ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) - The Elmira City School District will be supplying students in grades Pre K through 12 with all school supplies for the 2022-23 academic year.

The school district said that families are welcome to supply their students with items, but it is not required. Students will need to bring their own backpacks.

The school district says that they can leverage the power of bulk purchasing to purchase necessary supplies for a fraction of what families would have to spend on their own.

Administrators and teachers say they have identified the supplies necessary for classroom learning.

If you represent a community agency that would like to support the families of Elmira through donation, please contact your student's building principal or Beth Manwaring in the District's Office of Public Information at 607-735-3091 or bmanwaring@elmiracityschools.com.