Heroes among Us
Community Schools is a strategy
In addition to the teaching staff shifting to distance learning:
that is implemented at four schools in Sun Prairie: Westside
• Our School Nutrition staff continued
Elementary, C. H. Bird Elementary,
to serve meals to students even
Patrick Marsh Middle School, and Prairie Phoenix Academy. This strategy makes these schools the
Pictured here are TJ Hansen, Caitlin Fahey, and Bobby Finn (PPA Community Schools Coordinator) at a recent Community Lunch Site.
hub of their neighborhoods, uniting educators, community partners, and families to provide all students with top-quality academics, enrichment, health and social services, and opportunities to learn and thrive. Northside Elementary will join as Sun Prairie’s fifth Community School in the fall of 2020.
with community partners from the YMCA, Neighborhood Navigators, Sunshine Place, Dane County, Sun Prairie Parks and Rec, the Boys & Girls Club, and other organizations to support the basic needs of our neighbors
acts of kindness to 92 families. These acts
lead this initiative. She
of kindness consisted of things like rides to
comes to Sun Prairie
work, a gift card for the grocery store, or a
from Racine, where she
delivery of furniture for families that were
led the development and Schools with Racine
to the pandemic, our coordinators rallied
five months, our coordinators provided 220
joined the District to
expansion of Community
When the school buildings closed due
in this time of crisis. Over the course of
In March, Jamie Racine
after we shifted to distance learning.
program
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Community Schools
spotlight
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School Nutrition staff
• Our Technology staff worked tirelessly and supported over 10,000 student and staff devices and distributed over 200 wireless hotspots to ensure that learning could continue.
displaced due to sudden unemployment. Jamie Racine
Unified School District and the United Way of Racine County.
Community Schools team members also worked with partners to provide 2,200 pounds of food to families and 4,928 meals for children, in addition to the meals provided
From September to February, our site coord-
by the School Nutrition Department. If you
inators provided out-of-school programming
are interested in getting involved with the
for 380 students, provided adult education
work of Sun Prairie Community Schools,
programs for 78 adults, and brought over
please reach out to Jamie Racine, at
2,500 community members together for
jlracin@sunprairieschools.org.
community-building events. 2019–2020 A REPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY
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