Give to Sky Oaks - highest MMR gains in the district, highest poverty

Sky Oaks Elementary School invites the community to be part of the success of our students on Give to the Max Day on Nov. 14 by making a donation.

Donations will help students close the achievement gap. With a student enrollment more like our global population than any other school in the district, our Multiple Measurements Rating scores rose 27 points last year, the highest gain of any district elementary school. The community shares with us expectations for the highest academic achievement and good citizenship of each and every student.

People have no doubt read about the poverty rate at our school. This makes it difficult for our Parent-Teacher Organization to raise enough funds within our building to support the numerous requests for assistance we receive: for books, enrichment materials, field trip scholarships, and nutrition necessary for learning. Donors help us attain our budget goal this year by giving via GiveMN.org on Give to the Max Day and searching “Sky Oaks.”

There people will find our page with a button to click for donations. Simply fill out the short form and GiveMN will take care of the rest. It’s possible to donate any day of the year, but donations on Nov. 14 makes us eligible to win a $1,000 Golden Ticket prize grant, with drawings held each hour. One school will win a $10,000 Super-Sized Golden Ticket grand prize at the end of the Give to the Max event hosted by GiveMN.

Last year, more than 53,000 individual donors logged on to GiveMN.org and gave more than $16.3 million to nearly 4,400 Minnesota schools and nonprofits in 24 hours during Give to the Max Day. Nov. 14 is the fifth annual Give to the Max Day.

By giving online with GiveMN, local residents have the opportunity to make a huge difference for our school. Be a part of this historic event and join the Great Minnesota Give Together!

Jenny Peterson
Sky Oaks Elementary School, Burnsville, PTO president