Teton County School District’s Nonprofit Partner
The Fund for Public Education collaborates with Teton County School District in a number of different ways including whole child wellness programs, school fundraisers, the Teton County Scholarship Program and so much more. Depending on your role at TCSD, find your “hub” and FPE contacts listed below.
Grants for Students in Need
The Fund for Public Education and Teton County School District co-administer whole child wellness programs providing support for students in need. These include Feeding the Whole (meals), the Jean Coldsmith Impact Fund (mental health), Love Your Teeth and Straighten Up (dental programs), the Jim and Becky Rooks Afterschool Activity Grant (afterschool programs and summer camps) and so much more.
More information and program applications available here.
Email MacKenzie@FundforPublicEducation.org with questions.
School Fundraisers
The Fund for Public Education collaborates closely with the school district to support specific clubs, sports, schools and PTOs in their school fundraisers. As the fiscal sponsor, the Fund for Public Education provides structural support to all these groups through financial best practices, reporting, tax receipts, coordination of approval processes from TCSD leadership team and online systems for raffles, auctions and other fundraisers.
Find the HUB for school fundraisers, including policies / procedures and FAQs here.
Coaches and club sponsors: email MacKenzie@FundforPublicEducation.org to find out how much money rolled over in your FPE bank account this year.
Scholarships
The Fund for Public Education administers the Teton County Scholarship Program in partnership with Teton County School District#1.
More information about the Teton County Scholarship Program is available here.
Please contact Julia@FundforPublicEducation.org with any questions.
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TCSD Reimbursement Requests
When you are ready to use funds held by the Fund for Public Education, make your purchase using a TCSD credit card or agency account. If you have already made a purchase on a personal credit card, please contact our office for next steps.
Please note: The FPE can only reimburse purchases made in accordance with TCSD policies and procedures.
Subtotals, estimates and unpaid invoices cannot be reimbursed. If you are looking for purchasing approval, please contact your school principal.
Grants for TCSD Schools and Staff
The Fund for Public Education offers periodic grants for TCSD schools and staff, including the Quality Educator Grants (offered in partnership with the Rotary Club of Jackson Hole).
School principals are notified of these grant opportunities.
Partnership with PTOs
A number of Parent-Teacher Organizations collaborate closely with the Fund for Public Education. We work together as a fiscal sponsor to follow financial best practices, partner for fundraisers like Runtober and maximize support for schools.
Please contact MacKenzie@FundforPublicEducation.org with any questions.
PTOs:
Click here to submit a reimbursement request for less than $5,000.
Click here to submit a reimbursement request for more than $5,000.