Personalize your License Plate with "Eagle Pride"!

The Nixa Education Foundation (NEF) is pleased to announce our very own fundraiser and a great way to show your "Eagle Pride." We have our very own personalized license plate where you can have the eagle logo and whatever text you want on the plate and your donation goes straight to NEF to help grants for the students of Nixa!

This will replace your Missouri license plate in the exact way that other personalized/specialty plates do and will require a $15 annual donation to NEF in addition to any State fees.

Download the instructions and application HERE and return it to Zac Rantz at the Faught Administration Center. Email Zac at zacrantz@nixaschools.net with any questions.

NEF Partners with Groupon and Amazon

The Nixa Education Foundation (NEF) has been chosen to be among the first to participate in an exciting new program that will generate money for our schools - the "Create Excitement for Public Schools Initiative." 

Through this initiative, NEF is partnering with Amazon, Groupon, and other great companies (which offer incredible deals and is an easy way to discover the city around you at a great price).   By doing nothing more than redirecting your online buying, you can help raise money for our schools:

1.     Register by clicking HERE: Create Excitement. Once you register you will receive a daily email with the Groupon deal of the day and the links to Amazon. These companies will also offer premier deals specifically for the Nixa Public Schools and periodic specials so check your email every day.

2.    If you already have a Groupon account, please note that it is important that you buy through this link rather than the one that you are currently receiving directly from Groupon. The deals are the same, but the Foundation only benefits if you click through the Nixa Education Foundation email.

The Foundation will receive a portion of the proceeds based on the amount of purchases by our supporters. We can increase this amount tremendously if you forward this email to everyone you know and ask them to register. They will automatically receive the Groupon for their area of the country and the Foundation will receive a percentage of their sales. Please send it to all of your friends on Facebook.   

Schools are at the heart of every community, and community is at the heart of every school. This is especially true in Nixa. For generations the community and schools have served one another remarkably well. The Nixa Education Foundation has been established to ensure this relationship continues to thrive for the many generations of eagles to come.

The foundation truly is an investment- it is an organization formed exclusively for the purpose of generating financial resources to meet the needs of Nixa Public School's students, faculty, and organizations. The Nixa Education Foundation secures financial resources to support quality education through innovative programs, creative opportunities, and imaginative approaches. These programs enrich the curriculum, inspire students and staff, and expand the community's involvement in public education. Teachers throughout the district can apply to the NEF for grants, which are awarded by the board of directors based on need and value to the community educational vision. In this way, the NEF is a long-term, community supported solution for the varied short-term financial needs of Nixa's classrooms and curriculum.

Please explore the site to learn how grants from the NEF have already helped the schools of Nixa and how you can become a donor.

Nixa Education Foundation 2010 Grants

Thomas Elementary

$250 grant was awarded to Thomas Elementary to purchase a variety of biographical books for the John Thomas library. Leveled biographical books were selected to help promote literacy and enhance student research skills. The series was designed to meet the needs of all students as they explore the lives of famous Americans.

Mathews Elementary

Mathews Elementary received a $250 grant to help with the implementation of the School-Wide Positive Behavior Support program that was fully implemented at the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year. SW-PBS is a process for creating safer and more effective schools by structuring the learning environment to support the academic and social success of all students. The process supports the adoption and long-term implementation of efficient and effective discipline throughout the school environment.

High Pointe Elementary

Kindergarten teachers at High Pointe Elementary were awarded a $244.30 grant to establish a Take Home Readers program to help ensure early literacy for kindergarten children. The program allows kindergarteners to check out early reader books appropriate to their abilities that they can then take home and read with their parents.

Kindergarten teacher, Cathy Calhoun, states, "I want my students to see reading as something that they 'get to do.' Leveled Readers help us to take out the frustration piece to learning to read. When an appropriate leveled book is in the hands of an eager reader, he/she uses strategies to help them, parents encourage their child along, then the journey of learning to read is a great experience!"