Montview Math and Health Sciences Academy Recognized with Foundations for Great Schools Award

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February 11, 2014

WHAT: Montview Math and Health Sciences Academy Recognized with Foundations for Great Schools Award
WHERE: 2055 Moline St., Aurora, CO 80010

Montview Math and Health Sciences Academy Recognized by Foundations for Great Schools Award

Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary has earned an award from Foundations for Great Schools, which recognizes and rewards outstanding success among metro-area public schools serving high proportions of students from low-income families. The school received a $35,000 grant award to support continued student achievement.

Montview is among nearly two dozen Denver metro-area public schools recognized in the Foundations for Great Schools 2014 Awards Program.  The foundation awarded a total of $500,000 in grants to schools.  Award recipients were selected from a 12-district area based on a variety of factors, including academic performance and growth, high percentage of students qualifying for the federal free and reduced lunch program, school leadership, culture, and instructional effectiveness. 

“We are pleased to recognize these schools, all of which are doing an excellent job for their students.  Each school can point to its own unique combination of success strategies that have not only helped the schools overcome a variety of challenges, but also to achieve very strong results in academic growth and performance,” said Tom Kaesemeyer, executive director of the Fox Family Foundation and spokesperson for Foundations for Great Schools. 

Foundations for Great Schools also gave an “honorable mention” grant to Aurora West College Preparatory Academy for showing strong progress and promise.

About Foundations for Great Schools

Foundations for Great Schools is a coalition of five private Colorado foundations who share a common commitment to supporting quality education in Colorado’s communities and a firm belief in learning from the successes. The foundation partners include The Anschutz Foundation, Daniels Fund, Fox Family Foundation, Gates Family Foundation, and Piton Foundation.  Learn more about Foundations for Great Schools at www.Foundationsforgreatschools.org.

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