Every $1 You Invest Has A Much Bigger Impact 

According to a report by the National School Supply and Equipment Association, during the 2012-2013 school year, teachers spent $1.6 billion dollars of their own money on classroom supplies. The average teachers spends $485 dollars a year out of their own pockets for classroom supplies and instructional materials!

How do we support teachers at Book Trust? We talk often about the "Bonus Points" that teachers earn when they order through Scholastic Reading Clubs. Every time a Book Trust teacher places an order, they receive Scholastic Bonus Points that they can use toward books and classroom resources. Through the funds that we raise, not only are we getting books into the hands of the neediest children, but we are also supporting teachers by helping them accrue Scholastic Bonus Points, so they don't pay out of pocket for classrooms materials.

Melissa Hodson, third grade teacher, changed grades this year. She had a robust classroom library for first graders, but needed engaging books for her third graders. Through her Scholastic Bonus Points, she has been able to purchase tons and tons of books for her classroom. Since the beginning of the school year, she has acquired a classroom library rich in both fiction and non-fiction texts and did not pay a single penny from her own pocket.

Liz Soltys, first grade teacher, saved up all of her Bonus Points from last year and purchased an iPad, which has become, as she said, "invaluable to my classroom instruction." This school year, she paid it forward and helped a first year teacher who didn't have any books for her classroom library. Liz generously used her Bonus Points to buy over 100 books for this new teacher!

Since 2001, Book Trust teachers have earned