What We Do at WCE

With your support, we're able to provide:

Paraprofessionals • Extra hands in the classroom to keep class sizes smaller

Intervention Support Staff • People who give kids extra help when they need it

Nurse and Mental Health Teams • Making sure our kids are healthy and happy

Recess Coaches • Staff to keep recess fun and safe for everyone

Technology and Classroom Materials • iPads and Chromebooks for every K-5 student, plus updating whiteboards and classroom stuff as needed

AND SO MUCH MORE

All of these resources are way beyond what public funding covers. That's why our community matters so much.

WCE is a public school, and we're proud of that. But the amazing experience our children have every day happens because families like yours step up and say, "Our kids deserve this."

PTAs at other schools in NE Denver raise around $200,000 per year. WCE, as the biggest elementary school in DPS, should hit that number. But we need your help to get there.

Every year we're faced with raising $200,000 to keep the exceptional learning environment our children deserve. While we have fundraising events throughout the year, most of this comes from direct giving by families and sponsors.

We help fund paraprofessional salaries (classroom teacher aides), art, drama, STEAM, and music classes, technology upgrades, community events, and more. Without support from the annual fund, the school budget wouldn't cover these resources and our kids' school experience would look very different.

[Visit the Annual Fund page to learn more about our commitment to providing critical funding to WCE]

Throughout the year, we sponsor events that directly support the school and give families chances to connect. Some events, like our annual Oktoberfest party, are parent-hosted at private homes or locations. Others are bigger community events like our annual auction or color run. We also partner with local restaurants for give-back nights where a percentage of your bill comes back to the PTA. (Who doesn't love an excuse for takeout?)

We rely on each of these events to supplement our annual fund so we can meet our commitment to the school. We're always looking for more events too - if you want to host one or get involved, reach out!

This might be the most appreciated thing we do. Our staff support committee makes sure everyone who works in our building feels recognized and valued through events like our back-to-school breakfast, birthday and holiday gifts, Thanksgiving platters, teacher appreciation week, and other celebrations throughout the year.

Our school keeps amazing staff partly because of how appreciated everyone feels here. This also makes life easier for families—knowing every teacher and professional gets birthday gifts, holiday gifts, end-of-year recognition, and more support along the way. This giving campaign is separate from other fundraising, so every dollar you donate goes directly to staff appreciation.

[Visit the Staff Support page to learn more about how we celebrate our amazing teachers and staff]

Our Central Park community is full of amazing businesses and professionals who work for generous companies. If your company has a gift-matching program or might be interested in school sponsorship, let us know! Our sponsorship team can reach out with opportunities at different giving levels for school sponsors and individual event sponsors.

The WCE PTA is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so all donations are tax-deductible.

[sponsorchip page]

Your membership gives you access to PTA meetings where we discuss school events and get updates from administration. Your dues also help cover PTA operational costs for things like spirit wear and yearbook sales, event supplies, community programs like our food pantry and Green Team, family communications, and more.

[Visit the Join page to purchase your Membership]