CEF Funds Nurses And Intervention Counselors For CISD
CEF is proud to partner with Keller Williams, Southlake Luxury Division, again as the Title Sponsor for the 2020-2021 CEF Teacher Fund. With its support and gifts from several businesses and family CEF announced in June a record-setting $550,000 donation to CISD – funding an educator on each of the eleven campuses within the district.
Over the past two years, CEF has donated $1 million to fund teachers and support CISD students and alumni. This year, CEF is funding nurses and intervention counselors. Currently, 55% of Texas public schools do not have a full-time nurse.
“Carroll ISD is very fortunate to have a nurse on each campus and an intervention counselor at each 7th-12th campus. Nurses and intervention counselors are vital to the health and emotional well-being of our children – not just this year, but every year. I am proud that CEF will be supporting the crucial effort to keep our children and teachers physically healthy and emotionally safe,” says Rebecca Hindman, CEF Board Chair and Dragon parent.
Keller Williams, Southlake Luxury Division, has supported CEF for the third year in a row. Its relationship is imperative because school funding will be facing even more difficult times in the future. The Texas school finance recapture system (Robin Hood) continues to add pressure to our district, with more than $30 million sent from CISD to the state each year. This annual stress, coupled with diminished state sales tax revenue, makes it more important than ever to help fund positions that are necessary to sustain the high-quality education that our children deserve.
“We know this year will be challenging and are asking our community to continue to support CISD Teachers through CEF. We simply cannot sacrifice an investment in the students that will lead our community and our world in the future. If every family reading this message became a Friend of CEF (just $1 per day), we would raise almost $2 million and could fund 40 teachers,” said Kathy Lanier, CEF Executive Director.
To become engaged, click here and become a Friend of CEF today! If you would like to donate more, CEF offers multiple tax-deductible giving levels to align with your family’s philanthropic goals. Please visit carrolleducationfoundation.org to learn more about CEF's programs, find ways to become involved and to see a list of our 2020-21 funded nurses and intervention counselors.
