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Targeting Schools LocaL shoppers at target stores helped the store chain donate in september nearly $15 million in books, classroom supplies, field trips and new technology to 78,000 schools across the nation, according to target spokeswoman courtney Foster. In 1997, target created the take charge of education program, which has donated a total of $246 million to more than 110,000 schools, or about 75 percent of the nation’s K12 schools, Foster says. eagle point elementary school of designate an eligible K12 school of their choice. target, which has 1,684 stores in 48 states nationwide, will then donate an amount equal to 1 percent of shoppers’ reDcard purchases made at target or target.com, Foster says. and target donates 0.5 percent of target Visa credit card purchases made anywhere Visa cards are accepted. If the total accumulated donations equal less than $25, the amount carries over to the next payment period. Donations to schools are made in March and september every year. every U.s. K12 school that has a 501(c) (3) or 509(a)(1) tax-exempt status is eligible to benefit from the charitable program. since 1946, the company has invested 5 percent of its income in the communities it serves. here are some other education programs that target supports: target Field trip grants, which helps bring students outside the classroom; Kids in Need teacher resource centers, which donate free school supplies to teachers and students; Letters about Literature, which is a national reading and writing contest; and United Through reading, which helps deployed military men and women stay connected to families by sending videotapes of themselves reading to their children back home. track your school’s progress under take charge of education at www.target.com/tcoe. school District 622 in Minnesota has received more than $19,000 since the program started. “Without those funds, we would not have the ability to take field trips or provide artist-in-residence and other allschool programs—all things that our children need to learn, grow and reinforce the classroom experience,” says sue Jetzke, an eagle point third-grade teacher. The program works like this: target shoppers can apply and approve to receive a target reDcard, which allows them to Bottled water now comprises the largest slice of drinks offered in schools, the beverage industry recently announced. sugary soft drinks accounted for less than a quarter of beverages sold in schools last year—down from 40 percent the year before— and bottled water represented almost 30 percent of the product mix last year, versus 22 percent the year before and 13 percent in 2004. The analysis comes from the second annual progress report by the american Beverage association. The current year marks the final year of a three-year, voluntary program designed by a joint initiative of industry groups and beverage companies to lower the calories and portions offered to students through school vending machines. Taking On Water FAST FACT Among the provisions in the $700 billion financial rescue package is an extension of two programs that fund rural schools and communities that have been relying on declining income and property tax bases. The bailout also includes $400 million in deductions for teachers who buy school supplies with their own money. www.DistrictAdministration.com November 2008 25 http://www.Target.com http://www.target.com/tcoe http://www.DistrictAdministration.com

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District Administration - November 2008
School Breakfasts: An Added Value
Contents
Editor’s Letter
Letters
1-2-3 Campus Safety
News Update
Administrator Profile
District Profile
Snacks as Part of Your School Nutrition Program
Technology
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Professional Opinion
Supervisor’s Opinion
Crisis Response
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District Administration - November 2008