Glenwood Springs Elementary School is nearly 100 years old!
GSES has been serving our community since 1921. Today, our historic building and surrounding campus provides public education for nearly 600 preschool through fifth grade children from the Glenwood Springs area. Though we have great students and a wonderful, dedicated group of teachers and administrators, our facilities are in need of improvements and our kids are in need of up-to-date technology.
DID YOU KNOW???
Colorado ranks 36th in the nation for per pupil funding.(Source: The U.S Census Bureau)
Our state spends $8,057 per student in elementary and secondary schools.
That’s:
(Source, Colorado Department of education)
Nearby Pitkin County, which includes Aspen Public Schools, spends $3,770 more per student. (Source, Colorado Department of education)Instructional expenditures per student in Garfield County, which includes our RE-1 School District, are just $5,678.
Those cold hard facts are the reasons why the GSES PIE team is working so hard at taking a new approach to our fundraising efforts.
- $1,058 less than the Nation
- $6,827 less than New York
- $4,557 less than Vermont
- $3,140 less than Wyoming
- $1,081 less than Montana
(Source: The U.S. Census Bureau)
(Source, Colorado Department of education)
Nearby Pitkin County, which includes Aspen Public Schools, spends $3,770 more per student. (Source, Colorado Department of education)Instructional expenditures per student in Garfield County, which includes our RE-1 School District, are just $5,678.
Those cold hard facts are the reasons why the GSES PIE team is working so hard at taking a new approach to our fundraising efforts.
Instead of sending our kids out door to door selling gift wrap, candy or asking for Math-a-Thon pledges, we're hosting Kid's Night Out events, Chili's Give Back Nights, and our biggest fundraiser planned - Pasta La Vista - the Grizzly Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction FUNdraiser that will be held in April.
We've set lofty goals - more than $25,000 - in order to help bring the following Grizzly Wish List items to our kiddos and our school:
* New flooring in the dining den
* New playground equipment
* Books for the book room
* ELMO Document Readers
* LCD Projectors
* Smart Boards
* iPod Touches
* iPads
* Field Trip Funds
It sounds crazy, but with the support of you, our awesome parents and our incredible community, this is an attainable number to reach!
We're currently looking for corporate sponsors and silent auction donations - if you or someone you know would be willing to support a good cause, we'd love to hear from you!
Please join us in helping our kids succeed!
Please email one of our fundraising coordinators to see how you can help:
Katie Winder at ktwinder@hotmail.com
We hope to hear from you soon!
