Who is the LPS Foundation ? Stand-alone registered How do we raise funds for LPS? 501(c)3 nonprofit organization Events • The Stride • Sole purpose: Raise funds to Colorado Gives Day • support educating students Spirit Celebration • Golf Tournament • Corporate and local business Governed by its own Board of • Foundations Directors consisting of: • Parents, alumni, community, employees 14 volunteer board members • • 4 District Representatives • Board of Education What is our focus? • Superintendent • To fill the gap that otherwise wouldn’t • Principal be filled with stretched district budget • PTO President Technology • • Health & Wellness • Two employees: Activity, no food • Executive Director, full-time • Mental Health • Admin. Assistant, part-time • Grants to Teachers • Over 400 volunteers • Grants to Schools •
How have LPS Schools Benefited? Since our inception in 1992, LPSF has provided over $5 million to LPS schools • In the past 4 years alone, nearly $2 million has been provided • Grants to teachers to help pay for nearly anything needed in classrooms for all • subject areas; Professional development so teachers can continue to learn; • Mental health support so staff and students have the resources necessary to • work through adversity; Educational technologies such as desktop computers, Chromebooks, ipads, • Smartboards, electronic scales, advanced calculators, 3D printers, laser engravers, software and cloud-based programs, Kindles, digital drawing tablets, sewing machines, microscopes; Educational resources for reading, mathematics and science programs; • Wellness programs such as Playworks at all elementary schools, climbing walls, • school gardens, spinning bikes, and food pantries; District-wide initiatives and level programs •
Working together to educate students Raise $$$ for Raise $$$ for ALL schools their own school Tax Dollars Defined by District-wide Local Taxes Principal Or Level (Elem, State Funds Middle, High) Federal Funds FTE Technology Levels the Playgrounds playing field for all schools LPS PTOs LPSF
How does the LPS Foundation Partner with LPS? Administration Identify programs/initiatives needing support • Provide connectivity to business community ($$ , resources, volunteers) • Provide connectivity to surrounding community • Share the LPS story • Schools Grants to Teachers - $30,000 • Grants to Schools, both pass thru and applications • Resource and a partner • Major Projects – STEM Centers, Inspired Writing, Playworks, Screenagers • Parent Teacher Organizations (PTOs) Fundraising resource and partner • Profit Sharing on all LPS Community Nights with Kroenke Sports & Rockies • organizations Colorado Gives Day fundraising platform • Corporate/Business Matching Contributions •
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