WRE PTA 2025-2026 Recommended PTA Disbursements

Instructional Support Staff 

$60,000 will be allocated to staffing instructional support teachers who will focus  specifically on reading language arts and math curriculum and instruction. These  content specialists are master-level teachers who work with the WRE leadership team  to assist and coach teachers with planning, mentor new teachers, instructional  practice, content, curriculum, and classroom environment. These instructional  specialists also work with students on specific skills in small groups to help bring them  up to grade level performance or to provide enrichment opportunities.  

Enrichment/STEM Specialist 

$30,000 will be allocated toward a part-time Enrichment/STEM Specialist at WRE. This  staff member will work with all teachers and students at WRE to provide meaningful  enrichment opportunities and enhance our STEM lab and programming. This specialist  will work directly with teachers in planning engaging lesson plans, teach STEM lessons  in our lab, and meet with small groups of students to provide higher-level academic  enrichment opportunities. This teacher will manage the WRE STEM Lab, including  keeping track of inventory and storage, maintaining and organizing the lab schedule,  and ensuring that all classrooms get to utilize this learning space. Additionally, the  Enrichment Specialist will manage and coordinate WRE’s UIL+ competition teams for  the 2025-2026 school year.  

Outdoor Learning Courtyard (Raise the Paddle) 

With support from the Auction’s Raise the Paddle efforts, $70,000 was raised to  transform the interior courtyard at WRE. WRE PTA is working with LL Green Design to  design the space for outdoor learning classrooms, better utilizing the space for  education, recreation and innovative learning activities. 

Grow Garden Grow Program 

$40,000 will go toward an exciting new program for the WRE Learning Garden. Grow  Garden Grow is a school garden support organization dedicated to helping schools  establish, maintain, and integrate gardens into their curriculum. This program offers  hands-on, experiential learning through garden-based lessons that align with TEKS  standards and reinforce skills in science, math, language arts, social studies, and  health. Through student instruction, garden consultation, professional development,  and community engagement, Grow Garden Grow will enhance our garden program  and take our garden to the next level!  

Staff Wish List - $400/Staff Member  

$30,000 will be allocated to help teachers pay for classroom supplies throughout the  year. This is a highly requested recommendation each year, and we gladly set aside  these funds to ease the burden of teachers paying out of pocket for supplies. 

One For All Fund  

$25,000 will go toward paying for each student to attend field trips like the PTA One  for All Fund has done for the previous 7 years. This money will cover field trip entrance  fees and any other curriculum related costs. This money will also cover recorders for  4th graders and the skating curriculum in PE for upper-level grades. Additionally, PTA  provides $50 for each 5th grade student that attends Sky Ranch.  

Tutors 

$20,000 will be allocated to continue to provide academic tutors at WRE. Academic  tutors work with students on specific skills in small intervention groups to help bring  them up to grade level performance or to provide enrichment opportunities as  needed.  

Staff Team Building  

The heart of WRE are the 115 staff members that teach, serve and help our 900+  students. $8,000 will be used for staff team building events to further develop the  WRE teamwork culture.

Seahawk Share Donation  

$8,000 will be donated to our neighboring feeder schools. We will be donating  $2,500 to Lake Highlands Middle School, $2,500 for Fresh Fruit Fridays (which  provides fruit for students at LHHS), $1,500 to Northlake Elementary and $1,500 to  Wallace Elementary. 

School Supplies Assistance  

There is an increasing need each year for school supplies for the first day of school for  many WRE students. This fund of $8,000 will allow the PTA to purchase extra school  supply kits so that each child in the classroom has a pack on the first day.  

Teacher and Staff Professional Development  

$7,500 will be used toward teacher and staff continuing education and professional  development. This includes professional development opportunities for the entire  staff, as well as individual opportunities for teachers to attend.  

WRE Care Closet  

$7,500 will be allocated to maintaining a campus clothes closet and food pantry. These funds are used to support our WRE community families with clothing and food  assistance.  

Classroom Instructional Fund  

$6,500 will be allocated to the Instructional Fund. These dollars will be used to  purchase materials, manipulatives, books, and items that enhance, enrich, or support  classroom and small group instruction. These materials are requested for shared use  by WRE teachers and are managed by the WRE instructional coach. Examples of how  this money has been used in past years include: class or small group sets of books,  math manipulatives (such as counters, clocks, base ten blocks), butterfly habitats for  classrooms, classroom games (such as Bananagrams and Scrabble), materials for  classroom centers, and phonics kits.  

Grade Level Printers 

WRE PTA will provide a color printer for each grade level and also provide needed  toners for these printers for $6,000. 

One Book, One School Program  

One Book, One School is a school-wide reading initiative designed to bring the entire  White Rock Elementary school community together through the shared experience of  everyone reading the same book. The goal of the program is to foster a love of  reading, encourage empathy and kindness, and build a sense of unity among students,  teachers, and families. $5,000 will cover the cost of the book for each student and  special activities throughout the school year. More details to come this fall!  

Lost and Found Storage 

WRE PTA will create a better system for lost and found items by providing cabinets  and storage with $5,000. Lost items will be easily accessed so that students/parents  will be able to find missing items.  

Scholarships  

$4,000 is allocated for 2 scholarships given to 2026 graduating seniors (former WRE  students). We are currently reviewing applications and the recipients and winners will  be announced in May at the Senior Awards Ceremony at LHHS and announced in the  Seahawker. The two scholarships are in memory and honor of Austin Silva and Julian  Kampfshulte.  

School Wide Team Building Program (House System)  

$3,000 will be spent to launch a new school-wide initiative called the House System —  a proven team-building model designed to strengthen community across all grade  levels. Through the House System, students will be grouped into multi-grade teams  ("Houses") where they will earn points for positive behavior, teamwork, leadership,  and school pride. The goal is to create stronger cross-grade relationships, promote a  positive school culture, and build a deep sense of belonging. The money will be used  to fund the initial launch, which will cover House System materials, prizes and  incentives for students, assemblies to build excitement, and professional development  to ensure a strong, lasting implementation. 

STEM Programming 

$3,000 will be allocated to STEM Programming to support and enrich curriculum and  instruction in science and technology at WRE. These funds also provide “STEM Lab  Field Trips” where classes come to the STEM Lab to learn from various outside  organizations and programs, such as the Perot Museum, Dallas Arboretum, and Mad  Science.  

Grade Level Chair Scholarship  

$2,500 will go to recognize the additional time/work of our Grade Level Chairs. This  money will go to 9 Chairs (one per grade including PreK, Specials and SPED). 

Special Education Supplies  

$1,000 will go toward our special education programs to provide supplies and fill any  gaps in this program. This “scholarship” has been given to the department since 2017  and is in memory and honor of Griffin Shaw.