2012-2013 - Jeffco Schools Foundation

2012-2013

ANNUAL

REPORT

big ideas.

JEFFERSON FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Jefferson Foundation, as a Colorado 501c3 nonprofit organization, is governed by a board of volunteer directors. These community leaders set strategic direction for the Foundation, provide legal and fiduciary oversight, and ensure that the organization has resources adequate to meet its objectives. In 2012-2013, the Foundation benefited greatly from the expertise and dedicated service of the following individuals:

Susy Fischer (President) Freeman Insurance West

Emily Robinson (Past President) FirstBank of Colorado

Tom Swart (Treasurer) Bradley Consulting Group, PC

Melinda Delmonico (President-Elect, Secretary) Gibson Arnold & Associates, Inc.

Jason C. Astle Colorado Litigation Report

Cindy Ayde Deer Creek Middle School

Cynthia Baxter DaVita, Inc.

Scott M. Browning Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons, LLP

Anne Burkholder Community Volunteer

Wanda Cooley Bank of the West

Keith Evans Kaiser Permanente Colorado

Jill Fellman (Ex-Officio) Jeffco Public Schools Board of Education

Michael Haley Fuller Western Real Estate

Lori Hoffner Supporting CommUNITY Inc.

Sam Inman Wells Fargo, Boulder and Broomfield

Tori Merritts Community Volunteer

Todd Mikesell Ball Corporation

Dr. Cynthia Stevenson (Ex-Officio) Jeffco Public Schools

Katie Tiernan (Ex-Officio) The Jefferson Foundation

Michael Valentin Comcast

Don Wick Arvada Police Department

Kristi Wimbish KBW Graphic Design

JEFFERSON FOUNDATION STAFF

Katie Tiernan, Executive Director Anton Delgado, Director of Marketing Robin Weikel, Program Manager Pam Heiny, Executive and Financial Assistant

LETTER FROM THE BOARD LEADERSHIP

Dear Friends,

What do you want to be when you grow up?

We make it a point to ask Jeffco Public Schools students this question whenever we visit their schools or meet with them. This past year, The Jefferson Foundation met future engineers, teachers, chefs, motorcycle mechanics, astrophysicists, nurses, filmmakers, musicians, biochemists, pilots, entrepreneurs and more.

Regardless of what backgrounds students have, or where within Jeffco they attend school, there is consistency in students' thoughtfulness and daring. Jeffco students are driven, and they are planning bright futures.

When we think of our work at The Jefferson Foundation, inevitably we think of these students. After all, The Jefferson Foundation was founded 30 years ago to bridge public and private resources to ensure that all students are prepared for success.

The dream of our founders was that when the Foundation grew up, it would have a powerful impact on public education in Jefferson County. Throughout this annual report, you will see that in 2012-2013, with the help of key partners and investors, we did just that.

We are proud of our contributions to the students of Jeffco Public Schools, but we continue to dream, just like our Founders. Just as our students are busily planning for when they grow up, the Foundation is looking ahead with a strategic approach to developing new projects, reimagining existing programs, and attracting additional ideas and funding to benefit our students.

We invite you to be a part of our future!

Melinda Delmonico, President

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Katie Tiernan, Executive Director

SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITTED IN 2012-2013

Adams Elementary School Alameda High School Allendale Elementary School Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Arvada Covenant Church Arvada High School Arvada K-8 School Arvada West High School Augustana College Bear Creek High School Bear Creek K-8 School Bell Middle School Belmar Elementary School Bergen Meadow Primary Bergen Valley Intermediate Beth Eden Baptist School Blue Heron Elementary School Bradford Intermediate School Brady Exploration School California Lutheran University Campbell Elementary School Carmody Middle School Chatfield High School Cherry Creek Public Schools Citizens for Jeffco Schools Coal Creek Canyon K-8 School Collegiate Academy of Colorado Colorado Academy Colorado Acts Colorado Christian University Colorado Humanities Colorado School Foundations Association Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Colorado Writing Project Colorow Elementary School Columbine High School Columbine Hills Elementary School Compass Montessori--Golden Compass Montessori--Wheat Ridge Conifer High School Connections Learning Center Coronado Elementary School Creighton Middle School Creighton University Dakota Ridge Assembly Dakota Ridge High School Deane Elementary School Deer Creek Middle School Dennison Elementary School D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School Devinny Elementary School District 50 Education Foundation Drake Middle School Douglas County Education Foundation Dunstan Middle School Dutch Creek Elementary School Edgewater Elementary School Eiber Elementary School Eldorado K-8 School Elk Creek Elementary School Evergreen Child Care Evergreen Country Day School Evergreen High School Evergreen Middle School Evergreen Players Everitt Middle School Excel Academy Fairmount Elementary School Faith Bible Falcon Bluffs Middle School Fish Feathers Fitzmorris Elementary School Fletcher Miller Special School Foothills Elementary School Fort Lewis College Foster Elementary School Free Horizon Montessori

Fremont Elementary School Georgetown Community Theater Girl Scouts of Colorado-Jeffco Glennon Heights Elementary School Gold Crown Foundation Golden High School Gonzaga University Good News Coalition Governor's Ranch Elementary School Green Gables Elementary School Green Mountain Elementary School Green Mountain High School Hackberry Hill Elementary School HOPE Online Learning Academy Hutchinson Elementary School Jeffco Early Childhood Education Jeffco Homeschools Jeffco Indian Education Program Jeffco PTA Jeffco Public Schools (Educational Research

and Design) Jeffco Public Schools (Other) Jeffco Public Schools Drop Out Prevention

and Recovery Jeffco Public Schools Employee

Recognition Program Jeffco Public Schools Homeless Services Jefferson Academy Elementary School Jefferson Academy Secondary School Jefferson County Open Primary School Jefferson County Open Secondary School Jefferson High School John F. Kennedy High School Ken-Caryl Middle School Kendallvue Elementary School Kendrick Lakes Elementary School Kids Running America Kullerstrand Elementary School Kyffin Elementary School Lakewood High School Lasley Elementary School Lawrence Elementary School Leawood Elementary School Lincoln Academy Little Elementary School Long View High School Lukas Elementary School Lumberg Elementary School Magic Moments Mandalay Middle School Manning School Maple Grove Elementary School Marshdale Elementary School McLain Community School Meiklejohn Elementary School Mesa Elementary School Metropolitan State University of Denver Mitchell Elementary School Molholm Elementary School Montessori Peaks Academy Moore Middle School Mortensen Elementary School Mount Carbon Elementary School Mountain Phoenix School Normandy Elementary School North Arvada Middle School OASIS Intergenerational Tutors Oberon Middle School O'Connell Middle School Our Lady of Fatima School Outdoor Education Lab Schools Outdoor Lab Foundation Parmalee Elementary School Parr Elementary School Patterson International Elementary School Peck Dare Academy Peck Elementary School Peiffer Elementary School

Pennington Elementary School Performance Now Theater Platte River Academy Pleasant View Elementary School Pomona High School Powderhorn Elementary School Prairie Playhouse Prospect Valley Elementary School Quinnipiac University Ralston Elementary School Ralston Valley High School Red Rocks Community College Red Rocks Elementary School Regis University Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen Rocky Mountain Deaf School Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Rogers Elementary School Rolling Wheels Square Dance Club Rooney Ranch Elementary School Ryan Elementary School Schaffer Elementary School Second Wind Fund, Inc. Secrest Elementary School Semper Elementary School Shelton Elementary School Shepherd of Love School Sheridan Green Elementary School Sierra Elementary School Slater Elementary School Sobesky Academy South Lakewood Elementary School Spellbinders Jeffco Stage Door Theater Standley Lake High School Stein Elementary School Stevens Elementary School Stober Elementary School Stony Creek Elementary School Stott Elementary School Summit Ridge Middle School Swanson Elementary School Thomson Elementary School Trail Blazer Elementary School Two Roads High School University of Colorado--Boulder University of Colorado--Denver University of Nebraska University of Northern Colorado University of Oklahoma University Park Elementary School Ute Meadows Elementary School Van Arsdale Elementary School Vanderhoof Elementary School Vivian Elementary School Warder Elementary School WarrenTech WarrenTech North Wayne Carle Middle School Weber Elementary School Welchester Elementary School West Chamber Foundation West Jefferson Elementary School West Jefferson Middle School West Woods Elementary School Westgate Elementary School Westridge Elementary School Wheat Ridge 5-8 Wheat Ridge Community Foundation Wheat Ridge High School Wheat Ridge Optimists Wilmore-Davis Elementary School Wilmot Elementary School Witt Elementary School Woodrow Wilson Academy Young Life

"This is an audacious, grandiose proposal. It envisions the creation of an educational foundation... for the express purpose of having a major impact on the quality of American education."

- Kirk Brady, Jeffco School Board Member (1975-1994) and Founding Board Member of The Jefferson Foundation, 1983

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WELCOME TO THE JEFFERSON FOUNDATION

The Jefferson Foundation was incorporated in 1983 by a group of Jefferson County business and community leaders who wanted to bridge public and private resources to strengthen local education. Today, 30 years after its founding, the Foundation works to further its mission to support Jeffco Public Schools in preparing all students for a successful future.

Jeffco Public Schools is the largest school district in Colorado, covering 780 square miles and serving more than 85,000 students in 154 schools and programs. Jeffco Public Schools are among the best in the country, and the district is regularly recognized in the state and nationally for achieving great outcomes with students and families. Despite these successes, recent county-wide increases in poverty--the greatest risk to a child's academic success--mean that the work of The Jefferson Foundation is perhaps more important now than ever.

As an independent nonprofit organization, The Jefferson Foundation is strategically partnering with many community organizations, businesses, individuals and government agencies to develop new educational resources. Our goal: to make sure that every Jeffco student, regardless of background, graduates ready for college or career.

This annual report outlines the Foundation's accomplishments in the 2012-2013 school year. For more information, please visit the Foundation online at .

FOUNDATION SUPPORTED FUNDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Arvada High School Capital Improvement Fund Alameda High School Renaissance Fund Arvada K-8 Gifted and Talented Support Fund Sue Anne Berger Scholarship Fund JCRSEA Books For Kids Fund Christopher Faughnan Memorial Scholarship Fund Colorado Reading Corps Fund Costume Shop Fund Count Me In Fund Colorado School Foundations Association Fund Dakota Ridge High School Renaissance Fund Dee Reed Teaching Scholarship Fund Devinny Elementary Adventures In Reading Fund DG Fund Foster Elementary School Enrichment Fund Green Mountain Area Partnership Fund High School Art Show Awards Fund Homeless Services Fund JCRSEA Scholarship Fund Jeffco Art Shows Fund Karen Richardson Fund Lakewood High School Renaissance Fund Larry Wallace Memorial Fund Larry Wieland Memorial Fund Lillian LaFleur Scholarship Fund Lucent At-Risk Students Fund Marshdale Elementary Enrichment Fund Math Kits Fund Mobile Science Show Fund Opportunity To Better Yourself (OPBY) Scholarship Fund Outdoor Education Lab Schools Fund Parent Child Home Program Fund Read to Me - Arvada Fund Read to Me - Wheat Ridge Fund Rebel Character Award Scholarship Fund Ruthie's Fund Salazar Literacy Fund Second Wind Fund Serving Kids Fund Silver Lining Fund Skaggs Scholarship Fund Summer Of Early Literacy Fund Standley Lake High School Renaissance Fund The Jefferson Foundation Discretionary Fund TJF Community Scholarship Fund WarrenTech Fund WarrenTech Auto Program Fund Wayne Carle Diversity Fund Weber Rebuilding Fund Wetherbee Endowment Earnings Fund Wheat Ridge High School 50th Anniversary Scholarship Fund Wheat Ridge High School Class of '71 Legacy Scholarship Fund

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THE PROGRAMS OF THE JEFFERSON FOUNDATION

MAKING A DIFFERENCE LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY

The Jefferson Foundation enters its third decade of service to the Jeffco Public Schools community by developing innovative and strategic programs that make sure all students are prepared for successful futures. The Jefferson Foundation's programmatic impact in 2012-2013, by the numbers:

228 Total public schools and community organizations who received benefit from or who participated in a Jefferson Foundation program in the 2012-2013 school year, up by more than 10% from 2011-2012.

99.4%

Students enrolled in the Jeffco Summer of Early Literacy in 2012 who either improved or maintained their literacy proficiency from Spring to Fall. The program is developing new strategies to address persistent income-related achievement gaps through Mile High United Way's Social Innovation Fund. Critical additional program support comes from the Salazar Family Foundation, the Leon Lowenstein Foundation and Schomp Automotive.

1,000,000

Dollars invested in literacy programs in Jeffco Public Schools by the Salazar Family Foundation through the annual Salazar Literacy Initiative. This private family foundation has partnered with The Jefferson Foundation since 1999 to ensure that all students develop important reading and writing skills.

Number of education support funds and scholarships managed by The Jefferson Foundation. Donations to these donorrestricted funds support a wide variety of schools, community projects and initiatives and come from individuals, businesses, community organizations and grant-making foundations.

56

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Years of quality afterschool programming provided at nearly 40 Jeffco schools through the Lights On After School initiative, a partnership between The Jefferson Foundation and Mile High United Way. More than 16,000 students attended programs at their schools over the past seven years, helping

keep them safe, extend the school day and develop closer bonds with school staff and communities.

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Jeffco Public Schools seniors who received one of 11 community scholarship awards totaling $38,700 in Spring of 2013. The Jefferson Foundation partners with individuals, businesses and community

groups to manage these scholarships, which are funded entirely by individual and corporate donations.

Dollar value of scholarships, prizes and awards

615

made to Jeffco high school students who exhibited at the 41st Jefferson Foundation High School Art Show in 2013. The Jefferson Foundation, with help from the Betty and Joe Wetherbee Art and Music Fund, has supported four district-wide art shows since they were cut from the district budget in 2010.

80,000

Students from Jeffco middle and high schools who participated in a

Jefferson County Business Education Alliance program in Spring of 2013, including career fairs and career exploration

events. JCBEA is a partnership

among local schools and cham-

bers of commerce and economic

$8.62

organizations that seeks to provide more workforce preparation opportunities for students and

4,257

Approximate total dollar cost, per child, to provide a week's worth of new or gently used clothing, including coats and shoes, to any Jeffco student who needs it through the Serving Kids

program. Donations of clothing and cash, coupled with volunteer support, help keep

program costs low, and nearly 1,000

schools. The Jefferson Foundation serves as the new organization's fiscal sponsor.

Students around the state who got to experience

students benefited in 2012-2013.

more hands-on science in elementary and middle

school classrooms as a result of the Mobile Science Show. The program is funded by Lockheed Martin and individual donors to The Jefferson Foundation.

Total number of people, mostly students, who borrowed costumes and theater props from the Jefferson Foundation Costume Shop in 20122013. The free resource has been a Jefferson

Foundation program since 2010 and is supported

entirely by donations from individuals and

community groups.

61%

Students from 12 Jeffco elementary schools participating in the Colorado Reading Corps who went from struggling to proficient or advanced readers in just one school year. The Colorado Reading Corps is a national replication program funded by Mile High United Way, Target, ServeColorado and individual donors to The Jefferson Foundation.

1,217

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