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Your gift helps the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation inspire and engage nearly 77,000 children each year, and strengthens classroom programming throughout Milwaukee Public Schools.
providing equity and high-impact opportunities for all students
Our Signature Programs
The MPS Foundation is proud to support a variety of programming in Milwaukee Public Schools. Click below to learn more about some of our signature programs.
Learning Journeys
Learning Journeys connect standards-based classroom instruction with real-world experiences at Southeastern Wisconsin’s finest museums, cultural experiences and scientific venues.
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UNSIL
The United Nations Schools of International Learning, or UNSIL, program is implemented in grades 4 through 8 at MPS' most diverse schools, where students speak more than 35 different languages.
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Greener Schoolyards
The Greener, Healthier Schoolyards project is a multi-year, district-wide effort to reduce pavement and increase green space at our schools.
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MPS Arts
The MPS Foundation's MPS Arts Fund provides critical support for arts programming within MPS.
Read moreOur Board of Directors
Jacqueline Herd-Barber, Vice President
Community Volunteer
Tina Chang
CEO, SysLogic, Inc.
Francois El Zakhem
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Peter Feigin
President, Milwaukee Bucks
Christina Fiasca
Community Volunteer
James Friedman
Shareholder, Godfrey & Kahn
Marcela “Xela” Garcia
Milwaukee Public Schools Board of School Directors
Joel Haubrich
Manager of Government Affairs, We Energies
John Kersey, President
Executive Vice President, Zilber, LTD
H. Carl Mueller
Founder, Mueller Communications
M. Paula Phillips
Milwaukee Public Schools, Board of School Directors & Medical College of Wisconsin
Keith P. Posley (ex officio)
Superintendent, Milwaukee Public Schools
Mark Sabljak
Co-Founder, Sabljak & Budisch
Anthony Smith
Director of Community Engagement & Inclusion, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Fred Tabak
Founder, Tabak Law
Wendell Willis
Managing Director, D.E.E.R. Accelerator, Milwaukee Bucks & Froedert HealthStay in touch
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