VITAL
Volunteers In Thompson Assisting Learners
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Volunteers at Cottonwood Plains hard at work. Volunteer Rick Myers helps students in the computer lab. Book Fair co-chairs, Mary Miller-Valine and Lisa James, put up a bulletin board to promote this year's luau-themed event.
The VITAL program encourages and supports community partnership through volunteerism in Thompson schools. Volunteers strengthen the quality of education by sharing valuable time and knowledge.
- There are more than 4,000 volunteers in Thompson School District.
- Each year more than 100,000 hours are logged by our volunteers.
- View volunteer statistics for 2010 - 2011
- Nearly 500 volunteers donate 100 hours or more each year.
- Donated volunteer time is equivalent to more than $1 million in paid paraprofessional help.
- Volunteers help raise $500,000 each year to enhance and supplement programs for our students.
Your willingness to share your valuable time is truly an investment in the future.
According to the National PTA website and a survey of more than 85 studies, when parents are involved in students' education, those students have:
- Higher grades and test scores
- More consistently completed homework
- Better attendance records
- Higher graduation rates
- Greater enrollment in post-secondary education
- Less involvement in alcohol use, violence, and anti-social behavior
To volunteer contact the volunteer coordinator at a school nearest you, apply online, or call the VITAL office at 613-5072.