Corvallis Public Schools Foundation

School Programs Support: We managed more than 220 designated accounts for a variety of purposes, such as bike 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 6,775 students and employed 1,221 teachers, support staff, and coaches.

Academic and Enrichment Grants: IMAGINE grants of $81,249 were used to encourage innovative ideas that advance equity and students' experiences in their school communities such as projects in art, music, physical education, dance, gardening, construction, science, aquaculture, environmental education and a multi-cultural festival; and $10,517 was used for YEA! (Youth Empowerment and Action) grants for innovative, student-driven projects. Another $5,000 grant was awarded to a high school's ceramic art program. Graduation Rate Intervention funds of $7,654 were used to fund summer classes for students at risk of not graduating from high school on time. Through our Golden Apple Awards program, we awarded four stipends totaling $3,300 to honor outstanding teachers and staff. Through our endowed scholarship program, we awarded scholarships totaling $19,675 to help 18 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 $133,633 to the Student Opportunity for Success and Family Support programs. We provided grants totaling $12,598 to students qualifying for free and reduced meals (about 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. The Family Support program provided grants totaling $121,035 of emergency support, rent money and transportation for 380 students and their families who were homeless as well as many more students/families who experienced food insecurity and financial hardship. The program provided the following during the year: $9,041 of rent assistance (which helped 30 families avoid eviction); over 200 emergency payments for utilities, phone bills, car repair, moving costs, eyeglasses, and child car seats; 2,000 grocery and gasoline gift cards totaling $26,280 to assist with food insecurity and transportation; 400 laundry gift cards; and $13,617 of scholarships given to students to attend the Boys & Girls Club after-school program. In addition, $45,448 was spent on the suicide-prevention program.

We provided $35,467 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, expansion of the S.A.F.E. (Students Advocating for Equity) program at elementary schools, and the summer S.A.F.E. program. These projects served 6,775 students in the district's schools.