Corvallis Public Schools Foundation

THE MISSION OF THE CORVALLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND INSPIRE LEARNING FOR A LIFETIME. OUR VISION IS THAT ALL STUDENTS-REGARDLESS OF RACE, CULTURE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, LANGUAGE, ABILITY, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR OTHER IDENTIFIERS-GRADUATE AS ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL AND NAVIGATE THE WORLD'S COMPLEXITIES.

SCHOOL PROGRAMS SUPPORT: WE MANAGED MORE THAN 220 DESIGNATED ACCOUNTS FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES, SUCH AS BIKE EDUCATION, HOMELESS EDUCATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, OUTDOOR SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL CAREER CONVENTION, GRADUATION PARTY, ART, DRAMA, EXTRACURRICULAR, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, LIBRARY, MATH, MUSIC, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, SCIENCE, SPORTS, TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTICS, AND WELCOME CENTER FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S 13 PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT ENROLLED APPROXIMATELY 6,700 STUDENTS AND EMPLOYED 1,018 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 979 TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF, AND AN ADDITIONAL 39 COACHES.

ACADEMIC AND ENRICHMENT GRANTS: $4,452 WAS PROVIDED FOR LEARNING ENRICHMENT GRANTS OR INNOVATIVE PROJECTS IN MUSIC, ART, DANCE, LITERACY, COMMUNITY SERVICE, STEM, COOKING AND NUTRITION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE. THROUGH OUR GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS PROGRAM, WE AWARDED FOUR STIPENDS TOTALING $3,180 TO HONOR OUTSTANDING TEACHERS AND STAFF. WE ALSO PROVIDED $21,180 IN GRANTS FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN NEED OF CARE AND CONNECTION OR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. SUMMER PROGRAMS SERVED 299 STUDENTS. OVER HALF WERE STUDENTS NAVIGATING POVERTY AND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER WERE STUDENTS OF COLOR AND/OR EMERGING BILINGUAL STUDENTS. THROUGH OUR ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, WE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $6,750 TO HELP 7 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS PURSUE THEIR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.

WRAP-AROUND SERVICES AND SUPPORT: WE SUPPORTED EDUCATIONAL ACCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE NAVIGATING POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS, WITH GRANTS TOTALING $64,108 TO THE STUDENT OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS, HOMELESS EDUCATION, AND THE WELCOME CENTER PROGRAMS. WE PROVIDED STUDENTS QUALIFYING FOR FREE AND REDUCED MEALS (APPROXIMATELY 2,200 STUDENTS) WITH BACKPACKS AND CLOTHING, SHOES, HEALTH AND HYGIENE SUPPLIES, EYE EXAMS, GLASSES, FOOD, SNACKS, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY FEES, AFTER-SCHOOL CARE, AND SUMMER CHILDCARE AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDED EMERGENCY SUPPORT, RENT MONEY AND TRANSPORTATION FOR 200 STUDENTS WHO WERE HOUSELESS. THE WELCOME CENTER PROGRAM REACHED 325 FAMILIES (575 STUDENTS) BY PROVIDING 35 INSTANCES OF RENT AND/OR UTILITIES ASSISTANCE (TOTALING $9,000), 1,200 BAGS OF SHELF-STABLE FOOD, 490 PRODUCE BOXES FROM A LOCAL FARM, 400 LAUNDRY CARDS, 700 GROCERY GIFT CARDS, AND 750 PACKAGES OF CLEANING AND PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS. AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUED DURING THE 2020-21 YEAR, WE PROVIDED $65,104 OF FUNDS TO ADDRESS 874 STUDENTS' BASIC NEEDS DURING THE SCHOOL CLOSURES, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES TO GAIN ACCESS TO WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE FOR ONLINE LEARNING (TOTALING $49,656), RENT AND UTILITIES ASSISTANCE, AND GIFT CARDS FOR GASOLINE, GROCERIES, CLOTHING AND AUTO REPAIRS.

RACIAL EQUITY GRANTS: WE PROVIDED $29,330 TO SUPPORT ONGOING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND COLLABORATION IN EACH SCHOOL TO DISRUPT SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. GRANT FUNDING ALSO PAID FOR CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MATERIALS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF OF COLOR IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE EXPANSION OF THE S.A.F.E. (STUDENTS ADVOCATING FOR EQUITY) PROGRAM AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THESE GRANTS BENEFITED 6,700 STUDENTS.