325 325 South Street ● Philadelphia, PA 19106 ● www.mccallschool.org

Dear Friend,

Stephanie McKenna Principal

McCall Home & School Association needs your help!

On May 10, 2019, we are hosting our 2019 McCall Gala & Auction at the Reading Terminal Market to raise money for McCall School, which the School District of Philadelphia last year named its #1 Kindergarten through Grade 8 School as well as a “Model School.” McCall recently was named a National Blue Ribbon School! We invite you to join us in supporting McCall locally and to help us maintain our enriched learning environment for our children.

Anna Perng President McCall Home and School Association

Francine Sandrow and Kevin Hoekzema Co-chairs 2019 McCall Gala

Gen. Gen. George A. McCall School, located at and Spruce Streets, has been an educational hub for Philadelphia families for over 100 years. It is a public K-8 elementary school that serves the Washington Square West, Society Hill, Old City, and Chinatown catchment.

Host Committee Cari Akula Marla Axelrod Peggy Banaszek Jessica Beers Alison Bozic Bob Caplan LaShayah Edgefield Lisa Widowsky Hallowell Chloe Harris Grace Hopper Jessica Mosur Joseph Nancy Lin Priscilla Lo David and Jackie Raible “The EducationWorks Program at McCall benefits our students socially, Schwartz emotionally and physically. Our EducationWorks Coach implements a Williams socialized recess program and class play time as well as providing Positive Wolf Behavior Supports for our middle school students through a restorative action program. The financial support from our HSA to fund Education Works affords the McCall students the opportunity to engage in these structured programs and work collaboratively with their peers." – Principal Stephanie McKenna Brian Schwartz Lindsay Williams Paige Wolf

Our school has 715 students enrolled. McCall takes pride in the diversity of our school community: approximately 78% of the students qualify as economically disadvantaged, 56% of the students are Asian American, 3% Hispanic, 13% African American, 20% Caucasian, and 8% identify as being of two or more races. Approximately 20% of the students require English as a Second Language education.

Unfortunately, the economic challenges of the School District require us to supplement our funding privately. We routinely purchase textbooks, computers, maintain our facilities, support McCall’s performing arts programming, and more. Our goal this year is to raise $100,000, over half of which will fund EducationWorks in 2019-20.

“The EducationWorks Program at McCall benefits our students socially, Schwartz emotionally and physically. Our EducationWorks Coach implements a Williams socialized recess program and class play time as well as providing Positive Wolf Behavior Supports for our middle school students through a restorative action program. The financial support from our HSA to fund Education Works affords the McCall students the opportunity to engage in these structured programs and work collaboratively with their peers." – Principal Stephanie McKenna

McCall Home and School Association is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), charitable organization. We are a volunteer-run organization. The McCall HSA EIN# is 27-1367019. The official registration and financial information of McCall HSA may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1 (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. www.mccallschool.org