Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools
The highest quality education possible is the single best investment we can make in our children and teachers.
The mission of the Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools is to attain and allocate resources to Daviess County Public Schools to enhance, enrich, and supplement learning opportunities for its students, staff, and the community.
Over the past few months, the Foundation has provided funding for large and small district needs. A small sampling of projects is as follows:
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for two vision machines that will allow for vision screening for every pre-school and elementary student in the district in partnership with local eye care professionals and the Lion’s Club
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title sponsorship of the Daviess County Public Schools Mental Health Summit
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to support Daviess County Public Schools Grow-Your-Own-Teacher program
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for Daviess County Public Schools police vehicles
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for new physical education equipment at Southern Oaks Elementary School
WE ALSO…
Provided bottled water for Migrant Camp kids for the bus trip home during recent heatwave.
Are working with local businesses to support robotics teams at Apollo & Country Heights.
Provided 50 pocket-sized bilingual dictionaries for level 1 and 2 EL students in 7 different languages for Burns Middle School.
Provided transportation and lunch for ACE students that attended the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) showcase in Louisville KY.
Foundation News & Updates
Battle of the Backpacks 2022
Just a few teaser photos from last night's Battle of the Backpacks until our friends at Dream Copy finish with the professional ones. It is safe to say everyone had a blast! Tickets to this annual include dinner (it's fancy and nostalgic), a free drink (it's called...
DCPS uses donation for new vision screener
Family resource center counselors are required by law to perform vision tests for second- and fifth-grade students — a task that proved difficult with old and outdated screening machines. The 29-year-old machines also required some language comprehension, which...
Local eye care professionals helping boost vision screening for DCPS students
Antiquated equipment was causing issues with performing the required vision screenings at elementary schools in the Daviess County Public Schools district. With the technology used in today’s education, school officials said upgrades were a necessity. Thanks to...