Highland View Elementary School PTA

Highland View Elementary School
9010 Providence Avenue
Silver Spring, MD  20901
301-650-6426

Highland View PTA: every child. one voice.®

Give Now to the Highland View Technology Fund!

The Technology Committee of Highland View Elementary School is a group of dedicated parents, teachers and administrators looking to raise $30,000 in needed funds to support technology at our school. Our mission is to support Highland View Elementary School’s appeal for technology equipment to support curriculum delivery and instruction. MCPS is rolling out a new web-based curriculum and with the down turn in the economy, has not been able to adequately and equitably upgrade their schools needs.

Our first campaign is raising money needed to buy visualizer/document camera from ELMO for every classroom, plus laptops and projectors that enable their use in teaching.

Check out the Highland View PTA Technology Committee Facebook Page to read more about the work of the committee and the technology we are helping Highland View acquire for its teachers.

Online fundraising for Highland View Technology Fund Help Highland View Elementary Raise $30,000 for Technology! Donate via Razoo to the Highland View Technology Fund!

Razoo is the DC-based leader in the social fundraising that powered Give to the Max Day in November.

Or, you can send your donation by the mail. Please make checks payable to HVES PTA, and mail to:

HVES PTA Technology Fund
Highland View Elementary School
9010 Providence Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20901

Questions? Please e-mail Theresa Cullen Hill at: givinghvestech@gmail.com or phone 301-587-2935.


Grocery Fundraising Information

Another way to support HVES technology programs is to participate in the various grocery fundraising initiatives. Contributions generated from these programs always go directly to support HVES, and this year these funds are being earmarked to support the technology committee's fundraising goals.

Read more about grocery fundraising programs (en Español), and see all the kinds of packaging that can support boxtops for education (en Español). These flyers and more are now available under the Flyers tab at the top of every page on the HVES PTA Web site.


Listen and Learn Events with Dr. Starr

Our new Superintendent, Dr. Joshua Starr, will be hosting 10 "Listen and Learn" events in order to hear from community stakeholders. We encourage you to not only attend the following events but also come prepared to share issues and concerns relevant to your particular school community or to the county as a whole.

Selected locations include:

  • September 19: Albert Einstein High School
    11135 Newport Mill Rd., Kensington
  • October 18: Long Branch Community Center
    8700 Piney Branch Rd., Silver Spring
  • November 7: Wheaton High School
    12601 Dalewood Dr., Silver Spring

All these events are scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m.; childcare and interpretation services will be provided.

Can’t attend an event? Take a moment to share your thoughts with Dr. Starr.


Get Involved...HVES relies on Parent Volunteers

Finding time to devote to your child's school can be a real challenge, but there are so many ways that you can lend a hand. Please consider volunteering at the school — there will be many opportunities, and it pays for itself in smiles from happy students and teachers.

We were so impressed with Tim Croft's use of Sign Up Genius for the Staff Appreciation Breakfast, that we are going to try using this system for the various functions at HVES. Take a look at the forms- it makes it easy to see what is needed and how many helping hands we need.

Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Holly Rothrock, to learn about all the opportunities to get involved. Large projects or small, they all make a HUGE difference. Learn more....

Still have questions??? Email Holly Rothrock.

Viewing Tip: After playback starts, check the HQ symbol in the controls to ensure playback in High Quality mode.

A special thank you goes to Jill Ortman Fouse for her hard work and time organizing, producing, and editing this video, and a big thank you to Final Cut Productions and Highland View parent Walter Gottlieb for generously donating the resources to produce it.

Video en apoyo a Highland View

Los padres de Highland View Elementary School sabemos que nuestros niños no son estadísticas -- son individuos con potencial ilimitado. Para ayudar a nuestros líderes a entender las caras e historias detrás de los números, los padres creamos un video corto que habla de los cambios culturales y socio económicos que se están dando el condado de Montgomery y los desafíos y oportunidades que estos crean en nuestras escuelas. Estamos consientes de las condiciones económicas que se atraviesan pero consideramos que es crucial darle prioridad a proveer los recursos que nuestras escuelas necesitan. Ilustramos este mensaje en el video.

Consejo para ver el video: Cuando el video comience ubique el símbolo de HQ en los controles para asegurarse que este viendo en el modo de video de alta calidad.

Un gracias especial a Jill Ortman Fouse por su trabajo y tiempo organizando, produciendo y editando este video. También agradecemos a Final Cut Productions y Walter Gottlieb (padre de Highland View) por la generosa donación de recursos para producirlo.

Download high resoultion video (75MB; QuickTime file)