Danville Public Schools Education Foundation

09/04/2026

Congratulations to The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary! Thank you for your support over the years. 🎉

09/03/2026

DPS Education Foundation was honored to provide the gifts for the staff with perfect attendance!

At their most recent board meeting, the Danville School Board recognized these 17 school employees with perfect attendance for the 25-26 school year. Fun fact: these employees have more than 110 years of combined service to DPS!

Congratulations!

08/17/2026

🎉 Thank You, Bassett Office Supply! 🎉

We are proud to recognize Bassett Office Supply as a Gold Sponsor of the Danville Public Schools Education Foundation for the 2026–2027 school year! 💙🧡

Their generous support helps us invest directly in our students, teachers, and schools through:

📚 Teacher Appreciation Week
✏️ Classroom Grants
📖 Books for KIDS
🎉 PBIS & Student Celebration Activities
🏆 Graduate of Distinction
⛳ Education Open

We are incredibly grateful for Bassett Office Supply’s continued commitment to Empowering Educators, Engaging Students, and Community Collaboration!

Thank you for investing in the future of Danville Public Schools! 💙🧡

08/12/2026

🎉 DPS Education Foundation Relaunches Teacher Grant Program! 🎉

The Danville Public Schools Education Foundation is proud to relaunch its Teacher Grant Program! 📚🍎 This program is designed to empower educators with funding for creative classroom projects, critical supplies, and enriching learning experiences that are not otherwise supported by school budgets. 💡✨

Our goal is simple: enhance student learning by investing directly in the ideas, creativity, and innovation of our teachers! 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫❤️

📋 Application Guidelines

🔹 Teacher grant requests must be submitted by the deadline to be considered.
🔹 Applications must be completed in full and include an uploaded budget/quotes. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
🔹 Approved applicants will be notified at the email address provided in the application with further instructions.
🔹 Teachers must be employed by Danville Public Schools.
🔹 Funding must be spent by the designated deadline.
🔹 Grant recipients must submit a final grant report detailing the impact the grant had on students and/or the outcome of the project by the due date.
🔹 Up to $10,000 will be distributed among multiple grant recipients per school year. 💰
🔹 Grants may not be used to fund field trips.
🔹 The grant application cycle will be open each semester, contingent upon the availability of funding.

📅 Fall 2026 Application Deadline: September 18, 2026

Apply Here: https://bit.ly/dpsefteachergrant2026

We are excited to support our educators and help bring their innovative ideas to life in the classroom! 🌟📖

08/06/2026

06/25/2026

05/15/2026

We had so much fun at the Education Open today! 🏌️It was a perfect day for golf. ☀️Thank you to our sponsors for making this tournament a success!⛳️

Title Sponsor: Goodyear
Presenting Sponsors: Caesars Virginia and River District Lofts
Level One Sponsors: Bassett Office Supply, First Piedmont Corporation, and Servpro
Level Two Sponsors: Columbia Forest Products and Danville Distributing

05/05/2026

We love our teachers and nurses!

It's Teacher AND Nurse Appreciation Week! We are so thankful to both of these groups for their dedication each and every day on behalf of our students. Our schools are celebrating them all week!

Leave a teacher or a nurse a kind word of gratitude using the following link and we'll send it to them!
🔗 https://www.k12insight.com/Lets-Talk/embed.aspx?L=PT3Y44N8N6LT

04/28/2026

Happy birthday to our director, Megan Smith!

04/16/2026

Check out our scholarships available for DPS seniors!

A college scholarship of $2,000, known as The Bryan Wells Memorial Scholarship, will be given yearly to a student who graduates from Galileo Magnet High School. The scholarship, established in 2009, is given in memory of Bryan Alexander Wells, beloved son, brother, and friend. The Wells family celeb...