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2019-2020 Highlights
We had a very successful fundraising effort through Runapalooza this year and raised $46,775! In addition to the many programs, activities, and things we fund, the PTO plans to spend $31,000 on the following capital improvements for the school:
  • $13,000 for Computers
  • $10,000 for Classroom Reading Sets
  • $8000 for Projector, Screen, and Sound System for the Cafeteria

2018-2019  Highlights
Raised $2,100 on Spirit Nights and Rebate Programs (Box Tops, Coke Rewards)
Raised $74,500 on Fundraising Events (Runapalooza, Memberships, Carnival, Spirit Shirts) 
Raised $17,700 on Sponsorships and Silent Auction

PTO spent:
$16,000 on School Events (All Pro Dads, 5th Grade Week, Heritage Night, etc)
$24,500 on Capital Improvements including: 
  • 30 Dell Computers
  • Teacher's Lounge Renovation
  • Landscape Clean-up 
  • STEM Equipment
  • Teacher Incentives
  • $8,000 for Field Trips
  • $3,000 additional Technology
  • $5,000 STEM, Music, PE, Media Center, Art
  • $5,000 Mini-Grants for teachers (Flexible Seating for 3 classrooms, STEM Author visit, Maker-Bus for STEM Night, Live to Give Mindset Night, Bloxels for the Media Center, "Yes, I Can" Awards for Special Needs Students, Literacy Training for 8 Teachers)

2017-2018 Goals Met  
  • Student agendas for 3rd through 5th grade
  • Student folders for pre-K through 5th grade
  • School recycling • Spring and fall garden seeds and supplies
  • Monthly staff snacks
  • All Pro Dad breakfasts
  • Bus transportation and student scholarships for all Prek-5 Field Trips
  • Pre-planning and post-planning staff lunches
  • Art, PE, Music, Clinic, Counseling, and Technology department supplies
  • Annual Pine Straw Installation for School Grounds
  • Seasonal Landscaping for School Exterior
  • Playground Equipment
  • Funding for PBIS Behavior Program
  • $15,000 in new computer purchases
  • Outreach Committee to help MBES students in need 
  • Veteran’s Day Assembly
  • Honorary Bench for retiring teacher
  • $2,600 in coins raised during our Penny War for CURE Childhood Cancer
  • 3 Parent Coffees between Administration and Parents 
  • Reimbursements to teachers for classroom purchases 
  • Events for families (Heritage Night, Movie Night, Carnival)
  • Winter and End of the Year Class Parties 

​2016-2017 Goals Met:
  • 2016-17 Student agendas for 3rd through 5th grade
  • 2016-17 Student folders for pre-K through 5th grade
  • Blacktop paint and stencils
  • David Biedrzycki author visit and lodging
  • 2016-17 school recycling
  • Spring and fall garden seeds and supplies
  • Monthly staff snacks
  • All Pro Dad breakfast
  • K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade field trip costs (bus transportation and student scholarships)
  • Pre-planning and post-planning staff lunches
  • Art, PE, Music, Clinic, Counseling, and Technology department supplies
  • K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade field trip costs (bus transportation and student scholarships)
  • 5th Grade Wahsega field trip costs (transportation, chaperone and student scholarships)

2015-2016 Goals Met: 
  • Flexible Seating Phase 1 
  • 7 raised garden beds, soil, and tools
  • Osmos for 32 classrooms
  • 2015-16 Student agendas for 3rd through 5th grade
  • 2015-16 Student folders for pre-K through 5th grade
  • High top tables for 2nd and 3rd grade
  • Tech tubs for securely storing and re-charging iPads
  • Cubbie storage for 4th and 5th grade
  • STEM classroom furniture
  • Time for Kids magazine for K to 5th grade
  • Wobble chairs for ESOL
  • Classroom rugs and sectional soft seating
  • Georgia Milestone testing materials for 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade
  • Monthly staff snacks
  • 5th Grade Tybee Island field trip costs (transportation, chaperone and student scholarships)
  • 2015 Staff Lunch (pre-planning, curriculum night, and holiday)
  • All Pro Dad breakfast
  • Garden improvements: pine straw, brick and gravel pathway installation
  • Garden: spring plants and seeds
  • Art, PE, Music, Clinic, Counseling, and Technology department supplies
  • Two picnic tables
  • Two Buddy Benches
  • Bean bags for corn hole game
  • 25th Anniversary Shadow Box project
  • K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade field trip costs (bus transportation and student scholarships)

Previous Goals Met: 
  • 30 iPads and an iPad cart for the Media Center
  • Updated news production studio equipment
  • Technology and supplies for the Art Department
  • Wireless laptop lab for the Media Center
  • Mimio Interactive boards for supplemental classrooms
  • Mimio Interactive Learning Boards for all K, 1st and 2nd grade classrooms
  • Whiteboards for all classrooms grades K, 1 and 2
  • New refrigerator and emergency supplies for our school clinic
  • 3 MimioVote Assessment Systems with 96 voting handsets
  • Wiring for New Computer Lab for grades Pre-K through 2
  • Sound System Equipment for the Cafeteria for performances
  • Fire Retardant Stage Curtains for Cafeteria
  • Whiteboards for all classrooms grades 3 through 5
  • New Handheld Radios for Teacher & Staff Communications
  • Microwaves for Teacher Lounges
  • Seasonal Landscaping for School Exterior
  • Other Grade Level Specific Donations (i.e. new headphones for classroom computers)
  • Smart Board Learning System for Media Center
  • GPS Support Materials for Math and Language Arts
  • Organizational Systems for all Classrooms
  • Playground Equipment and Improvements
  • Projector for PE Department
  • Digital Cameras, Flash Drives and other Technology Support
  • Books for Classrooms and Media Center
  • Three Laptop Computers for Teachers
  • 21 Flat screen TVs for classrooms
  • 52″ Flat screen TV to be used for grade level projects
  • Provide Recycling Services for the School
  • Annual Pine Straw Installation for School Grounds
The Medlock Bridge Elementary Foundation (d/b/a The Medlock Bridge Elementary PTO) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. All cash donations are 100% tax deductable.
​Tax ID: 51-0621183

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