Builders Care Austin Donates $8,000 to Provide Chromebook Charging Carts After Classroom Fire One Day Prior to Back to School
Thanks to you, our loyal donors, Builders Care was able to use cash-on-hand to donate $8000 to help supply teachers at Kealing Middle School with urgently needed charging carts for their students’ school-provided Chromebook computers. Chromebooks are the main technology used at Kealing and across AISD (cheaper than laptops, but essentially serve the same purpose). Every classroom teacher has their curriculum and homework on the Chromebooks along with engaging software subscriptions based on the class (like the foreign language teachers often use other websites to enrich their classroom lessons). The Chromebooks are also the way all students take the STAAR tests and other tests and quizzes throughout the year.
Kealing has decided to keep the Chromebooks in the classrooms this year instead of assigning one to each child and having them be responsible for it all year–a system which did not work well for many reasons. But keeping the computers in-house every night presented a problem: How do you charge all 30 computers overnight? It is thought that overloading the circuits was what caused the two recent fires Kealing has suffered this year.
According to Tiffany Cross, the Kealing Middle School PTA president: “The charging carts have built in surge protection and only take 1 outlet and manage distribution of power amongst all 30 devices inside. This will eliminate the inevitable problem of teachers using multiple extension cords and outlet expanders to try to fit 30 plugs into their existing outlets.”
Because you, our donors, have exceeded our goals in each funding drive we have undertaken, and because BCA had a two successful fundraising events and received gifts from donors who saw the benefit of BCA having cash on hand for moving quickly when urgent community needs arise, we were able to move swiftly in meeting this need.
As Kealing’s principal, Timothy Estes, said, “On behalf of the entire Kealing Middle School community, I want to extend our deepest gratitude to Builders Care Austin for your incredible generosity and commitment to our students and staff. Thanks to your generous donation and quick response, we will be able to purchase essential devices to safely charge classroom Chromebooks. Your support is not just a financial gift but a powerful investment in the educational experiences of our students. BCA’s generosity is helping to shape a brighter future for our students.” And thank you, our donors, for making this gift possible. We would like to continue having reserves on hand to meet these types of urgent needs as they arise. Please consider giving again to Builders Care to help replenish our funds (and/or join our monthly giving program), so we can continue giving back to the communities in which we build.
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Builders Care is a 501C3 recognized by the IRS. All contributions are tax deductible.