ExxonMobil Supports Online Education with $100,000 for Carlsbad Municipal Schools
03 April 2020 - 05:14PM
Business Wire
- Contribution to help facilitate the transition to online
learning
- Laptops to be provided to in-need students
The Carlsbad Municipal School District is receiving $100,000
from ExxonMobil to support online education in response to
unprecedented circumstances associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funding will help provide technology and internet connectivity to
low income students who are living in remote locations with limited
access to the internet.
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To support the need for social distancing to minimize the impact
of COVID-19, New Mexico made the difficult decision on March 16 to
close school buildings to students for the remainder of the school
year. The closure impacts 7,000 students in 14 schools in the
district.
“ExxonMobil is committed to doing our part to support the
community during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Staale Gjervik,
senior vice president at ExxonMobil Upstream Oil and Gas Company
and president of XTO Energy. “We have long supported initiatives
designed to support students and teachers and know that these are
not easy times for many families or teachers.”
In a short amount of time, teachers have been asked to modify
their plans and develop new lessons that can be presented to their
students remotely. Gjervik said that ExxonMobil’s goal is to help
the school district and ensure students maintain their studies with
as minimal disruption as possible.
“Carlsbad’s schools and teachers need support and encouragement
during these difficult times,” Gjervik said. “We hope our
contribution will help facilitate the transition to online learning
during this period and ease the burden on families and the
schools.”
The Carlsbad Municipal School District has developed a
Continuous Learning Plan for the remainder of the year and plans to
submit it to the Public Education Department by April 6, 2020. The
plan will be shared with the community as soon as it is complete
and ready to be deployed.
“We have been charged with moving to a distance-based education
model in a very short period of time. Assistance from ExxonMobil is
helping to make this transition successful. The district
appreciates and looks forward to the continuing relationship with
ExxonMobil in service to our students." said Dr. Gerry Washburn,
superintendent of The Carlsbad Municipal Schools.
In addition to donations to the Carlsbad Municipal School
District and other community groups, ExxonMobil is responding to
the COVID-19 pandemic by maximizing production of products such as
isopropyl alcohol, a key ingredient in hand sanitizer, and
polypropylene, used to make protective equipment for health care
workers and first responders.
ExxonMobil is also working with the Global Center for Medical
Innovation to design and support the manufacturing of reusable
shields and masks for health care workers.
ExxonMobil is a founding member of the Permian Strategic
Partnership, an alliance of 19 energy companies operating in the
Permian Basin, working in partnership with community leaders to
address public education, healthcare, housing, roads and workforce
development. In 2018, ExxonMobil contributed nearly $35 million to
higher education, medical care, environmental research and arts and
civic organizations in Texas and New Mexico.
About ExxonMobil
Exxon Mobil Corporation, one of the largest publicly traded
international energy company, uses technology and innovation to
help meet the world’s growing energy needs. ExxonMobil engages in a
range of philanthropic activities that advance education, with a
focus on math and science in the United States, promote women as
catalysts for economic development, and combat malaria. In 2018,
together with its employees and retirees, ExxonMobil, its divisions
and affiliates, and the ExxonMobil Foundation provided $211 million
in contributions worldwide. To learn more, visit exxonmobil.com and
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About Carlsbad Municipal Schools
The Carlsbad Municipal School District currently has fourteen
(14) schools, including Hillcrest, a separate PreK building, the
Early Childhood Education Center (Kindergarten), an Early College
High School and approximately 7,000 students. The district prides
itself on an individualized and personalized approach to educating
its students. The Carlsbad Municipal School is continuously seeking
opportunities to improve and expand learning opportunities for
students from pre-kindergarten to post-secondary school levels. We
will continue to look at this opportunity as a chance to enhance
our instructional practices and meet the social and emotional needs
of our students. We know that it will take partnerships with the
community to meet students' needs in this current situation.
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