DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
1860 LINCOLN STREET 10TH FLOOR, DENVER, CO 80203 www.dpsfoundation.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE RAISE AND MANAGE FUNDS, MAKE STRATEGIC PROGRAM INVESTMENTS, AND SERVE AS COMMUNITY LEADERS SO ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED.

SEE SCH O.DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION IS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE IN DPS.WE BELIEVE OUR CITY IS STRENGTHENED BY EVERY STUDENT WHO GRADUATES READY TO LEAD A SUCCESSFUL LIFE. AS THE STRATEGIC FUNDRAISING PARTNER FOR DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE INVEST IN ACCELERATING PROGRESS; WE CONNECT THE COMMUNITY TO OUR CLASSROOMS; AND WE INSPIRE CONFIDENCE IN THE PROMISE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR DPS'S MORE THAN 90,000 STUDENTS AND MORE THAN 200 SCHOOLS. LEARN MORE AT WWW.DPSFOUNDATION.ORG.

WORKING ALONGSIDE DPS LEADERS AND EDUCATORS, DPS FOUNDATION INVESTS IN TRANSFORMATIVE OPPORTUNITIES ACCELERATING PROGRESS FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS TO HELP REACH OUR VISION WHERE EVERY STUDENT GRADUATES READY TO LEAD A SUCCESSFUL LIFE. IN 2019-20, DPS FOUNDATION GRANTS IMPACTED SEVERAL KEY AREAS OF FOCUS, INCLUDING: LAUNCHING A $1 MILLION FUND THAT WILL SUPPORT SELECTED DPS SCHOOLS IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING CREATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES, BUILD CAPACITY, AND ENRICH SCHOOL COMMUNITIES; CREATING NEW AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DPS' DEPARTMENT OF EXTENDED LEARNING AND COMMUNITY; (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O)SUPPORTING EDUCATORS WHO WILL WORK AS PART OF A COHORT FOCUSED ON SHARED GOALS TO DEVELOP, TEST, AND REFINE NEW IDEAS FOR IMPROVING INSTRUCTION SO MORE STUDENTS OF COLOR WILL BE ON TRACK FOR COLLEGE READINESS; PROVIDING RELIEF DURING COVID-19 AND REMOTE LEARNING SUCH AS FOOD SECURITY AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND CONTINUING TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK AS DPS BECOMES A TRAUMA-INFORMED DISTRICT.DPS FOUNDATION COLLABORATED WITH FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, ALUMNI, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO INVEST IN PROGRAMS AND SCHOOLS ACROSS DENVER. SUPPORTED BY OUR EVER-INCREASING DONOR BASE, DPS FOUNDATION GRANTED OVER $6.5 MILLION TO DPS FOR PRIORITY PROGRAMS AND CRITICAL NEEDS IN 2019-20.THANKS TO OUR DONORS' GENEROSITY, DPS IS MAKING STRIDES FOR MORE THAN 90,000 STUDENTS IN DENVER. THE DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS' CLASS OF 2019 POSTED THE DISTRICT'S HIGHEST ON-TIME GRADUATION RATE YET AND GREW BY MORE THAN 300 STUDENTS OVER THE PRIOR YEAR'S GRADUATING CLASS. ACCORDING TO DATA RELEASED BY THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DPS' ON-TIME GRADUATION RATE, OR THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE IN FOUR YEARS, CLIMBED FROM 70.2% LAST YEAR TO 70.9%. FIVE YEARS AGO, THE DISTRICT'S FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE STOOD AT 62.8%. DPS HAS SEEN STRONG DISTRICT-WIDE GAINS IN THE GRADUATING CLASS OF LATINO AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS. THE ON-TIME GRADUATION RATE AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS HAS INCREASED FROM 62.4% IN 2014 TO 68.3% THIS YEAR, AND OVER THAT SAME TIME THE GRADUATION RATE FOR LATINO STUDENTS HAS RISEN FROM 58.2% TO 68.0%. WE KNOW WHEN WE JOIN TOGETHER FOR OUR STUDENTS, OUR COMMUNITY AND CITY WILL THRIVE.

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