In the Media

About 1,300 incoming first through ninth graders are enrolled at eight school sites — about double the number enrolled prepandemic. Four sites offer free extended care to 180 students that’s funded by Impact on Education.

The community challenge encourages local organizations and individuals to build fundraising teams and raise $25,000 to support local families. Google has offered to match any gifts made to Crayons to Calculators from July 15-30, up to $10,000, a generous challenge gift.

Shannon Blanco, who graduated from Monarch High in May, is the first recipient of a new $5,000 scholarship from Impact on Education endowed by Earl and Barbara Bolton. They also recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to two other Boulder Valley high school graduates.

District leaders shared a “catch-up” plan to address learning loss that focuses on the remainder of the year, though an expanded summer program also is in the works. We are providing $300,000 to cover the cost of the tutoring.

Through a partnership with BVSD, Boulder and Boulder County, hot spots were purchased with federal CARES Act money to ensure our students have reliable internet access.

To ease financial stress on struggling families, we stepped in to eliminate the child care debt for 53 BVSD families. The combined debt of $25,000 was paid through our Student Academic Support fund.

To ease financial stress on struggling families, we stepped in to eliminate the child care debt for 53 BVSD families. The combined debt of $25,000 was paid through our Student Academic Support fund.

Impact on Education set out to brighten the holidays for Boulder Valley School District children by hosting a book drive from Nov. 30 to Dec. 14, and its goal was to collect 1,500 books to stock the bookshelves at Share-a-Gift’s annual Holiday Toy Shop for BVSD families. Instead, the group collected more than 6,000 books in just two weeks.

Manhattan Middle School counselor Zennia Jennie turned to Impact on Education while trying help three students who weren’t engaging as the district switched to online only instruction in November.

Moore said it helped that the district had already been working on the issue before the coronavirus pandemic hit. For the families still without access, the district — with the help of its foundation, Impact on Education, and a Boulder Public Library grant — has provided hot spots and covered…

Moore said it helped that the district had already been working on the issue before the coronavirus pandemic hit. For the families still without access, the district — with the help of its foundation, Impact on Education, and a Boulder Public Library grant — has provided hot spots and covered…

Lafayette’s Rosana Trujillo didn’t participate in past school supply distributions because her parents had always helped buy all the notebooks, crayons, markers and other supplies on her three children’s lists. But this summer…

Impact on Education, the foundation for Boulder Valley Schools, is distributing school supplies this week at drive-through locations to families. No documentation is needed to pick up the supplies, but organizers note they’re intended for students in need…

Teacher Kathy Luna drops off kits of school supplies and books on Monday mornings, giving families of preschool-age children living at Boulder Housing Partners sites the materials they need to participate in a virtual school readiness program…

Social Venture Partners (SVP) Boulder County announces the most recent investee in its multi-year Catapult program. “In our efforts to support local nonprofits with a variety of programs and resources that strengthen strategy and management, the Catapult…

The annual Crayons to Calculators school supply drive for Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley students is asking for monetary donations only to buy wholesale supplies for the coming school year. Because of social distancing restrictions…

Emily Trujillo, a kindergarten teacher at Broomfield’s Emerald Elementary, ended her first year with an award from Impact on Education as the early career teacher of the year…

As school districts across the state look to make plans for the fall, some are taking the summer to make sure their most vulnerable students have the means to make it through…

Cydnee Melville planned a move to Lafayette from Longmont and enrolled her two children at Alicia Sanchez Elementary before the coronavirus pandemic prompted shutdowns. She moved into an apartment near…

Cydnee Melville planned a move to Lafayette from Longmont and enrolled her two children at Alicia Sanchez Elementary before the coronavirus pandemic prompted shutdowns. She moved into an apartment near…

Shortly after schools closed in March, Liquid Mechanics reached out to Impact on Education, to let the Boulder Valley School District’s foundation know that they were planning to donate a portion of their proceeds…

The Broomfield Community Foundation last week distributed more than $10,000 to local nonprofits through its Disaster Relief Fund in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Foundation’s goal is to raise more than…

Impact on Education, the foundation for the Boulder Valley School district, is collecting handmade fabric masks for kids and workers at the district’s three emergency childcare sites. Masks can be dropped off at a bin…

It’s easy to focus on the dark in scary and uncertain times. Thankfully, it’s also easy to see how this crisis is bringing out the very best in our community. When schools had to pivot to supporting students…

I have written recently about the outstanding efforts of Impact on Education, the foundation for Boulder Valley Schools, in mobilizing support for our students and schools…

It’s easy to focus on the dark in scary and uncertain times. Thankfully, it’s also easy to see how this crisis is bringing out the very best in our community. When schools had to pivot to supporting students…

Claudia Borlovan picked up a Chromebook on Wednesday at Lafayette’s Ryan Elementary School for her daughter, along with a second one for a neighbor’s child. With four daughters in elementary, middle and high…

Impact on Education, the foundation supporting Boulder Valley schools, recently announced that all donations, up to $100,000, will be doubled for its critical needs fund to help students impacted by closures to prevent…

The Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley school districts are providing updates on at-home learning in the event school closures are extended beyond spring break — a possibility that looks increasingly likely based…

Congratulations to Sue Taddeucci, the 2020 Blake Peterson Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.