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2013 ANNUAL REPORT
WHO WE ARE
IDEA Public Schools is a growing
network of tuition-free K-12 public
charter schools serving more than
15,000 students in 30 schools in
the Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio and
Austin, Texas.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
WHO WE SERVE
IDEA Public Schools prepares students
from underserved communities for
success in college and citizenship.
WHY WE SERVE
We believe that education is the surest
path out of poverty and toward a more
just, enduring democracy. Through great
teachers and great schools, we can
close the achievement gap for our
students and families.
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LETTER FROM THE CEO
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IDEA's INGREDIENTS FOR IMPACT
12 INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING AT IDEA
14 COLLEGE FOR ALL
16 CAMPUS SNAPSHOTS
26 GROWTH AND EXPANSION
28 FINANCIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH
30 IDEA DONORS
36 IDEA LEADERSHIP
LETTER FROM THE CEO
Tom Torkelson, CEO and Co-Founder
At IDEA Public Schools, we are
committed to transformational
change through education.
We know that a great education
changes lives. For individual
students, it provides opportunities
where there may have been few. For
families, it is the catalyst for
generational mobility. For
communities, education is the
foundation of economic, social and
democratic progress.
Ensuring that all students have access
to life-changing educational
opportunities is not just the challenge
we face as a district, but the most
pressing challenge we face as a
nation. Despite an ongoing national
conversation about the economic and
educational disparities in America, the
achievement gap has never been
larger than it is now.* Alarmingly, only
8% of low-income students graduate
with a college degree.
Across 30 schools in
three regions, more than
15,000 students are taking
their first steps toward a
college degree.
As the achievement gap widens, the importance
of a college degree increases. For individuals, the
disparity in weekly earnings between those with
a bachelor’s degree and those without is as large
as it has ever been. As a nation, if we endeavor
to be a leader in an increasingly competitive
global marketplace, access to college for all
children is not a luxury; it is a necessity.
At IDEA, we believe that every child, regardless
of their background, deserves the unlimited
opportunities provided by a great education. We
believe that a great education includes a college
degree. We believe that if enough students
realize these opportunities, they will transform
their communities, their state, and their country.
Fourteen years ago, this vision inspired us to
open our first IDEA school. Today, that vision is
being realized. Across 30 schools in three
regions, students are taking their first steps
toward a college degree. Across the country,
IDEA alumni are entering and graduating from
college at unprecedented rates. This year,
99.7% of our graduating seniors matriculated to
college. To date, IDEA alumni are graduating
from college at twice the rate of their Texas peers
and at five times the rate of low-income and
Hispanic students nationwide.
This success is only the beginning. I know that
the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs
and community leaders is sitting in our
classrooms now. To unlock their potential, we will
continue to improve our approach to
personalized and adaptive learning. To inspire
and guide them, we will continue to invest in the
best teachers and leaders for our classrooms
and schools.
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The test score achievement gap
between low-and high-income
students keeps increasing.
HIGHEST 10%
INCOME
BORN IN
1943
75
BORN IN
2000
%
WIDER
GAP
LOWEST 10%
INCOME
* Strauss, Rebecca. “Schooling Ourselves in an Unequal
America.” The New York Times. June, 16, 2013.
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I know that every one of our students can receive a college degree. To prepare them, we will provide access
to a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum for every child that prepares them to enter the tier one and tier
two universities that provide an abundance of resources for our students to thrive. To support them, our
alumni team will guide them through nearly every aspect of their college transition.
In 2013, we tackled these challenges head on. The results speak for themselves:
EXPANSION
We expanded to serve more than 15,000 students
across 30 schools in three different regions in Texas.
ACHIEVEMENT
We graduated more than 400 students who were all
accepted to college.
RANKING
US News and World Report Report ranked every one of
our high schools with enough data in the top 1% of all
high schools in the nation.
ACADEMIC
Once again, we received the highest possible
academic rating from the state of Texas.
This year, 99.7% of
our graduating
seniors matriculated
to college. To date,
IDEA alumni are
graduating from
college at twice the
rate of their Texas
peers and at five
times the rate of
low-income and
Hispanic students
nationwide.
This was our most successful year to date. Read on to learn more.
Tom Torkelson
Founder and CEO
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IDEA’S INGREDIENTS FOR IMPACT
Good schools run on strong culture, curriculum and classroom management.
But what does it take to run a great school, or an entire network of great schools?
These five ingredients truly set IDEA apart.
Culture of high
expectations for
staff and students
A great teacher in
every classroom, a great
leader at every school
I D E A’ S
INGREDIENTS
Culture of high expectations
for academic achievement
Cutting-edge
program model
"Children are apt to
live up to what you
believe of them."
– Lady Bird Johnson
We believe that every student deserves a great education.
We believe that every student can and will live up to the
ambitious expectations set for them.
The structure of our high-performing schools and the guidance
of great educators ensure that students rise to the occasion.
I D E A’ S S IX C O R E VAL U ES
College-going culture
and curriculum for all
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Unprecedented
support for students to
and through college
CLOSING THE
ACHIEVEMENT
NO
EXCUSES
WHATEVER
it TAKES
100%
EVERYDAY
STUFF
TEAM
& FAMILY
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A great teacher in every classroom,
a great leader at every school
“IDEA’s rigorous leader
and teacher training
along with high
expectations across
the organization gives
IDEA a competitive
advantage.”
– Mike Rhodes, Donor and Member,
Board of Directors
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At IDEA, we know that the most
important two factors in the success
of our students are their teachers and
school leaders. They are the faculty
and staff who blaze trails as leaders,
innovators, mentors and advocates
for our students.
To ensure that every IDEA student has
access to a great teacher and school
leader, we have developed a
comprehensive approach to
recruiting, developing, and retaining
great teachers and leaders. Once
becoming part of our Team and
Family, teachers participate in
continuous professional development,
beginning with New Teacher Institute
and Elementary Teachers Academy.
Throughout the school year, our
teachers are frequently observed,
given feedback, and coached
through the year-long Professional
Development Cycle on how they
can improve to ensure their
students’ success.
We aim to not only set our people up
for success, but also to develop and
retain the next generation of
transformational IDEA leaders.
The vast majority of current school
leaders were once IDEA classroom
teachers, developing their skills in the
Action Learning Program for rising
leaders and the Rhodes Fellowship
for aspiring school leaders. By
investing in recruiting, developing
and retaining the absolute best
teachers and school leaders, we can
ensure that our students are receiving
the quality education they deserve.
Cutting Edge Program Model
“We see and then
we do what is best
for our kids…
every single day.”
– Pablo Mejia,
Director of Individualized Learning
IDEA offers students a rigorous and
personalized foundational curriculum
called BetterIDEA. BetterIDEA
combines a rigorous classroom
curriculum with an innovative
approach to personalized learning
through the use of blended learning
technology. IDEA's classroom
curriculum allows students to
advance at their own pace in reading
and math. The curriculum is proven
to accelerate learning in all students,
including gifted students and those
with learning disabilities. The
program enables teachers to
differentiate for students at various
learning levels and bring struggling
students to grade level faster.
Beyond the traditional classroom
setting, elementary and middle
school students at IDEA’s hybrid
campuses spend a quarter of the
school day supplementing their
classroom learning by working on
individualized lessons in blended
learning labs. These labs utilize new
and adaptive learning technologies
and provide spaces for students to
work at their “just right” reading and
math levels. Moving forward, IDEA
will continue to refine and
implement an increasingly
personalized learning model that
ensures success for all students.
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A college-going culture
and curriculum for all
“Education is the
greatest equalizer in our
society. IDEA provides a
world class education
to children who would
normally get lost in
the traditional public
school system.”
- Bill Carrera,
Member, Board of Directors
When visitors arrive at an IDEA
campus, the first thing they often
notice are the college banners
hanging from the rafters and the core
value posters on the walls. While
these are the most outward displays
of our focus on college success,
IDEA’s college-going culture shines
through in the classroom.
IDEA teachers emphasize the sense
of what is possible for students in
college and beyond. This focus is
evident in the classroom, where
students, teachers and school
leaders all work together toward the
goal of college success.
A college-going mindset is only one
part of the equation. In order for
IDEA students to be truly
college-ready, they must have
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access in middle and high school to a
challenging college preparatory
curriculum that teaches them to write
effectively, read complex texts, think
critically, and drive their own learning.
In middle school, students are
introduced to a rigorous pre-AP
curriculum. In high school, all
students will prepare for and enroll in
Advanced Placement courses. These
courses allow students to experience
and prepare for college-level rigor
while working toward earning college
credit. This year, IDEA students took
an average of five AP exams and
more than 180 students earned
college credit based on their AP
scores. At IDEA College Preparatory
in Donna, 46% of students earned
the prestigious International
Baccalaureate diploma.
Unprecedented support for
students to and through college
IDEA boasts a tremendous track
record of not only getting our
students to college, but also
through college successfully.
Nearly two out of every three IDEA
alumni will be the first person in
their family to graduate from
college. The way we prepare our
students for the academic, social
and financial demands of
post-secondary education is part
program, part planning and every
bit passion on behalf of our
students and families.
At IDEA Public Schools, students
receive an unparalleled level of
support on their road to college.
IDEA’s Directors of College
Counseling are focused solely on
assisting students and families
through every step of the college
application process, from
identifying potential colleges to
guiding students and families
through the financial aid process.
For the seventh year in a row,
100% of IDEA’s graduating seniors
were accepted to college.
Additionally, the Class of 2013 was
awarded more than $15 million
in scholarships.
staff that help bridge the gap
between senior year and the
first two years in college. The
Alumni Affairs team works with
every student to provide the
support necessary for students to
succeed in college, coaching them
around the three essential
college-success factors, including
academic performance, financial
health, and personal advocacy.
IDEA’s support for students does
not stop at graduation. IDEA’s
Alumni Affairs team is the natural
extension of our K-12 faculty and
staff, a dedicated network of IDEA
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INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING AT IDEA
"If there's a single reason for supporting IDEA or sending a child to an
IDEA school, it has to be the opportunity for student success in life."
– R. David Guerra, Member, Board of Directors
Blended Learning
Race to the Top
Learning is a complex and individualized
phenomenon, and no two children are alike.
IDEA students arrive on campus with a
variety of needs, interests and learning styles.
At IDEA, we are committed to an individualized
approach to teaching and learning that meets
each student at their individual learning level and
maximizes their opportunities for success.
In December 2012, IDEA was awarded a $31
million grant to expand its approach to blended
learning as part of the nationwide Race to the
Top District competition, a U.S. Department of
Education program. Race to the Top complements
IDEA’s existing commitment to personalize and
deepen student learning in order to profoundly
impact student achievement, teacher
effectiveness and ensure college readiness
and preparedness.
A critical component of IDEA’s individualized
approach is blended learning - the use of adaptive
learning technology to supplement traditional
classroom instruction. The centerpiece of IDEA’s
blended learning approach is the use of two
technology-based learning labs: the iLearning
Hotspot and Accelerated Reader Zone.
In the iLearning Hotspot, students work with a
variety of math software programs that adapt the
pacing, rigor and content of the lessons based on
student performance. Students working in the
Accelerated Reader Zone choose from a wide
selection of books at their reading level and track
their progress on individual mastery tests.
This blended learning approach is not only
exciting, it is effective. Students needing
remediation are getting caught up faster. Students
needing enrichment are benefiting from advanced
content. Most importantly, every student is getting
the lessons they need, when they need them, in a
fun and empowering format.
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This year, the promise of these new projects has
become a reality. A wide range of Race to the Top
projects, from college summer experiences for
IDEA students to new online Advanced
Placement and language offerings are in the
early stages of implementation.
Of these projects, one of the most exciting is
IDEA’s reimagined approach to student
intervention. This year, IDEA launched a
competitive pilot on four campuses to create
innovative solutions to providing effective,
real-time intervention to improve student
performance. Through the use of technology and
new data systems, these campuses are finding
new ways to target individual teaching and
maximize learning time to ensure that every
student is on track to graduate college-ready.
By leveraging key learnings from these
campuses, IDEA will scale a revised approach to
intervention to all secondary schools. The Race
to the Top implementation is creating
unprecedented opportunities for new
programming that cements IDEA as a leader in
innovation among public schools systems nationwide.
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COLLEGE
FOR ALL
COLLEGE
SIGNING DAY
At IDEA’s College Signing Day, graduating seniors reveal their college choices.
Along with parents, teachers and fellow students, the IDEA family celebrates their
achievements and looks forward to their success in college and beyond.
IDEA sets a high bar for our
students and our schools:
100% matriculation to college.
Many campuses achieve this
milestone each and every year.
In total, 99.7% of IDEA graduates
have matriculated to a college
or university. Today, nearly
1,000 IDEA alumni are on
college campuses.
CLASS OF 2013
433
2,064
229
IDEA GRADUATES
U
COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES
COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES ACCEPTING
IDEA STUDENTS
$13,200,00
SCHOLARSHIP MONEY EARNED
BY IDEA GRADUATES
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SCHOOLS
IDEA
COLLEGE-READY
READING SKILLS
COLLEGE-READY
MATH SKILLS
3x
STATE RATE
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEXAS SCHOOLS
RIO GRANDE
81% of IDEA Public Schools
students are graduating with
college-ready reading skills.
This exceeds the state rate by 17%
and the RGV rate by 37%.
86% of IDEA Public Schools
students are graduating with
college-ready math skills.
This exceeds the state rate by
23% and the RGV rate by 32%.
61
%
HIGHER
IDEA Public Schools Advanced Placement (AP) and
International Baccalaureate (IB) participation rates are nearly
triple the sate and RGV rates. IDEA students pass at rates 61%
higher than other RGV students.
IDEA graduates are attending
college at rates 45% higher than
Texas graduates as a whole and 34%
greater than RGV graduates.
VALLEY (RGV)
SCHOOLS
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IDEA ALAMO
IDEA BROWNSVILLE
• Year Founded: 2010
• Alamo, Texas
• Grades Served:
K-3, 6-9, 11-12
• Emma Garza, 3rd grade
• Year Founded: 2012
Emma Garza is a third grade
Kevin chose to enroll at IDEA as 7th
• Brownsville, Texas
• Grades Served: K-5, 6-7
• Kevin Villafranca, 7th grade
student at IDEA Alamo. She loves
grader, following in the footsteps of
spending time in the iLearning
his younger brother Michael, a 1st
Hotspot where she chooses her
grader. Now, Kevin feels his teachers
own books and reads for mastery.
are preparing him for college. He
likes physics because it’s not easy.
He likes the challenge and wants to
study science at the University
of Oregon.
IDEA ALLAN
IDEA CARVER
• Year Founded: 2012
• Year Founded: 2012
• Austin, Texas
• Grades Served: K-3, 6-7
• The Rubios, Teachers
Chris and Daniela Rubio are not
only outstanding lead teachers for
third and seventh grade
respectively, they are married.
“IDEA’s values are not just posters
on the wall of every classroom, but
they inspire and focus our team,
creating shared purpose for
our work.”
IDEA Allan, Austin’s first IDEA
campus, will be moving to a new
permanent campus for the
• San Antonio, Texas
• Grades Served: K-5, 6-7
• Mya Davis, Kindergarten
In 2012, IDEA partnered with Basketball Hall
of Famer and humanitarian David Robinson
to assume management of The Carver
Academy, a private elementary school
founded by Robinson and his wife in 2001.
After searching the state for high-performing
charters, the Robinsons invited IDEA to
convert the Academy into a public charter
school. Today, students like Kindergartener
Mya Davis take their first steps toward
college and their dream careers at IDEA
Carver Academy and College Prep.
2014-2015 school year.
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IDEA DONNA
IDEA FRONTIER
• Year Founded: 2000
• Year Founded: 2006
• Brownsville, Texas
• Donna, Texas
• Grades Served: K-12
• Grades Served: K-12
• Jenny Corroy, Teacher
• Grecia Diaz, 12th grade
Consistently ranked as one of the top high
Grecia is an optimistic and determined
IDEA Donna’s graduating seniors earned
network of IDEA Frontier alumni who
Baccalaureate diploma. Jenny Corroy, a
in college.
schools in the country, more than 40% of
student. She will join a growing
the prestigious International
have all been accepted to and enrolled
12th grade English teacher, is part of the
team leading IDEA Donna students to
unprecedented success. In 2013, Jenny
was awarded the 2013 Fishman Prize for
Superlative Classroom Practice, one of
only four teachers in the country to receive
the award. She also received the 2013
Teach For America Alumni Award for
Excellence in Teaching.
IDEA EDINBURG
IDEA McALLEN
• Year Founded: 2011
• Year Founded: 2012
• Edinburg, Texas
• Grades Served: K-4, 6-8
• Celeste Uribe, 4th grade
As a founding student of IDEA
Edinburg, Celeste embodies the spirit
and dedication of the IDEA Edinburg
students and staff. Committed
students like Celeste helped make
IDEA Edinburg the 2013 IDEA Campus
of the Year.
• Brownsville, Texas
• Grades Served: K-3, 6-7
• Rey Martinez, Teacher
College Prep Principal Joan Alvarez
describes first year teacher Rey
Martinez as a reflective instructional
leader in the classroom. Already, he
is a high preforming teacher with a
passion and drive for student
progress. We’re thrilled to have so
many excellent teachers like Rey
leading IDEA McAllen.
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IDEA MISSION
IDEA QUEST
• Year Founded: 2008
• Year Founded: 2006
• Mission, Texas
• Edinburg, Texas
• Grades Served: K-4, 6-12
• Grades Served: K-12
• Yvonne Anglada, Principal
• Jose De Leon, Principal
As the principal of IDEA College Prep
Growing up in Elsa, Texas, Jose Luis
Mission, Yvonne has demonstrated a
De Leon was convinced that
fierce commitment to closing the
education could transform him, his
achievement gap for her students.
family and his community. After
At her campus, no detail goes unnoticed
graduating from the Massachusetts
in her quest to develop teachers, sustain
Institute of Technology, he returned
a strong culture of learning, and ensure
to the Valley to ensure that others
that every student is prepared to go to
would have the opportunity of receive
and through college.
a transformative education. Today, he
is the leader of IDEA Quest,
recognized as one of the top schools
in the country.
IDEA PHARR
IDEA SAN BENITO
• Year Founded: 2010
• Year Founded: 2008
• Pharr, Texas
• Grades Served: K-3, 6-9
• Ernesto Cantu, Principal
• San Benito, Texas
• Grades Served: K-12
Ernie returned to his hometown of
• Gus Solis, Teacher, with students
Rodolfo Montero, Jonathon Elliot
and Francisco Salazaar
Pharr College Prep campus.
At all IDEA campuses, extracurricular
Pharr to open and lead the
He is committed to transforming
his community by providing
excellent educational opportunities
for his students.
activities support classroom learning and
are critical to developing the whole child.
At IDEA San Benito, Mr. Solis leads an
award-winning robotics club that is
inspiring the next generation of scientists
and engineers.
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IDEA SAN JUAN
IDEA WESLACO
• Year Founded: 2009
• Year Founded: 2011
• San Juan, Texas
• Weslaco, Texas
• Grades Served: K-4, 6-12
• Grades Served: K-4, 6-8
• Cristina Correa, Teacher
• The Sepulveda Family
Cristina Correa is an art teacher at
The Sepulveda family takes Team
IDEA College Prep San Juan. Now in
and Family to a whole other level.
her fifth year teaching with IDEA, she
Their parents understand the
teaches a range of courses to ensure
importance of a high-quality, college
that every student can take an art
prep education. In the next fifteen
class that meets their needs and
years, Demitri, Ricardo, Dezeray and
interests. Cristina says she cannot
Rijay will all attend and graduate
imagine working for any other
from college.
organization and has committed to
keep working at IDEA until the kinder
students from her first year teaching
graduate in 2021.
IDEA SOUTH FLORES
• Year Founded: 2013
• San Antonio, Texas
• Grades Served: K-2, 6
• Madeline Ramos, Kindergarten
Six months into her kindergarten year,
Madeline Ramos is thriving at IDEA’s newest
campus in San Antonio. Because of IDEA’s
commitment to personalized instruction, she
even attends some first grade classes that
guarantee she is continually challenged and
learning at her own level.
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GROWTH AND EXPANSION
The demand for high quality, high performing public charter school
options has never been greater, but the supply of truly great
schools is short.
With more than 15,000 students enrolled in 30 IDEA schools in
three different regions of Texas and an additional 18,000 students
on waiting lists, how IDEA responds to this significant demand for
new schools will define us for both the near and long term. This
year, IDEA opened two new schools on the IDEA South Flores
campus. In 2014, IDEA will open four new schools in San Antonio
and two new schools in the Rio Grande Valley.
Being able to meet the demand for high quality, high performing
public charter schools is fueling an ambitious but attainable
expansion program at IDEA. By the 2017-2018 school year, IDEA
will have 60 schools and the accompanying ability to educate
more than 42,000 students across the state of Texas.
IDEA Monterrey Park
San Antonio
OPENING
FALL 2014
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IDEA Walzem
San Antonio
IDEA Weslaco Pike
Weslaco
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FINANCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH
1%
Without funding streams that traditional public schools can access, including property taxes and the state’s
Permanent School Fund, public charter schools like IDEA must rely on a wide-range of additional funding options,
including bonds; non-profit, foundational grants; and, private donations.
2012-2013
15%
Personnel
Instruction and Curriculum
3%
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (Audited) 6/30/13
ASSETS
1%
Cash
$73,728,020
Prepaid Items
$6,467,461
Receivables
Inventory
Net Property & Equipment
TOTAL
$18,210,117
$40,850
$175,274,217
$273,720,665
LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
Current Liabilities
$22,320,110
Long-term Liabilities
$197,289,205
Payroll Liabilities
Net Assets
TOTAL
$6,062,385
$48,048,965
5%
Grants & Gifts
$3,557,071
Federal Funding
Other
TOTAL
receives to educate our students,
ensuring that those funds are
used in the best, most efficient
manner possible.”
IDEA Public Schools, Inc.
Expense Analysis
$7,901,118
$123,721,641
Instructional & School Leadership
$62,420,970
Administration
$6,503,943
Operations
Debt Service
TOTAL
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
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(Audited)
2012-2013
%
(Audited)
2011-2012
%
Personnel
62,374,421
58%
52,850,855
56%
Instruction and Curriculum
12,948,385
12%
11,137,133
12%
Campus Administration
5,409,709
5%
5,198,580
6%
Transportation
1,193,004
1%
971,626
1%
Food Service
4,896,784
5%
3,629,744
4%
General Administration
3,267,748
3%
2,834,335
3%
Facilities & Debt Service
16,574,050
15%
15,274,976
16%
Data Processing
894,861
1%
2,165,470
2%
107,558,962
100%
94,062,719
100%
Wyatt Truscheit
Chief Finance Officer
$17,573,105
EXPENSES
Facilities & Debt Service
Data Processing
their hard work. IDEA is also a
very good steward of the funds it
REVENUES
$94,690,347
Food Service
General Administration
12%
resources into attracting top
talent and rewarding them for
$273,720,665
State Funding
58%
5%
“IDEA invests its financial
Campus Adminitration
Transportation
TOTAL
$31,810,395
$ 6,823,654
$107,558,962
Source: A and I obtained from Schedule of Expenses from Annual Financial Report.
$16,162,679
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IDEA DONORS
$5,000-$9,999
Baird Foundation,
f Inc.
Guido Brothers Construction
Multi-Year Commitments
H-E-B District Office
Anonymous
Kelly and David Handley
Laura & John Arnold Foundation
Hertz Furniture Systems
George W. Brackenridge Foundation
Magic Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Rigney Construction
Charter School Growth Fund
Communities Foundation of Texas/Educate Texas TD Industries
Antionette and Michael Van Meter
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
Wells Fargo Bank
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Greater Texas Foundation
Ewing Halsell Foundation
H-E-B Healthy Campus Grant
Karen and Tim Hixon
Kern Family Foundation
Harvey Najim Family Foundation
Texas Education Agency: T-STEM Grant
United States Department of Education:
Charter School Program
United States Department of Education: GEAR UP
United States Department of Education: i3
United States Department of Education:
Race to the Top District Grant
Walton Family Foundation
$10,000+
IBC Bank
Jean's Restaurant Supply
Joe Williamson Construction Co.
Lone Star National Bank: Yoli and Alonzo Cantu
Mahle Family Foundation
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney: Bill Martin
PMSI
Regions Bank
RGV Pro Direct
Rhodes Enterprises: Lori and Mike Rhodes
Sylvan Learning Center
Texas Descon
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$2,500-$4,999
Buck Financial Advisers, LLC
CVA Physicians Support Services LTD: Dr. Ruben Lopez
David L. Earl
ELM Foundation
EMC/Paradigm Publishing
FirstSouthwest
Xenia Garza
Gomez, Mendez and Saenz: Rudy V. Gomez
Dolores Gonzalez
Gulf Coast Paper Inc.
Audrey and Matt Hooks
Jaguar Land Rover of San Juan
Andrews Kurth, L.L.P. : Tom Sage
Teach For America
Dr. Nina and Mr. Tom Torkelson
Valley Land Title Company
$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous
Cordelia & Michael Adame
Aerodynamics Inspecting of Texas, LLC
Diana Aguilar
AT&T
Atlas & Hall, L.L.P.
Bill & Nichole Carrera
Copy Graphics
First National Bank
JoAnn and Juan Gama
Elizabet Garza
Samuel Goessling
Javier Gonzalez
Maria Elena Gonzalez
Jill Koehler
Melden and Hunt Inc.
Michael Montelongo
Tisha Nguyen
Nhut John Nguyen
Padgett Stratemann & Co. LLP
PBK, Inc.
Rolando Posada
R.E.C.L., Inc: Reba & Harry Cardenas McNair
Schulman, Lopez & Hoffer, LLP
Simmons Oak Farms Wholesale Nursery
Superior Alarms
Terracon
Total Lawn Care
David Valdez
Noe Villareal
Mary J. Wells
Rachel Willcutts
D. Wilson Construction Company
$500-$999
Joe & Dora Brown
Aztec Realty
Jose Bethancourt
Deborah Brient
Carla Cabrera
Belinda Carreon
Christina Cavazos-Escamilla
Cheryl Lynn Clark
Forrest Runnels
Roberta Fredenburg
Antonio Guevara Jr.
Haynes & Boone, LLP
Hilda Helsing
Insight
Lloyd Jerauld
Jan Johnson
James Anthony Kohn
Rollins M. and Amalie L. Koppel Foundation
Jennifer Kohn Koppel
Griselda Lopez
McCall, Parkhurst, & Horton LLP
Bellanira Nava
Viet Nguyen
Nicho Produce
Scott & Angel Pajeski
Alma Perez
Pharr Economic Development Corp.
Preferred Foods
Matthew Randazzo
RGVision Publications
Larkin Tackett
Wyatt Truscheit
Ryan Vaughan
$250-$499
Sonia Aguilar
Joan Alvarez
Julia Alvarez
Gloria Benavidez
Mario Blanco
Irene Bolainez
Daniel Cantu
Charlotte Carlsen
Horacio Castillo
Yvonne Chamblin
Adrian Correa
Cristina Correa
Melody Crabb
Lauren Dutkiewicz
Andrew Eller
Inelba Figueroa
Cassandra Flores
Salvador Flores
Ana Garza
Cristina Garzoria
Gateway Printing & Office Supply
Adriana Gonzalez
Doria Gonzalez
Stacey Gonzalez
Michael Gragert
Rodrigus Graham
Cody Grindle
Nathan Henderson
Adrian Hernandez
David King
Steven Lenny
Azalia Lomas-Garcia
Ruth Lopez
Gigi Loresco
Nathan Lowry
Mackee Mason
Caitlin McCloskey
Emily Nielson
Michael Perez
Scott Perkins
Nancy Ramirez
Colleen Randazzo
Regions Bank
Alma Rodriguez
Carolina Rodriguez
Lindsey Schaefer
Jennifer Schmerber
Cecilia Septimo
Gloria Singleterry
Humberto Valdez
Michael Vasquez
Manuel Villarreal
Dora Villegas
David Wagner
Christian Wilcox
Carrie Wolk
$1-$249
Linda Abrego
Cristina Acevedo
Araceli Acevedo
Ricardo Acevedo Jr.
Danielle Aceves
Michael & Cordelia Adame
Veronica Aguas
Judith Aguilar
Jose de Jesus Aguilar
Yanira Aguilar
Rosanna Aguilera
Zanyace Aguinaga
Brenda Alanis
Juana Alanis
Elizabeth Alanis
Briseida Alanis-Cantu
Norma Alaniz
Natalie Alaniz
Bernice Aldama
Janie Alejo
Minerva Allen
Olinda Almanza
Alizandra Alonzo
Ruben Alonzo Jr.
Carlos Alvarado
Diana Alvarado
Sarah Alvarado
Adriana Alvarez
Leonides Alvarez
Sandra Alvarez
Diana Amador
Catalina Amaral
Sarahi Amaya
Dora Amaya
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$1-$249 (cont)
Yvonne Anglada
Christa Anthony
Rebekah Anthony
Monica Araiza
Dr. Ramon Arauz
Criselda Arellano
Heather Arratia
Arturo Arriaga
Maria Arteaga
Yvonne Arzola
Sharon Ascott
Claudia Ash
Pamela Awbrey
Marisol Ayala
Diana Ayala
Mary Azubell
Manuel Baca
Alberto Baez
Olga Balderas
Ernesto Balli
Yvette Banda
Elizabeth Barajas
Sara Barajas
Sandra and Luis Barbosa
Braulio Barranco
Eone Barrera
Yuridia Barrera
Maria Barron
Vanessa Barry
Christopher and Natalie Basham
Hailey Bates
Estevan Bautista
Alban Benavides
Elias Benavides
Martha Benavides
Misael Benavides
Armandina Benavidez
Michael Benavidez
Dee Dee Bermea
Bisruti Bhatta
Alma Blanco
Brenda Bocanegra
Imelda Bocanegra
Lizeth Bocanegra
Dovie Boykins
Ellen Bransford
Eduardo Bravo
Jason Bready
Wayne Brewington
Narcedalia Briseno
Clarie Brooks
Gloria Brown
Elizabeth Butala
Angela Cabrera
Azusena Cabrera
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Miranda Cadena
Jonathan Caine
Pierre Calderon
Magalie Calderon
Calera, Inc.
Europa Camacho
Katia Camara
Erika Camarillo
Lindsey Campbell
Ernesto Campos
Nora Campos
Rosalinda Campos
Oscar Canales
Amanda Canales
Eraclio Canales
Jillian Canales
Abelardo Cano
Eric Canosa
Augustin Cantu
Alejandra Cantu
Brenda Cantu
Cathryn Cantu
Edmundo Cantu
Edna Cantu
Ernesto Cantu
Jesus Cantu
Marco Cantu
Omar Cantu
Velma Cantu
Vanessa Cantu
Seidy Capuchines
Juan Cardenas
Jose Cardona
Cynthia Careaga
Yesenia Cariaga
Samuel Carmona
Lanece Carpenter Sr.
Claudia Carranza
Jana Carter
Graciela Casarez
Olga Casillas
Oneida Casillas
Jose Alberto Castillo
Luis Castillo
Marco Castillo
Shirley Castillo
Yvonne Castillo
Erica Castro
Stephanie Castro
Fran Cavazos Donohue
Alyssa Cavazos
Darlene Cavazos
Linda Cavazos
Leticia Cavazos-Hernandez
Daniel Cazares
Erika Cazares
Issac Cazares
Ana Cenaj
Michael Cervantez
Shyral Chaney
Alberto & Eva Chapa
Dalila Chapa
Leonor Chapa
Rosa Chapa
Victor Chavez Jr.
Desiree Chavez
Mireya Chavez
Maria Chavez
Mario Chavez
Ricardo Chavez-Garza
Lizhandra Chavira
Lizeth Chiprez
Audrey Cisneros
Andrew Clarence
Belen Closner
Ross Cohen
Randy Coreno
George Coronado
Veronica Coronado
Yesenia Coronado
Jennifer Corroy
Nancy Cortez
Fletcher Covington Jr.
Jennifer Cruz
Norma Cruz
Olivia Cruz
Ricardo Cruz
Robbie Cruz
Amber Curry
Lakisha Dailey
Prescilia Davila
Erika Davila
Laura Osorio De Camacho
Kathia Cam De Keller
Sandra De La Fuente
Gerardo De La Garza
Carlos De La Pena
Sara De La Rosa
Saron De La Rosa
Elizabeth De Leon Galvan
Ana De Leon
Jose De Leon
Maria De Leon
Nichoel Gonzalez De Leon
Sergio De Leon
Orlando De Los Santos
Rebeca Ramirez De Wilhelmsson
Mario DeLeon
Rosio Deleon
Gary DeLeon Jr.
Berenice Delgadillo
Juan Delgado Jr.
Shannon Demski
Raj Desai
Samuel Dester
Maria Diaz
Sandra Diaz
Vanessa Diaz
Ashley Dickerson
Maria Don
Michael Donaldson
Omar Doria Jr.
Pete Doria
Rosa Doria
Esmeralda Duncan
Ana Duran
Chelsea Eerkes
Sarah Eley
Liliana Elizondo
Christine Elliott
Eduardo Errisuriz Jr.
Angelita Escamilla
John Jacob Escamilla
Jonathan Escamilla
Sylvia Escobar
Hazell Espino
Laura Espinosa
Pedro Espinosa
Loyda Espinoza
Irene Espinoza
Ashley Esquivel
Eleazar Esquivel
Vicente Esquivel
Christina Estrada
Bruna Estrada
Dawn Everson
Marissa Falcon
Vannessa Farley
Rosanna Ferguson
Steven Ferguson
Myrla Feria
Emilie Fernandez
Madeleine Fierstein
Alejandro Figueroa
Melissa Finch
Claudia Flandes
Jose Flor
Armando Flores Jr.
Arturo Flores
Ana Flores
Criselda Flores
Elizabeth Flores
Erica Flores
Keury Flores
Marisol Flores
Minerva Flores
Sylvia Flores
Marisol Flores-Henderson
Ashley Francis
Jorge Franco
Jason Freeman
Alisha Freeman
Armando Fuerte
George Galindo
Rudy Gallardo
Abraham Gallegos
Elda Galnares
Alejandra Galvan
Genaro Gamez
Elizabeth Gaona
Maricela Gaona
Roxanne Gaona
Alexander Garcia
Ana Garcia
Asael Garcia
Bertha Garcia
Brenda Garcia
Dalia Garcia
Daniel Garcia
Elizabeth Garcia
Esther Garcia
Irene Garcia
Ismael Garcia
Jennifer Garcia
Jessica Garcia
Joel Garcia
Jose Francisco Garcia
Joseph Garcia
Juan Garcia
Kevin Garcia
Lidia Garcia
Lizet Garcia
Luis Carlos Garcia
Maria Luisa Garcia
Marisol Garcia
Melissa Garcia
Michelle Garcia
Muriel Garcia
Nelda and Ismael Garcia
Raul Garcia
San Juanita Garcia
Sharon Garcia
Susan Garza
Velma Garcia
Victor Garcia
Yadira Garcia
Yvette Garcia
Melissa Garcia-Escobedo
Julio Garica
Anabel Garza
Andrea Garza
Armando Garza
Blanca Garza
Cristina Garza
Edna Garza
Edwardo Garza
Francisco Garza Jr.
Hector Garza
Heriberto Garza
Heriberto Garza Jr.
Hilario Garza
Horacio Garza
Jalyssa Garza
Jessica Garza
Joanna Garza
Jose Luis Garza
Jose Garza Jr.
Juana Garza
Lizbeth Garza
Maria Garza
Maria Luisa Garza
Mary Garza
Monica Garza
Rafael Garza
Renato Garza Jr.
Roberto Garza IV
Sandra Garza
Sylvia Garza
Valerie Garza
Yvonne Garza
Donald Gladish
Hannah Gluckstein
Rebecca Goldberg
Adam Gomez
Amanda Gomez
Dian Gomez
Gracy Gomez
Marissa Gomez
Walter Gomez
Vianey Gonzales
Alfredo Gonzalez Jr.
Amador Gonzalez
Ana Laura Gonzalez
Benjamin Gonzalez
Derek Gonzalez
Enedina Gonzalez
Erika Gonzalez
Francisco Gonzalez
Georgina Gonzalez
Iriss Gonzalez
Irma Gonzalez
Janette Gonzalez
Jeremias Gonzalez
Jose Carlos Gonzalez
Jose Gonzalez
Juan Gonzalez
Karen Gonzalez
Kendra Gonzalez
Laura Gonzalez
Maria Gonzalez
Maria Eugenia Gonzalez
Miguel Gonzalez Jr.
Monica Gonzalez
Rosa Gonzalez
Sergio Gonzalez Jr.
Allison Goodfellow
Megan Goossen
Frankie Gray
Danielle Grazier
Megan Griffith
Radha Guajardo
Mario Guerra
Minerva Guerra
Saida Guerra
Basilio Guerrero
Esperanza Guerrero
Fabian Guerrero
Nora Guerrero
Ana Guevara
Adolfo Gutierrez
Elizabeth Gutierrez
Ernesto Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
Perla Gutierrez
Ramon Gutierrez
Rosa Gutierrez
Rosario Gutierrez
Amanda Guzman
Lyndsay Guzman
Yvette Guzman
Tonia Hale
Melinda Hardy
Rachel Hemken
Leah Hendricks
Azucena Hernandez
Blanca Hernandez
Darlene Hernandez
David Hernandez
Elizabeth Hernandez
Esmeralda Hernandez
Francisco Hernandez
Gabriela Hernandez
Krystal Hernandez
Krystal Hernandez
Luana Hernandez
Lydia Hernandez
Mayra Hernandez
Rodolfo Hernandez
Soraida Hernandez
Jacquelyn Herrera
Charlesa Hice
Atanacio Hinojosa
Mario Hinojosa
Martha Hinojosa
Michael Hinojosa
Michael Hinojosa
Sylvia Hinojosa
Marlene Hobaugh
Steve & Mary Anna Hoelscher
Hope Hollenhead
Sandra Hughes
Juan Ibarra
Lana Jackson
Natalie Jaegar
Alihermy Jauregui
Marissa Jeffery
Rebecca Jeffries
Christina Jimenez
Johnathon Jimenez
Lourdes Jimenez
Norma Jimenez
Sarah Johnson
Camerina Juarez
Dorelia Juarez
Cynthia Kanagui
Priscilla Kee
Stefanie Keith
Chandra Kerley
Jennifer Killebrew
Jennifer King
Dustin Kipp
Hillary Klipp
Danielle Kyral
Linda Langlais
Melissa Laurel
Charla Layne
Magdalena Leal
Sandra Leduc
Victor Leija
Marcela Lemus
San Juana Leos
Stephanie Lerma
Travis Lester
Brian Levy
Leonardo Limas
Karina Loera
Salim Loera
Amy Long
Ana Longoria
Anna Lopez
Andrea Lopez
Edson Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Josefina Lopez
Juan Lopez
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$1-$249 (cont)
Julissa Lopez
Laura Lopez
Leticia Lopez
Linda Lopez
Maria Lopez
Marco Lopez
Nora Lopez
Pedro Lopez Jr.
Sandra Lopez
Tricia Loepz
Reina Lopez-Bazan
Marta Lopez-Garcia
Jessica Lowe
Andrea Loy
Ana Lozano
Claudia Lozano
Elva Lozano
Velma Lozano
Stevie Luera
Alicia Lujan
Joshua Lumley
Grisel Luna
Maricela Luna
Zoila Luna
Irma Macias
Karina Macias
Loryn Macias
Sandra Macias
James Mackara
Norma Madero
Clarissa Madrigal
America Magnon
Belinda Maldonado
Yvonne Maldonado-Caceres
Cynthia Mandujano
Grace Cabrera Manzanares
Nidia Marichalar
Christina Marin
Rose Marques
Laura Martin
Misty Martin
Alejandra Martinez
Carlos Martinez
Claudia Martinez
Corina Martinez
Dora Martinez
Erika Martinez
Ignacio Martinez Jr.
Irma Martinez
Irma Martinez
Israel Martinez
Marco Martinez
Marte Martinez
Mayra Martinez
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Moises Martinez
Nancy Martinez
Pascuala Martinez
Saul Martinez
Silvia Martinez
Tiffany Martinez
Victoria Martinez
Jessica Mata
Priscila Mata
Gustavus Maxwell
Lashan Mcclain
Orlando Medellin
Ana Medina
Carolina Medina
Deirdre Medina
Xochitl Media
Pablo and Sylvia Mejia
Estela Mendez
Nereida Mendez
Sandy Mendez
Darren Mendiola
Crystal Mendoza
Itzbi Mendoza
Luanna Mendoza
Christian Menendez
Ana Mercado
Porter Mickle III
Luis Miranda
Nayeli Mireles
Esmeralda Molina
Leticia Molina
Melissa Molina
Sonia Monroy
Betzaida Montalvo
Efren Montenegro
Armando Montes
Jerry Montes
Yesenia Montes
Lesly Montes
Kenny Montgomery
Alejandro Mora
Abraham Morales
Maria Del Carmen Morales
Nichols Morales
Olga Morales
Veronica Morales
Cynthia Moreno
Saul Moreno
Valentine Moreno
Dennis Morgan
Stephanie Morris
Judith Morrison
Steven Mudd
Esmeralda Munoz
Jose Munoz
Yvette Munoz
Maria Murillo
Jane L. Murphy
Adan Narvaez
Fermin Nava
Crischelle Navalta
Aylem Navarro
Kyle Neubauer
Candice Newsum
Antonio Nino
Magdalena Nino
Nohemi Nogueira
Angelica Noriega
Carmen Noriega
Patricia Noyola
Noe Nunez
Yvonne Nunez
Anna Ochoa
Gisela Ochoa
Jazmin Ochoa
Veronica Olivares
Robynn Olivarez
Claudia Oliver
Romelia Olvera
Sandra Olvera
Cristina Ontiveros
Sarah Orbesen
Rebecca Ornelas
Krystal Orozco
Antonio Ortega
Gilberto Ortiz Jr.
Alicia Padilla
Yolanda Ochoa Padron
Erica Paige
Elena Palomin
Heather Pardo
Tessa Parker
Emily Pearson
Feliciano Pecina
Vanessa Pedraza
Erica Pegueno
Catherine Pena
Karina Pena
Marcia Pena
Gilbert Perales
Susana Peralez
Gabriel Pereda
Nora Perez
Jose Perez Jr.
Andrea Perez
Anissa Perez
Armando Perez
Bertha Perez
Damaris Perez
Eugenio Perez
Iran Perez
Jesus Perez
Maria Perez
Monica Perez
Nora Perez
Yadira Perez
Juan Perez-Sangimino
Ruth Perozo
Jose Pesina
Francene Phoenix
William Pierce
Lisa Pledger
Jayne Pocquette
Constantine Polites
Jose Pompa
Stephanie Portales
Olivia Powar
Karen Prager
Margaret Propst
Gilberto Puente
Virginia Quezada
Aglae Quinones
Fernando Quintanilla Jr.
Clarissa Quintanilla
Griselda Quintanilla
Yvonne Quintanilla
Karen Quiroga
Richel Raich
Anthony Ramirez
Eleazar Ramirez Jr.
Estefana Ramirez
Federico Ramirez
Juan Antonio Ramirez
Maribel Ramirez
Maricela Ramirez
Monica Ramirez
Rumaldo Ramirez
Adriana Ramos
Jose Ramos
Juanita Ramos
Linda Ramos
Maria Ramos
Roxanne Rangel
Elizabeth Red
Augustin Rendon
Mariza Rendon
Andrea Reveles
Alma Reyes
Cassie Reyes
Josue & Veronica Reyes
Patricia Reyes
Celina Reyna
Gonzalo Reyna
Michael Reyna
Roger Reyna Jr.
Amanda Richards
Ana Rios
Christine Rios
Mark Rios
Melissa Rios
Maria Ristaino
Dora Rivera
Jessica Rivera
Yvette Rivera-Garcia
Luis Rocha
Angelica Rodriguez
Alberto Rodriguez
Andrew Rodriguez
Ana Rodriguez
Cesar Rodriguez
Danipsa Rodriguez
Daniel Vasquez Rodriguez
David Rodriguez
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Ivonne Rodriguez
Julissa Rodriguez
Kristin Rodriguez
Marta Rodriguez
Monica Rodriguez
Rodolfo Rodriguez
Stacy Rodriguez
Yvonne Rodriguez
Zayra Rodriguez
Heidi Rojas
Imelda Rojas
Juana Rojas
Valerie Roman
Jessica Romo
Melissa Romo
Vicky Root
Sarah Ropp
Melissa Rosales
Marilu Rosas
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Lisa Rosillo
Yuri Rosillo
Paul Rudnik
Eduardo Ruiz
Susan Ruiz
Victoria Ruiz
Mark Ruth
Lekisha Saavedra-Marchbank
Alime Sadikova
Norma Saenz
Rolando Salas
Rebecca Salazar
Rosa Salazar
Mardelle Saldana
Oscar Saldana
Erica Saldivar
Annette Salinas
Amador Salinas
Cristina Salinas
Elizabeth Salinas
Fernando Salinas Jr.
Gabriel Salinas
Martin San Miguel
Abigail Sanchez
Amanda Sanchez
Arcelia Sanchez
Diana Sanchez
Edmundo Sanchez Jr.
Errick Sanchez
Sonia Sanchez
Jose Sandoval
Yesica Santa Ana
Erica Santamaria
Leanna Sarinana
Oscar Sarmiento Jr.
Carrie Sauceda
Ramon Sauceda
Viviana Sauceda
Dyna Sayavedra
Anabel Segovia
Elvira Segoviano
Jonathan Shell
Nancy Silva
Bryant Smith
Danielle Smith
Sarah Smith
Bethany Solis
Gustavo Solis
Nayatzin Solis
Sandra Solis
Allison Solorio
Alynne Solway
Felipe Sotelo
Erasmo Soto
Lynda Soto
Cynthia Sparks
Kathleen Stagdon
Isela Stephens
Kathryn Strickland
Lia Stromberg
Cynthia Stuart
Erenia Suarez
Graciela Suarez
Wendy Sulewski
Susan Sullivan
Caleb Swaringen
Jessica Sylvester
Jacqueline Tafolla
Amy Tamez
Monica Tamez
Melissa Tan-Cantu
Robert Temple
Joseph Tenorio
Debra Thomas
Alanis Tomasa
Mary Elise Topp
Armando Torres
Arnoldo Torres
Elhma Torres
Laura Torres
Monica Torres
Magaly Torres
Ruth Torres
Tanya Torres
Ruben Tostado
Cristina Tovar
Diana Tovar
Suzette Tovar
Cynthia Trejo
Berniece Trevino
Bethany Trevino
Elvira Trevino
George Trevino
Rosalinda Trevino
Thalia Trevino
Brooke Triplett
Lilia Troncoso
Jaime Trujillo
Justin Tuley
Sabrina Tully
Jonathan Tyrrell
Deborah Tyrrell
Kara Urbina
Alba Urcullu
Erika Valdez
Juan Antonio Valdez Jr.
Liza Valdez
Luis T. Valdez
Beatrice Valencia
Maria Valerio
Florencia Varela
Denisse Vargas
Isabel Vargas
Jesus Vargas
John Vargas
Cecilia Vasquez
Jessica Vasquez
Kristina Vasquez
Noemi Vasquez
Rolando Vasquez
Silvia Vasquez
Jenny Vega
Armando Vela
Arturo Vela
Elvira Vela
Jaime Vela
Elisa Velador
Jacklyn Verdin
Sylvia Verdooren
Joni Vicinaiz
Kalena Villa
Beatrice Villarreal
Criselda Villarreal
Jodie Villarreal
Jorge Villarreal
Liz Villarreal
Marissa Villarreal
Maria Villarreal
Yvonne Villarreal
Courtney Wai
Travis Walker
Julianne Wargo
Veronica Webber
Holly Weiss
Frances Wells
Elizabeth West
Anna Wey
Bobbie White
Janna Wiley
Jennifer Williams
Morgan Williams
Shamair Williams
Vanessa Williams
Emily Willis
Sarah Wilson
Ruth Winkler
Natalie Wittlin
Mary Wood
Amanda Wratten
Issac Yanes
Andrew Ybarra
Israel Ybarra
Nereida Ybarra
Betsaida Zacarias
Nadya Zamarripa
David Zamora
Iris Zamora
Lisa Zamorano
Anselmo Zamorategui Jr.
Simone Zamorategui
Ignacio Zarate
Elsica Zuniga
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LEADERSHIP
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Thomas Torkelson
Founder
Chief Executive Officer
JoAnn Gama
Co-Founder
Chief of Schools
Dolores Gonzalez
Chief Program Officer
Audrey Hooks
Chief Human Assets Officer
Irma Muñoz
Chief Operating Officer
Wyatt Truscheit
Chief Financial Officer
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Thomas E. Torkelson
President & CEO
IDEA Public Schools
Mike Rhodes
Chair
Rhodes Enterprises
Bill Martin, CFP
Vice Chair
Morgan Stanley
Gabriel Puente
Secretary
RGVision Magazine
Bill Carrera
Treasurer
Certified Public Accountant
Tina Fernandez
Member
University of Texas Austin
Sam Goessling
Chief Advancement Officer
David Guerra
Member
International Bank of Commerce
REGIONAL LEADERSHIP
Ruben M. Lopez, M.D.
Member
Cardiovascular Associates
Larkin W. Tackett
Executive Director, Austin
Rolando Posada
Executive Director, San Antonio
Elizabet T. Garza
Vice President of Schools
Jill Koehler
Vice President of Schools
Reba Cardenas-McNair
Member
Cardenas Development
Victoria Rico
Member
Brackenridge Foundation
Sergio Sanchez
Member
BMP Radio
Eric Ziehe, CCIM
Member
NAI Rio Grande Valley
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IDEA Public Schools prepares students
from underserved communities for success
in college and citizenship.
505 W. Angelita Drive, Suite 9
Weslaco, Texas 78596
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