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Yes! You Can Help

Want to get involved in your community school? We are always looking for caring individuals to read with students! Please call the office at 204-1500, and ask to speak with our volunteer coordinator, Rebecca!

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FOR IDEAS OF THINGS YOU CAN DO
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Current programs helping Schenk meet students' needs:

Foundation for Madison Public Schools

Foundation for Madison's Public Schools is an independent, community non-profit organization dedicated to sustaining and extending the excellence of Madison's public schools through three main initiatives:

Schenk Endowment Fund
Schenk elementary has been working hard to build our endowment fund, and as of January 2007, we have $16,497. Every year, we are able to use the earnings on this money to fund projects and events that would not otherwise be funded. If you'd like to make a donation to Schenk's endowment fund, you can make out a check to The Foundation for Madison's Public Schools, and specify that you want this money to go to Schenk's Endowment fund. You can send your donation directly to:

The Foundation for Madison's Public Schools
455 Science Drive, Suite 130
Madison, WI 53711

Adopt a School
We are very excited to have been "adopted" by Door Creek Church, through the Foundation's Adopt-A-School program. We are currently busy making connections with our new partner, and look forward to a very long-term relationship. We already have members of the church volunteering in the school, and have received a check from the congregation for $1000 for our Endowment Fund! Thank you so much to Door Creek Church! If you'd like information on Adopting Schenk Elementary School, to provide volunteer or monetary support, please contact Mary Bartzen at 232-7820 or mbartzen@mailbag.com.

Principal for a Day
Every year some lucky community member gets to follow Principal Briggs around, and be "Principal for a Day". The Foundation hopes that this gives our community an opportunity to see how complex our schools are, and to see first hand, the outstanding work that is being done with our students. If you would like more information, or would like to request an opportunity to be "Principal for a Day", please contact Martha Vukelich-Austin, President, at (608) 232-7820 or mvaustin@mailbag.com.
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Schools of Hope Literacy Project

Schools of Hope Literacy Project is the culmination of a 1995 civic journalism project by the Wisconsin State Journal and WISC-TV that studied issues crucial to education. Led by the United Way of Dane County, RSVP of Dane County, and the Madison Metropolitan School District, a team of AmeriCorps* VISTAs works in twenty local elementary schools to match volunteer tutors with children in need of help with reading. We have some opportunities for math tutoring, also. Our mission is to increase the third grade reading scores of lower income students and to decrease the racial achievement gap. If you would like to volunteer at Schenk, please contact Rebecca Johansson at 204-2239.

 

FUNDRAISERS

We have several regular fundraisers that bring in income to fund the many projects at Schenk. Below you can find links to a few of those.

Market Day --Submit your order to the main office, or online, for these yummy products! Your school benefits from every purchase!

Simplified SCRIPs Gift Cards --Place your order by US mail, or online, to purchase gift cards. Give them as gifts to others, or purchase cards for the places you regularly shop! You pay nothing extra (except for a few cents shipping) and the merchant donates a percentage directly to the school! For example, if you order Woodman's cards, 3% of your purchase goes directly to Schenk! Click here for an order form.

General Mills Boxtops for Education--Clip and save boxtops off of qualifying General Mills products. Send them in with your child, or drop them off in the box in the entrance way to the school. We get 10 cents for every box-top!

Campbells Labels for Education--Clip and save labels off of qualifying Campbells products. Send them in with your child, or drop themk off in the box in the entrance way to the school. We purchase much needed equipment for the school every year with the points earned from these lables!

Kids, Caps and Cash--This program allows us to collect specially marked caps from gallons and half-gallons of Golden Guernsey milk and redeem them for cash.  Schenk Elementary will receive $0.05 for each milk cap submitted through the redemption process. 

Kemps milk caps-- Look for specially marked milk caps available on plastic gallon and half-gallon Kemps white and chocolate milk containers.  You may redeem official Kemps Nickels for Schools proof-of-purchase symbols located at the bottom of Nickels for Schools side panel on Kemps paper half gallons of white milk, cottage cheese and sour cream. 

Target-- Do you shop at Target? If you do, and you have a Target credit card, just designate Schenk as the organization you'd like them to donate a portion of your purchase, and that's all there is to it! If you don't have a Target Guest Card, but would like to participate, you can pick up an application at the checkout lanes at any Target store, or apply online by clicking here.

Contact
Information




Schenk Elementary School
230 Schenk St.
Madison, WI 53714
Main Office:(608)204-1500
Safe Arrival:(608) 204-1506
FAX: (608) 204-0539

Principal: Emmett Durtschi
(608) 204-1502
Email:
edurtschi@madison.k12.wi.us

Secretary: Lenore Parker
(608) 204-1500
Email:
lhills@madison.k12.wi.us

Auto Attendant:
(to reach staff voicemail)
(608) 204-1501

Espanol
Maria Avina
(608) 204-1517
Email:
mavinafranco@madison.k12.wi.us

PTA
(608) 204-1501 ext.#58396
Email:
schenkpta@madison.k12.wi.us

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Staff Contact List

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