The Academic Opportunity Fund provides educators and schools with the resources they need to bridge opportunity gaps and create a level playing field for all students.
We prioritize grants that expand access to resources, opportunities, and support for students from marginalized and underserved communities.
*Curricular and technology requests must be run through the district prior to approval and grant awarding.
Providing opportunities for BVSD students, from tutoring to software to transportation expenses, reduces the economic barriers to academic success.
The current grant cycle is closed. The next round will open August 2025.
At Whittier Elementary, third graders are experiencing the profound impact of forming relationships through the simple act of writing. The WISE Journaling Project pairs students with adult volunteers who exchange letters in a journal throughout the school year. This unique program not only enhances writing skills but also builds lasting bonds that extend beyond the classroom.
In 2024, educators and students across the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) gained vital support through $98,500 in grant funding from the Impact on Education Academic Opportunity Fund. These grants bridge educational gaps and foster innovative programs that enrich learning and promote equity.
During the pandemic, the Monarch High School library sat unused. Books sat dusty and uncatalogued and, perhaps more importantly, went out of date. Things got worse when the Marshall Fire struck—the Monarch community was disproportionally affected, and many books that students checked out were lost in the fire. As schools resumed in-person learning, Katherine Croasdale set to work fixing the library.
In 2019, BVSD was working to roll out a new phonics-based curriculum in elementary schools and begin screening Kindergarten students to identify those at risk for dyslexia, but they lacked the funds to quickly train all educators.
Impact on Education, in partnership with Boulder Valley Kids Identified with Dyslexia (BVKID), stepped in to fund professional development and training for 46 BVSD interventionists and classroom educators.
The training took place in the summer of 2020 and meant that during the 2020-21 school year, every school in BVSD had at least one interventionist who was trained in the Orton Gillingham approach to better support students. In 2021, IOE also supplemented BVSD’s educator training, but we are pleased to share that over the summer of 2022, BVSD made their biggest investment to date for this critical training opportunity by funding 85 elementary educators to participate in the training.
At Whittier Elementary, third graders are experiencing the profound impact of forming relationships through the simple act of writing. The WISE Journaling Project pairs students with adult volunteers who exchange letters in a journal throughout the school year. This unique program not only enhances writing skills but also builds lasting bonds that extend beyond the classroom.
Students, parents, educators, and community members recently gathered for an in-depth conversation with New York Times bestselling author Dashka Slater at Fairview High School. In her book “Accountable,” she explores how racism and cyberbullying harm everyone — adults, kids, victims, and offenders alike.
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