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Organization <br />Description <br />The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation's (PSF) mission is to <br />support public education in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) <br />through programs that adv ance student enrichment and teacher <br />dev elopment. Our v ision: All students in our schools receiv e and excellent <br />and equitable education from the highest quality educators. Our Core <br />Values/Beliefs: Ev ery child deserv es the best possible education; excellent <br />educators ignite learning; and high quality public education is essential to <br />academic success and a v ibrant community. W hat we do: Create awareness <br />of the v alue and importance of quality public education; award grants for <br />promising <br />innov ativ e educational practices; prov ide students with additional academic <br />support and growth opportunities critical to academic <br />success; offer educators and staff financial assistance for professional <br />dev elopment; partner with the community and raise <br />financial support from indiv iduals, foundations, and businesses; and <br />manage funds responsibly with the highest degree of ethical <br />standards. Our Board consists of 21 members, 40% of whom are people of <br />color. PSF's staff consists of 1 full-time employee and 5 part-time <br />employees. There are about 12,000 students in the CHCCS District across 20 <br />schools. PSF's Board believ es that the Arts are a v ital part of ev ery child's <br />education, and to that end, supports numerous arts projects ev ery year <br />through grant funding to teachers, students, and staff. <br />Has your organization <br />undergone any <br />Diversity, Equity, and <br />Inclusion (DEI) <br />training? If so, please <br />explain. If not, please <br />explain any barriers <br />that have prevented <br />you from receiving this <br />training. <br />Members of the PSF staff regularly undergo DEI training. Nancy Zeman, who <br />will ov ersee the grant management for this project, has undergone <br />Groundwater, Phase 1 and Phase 2 training with the Racial Equity Institute <br />(REI), trainings “designed to help leaders and organizations who want to <br />proactiv ely understand and address racism, both in their organization and in <br />the community where the organization is working”. Further, she and her <br />colleagues participate regularly in CHCCS sessions coordinated by the <br />school district’s Department of Equity and Inclusion. W e at PSF believ e (as <br />REI states) that "racism is a fierce, ev er-present, challenging force, one <br />which has structured the thinking, behav ior, and actions of indiv iduals and <br />institutions since the beginning of U.S. history". To understand racism and <br />effectiv ely begin dismantling it requires an equally fierce, consistent, and <br />committed ongoing effort, and we at PSF continually seek to educate <br />ourselv es on ways to fight racism. <br />During FY22-23, will <br />your organization <br />receive operational <br />support funding from <br />the North Carolina Arts <br />Council or the North <br />Carolina Department <br />of Natural and Cultural <br />Resources? <br />No <br />Organization's EIN 561421977.0 <br />Organization W ebsite publicschoolfoundation.org <br />Authorizing Official's <br />Name <br />Nancy Zeman <br />Authorizing Official's <br />Title <br />Associate Director <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 5335F3E3-83FE-42FE-9BD2-C5087F04983C