About Us - Iredell-Statesville Schools

• Grassroots funding for arts programming from the Iredell Arts Council• Financial and educational support for arts programming from Speedball Art Products• Educational opportunities and support from the Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce and the Mooresville-South IredellChamber of Commerce• Success kits developed and delivered to local pediatric offices in collaboration with the Iredell County Partnership for Young Childrenand the Troutman Family Foundation• Community Advisory Council at the Career Academy and Technical School was fully implemented and engaged• Iredell-Statesville Schools Endowment Fund awarded $4,200 in classroom mini-grants; more than $37,000 since 2007• 46 students graduated from the 2011-2012 Youth Leadership Iredell program• Partnered with the Statesville Housing Authority to provide students the opportunity to participate in the 2012 Global Youth ServiceDay• Four high school Future Farmers of America chapters partnered with the Iredell County Cooperative Extension Services and otherlocal organizations to host the district’s first “Wake Up to Ag Day”• As a Pacesetter Organization, Iredell-Statesville Schools employees and students contributed more than $110,000 to United Way ofIredell County• Faith-based partners sponsor the Good News Club at nine district elementary schools• After-school and summer enrichment programs are provided to more than 400 students through partnerships with the StatesvilleHousing Authority, the Boys & Girls Club of the Piedmont, and DreambuildersThe 2011-2012 school year also saw the inaugural year for Community Classroom, a privately-funded, district-led initiative of freeresources and classes for parents. In its first year, Community Classroom provided 15 course topics with nearly 40 sessions. Whilestudent support personnel and local teachers led a number of the sessions, many others were hosted by community agencies, includingStatesville Housing Authority, Appropriate Placement Options, and Piedmont Healthcare.“Fuel Your School”Schools earned approximately $60,000 through thepartnership between Toyota West and Iredell CountyMcDonald’s restaurants1,000Nearly 1,000 kindergartnersparticipated in “Wake Up to Ag Day”$175,000dropout prevention granthelped to fund afterschoolcredit recovery programmingat the Boys & Girls Club of thePiedmont and the StatesvilleHousing AuthorityMore than25,000pounds of schools supplies collected fromUnited Way and local businesses$ 97,800in school supplies from Classroom Central12