Company Profile

Company Description:

About RootED

We’ve set an audacious goal: all Denver Public Schools students will attend a high-performing school that prepares them for what’s next — success in college, in careers, and in life.

At RootED, we believe students, schools, and communities thrive when they have the access, tools, and resources to drive change. That’s why we provide funding and strategic support to schools and organizations that authentically engage their communities to create world-class public schools for every student in Denver.

Reaching our goal requires a departure from the status quo. The lack of access to a quality education disproportionately affects students of color, low income students, and students with disabilities. Many of these children, their families, educators, and surrounding communities are left out of efforts to improve their schools.

So, We’re investing in partners that ensure those voices are at the center of decision-making. Specifically, our funding priorities include:

• Empowering students, families, and educators — providing access, tools, and resources for traditionally underrepresented stakeholders to advocate for better educational outcomes

• Expanding high-quality non-profit schools — specifically those that successfully serve students who are low-income, students of color, and/or students of disability

• Recruiting, developing, and retaining strong teachers and leaders who reflect the diversity of the students they serve

RootED is an organization that utilizes a co-leadership partnership model where each Partner leads a key aspect of our work and where every Partner is involved in key organizational strategic decisions.