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 (729 students), Thrasher Elementary (572 students) and Signal Mountain Middle/High School (1360 students).
This 2022-23 school year, thanks to donations to MEF, we are grateful to fund the following resources:
Elementary
- STEM Teacher
- Spanish Teacher
- Art Teacher
- Technology Instructor
- Writing Coach
- Reading Interventionist
- Math Interventionist
- Cafeteria Monitor
- Technology support
- Technology equipment
- Professional development
- Art materials
- STEM supplies
- Promethean boards (interactive classroom technology)
Via MEF grant to PTAs:
- Classroom enrichment
- Art supplies
- Spanish supplies
- Parent engagement events
- Technology equipment
- Student activities
Secondary
- Classroom Teacher: English/Language Arts
- Learning Center Coordinator
- Learning Center Tutor
- Reading Interventionist
- IB Assistant
- Webmaster
- Technology equipment
- Professional development
- Discretionary funding
- eLab and Robotics
- Instructional supplies and consumables
- College access activities
- ACT preparation
- IB support
- School beautification and campus enhancements
- Teacher stipends for additional roles
- Student incentives
Via MEF grant to PTSA:
- Teacher and staff appreciation
- Student enrichment and clubs
- Teacher supplies
- Media center equipment and supplies
- Art supplies
- Student activities and recognition
- Grounds beautification and maintenance
- PTSA expenses/overhead
