A North Texas educational organization dedicated to inspiring young people through an arts-based, academic world-view.
The number one reason teachers leave our schools is compensation. Because we are a charter school, we do not have access to funding streams that public ISDs have, and as a result, do not have the same pay scales other districts do. A starting salary at FWAFA and TeSA is approximately $13,000 less than a starting salary at FWISD.
For the months of April and May, we are fundraising to create a a Faculty Fund for both FWAFA and TeSA. The money raised will go directly to our deserving teachers.
Our teachers are our most valuable resource and achieve so much despite setbacks like smaller budgets and working through a global pandemic. Based on our rankings, the education a child gets at FWAFA and TeSA rivals those of private schools that can cost over $20,000 annually.
We urge you to give to our Faculty Fund today. Let’s show our wonderful faculty that we support and admire all the hard work they do. Let’s give back to those who do so much for us.
All donors will be recognized online and will be named in a special thank you card to each staff member.
Public ISDs receive both state and local funds while charters only receive state revenue. Local revenue accounts for half of ISD budgets. According to TEA, Charters receive $678 less per student per year than ISDs.
If each of our families gave $200 per student, that would equate to $3,000 per teacher. We just ask that you give generously what you can.
For auditing purposes and to ensure all dollars raised go directly to our faculty, we must have two separate funds – one for FWAFA and one for TeSA. For those who want to support teachers at both schools, you must make a gift to each fund.
Yes! We hope this year’s faculty fundraising initiative will be successful and something that will continue to grow year after year.
The leadership at TCA+A is focused on attracting and retaining top teachers. In addition to creating the Faculty Funds, we are working to create equitable compensation guidelines to ensure our teachers are not only paid fairly, but are also rewarded for longevity and extra job responsibilities.
We hope to use a portion of this fund to reward staff who return to teach year after year. How great would it be to give teachers a monetary gift to honor their 5 year, 10 year, and 15+ year anniversaries with us?!
Please reach out to our Development Director, Lauren Whitson, for more information.
GIVE BACK TO THOSE WHO GIVE SO MUCH TO OUR STUDENTS. SUPPORT THE FACULTY FUND TODAY.
Texas Center for Arts + Academics relies on the generosity of individual donors, corporate sponsors, institutional funders, and business partnerships to provide our students robust educational opportunities that wouldn’t be possible if we relied solely on state funding.
Donations also allow us to expand the reach of our community programs, premier choirs, and summer camps. Since 1946, Texas Center for Arts + Academics has made long-term investments in our students’ talents and successes within the greater Fort Worth Arts Community and beyond.
Donations to Texas Center for Arts + Academics enable us to:
On behalf of our students, teachers, and staff here at Texas Center for Arts + Academics, thank you for your support. It is because of donors like you that we are able to do so much of what makes our programs the best in Fort Worth.
