The Whitman Math Department is immensely grateful for the PTSA’s support!

Thanks to the PTSA, we have been able to offer tutoring to students who need extra support in math. Small-group tutoring is a research-backed intervention for students with gaps in their math knowledge. For many families, however, tutoring is out of reach financially. Because of the PTSA’s support, we have been able to offer tutoring free of charge to dozens of students each year, and we have seen these students make tremendous strides in their confidence and math achievement!

The PTSA has also generously funded supplemental materials through the Curriculum Enrichment Fund grants. These CEF grants have funded vertical whiteboards for highly engaging group work, manipulatives to support students with algebraic reasoning, calculators, and materials to support the new math empowerment elective class. These materials have helped us make our math lessons more engaging and accessible to students. Thank you PTSA!!

Physical Education in the Classroom and On the Field

I am extremely grateful for the support we get from our school community. Over the past few years, our PE team has reached out for funding to replace or get new PE equipment for our students. This provides students with a different array of resources that we can use for instruction. The new equipment also allows students for more opportunities to find some kind of physical activity they can enjoy throughout their lifetime.

I am also appreciative of all of our community members that have stepped as coaches to support our student athletes. This first allows our school the opportunity to field different teams for the sports that are offered by the district. Secondly, you help our student athletes form crucial lasting memories that they can use to continue in athletic engagement throughout their student careers.
All in all, thank you for everything you give to our school. 

PTSA funding has a meaningful impact on the work we do to support the whole student and their family.

These funds allow our counseling team to provide practical and emotional support to families who may be experiencing difficult circumstances. Through resources such as food bank support, assistance with clothing and groceries,  and providing access to math tutoring,  we are able to help remove barriers that can make it difficult for students to feel safe, supported, and ready to learn.

PTSA funding also helps make it possible to increase our second counselor from 0.4 to full-time, expanding our counseling capacity and allowing us to provide more consistent, responsive support to students and families throughout the school year.

PTSA funding helps us respond to individual family needs with compassion and provides resources that might otherwise be unavailable. We are incredibly grateful for the partnership and generosity of our PTSA and the difference it makes in the lives of our students and families.

Our Partnership with the PTSA Builds Class Community

The success of many Whitman programs relies on PTSA support. In the classroom, PTSA funding helps bring more resources and variety, like supplies for team building games or class sets of books for class reads. Every dollar of support goes a long way to help our students succeed and our community grow. 

Student Pride and the Pride Store

The PTSA has impacted Whitman and my teaching or my experience at Whitman in a profound way!  The Whitman PTSA has enabled me to provide the Pride Store to the entire student body.

Students can work in the Pride Store to build confidence by contributing to the community, communicating with others, and building relationships. The Pride Store also offers a way for teachers to reward students without having to dig into their own pockets. Students can select items that most interest them from snacks to fidget toys.

The PTSA funded Pride Store helps us build a powerfully positive community that gives our students ownership, empowerment, and fun!