A MESSAGE FROM OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Why do public schools need philanthropic support? This is a question we hear often. School funding is complicated, but there are three key reasons:
1) Our local taxes don’t just support local schools; they support schools throughout the state. In 2024 Teton County paid more than $80 million to other school districts across Wyoming through a process called recapture.
2) State and federal resources are designed to provide everyone with a basic education, but they don’t cover the cost of providing an extraordinary education There are programs and opportunities that our educators want to provide for local students, but can’t without your help. These include every thing from mental health support, to afterschool activities, to literacy interventions.
3) The public funding sources our schools rely upon today might not be available tomorrow. This year our district faced the loss of more than $7M in federal funding that had been made available during the COVID-19 pandemic, but was deemed no longer necessary This meant that our district could no longer offer the rich depth of out-of-school programming and support that many families had come to depend upon, not just during the pandemic, but beyond as they faced increasing cost of living and housing pressures.
This is where the Fund for Public Education comes in Our job is to make the extraordinary possible. We raise money to support programs that could not happen with public funding alone. We provide the resources for our district leaders and teachers to dream big and change lives. And we ensure that key programs have the resilience to withstand changes in the funding climate.
In the past year, donors like you have made it possible to serve more than 250,000 meals to kids in need You provided more than 600 free dental check-ups for elementary school students. You supported hundreds of hours of reading and literacy training You helped launch 146 graduating seniors onto the path of a bright future by giving more than $1M in scholarships through the Teton County Scholarship Program You made possible vocational programming, arts opportunities, STEM projects, and so much more.
The pages ahead are filled with stories of these amazing accomplishments, as well as more information about the needs our schools will face in the year ahead. We hope you will join us as we continue to make the extraordinary possible for local students, teachers, and for our community
OUR BOARD
Annie Band, President Jennifer Bruno, Vice-President Huntley Dornan, Treasurer
Reade Dornan, Secretary/TCSD#1 Trustee Jennifer Zung, Director/TCSD#1 Trustee
Lisa Carlin, Director Ashley DiPrisco, Director Lynn Straker, Director
Gillian Chapman, Ex-Officio Director/TCSD#1 Superintendent
OUR MISSION
The Fund for Public Educationsupports extraordinary education in Teton County School District#1.
nsupport local students at theTeton County ScholarshipProgram’s annual celebration.
More than 720 local children rely on free or reduced cost school meals to meet their daily nutritional needs. . DID YOU KNOW?
Inthe2023-2024schoolyearthefederalcut-offtoqualifyforfreeschoolmealswas$39,000for afamilyoffour.Withhighresortwagesinourcommunity,manyfamiliesdon’tqualify,buthigh cost of living meansthattheyalsocan’t afford to payfor school meals. To ensure that no child goeshungry,TCSD#1andtheFundforPublicEducationpartneredtocreateFeedingtheWhole.
EACHYEAR,FEEDING THE WHOLE MAKES AHUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF LOCAL KIDS.
FREE MEALS SERVEDTOKIDS IN NEED
$35,000 200,000
SCHOOL LUNCH DEBTPAID FOR LOCALFAMILIES
4,000
POUNDS OF LOCALBEEF USED
COST TO RUN THE PROGRAM EACHYEAR, SUPPORTED BY DONORS LIKE YOU $500,000
The Jean Coldsmith Impact Fund provides free mental health care for TCSD#1 students.
The Jean Coldsmith Impact Fund changes students’ lives for the better every day. Here the family of a student who received care through the program shares what the opportunity meant to them:
“On behalf of my son and my family, I want to say a HUGE thank you to this program. I hope you continue to be able to support community members in such a way that enhances their lives as it did ours. There have been many angels throughout this process, and this program is one of them. Thank you from the depths of our hearts.”
AVERYSPECIAL THANKYOU TO OURDENTAL PARTNERS:
The Fund for PublicEducation offers free dental exams to nearly 1,200 elementaryschool students eachyear. DIDYOU KNOW?
The MIDDLE MARKET at Jackson Hole Middle School provides freesnacks, school supplies, and winter coats. DID YOU KNOW?
AVERYSPECIAL THANK YOU TO STIO FOR PROVIDING BACKPACKS THAT KIDS LOVE!
The Fund for Public Education supports dozensofafterschool activities and clubsatTCSD#1 schools throughgrants, scholarships and fundraising.
Avery special thank youtothe Wilson Book Gallery,The Rotary Clubof Jackson Hole Foundation,and our PTOpartners for providing books for youngreaders.
The Fund for PublicEducationsupports reading andliteracyprograms across the entireschool district.
DIDYOU KNOW?
DID YOU KNOW?
The Teton County ScholarshipProgram awards more than $1 MILLION to local students each year.
The Teton County Scholarship Program is co-administered by the Fund for PublicEducationand the CommunityFoundationofJackson HoleinpartnershipwithTetonCounty School District #1.More than 70 donors come together to brightenthe futures of graduating seniors from across the valley.
SPOTLIGHT: ALEX ROBLESMONTIEL
Alex, seen here celebratingwith hismother, receivedseveralscholarships that haveallowedhim to study automotivetechnology andautomotiveservicemanagement at WyoTech.When he finishes school, he plans to open hisown automotiveshop.
JOIN US AND HELP MAKE GREAT THINGS HAPPEN FOR LOCAL STUDENTS.
Our Annual Fund supports dozens of district programs, including Reading Recovery, After the Bell, Love Your Teeth, Summer Reading, Middle Market, Feeding the Whole, the Teton County Scholarship Program, and much, much more.
SUPPORT THE FPE ANNUAL FUND TODAY.
HELP SECURE ABRIGHT
GIVE TO THE FOREVERSCHO
Building an endowment ensures thatour schools have
On arecentspring day, nearly 3,000 studentsand 500staffmembers joined together
FUTURE FOR OURSCHOOLS
OLS ENDOWMENT FUNDTODAY.
the resources they neednomatter what challenges arise.
ratMcIntosh Stadium to celebrate TCSD#1schools as one vibrant, united community.
The FOREVERSCHOOLS CAPACITY FUND ensures thatour schools havethe resourcestogrow. This includes essentialprojects like the expansion of JacksonHole High School, whichwill addmore classroom space and specializedfacilities for career and technical education, including theschool’s award-winningculinary program.
Lack of affordable and attainable housing is the #1 reason teachers leaveour school district.
DIDYOU KNOW?
The FOREVERSCHOOLS HOUSING FUND solves acritical district need by building affordable and attainable housingthat is availablefor all district staff. 72 one, two, andthree-bedroom units areplanned,withthe first24units currently under construction.Your gift to the HousingFundprovides TCSD#1’s teachers andstaff with theopportunitytobuild along-term life andcareer in Jackson Hole. Give todayand help ensurethatthe remaining48units can continue on schedule.
DID YOU KNOW?
In 2024 TCSD#1 was required to turn over more than $80M in local funds to thestate.
Jackson Hole’sproperty taxesare high; why do our schools still needyour help?
Wyoming’s school funding model meansthatmostofthe taxmoneyour community paysgoes toother school districts. Here’s howitworks:
WYOMING FOUNDATION PROGRAM GUARANTEE
Schoolfunding begins when the state calculatesthe foundation guarantee. This is the amount of money each school district is guaranteedinorder to provideits students with abasic education. Theamount each school receives is based on anumber of factors,including the number of students enrolled,specialeducation needs, transportationneeds, etc. Thisisrecalculated for each schoolevery year
LOCAL RESOURCES CALCULATION
Every school districtreceives someamount of moneyfromtheirlocal community. This comes from anumber of sources, but in Teton County,property salesand taxes are the biggestcontributors. The state alsolooks at any cash reserves thatthe schooldistrict holds.
ENTITLEMENT
If your school district’s local resourcesare less than the foundation guaranteecalculated for you, then youare entitled to drawmoney from the foundation pool up to the amount guaranteed. This process is called entitlementand it helps ensure thatschools across the state always haveenough money to function.Thereare currently43entitlement districts in Wyoming
RECAPTURE
If your school district’slocal resourcesexceedthe foundation guarantee thatthe state calculated, youmust send any extra funds to thestate.These funds are then placedinto the foundationpool. This process is called recapture. There arecurrently 5recapture districts in Wyoming,including Teton County.Inthe 2023-2024 school year,TCSD#1sentmore than$80M to the state
HOWDOES THIS IMPACT OUR DISTRICT?
Recapturemeans that ourschooldistrict’s budget is limitedbywhat thestate determines is needed fora basic education, notbywhat ourcommunity wants or what it canafford. This is why philanthropy is so important for ourschools.
WHATCAN YOU DO?
Donate to supportlocal schoolsthrough theFundfor Public Education. Private funds arenot considered when calculatingthe foundation guaranteeorthe recapture amount. Donating to theFund ensures that localresources stay within our local schools, enabling extraordinary education for every student in our community.
AMESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
TetonCountyisknownacrossthecountryasthemostbeautifulandexpensiveplacetoliveandaplace whereextreme sports andinterests arecultivated. What people don’tknowisthatitisalsohometo people whosacrifice everything to make it here.Thissacrifice impactseverythinginthiscommunity, includingeducation.
TheFundforPublicEducationisanessentialpartnerinrealizingthegoalsoftheTetonCountySchool District#1andthegoalsofeachstudentinourdistrict. TheDistrictisgratefulforthepartnershipofthe FundforPublicEducationwhomaketheimpossiblearealityforourfamilies
Weknowourstudentsthrivedueinparttotheoutstandingandwell-roundededucationtheyreceivein academics,social/emotionalandlifereadyskillsacquiredwhileinourschools. TheFundforPublic Educationplays acriticalroleinmakingthese opportunitiespossiblefor each student. Throughthe years,theFundforPublicEducationhassupportedessentialservicesforstudents,families,andeducators to make allthingspossible. Whetheritishealthcareserviceslikedentalcare, mental health support, foodinsecurity,oreducationalsupportlikescholarshipsforgraduates,educatorgrants,schoolsupplies, or operationalsupport like fundingnew facilities,wedependonthe Fund forPublicEducation to provideacompleteeducation.
ThepartnershipandleadershipoftheFundforPublicEducationallowstheDistricttofocusoneducating eachstudentinsafefacilitiesthataredesignedtomeettheneedsofthe21stcenturylearner. Ourgoal istoprepareeachstudenttofaceanuncertainfuturewithconfidenceandskillstoworkthroughlife’s upsanddowns.
Ihaveneverbeenmoreproudofourstudents,staff,BoardofTrustees,andcommunitythanIamtoday Wearemorethanaschooldistrict,weareacommunityandafamily.TheFundforPublicEducationis anessentialpartofourawardwinningfamilyandIhopeyouarecompelledtojoinourfamilythrough yoursupport.
Dr.Gillian Chapman, TCSD#1 Superintendent
Givetoday tosupportour students,teachers,staff, and schools.
Giveonline at FundForPublicEducation.org/donate,use the handy QR code provided here,orsendacheck to:
Fund forPublic Education
P.O. Box 1048
Jackson, WY 83001
THANKYOU TO THE MANY DONORS WHO SUPPORTOUR SCHOOLS
LAUREATES SOCIETY
Bruce Bowen
Lisa Carlin
Community Foundationof JacksonHole
Elks Club of Jackson Hole
Lynn Friess/Foster’s Outriders Foundation
The Garaman Charitable Foundation
Geologists of Jackson Hole
Berte Hirschfield
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Jackson Hole Ski Patrol Memorial Fund
Kelson Foundation
Loud HoundFoundation
John Robinson
Jackson Hole Breakfast Rotary Club
Elizabeth McCabe
Moose Enterprises
Rotary Club of Jackson Hole Foundation
Scarlett FamilyFoundation
Maggie &Richard Scarlett
Victoria &Bill Scarlett
Soroptimist International Club of Jackson Hole
St. Johns Hospital Auxiliary
Noa &Ted Staryk
Lynn& John Straker, Jr.
TetonCounty Boardof Commissioners
SCHOLARS SOCIETY
American Legion Post 43
Leah Schwartz &Bradley Adams
Anonymous Fundofthe Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
Art AssociationofJackson Hole
Bank of Jackson Hole
Nancy Mulhall Bosch
Jennifer &Tom Bruno
Gamaliel Campuzano
Becky Watson &Betsy Carlin
Center of Wonder
Kelly &Bud Chatham
CLB Architects, Inc.
CommunitySafety Network
Barry &Suzanne Cooper
Family Charitable Fund
Davey Jackson Chapterof
NSDAR
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Dennis &Kay Lyman Foundation
Ashley &Mike DiPrisco
Andi &Huntley Dornan
Reade &David Dornan
HLEpstein Family Foundation
Franklin Paint
Grand Teton Lodge Company
JimHammerel
Harmony Design & Engineering
Hawtin Jorgensen Architects
GillianChapman &John Heim
Jennifer Jellen &Ryan Hennessy
Orquidea Hernandez&Daniel
Hierro
Edward Hobart
Annie Band &John Hunt
Jackson Hole Crimestoppers
Jackson Hole Jewish Community
Jackson Hole Lions Club
Jackson Hole Youth Mountain
Biking
The Jourdan Family
Rachel &Avi Kantor
Karl M. Johnson Foundation
Keller Williams Luxury
Jackson Hole
Paul Keogh
Kiwanis Club of Jackson Hole
Nikki &Michael Kramer
Liberty Burger
Emily &Gabriel Lopez
Macye &Alex Maher
Cathy &JamesMaxim
Kate &Brad Mead
Mental Health &Recovery
Services of Jackson Hole
Greg Merage/Greg Merage Foundation
Moran Volunteer Firefighters Association
Hillary Murro
National Museum of Wildlife Art
Nelson Engineering
AustinObryhim/State Farm
Shelley &Kevin Olson
Mel Orchard III
Order of the Eastern Star
Chapter 50 of Jackson Hole
Carol Owens
OwensFamily Dentistry
OwensOrthodontics
Greg Prugh/Prugh Real Estate, LLC
CorieRybak
Leah Schwartz
LeeAnn &Theo Schuff
George Simmons
St.Johns Hospital Foundation
Emilie &Ethan Steinberg
Teton CountyEducation Association
Teton Trail Runners
Teton Youth& Family Services
Patricia &Robert Trax
Teton Board of Realtors
Jami &Bill Voge
Wyoming Community Foundation
Y2 Consultants
Sasha &Michael Zolik
Zoobean, Inc
Jennifer Zung
HONOR ROLL
Anonymous
220 SO Main, LLC
Nicole &Aaron Ackley
William Adelman
Agrostis, Inc.
Teresa&Ryan Allen
Charles Ankeny
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Shawn &Andy Ankeny
Clarke Arick
Jill &Reed Armijo
Carolyn &Jim Auge
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Michelle Babcock
DavidBaker
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GenevaChong &Dave
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Cody Bateman
Joyce &John Batson
Jim Beattie
Ryan Ernest Bell
Frank Bellinghiere
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Ericka Berry
Michelle Blake
Rebecca &Ryan Block
Cathy&Ken Blount
Amy &Paul Boillot
ChristyMartell &Jared
Boldermann
Christen Boyle
Katie &ChrisBrady/Brady Real Estate
Lorie Cahn &Doug Brown
Heather &Jesse Burcham
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Byron
Carlin Family Fund
AndrewCarson
Kathryn Cassidy
Didi Thunder &BrotCoburn
Katharine Confer
Cony Corporation
Leslie Wetherill Cook
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Mark Daluge
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JohnDanby
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DaveHansen Whitewater
Laura Watson Davenport
Adrianne Deupree
Dick Anderson Construction
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Direct Response Marketing Services, Inc.
Andrea &ErikDombroski
Peter Duffy
Sarita &Brent Eastman
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Syd &Gary Elliott
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Evans Construction
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Susan Fleming
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Fodor LawOffice
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Kelly &DaveFrench
Michael Furmanek
Angel Gallardo
Clay Geittmann
Rebecca Genzer
Gibb Management &Sales
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Jack Glasbrenner
Granite Creek Valuation, LLC
Constance Wieneke&Rich Greenwood
Arnav Guleria
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Susan &GaryHalling
Hallorkan Farkas +KittilaLLP
Gerald T. Halpin &Helen R. Halpin CRT Fund
Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Nacole Hanson
Amy Manhart &DrewHapp
Mary &Chris Hardin
Karen Jerger &ChuckHarris
Janice Harris
Jeanie Harris
Kevin Harris
Bruce Hawtin
Maria Hayashida &Maxwell
Ludington
Headwaters District of BSA
Paul Healy
Leslie Heard
Chip Herron
Hilton, LLC
Amy Hindman
Mary &Matt Hoelscher
Cassandra Hoffman
Susan &Shane Hollingsworth
Carolyn Hoover
Patricia &Gerald Hourigan
Howald Enterprises, Inc.
Lesa Huber
Lauren Hugo
Channing Hurst
In The Hole,Inc.
Intermountain Roofing
Jackson Family Dentistry
Jackson Hole Classical
Academy
Jackson Hole Community
Band
Jackson Hole Golf &Tennis
Ladies 18-Hole Tournament
Jackson Hole Health & Fitness, Inc.
Amanda Jacobs
Allison Gillen &Eric Janssen
James Jenkins
JH20 Water, LLC
JM Drywall Services,LLC
SusanDong &Arne Johanson
Terrence Johnson
Hans Johnstone
Robert Jones
Jorgensen Associates, Inc.
Linda Judge
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Tracy Lamb
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Jane Lavino
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John Leaven, Jr.
Kyle Stokes &Bennett
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Jessica Lighthart
Robert Lucas/U Lazy URanch
M3, Inc.
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Linda Ann Magee
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Joseph Martinek
George Mathes
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Robin Miller
NicoleKrieger &Chris Moll
Jan Momchilovich/JEM
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Amy Glenn &Jeff Moran
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Mountain Gifts, Inc.
Amy&PaulMower
Chilton &Cody Mueller
Mia &Wesley Murdock
Michael Murray
Jeff Neishabouri
Anne &Rod Newcomb
Alli Noland
AndrewNorman
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Nannies
John Olsen/Old West
Transportation Services
Edmond &Sarah Opler
Michelle Rooks &Eric Orton
William Overbay
Monica &Peter Overly
Carol&EdOwens
Liz &Glenn Owings
OWTServices, LLC
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Pape Holdings, LLC
Daryl &Fred Peightal
Persephone Bakery,LLC
Kelli &Joe Petrick
Jade Pittel
Tracy &Greg Poduska
Marilyn McElheney& Michael Quinn
Heather &John Reed
Malie Rehnberg
Michael Reid
Christopher Reimer
Julie &John Rhodes
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Ridge Crossfit
Karen Rockey
KatieRommel
Mike Rooks
Erin &Bruce Rosenberg
Judy &David Ross
JeffreyRoush
Lauren &Vincent Roux
Rowe CPAGroup, LLC
Kim &Harold Russell
Barbara &Scott Sanchez
Susanne Schenk
Audra Schultheis
See Jackson Hole, LLC
Michael Sellett
Snake RiverRoasting Co.
Melissa &Jason Snider
Charlotte &Jonathan Souter
Rachel Spellman
SSRC Eatery,LLC
StephanieSteele
Molly Stewart/Refresh Design
Studio
Anna &SteveSullivan
Julie &Brian Tanabe
Rebecca Taylor
Janine Bay Teske &Chuck Teske
RobinThoenig
Casey Thrash
Julie &John Tobiason
Amanda &Robert Turner
Jamie&Matthew Turner
Polly &Wayne Turner
PaulVon Gontard
Charlotte Reynolds&Jim
Waldrop
Marni Walsh
JenniferLynn Scott & MatthewWard
Pier Trudelle &John Wauters
WAV, LLC
Tracie &Bill Welch
Keri &Albert Wheeler
Susan &JerryWheeler
Rick Wieloh
Eric Wilson
Barbara &JeffWogoman
Libby Crews-Wood
KristinWright
Sarah &Aaron Wronko
Wyoming Mechanical Company
Yarrow Hospitality
Jessica &Brook Yeomans
Ian Zawacki
Scott Zimmerman
SUPERINTENDENT’S CIRCLE
Gillian Chapman
Scott Crisp
Kristen Mayo
Jennifer Jellen
Michelle Rooks
Rachel Spellman
Libby Crews-Wood
KristinWright
ASPECIAL THANKSTO:
AnnieRiddell &HannahSell
Alpine Jubilee
Bronc Backers
Ray Chamberland
Keith Johnson
Hank McKinnell
Sara VanGenderen
Our PTOpartners
The TCSD#1 Boardof Trustees
To learn more about our programs and how youcan help, please contactus:
BY MAIL:
P.O. Box 1048 Jackson, WY 83001
OR VISIT OUR OFFICES: 1235 GREGORYLANE
JACKSON, WY 83001
PHONE: 307-732-9414
WEB: FundForPublicEducation.org
EMAIL: info@FundForPublicEducation.org
Gifts of any amount provide essential supporttoall 10 Teton County public schools, over 500 district staff and nearly 3,000 local students. Your generosity makes great thingspossible for our schools andour students.
♦ GiveOnline: Visit FundForPublicEducation.org
♦ GivebyMail: Make your check payable to Fund for Public Education
♦ Call Us: Our team is readytohelp
♦ Planned Giving: Leavealegacy in education by including the Fund in your estateplanning
♦ Join the Superintendent’s Circle: By giving a monthly gift
♦ Pre-tax Payroll Deductions: Are available for all TCSD#1 employees
♦ Volunteer Your Time andTalent: Dozens of programs throughout the schools need your help
The Fund for Public Education is a501(c)3nonprofit organization andgifts are taxdeductible.Tax ID: 35-2309969
JOIN US IN SUPPORTING EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATION IN TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1
