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Welcome to James G. Blaine Elementary School! We are so excited for you to become a part of our community!
We know the start of the upcoming school year will look a little different as we begin the year with remote learning. We need your help to ensure we have the additional funds available for the two full-time Assistant Teachers now more than ever! As many of you are aware, Blaine, along with many Chicago Public Schools, had a budget shortfall and was forced to cut important resources. In 2013, with the help of financial contributions from Blaine's kindergarten families, we were able to add a critical resource to our kindergarten program: a fully-certified assistant teacher. In the 2014-2015 school year, a second assistant was added. Two assistants were also retained each school year, following that initial year. For the upcoming 2020-2021 school year, we expect the student-ratio ratio to be 25:1* and due to major budget cuts we, again, have no resources for teaching assistants. We are seeking the financial commitment of next year’s families to ensure our children benefit from these valuable resources. We anticipate four kindergarten classes, so each assistant teacher would divide their time between two classrooms. This means that for around half of the school day, your child will have two kindergarten teachers, instead of one. Research shows students excel when the student-to-teacher ratio decreases. We hope you agree that adding two assistant teachers is a worthy goal. In order to reach this goal we need to raise $120,000 by August 31, 2020. This translates into approximately $1,450 per student. Your financial contribution and fundraising help will be instrumental to our success. Please review the other pages of this website, especially the “Calendar of Events” tab. We hope you can join us at a few events throughout the summer & fall. These will be great opportunities for you to meet other parents, teachers, and administration, as well as find out the best ways for you to prepare for the upcoming school year. For event updates follow us: Blaine KFund 2020 Facebook Group @kindergartenfund on INSTAGRAM James G Blaine CPS Website We look forward to meeting you! Sincerely, The KFund Board *Class size has varied over the last 5 years from 23-30. This number depends on neighborhood enrollment. |