Community financial support for Southwest High School has been tremendous. Over the past five years individuals, families and friends have contributed over one million dollars to the education of Southwest students and programs. Every single dollars has gone to directly benefit the educational opportunities of Southwest students.
Textbooks seven years ago were older than the students. Information was extremely dated and books were in terrible condition or did not exist for all students. As a result of your support all students in all classes have recent textbooks in all subject appropriate to the subject and needs of the classroom. In many cases textbook did not exist for those classes and now do. Special Education, International Baccalaureate, and Advanced Placement classes are examples.
AS the students enrolled in more advanced and upper level classes the needs of AP and IB courses demanded additional textbooks to meet the needs of the increased numbers. The amount of technology support in the classrooms for students and teachers increased as well. All classrooms have interactive white boards, audio enhancement systems, and data projectors. The number of computers available to students continue to increase.
Your financial support remains important. We cannot depend on state support to meet the needs of our students. The district formula budget does not meet the needs of special education, Advanced Placement or IB students and classes. In the next few week the Southwest Education Fund will be seeking your support. I will continue to highlight what has been done in the past and where are the current needs.
Together we can make the difference.
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