Buy a Coupon Book Online Today Knox County Schools School Coupons Books can now be purchased using PayPams, our parent account management system. PayPams has been our cafeteria puchasing system for several years. Now you can order School Coupon Books online through the system using your current account.Don't have an account with PayPams? Simply register today. Coupon books are still $10.00 plus $1.50 shipping if ordered online, The shipping fee is waived if you order two or more books. Select "Purchase School Coupon Book" from the choices after logging in. |
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The coupon books cost $10.00 with $7.50 going to the school where the book is sold. Schools with a high number of economically disadvantaged students share $.65 from the sale of each book. Encyclopedia Britannica On-Line for all Knox County Schools’ libraries is funded by $.15 of the proceeds and another $.10 funds the “Schooled for Success” program, an eighth grade career awareness initiative in each Knox County middle school. The cost of printing is $1.10 per book. Only $.50 of the book’s cost goes to cover administrative and student incentive cost.  “The program was established in 1989 as a way to provide discretionary funds for schools to use to meet needs identified by parents and teachers,” said Scott Bacon, the Knox County Schools supervisor of business partnerships. ‘Since its inception the school coupon program has been widely embraced by middle and elementary schools and the funds generated have become a primary resource for improving technology and playgrounds in schools across the county. Parent and community support have made the Knox County School Coupon Book program the most successful program of its kind in the nation.‘There are few restrictions on how the funds can be used by the schools,” said Bacon, “Parents and students raised over $1.5 million in each of the last two years. These are our best two years on record. That is money that stays at the school where the book was sold. So, it has an immediate impact on students. In fact, we encourage schools to spend the money raised within the school year in whic  h it was earned so the students who raised the money benefit directly and immediately.”The school coupon book contains money-saving offers worth more than $6000, providing discounts on fast food, fine dining, personal and professional services, as well as shopping and entertainment. Students sell the coupon books, which feature discount coupons for over 300 area merchants, in a two-week campaign conducted this year from Sept. 17 through Oct. 2. “Ten cents from each book sale funds the Schooled for Success program,” said Bacon. “This is an eighth grade career awareness initiative in each Knox County middle school. It is a year-long program that culminates in an internship for many eight grade students. Students complete a portfolio focusing on self-assessment, career exploration, career planning, pre-employment skills development and employment skills development. They also have the opportunity to participate in a career fair that traditionally has exhibitors from over 100 local businesses and community organizations.” “We understand that people have a lot of different views of the coupon book and school fundraising activities in general,” said Bacon. “But we feel that the book is a real value. It lets a buyer recoup his or her investment through the use of the coupons. There are not many $10.00 investments that can return up to $6,000.00 over the course of a year.” “Because of the value, we encourage schools and school groups to make the coupon book the focal point of their fund raising activities,” said Bacon. “A good coupon book program should eliminate the need for many other fund raising activities.” School Coupon Books provide funds to meet needs identified by parents, teachers
 program of its kind in the nation.
There are few restrictions on how the funds can be used by the schools,” said Scott Bacon, Knox County Schools supervisor of business partnerships. “Parents and students raised over $1.5 million in each of the last two years. These are our best two years on record. That is money that stays at the school where the book was sold. So, it has an immediate impact on students. In fact, we encourage schools to spend the money raised within the school year in which it was earned so the students who raised the money benefit directly and immediately.” The school coupon book contains “The books cost $10.00 with $7.50 going to the school where the book is sold,” said Bacon. “Schools with a high number of economically disadvantaged students share $.65 from each book. We make this distribution on a per student basis. Encyclopedia Britannica On-Line for all Knox County Schools’ libraries is funded by $.15 of the proceeds. This gives all Knox County students on-line access to the resources of the Encyclopedia. It is a resource that can be used either at school or anyplace a student may have access to the internet. Another $.10 funds the Schooled for Success program. This is an eighth grade career awareness initiative in each Knox County middle school.
“The cost of printing is $1.10 per book,” he said. “Only $.50 goes towards administrative costs and student incentives.”
“Because of the value, we encourage schools and school groups to make the coupon book the focal point of their fund raising activities,” said Bacon. “A good coupon book program should eliminate the need for many other fund raising activities.” |
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money-saving offers worth more than $6000, providing discounts on fast food, fine dining, personal and professional services, as well as shopping and entertainment. Students sell the coupon books, which feature discount coupons for over 300 area merchants, in a two-week campaign conducted from late September through early October.
“Schooled for Success is a year long program that culminates in an internship for many eight grade students,” said Bacon. “Students complete a portfolio focusing on self-assessment, career exploration, career planning, pre-employment skills development and employment skills development. They also have the opportunity to participate in a career fair that traditionally has exhibitors from over 100 local businesses and community organizations.”
“We understand that people have a lot of different views of the coupon book and school fundraising activities in general,” said Bacon. “But we feel that the book is a real value. It lets a buyer recoup his or her investment through the use of the coupons. There are not many $10.00 investments that can return up to $6,000.00 over the course of a year.”School Coupon Announcements Buy a Coupon Book Online TodayKnox County Schools School Coupons Books can now be purchased using PayPams, our parent account management system. PayPams has been our cafeteria puchasing system for several years. Now you can order School Coupon Books online through the system using your current account.Don't have an account with PayPams? Simply register today. Coupon books are still $10.00 plus $1.50 shipping if ordered online, The shipping fee is waived if you order two or more books. Select "Purchase School Coupon Book" from the choices after logging in. What's in this year's book?To help you better understand the benefits of savings from your purchase, here is an alphabetical listing of all the businesses in the 2009-10. It takes only one or two purchases to get back the money you spend for the book.
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