LPEF Gold Star Educators Podcast Series, Tim Sprain

Great things are happening every day in La Crosse public schools. Hear first-hand from teachers on the front lines about how the La Crosse Public Education Foundation is strengthening the community, one student at a time.To make a donation please visit our website https://lacrosseeducationfoundation.org/ Tim Sprain, science teacher at Lincoln Middle School.Transcription is for seo purposes and is not 100% accurate. welcome to Goldstar educators podcast from the La Crosse public education foundation. Great things are happening every day lacrosse public schools hear first-hand from teachers that are on the front lines about how this nonprofit education foundation is strengthening our community, one student at a time frame that we are in a place where people are all about likely caught the drift was like we're untouched reckless in night. Tim sprain is a science teacher at Lincoln middle school and one of the lead teachers of theater program throughout the district of La Crosse, Tim, tell me about how the La Crosse public education foundation helps you out on a daily basis. All my goodness will first of all, they give me that current finance and support emotionally educator the foundation had lifted me up emotionally and financially to a place where I can actually feel I can really do my job effectively again. Leah was 10 years ago and they put the tools in my hands that are up-to-date and ready to be in the student can. It's something that if there is ever an idea that we have. We can go to them and they'll be like yes Brad we go to administration and other limited budgets right now so it's hard to get everything we need to have excellent in our school without the public foundation is essential that look, education foundation is here and what makes La Crosse a wonderful place to live and send your kids to public school. What you tell me about the random act of kindness that they have all my like that that one thing that I have shed tears on a regular basis and the impact that our families in the class. We have a transient population. We have several people that are homeless. We have people that are looking for freedom refugee. We have people that speak multiple languages look cool. The region is a beacon of hope for families and often times they come to the La Crosse public schools to get the education they need for their student and we not only care for them in a way that ensures excellent education, but we also show that they have what they need basic needs food, clothing, random acts of kindness have really put legitimate groups on the feet of kids jacket food in there in the mouse to get through this rough time. Every staff member in our school are always looking out for the kids and we always find that there are needs that cannot be met at home because of situations and we can direct those funds into specific student needs to man a chance to talk a little bit about how the La Crosse public education foundation helps out students, but they also reach outside of the classroom and how about students above and beyond with some extracurricular activities and things to help out with that as well. Don't say absolutely and it got public education foundation will need to impact not just the sports activities, whether it's a new set of uniforms or some equipment or not. Even when we get this brand-new sound system so that people that have hearing impairments can come in and enjoy. Here are shows clearly in the audience members and have a more enjoyable experience watching those shows and watching those sporting events and feel like they're part of that community because La Crosse public education foundation that we can add that I think indicate and fill that idea of what you can't go out many of the listeners. Everybody has to leave the children become adults and other leaders in our community that are doing the same thing they're giving their making buildings are designing Riverside North there designing the old Kmart people that are making a huge difference in our community. La Crosse is a beautiful, wonderful things are happening a little cross public schools through the work of the cross public education foundation. The foundation depends on private fundraising to provide grants to teachers and money for random act of kindness to address students leave grid obstacles to attendance, self-esteem and academic success. To learn more and to donate please visit La Crosse education foundation.org that's La Crosse education foundation.award the Goldstar educators podcast is a podcast for hire.com production