TeleTech Employees Adopt Beach Court Elementary in Northwest Denver in Lieu of a Traditional Company Holiday Party

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For six years running, employees with TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEC), a global business process outsourcing company headquartered in Englewood, have opted-out of the traditional corporate holiday party in favor of its Spirit of the Season event that creates a holiday experience for community members in need. This year, TeleTech will host the students, families and teachers of Beach Court Elementary School, an inner city elementary school in northwest Denver, on Monday, December 13 at 5:30 p.m.

“We are impressed with the incredible achievements at Beach Court Elementary”

Over 200 TeleTech employees and their family members will transform Beach Court Elementary into a winter wonderland in time for an all-school holiday celebration, donating 1,500 hours to make the event a success. The Spirit of the Season event will include a holiday meal, photos with Santa, face painting, holiday crafts, games and gifts for both the children and their families.

Working with the Denver Public Schools Foundation, TeleTech selected Beach Court Elementary, a 350-student school near Federal Boulevard and Interstate 70 in northwest Denver. Half of Beach Court’s students are native Spanish speakers and second-language learners. In addition, 96 percent of the students’ families are considered economically disadvantaged which qualifies these students for free/reduced lunch through federal meal benefits.

Despite the language and economic challenges, students at Beach Court obtained the highest growth in CSAP scores in the state of Colorado in reading, writing and mathematics in 2010. Under the leadership of a visionary principal and a dedicated, student-centered teaching and support staff, the school's proficiency rates have climbed an average of 43% in reading, writing and mathematics in the last four years. Approximately 80% of Beach Court’s students have achieved proficiency and above in reading and mathematics.

“We are impressed with the incredible achievements at Beach Court Elementary,” said Kenneth Tuchman, TeleTech chairman and chief executive officer. “Their principal talks about the relentless focus and dedication of his talented staff and families to consistently believe in the students and work with them to achieve more. It is our honor to recognize and support that level of commitment through this holiday event and donation.”

The Spirit of the Season event is designed to recognize the school’s significant achievements made in recent years and to support continued success at Beach Court. In addition to the party, the TeleTech Community Foundation will be donating new computers to the school’s computer lab and nearly 4,000 books to be distributed across the school’s 15 classrooms from kindergarten through fifth grade. The books have been specially selected to support the school’s reading program which includes differentiated instruction in small group settings to reach all reading levels within a classroom and will be accompanied with comprehensive teacher guides. The books and computers will provide learning tools that will benefit the students of Beach Court for years to come.

For more information about the Denver Public Schools Foundation visit www.dpsfoundation.org.

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