The Invest in Your Schools: Give Where You Live campaign (formerly known as the Help Your School fund) was initiated by numerous parent groups throughout Douglas County School District as a way to help raise much-needed funds to offset budget reductions that the schools are currently facing at the school level. The program is designed for parents and the community to direct financial resources to the school of their choice. Purpose
The intent of the program is simple: provide an opportunity for community members to contribute funds to the school of their choice that will be utilized for staffing, supplies and/or technology needs, as determined by the school's administrator. Staffing: This includes, but is not limited to, teachers, para-professionals, classroom support and other classified support as needed on a school-by-school basis. All staffing decisions must meet the approval of Douglas County School District HR Rules and Requirements as they relate to all teacher postings for these positions as per Colorado Law. Supplies: Each school has specific and unique supply needs that will be created by staff and recommended to the school administrator for approval. This includes school supplies for classroom and administrative use, materials and equipment for art, music and physical education classes, and textbook purchases. Technology: Our schools must have the ability to keep pace with the rapidly changing technology that our students need access to as 21st Century Learners. Invest in Your Schools funds may be used for computers, digital notebooks, software upgrades and more to ensure our students have the tools they need to be successful in the 21st century workforce. Process
The Invest in Your Schools: Give Where You Live campaign utilizes PayPal to process donations. Donations can be made to more than one school; each time you specify a school and donation amount, it will be added to a shopping cart. When finished, you will navigate to your shopping cart to review your donation(s). To complete the process, you will be asked to log into your PayPal account using your email address and password, and the donation will be processed using the bank account, debit card, or credit card that is connected to your PayPal account. If you do not have a PayPal account, you can still make a single donation using your checking account, debit or credit card. Note: All DCSD schools that utilize the school district's Oracle accounting system have the ability to receive donations submitted via the DCEF PayPal account. Some Charter and Options schools are not included, based on their current accounting procedures. If your school is not listed on the PayPal drop down menu, please make your donation directly to the school. Bill Pay Users: If you wish to make a regular monthly, quarterly or annually donation, simply create a Payee using your financial institution’s Bill Pay and set up a pay schedule for your school. Under the Memo section include your school’s name and Help Your School to ensure proper credit. Donations can also be mailed to our office. Please write the name of the school in the memo line of your check and mail it to: DCEF - Invest in Your Schools 620 Wilcox Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 The Douglas County Educational Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Donations made to the DCEF may be tax-deductible. Consult your financial advisor for more information.
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