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READING POWER Starts Tomorrow! Everything you need -- instructions, prize information, and more -- can be found at schoolforce.org/reading-power Prizes, Prizes & More Prizes See prizes available for both students AND parents at your school at readingpowerfun.org! To enter the first PARENT raffle, just create a fundraising page by Sat 1/16. ... Thank you for supporting our schools with Reading Power. Let's get ready to Read Around the World! #SchoolForce #ReadingPower #BRSSD

This Friday, January 15th kicks off the 17th Annual SchoolForce READING POWER Read-a-thon! READING POWER, our largest fundraising event of the year, encourages the love of reading and raises funds to support our schools. Last year during READING POWER, our kids read over 3,000,000 minutes and raised over $466,000 for BRSSD schools! Many thanks go to Jacklyn Kurth Orthodontics, the sponsor of this year’s READING POWER event. This year's event is all online, but still filled w...ith LOTS of prizes and surprises! See SchoolForce.org/Reading-Power for details. #SchoolForce #ReadingPower #BRSSD

Thank you Jacklyn Kurth Orthodontics for being the 2021 sponsor of Reading Power! We greatly appreciate your support of our largest fundraising event of the year! Reading Power starts next week!... #SchoolForce #ReadingPower #BRSSD

This year, under the CARES Act, the Federal Government has eliminated the cap on charitable donations, so if you itemize, 100% of your donation is tax deductible. For those who don’t itemize, another new CARES Act provision allows people who do not claim itemized deductions on their federal tax returns to receive an above-the-line $300 deduction for charitable contributions. This is referred to as a universal deduction and may extend beyond 2020. This provides even more incentive to give to your favorite causes before the end of the year. We hope you consider a gift to SchoolForce to help bridge the gap between low state funding and what is needed to provide your child with an exceptional education. Give today at schoolforce.org/donate. For more information, visit: https://www.irs.gov//how-the-cares-act-changes-deducting-c

I contribute to SchoolForce because I believe in investing in my children's education. This year, more than ever, is the time to be generous and to help fill the state funding gap. Payal Vaish, Redwood Shores Elementary School parent Your donations to the Education Commitment Campaign help support class supplies and distance learning technology for your students' school. Donate before October 31st! https://schoolforce.org/donate/... #SchoolForce #PTA #BRSSD #ECC

If the answer is YES - then you are in luck! SchoolForce is currently seeking a VP of Events. This person manages the Annual Event in the spring. It's a fun role and you'll be working with a great team. If interested, please email [email protected]. See the full role description here: https://docs.google.com//1n61T5e_my5nPYU8GLCSBsvNGyX8/edit

The Silver Lining to Our Struggles with Online Learning "The world has changed fundamentally, and we will never fully return to the way things were before. We now know that there is a world of opportunity that we can tap into through our computer screens. Given the differences in access to these valuable resources, there are tremendous opportunities for philanthropy and corporate investment that support the learning environment of the future and bring the world to our childre...n in new and innovative ways that will capture their imaginations, spark their curiosity and, ultimately, drive their success." -APCO Worldwide article THANK YOU SchoolForce donors for funding Chromebooks and many distance learning technologies for BRSSD students! Read the full article here: https://apcoworldwide.com//the-silver-lining-to-our-strug/

THANK YOU SchoolForce donors! We're so happy to have Noel on board supporting our teachers during distance learning and beyond. #SchoolForce #BRSSD #ThankYouThursday

Thank you for this wonderful explanation of how donating to the Education Commitment Campaign helps bridge the funding gap for BRSSD students! Donate by October 31st at https://schoolforce.org/donate #SchoolForce #EducationCommitmentCampaign #ECCbrssd

Now more than ever, our teachers need the right tools to adapt to a new way of teaching . Ms. Johnson, Central 3rd Grade Teacher, shows off her distance learning technology from a SchoolForce Innovation Grant. THANK YOU SchoolForce donors for supporting our teachers and our students! #SchoolForce #BRSSD

Thank you Vidhya Babu of Fox, Shjeflo & Babu LLP for being a strong supporter of SchoolForce! #SchoolForce #BRSSD #ThankYouThursday

If you're shopping on Amazon during Prime Day (Oct. 13th & 14th) - be sure to start from this link to benefit SchoolForce! https://www.amazon.com/?tag=schoolforce-20 Thank you!... #SchoolForce #BRSSD

It's clear to me that there is a big gap between what state funding and property taxes can provide and what schools need to ensure every student has a high-quality education. I don't consider vital functions like librarians, music and art to be "extras" - but unfortunately the reality is that parents need donate to help make these possible. We donate annually and also use company matching to steer even more funds to our local schools. Katie Weber, Nesbit parent Donatin...g to the Education Commitment Campaign by October 31st helps to bridge the gap between state funding and what is needed to offer our students exceptional education. Donate today: https://www.eccbrssd.org/donate #SchoolForce #PTA #BRSSD #ECC

As part of the social studies curriculum, these BRSSD fifth graders have been studying European exploration. Students participated in a Design Challenge, studying and designing their own cargo ships. The goal was to construct a ship that would float in a body of water (sink, bathtub, or bucket) and that could hold the weight of twenty pennies. It was a fun hands-on way to study Archimedes' principle about buoyancy. Thanks to SchoolForce donors for funding Gizmos, the technology platform used for this lesson! #SchoolForce #BRSSD

With two children at Cipriani (1st and 4th) we continue to donate, every year, to the PTA and SchoolForce, now known as the Education Commitment Campaign (ECC). The suggested donation is much less than what we would be paying for a private education. We believe it is imperative to support the amazing programs the donations enable - Specialized teachers, Counselors, Professional development for our teachers, Art, Technology, etc... which have all enhanced our children’s educa...tional experience while enabling our amazing teachers to continue their education! It’s an investment in your children’s future. If you have a company match program it can make the investment go further! -Lois and James Giulianotti, Cipriani parents Check out the FAQs at https://www.eccbrssd.org/ to see how your matching can dollars benefit your school's PTA and SchoolForce! Make sure to donate before October 31st ! https://www.eccbrssd.org/donate

"A huge shoutout to SchoolForce! Thanks to their generous Innovation Grant, I was able to purchase technology and tools to help create a professional and effective working environment. " - Erin Hanua, Central Elementary School 5th Grade Teacher THANK YOU to SchoolForce donors for funding SchoolForce Innovation Grants for BRSSD teachers and staff. Many Innovation Grants have helped our teachers better provide distance learning to our students!... #SchoolForce #BRSSD #ThankYouThursday