School Grant Program Expanded for 2017-18. Applications due January 31.
(Image: Grant-funded mural created by the M.E.Ch.A. student group at Fort Vancouver High School and displayed at the Vancouver Police West Precinct.) During 2016-17, the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools invested over $130,000 to fund more than 50 enrichment activities and 9 mentoring programs, which benefited over 20,000 students at all VPS schools. To better […]
Foundation for VPS Launches Annual Staff Campaign and Student Chest Drive
Click here to visit Annual Campaign site. The 2017 Annual Staff Campaign is taking place in all district buildings between now and November 17. Student-led fund-raisers will run November 6-17. The district’s annual employee giving campaign allows VPS employees to donate to nonprofit organizations which benefit VPS students. Employees can designation contributions through payroll deduction […]
Foundation for VPS awarded $50,000 from Firstenburg Foundation for Community Schools Initiative
The Firstenburg Foundation has awarded the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools (FVPS) a $25,000 grant in their latest grant cycle. This grant is in addition to a $25,000 awarded December 2016. The grants will be used to support the expansion of the community schools model in Vancouver Public Schools (VPS). “The community schools model builds […]
Foundation for VPS welcomes new board members, Encore Fellow
The Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools (VPS) announces additions to its board of directors for 2016/2017 and welcomes an Encore Fellow to its staff. Joining the board of directors are Nichoel Casey, Assistant Vice President, Risk Consultation and Compliance Officer, Umpqua Bank; Felisciana Peralta, Adjunct Professor and Director of Student Inclusion and Equity Services, Clark […]
VPS bond passes with overwhelming support
Source: Vancouver Public Schools, Communications department. (2017, February 15). VPS bond passes with overwhelming support. [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.flashalert.net/id/VancouverSchDist The Vancouver community showed its support for schools on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The $458 million bond measure is currently passing with nearly 70 percent approval. Voters overwhelmingly approved the capital construction bond measure for Vancouver […]
Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools Receives Umpqua Bank Community Giving Grant
Umpqua Bank’s Charitable Foundation has awarded the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools an $8,000 Community Giving grant. The funds will be used to expand family engagement activities in Vancouver Public Schools, including experiences and academic-focused events for parents to become involved in their child’s academic success. Umpqua Bank recently announced Community Giving grant awards totaling […]
5th Grader Raises $700 to “Give Back” to Hazel Dell Elementary
With the end of the school year approaching, Hazel Dell Elementary School fifth grade student Sarah Payne wanted to do something to give back to her school. She recalled learning about the importance of community giving from her first grade teacher and worked with her parents to organize her own fundraiser, “Sarah’s Give Back Campaign”. “As […]
Nada Wheelock Selected as Executive Director of Foundation for VPS
Interim Executive Director Nada Wheelock rises to the top in national search for the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools Executive Director position. Wheelock has served as the interim executive director since July, 2016. She previously served on the Foundation’s Board of Directors and the Vancouver Public Schools Board of Directors. Wheelock is a senior leader […]
Vancouver Students Celebrate “Read Across America” Week With Help From Community Partners
Over 2,000 first-graders in Vancouver Public Schools were joined by family members last week to enjoy a free breakfast of green eggs and ham and embrace the value of reading. Part of a week long celebration honoring the birthday of children’s book author Dr. Seuss, the breakfast is a 21 year-old tradition begun by Beaches […]
Family Engagement Project Awarded Vancouver Energy Community Fund Grant
Vancouver Energy announced that the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools is the recipient of a $12,000 Community Fund Grant to help fund the Family Engagement Project. This project promotes engagement at all levels – from the school to the parents and students, extending to the business community and community at large – in order to achieve […]
