Escuela de GuadalupeEscuela de GuadalupeCorporate Partners ProgramCorporate Partners Program

HistoryHistory The creation of Escuela de Guadalupe in The creation of Escuela de Guadalupe in

1999 was the result of a collaboration by Our 1999 was the result of a collaboration by Our Lady of Guadalupe parish, Jesuits, Sisters Lady of Guadalupe parish, Jesuits, Sisters of Loretto and Highland neighborhood of Loretto and Highland neighborhood residents. residents.

In response to the dearth of quality In response to the dearth of quality educational options in northwest Denver, educational options in northwest Denver, they set out to provide children of limited they set out to provide children of limited economic resources a high-quality education economic resources a high-quality education so that they may become so that they may become leadersleaders in our in our community. community.

Specifically, they set out to Specifically, they set out to effectivelyeffectively serve students serve students who are the most at-risk who are the most at-risk for academic failure in for academic failure in Denver.Denver.

They They succeeded.succeeded.

In 2007, Escuela de In 2007, Escuela de Guadalupe will graduate its Guadalupe will graduate its second straight class where second straight class where 100%100% of its graduates of its graduates achieved grade-level or achieved grade-level or higher in two languages higher in two languages across all subjects.across all subjects.

How does that compare to the How does that compare to the status quo?status quo?

In 2006, over In 2006, over 50% of DPS 50% of DPS 5th graders 5th graders failed to failed to achieve achieve proficiency in proficiency in reading (in any reading (in any language). language).

More than 70% More than 70% failed to failed to achieve achieve proficiency in proficiency in math. math.

By 10By 10thth grade, less than one- grade, less than one-third of all Hispanic 10th third of all Hispanic 10th graders in DPS can read at a graders in DPS can read at a proficient level. proficient level.

Less than 5% are proficient in Less than 5% are proficient in math.math.

Escuela’s Formula for Escuela’s Formula for SuccessSuccess

Rigorous programRigorous program that includes the that includes the expectation of expectation of grade-level or grade-level or higher academic higher academic bi-literacybi-literacy (Spanish/English) (Spanish/English) across all across all subjectssubjects

Longer school Longer school day and yearday and year ((51 more days51 more days per year than per year than state mandate)state mandate)

Strong Strong parent parent supportsupport of of academic, social academic, social and spiritual and spiritual capacity capacity developmentdevelopment

Graduate Graduate supportsupport to to ensure ensure graduates graduates remain college-remain college-boundbound

Escuela de Guadalupe is Escuela de Guadalupe is demonstrating what demonstrating what is possibleis possible in education for at-risk students. in education for at-risk students.

But more than that…But more than that…

Escuela de Guadalupe is Escuela de Guadalupe is producing leaders for the world producing leaders for the world

of tomorrow.of tomorrow.

And you can help.And you can help.

Become a Corporate PartnerBecome a Corporate Partnerby underwriting one of Escuela’s highly trained by underwriting one of Escuela’s highly trained

facultyfaculty

LevelsLevels cum laudecum laude

$5,000$5,000

magna cum laudemagna cum laude$10,000$10,000

summa cum laudesumma cum laude$35,000$35,000

cum laudecum laude $5,000 $5,000

Recognition on Escuela’s website Recognition on Escuela’s website and in monthly e-newsletter and in monthly e-newsletter reaching nearly 1,500 reaching nearly 1,500 subscriberssubscribers

magna cum laudemagna cum laude $10,000 $10,000

Recognition on Escuela’s website Recognition on Escuela’s website and in monthly e-newsletter and in monthly e-newsletter reaching nearly 1,500 subscribersreaching nearly 1,500 subscribers

PlusPlus Your four color logo on Escuela’s Your four color logo on Escuela’s

website and in annual reportwebsite and in annual report

VIP Luncheon with studentsVIP Luncheon with students

summa cum laudesumma cum laude $35,000 $35,000 All previous sponsor benefitsAll previous sponsor benefits

PlusPlus

Priority recognition including live linked 4 Priority recognition including live linked 4 color logo on Escuela’s website, newsletter, color logo on Escuela’s website, newsletter, and priority recognition in annual reportand priority recognition in annual report

Satisfaction of ensuring excellent Satisfaction of ensuring excellent instruction by fully underwriting one of instruction by fully underwriting one of Escuela’s highly trained facultyEscuela’s highly trained faculty

Why get involved?Why get involved?

Associate Associate your brand your brand with with demonstratdemonstrated ed excellenceexcellence..

Expand Expand your your visibility in visibility in the the Hispanic Hispanic communitcommunity.y.

Satisfaction of Satisfaction of knowing knowing your your companycompany is is providing providing quality quality instruction to instruction to at-risk at-risk students. students.

Become a Corporate PartnerBecome a Corporate PartnerInvest in a program that is Invest in a program that is

delivering results nowdelivering results now..

Escuela de GuadalupeEscuela de GuadalupeDavid Card, PresidentDavid Card, President

(303) 964-0816(303) 964-0816david_card@escuelaguadalupe.orgdavid_card@escuelaguadalupe.org

www.escuelaguadalupe.orgwww.escuelaguadalupe.org