Office of the Principal
Help Us Maintain Excellence In Our School

 

As educators, providing a quality education is our responsibility in order to give our students the best possible opportunity for success in life. After recently completing the budget process for the 2006-07 school year, it is more evident than ever that private funding is crucial to our ability to provide the first-rate education our children deserve. Public funding alone is insufficient to meet our identified curriculum, program and student service needs.

The Walnut Creek Education Foundation (WCEF K-12) is one of our primary sources of private funding that provides academic and enrichment programs and student services that benefit all of our students. New this year, WCEF K-12 will be launching a Spring Pledge Campaign for the 2006-07 academic year to more effectively align their funding cycle with our budget cycle.

At the beginning of May, you will receive a pledge packet from WCEF K-12 in the mail. Please review the packet carefully and return your pledge form with your pledge information and/or donation for the upcoming 2006-07 school year.

This Spring Pledge Campaign benefits our school and students by helping us firmly plan our expenditures for the coming year. It also benefits our families by allowing them to plan and defer or spread payment of contributions over a longer period of time.

As you have read in recent communications, the WCI PTA will no longer collect their annual Squire Fund, and instead will ask parents to redirect their planned Squire Fund donation to WCEF K-12.

Because of your donations to WCEF K-12, we are able to offer programs and services that otherwise would not exist. During the 2005-2006 school year, WCEF K-12 funded:

• Curriculum Based Visiting Artist Program
• Campus Safety Supervisor
• Band and Art Supplies

For the 2006-2007 school year, with your support, the following will be added to those above.

• Homework Improvement Program
• After School Programs
• Assemblies (Curriculum & Character Counts/Pride)
• WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) Program
• Health and Safety
• Half of One New Full Time Counselor

For the 2006-07 school year, the WCEF K-12 budgeted expenditure for WCI is $126,500, more than double the 2005-06 expenditure.

Please don't forget to turn in your WCEF K-12 pledge form by May 31st so that we can finalize our program offerings for 2006-07. Remember, it is only with your support that we will be able to maintain the excellence in education our community expects and our students deserve.

For additional information, visit www.wcefk12.org.

Kevin Collins, Principal
Walnut Creek Intermediate School