DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty material...

1. Celanese Announces Partnership to Bring Proven National
Education Program to Dallas
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty
materials company, today announces its leadership role in the formation
of a multi-year partnership with City Year, an education-focused
nonprofit organization that will bring to Dallas a proven national
program which improves the educational outcomes in high-need urban
schools.
City Year is working with the Dallas Independent School District (DISD)
to launch a pilot program in two schools this winter. City Year will
partner with the http://privatetutoring.biz/ district to help students in its highest need schools
graduate from high school prepared for college and future careers.
The formation of City Year Dallas has been led by the Celanese
Foundation along with WW Caruth Jr. Foundation, the Mark and Rachel Rohr

2. Foundation, ATT, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and the Meadows
Foundation.
"At Celanese, we are committed to improving educational outcomes for
students," said Mark Rohr, chairman and chief executive officer,
Celanese Corporation. "I have witnessed the success of City Year's
data-driven model in other cities across the country, and we wanted to
ensure that students in this community have every opportunity to meet
their potential."
The Celanese Foundation has committed $1.6 million over the next four
years to support City Year's efforts. The partnership with City Year
begins at Roosevelt High School in East Oak Cliff - a district south of
downtown Dallas on the edge of transformation - where the Celanese
Foundation is sponsoring a team of City Year AmeriCorps members to make
an impact by investing time, resources and talent. Celanese's investment
will provide the necessary resources and employee volunteers to support
leadership and professional development of the AmeriCorps members
through programming, participation in high-impact service projects, and
helping transform schools.
"We are enormously grateful to our remarkable champions in Dallas who
are working so hard to make City Year Dallas a reality," said Michael
Brown, City Year, Inc., chief executive officer and co-founder. "We are
proud to be partnering with the Dallas Independent School District to
deploy talented, trained and deeply committed City Year AmeriCorps
members to high need Dallas schools to help students stay in school and
on track to graduation and life success."
When the City Year Dallas program officially launches next fall, it will

3. be serving in five of the district's highest need schools and will be
City Year's 26th and newest site.
During the first year, 50 highly trained City Year AmeriCorps members
will serve full-time in schools where they will tutor students
one-on-one, provide in-class support, and organize school-wide programs
to increase student academic achievement and engagement. Currently,
2,800 City Year AmeriCorps members serve in more than 260 high-need
urban public schools nationwide.
More information is available at CelaneseFoundation.com.
About City Year
City Year is an education-focused organization founded in 1988
dedicated to helping students and schools succeed. City Year partners
with public schools in 26 urban, high-poverty communities across the
U.S. and through international affiliates in the U.K. and Johannesburg,
South Africa. Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide
high-impact student, classroom and school-wide support, to help students
stay in school and on track to graduate from high school, ready for
college and career success. A proud member of the AmeriCorps national
service network, City Year is made possible by support from the
Corporation for National and Community Service, school district
partnerships, and http://www.algebra.com/tutors/ private philanthropy from corporations,
foundations
and individuals. Learn more at www.cityyear.org.
About Celanese
Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production
of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in

4. most major industries and consumer applications. With sales almost
equally divided between North America, Europe and Asia, the company uses
the full breadth of its global chemistry, technology and business
expertise to create value for customers and the corporation. Celanese
partners with customers to solve their most critical needs while making
a positive impact on its communities and the world. Based in Dallas,
Texas, Celanese employs approximately 7,500 employees worldwide and had
2014 net sales of $6.8 billion. For more information about Celanese
Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com
or our blog at www.celaneseblog.com.
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Corporation or its affiliates.