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| Representatives of Manchaca PTA accept their award. |
Our volunteers make our district better. Their time is a precious resource, and, now more than ever, a valuable commodity in our school district. They help bridge the gap when funding for public schools is being cut, and we need to do more with less. There are so many needs, and it takes so many big hearts to fill these needs.
Volunteers serve as tutors or mentors for individual students, they participate in their school's PTA, and they work on boards and committees at the school and district level, to name just a few ways they support our students and schools.
AISD does not have a definitive total of all of its volunteers because community members enter into volunteer roles through many different avenues. Austin Partners in Education (APIE) placed more than 950 volunteers in classrooms throughout the district for weekly academic support. Another 750 APIE mentors work with students individually. In addition, more than 5,000 volunteer background checks have been processed for other campus volunteer roles such as library assistants and field trip chaperones.
PTA of the Year: Manchaca Elementary PTA
APIE Coordinator of the Year: Mayra Segala-Ramon, Joslin Elementary
2013 Volunteer Champion: Ruby Zgabay
2013 School Champion: Margaret McKinney
2013 Donor Champion: Applied Materials Foundation
APIE Business Partner of the Year: CWS Corporate Housing
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| Lucky winners of the drawing won tickets to Round Rock Express games and events at the Long Center. |
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| Major sponsors were the City of Austin, Wells Fargo, and Univision. |