APS Education Foundation
The APS Education Foundation is a non-profit organization established for promoting private support of the district and its students.
Department Information
Physical Address:
6400 Uptown Blvd. NE
Suite 630 East
Albuquerque 87110
Map
Phone: (505) 881-0841
Welcome to the APS Education Foundation! We’re glad you stopped by.
Let us show you around the place.
The Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) that raises private support and public awareness about the good things going on at Albuquerque Public Schools. We’ve got nearly 90,000 students in APS, and our mission is to help them graduate with a well-rounded, top-notch education that creates a lifetime love of learning.
Toward that end, the Foundation has created a variety of initiatives that will supplement four major programs in need of your help: Fine Arts, Middle/High School Activities, Literacy and Science/Technology/Engineering/Math. The most public of these efforts is our Horizon Campaign, which has raised about $700,000 in cash, in-kind donations and pledges in less than two years and began reaching classrooms in the fall of 2010.
Please feel free to take a look around our Web site. You’ll get to know more about the Foundation, our terrific board of directors, our dedicated staff. But mostly, we hope you’ll get to know the promise and potential of the kids in Albuquerque. They’re terrific. They deserve the best.
Our goal – with your help – is to make sure they get it.
Thanks for coming by, and make yourself at home.
APS Education Foundation News
Keleher & McLeod Law Firm and Jefferson MS Partner for 23 Years
Five extraordinary 8th graders visited the Keleher & McLeod conference room on Friday morning be interviewed by a team of attorneys who will select the Jefferson MS 8th Grade Leadership Award, which will be presented at an assembly at the end of the school year.
May 16, 2012
Bank of Albuquerque Promotes Literacy Through Voluntarism and Library Donations
Bank of Albuquerque volunteers supported literacy events at four elementary schools during National Children’s Book Week recently. Chelwood, Dolores Gonzales, Emerson and Lew Wallace libraries were all recipients of a $500 donation for literacy from the bank.
May 15, 2012
iPod Touches Produce Steady Improvement at Bandelier ES
Bandelier ES teacher Loretta Murphy wrote a Horizon Grant last fall entitled Integrating iPod Touches into Independent Reading To Improve Reading Ability . She was delighted when she received the grant and is even more delighted at the end of the year with the results and with the possibilities for next year.
May 11, 2012
Polk Middle School Teacher Keeps Her Classroom Steady, Consistent
Margarita Barraza is the Teacher of the Month for May.
May 10, 2012
Teachers Appreciate Last Round of JAS Creative Grants
The JAS Creative Grants supported classroom teacher innovation for the last 18 years. The grants implemented in 2011-2012 mark the end of the program. The APS Education Foundation Horizon Awards are now providing even more support to teachers with the possibility of up to $5,000 for school teams that focus on literacy, fine arts, STEM and middle and high school activities.
May 10, 2012
