Dear IUSD Community,
Each year, I communicate with you about Irvine Unified School District’s funding and request your input, as part of our LCAP process, on how funds should be used to provide our students the best educational experience we can envision. Among the many priorities expressed by parents, increased individualized attention for students always tops the list.
To help IUSD address this and other important educational outcomes, the District has developed a strategic approach to providing students the support and attention they need. However, this plan is substantially enhanced by the collaborative efforts of our students, parents, staff, and community partners such as the Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) and the City of Irvine.
IPSF is once again kicking off its annual fundraising campaign to help provide support for our schools. Funds raised make a difference where it matters most – in the classroom. At the elementary level, proceeds from this campaign pay for additional qualified instructional assistants who work directly with your children, improving our student to educator ratios. In our middle and high schools, class‐size support funds equate to additional offerings and smaller classes in critical subject areas. In addition, IPSF enhances music education for students in kindergarten through grade six, as well as grants that enable our teachers and counselors to pursue new technologies and innovative learning strategies.
Your contributions to support our schools will go even further with the City of Irvine’s Challenge Match Grant. The City will match every donation made to IPSF, up to $1.5 million dollars. This generous match program provides an opportunity to potentially raise $3 million in additional funds for students. In addition, if your company has a match program, you will be tripling your dollars to support IUSD students and schools.
The opportunity we have to raise vital funds is extraordinary. Imagine what our district could do if each of our more than 20,000 families participated. To make a tax-deductible donation now, click here. Every donation is appreciated, no matter how big or small.
IUSD schools continue to rank among the best in the country, despite being among the lowest funded. Funds raised by IPSF continue to augment IUSD resources and support our promise to deliver the highest quality educational experience we can envision.
Thank you for your continued investments, engagement, partnership and support of IUSD. 
Terry L. Walker
Superintendent of Schools
Irvine Unified School District