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Class
Gifts
Thank
you to.....
1949: $1,000
1963: $1,825
1979: $1,315
1983: $1,161 - in memory of our departed classmates
Gift
Giving Information for B-CC Alumni
For those of you who have reunions coming up, please consider
making a class gift to the school. Even if you do not have a reunion
coming up, please consider making a contribution. Donations can
be made through the B-CC High School Educational Foundation and
are tax deductible. All donors will be recognized in the Foundation’s
Annual Report. In addition, the Foundation has a plaque in the
school’s entrance hall honoring its generous supporters
for gifts of $1,000 to $5,000 and $5,000 and over. The gift can
be designated for particular programs or categories, or can be
unrestricted. Here are some examples of how your gift can be put
to use:
- Professional Development for B-CC staff (The Ed Mullaney
Professional Development Fund)—The fund helps defray part
of the costs of participation in workshops, seminars, and training
for the B-CC staff. Such participation is crucial in their acquisition
of new educational tools and instructional techniques, and the
benefits are multiplied as these teachers share their skills
and knowledge with their colleagues. The costs for workshops
averaged $850 per teacher last year.
- Academic Program and Student Support—B-CC’s academic
program puts B-CC on par with the finest public and private
high schools in the area. It is a goal of the Foundation to
assure that B-CC students continue to be challenged to the highest
levels of achievement and receive the support they need to reach
their potential. In a survey of students leaders done at the
start of the 2004-2005 school year, the number one priority
for the students is having extra time and more focused academic
support for all students at all levels, from those struggling
to succeed in grade-level courses to those who are taking advanced
courses but need extra encouragement and support to succeed.
- TAP (Time for Academic Progress), an after-school tutoring
program for all students, has been extended from Math to English,
Foreign Language, Science, and Social Studies in the 2004-2005
school year. The Foundation has pledged to raise the $60,000
needed for this and other academic support programs for the
school year.
- A gift of $9,000 will fully fund participation for 30 students,
and a gift of $300 will fund one student’s participation,
in the Ninth Grade Summer Academy. The Academy provides additional
skills training for incoming 9th graders at risk of not succeeding
at B-CC without the transitional support.
- A gift of $2,000 will fully fund the Summer Math Institute,
a one-week program to improve the skills of students who either
are moving from on-level classes to honors-level classes,
or are continuing in honors classes but need additional help.
A gift of $100 will fully fund one student’s participation
in this program.
- Opening Doors to College—Another goal of the Foundation
is to help all B-CC students, regardless of background and family
resources, to be aware of the post-high school opportunities
available to them and of what is required of them to take advantage
of those opportunities.
- A gift of $6,000 will provide a full year’s funding
for College Tracks, a program designed to help students with
their college search and application process during the school
year, particularly those students whose parents have not attended
college and who may be unfamiliar with the college and financial
aid application processes.
- Undesignated—This would allow the Foundation to put
the funds in the program(s) most in need.
Projects Funded by the B-CC High School Educational Foundation,
FY2003
In 2003, the B-CC High School Educational Foundation concluded
its two-year Capital Campaign which raised $172,000 to support
technology at the school. In addition, thanks to the generosity
of its supporters, the Foundation was able to give out grants
totaling $35,000 in FY2003 to support all segments of the population
at the school. We funded staff professional development; purchased
equipment and program material for various departments and the
International Baccalaureate program; provided enrichment activities
and academic support for students; and expanded resources available
to parents.
• Professional Development—partial funding for two
Science and two Social Studies teachers to attend annual conferences,
and four Social Studies teachers to attend summer Advanced Placement
workshops.
• Equipment—purchased equipment for chemistry lab,
yearbook, gymnastics, and theater.
• Program material—partial funding for History Alive
lesson plans for U.S. History
• Textbooks—purchased Math textbooks for the IB program
• Poetry Residency—matched a Maryland State Arts Council
poetry residency grant through its Arts in Education program.
Montgomery County poet Liz Rees was the poet in residence, working
with students from several English classes and Chips, B-CC’s
literary magazine.
• College Tracks—funded a new program to help students
who may need extra support during the college search and application
process by holding weekly workshops and an evening financial aid
workshop, and by recruiting and training college mentors for individual
students.
• College and Career Connections—funded a four-week
summer program to help students learn about the college application
and financial aid processes and about other post-graduation opportunities.
• Summer Math Institute—funded a one-week program
to improve the skills of students who either are moving from on-level
classes to honors-level classes or are continuing in honors classes
but could benefit from additional review support.
• Summer Academy—funded a four-week summer program
for at-risk incoming 9th graders to help prepare them for high
school.
• Enrichment Activities—funded field trips and cultural
activities for ESOL students
• Parent ESOL Program—funded two 12-week courses,
meeting twice a week, to help improve interaction among parents,
teachers, and the school.
• B-CC High School Web Site—provided supplemental
funding for maintaining the new B-CC website to enhance communication
among all segments of the B-CC community and create a more informed
and involved community.
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