AnnuAl RepoRt 2010-2011 - Social Impact Exchange

Public Schools
Annual Report 2010-2011
For 10 years we’ve
proven what is possible.
Every IDEA Public Schools graduate has
enrolled in a four-year college or university.
Public Schools
IDEA Public Schools prepares students from underserved
communities for success in college and citizenship.
Kindergarten student Mia Gutierrez gets
ready for class at IDEA Mission.
COVER: Marcos Treviño in his 10th
grade government class at IDEA Donna.
straight
TOP B
from the
y virtually any measure, the United
States is failing to prepare a generation of low-income children for success in college and in life. Nationally, only eight percent
of minority, low-income students have earned
a four-year college degree by age 24.
IDEA Public Schools was
launched in 2000 on the belief
that through hard work and the
commitment and dedication of
great teachers and school leaders, all students, regardless of
their family background, socioeconomic standing, or previous academic accomplishment,
could achieve at the same or
higher levels of their more affluent peers.
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Meeting the Challenge:
IDEA’s Organizational
Priorities
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IDEA Celebrates:
100% College Bound
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IDEA puts students on path
to succeed in an increasingly
competitive global marketplace by providing a rigorous
college preparatory education
and preparing our low-income,
Hispanic and minority students
in underserved communities
across Texas to apply, matriculate and succeed in a the fouryear college or university of
their choice. To date, 100% of
IDEA graduates have been accepted to a four-year college or
university and our student are
demonstrating remarkable staying power: 92% are either still
in college or have graduated.
Better IDEA:
New Primary Model
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Closing the
Achievement Gap:
IDEA earns top honors
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JoAnn Gama:
Co-Founder appointed to
Presidential Commission
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Academic Report Cards:
Campus Stat Breakdown
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ing more schools to serve even
more low-income students and
families across Texas.
At the start of the 2010-2011
school year IDEA enrolled
6,855 students at 16 schools
across the Rio Grande Valley.
This year we built four new
schools in Weslaco and Edinburg. IDEA is on track to operate a total of 27 schools by
2012-2013, when we complete
our 2012 Phase One growth
plan. At scale, these schools
will IDEA will serve 15,000
students, and send over 1,000
students a year to four yearcolleges and universities, making
IDEA the single greatest producer of college graduates in
the Rio Grande Valley.
IDEA’s ten-year record of success is proof positive that with
a focused, K-12 college preparatory curriculum coupled with
dedicated teachers and school
leadership, together we can
close the achievement gap.
IDEA can be an even bigger
part of the solution by build- Founder & CEO
The Investment:
Donors & Financials
First grader Carlos
Velasquez works on his
math at IDEA Edinburg.
e x em p l ar y
schools
IDEA Public Schools
was rated an
‘Exemplary’ school
district by the Texas
Education Agency for
the 2010-2011 school
year. IDEA was the
only district of its size
and achieve the State’s
highest distinction.
Leonardo Tamez and Juan
Ivan Garza in their 7th grade
math class at IDEA San Juan.
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meeting
challenge
the
Ten years
ago, when the
State Board of
Education first
approved the
charter for IDEA
Academy in
Donna, little did
they know they
had empowered
us to transform
education for
the entire Rio
Grande Valley.
Tom Torkelson
Founder & CEO
IDEA Public Schools
Teacher of the Year
Maricela Gaona leads
a class in IB English.
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achieve
results
ambitious
student
Our students are the
Rio Grande Valley:
Ninety-five percent Hispanic and
80% low-income, many of our students
enter IDEA one to two grade-levels behind.
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Looking back over the past The Class of 2011 received
year, it’s amazing what our 446 acceptance letters from
students have accomplished. schools across 25 states. Our
Ninety-four percent of our students were awarded more
students met the state stan- than $4.4 million dollars in
dard in reading; 92% in math, scholarships and grants. For
96% in writing, 93% in sci- the third year in a row, an
ence, and 99% in social stud- IDEA student was named a
ies. Forty-four percent of Gates Millennium Scholar.
IDEA students were com- For the fourth year in a row,
mended on their TAKS as- multiple IDEA students were
sessment — a common mea- named Dell Scholars. And for
the fifth year in a row, 100%
sure for college readiness.
of IDEA graduates enrolled
In 2011, IDEA Quest and in four-year colleges and uniIDEA Frontier joined IDEA versities, fulfilling IDEA’s
Donna in graduating our larg- mission of College For All
est class yet — 149 seniors. Children.
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My parents
wanted great
things for my
future and
they knew that
IDEA would
surely get me
there.
Karina Guevara,
7th grader at IDEA
College Prep Alamo
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100%
college
bound
IDEA students enroll
in college and persist
through college at rates
that far outpace their
peers in low-income,
Hispanic communities.
One-hundred percent
of all IDEA graduates
have enrolled in a
four-year college or
university. Ninety-two
percent of all IDEA
graduates
continue
in college to date, or
have graduated from
a four-year college or
university. IDEA is
changing our students’
life trajectories: Two
out of three of IDEA
graduates are the first
in their families to
attend college.
Debora Fuentes and Benaia
Espinosa are founding students
at IDEA Frontier.
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build
a strong
& sustainable
organization
For the second
consecutive year, IDEA
Public Schools was
rated an ‘Exemplary’
School District by the
Texas Education Agency.
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To achieve our ambitious goals for students, IDEA must attract
and keep the best people. We want to develop that talent, making sure that staff have every opportunity to learn, grow and improve so that they can best serve our students.
To address the growing need
for quality teachers in 20102011, IDEA partnered with
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD to
apply for funding under the
Department of Education’s i3
grant titled, “Investing in Innovation in Education.” The
IDEA-PSJA partnership was
one of 49 award recipients out
of over 1,700 applicants, and
the only awarded in the State
of Texas.
In the summer of 2011 and
beyond, the i3 grant funded
the training of 120 new teach-
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ers — 60 from IDEA and
60 from PSJA — at the Rio
Grande Valley New Teacher
Institute, which is modeled
after the successful Teach For
America summer institute.
Over the past year, IDEA
has also worked to build a
robust pipeline of leaders at
every level of the organization. IDEA provides rigorous training for new teachers
and moves our best teachers
into teacher leader positions.
IDEA moves rising leaders
into school leadership posi-
tions and school leaders into
senior leadership positions
throughout the IDEA organization. IDEA will offer even
more opportunities in 20112012 for training and advancement of faculty at all levels.
Hiring talented staff is the
building block to our organization’s strength. But we know
that we move students faster
and further when our teachers
also have a high-quality and
rigorous curriculum, coupled
with training and ongoing instructional coaching.
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IDEA
better
A kindergarten student at IDEA
Alamo learns to read under the
Better IDEA program.
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To support our mission
of “College For All
Children,” in 20102011 IDEA Academy
San Juan and IDEA
Academy
Alamo
piloted a completely
re-designed program
model that combines the
best in online learning
and
old-fashioned
pencil & paper hard
work. With exceptional
results at pilot sites, all
schools will be converted
in 2011, making IDEA
the largest “hybrid”
or blending learning
program in the United
States. The goal of
Better IDEA is to ensure
that every child leaves
kindergarten and first
grade at or above grade
level, and that every
child leaves 5th grade
one to 1.5 years above
grade level, ready for
college-prep work.
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grow
to scale with
quality
UNDER ITS 2012
EXPANSION PLAN, IDEA
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
IS ON TRACK TO
BECOME THE SINGLE
greatest PRODUCER OF
LOW-INCOME COLLEGE
GRADUATES IN THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY.
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One hundred percent of our
graduates have enrolled in
four-year colleges and universities. The hard work of our
students and teachers is taking student success beyond
the doors of IDEA: Ninetytwo percent of IDEA graduates are either still in college
or have graduated from four
year institutions, a rate that’s
higher than any other institution serving predominately
low-income, minority students.
its ambitious growth efforts.
By building more schools to
serve even more students,
IDEA can be help close the
achievement gap.
In 2004, IDEA embarked on
Phase One of an ambitious
growth plan to move from
two schools serving approximately 1,000 students to 22
schools serving 15,000 students at scale. In 2010, IDEA
opened four new schools:
IDEA Academy Pharr,
IDEA College Prep Pharr,
IDEA’s success, as witnessed IDEA Academy Alamo and
by our student results and a IDEA College Prep Alamo.
waitlist of over 14,000 stu- By the start of the 2011-2012
dents, together with our academic year, IDEA will
commitment to drastically have opened an additional
improve low-income and four new schools in Weslaco
minority student achieve- and Edinburg, Texas. By the
ment across underserved re- fall of 2012, we will surpass
gions in Texas, has spurred our original 2012 growth
IDEA to move forward with goals by opening seven new
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schools, bringing our total to
27 in all.
In Phase Two of IDEA’s
growth, we will continue to
build our system of schools
in the Rio Grande Valley as
we launch new schools in
new regions. In the five-year
Phase Two plan IDEA plans
to open and operate a total
of 54 schools across the Rio
Grande Valley, San Antonio and Austin. When all 54
schools are at scale, serving
students K-12, IDEA will
serve 38,000 students from
underserved
communities
from across Texas, making
IDEA Public Schools the
greatest producer of low income, and Hispanic and minority college graduates not
only in the Rio Grande Valley
but across the State of Texas.
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Closingthe
achievement
gap
A college education remains America’s No. 1 anti-poverty strategy. There are two million Texas children living in poverty and
Hispanic youth in Texas are graduating college at a rate of one in
nine. IDEA is committed to changing these statistics. Five years
from now, IDEA will be the single largest producer of collegebound low-income and Hispanic students in the State of Texas.
STAR Award
For the 2010-2011 academic year, IDEA Public Schools was named one of six programs to
receive the Texas Higher Education Star Award from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The Star Award was established in 2001 to recognize exceptional
contributions toward one or more of the goals of the Texas Higher Education Plan,
“Closing the Gaps by 2015”.
TBEC Honor Roll
Three IDEA schools — IDEA College Prep Donna, IDEA Frontier College Prep and IDEA
College Prep San Benito — were added to the Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC)
Honor Roll for 2011. TBEC Honor Roll schools have the highest percentage of students
performing at the “commended” level in every subject.
NCEA Higher Performing Schools
In 2011, the National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA) named five IDEA schools
to its list of high performing schools: IDEA College Prep Donna, IDEA Frontier College Prep,
IDEA College Prep Mission, IDEA Quest College Prep, and IDEA College Prep San Benito.
NCEA recognizes schools whose students consistently outperform their peers at schools
with demographically similar populations.
First grade teacher Ms. Anna Zuniga-Gonzalez
assists Jennifer Garza-Lucio in English
Language Arts instruction at IDEA Edinburg.
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JoAnn
GAma
IDEA Co-Founder appointed
to Presidential Commission on
Education Excellence for Hispanics
This year, JoAnn Gama, IDEA Public
Schools Co-Founder and Chief
of Schools, was appointed to the
Presidential Advisory Committee
on Educational Excellence for
Hispanics, where she will be advising
President Barack Obama on improving
academic outcomes for Hispanic students.
Gama joins other appointees with expertise
in all areas of education, as well as a wide
spectrum of leaders in labor, research,
business, non-profit and philanthropic
organizations.
“This is an amazing opportunity to bring
all of the issues surrounding education
of Hispanics to the national stage,” said
Gama. “We’ll be focused not only on raising
awareness, but on concrete actions that will
help communities overcome the challenges
facing Hispanics across the country.”
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Our
students
are an
example
of what’s
possible.
-JoAnn Gama
Co-Founder and
Chief of Schools
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academic
reportcard
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
ETHNICITY
5%
20%
Hispanic
Other
95%
80%
GUIDED READING
1ST GRADE
KINDERGARTEN
1%
Not eligible for
free/reduced
price meals
4%
97%
On or
Above
Grade
Level
96%
Not On
Grade
Level
TAKS SUMMARY
100
94
96
92
70
40
40
35
45
% Met
Standard
41
% Commended
20
0
Reading/
ELA
Math
Writing
schools in
operation
6855
students
enrolled
99
93
80
60
16
2ND GRADE
3%
99%
Eligible for
free/reduced
price meals
Science
93%
student
persistence
Social
Studies
ACT COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARK
70
60
50
68
64
43
40
30
0
52
50
37
34
48 30 18 16
English
45
30
22
17
20
10
66
47 30 25 9
9th Grade EXPLORE 10th Grade PLAN
Reading
Math
Science
45 61 68 45
National
Results
100%
college
matriculation
11th Grade ACT
Data reflects % of students who meet college readiness benchmark
A student at IDEA San Juan
practices writing.
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IDEA quest Academy & College Preparatory
IDEA Academy & College Preparatory Donna
Year founded: 2000
Academy Principal: Pablo Mejia
Year founded: 2006
Academy Principal: Marissa Falcon
Grades served: K-12
Academy TEA Rating: Recognized
Grades served: K-12
Academy TEA Rating: Recognized
Total enrollment: 1411
Total enrollment: 1305
College Prep Principal: Jose De Leon
Low socio-economic status: 86%
College Prep Principal: Christina
Cavazos-Escamilla
Low socio-economic status: 65%
College Prep TEA Rating: Exemplary
Hispanic students: 99%
College Prep TEA Rating: Exemplary
Hispanic students: 88%
TAKS PASSING RATES
100
86
95
88
92
96
87
86
94
80
40
IDEA
College
Prep
Donna
20
0
100
100
80
80
IDEA
Academy
60
Donna
60
Reading/
ELA
Math
Writing
Science
TAKS PASSING RATES
TAKS COMMENDED RATES
99
Social
Studies
40
33
41
48
36 35
IDEA
College
Prep
Donna
20
20
0
46 45
Reading/
ELA
Math
IDEA
Academy
Donna
Writing
Science
Social
Studies
IDEA frontier Academy & College Preparatory
CHARGERS
100
97 96
80
100
60
80
IDEA
Quest
Academy 60
40
40
IDEA
Quest
College
Prep
20
0
Reading/
ELA
Math
Writing
Science
Social
Studies
61
48
44
44
34
69
63
38
29
IDEA
Quest
College
Prep
20
0
Reading/
ELA
Math
Writing
Science
IDEA
Quest
Academy
Social
Studies
IDEA Academy & College Preparatory Mission
Academy Principal: Luzdvina Lozano
Grades served: K-12
Academy TEA Rating: Recognized
Grades served: K-2, 6-10
Academy TEA Rating: n/a
Total enrollment: 1216
College Prep Principal: Jill Koehler
Total enrollment: 812
College Prep Principal: Erika Acheson
Low socio-economic status: 86%
College Prep TEA Rating: Exemplary
Low socio-economic status: 86%
College Prep TEA Rating: Exemplary
Hispanic students: 96%
97 99
97
IDEA
Frontier
College
Prep
20
Science
Social
Studies
TAKS PASSING RATES
100
100
80
IDEA
Frontier
Academy 60
40
Writing
Hispanic students: 98%
TAKS COMMENDED RATES
99
60
Math
TAKS COMMENDED RATES
99
Year founded: 2008
84
Reading/
ELA
89
94 95
Academy Principal: Roberta Harris
80
0
92 91
97
Year founded: 2006
TAKS PASSING RATES
94 98
90
96
40
74
61
38
42
47
38
IDEA
Frontier
College
Prep
23
20
0
52 51
Reading/
ELA
Math
Writing
IDEA
Frontier
Academy
Science
Social
Studies
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95
92
97
91
80
100
IDEA
College
Prep
Mission
60
40
80
60
40
62
54
39
30
IDEA
College
Prep
Mission
30
20
20
0
TAKS COMMENDED RATES
98
Reading/
ELA
Math
Writing
Science
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Social
Studies
0
Reading/
ELA
Math
Writing
Science
Social
Studies
22
IDEA Academy & College Preparatory San Benito
DRAGONS
IDEA Academy & College Preparatory Alamo
Year founded: 2008
Academy Principal: Stephanie Ramirez
Year founded: 2010
Academy Principal: Angie Arismendi
Grades served: K-2, 6-10
Academy TEA Rating: n/a
Grades served: K, 6 & 9
Academy TEA Rating: n/a
Total enrollment: 790
College Prep Principal: Joel Garcia
Total enrollment: 335
College Prep Principal: Jonathan Caine
Low socio-economic status: 68%
College Prep TEA Rating: Recognized
Low socio-economic status: 87%
College Prep TEA Rating: Recognized
Hispanic students: 91%
TAKS PASSING RATES
100
95
94
99
TAKS COMMENDED RATES
99
40
80
IDEA
College
60
Prep
San Benito
40
20
20
0
0
60
Reading/
ELA
Math
Writing
Science
TAKS PASSING RATES
100
86
80
Hispanic students: 99%
Social
Studies
100
61
58
46
34
34
IDEA
College
Prep
San Benito
86
80
100
82
60
Reading/
ELA
Math
Writing
Science
Social
Studies
0
95
20
Reading/
ELA
0
Math
Reading/
ELA
Math
IDEA Academy & College Preparatory Pharr
Academy Principal: Sonia Aguilar
Grades served: K-1, 6-7, 9-10
Academy TEA Rating: n/a
Grades served: K, 6 & 9
Academy TEA Rating: n/a
Total enrollment: 670
College Prep Principal: Sam Goessling
Total enrollment: 316
College Prep Principal: Edgar Rodriguez
Low socio-economic status: 83%
College Prep TEA Rating: Exemplary
Low socio-economic status: 93%
College Prep TEA Rating: Recognized
98
Hispanic students: 99%
TAKS COMMENDED RATES
100
60
40
58
60
40
0
0
Social
Studies
100
80
20
Science
TAKS PASSING RATES
100
20
Writing
26
Year founded: 2010
IDEA
College
Prep
San Juan
Math
31
Academy Principal: Hilda Helsing
80
Reading/
ELA
40
Year founded: 2009
TAKS PASSING RATES
100
IDEA
College
Prep
Alamo
60
20
Hispanic students: 97%
99
80
IDEA
College
Prep
Alamo
40
IDEA Academy & College Preparatory San Juan
96
TAKS COMMENDED RATES
47
29
IDEA
College
Prep
San Juan
33
86
80
TAKS COMMENDED RATES
100
83
IDEA
College
Prep
Pharr
60
40
80
60
40
16
20
Reading/
ELA
Math
Writing
Science
Social
Studies
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0
IDEA
College
Prep
Pharr
33
26
20
Reading/
ELA
Math
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0
Reading/
ELA
Math
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sinceregratitude
Preparing our low-income students for college and creating opportunities that are not available elsewhere requires
financial support from individual donors, foundations and corporations to meet our funding needs. In the 20102011 academic year, IDEA Public Schools raised over $19.3 million in private philanthropy and federal funds.
Thank you to all our donors for helping expand our ability to serve students in the Rio Grande Valley:
Multi-year commitments
Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation
Carnegie Corporation
Charter School Growth
Fund
Communities Foundation
of Texas/Texas High
School Project
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
Greater Texas Foundation
Kern Family Foundation
Laura and John Arnold
Foundation
Michael and Susan Dell
Foundation
Texas Education Agency
U. S. Department of
Education
Walton Family Foundation
$10,000 and above
Anonymous
Mahle Family Foundation
PMSI
Robert W. Baird and Co.,
Incorporated
corporate & individual donors
$5,000 and above
Advanced Manufacturing
Techniques
Andrews Kurth, L.L.P.
City of Edinburg
City of Mission
CopyZone
Edinburg Economic
Development
Corporation
Gomez, Mendez, and
Saenz, Inc.
IBC Bank
Joe Williamson
Construction Co.
KURV
Lamar Outdoor
Advertising
Lonestar National Bank
Mario’s Banquet and
Conference Center
Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney: Bill Martin
Pharr Economic
Development Corp.
Rhodes Enterprises
Lori and Mike Rhodes
Sylvan Learning Center:
Susan and Victor Valverde
Televisa
The Valley Morning Star
$2,000 - $4,999
Anonymous
Atlas & Hall, L.L.P.
Dr. Linda and Mr. Bryan
Burke
CVA Physicians Support
Services LTD: Dr. Ruben
Lopez
Dr. Javier and Mrs. Vicky
De La Garza
First National Bank
FirstSouthwest
JoAnn and Juan Gama
Gibson Consulting
Miriam and Ricardo Guerra
H-E-B District Office
Magic Valley Electric Coop.,
Inc.
McAllen Chamber of
Commerce
Medina Custom Poker Tables
PBK, Inc.
Matthew Randazzo
Regions Bank
Rio Grande Valley Custom
Interiors
Shah Eye Center
Dr. Nina and Mr. Thomas
Torkelson
Valley Bargain Book
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
$1,000 - $1,999
Dr. Roselia Alaniz
Anonymous
Alyssa’s Acres
Angie Arismendi
Mary Rose and Renato
Cardenas
Cardenas Development Corp.
Judge Carlos Cascos
Clueless Band
Susanna and Clay Crafton
D. Wilson Construction Co.
Entravision
Tracy Epp and Michele
Cadwallader
Family Health Specialists
First Choice Bank
First Community Bank
Fred Loya Insurance
Yuko and Michael Garcia
Dr. Wayne and Mrs. Diane
Green
Herrera & Hunt, Inc.
Congressman Ruben
Hinojosa
Audrey and Matt Hooks
Aimee and Richard Jones
KGBT-TV 4
Drs. Eileen and Dennis King
Koko’s Cafe Uptown
KolorPro Studio
KRGV-5-ABC
Melden and Hunt Inc.
Ivianne and David Merrill
Origo Works
Dr. Juan Ortiz
Peacock Construction
Polibrid Coatings Inc.
Portillo’s Jewelers
Pronto General Agency
Reyna & Garza, PLLC
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Roser and J. Cowen
Logistical Services, Ltd.
Lindsey and Nicholas
Schaefer
Schaefer Stevedoring
Socialife Magazine
Sylvia’s
Teach For America
The Linbeck Family
Charitable Foundation
The Office Bar & Grill
Felicia Ramirez
RGVision
The Rollins M. and Amalie
L. Koppel Foundation
The Studio of Cliff Ranson
& Jenny Hollis
Tipotex Chevrolet Inc.
Carol and Wyatt Truscheit
Valley Regional Medical
Center
Valley Land Title Company
Wells Fargo Advisors
Theodore Wiesehan
Rosie and Ray Wilkinson
Abby and Todd Williams
Michael J. Williamson
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$500 - $999
ACT-RGV
Advanced Orthopaedic
Institute
Ambiotec Civil Engineering
Group, Inc.
Breeden/McCumber, Inc.
Brownsville Sheet Metal
Works Inc.
Burton McCumber & Cortez
Carla Cabrera
Casa Antigua
Janie Castillo
Christina CavazosEscamilla and John Jacob
Escamilla
Linn Collins
Copy Graphics
Cindy and Brian Disque
EDCOS
Ruthie and Norbert Ewers
Exerplay. Inc.
Robin and Robert Farris
Norma and Santos Fraga
Frost National Bank
Daniel Garza
Lisa and Frank Garza
Jean and Troy D. Gearhart
Glazers Distributors
Samuel Goessling
Gold’s Gym
Gonzalez Furniture
Green, Rubiano and
Associates
Dr. Maritoni Guajardo
Gulf Coast Paper Inc.
Arun Gupta
Melanie and Will Haraway
Roberta Harris
house.wine.
Judy and Lloyd Jerauld
Law Offices of Robert
Garza, PC
Liberty Source
Long Chilton, L.L.P
Griselda Lopez
Luzdivina Lozano
Magic Valley Gourmet
Sylvia and Pablo Mejia
Gustavo Moreno
Bellanira Nava
Dr. Lillian A. Nelson
Miguel Ortiz
Padgett Stratemann & Co.
LLP
Dr. Pedro and Mrs. Yesenia
Penalo
Raba-Kistner Consultations,
Inc.
Federico Ramirez
Cissy and Anthony Reyna
Royston Rayzor
Sander Orthopaedics & Sports
Medicine: Dr. and Mrs.
Patrick W. Sander
Tom Sage
Nelson Smith
South Padre Bank N.A
South Texas Professional
Services, Inc.
SSP Designs, LLC: Scott and
Angel Pajeski
Shahroo Tabassi
The Brownsville Herald
The Improved Order of the
Redmen Ramona Council 5
Bingo Association
The UPS Store - Weslaco
Tipton Motors, Inc.
T-Mobile
Trinity Scrap Proccessors
Valley Day and Night Clinic
Valley International Airport
Walmart Foundation
Wright III Foods, Inc.
$151 - $499
Erika Acheson
ADAMS Golf Headquarters
Diana Aguilar
Sonia Aguilar
Julia Alvarez
Catalina Amaral
Steve Ambriz
Carlos Arguelles
Dr. Sylvia Atkinson
Mary Azubell
Sandra and Luis Barbosa
Horacio Barrera
Yuri Barrera
Sarah Begeman
Gloria Benavides
Bisruti Bhatta
Martha and Taylor Blanton
Sarah Brown
Dora and Joe Brown
Blue Onion
Breakaway Cruises
Cardenas Motors
Christina Calvillo
Angelica Campbell
Edna Cantu
Daniel Cantu
Charlotte Carlsen
Magdalena Carrillo
Horacio Castillo
Glynn Castro
Martin Chapa
Maria Chavez
Dr. Teresa Chen
The Club at Cimarron
Cheryl Clark
Elizabeth Cobble
Randy Coreno
Aurora Coronado and Loren
Pogue
Andrea Cuellar
Debi Lou Productions
Cynthia De Leon
Alejandro Dominguez
Veronica Elizondo
Marisol Flores-Henderson and
Nathan Henderson
TJ Flowers
Frank Boggus Investments Ltd.
Alma Galindo
Ana Gallastegui
Ruben Gallegos
Jorge Garcia
Ismael Garcia
Nelda Garcia
Amanda Garcia-Perez
Victor Garza
Sylvia Garza
Xenia Garza
Golden Corral
Dolores Gonzalez
Luis Gonzalez
Maria Elena Gonzalez
Orlando Gonzalez
Katrina Gray
Radha Guajardo
Dr. Manuel G. Guajardo
Pablo Guajardo
Saida Guerra
Tonia Hale
Hilda and Steven Helsing
Sylvia Hinojosa
Susann Hinojosa
Houston Museum of Natural
Science
Guadalupe Huerta
IMX Pilates
INXS Embroidery
J. Michael Adame D.D.S, P.A
Jessica Jackson-Garza and
Heriberto Garza
James Avery Craftsman
Javier O. De La Garza D.D.S, P.A
Jewelry Corner, Inc.
Joe Brand
2010-2011 Annual Report
Kelly Jones
Judy and Fred Kennedy
Jill Koehler
James Kohn
Steven Lenny
Joe Lindemann
Link and Associates, Inc.
Diana Lopez
Juan J. Lopez
Anne Mahle and David
McCarthy
Ray Marchan
Rajaratnam Masilamony
Carlos Melgizo
Cynthia Mitchell
Montalvo Insurance Agency
Efren Montenegro
Veronica Montilla
Abigail Morton-Garland and
John Garland
Emily Nielson
San Juanita Olsen
Paesanos Riverwalk Restaurant
Parra Furniture & Appliance
Center
Tre Peacock
Dr. Raul and Mrs. Suzanne
Pena
William Pierce
Sara and Rolando Posada
Colleen Randazzo
Armando Recio
Renee’s of Sharyland
RGV Hockey
RGV Partnership Foundation
Cynthia Rios and Haro Reyna
Gloria and Magin Rivas
Road Runner Harley-Davidson
Edgar Rodriguez
Carolina Rodriguez
Royal Carriages
Rogelio Salazar
Jessica Salinas
Amanda and Patricio Sampayo
Lisa Sanchez
Tom Sarytchoff
Carrie Sauceda
Amy Schneider
Schor’s
Cecilia Septimo
Jonathan Shell
Simmons Oak Farms
Wholesale Nursery
Gloria Singleterry
Stitch Masters
Wendy Sulewski
Emma Thadani
The Storybook Garden
The University of Texas - Pan
American
Ricardo Torres
Dora Trevino
Humberto Valdez
Dr. Eric Valle
Angela Van Horn
Michael Vanhee
Michael Vasquez
Herlinda and Martin Vela
Erica Velasco
Edwina Villarreal
David Wagner
Steven Waldrop
Wally’s Bicycles
Stacia Wegner
Frances Wells
Jennifer Williams
Yolanda and Martin Winchester
Cassandra and Brad Wolfe
Dr. Asim Zamir
Dawn and Eric Ziehe
Ziwa Corp
Up to $150
Linda Abrego
Danielle Aceves
Michelle Adams
Rishi Agrawal
Luis Aguilar
Yanira Aguilar
Gerardo Aguilera
Elizabeth Alanis
Ulysses Alcaraz
Bernice Aldama
Kristen Alegria
Elsa Alfaro
Dianne Allen
Javier Almanza
Marco Almendariz
Osiel Alonzo
Leonides Alvarez
Dr. Patrick and Mrs. Alma
Alvarez
Diana Amador
Dora Amaya
Manuela Amaya-Ulloa
Angelica Amdahl
Kate and Faisal Amin
Melissa Andrade
Monica Araiza
Marisol Aranda
Eric Arevalo
Sharon Ascott
Charlie Atkinson
Natasha Aurobindo
Eric Austria
Avalon Salon & Spa
Pamela Awbrey
Marisol Ayala
Manuel Baca
Blanca Baez
Carolyn and Jim Baird
Scott Baker
Mia Baldwin-Tijerina
Stephanie Banda
Luis Barcenas Rodriguez
Barn White
Barnes & Noble
Brayda Barreda
Eone Barrera
Natalie and Luke Basham
Estevan Bautista
Stacy Bemann
Alban Benavides
Elias Benavides
James Berta
Best Buy
Best Western Palm Aire Hotel
& Suites
Chris Bhatti
Big Time Fundraising Promotions
Bill Bollier
Bonnie Harms Designs
Freddy Brautigam
Laurie and Allan Bricker
Douglas Bridges
Narcedalia Briseno
Bullrider Western Wear
Marlene Caballero
Omar Cabral
Alicia Cabrera
Jonathan Caine
Raul Calvillo
Gregorio Camarillo
Nora Campos
Jillian and John Canales
Lyndsay Cano
Maureen Canter
Alejandra Cantu
Cathryn Cantu
Deborah Cantu
Brenda Cantu
Adrian Cantuno
Juan R. Cardenas
Isaac Cardona
Ernesto Cardoza Garcia
Yesenia Cariaga Gonzalez
Rachel and Robert Carreon
Edward Casas
Oneida Casillas
Olga Casillas
Leigh Castellanos
Yvonne Castillo
Jose Castillo
Marco Castillo
Ernesto Castillo
Esthela Castillo
Luis Castillo
Darlene Cavazos
Leticia Cavazos-Hernandez
CDWG, Inc.
Gabriela Cepeda
Yvonne Chamblin
Rosa Chapa
Irene Chavez
Cheddar’s Casual Cafe
Chili’s
Lizeth Chiprez
Audrey Cisneros
Javier and Yanira Casanova
Valentine Cisneros
Belen Closner
Mary Cloud
Cobbleheads
Colair, Inc.
Colley’s Fins to Feathers
Nick Consiglio
Maria Cordova-Galvan
Claudia Coronado
George Coronado
Veronica Coronado
Gustavo Corrales
Mayor Lonnie Correa
Cristina Correa
Jennifer Corroy
Alexa Coy
Jennifer Cruz
Cucinart Cooking Classes
Jessica Daniel
Elizabeth Daniels
Misty Daniels and Carlton
Martin
Veronica and Raymundo
Davalos
Erika Davila
Laura De La Cruz
Crista De La Rosa
Sara De La Rosa
Maria De Leon
Jose De Leon
Julie De Leon
San Juanita De Leon
Dominga De Los Santos
Michelle Dearth
Gerardo De La Garza
Maria Diaz
Ashley Dickerson
Jessie and Pete Doria
Filip Drambarean
Teresa Elliott
Envious Skin
Eduardo Errisuriz
Claudia Escalante
Narciso Escareno
Diana Escobar
Carla Escobedo
Laura Espinosa
Bruna Estrada
Christina Estrada
Dawn Everson
David Eymard
Mike Ezell
Marissa Falcon
Maria Faz
Steven Ferguson
Dr. John and Mrs. Sarah Ferris
Inelba Figueroa
Alejandro Figueroa
Mario Flores
Cassandra Flores
Angel Flores
Claudia Flores
Elizabeth Flores
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Sylvia Flores
Roberto Flores
Summer Fonseca
Jessica Francois
Veronica Franklin
Jason Freeman
Alisha Freeman
Gerald Frumess
Armando Fuerte
Michael Galdi
Hector Galindo
Kallie Gallagher
Elda Galnares
Genaro Gamez
Maricela Gaona
Roxanne Gaona
GAP, INC.
Sandra Garces
Muriel Garcia
Jesus Garcia
Dr. Juliet and Mr. Oscar Garcia
Raul H. Garcia
Cecilia Garcia
Maria and Noe Garcia
Joel Garcia
Sandra Garcia
Alexander Garcia
Joseph Garcia
Ruby Garcia
Melissa Garcia-Escobedo
Maria Garza
David C. Garza
Sabas Garza
Blanca Garza
Jalyssa Garza
Jessica Garza
Maria Garza
Monica Garza
Lucy Garza
Silveria Garza
Ana Garza
Horacio Garza
Elizabeth Gauna
Gazpacho’s By Las Tablitas
Wendy Gilbert
Laura Giron
Donald Gladish
Hanna Gluckstein
Rebecca Goldberg
Lucia Golightly
Jose Gonzalez
Sergio Gonzalez
Jeremias Gonzalez
Maria Gonzalez
Enedina Gonzalez
Jose Gonzalez
Laura Gonzalez
Maria Gonzalez
Rosa Gonzalez
Rebekah Gordon
Michael Gragert
Frankie Gray
Cody Grindle
Lorena Guajardo
Sarah Gudenkauf
Hector Guerra
Mario Guerra
Julian Guerrero
Sam Guerrero
Fabian Guerrero
Guadalupe Guerrero
Haixin Guo
Rosa Gutierrez
Rosario Gutierrez
Jesus Gutierrez
Nelly Gutierrez
Perla Gutierrez De Scaglione
Amanda Guzman
Elizabeth Hadaway
Liz and Chad Hainley
Brenda and Peter Hayes
Megan Hermance
Adriana Hernandez
Cynthia Hernandez
Adrian Hernandez
Darlene Hernandez
Krystal A. Hernandez
Krystal Hernandez
Sharon Hernandez
Soraida Hernandez
Francisco Hernandez Puentes
Juanita Herrera
Blanca Herrera de Arzamendi
Lorena Herrera Salas
Carlo Hershberger
Sarina Hickey
Edith Hilario
Mary Anna and Steve
Hoelscher
Charles Hoskins
Amy and Patrick Houston
Katie Howell
Adenike and Ibikunle Ibitayo
Island Equestrian Center
Marcos Izaguirre
Jac Lin’s Florist
Alihermy Jauregui
Rebecca Jeffries
Erik Jerrard
Jones & Jones
Jones and Cook Stationers
Norma Juarez
Priscilla Kee
Brian Kelso
Anne King
Hillary Klipp
Rachel Kostyk
Margot Krauss
Jacqueline Kroll
Amanda Kubin
Kumori Restaurant
Law Offices of Javier
Villarreal, PLLP
Crystal Ledesma
Victor Leija
Alicia Lerma
Annalee Loera
Amy Long
Ana Longoria
Tricia Lopez
Eddie Lopez
Aidin Lopez
Andrea Lopez
Josefina Lopez
Juan Lopez
Marco Lopez
Ruth Lopez
Sandra Lopez
Linda Lopez
Rufino Lopez
Elena Lorio
Meghan Lowe
Ana Lozano
Diana Lozano
Velma Lozano
Stevie Luera
San Juanita Lugo
Sandra Lumbreras
Maricela Luna
Karina Macias Galvan
Abbas Mahvash
Mandala Yoga Spa
Marcello’s
Juan Marquez
Audry and John Martin
Lonnie Martinez
Maribel Martinez
Doria Martinez
Irma Martinez
Israel Martinez
Mayra Martinez
Miranda Martinez
Clarisa Martinez
Corina Martinez
Marco Martinez
Dora Martinez
Mackee Mason
Massage Envy
Kelly Mata
Julie and David McCandless
Emma McCandless
Maria McClellan
Duncan McCrann
Richard McLarney
Romit Melwane
Nereida Mendez
Luanna Mendoza
Elizabeth Meyers
Rosa Meza
Migrant Health Promotion
Cynthia Mills
Lindolfo Mireles
Dr. Aparna Mohan
Leticia Molina
Cesar Moniwais
Betzaida Montalvo
Yesenia Montes
Jerry Montes
Kenny Montgomery
Saul Moreno
Stefanie Moreno
Gabriela Morquin
Judith Morrison
Maria Morua
Iris Moya
Steven Mudd
Rebeca Muniz
Alma Munoz
Maria Murillo
Adrienne Murphy
Crischelle Navalta
Nicho Produce
Laura Nikstad
Antonio Nino
Magdalena Nino
Sandra Nino
Nohemi Nogueira
Claudia Norez
Christie Nunamaker
Enedina Nunez
Noe Nunez
Yvonne Nunez
Edwin Ochoa
Lindsay O’Keefe
Claudia Oliver
Irene Olmos
Sarah Orbesen
Iris and Albert Ornelas
Walter Padelford
David Padilla
Padre Island Brewing Co.
Erica Paige
Nathan Palmer
Tessa Parker
Jaime Parra
Carolyn Patterson
Anne Pearson
Emily Pearson
Jennifer Pedroza
Claudia Pena
Alma Pena
Gilbert Perales
Norma and Jose Perez
Andrea Perez
Samuel Perez
Francisca Phoenix
Dr. J. Patrick Pirtle
Jayne Pocquette
Constantine Polites
Marisa Pompa
Ricardo Portillo
Keith Powell
Karen Prager
Yvette and Johnny Quiroz
R.H. Lackner
Dr. Surya Raguthu
Melissa Ramirez
Stephanie Ramirez
Maribel Ramirez
Santiago Ramirez
Rebeca Ramirez De Wilhelmsson
Ana Ramos
Mauricio Ramos
Elias Ramos
Maria Ramos
Adriana Ramos Alvarado
Yajaira Ramos De Castillo
Robin Randall
Juan Rangel
Aldys Rangel
Maricela Rangel
Alexander Ravajy
Melissa Rayfield
Danielle Reed
Elizabeth Reiter
Augustin Rendon
Andrea Reveles
Cassie Reyes
Alma Reyna
Rafael Reyna
Celina Reyna
Efrain Reyna
Michael Reyna
RGV Specialty Casework
Carmichael Rhodes
Priscyla Rios-Heras
Christine Roach
Dr. Roberto B. Robles
Mariel Robles
Monica Rodriguez
Velma Rodriguez
Ray Rodriguez
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Alberto Rodriguez
Jesus Rodriguez
Nancy and Patrick Rodriguez
Yvonne Rodriguez
Marisol Rodriguez-Portales
Cindy Rogers
Marilu Rosas
Eduardo Ruiz
Monica Rupard
Frank Russell
Raul Ruvalcaba
Ramon Saavedra
Rolando Salas
Amador Salinas
Nelson Salinas
Fernando Salinas
Edmundo Sanchez
Abigail Sanchez
Marco Sanchez
Araceli Sanchez
Maria Del Carmen Santos
Garcia
Leanna Sarinana
Kelly and Eli Serda
Maria Servin
Alejandro Siller
Colleen Silva
Sarah Slauson
Leigh Smasal
Kimberly Smith
Christina Smith
Debra Smith
Smokin’ Pit BBQ
Alicia Solano
Gustavo Solis
Johnny Solis
Allison Solorio
Mateo Solorsano
Cynthia Sopelak
Lara Speights
Andrew Stanton
Ryan E. Startz
Cynthia Stuart
Justin Su
Sunset Bar & Grill
Jessica Sylvester
Tamayo’s Jewelry Inc.
Amy Tamez
Texas Roadhouse
Texas Southmost College
The Travel Agency
The University of Texas at
Brownsville
Tierra Dulce
Magaly and Armando Torres
Arnoldo Torres
Elhma Torres
Ruth Torres
Zoila Torres
Toscafino
Suzette Tovar
T-Trendz
Deborah Tyrrell
Francisco Urbina
Kara Urbina
Erika Valdez
Maria Valerio
Dawn and Glenn Varlack
Christina Vasquez
Jessica Vasquez
Joel Vazquez
Silvia Vazquez
Esperanza Vazquez
Joni Vicinaiz
Tino Villarreal
Manuel Villarreal
Laura Villarreal
Maria Villarreal
Ana Villarreal
Joanna Waggoner
Anna Wey
Mary Widman
Kathryn Wikstrom
Wild Fork Italian Bistro
Vanessa Williams
Sarah Wilson
Ted Wilson
Isaac Yanes
Eleazar Yanez
Claudia Zacarias
Wendy and Robert Zalot
Leo Zamaripa
Iris Zamora
Joel Zavala
Sergio Zuniga
financial
reportcard
Statement of Financial Position
Assets
8/31/11
(Audited)
Total
$147,351,899
Cash
$38,304,826
Receivables
$9,580,281
Prepaid Items
$ 4,572,011
Investments130,972
Inventory
$1,062,424
Net Property & Equipment
$ 93,701,385
Liabilities & Net Assets
Current Liabilities
Payroll Liabilities
Long-term Liabilities
Net Assets
$ 18,090,434
$ 2,492,257
$107,562,105
$ 19,207,103
Total
$147,351,899
Revenues
State Funding
Federal Funding
Grants & Gifts
Other
$ 57,612,132
$ 11,372,955
$ 6,594,732
$2,743,601
Total
$78,323,420
Expenses
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Instructional &
School Leadership
Operations
Administration
Debt Service
$ 40,376,707
$20,637,437
$4,927,230
$ 6,180,370
Total
$72,121,744
Increase in Net Assets
$ 6,201,676
2010-2011 Annual Report
EXPENSE ANALYSIS
4%
3%
1%
9%
7%
4%
57%
5%
11%
Personnel
Instruction & Curriculum
Campus Administration
Transportation
Food Service
General Administration
Facilities
Data Processing
Debt Service
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Board of Directors
David Merrill, Chair
Brian Disque, 1st Vice-Chair
Mike Rhodes. 2nd Vice-Chair
Eric Ziehe. 3rd Vice-Chair
Bill Martin, Secretary
Bill Carrera. Treasurer
David Guerra
Joel Solis, M.D.
Ruben M. Lopez, M.D.
Sergio Sanchez
Esther Cortez-Treneer
Elisa Villanueva-Beard
Dr. Paul Sale
Senior Leadership Team
Tom Torkelson, Founder & Chief Executive Officer
JoAnn Gama, Co-Founder and Chief of Schools
Susie Crafton, Chief Development Officer
Dolores Gonzalez, Chief Program Officer
Audrey Hooks, Chief Human Assets Officer
Irma Muñoz, Chief Operating Officer
Matthew Randazzo, Chief Growth Officer
Wyatt Truscheit, Chief Financial Officer
Dana Barron-Flores at work
in her 8th grade history class
at IDEA Mission.
BACK COVER: Kindergarten
student Andrew Rios lines up
for class at IDEA Mission.
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for all children
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