2020-21 EAC Recipients
Eckstein’s Annual Campaign serves the students and families of Eckstein Middle School in a multitude of ways. Your dollars provide support for our school’s core instruction, special programs, on-campus facilities and our greater community. Below are some of the specific, tangible ways the EAC distributed your donated dollars in 2020/2021:
Core instruction
Special Programs:
Facilities:
Community:
Eckstein’s Annual Campaign serves the students and families of Eckstein Middle School in a multitude of ways. Your dollars provide support for our school’s core instruction, special programs, on-campus facilities and our greater community. Below are some of the specific, tangible ways the EAC distributed your donated dollars in 2020/2021:
Core instruction
- New software technology for grade-level math, Math Empowerment classes & special education including IXL.com, Flocabulary, Kahoot and Nearpod.
- Supporting the library with new books every year to keep the collection fresh, relevant, diverse and accurate.
- Novels for ELA courses, raw materials for science, workbooks for languages, scientific calculators for math.
- Helping new teachers with the costs of basic classroom supplies.
- Supporting the PE department with equipment & training for our teachers (archery, yoga, roller skates).
- Materials, equipment and replacement parts for STEM & MakerSpace programs.
- Purchase of a new kiln for ceramics and providing art supplies for all art classes. Funding the art department eliminates the need for parents to pay a class fee.
Special Programs:
- Support of the music department including: Guitars for the guitar class and other free use of instruments, equipment maintenance, music, books, mouthpieces, reeds, neck straps, coaching, day trips, cables, mics, instrument repair and piano accompanists for rehearsals and concerts.
- Support of our new Talons Club including tutoring, transportation, morale & incentive programs.
- Supporting Eckstein’s Diversity, Inclusion and Equity team with funds for a diversity consultant.
Facilities:
- 24 new picnic tables for outdoor seating to comfortably social distance to minimize our student’s Covid risk.
- A wireless speaker that can be used in the gym and outside.
- Creation of a capital projects budget with a goal to build new pickle ball courts on campus and improve our facilities at Eckstein wherever we can.
- Janitorial supplies and staff room upgrades.
- Playground & sports team equipment.
- Emergency supplies such as batteries for our AED Heartsmart equipment.
Community:
- Support for the Eckstein Pantry, PTSA Weekend food bags and food delivery groups.
- $3000 in grocery store gift cards for our Eckstein families in need
- 2020 Financial donations to:
- Assistance League of Seattle Operation School Bell- https://www.assistanceleague.org/seattle/operation-school-bell-2/
- University Food Bank- https://www.udistrictfoodbank.org/
- Mercy Housing- https://www.mercyhousing.org/
- Solid Ground- https://www.solid-ground.org/
- Eckstein Community Supply Pantry: https://www.ecksteineaglesptsa.org/community-supply-pantry.html
- 10% of all EAC dollars go to our partner school, Sand Point Elementary PTSA: https://www.sandpointelementarypta.org/