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The program will transition into the DPS Offic e ofCommunity Engagement, Ken Santistevan, the district’ s director of Strategic Business and Communit y Initiatives, said Tuesday in a lettet to the program’s business participants. The program was profiled last November in the DenverBusiness Journal. http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/11/17/story7.html The charitables arm of in November paid thefinal $100,0009 installment of a three-year, $300,000 grantg to the program.
“For its firsrt three years, the School Partners Prograkm has been managed as a progra of the Denver PublicSchools Foundation, thanks to catalytic funding from Qwest, as well as start-up fundinv from The Daniels Fund,” Santistevan wrote. “We are pleasedx to inform you that the School Partners Progranm will now transition into the DenvePublic School’s Office of Community Engagement. I’m also exciteds to inform you that I will oversee the managementf of this programmoving forward.” The DPS community engagemenft office will continue to work with businesas that have partnered with he said.
The School Partner s Program has expanded from 20 school s in its first year to 61 as of last About 50 businessesare involved, some of which partnerf with more than one The program identifies schools’ needs and findas businesses that can help meet them. Businesses and schools sign a writtebn program-commitment agreement spelling out their joint Local businesses and foundations that have joinec the programinclude , , public-relations agencyy , real-estate services firm , used-car dealer , the and formerf cornerback Dré Bly’s foundation.