Dayton Public Schools: Funds And Resources Provided To Dayton Public Schools By Learn To Earn Dayton

Press release from Dayton Public Schools:

April 21, 2021

Computers and Hot Spots: L2ED secured funding for computers and hot spots for DPS students from a variety of regional funders during 2020 as part of the effort to address the digital divide issue confronting Dayton students.
Funders: Regional philanthropic organizations

Pay-for-Success: L2ED secured funds to assist with the school transformation work occurring through the pay-for-success work at six DPS schools.
Funder: Blue Meridian Partners

Neighborhood Schools: L2ED secured funds to assist with connecting after school programming with school based instruction at the six identified Neighborhood Schools in Dayton.
Funder: Chan Zuckerberg

FAFSA completion: L2ED worked with the six DPS high schools to increase FAFSA completion rates for DPS students.
Funder: Ohio Mayors Alliance and L2ED

Dunbar High School: L2ED worked with DPS to rethink the programming at Dunbar High School with a focus on turning the existing school into a fully functioning early college.
Funder: L2ED

Teach for Montgomery County: L2ED is leading an effort to attract and retain more teachers of color for DPS and other school districts serving higher percentages of underrepresented students.
Funder: L2ED

21st Century Grants: L2ED assisted with writing and submitting 21st Century grants for selected DPS schools.
Funder: L2ED and 21st Century

Equity Fellows and ELI : L2ED worked to train cohorts of DPS teachers and administrators in how to create more culturally responsive school and classroom environments.
Funder: StriveTogether/The Ballmer Group

This press release was produced by Dayton Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.