut down by the scoldtroll.

A lot of the schools do this. We have a title 1 mcps sister school that we're reading finds and supplies for. Maybe see what your pta offers
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 09:10     Subject: Generous schools
Stop trying to make the schools be the entire social structure. It's hard enough to be schools.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2024 09:08     Subject: Generous schools
Which schools or through Parent-Teacher association go way out of their way to provide necessary school supplies, coats, holiday gifts, school merch, clothes, food, toiletries etc.?