Educators Share their Success Stories!
"The Poster Maker has become an integral vehicle to post student results as we monitor progress in achievement and behavior."
"In order to help make our strategic plan visible to our students, staff and community, we have made posters of our mission, goals and pledge which are posted throughout the school. Classroom mission posters are proudly displayed in each classroom."
"Making our goals and results visible to everyone who enters our school is the biggest need our Poster Maker fulfills. It assists us as we strive to have our progress and results apparent."
"We felt that the Poster Maker would be a valuable tool to help us live our mission, so we funded it through our school budget. It has proven to be invaluable."
Sincerely,
Karen Osmanski
Principal
Ira L. Rupley Elementary School
"I would like to tell you how beneficial the Poster Maker has been to our school. As an administrator, I am in constant need of material being enlarged for various events including book fairs, family nights and other meetings. I have always ended up doing this work myself at outside providers, assigning other staff to do it or outsourcing the projects altogether. With the Poster Maker, all of these issues are resolved."
"The ease and simplicity of the Poster Maker is amazing. I can design and print a poster as easy as designing a memo to my teachers. The teachers of our school love using the Poster Maker to print posters relating to various classroom topics, as well as on bulletin boards for a very professional look. I enjoy using it for a variety of reasons including: reminding staff of important meetings, inviting parents to community events and publicizing school events for our students."
"The Poster Maker was funded through our local school funds. After meeting with a representative of the product, I decided to try it out. It has exceeded my expectations and I highly encourage other schools to purchase it as well."
Sincerely,
Richard K. Richardson
Principal
Henderson Elementary School
"Meadowview School is absolutely delighted with our Poster Maker. We use it to enlarge and post many of the Graphic Organizers we have developed over the years to help students with Problem Solving, Reading and Writing. Previously this meant many hours of pasting together many parts to make a large poster. Now we create a standard 8 x 11 that we provide to new teachers, so that we are all on the same page when it comes to modeling and presentation."
"Though we had to tuck in our belts in other areas, we made the decision that this was a wonderful way to use our building funds that would pay us back many times in the future. Among other things, we are contemplating ways that other buildings in our school district can reimburse us if they choose this wonderful resource."
Sincerely,
Sandra Duran
Principal
Meadowview School
"I just had to take a moment to let you know that we have discovered another wonder of the world: the Poster Maker and Cold Laminator! There isn’t a day that goes by since we purchased the equipment that we don’t say, “How did we get along without it?” "
"Teachers use the Poster Maker to post the student-generated rubrics and criteria charts in their rooms. Standards are posted large enough for students to read. We need a sign to direct parents to a meeting and voila—the Poster Maker enlarges a computer-printed sign. Posted in a showcase is an enlarged list of classrooms with high monthly attendance. We have some permanent large signs that we use to announce Student Council meetings or Bilingual Parents meetings. We welcomed our parents to our Holiday Music Show with a sign we enlarged, painted, laminated and posted in front of our auditorium."
"It is now so easy to make classroom materials and professional-looking signs with our Poster Maker."
Sincerely,
Elayne Elsky
Principal
Haskell Elementary School
"Haines School purchased the Poster Maker with funds from the Parent / Teacher Organization and the Paper Recycling Fund. Even though we haven’t had the Poster Maker for very long, it has already become a valuable tool for Haines."
"We used the Poster Maker to create large pictures of students as a decoration for our First-Grade Musical. We also made posters for our Awards Assembly. We print large posters of our school sing for classrooms to improve school spirit."
"We are very glad that we were able to purchase the Poster Maker. It will save us money on poster printing costs. We know that we will find more uses for the Poster Maker in the years to come."
Sincerely,
Susan Futterer
Principal
Haines School
"I would like to tell you how happy my staff and I are with our Poster Maker. My teachers use the Poster Maker to enlarge charts, graphs, classroom rules and creative projects made by students. We recently used the Poster Maker to enlarge the names of local businesses who contributed to our Walk-A-Thon for a school in Mississippi."
"Our computers cannot print large-enough letters or pictures to be displayed in the classroom. The Poster Maker allows us to enlarge all kinds of projects that can easily be seen by everyone in the room and school. The Poster Maker is a valuable teaching aid for my staff. It’s hard to believe we have gone this many years without one!!"
"The Poster Maker was funded through discretionary money the school receives through Supplemental General State Aid. Our Local School Council and teachers all feel that the money spent for the Poster Maker was a great investment for our students."
Sincerely,
David Dalton
Principal
Alexander Fleming Elementary School
"We are very pleased with our Poster Maker. We have found our system to be beneficial for classroom use in poster projects that will be used from year to year. We like the fact that the paper can be laminated as well! It is also useful to have posters available for large group functions such as our “Registration Fair” or for meetings."
"Your support staff recently provided preventative maintenance to our system. The service was scheduled to our convenience and the Representative presented herself in a very professional manner. When contacting Varitronics by phone for supply orders or technical support, we receive prompt and courteous service. Our orders are shipped without delay."
"Merton Community School District thanks you for your excellent product and service."
Sincerely,
Carol Meske
Clerk
Merton Community School District
"We are using our Poster Maker in a variety of ways. First and foremost, we are using it to increase student learning. The Poster Maker allows us to make multiple large posters of essential skills and ideas to be placed in our classrooms for consistency across grade levels. We have also used the Poster Maker to create large posters welcoming grandparents to our Grandparents’ Day Celebration, and parents to our Parent /Teacher Conferences."
"The use of the Poster Maker in combination with the Cold Laminator allows students to write on the posters and share their ideas. The posters can then be reused. The Poster Maker ensures that all of our classrooms have access to the same materials in a large, easy-to-read format. The students at our school have benefited from consistency in the teaching of ideas and strategies, and the level of student learning has increased. The entire school community has enjoyed the large, colorful posters announcing events and activities."
Sincerely,
Laura Yale
Teacher
Fairview School
"Our school purchased the Poster Maker and Cold Laminator with proceeds from our vending machine sales."
It has been used to make informational and directional posters for:
- Parent / Teacher Conferences
- Sports and Activities
- College Fairs
- Commencement
- Bus Rules and Playground Rules for Elementary Schools
- Welcome Signs and Banners for Freshman Orientation
- General Building Use
"In addition, for the past several years Grand Rapids High School has been the host school for twice-yearly Multi-District Staff Development Days for professional staff from five area schools. Posters have been an essential component in welcoming our guests and directing them to rooms for meetings, breakout sessions and lunch."
"The Poster Maker is very easy to use and has rapidly become an important educational tool. It was a very sound investment."
Sincerely,
Mary Eidelbes
Principal’s Secretary
Grand Rapids High School
"We use the Poster Maker for producing original posters for student use in the French language. We also use it for producing reading materials with large print as a teaching aid."
"Before we purchased the Poster Maker, it was difficult for our teachers to get posters in French, or to produce their large-print teaching aids. It is now easier for them to do so, thanks to the Poster Maker."
"It may interest you to know that we invested in a large-format printer a few years ago. That machine was so delicate that it broke at almost every touch, so we stopped using it completely. The Poster Maker is easy to use, is low-maintenance and has not broken down despite the heavy-duty printing that we do in preparation for the new school year!"
Sincerely,
Dr. Fatima T. Lawson
Principal
L’Etoile du Nord French Immersion School
"We enjoy our Poster Maker at East High School in Duluth, Minnesota. One of our teachers was named The Star of American Teaching for Minnesota from the US Department of Education. I was able to quickly create a large banner for a bulletin board to tell our visitors about this wonderful honor."
"One of our staff members organized a community education event and needed large posters. When he brought them to the other schools, they wanted to know where he had made them, as they looked very professional. Using the copy function makes for easy poster making."
"We look forward to using our Poster Maker for more event advertising at East High School."
Sincerely,
Jennie Wabrowetz
Supervisory / Educational Assistant
East High School
