DOCSLIB.ORG

(RFP) for Authorized Staff Uniform Vendors #002-RFP-STAFFUNI-2122

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
(RFP) for Authorized Staff Uniform Vendors #002-RFP-STAFFUNI-2122 IDEA Public Schools #002-RFP-STAFFUNI-2122 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) for Authorized Staff Uniform Vendors #002-RFP-STAFFUNI-2122 Proposals will be accepted on or before February 23, 2021 at 12:00 pm CST. Proposals received later than the date and time designated may not be considered. Submit your proposal with all appropriate attachments to: Albento Anguiano Purchasing Supervisor 2115 W. Pike Weslaco, TX 78596 (956) 375-3175 [email protected] I, the undersigned, submit this quote and have read the specifications, which are a part of this solicitation. My signature also certifies that I am authorized to submit this quote. Sign as a representative for the firm, and carry out services solicited in this solicitation: Company Name: Company Address: Employer Identification Number: Representative Name: Representative Telephone Number: Signature: Date: By signing this document, you attest to providing the goods and/or services according to the published provisions of this Request for Proposal unless modifications or exceptions are clearly noted in your submission. 1 IDEA Public Schools #002-RFP-STAFFUNI-2122 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Vendors shall submit an electronic copy or a hard copy of the following documents to Albento Anguiano Purchasing Supervisor 2115 W. Pike Weslaco, TX 78596 [email protected] 1. Cover Page: Page one of this package shall be filled out and signed by an authorized company representative. 2. Profile and Experience: Vendor shall include background information on company and key employees involved in the execution of goods and services outlined in their proposal. 3. Cost and Service Information: Vendor shall complete the “COST” and “SERVICE” tabs on the attached worksheet. 4. Additional Fees: Vendor shall include any additional fees not expressly stated or requested in this RFP, including one-time fees that may be charged. 5. References: Vendor shall complete a list of references either using the form attached or through alternative form for other entities similar to IDEA Public Schools for which the Vendor has provided goods and/or services. 6. Certificate of Insurance: Vendor shall provide proof of Workers’ Compensation, General Liability, and Fidelity Bonding insurance. 7. Criminal History Review of Vendor Employees: Vendor shall review and complete the attached form regarding “Covered Employees” and criminal history and/or fingerprinting records. 8. Debarment or Suspension Certificate: Vendor shall review and complete the attached form. 9. Conflicts Disclosure Statement (CIQ): Vendor shall provide a signed and completed copy of the attached Form CIQ. 10. State of Texas Health and Human Services Commission- Child Support Certification: Vendor shall review and complete the attached form required when utilizing state funding. 11. Supplemental Documentation: Vendor shall include supplemental information, i.e. website training documents, proposed shirt material, any pack recommendations for family orders, a sample pack label. 2 IDEA Public Schools #002-RFP-STAFFUNI-2122 An RFP packet will be available at 12:00 pm am CST on February 11, 2021, on our website at the following link, https://ideapublicschools.org/our-story/finance-budget/, under the “About us” and “Finance and Budget” tab . The vendor is responsible for obtaining any updates or amendments from the website. Pre-Bid Q&A A pre-bid question & answer period will be available from February 15th -16th,2021 during which any questions regarding the RFP will be answered. All questions and answers will be visible to all participants on our website. Please e-mail [email protected] to submit questions. 3 IDEA Public Schools #002-RFP-STAFFUNI-2122 GENERAL INFORMATION IDEA Public Schools prepares students from underserved communities for success in college and citizenship. We are a growing network of 119 high-performing charter schools serving over 76,500 students located throughout the Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso, Houston, Permian Basin TX. As well as locations in Louisiana, Florida, and Ohio. Over 80% of IDEA students are considered low- income, and one of every three students is the first in their family to go to college. Since our first graduating class in 2007, 100% of our seniors have been accepted to colleges and universities. By 2022, IDEA will operate 173 schools in ten regions educating 100,000 students on their road to and through college. IDEA Public Schools is expanding Tampa, FL in 2021, Jacksonville, FL in 2022. Although IDEA’s growth is rapid, it is also well planned and carefully calculated. Schools begin with minimal grade levels, adding facilities as students advance and eventually reaching full scale as a Pre K-12 campus. RFP Purpose IDEA Public Schools is currently seeking vendors to serve as an authorized provider of Staff uniforms for one or any combination of the regions we serve. Vendors proposing on any regions outside the state of Texas will be required to enter into separate contractual agreements with various legal entities such as IDEA Public Schools Louisiana, IDEA Public Schools NOLA, IDEA Public Schools Florida, and IDEA Public Schools Greater Cincinnati. The authorized vendors will supply items from our approve uniform list such as Polo shits, scarves, winter hats, caps, jackets/fleece/vest, rain boots, dri-fit shirts and athletic shoes for coaching staff. The authorized vendors may be eligible to provide other IDEA-branded items with approval from IDEA Public Schools including school spirit tees, belts and backpacks. Vendors should be prepared to serve IDEA Public Schools by providing retail locations and/or a website where staff can purchase items. IDEA Public Schools is interested in vendors that can provide the best overall value to the district through cost, delivery options, customer service, timeliness, and quality. This Request for Proposal (RFP) states the instructions for submitting the proposal, the specifications for the work, the criteria by which a vendor may be selected, and the contractual terms by which IDEA Public Schools intends to govern the relationship between itself and the authorized vendors. Project Description and Scope of Services IDEA Public Schools is seeking vendors to provide Staff uniforms for the schools And IDEA Entities listed below starting in the 2021-2022 school year. The Staff uniforms would need to be available for Campuses to purchase no later than June 1, 2021. Rio Grande Valley TX (Upper) IDEA Quest 14001 N ROOTH EDINBURG TEXAS 78541 HIDALGO IDEA Mission 1600 S SCHUERBACH RD MISSION TEXAS 78572 HIDALGO IDEA San Juan Academy 200 N NEBRASKA AVE SAN JUAN TEXAS 78589 HIDALGO IDEA San Juan College Prep 600 E SIOUX RD SAN JUAN TEXAS 78589 HIDALGO IDEA Alamo 325 E. FM 495 ALAMO TEXAS 78516 HIDALGO IDEA Pharr 600 E LAS MILPAS RD PHARR TEXAS 78577 HIDALGO IDEA Edinburg 2553 N ROEGIERS RD EDINBURG TEXAS 78541 HIDALGO IDEA McAllen 201 N BENTSEN RD MCALLEN TEXAS 78501 HIDALGO IDEA North Mission 2706 N HOLLAND AVE MISSION TEXAS 78572 HIDALGO IDEA Toros College Prep 315 EAST PALM DRIVE EDINBURG TEXAS 78539 HIDALGO IDEA Rio Grande City 2803 W MONARCH LN RIO GRANDE CITY TEXAS 78582 STARR IDEA Tres Lagos 5200 TRES LAGOS BLVD MCALLEN TEXAS 78504 HIDALGO IDEA Owassa 1000 E OWASSA RD PHARR TEXAS 78577 HIDALGO IDEA Los Encinos 5400 S. WARE RD MCALLEN TEXAS 78503 HIDALGO IDEA McAllen 201 N BENTSEN RD MCALLEN TEXAS 78501 HIDALGO IDEA Palmview 4100 N SCHUERBACH RD MISSION TEXAS 78572 HIDALGO IDEA La Joya 725 E. EXPRESSWAY 83 LA JOYA TEXAS 78560 HIDALGO 4 IDEA Public Schools #002-RFP-STAFFUNI-2122 Rio Grande Valley TX (Lower) IDEA Donna 401 S 1ST ST DONNA TEXAS 78537 HIDALGO IDEA Frontier 2800 S DAKOTA AVE BROWNSVILLE TEXAS 78521 CAMERON IDEA San Benito 2151 RUSSELL LN SAN BENITO TEXAS 78586 CAMERON IDEA Weslaco 2931 E SUGAR CANE DR WESLACO TEXAS 78599 HIDALGO IDEA Brownsville 4395 PAREDES LINE RD BROWNSVILLE TEXAS 78526 CAMERON IDEA Weslaco Pike 1000 E PIKE BLVD WESLACO TEXAS 78596 HIDALGO IDEA Riverview 30 PALM BLVD BROWNSVILLE TEXAS 78520 CAMERON IDEA Elsa 431 S FANNIN ELSA TEXAS 78543 HIDALGO IDEA Harlingen 24240 CHESTER PARK RD HARLINGEN TEXAS 78552 CAMERON IDEA Robindale 3802 E. RUBEN TORRES SR. BLVD BROWNSVILLE TEXAS 78521 CAMERON IDEA Sports park 3802 E. RUBEN TORRES SR. BLVD BROWNSVILLE TEXAS 78521 CAMERON San Antonio, TX IDEA Caver 217 ROBINSON PL SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78202 BEXAR IDEA South Flores 6919 S FLORES ST SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78221 BEXAR IDEA Monterrey Park 222 SW 39TH ST SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78236 BEXAR IDEA Walzem 6445 WALZEM RD SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78239 BEXAR IDEA Eastside 2519 MARTIN LUTHER KING DR SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78220 BEXAR IDEA Mays 1210 HORAL DR SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78245 BEXAR IDEA Judson 13427 JUDSON RD SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78233 BEXAR IDEA Ewing Halsell 2523 W ANSLEY BLVD SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78224 BEXAR IDEA Brackenridge 5555 OLD PEARSALL RD SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78242 BEXAR IDEA Harvey E. Najim 926 S WW WHITE RD SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78220 BEXAR IDEA Ingram Hills 3115 MAJESTIC DR SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78228 BEXAR IDEA Amber Creek 10170 KRIEWALD SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78245 BEXAR IDEA Burke 10434 MARBACH ROAD SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78545 BEXAR IDEA Converse 5490 FM 1516 N SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78109 BEXAR IDEA Hidden Meadow 10138 CULEBRA RD SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78250 BEXAR Austin, TX IDEA Montopolis 1701 VARGAS RD AUSTIN TEXAS 78741 TRAVIS IDEA Rundberg 9504 N IH 35 AUSTIN TEXAS 78753 TRAVIS IDEA Bluff Springs 1700 E SLAUGHTER LN AUSTIN TEXAS 78747 TRAVIS IDEA Pflugerville 1901 E WELLS BRANCH PKWY PFLUGERVILLE TEXAS 78660 TRAVIS IDEA
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Annual Report 2018–19 STAFF
    Annual Report 2018–19 STAFF Starlee Coleman Chief Executive Officer Michelle Aguilar Public Policy Fellow Paige Carver Government Affairs Project Manager Connor Cook Research and Data Project Manager Katrina Corte Special Events Manager Elizabeth Cross Staff Attorney Brandon Garcia Director of Outreach & Advocacy, Central Texas Nadia D. Luna Director of Membership Bruce Marchand, Ed.D. Vice President of Member Services Timothy Mattison Director of Policy and Research Shreé Medlock Vice President of Strategic Engagement Janie Muñoz Operations and Events Manager Cynthia Sanchez Office Manager and Executive Assistant Erin Tholen Chief of Staff Geanene Trahan Director of Financial Operations Cover photo: Students from Leadership Prep School (Frisco) at the National School Choice Week Rally Friends, The principals and teachers in Texas charter schools are busy every day finding creative ways to inspire nearly 300,000 students and put them on the road to a bright future. Our job at the Texas Charter Schools Association is to give these educators the support, resources, and freedom they need to do their life-changing work. We’re advocates for charter schools. We’re also advisors and facilitators. We’re in the statehouse, in the media, and in other venues where charter school policy is being debated. We’re making the case for charter schools—why they’re valued by families and educators, how they’re improving the prospects of students and communities, and why more students should have access to a great charter school. TCSA works with charter school leaders, board members, teachers, students, parents, alumni, and donors to build a strong infrastructure for charter school growth.
    [Show full text]
  • Letter to Households, Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) 2021-2022
    Letter to Households, Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) 2021-2022 July 1, 2021 Dear IDEA Parent/Guardian: We are pleased to inform you that the Child Nutrition Program at IDEA Public Schools will be implementing the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for the 2021-2022 school year. In CEP schools, applications are no longer required. Through the CEP, parents/guardians, who have students at qualifying CEP schools, will not be required to submit a meal application for free, reduced, and full priced meals for the upcoming school year. However, the Student Information System of IDEA Public Schools will obtain income surveys as per state compliance to obtain social economic data for some students not currently directly certified through CEP. Income surveys are only to obtain data and will not affect students from CEP schools to qualify for free breakfast and lunch. Schools that participate in CEP provide healthy breakfasts and lunches each day at no charge for ALL students enrolled in that CEP school during the 2021-2022 school year. The IDEA school sites that qualify for the CEP for the 2021-2022 school year include: Rio Grande Valley San Antonio Austin El Paso Tarrant Houston County IDEA Donna IDEA Carver IDEA Montopolis IDEA Rio Vista IDEA Rise IDEA Hardy IDEA Edinburg IDEA Eastside IDEA Bluff Springs IDEA Edgemere IDEA Achieve IDEA Spears IDEA McAllen IDEA Judson IDEA Rundberg IDEA Mesa Hills IDEA Edgecliff IDEA Mission IDEA Mays IDEA Kyle IDEA Horizon Vista IDEA North
    [Show full text]
  • Join Our Team & Family!
    We’reAmerica’s Fastest Growing, Highest AchievingIDEA Charter School Network Join our Team & Family! We’re IDEA From the first day students set foot on an IDEA Public Schools campus, we begin preparing them for success in college and in life. We achieve our record of 100% college acceptance through a focus on personalized learning, character development and challenging coursework. And we believe that the most effective way to achieve our mission of College For All is by hiring the right people into the right roles at the right time. We’re glad you’re here. PROVING WHAT’S POSSIBLE IDEA employees aren’t just educators; we’re innovators. We are giving 100% every day to create a unique educational landscape that provides college opportunities for children everywhere. When you join our team, you become part of a community of dedicated team members motivated by an environment of high expectations and limitless success. With the help of our exceptional future team members—like yourself—we intend to become an even more highly desirable talent destination. We’re building a nationwide team with a joyful culture of high performance that allows everyone—from educators to students to leaders—to matter and achieve more than they ever thought possible. OUR RESULTS Since our first graduating class in 2007, IDEA students have achieved amazing results, including 100% COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE for fourteen consecutive years. Creating a positive work culture is something we take seriously, and we’re proud of the outstanding ratings IDEA Team & Family members gave us in the 2019 Great Place To Work survey.
    [Show full text]
  • IDEA-Press-Kit-2019 2020.Pdf
    2019-2020 www.ideapublicschools.org Press Kit Our Story WHO WE ARE IDEA Public Schools believes that each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States. IDEA boasts national rankings on U.S. News & World Report’s annual list and the Jay Matthews Challenge Index High School Rankings formerly known as The Washington Post Rankings. IDEA serves nearly 53,000 college-bound students in 96 schools across six regions and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that thrives on the engagement of our alumni and community members as well as the financial support of individual donors, foundations, and friends of IDEA. OUR MISSION IDEA Public Schools prepares students from underserved communities for success in college and citizenship. OUR VISION To ensure students reach their potential, IDEA Public Schools will become the region’s largest creator of college graduates. ES TABLISHED GRADES STUDENT S COLLEGE-BOUND 2000 PRE-K - 12 53,000 100% IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | PRESS KIT 2017 | 2 The Road to and Through College COLLEGE FOR ALL CHILDREN From the first day students set foot on an IDEA Public Schools campus - whether Academy or College Prep - we instill in them the expectation that they will go to college. This expectation is woven in the fabric of everything we say and do.
    [Show full text]
  • U411C190117 Page E20
    Table of Contents Introduction and Applicant Background ...........................................................................1 Absolute and Competitive Preference Priorities .............................................................2 ABSOLUTE PRIORITY 1: Demonstrates a Rationale........................................................................................ 2 ABSOLUTE PRIORITY 3: Field‐Initiated Innovations—STEM with a focus on Computer Science ..................... 2 A. Significance ........................................................................................................................3 (1) Contribution to increased knowledge of educational problems, issues, and strategies ......................................................................................................................................... 3 (2) Promising new strategies that build on existing strategies ............................................. 7 B. Quality of the Project Design ........................................................................................10 (1) Clear, specific, and measurable project goals, objectives, and outcomes ................. 11 (2) High-quality conceptual framework underlying the proposed research and activities ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 (3) Procedures for ensuring feedback and continuous improvement ............................... 13 C. Adequacy of the Resources and
    [Show full text]
  • 2020-21 IDEA Sola Student Handbook
    STUDENT AND FAMILY HANDBOOK AND STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT 2020-21 Table of Contents ABOUT IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ............................................................................................................................... 5 MISSION .............................................................................................................................................................. 6 VISION ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 HISTORY ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ......................................................................................................................... 6 HOMELESS LIAISON AND TITLE I PARTICIPANTS .............................................................................................................. 7 TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 7 SPECIAL PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Bilingual/ESL Services ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Special Education
    [Show full text]
  • IDEA Public Schools Narrative
    Table of Contents Introduction and Applicant Background .....................................................................................1 Absolute Priority 2: Low‐income Demographic ..........................................................................2 Competitive Preference Priority 1: IDEA Promotes Diversity ......................................................2 Competitive Preference Priority 2: IDEA will reopen poor‐performing public schools as charter schools ........................................................................................................................................7 (i) IDEA demonstrates past success working with poor‐performing schools ...................................... 7 (ii) IDEA will reopen poor performing public schools as charter schools............................................ 8 Competitive Preference Priority 3—IDEA Serves High School Students ......................................9 (i) IDEA serves educationally disadvantaged high school students .................................................... 9 (ii) IDEA prepares all students for enrollment in postsecondary education ..................................... 10 (iii) IDEA provides support for educationally disadvantaged students to persist in and attain a college degree .................................................................................................................................. 15 (iv) IDEA’s project‐specific performance measures..........................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Teach for America – Texas Program Overview & Evolution, As Required by Texas Legislature, 84Th Regular Session HB1, Article III, Rider 50
    Teach For America – Texas Program Overview & Evolution, as required by Texas Legislature, 84th Regular Session HB1, Article III, Rider 50 Contact: Robert Carreon, [email protected] Teach For America – Texas, Report to the Texas Education Agency Page 1 of 48 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary page 3 Vision, Mission & Our Theory of Change Clarification of Information included in Legislative Budget Board, Strategic Fiscal Review, 84th Legislative Session Timeline of Activities Summary of Activities Conclusions 2. Teacher & Education Professional Retention page 11 Articulation of Program Model Teach For America & Comparative Data 3. Efforts to Improve Retention: Past & Present page 17 Past Efforts to Improve Retention & Challenges Current Efforts to Improve Retention Region-Specific Activities Lessons Learned 4. Teach For America’s Finances page 33 Overview of Financial Model Program Expenses Non-Program Expenses 5. Conclusion page 38 Lessons Applicable to Other Teacher Preparation Organizations 6. Appendices page 40 A: America Institutes for Research External Evaluation: Retention (2016) B: Center for Research, Evaluation and Advancement of Teacher Education Report to Teach For America (2016) C: List of School Employers of Teach For America Alumni (2015-2016) D: Sources of Funds (2015-2016) & Expenditures (2015-2016) E: Charity Navigator Record & Research about Teach For America Teach For America – Texas, Report to the Texas Education Agency Page 2 of 48 1. Executive Summary Vision, Mission & Our Theory of Change Teach For America works in partnership with communities to expand educational opportunity for children facing the challenges of poverty. Founded in 1990, Teach For America recruits and develops a diverse corps of outstanding college graduates and professionals to make an initial two-year commitment to teach in high-need schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to end educational inequity.
    [Show full text]
  • 0044 IDEA Public Schools
    Table of Contents Applicant Background .................................................................................................. 3 Need for the Project ...................................................................................................... 5 Competitive Preference Priority 1—Need for Assistance ........................................ 15 (a) The costs of fully implementing the magnet school project as proposed .............................. 15 (b) The resources available to IDEA Public Schools to carry out the project if funds under the program were not provided ....................................................................................................... 16 (c) The extent to which costs of the project exceed IDEA’s resources ....................................... 17 (d) The difficulty of effectively carrying out the approved plan and the project for which assistance is sought, including consideration of how the design of the magnet schools project impacts IDEA’s ability to successfully carry out the approved plan ............................................ 17 Competitive Preference Priority 2—New or Revised Magnet Schools Projects and Strength of Evidence to Support Proposed Projects ............................................... 23 IDEA Public Schools will carry out a new magnet schools project ............................................................ 24 Competitive Preference Priority 3—Selection of Students ...................................... 28 IDEA Public Schools will select students to
    [Show full text]
  • Achievement Report
    Achievement Report { 2016 } Since 2007, NMSI has supported 1.5 million students at more than 1,000 high schools and 45 universities from coast to coast with effective programs that are created for teachers, by teachers. By working to ensure all students thrive in advanced coursework, we’re proud to help prepare them for college and career. We believe that with great schools and great teachers, every student can thrive. Reducing equity gaps in our country begins with ensuring every student has access to a high-quality education and graduates ready for college and career. That is why the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) is dedicated to improving student achievement with proven, effective programs that can be replicated and scaled nationwide. Since our founding, we’ve partnered with schools in 530 districts to support more than 1.5 million students from coast to coast. This year, NMSI has seen unprecedented growth. Our results have been recognized nationally, inspiring further expansion of NMSI’s three core programs: the College Readiness Program, Laying the Foundation Teacher Training Program and UTeach Expansion Program. Building upon successes in 2015-16, the 2016-17 school year promises to be our most exciting and productive year to date. Thanks to a $20 million Scale-Up grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Investing in Innovation program, NMSI’s College Readiness Program – which dramatically increases the number of students taking and earning qualifying scores on Advanced Placement® (AP®) math, science and English exams – will reach 60,000 additional students at 42 schools serving a high proportion of traditionally underrepresented students.
    [Show full text]
  • 2020 – 2021 Press Kit
    2020 – 2021 PRESS KIT Contact Jennifer Flores, IDEA Public Schools Communications Manager, at (210) 551-9253 or at [email protected] IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BELIEVES THAT EACH AND EVERY CHILD CAN GO TO COLLEGE. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States. IDEA boasts national rankings on U.S.News & World Report’s annual list and the Jay Mathews Challenge Index High School Rankings formerly known as The Washington Post Rankings. IDEA serves nearly 66,000 college-bound students in 120 schools across eight regions and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that thrives on the engagement of our alumni and community members as well as the financial support of individual donors, foundations, and friends of IDEA. OUR MISSION OUR STORY IDEA Public Schools prepares students from underserved communities During their stints as Teach For America corps members more than 20 years for success in college and citizenship. ago, Tom Torkelson and JoAnn Gama founded IDEA Academy as an after school program in Donna, TX in 1998. It was created as a way to help combat some of the major educational deficiencies they saw in their students, focusing OUR VISION the program on student achievement and college readiness. Torkelson and Gama named the program IDEA, an acronym for “Individuals To ensure students reach their potential, IDEA Public Schools will become Dedicated to Excellence and Achievement,” and “No Excuses!” was their the nation’s largest creator of college graduates.
    [Show full text]
  • Learning Roundtable Educating the Children of Poverty – September 12, 2016 Page | 1 Invited Presenters
    Texas State Board of Education Learning Roundtable Educating the Children of Poverty – September 12, 2016 Page | 1 Invited Presenters Lorimer Arendse Principal Grand Prairie High School Grand Prairie Independent School District http://www.gpisd.org/ Strategic and purposeful with a heart for positively developing both his staff and students, Mr. Lorimer Arendse is an expert educator with a passion for excellence. He emigrated from South Africa to Ohio, where he finished high school and attended college. Mr. Arendse has worked with students grades 6-12, serving as classroom teacher, assistant principal, and principal. Currently, Mr. Arendse is in his third year as principal at Grand Prairie High School, a 6A urban high school in North Texas that serves middle-to low-income students. Over the course of his time at GPHS, student performance has continued to increase; 2016 STAAR/EOC results showed success in each of the state’s four accountability indexes, with excitement for increased success for the upcoming school year. Mr. Arendse’s developer mindset is what challenges his students and teachers to continue to excel, even in the wake of success. Donna Bahorich Chair State Board of Education http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Leadership/State_Board_of_Education/Board_Members/SBOE_Member_Di strict__6/ Donna Bahorich chairs the 15-member State Board of Education, an elected board whose major duties include creating state curriculum standards, reviewing and approving instructional material, and overseeing the country’s largest educational endowment, the $30 billion Permanent School Fund. Mrs. Bahorich was first elected to the board in November 2012 and is currently seeking re-election. Gov. Greg Abbott appointed her chair of the board on June 18, 2015.
    [Show full text]