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MISSION

To provide funds that benefit schools, faculty and students

Goals of the
Foundation

To promote academic excellence in public education

To promote the interest of the community at large by improving the quality of public education

To encourage faculty development and create incentives for effective teaching

To support innovative ideas which enhance learning in and out of the classroom

How We Work

Step 1: School personnel wishing to request funds must seek the approval of the principal.

Step 2: The Principal then submits a request for the board to review suggested use of funds:

Supplementary classroom materials, field trips, motivational speakers and workshops, the development of innovative educational techniques, faculty development and incentives, in-service for staff, student support, principal’s discretionary funds to meet needs of individual children (when meeting the needs of an individual child will further the educational goals of many children).

Board
of Directors

Chris Black, President
Jane Gamble
Kim Ford
Danette Humphrey
Amanda Esper
Julie Harris
Mark Whitlow
Janice Howard, Board of Education Representative
Donald Shively, Superintendent — ex officio
Angela Copeland, Financial Secretary — ex officio
Lisa Chappell, Secretary — ex officio

Donate

Your charitable donation will directly benefit 3,000 students and maintain the standard of excellence for which Paducah schools are known.

Donating has never been easier

You can also now donate online to the Paducah Schools Foundation through the Community Foundation of West Kentucky using PayPal or your credit card. Just be sure to designate our PPS Foundation when you submit your payment. Or you can mail a payment directly to either address:

Paducah Public Schools Foundation
PO Box 2550
Paducah, KY 42002-2550

OR

Community Foundation of West Kentucky
333 Broadway, Suite 530
PO Box 7
Paducah, KY 42002-0007
270-442-8622

The satisfaction in giving comes in knowing that you are investing not only in the lives of students, but also in our community, which benefits every day from the education received in the Paducah Public Schools.

We thank you for your generous support!

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Contact Us

For more information about the Paducah Public Schools Foundation, please contact Superintendent Dr. Donald Shively or Secretary Lisa Chappell at 270.444.5600

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Paducah Innovation Hub

Mar 12, 2021

The $26.4 million, two-story Paducah Innovation Hub opened its doors to students in late August 2020. It’s more than just a trade school or technical school, but rather several things at once, considering the roughly 100,000 square-foot building’s versatile classrooms and programs. It also houses the Paducah school board office along with the STEAM coffee bar, NROTC class with shooting range, and other spaces, such as an abilities classroom.