You'll find the Ravenswood City School District just four miles away from our Menlo Park campus. It serves 3,500 students in preschool through eighth grades in seven schools and a child development center. The student body draws from the diverse neighborhoods of East Palo Alto and eastern Menlo Park: 72% Latino, 16% African-American, and 9% Pacific Islander.
The classroom situation in Ravenswood is particularly challenging: 67% of students are English language learners, and 84% are considered low income. Turnover in the district is high; each year, approximately 30% of the students are new enrollments.
As a result of these challenges and more, teacher turnover is also very high, and almost a third of the district’s teachers have less than two years’ experience. These teachers enter the teaching profession with courage and hope; our desire is to come alongside to help them maintain that positive spirit. We can do this by making time to care for them and by sharing our resources generously. They, in turn, will then be better equipped to impact their students and families. Thank you to the Ravenswood Education Foundation for coordinating this program with the local schools.
The Adopt-a-Teacher program invites small groups (families, home groups, friends, etc.) to provide much needed encouragement and school supplies to a teacher for the school year (October to mid-June). Each group assumes the following responsibilities:
Spiritual Gifts: Intercession, Mercy, Encouragement, Giving
Passions: At Risk Children, Education, Justice, Compassion
Abilities: Serving/Helping
SIGN UP: Contact Kelly Morehead, 650.328.7410 or Stacie Zell, 650.575.7123