Denver Public Schools Foundation

Join us on Saturday, September 21st or Saturday, October 5th to cheer on the Colorado Rapids Soccer Club as they take on Toronto FC and Seattle Sounders FC at Dicks Sporting Goods Park!

Five dollars from each ticket sold through the fundraiser will be donated back to the DPS Foundation to support student success and initiatives in our schools. Each ticket purchase also includes a Rapids bag tag promo item!

Visit https://ow.ly/3Peg50Tb3al to buy your tickets today!

Earlier this month, the DPS Board of Education voted to put a $975 million bond measure on November's ballot. This will be presented to Denver voters on November 5th. In support of our students, DPS Foundation supports this bond so that students and schools may have what they need to thrive. With many critical items on the ballot that impact our students, now is the time to ensure we all have an understanding of the impact of this bond.

To learn more about the DPS Bond package, please visit https://dpsfoundation.org/impact-webinars/ to watch the webinar recording of DPS Foundation’s Insiders Event: An Insider’s Look at November’s Ballot Initiatives from last month, led by Chuck Carpenter, DPS Chief Financial Officer and Melissa Rosales, DPS Senior Program Manager.

Thank you to GRAND PEAKS for partnering with Valverde Elementary School for a bike build event for 2nd graders! Grand Peaks is showing up for our DPS schools in many ways (they gave free apartments to 10 teachers this year)! We are grateful for your continued partnership.

Join us at Coors Field to watch the Colorado Rockies take on the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 28th and 29th! Tickets start at $15 with a portion of each ticket sold through the fundraiser being donated back to the DPS Foundation!

Enjoy the game while supporting DPS students! Buy your tickets today: https://www.mlb.com/rockies/tickets/specials/schools

Last week members of our team attended the Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce’s Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business event to celebrate the amazing women who are making a difference in the community. We were thrilled to cheer the winners on and it was particularly special to be there in support of one of our very own, Nancy Walsh. Nancy has been an incredibly dedicated member of our board for several years now and we are so grateful to her and Denver Museum of Nature & Science for the continued support of students, educators and families. Nancy is an outstanding leader and person— who knows what it means to put Students First!

Don’t forget! There’s still time for DPS educators to apply for DPS Foundation’s A to Z Fund classroom grants! The deadline to submit your application is Monday, September 16th at 11:59 p.m. MT. Visit https://dpsfoundation.org/a-to-z-fund/ to apply today!

Interested in joining our A to Z Fund review committee? Members of the Denver community, including high school students, are eligible to review our next application cycle. Please email [email protected] by this Friday, 8/30 to sign up and become part of the A to Z Fund Review Committee!

Our team had a blast visiting a variety of schools this week to celebrate the first week of the new school year. From elementary to high school, we dropped of sweet treats, healthy snacks and lots of coffee while we chatted with educators. We love our teachers and it takes all of us to ensure they feel supported. Here's to a great year filled with lots of learning and fun!

Thanks to Kyle Clark for helping us spread the word about our A to Z Fund Classroom Grants for Teachers! This is a great way to support students and educators as we kick off the first week of school. What a great way to start the year! https://www.classy.org/campaign/next-with-kyle-clarks-word-of-thanks/c611182

A 'Word of Thanks' from Next: Supporting families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit We'll highlight a different cause every week.

We have exciting news to share! DPS Foundation has been selected by Kyle Clark at 9NEWS (KUSA) to be featured this week in Next with Kyle Clark's "Word of Thanks", a micro-giving campaign that encourages 9NEWS viewers to join Kyle in supporting a small to mid-sized non-profit making an impact in Colorado. Tonight during Next, Kyle will be sharing more about the DPS Foundation and asking people to join him in donating to our A to Z Fund Classroom Grants for Teachers. Consider joining in the fun and making a donation so that educators can have funds for the resources they need, help spread the word about this opportunity or tune in Next tonight to check out the feature. https://www.classy.org/campaign/next-with-kyle-clarks-word-of-thanks/c611182

Happy First Week of School! With educators and students returning to the classroom this week, we want to ensure that every DPS student has the opportunity to thrive. Make a gift today to support our future leaders, innovators and change-makers: https://dpsfoundation.org/donate/

What a great first day of school! Today Sara Hazel joined Dr. Alex Marrero and other DPS leaders at Polaris Elementary to cheer on the students as they started their first day of the new year. We look forward to joining in the "back to school" fun and celebrating students all week. Together, we can make this year a great one where our students, educators and families can thrive!

We hope all DPS students have a wonderful first day back to school! Wishing all students and educators a great first week and year ahead! To check out what DPS is up to as the school year begins, click here: https://www.dpsk12.org/

VF Corporation's ACE Diversity team put together a back-to-school backpack stuffing event to create 600 backpacks that will go to Marie L. Greenwood! The VF Corporation included school supplies such as Colors of the World Crayola pencils or crayons, notebooks, pencil pouches, and more, all inside of a new JanSport donated backpack. Their volunteers packed all 600 backpacks in under 30 minutes and delivered them to the school earlier this week!

Thank you to VF Corporation’s ACE Diversity team for your generous support of DPS students ahead of the new school year!

United Airlines celebrated being the exclusive airline of Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre by inviting their community partners to celebrate with them! DPS Foundation Director of Development, Jenny Martin, and Grant Engagement Manager, Jennifer Mays-Krimmer, attended the celebration last week and participated in yoga on the rocks before hearing from United Airlines CEO, Scott Kirby, during the breakfast and program.

Thanks to generous support from United, DPS Foundation’s official airline, our Educators Take Flight initiative provides the opportunity for DPS educators to travel by air to enhance their perspectives and learn from experts in their field so they can improve outcomes for students.

The next review window is now open! Submit your application before September 8th to be considered in the current cycle: https://dpsfoundation.org/educators-take-flight/

As we are about to kick off the new school year, we want to shout out our media partner, Denver7 who has done so much for us this past year in lifting up our student voices, sharing our student and educator talents, and showcasing ways to get involved with the DPS Foundation. The support of our partners allows us to give students the resources they need to succeed and become societal contributors. We are incredibly grateful for Denver7’s support in showing students and educators that we stand behind them as the new school year begins! Check out a fun feature with Nicole Brady:

Join Denver7 and Support DPS Foundation 30 second spot

Denver Public Schools hosted their annual New Educator Resource Fair last week at Regis University! DPS Foundation Grant Engagement Manager, Jennifer Mays-Krimmer, and Development Specialist, Annual Giving, Erin Shelby, were both on-site to attend the New Teacher Orientation portion of the resource fair.

We are excited to welcome all new educators to the DPS community and wish them all the best ahead of the 2024-25 school year!

It's Back to School season at DPS! Make a gift to support all DPS students and educators ahead of the new school year! Donate today to ensure every student has the opportunity to thrive: https://dpsfoundation.org/donate/

Check out this great feature from Denver7 highlighting the recent announcement of a unique partnership between Grand Peaks and the Denver Public Schools Foundation, in which Grand Peaks will donate 10 apartments to DPS classroom teachers for one year of rent-free housing!

Watch now: https://tinyurl.com/23vrsxx3

Ten Denver Public Schools educators selected to move into new apartment complex, rent-free, for one year The educators will live at Skyline at Highlands for the next 12 months thanks to a partnership between property management company Grand Peaks and the DPS Foundation.

Last week we joined DPS and community leaders on a bus tour that showcased construction projects made possible thanks to funds from the 2020 DPS Bond at RASA, CEC, Brown and Montbello. It was amazing to see the brand new school (RASA) and the incredible transformation at existing schools.

One educator said it best -- space matters with learning! Can't wait for the start of school to see how these inspiring new spaces make students feel welcomed and ready to grow!

It’s amazing to see what’s possible when we join together in support of students, educators and families. These schools are now spruced up and ready for students and educators to start their first day of school with a smile! Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers for the hard work. A fabulous day helping ensure our students thrive!

A great kickoff for our fourth annual Back to Class Bash! We have 150 volunteers at three school sites gathered to beautify the school grounds. A big thank you to all sponsors for making today possible! 

DPS Foundation staff joined Trautman and Shreve earlier this week at their 2nd annual golf tournament at the Black Bear Golf Club in support of DPS Career and College Success programs! Following a great day of golfing, attendees heard from CCS Launch Internship Manager, Charlene West, and recent DPS graduate Nate Chavez about the impact of these programs on DPS students and schools.

Thanks to the generous support of the community, the tournament raised over $62,000! Career and College programs enable students to explore different career fields, develop skills in the classroom, and gain hands-on experience through internships. Thank you to Trautman and Shreve for making this tournament a success and supporting DPS!

Our Back to Class Bash is just two days away! Join us for a day of hands-on volunteerism as we beautify multiple school campuses ahead of the new school year. Special thanks to Raising Cane's for being a Community Sponsor this year! The help of our sponsors allows us to give students the resources they need to succeed and become societal contributors.

We loved visiting with Denver7 yesterday where we got to share about our upcoming Back to Class Bash event and how the community can join DPS Foundation to support students as they start the new year! Spending time with DPS Foundation Board Member Kristin Stork was a highlight as well! We are so grateful to Denver7 for their continued partnership. To check out the interview:
https://lnkd.in/gZczWy8B

Exciting opportunity for educators! Today Governor Polis, in partnership with DonorsChoose, announced $2.7 million in funding from the Governor Emergency Education Relief (GEER) to help educators purchase new resources that will support student success in the classroom this year. Educators can receive up to $600 in supplies per classroom while supplies last.

For more information:

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Many thanks to Alexandra Lozano Law for their recent gift in support of the DPS Foundation’s New Arrivals, Student & Family Fund, DPS Community Hubs and student grants!

Abogada believes in giving back in all communities that they serve. Thanks to the law firm’s generous donation, they are supporting both DPS students and their families, which helps champion the whole child and leads to our students becoming societal contributors. Abogada Alexandra shared, "It's an honor to get to uplift our community!"

DPS Foundation team members attended the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Responsive Arts & Steam Academy FNE (RASA) on Friday last week to celebrate the grand opening of the new school! We heard from RASA founders, founding students, and key community leaders, and also enjoyed musical performances from talented local artists! This event marked the beginning of an exciting journey dedicated to fostering educational excellence for future generations.