Why Join the Teach-A-Thon?
Why volunteer for Teach-A-Thon?
- It helps to increase the appreciation for the teaching profession and raise funds for classroom grants.
- You can directly impact students by exposing them to the business or culinary world.
- It’s fun and rewarding for business professionals, community leaders, and teachers!
- Students see the subject matter as important and necessary when you connect STEM skills to real-world applications (for example, the impact of good credit scores in renting an apartment).
- Public School Champions get a firsthand look into the classroom and discover why we need to support our public schools.
How does this affect our community?
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools is the third largest school district in the United States, comprised of 476 schools, 331,500 students and over 20,000 educators.
- Many students live in high-poverty areas, making 100% of students in M-DCPS eligible for federal food aid.
- Only 4 out of 10 students from schools in high-poverty areas go on to postsecondary education, reducing an annual earnings potential by more than $32,000.
- Your participation in the Teach-A-Thon serves as a tangible support system for our teachers, further helping us recruit and retain the best for our students.
Did you know?
- Teaching quality is the single greatest determinant of student achievement.
- Nearly one-third of new teachers leave the profession after just three years; almost 50% are gone after five years.
- 9 out of 10 teachers have bought school supplies for their classrooms with their own funds (average out-of-pocket expenses total $800).
Funds raised support a variety of programs, including:
- Teach-A-Thon Classroom Grants provide funds to teachers to develop and implement instructional projects that motivate and challenge students to learn.
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Food Forests for Schools: More than 75% of students improved their math knowledge scores in the second year of a pilot program.
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SmartPath: Currently in 5 Miami-Dade County public high schools, SmartPath has increased students’ college and postsecondary enrollment by 34% as part of a national demonstration project.
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For sponsorship opportunities or more info, contact:
Marilen Marnett at 305.975.0507 or mmarnett@educationfund.org
