Celanese Announces Partnership to Bring Proven NationalEducation 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

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

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

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.