North Carolina teachers spend as much as $1,300 of their own money on school supplies each year, some $400 more than the national average. As UNC Greensboro prepares to send 136 students currently earning their teaching licenses into the education workforce, the UNCG Staff Senate is determined they will not have to spend so much out of their own pockets.
Our Goals & Vision
The Staff Senate hosts an annual drive to help furnish the classrooms for educators. In April 2025, the Staff Engagement Committee introduced a new spin on this fundraiser, by collecting items that can be used by graduating educators at UNCG.
Supplies gathered will be organize and distributed via a storefront setup. Graduating teachers will be invited to “shop” at the teaching supply store. Armed with free classroom supplies, the new teachers will enter the new school systems with an extra boost of practical support from UNCG.
The remaining supplies will be donated to the Guilford County Teacher Supply Warehouse.
Committee Members
- Britt Flanagan, Co-Chair
- Jacqueline Jenkins, Co-Chair
- Mike Ackerman
- Alice Culclasure
- James Goins
- Jane-Marie Joyce
- Paula Terrell
The Staff Senate surveyed the graduating student educators across campus to ask what supplies they need most. The results were curated into an Amazon wishlist where supporters may purchase directly. Monetary donations will be combined to purchase larger items.
Guilford County Teacher Supply Warehouse
The average teacher spends $600 – $1000 of their own money on classroom supplies. The Teacher Supply Warehouse is a community collaboration designed to off-set those costs by providing high-demand, every-day classroom supplies to Guilford County Schools (GCS) educators.