JOG - A - THON

Thank you everyone who participated and donated to this year's Jump - a - thon!

October 23rd, 2020 - Sauvie Island School JUMP - A - THON

As 2020 has brought many challenges to our school, our director and staff have been working tirelessly to find solutions to ease our current funding gap. Each year the school starts at a major deficit, which has been made even broader due to the global pandemic.

Sauvie Island School has been able to maintain a 1:1 student to iPad ratio over the past years, with the help of your donations, which has made for a smooth transition to comprehensive distance learning.

Our biggest challenge is raising the $17,000 we need to purchase new technology and maintain that ratio in grades K-8.

While we acknowledge everyone has been impacted by this health crisis, SIS welcomes any donation you are able to give. Supporting our school benefits our students and enriches the community of Sauvie Island. Donations of any amount will be recognized on our social media platforms.

Current Oregon law allows for charter schools to be funded at 80% of what a traditional public school receives. This means that, for the 2020-2021 school year, the funding gap is $437,965. To help bridge this gap students and staff will be participating in a school wide zoom Jump-A-Thon from home and collecting pledges. Our goal is $17,000!

Sauvie Island School is a K-8 lottery based charter school, which draws students from Portland to Rainer. We strive to integrate the concepts of Place- Based Education, Project-Based Learning, and Thematic Instruction into a quality, standards-based core curriculum so that students are engaged with what they're learning and are connected to their community.

Questions? Contact: jogathon@sauvieislandschool.org

The students and their families thank you for your contribution!

With gratitude,

Emily Graeper

SIS Volunteer Jump-A-Thon Director