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One Community Campaign

The One Community Campaign (OCC) is the critical annual fundraiser for our schools. This year we aim to raise $3.75 millon to support an exceptional educational experience for your children - one that goes beyond the norm for California public school students.  

The suggested donation is $2,000 per student - the first $250 per student of your donation goes to your child’s PTO for enrichment & events and the remainder goes to the Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation (MPAEF) who gives a grant to the school district. The MPAEF grant helps fund three vital pillars of staff at your child’s school: specialist & elective teachers, academic support staff, and mental & physical health professionals.

Our goal is 100% participation so please donate at whatever level is possible for you. Every dollar counts!

donate today to show your support for your child’s school

please select the donation option that works best for your family (all donations are tax deductible):

 

eCheck & check
*most cost effective

credit card, venmo, paypal

monthly payment

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don’t forget to request your corporate match!

*and please remember to pledge the amount of your corporate match for our records.


“I never expected to have the personalized attention and support for my child that we’ve received from our school’s counselors. It’s made all the difference to our family.”

- Jonathan, Hillview Parent

what the One Community Campaign funds

PTO Enrichment
 
 

PTO Enrichment

The PTOs provide STEAM programming, community building events, classroom supplies, assemblies, musicals, and so much more, enriching our students’ education and supporting our vibrant community.

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Specialists & Electives
 
 

Specialists & Electives

Credentialed Music, Art, and Physical Education Teachers, a robust World Language program starting in kindergarten, certificated Librarians, and an exciting middle school program of 38 electives

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Academic Support
 
 

Academic Support

Instructional Coaches at each school who support teachers by providing feedback and resources and help developing curriculum. Plus Aides and Learning Specialists in Reading, Writing, and STEM to accelerate classroom learning for all students.

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Mental & Physical Health
 
 

Mental & Physical Health

A dedicated counselor, psychologist, and nurse at each site plus an adolescent mental health specialist at the middle school ensuring the needs of the Whole Child are met.

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how it works

with your suggested $2,000 per child donation:

 
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up to the first $250 per child goes to PTO for enchricment & events

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remaining donation goes to the MPAEF to help fund vital staff at each school site

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your corporate match works the same: $250 to PTO & remainder to MPAEF

 

what community funded means

  • As a community funded district, we rely heavily on property taxes to fund our schools, but (largely due to Prop 13), those revenues only cover 66% of the high quality whole-child education Menlo Park City School District provides.

  • The 5% of the district's budget that comes from the MPAEF grant covers a nearly 40% funding gap in compensation for three vital pillars of staff at our schools: specialist & elective teachers, academic support staff, and mental & physical health professionals.