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National PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION rr Cnrhild. uac%uier. iljniLdMiddSaul,' We can't hire more teachers, there's no room to place them. We can't build more rooms, there's no space to locate them. What we CAN do is help create a healthy learning environment for our children. March 12, 2003 Mr.David Samson Mayor City of Sunny Isles 17070 Collins Avenue, Suite 250 Sunny Isles,Florida 33160 Dear Mr. Samson: Ma leader in our community you know just how hard our kids work on the FCAT, and how they succeed under difficult conditions to make both Virginia A.Boone Highland Oaks Elementary School and Highland Oaks Middle School"A" rated schools. We are proud of them,of their teachers and administrators who motivated them to succeed in an environment where so many other schools in our state have failed. Now,we are asking you and the City of Sunny Isles,to join the "Partnership in Education"of the V.AB.H.O.E.and H.O.M. PTA's. This is in an unprecedented effort of two schools joining to raise funds to benefit our combined 3.484 students directly. Our first joint venture is a Silent Auction,but the Partnership In Education has the universal goal of holding annual fund-raising events and to ultimately include all of the schools in our feeder pattern. • How much money do we want to get? $75,000 • How are we planning to raise the money? Silent Auction,May 18, 2003,Aventura Mall • How will we use the funds? To keep our children in "A"rated schools • Virginia A. Boone Highland Oaks Elementary will hire Para-professionals to assist teachers in classrooms to help alleviate overcrowded conditions. With 1,076 students, in a school originally built for 600, and with a range of 26 to 38 students per classroom,our children deserve more attention and the teachers deserve the help. • Highland Oaks Middle will concentrate on creating and maintaining a computer lab. Technology is the key to our children's education; to succeed,they need more access. With over 2,408 students, in a school originally built for 1,250 and a range of 37 to 42 children per classroom there are only 400 computers available to the children. What can you, as a government leader do to help? As much as you possibly can,for our children and your community We kindly request that the City of Sunny Isles help sponsor the event. The Highland Oaks Elementary provides quality education to 145 children from Sunny Isles. The Highland Oaks Middle School currently has 466 Sunny Isles residents enrolled—the demographics show that this will continue to grow significantly. -Virginia A. Itoone 111:hland Oaks Llementars •205110 N Ii 24"'Avenue.Nn ith Miami Beach,FL 331 fl0•(3115)031-17'70%.500 Highland Oaks Middle b hK of• 2375 N.V.2U3"1 Street.North Miami Burch.FL 33180-(3 05 7 93 2-38 111 E Mai(: SilentAuction03!daol,com