SHREVEPORT, La. -- The Community School in Shreveport is expanding learning opportunities after receiving more than $240,000 for technology improvements through a donation from Expand Energy.
The donation, valued at nearly $250,000, will provide new technology resources to enhance educational opportunities for the school's community of challenged learners, including students with physical challenges and neurodivergent developmental differences.
Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux joined school leaders, students and families on Thursday to celebrate the donation during a special event that featured a playground carnival for students and their siblings.
Technology tools help non-verbal students communicate.Â
"It's a wonderful anchor in this part of the Highland neighborhood," Arceneaux said. "But more important than that, you're improving and restoring lives. It is so exciting to see what is going on at The Community School."
School officials said the new technology will be used in classrooms and throughout the campus to better support students and expand access to learning resources, and to be able to offer trainings and clinics remotely.
The donation was made possible through the Expand Charity Classic, a golf tournament hosted by Expand Energy in April to raise money for organizations serving communities across the region.
"The Expand Charity Classic is more than a golf tournament," said Michelle Cavanaugh with Expand Energy. "It's an opportunity to invest in organizations that are making a difference in the lives of people across our region."
Check presentation following the Expand Energy Golf Classic.Â
In addition to The Community School donation, Expand Energy presented another large donation to Oilfield Helping Hands, an organization that assists families of oil and gas industry workers facing financial hardship.
School leaders said the technology investment will help provide students with additional tools and resources that support learning while creating new opportunities for their educational growth.
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