Jeffco Schools Foundation is a nearly forty-year partner to Jeffco Public Schools. In 2019-20, Jeffco Schools Foundation provided some level of support and partnership to at least 80 percent of our schools through our existing programs (illustrated below).
Art Shows
Jeffco Schools Foundation is honored to support Jeffco Public Schools student artists and annual art shows. In 2019-20 art shows were hosted virtually, and will be hosted virtually again in 2021.
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Celebrating fifty years of Jeffco schools virtual art shows in 2021! Join us on April 23rd!
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Thanks and recognition go to our forever Jeffco Arts Heroes, Betty & Joe Wetherbee, for their enduring legacy of investment in Jeffco arts.
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Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative
The Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative seeks to couple tuition assistance and student supports to ensure that every Colorado student has affordable access to postsecondary opportunities, and can complete a degree or certificate necessary to enter their desired position in Colorado’s workforce.
Jeffco Schools Foundation is a COSI recipient and partner, with nearly $1M in available combined resources to provide scholarship support in 2021 and beyond. |
Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI) is Matching Scholarship Funds for Jeffco Graduates.August 2020
"Jeffco Schools Foundation and CU Boulder announce $860,000 in scholarships for Jeffco Public Schools students." |
Jeffco Schools Foundation partners with Red rocks Community College, Front Range Community College, University of Colorado Boulder, Metro State University, and other postsecondary partners to leverage COSI investments to support Jeffco Public Schools graduates on their paths toward their bright future.
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Costume Shop
The Costume Shop is not operating during the time of COVID-19. Check back later for updates.
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The Jeffco Costume Shop is an educational theatre resource available to all students, educators, and families in Jeffco. All costumes are free to check out, much like a library. |
Recognition and thanks go to Jane Gilmore for her leadership and volunteerism to bring the Costume Shop resource to so many Jeffco students.
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COVID-19 Support
Thank you so much to our community, our partners, and our volunteers for supporting Jeffco students and families in the time of COVID-19!
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During the time of Remote Learning, Lockheed Martin and Comcast partnerships have allowed Jeffco Schools Foundation to support up to 300 low income students and families to access internet to support learning.
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Jeffco Summer of Early Learning
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Jeffco Summer of Early Learning (JSEL) is a 6-week, intensive summer school program that focuses on increasing students’ literacy and math skills. |
Jeffco Schools Foundation provides grants and other supports to JSEL. Through the generous support of Wells Fargo, 10,000 Jeffco K-3rd grade students will receive supports in the summer of 2021.
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Jeffco Partnership Collaborative
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Jeffco Schools Foundation serves as a partner and leader in a number of key partnerships across Jeffco to ensure every Jeffco student thrives.Jeffco Schools Foundation partners with articulation area and community partners across our vast district, collaborating to support over 80,000 Jeffco students.
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Learning Ally
Learning Ally supports readers, with dyslexia and otherwise, to reach their full potential.
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Learning Ally provides an opportunity to achieve in school and in life through literacy supports.
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Jeffco Schools Foundation, in partnership with Jeffco Public Schools, is supporting Learning Ally, a program currently in 46 Jeffco Public Schools, with 1,522 active readers.
From August - early February of 2021 students read 755,291 pages! |
Scholarships
Serving Kids
Jeffco Schools Foundation is the fiscal sponsor and a program partner to Serving Kids. Clothing is delivered to the school employee who requests clothing for a student to give the clothing to the student.
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An all volunteer partnership effort, Serving Kids, provides new and near-new clothing to Jeffco school children who are in need. |
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