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2017-2018 IMPACT REPORT LETTERS FROM THE PRESIDENTS CONTENTS JOE VARRO 3 PRESIDENT LETTERS APS Education Foundation pleasure of visiting classrooms Joe Varro - 2018 (the “Foundation”) awarded and witnessing firsthand the Adrian Chavez - 2017 over $570,000 that went positive impact that our grant DONOR directly into classrooms dollars provided. My wife and 4 BOARD OF DIRECTORS and impacted over 130,000 I are proud parents of an APS IMPACT students! This money graduate and currently have 5 FOUNDATION was used to fund grants a junior attending APS. Please NATIONAL RANKING that support impactful join us in providing support 18th in the Nation programs across the school to the Foundation and make district, such as rewarding a difference in a student’s academic progress and good life. Investing in our children 6 TEACHER IMPACT Kathryn James PAGE 7 attendance. Also, these grants will make our community and Christina Nunez helped fund projects for Fine state a better place! Arts, STEM, and Literacy just Thank you, Hello! It was a busy and to name a few. 7 DONOR IMPACT exciting 2017-2018 school Raylee Homes The Foundation plays an year. Thanks to generous important role in achieving Joe Varro STUDENT IMPACT supporters like yourselves, the Juan Clark student success. I had the Current President, 2018 8-9 SELFLESS SENIORS A YEAR TO REMEMBER 10 EVENTS & RECOGNITIONS SELFLESS ADRIAN CHAVEZ Gold Bar Gala SENIORS Superintendents Cup For those who don’t know me, I would be remiss if I didn’t Latte or Lunch & Learn my name is Adrian Chavez with mention the unbelievably Pepsi Beverages Company. talented group of individuals 11 TEACHER OF THE MONTH I was extremely fortunate that make up this board. to have served as President These volunteers give their HALL OF HONOR Mark Shea of the Albuquerque Public time, sweat and equity for Mary Ann Anderson PAGES 8-9 Schools Education Foundation the one common goal which CELEBRATE for the 2017 calendar year. As is to provide opportunities 12 BEST IN CLASS a proud graduate of APS, a for the 84,000 students Executive Director parent of a graduate & current of Albuquerque Public OUTSTANDING Board Discretionary Discretionary Horizon APS student and an advocate Schools. Each of our board CORPORATE SPONSOR $30,000.00 $4,287.74 $99,739.79 members come from different Alliance Data Best in Class for public education I was $30,000.00 excited to be able to support backgrounds and they all 13 GIFT IMPACT Varsity this Foundation in every way believe that in order for our $21,314.00 This was a year to celebrate I could. community to thrive, we need so many accomplishments 14 TEACHER & PRINCIPAL APS FOUNDATION strong public education. They TESTIMONIALS I am happy to report that believe that in the classroom, and I hope you have had the Alliance Data APS Foundation throughout the year this opportunity to witness the APS FOUNDATION $50,000.00 AchieveGIFT Fall 2017 IMPACT our teachers play a critical role $59,493.00 many wonderful things the SCHOLARSHIPS 2017-18 Grant FINANCIAL Foundation was able to raise and they strive to find new Albuquerque Public Schools APS FOUNDATION Allocation INFORMATION funds to continuously support ways to inspire young minds. Education Foundation makes TRUSTS Guhl Spring 2018 $572,559.53 the many grants that are Above that, they trust this $48,910.00 available to teachers and possible. Success Fall 2017 Foundation has the absolute Success Spring 2018 $75,000.00 schools. It is these grants that best intentions of supporting Sincerely, 14-15 DONOR LIST $24,041.00 PAGE 13 give our family of educators innovative teaching techniques within APS the opportunity to that could reshape the learning get some creative teaching Wal-Mart Blue Sky Guhl Fall 2017 experience for so many Adrian Chavez methods off the ground. 2 $18,617.00 Achieve Spring 2018 $50,663.00 wonderful students. Past President, 2017 3 $60,494.00 CELEBRATE POSITIVE IMPACT The nation’s only annual study POSITIVE and ranking of K-12 education STUDENT BOARD MEMBER RONJA STEINBACH foundations has ranked From kindergarten to high and students alike. It is easy Board of Directors with the school, Albuquerque Public to see the problems that exist Foundation works exceptionally th Schools has been my home. in APS, but the Foundation is hard to help every single Experiencing the struggles of a constant reminder that it is student. Education is the both being a student in the more important to look past foundation on which the future those problems and instead 18 school system and having an relies. Public education is in the to see the potential of our APS educator in the family therefore the gateway to a has made me respect the school system, along with our NATION better future and I could not work of the APSEF Board successes. Being a member of be more proud to work with of Directors even more. The the Disbursement Committee Third consecutive year the the people on the Board, Foundation is a phenomenal especially, has shown me who realize the importance Foundation has ranked in the top 20. organization and serving as how passionate people in one of the student board our community are about and the possibilities that the education and how many future holds. members has been a huge the Includes education foundations in 200 honor. I have enjoyed getting amazing ideas exists that are Stepping to be a part of the positive just waiting to be implemented -Ronja Steinbach, study: of the country’s largest school districts at our schools. change that we are bringing Albuquerque High School, APS The Nation’s (by student population) as well as other to the district, and I have From hundreds to even Education Foundation Student UP: Top K-12 top-performing foundations in smaller learned a tremendous amount thousands of students, to Board Member Education about our schools, teachers, a single success story, the Foundations school districts. Stepping Up looks at eight key performance categories BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2017-18 to determine the foundation ranking: NAME COMPANY TERM NAME COMPANY TERM annual revenues investment income Conklin, Woodcock, 1 5 Jon Barela Emeritus Traci Olivas Oct. 2017 & Ziegler, P.C. Brenda Begley Clear Channel Outdoor Dec. 2024 Cafeteria revenues per student total program expenses Krista Parker Dec. 2024 2 6 Rick Brown Westwind Landscape Dec. 2022 Plan Company Shea Burrell Sandia High School May 2019 Bert Parnall Parnall Law April 2018 3 total assets 7 expenses per student Adrian Chavez Pepsi Dec. 2017 Shana Runck Nusenda Credit Union Dec. 2020 Arellana Cordero Southwest Capital Bank Dec. 2022 Technology Integration Jasy Shiparski Dec. 2023 assets per student human capital (volunteers) Group 4 8 Abigail Craff Early College Academy May 2019 Ronja Steinbach Albuquerque High School May 2019 Sandia Area Federal Tony Dees Dec. 2017 Credit Union Amy Tapia Sandia National Labs Dec. 2017 “The industry continues to grow, with the study’s more than 200 foundations holding more than one-half billion in assets and raising almost $400 million,” said Dewey Caruthers, study author and Dale Dekker Dekker/Perich/Sabatini Emeritus Joseph Trimble Wells Fargo Bank Dec. 2022 president of The Caruthers Institute that conducts the study, noting “top-performing K-12 education Ron Epps Intel April 2018 Joseph Varro Valero Dec. 2022 foundations are most often led by the top local business, community and education leaders.” Brian Fairhurst Target Dec. 2020 Katrina Wagner Sandia National Labs Dec. 2023 Carlos Fourzan Entravision Dec. 2024 Atrisco Heritage Academy Joseph Barbara May 2018 High School ImPRonta Public Alarie Garcia Dec. 2023 Relations & Consulting Julio Chavez Rio Grande High School May 2018 Christopher Gonzales Pepsi Dec. 2023 APS Communications Monica Armenta Ex-Officio Department Michael Jasso MJP Law Firm Dec. 2023 Ellen Bernstein ABQ Teachers Federation Ex-Officio Aubrey Johnson PNM Oct. 2017 APS Board of Dr. David Peercy Ex-Officio Heather Johnson New Mexico Bank and Trust Dec. 2022 Education, President Jeff Lunsford Elevada 360 Solutions, LLC Dec. 2017 Raquel Reedy APS Superintendent Ex-Officio 4 5 TEACHER IMPACT DONOR IMPACT TAMMY GRADY THORNTON TEACHER IMPACT KATHRYN JAMES “As a family, education has been a priority. We learned from an early age to value our teachers and the efforts they “The MakerSpace at Sombra Del Monte Elementary School has become my make each day to create a better world one kid at a time. passion in education. Every child deserves the resources and the opportunities to We work closely with our vendors and suppliers to build explore, learn and build. When students engage with science through open-ended charity homes united in one common goal....to help the and play-based learning, they start to see themselves as the future of science. community. Giving to the APS Education Foundation is, and continues to be, a strong focus at RayLee Homes. We As teachers continue to rejoice in the opportunities the MakerSapce creates with know that APS serves the vast majority of children in the their students, I see a movement growing. Thank you for this opportunity. You have community and we want to do our part to support and impacted learning in our school.” — Kathryn James supplement those efforts as often as possible. Supporting APS is a guaranteed return on investment and our partners at RayLee Homes agree. We encourage all local and large business to consider making their next investment in the children of Albuquerque.” — Tammy Grady Thornton DONOR & STUDENT IMPACT STUDENT IMPACT PASSION IN EDUCATION JUAN CLARK “The Near Space Challenge presented me with an opportunity to TEACHER IMPACT participate in an event that most would never dream of doing in their lifetime.