Your Investment at Work
Funding priorities and staffing decisions are determined annually by principal-led school teams with PTA/PTSA. Funds are allocated on a per-student basis to Nolan Elementary (741 students), Thrasher Elementary (601 students) and Signal Mountain Middle/High School (1372 students).
This 2024-25 school year, thanks to donations to MEF, we are grateful to fund the following resources:
Elementary
- STEM Teacher
- Spanish Teacher
- Technology Instructor
- Interventionist
- Math Tutor
- Reading Tutor
- IT support inc. equipment maintenance and user assistance
- Professional development
- Support for NBPTS Course: Component 2 on Differentiation in Instruction
- Misc. teacher trainings and workshops inc. STEM education
- Hospitality for professional development
- Educational software/instructional subscriptions for student learning: IXL, BrainPOP, Reading Eggs, iReady
- Pikmykid school safety & dismissal platform
- Parent communication resources
- Art supplies
- Supplies for new teachers
- Student field trips
- STEM/eLab supplies and consumables
- Student incentives inc. books for book vending
- PE/recess equipment
Secondary
- Learning Center Coordinator
- Learning Center Tutor
- ELA Teacher
- Foreign Language Teacher
- IB Assistant
- Ex Ed Educational Assistant
- Webmaster
- College access activities
- ACT preparation
- Technology equipment
- IB support for programs and materials
- IB fee assistance, providing access for all students
- Student celebrations and incentives
- Teacher stipends for extracurricular student enrichment
- STEM/eLab supplies and consumables
- Robotics program support inc. supplies and fees
- RTI2B support
- Professional development
- Misc. operations expenses
- School beautification inc. signage, furniture and decor
- Media Center equipment and supplies
- First aid/health clinic supplies
- Art supplies
- Signal Showcase academic fair supplies
- Student transitions, activities, and recognition
- Parent/PTSA community and education events
- Teacher and staff appreciation
- Grounds beautification and maintenance
- PTSA expenses/overhead
