What is the SEF?

Parent volunteer non-profit organization Support the International Intern Program at EHSI, CMS and

EPHS Fundraisers – funds raised now for next year’s interns

Annual Contribution Campaign Cinco de Mayo Fundraiser Fiesta

Our mission: Support the Eden Prairie Spanish Immersion program, through sustainable funding, to host the best volunteer international Spanish speaking interns and provide other educational and cultural resources.

Why are the PTO and SEF Separate?

Families wanted debit/credit card access for Annual Contributions

Wanted to seek grant money Considering being a licensed site Tone in the district with other school PTO’s Ability to get matches Separate the ‘job’ to make it more manageable

Fact: Last year was the first year the PTO was its own organization financially. Prior to that, all of the district PTOs’ money was held by the district account.

What do the Interns do?

Having Spanish Speaking Interns from a variety of countries Deepens the immersion experience by

increasing students’ exposure to native accents inside the classroom and hallways

Assist the teachers with large and small group activities; 1-on-1 interactions

Provide cultural exchange Have the opportunity to share lessons

with students

What do students and teachers have to say?

Student Survey Results

Do you know who your classroom intern is? Yes – 96%

Have you spoken with your classroom intern in Spanish? Yes – 96%

Do you think having an intern in your classroom helps you learn? Yes – 89%

Do you think interns are important at Eagle Heights? Yes – 94%

What subjects does your classroom intern help you with?

What teachers think about the program! Valuable Interns share their culture and

language with teachers and students More 1-on-1 time for students, help

those students needing extra instruction

Work with students in small groups and lead lessons

Interns build a special relationship with students

Teacher Survey Results

History of the SEF

In the beginning…

Former Principal Linares shared with the first cohorts that a best practice for immersion schools is to have International Interns in the target language in the classrooms.

The first parent group met rather extensively with representatives of the Normandale French Immersion program to ‘see how this is done’

The group started as the Alternative Funding Committee; a sub committee of the PTO

Parents at that time unanimously voted at a general PTO meeting to ‘write checks’, Annual Donations, verses continuing any direct selling fundraisers

What does the Intern Program Mean to My Child, Our School, Our Community?

This program is the greatest gift we can give ourselves as a community of supporters of

language learners!

Parent Survey Results

Parent Survey Results

Parent Survey Results

Parent Survey Results - Fundraising

Results Annual Donations (75%) Eating out (72%) Cinco Online Auction (58%) Cinco Event (54%)

Other ideas to consider $200 per child expected

Annual Contribution Corporate Sponsor Program

Ideas we have tried or cannot do

How do Other Schools do it?

NORMANDALE French Intern Donation (per child)

If participate in fundraisers $75 If do not participate in fundraisers $150

What Fundraisers? Gift Wrap Barnes & Noble Scholastic Book Fair Target Red Card Kemps Box Tops Adult Only Event at Pinstripes Carnival needing 300 volunteers

EAGLE HEIGHTS Annual Contribution

$100 per child Adult Only Cinco de Mayo Fundraiser

Fiesta

NO direct selling

Barnes & Noble – tried with Maratón

Scholastic – $ goes to Media Center

Target Red Card – Principal’s Fund

Kemps – no longer doing

Box Tops – shared with OP

Carnival – low cost for fun, Family Fun Night

Annual Contributions to the SEF

800 (+) students at EHSIX

$100 per student contribution

=

$80,000 almost the entire EHSI budget for one year

100 % of dollars raised through Annual Contributions go directly to program costs

Tax deductible Can be submitted for

employer matching programs (@$10,000 LY)

What is the Cinco de Mayo Fundraiser Fiesta?

Big Dreams for up to 10 interns (then 14, now 16) needed a Big Plan. To grow the program, we needed more funding outside of Annual Contributions.

In modeling after Normandale, our ‘Adult Only’ social event, became our Cinco de Mayo Fundraiser Fiesta!

Kicks off in March with the Teacher Time Raffle at Family Fun Night.

Fundraising at the event includes: ½ ticket price is a donation; online, silent and live auctions; cork pull; Fiesta games.

Save the Date!May 2, 2015Olympic Hills

Financial Update

We raise our funds this year, for NEXT YEAR’S interns

Goal $100,000 16 interns

14 EHSI, 1 CMS, 1 EPHS

Only at 30% of our budget

Goals/Expectations Moving Forward

Annual Contribution from ALL FAMILIES Families contribute as best they can Target contribution expected $100 per child each year 60% of our funds for next year come in by the end of January Use Give to Max Day to FILL THE GAP 25-28 Host Families commit to host next year before the end

of March

WHY?

How does ALL of this Happen? By Everyone doing Their Part!

When enough people engage and take part in a role that interests

them, the tasks are not so big and that makes it fun too!WE NEED

YOU!!

Volunteer with the Spanish Education Fund (SEF)

OPEN POSITIONS

SEF Board Vice Chair(s) - willing to move into chair role next year Fundraising Committee Co-chairs Intern Committee Chair - works closely with Intern Program

Coordinator Fundraising Committee

Annual Donations Committee - planning for next year Cinco de Mayo Planning Committee Live auction / Silent auction / event activities Online auction / classroom baskets Teacher Time Raffle

Intern Committee Host Family Coordinator(s) Buddy Family Coordinator(s) Welcome Committee Coordinator(s) Intern Transportation Coordinator(s)

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