ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012

www.ronclarkacademy.com OUR VISION For children everywhere, in every classroom, to experience passionate lessons, advanced rigor and engaging methods that are ignited by the RCA Experience. WELCOME TO THE RON CLARK ACADEMY

The Ron Clark Academy is a private school with a public mission – to demonstrate excellence as we equip educators with best practices that transform student learning and promote academic and social success. We place a focus on academic rigor, student engagement, and climate and culture – the pillars of RCA.

RCA has intentionally created a model school setting where students thrive in a rigorous and innovative learning environment and visiting educators are engaged in a vibrant and wholly unique professional development experience.

Through The RCA Experience educator training, teachers and school administrators from around the world visit our classrooms to observe our instructional methods and attend our professional development workshops.

Founded After School Programs Fall 2007 by Ron Clark and Kim Bearden Robotics, basketball, soccer, etiquette, drumming, tutoring, Location Essentials Step Team, Georgia Southeast Atlanta, Georgia Aquarium Research Team, Model Enrollment United Nations Team, cheerleading, 110 students, Grades 5th - 8th financial literacy, Junior Achievement, and more

Sebastian DEAR FRIENDS,

As we reflect over the past year, we are once Our educator training program, The RCA again extremely grateful for the abundant Experience, reached several milestones support we have received and for the this year: we have now trained over 15,000 difference that RCA has been able to make in educators from 40 states and 22 countries the lives of students, both in our classroom around the world. These educators affect the and in classrooms around the world. lives of over 10 million students. We have completed a year-long measurement study, Academically, our students continue to thrive. and the results appear in this report. We are Our award-winning Model United Nations excited and overwhelmed by the impact that Team competed in Istanbul Turkey earlier we are having on classrooms across the this year, and our Robotics Team is currently globe. advancing to the state level. Our Georgia Our $4.8 million dollar capital campaign is Aquarium Team continues to participate in underway for the construction of our new extended and enhanced marine studies each multi-purpose educator training facility, and week, and our students once again received we are thrilled that to date, we have reached many scholarship opportunities for high 91% of our campaign goal. This facility will school. enable us to expand our educator training even more. A groundbreaking is in the near Our students have also continued to learn the RON CLARK & future! importance of serving our community through KIM BEARDEN projects ranging from our neighborhood Our school was built by the community, and Cofounders of the Christmas party to serving the homeless we greatly appreciate all that you have done Ron Clark Academy and singing for seniors. Our Essentials Step to continue to support us on our journey. Team has been a force in the community, Together, we are changing lives. recognizing our local firefighters and policemen and organizing other service Sincerely, projects. 2011-2012 YEAR IN REVIEW

The Class of 2011 received $1.4 million RCA Staff perform a Step Show for in scholarships and financial assistance students on the first day of school to attend some of the best boarding and private schools across the country RCA Legos Robotics Team competed in its first state competition Over 400 attendees attended this year’s against 48 other top performing RCA National Educators’ Conference – a robotics teams in Georgia after record number for RCA recently winning the Regional Championships 8th grade Model UN students were invited to compete against high The Essential Step Team performs at school students in the Yale Model UN Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play Conference in Prague Event

RCA hosts its first middle school Top science students were selected Model UN Conference with to travel to the Galapagos Islands for help from Georgia Tech a unique marine adventure

RCA reaches milestone of training more Kim Bearden is honored by the than 15,000 educators at RCA Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) as one of their KeKe Palmer invites RCA students to Woman of Inspiration for 2011 join in her anti-bullying campaign Ron Clark receives the NAACP Ron Clark releases his third book, President’s Award The End of Molasses Classes EXTRAORDINARY

FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Where do I begin? There have Ultimately, we have something By this I mean that while the first been so many outstanding special at the Ron Clark Academy two legs of the stool must consist accomplishments this past year. that we want all schools to have: a of a great faculty and staff and place where an extraordinary day is dedicated parents, the other leg • Our incredible graduating class the rule rather than the exception. of the stool must consist of an received over 1.4 million dollars in For this, we should all be proud of outstanding group of supporters. scholarships. RCA. • Another 3,000 educators have In this regard, RCA is truly blessed been trained at RCA and are now To reach this level of excellence, it as none of this would be possible impacting the lives of their students takes an incredible amount of hard without you. work, dedication and willingness to • The RCA Model United Nations go the extra mile. I see this ethos Please know that we sincerely Team participated in the inaugural in literally each and every member appreciate your support, and I pray Yale University Model Government of RCA’s faculty and staff. They that we fully exhibit to you the simulation in Prague, Czech are truly and extraordinary group impact your contributions are having Republic and our very own Imani doing extraordinary things. The not only on students at RCA but on Moss was named Outstanding parents see it, the students see education across the country. Delegate it and the educators that train at RCA see it and the beneficiaries So, thanks to each of you and • RCA has launched its first capital are students from across the thanks to my colleagues on the campaign to construct a new globe. Extraordinary things by Board of Trustees. multipurpose building that will be extraordinary people. dedicated to enhancing its educator training program Just as the mosaic of events occurring at RCA are inextricably Each of these are incredible interwoven, the pieces to the puzzle achievements, but at the end of that make RCA an agent for change the day, they are all inextricably in the global educational arena are ALONZO LLORENS, SR. interwoven. also inextricably interwoven. RCA Board Chairman LEADERSHIP

BOARD MEMBERS

ALONZO SUNNY ROB BAILEY JEFF DIANNE LLORENS BURROWS KIGHT TEAGUE MIXSON BERNEZ Partner, Gordon Community Senior VP of Partner, Kilpatrick Senior VP, Senior VP of & Rees LLP Volunteer Compensation Townsend Holder Properties Corporate and Benefits Communications, Board Chair Vice Chair & Delta Air Lines Secretary Development Equifax Governance Committee Chair Committee Treasurer & Building Public Relations Chair Committee Chair & Marketing Committee Chair

ADVISORY BOARD BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jeff Anderson Susan O’Dwyer STEPHEN MACDONALD President, Audio Enhancement Director of Business Development, STEVE BEECHAM Biotechnology Patent Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP President Consultant Home Town Mortgage Ann W. Cramer Coxe Curry & Associates TOM MAXEY Betsy Plattenburg RON CLARK Executive Vice President, Director of Development and Founder Great American Financial Bonnie Dean Corporate Relations, Georgia Tech Mathematics and Resources, Inc. Vice President, Selig Enterprises Research Institute Global Studies Teacher

The Ron Clark Academy MIKE NIELSEN Mat Dutkiewicz Scarlet Pressley Brown President Executive Vice President, Director of External Affairs and MATT CRISP W.S. Nielsen Company Great American Financial Community Relations, Delta Air Principal, Founder and Board Giving Chair Resources, Inc. Lines & Vice President of the Delta Air Lines Foundation Chief Operating Officer, SCOTT SELIG eVestment Alliance Vice President, Selig Mark Elliott Enterprises Education Technology Executive David Rhodes MINDY JONES Headmaster, Platinum Ambassador, SHERYL SELLAWAY Sean Franklin Kings Ridge Christian School Reliv International Executive Director of PR & Founder, Idea Speeder LLC GOAL Chair Employee Communication, Dr. Betty Siegel Verizon Wireless Rupal Mamtani President Emeritus, Entrepreneur Kennesaw State University

Michael Marks Laura Turner Seydel CPA, Marks & Associates National Environmental Advocate and Eco-Living Expert Gloria Patterson Independent Education Matthew Winston Management Professional Assistant to the President, University of Georgia MEET ROBIN

My name is Robin Okunowo and I am an eighth grade student at the Ron Clark At the end of last school year, I gave a Academy. I can honestly say that my life presentation to the whole aquarium staff has been forever changed because I was that summarized our research. My love fortunate enough to be a student at RCA. of science was only intensified from the awesome opportunity. I am proud to say When I came to RCA in fifth grade, I didn’t that not only have I been an honor student even know what Lego Robotics was; the past three years, but I have worked in seventh grade, I was captain of the hard to help my fellow classmates become school’s robotics team and helped lead the honor students as well. team to win trophies at the county, region, and state level. Now that I am an eighth grader, I realize how RCA has helped me see the world in “Every experience I have Before RCA, I didn’t understand the role many new ways, literally and figuratively. had at RCA has made me the UN played in the world. Now, I have My views of the world have been competed in Model UN competitions broadened by Mr. Clark and Mr. Dovico a better student, a better in Atlanta and at the actual UN building teaching me both sides of every issue in speaker, a better person, in New York City. This year I will travel the news. to Istanbul, Turkey to compete in an and for that, I am international Model UN conference with I got to see the world differently by forever grateful.” students from all over the world. actually seeing the world, as I traveled with the school to Washington, DC, New York In fifth grade, I loved to visit the Georgia City, London, Paris, and Utah. Before each Aquarium but wasn’t able to often. As a trip I learned everything about the place member of the RCA Georgia Aquarium we were going to visit and on the trip I Research Team, I am able to visit the learned even more. aquarium every week, and go behind the by Robin Okunowo scenes and do actual research with the 8th Grade Student marine biologists. STUDENT SUCCESS 2011-2012 PR Gains by Subject

Schoolwide Test Results Percentage Above National Average

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90% 93.3 93.3 88.3 89.4 80% 85.4

70% 76.7 74 71.2 67 60% 65.4

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Science Reading Language Math Social Arts Studies Stanford Achievement Testing 2011-2012

STUDENT SUCCESS ENROLLMENT Students validate the success of RCA’s RCA currently enrolls 115 students in learning environment: each class experiences grades five through eight who have had double percentile increases in performance various levels of academic success prior to across all subject areas during the first attending the Academy. academic year and continues to improve over time. While students represent diverse academic and socio-economic backgrounds, 90% The first three graduating classes received of RCA families have an average annual $3.5 million in academic scholarships to income less than $34,000. premiere high schools in Georgia and beyond. TEACH WITH PASSION

Doodling in the back of a chaotic New York had been present when my eighth graders City classroom, I would have never imagined discussed Morrison’s The Bluest Eye which myself addressing an auditorium of teachers later yielded the blessing of a personal note in Nebraska gathered specifically to hear my from one visiting teacher who thanked my story; my journey as an educator. But this class for helping her realize that she was past summer that is just what I did. hiding – just like Morrison’s main character. The West Holt teachers and administrators What they couldn’t imagine was just how invited me to be their guest speaker as they Ron Clark Academy has blessed me. RCA got ready for the 2012-2013 school year. has allowed me to make amends for the And I have the Ron Clark Academy to thank past by challenging my own students to dig for the opportunity to speak, from the heart, deep and try their talents on for size. to educators who couldn’t be further from I craft a curriculum that not only addresses the brash and gritty public school experience the standards for rigorous instruction, but “I reminded myself that that shaped me. my past experiences make it imperative that My middle school experience was far from I identify the possibilities in my students: what we ultimately have nurturing. I did not have a safe haven from shaping quiet-types into spoken word artists in common is a calling to which to dream or try my talents on for size. or reluctant dancers into powerful steppers. serve children.” I was under the tutelage of teachers who had RCA does not limit my influence to the checked out because they didn’t live in my classroom, but expects me to act upon my neighborhood or were simply biding their time passion for introducing my students to their until retirement. And in preparing to speak MS. SUSAN BARNES best selves. The academy has supported Language Arts Teacher to my colleagues, I realized that that was the me in creating indelible moments and story I had to share. through the RCA Experience I have reached The West Holt teachers and administrators more students than I could have ever had already experienced my imagined as visiting educators take some reciting poetry at RCA and of RCA to their respective schools. singing the blues; they had It is an honor to influence fellow-educators watched my students perform and ensure that the young people in their stage scenes from plays being charge feel truly nurtured. read in high school, and some Simply stated: Be present. THE RCA EXPERIENCE EDUCATOR TRAINING

Accomplishments and Growth Plans Measuring the Impact of Educator Evaluation Advisory for Educator Training Training at RCA Board List

The RCA Experience has welcomed over An in-depth data study was conducted Holly Schmidt-Davis 15,000 educators and impacted over 10 million in the fall of 2012 by RCA’s School Director of Research and students from around the world over the past Implementation Specialist to measure the Evaluation The Annie E. Casey Foundation, six years. Superintendents, administrators, impact of our educator training program in Atlanta Civic Site teachers, and educational leaders have been the classroom. trained by The Ron Clark Academy (RCA) staff Participating teachers were observed prior Alexa Stephens and have taken new ideas and innovative Evaluation Associate methods back to their respective schools to to coming to RCA and then again after Annie E. Casey Foundation, make a change in the lives of their students. they attended a professional development Atlanta Civic Site training day at the Academy. As new standards and challenging assessments Dana Rickman become more common in schools, RCA will In the end, teachers were found to have Policy and Research Director Georgia Partnership for continue to develop appropriate training increased engagement on average by 40 Excellence in Education opportunities for educators as they come percent in classrooms by implementing through our doors in order to properly prepare effective engagement strategies such Allison Timberlake them for educating their students. as student and teacher movement, eye Program Manager contact, learning games, and enthusiasm Growth Models Georgia Department of Education Content specific training will be a into their lessons. Data also showed a desired next step for many educators, significant increase in the frequency of Jon Schmidt-Davis as RCA instructors can conduct questioning used in the classroom by up Director, Learning Centered valuable conversations and lessons to 40 percent. Leadership Program within their specialty areas. Southern Regional Education Board

Susan Walker Site Director Georgia Teaching Fellows TNTP (formerly The New Teacher Project) STAFF Kenneth Adams Junior Bernadin Adam Dovico Rosalyn Merrick Student Activities Technology Manager Global Studies and Director of Coordinator STEM Teacher Development Lazarus Bruner Susan Barnes Physical Education Sarah Hildebrand Johnny Mills Language Arts and Instructor Social Studies and Facilities Reading Teacher Head Basketball Coach Reading Teacher Maintenance Manager Joey Barr Ron Clark Dr. Valerie Jones Finance Manager Co-founder, Mathematics Teacher Renita Mosley Mathematics and Office Manager Kim Bearden Global Studies Teacher Candice Jordan Co-founder, Development Officer Elizabeth Scott Executive Director, Gina Coss Director of Language Arts Teacher Social Studies and Robyn Johnson Student Services Science Teacher Educator Training Coordinator Ken Townsel Science Teacher Mehari Kassa Director of Admissions

RCA HOUSE LEADERS Class of 2013

TYNELIUS BRENTON ERYCK NESBIT JORDAN HALL WARMSLEY Reveur STILL Isibindi Amistad Altruismo MASTER EDUCATORS

MS. KIM BEARDEN MR. RON CLARK Cofounder, Executive Director, Cofounder, Mathematics and Language Arts Teacher Global Studies Teacher Kim Bearden was selected from over 70,000 Ron Clark has been called “America’s Educator.” In teachers as the Disney American Teacher 2000, he was named Disney’s American Teacher Awards Outstanding Middle School Humanities of the Year. He is a New York Times bestselling Teacher. Over the past twenty-six years, she author, and his books have been honored at the has been a teacher, instructional lead teacher, White House on three separate occasions. curriculum director, school board member, @kimbearden staff development trainer, and middle school @ronclarkacademy principal.

MS. GINA COSS MR. KEN TOWNSEL Social Studies and Science Teacher Science Teacher Mr. Townsel has taught advanced placement Gina Coss graduated from the College of physics, biology, chemistry, and earth science. William and Mary, and had a challenging Mr. Townsel is a former Teacher of the Year career with a Wall Street firm. After and Coordinator for the Global Thinking Project earning advanced degrees, Ms. Coss in St. Petersburg Moscow, Russia. Mr.Townsel was recognized as a Cobb County District worked as a physical science instructor at Teacher of the Year and a Georgia Teacher the Fernbank Science Center and is on the of the Year Finalist. @ginacoss @ktownsel Advisory Board for the Georgia Aquarium.

MR. ADAM DOVICO MS. CAMILLE VALERIE JONES Global Studies and STEM Teacher Mathematics Teacher Mr. Dovico is a graduate of Wake Forest Dr. Jones received her Mathematics University, and a graduate of Appalachian degree from Spelman College, Master’s in State University, where he received his Mathematics Education from Georgia State masters in education. He has been named University, and Doctorate of Education from a Teacher of the Year, Japan Fulbright Teachers College Columbia University. She has Memorial Fund recipient, and a Teaching served as a mathematics specialist, curriculum Tolerance grant recipient. coach for high schools across the country, and @adamdovico @drvcjones was Teacher of the Year in 2005.

MS. SUSAN BARNES MS. SARAH HILDEBRAND Language Arts and Reading Teacher Social Studies and Reading Teacher Mrs. Barnes has taught in Brooklyn and Sarah Hildebrand is a graduate of Shippensburg Harlem before coming to Atlanta. She is a University of Pennsylvania, where she received gifted staff development trainer, artist, singer, her degree in Speech Communications. Ms. and performance poet, and is known for Hildebrand received her teaching certification from integrating her love for art, photography, and Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She poetry into her language arts lessons. She has was recognized as the 2007 district wide Rookie a B.A. in English from Stonybrook University Teacher of the Year for the city of Suffolk, VA. and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College. BY THE NUMBERS

2011-2012 Financial Highlights | JULY 1, 2011 - JUNE 30, 2012

Operation Revenue and Support 2011-2012 2010-2011

Unrestricted Annual Giving $536,436 $1,334,077 The Ron Clark Academy is a non-profit school and is a $487,015 N/A Restricted Annual Giving 501(c)(3) Public Charity. In-kind donations $344,327 $400,957 Travel, equipment, and services Operational expenses are majority Tuition $485,074 $284,714 funded by annual giving and our unique Educator Training program. Educator Training Program $1,245,570 $860,412 Fees from visitation days and conferences For 2012, the restricted annual Other $42,139 N/A giving was dedicated to the RCA Total Operational Revenue and Support $3,140,561 $2,880,160 Capital Campaign.

Operational Expenditures

Program $2,212,025 $2,561,519

Management and General $433,050 $422,501

Fundraising $442,890 $381,897

Total Expenses $3,087,965 $3,365,917

Operation Revenue and Support Operational Expenditures

Unrestricted Management Annual Giving & General 17% 14%

Educator Training 40% Restricted 14% 16% Fundraising Program Annual Giving Program 72%

15% 11% In-kind donations Tuition 1% Other THANK YOU DONORS PRIMARY SPONSORS SCHOLARSHIP DONORS ($1,000,000+) ($18,000+)

» Promethean » Ginger Ackerman & Josette Fleszar » Barbara Allen PLATINUM SPONSORS » Appleton Learning ($500,000 to $999,999) » Anonymous » Noel Khalil » Callaway Foundation, Inc. » Max Mara Limited » James & Connie Maynard GOLD SPONSORS » Solon & Marianna Patterson ($250,000 to $499,999) » The Robert S Elster Foundation » Charles & Julie Scheper » Matt & Kim Crisp » SunTrust; Jack & Anne Glenn Foundation SILVER SPONSORS » Heath & Mistye Wilson ($50,000 to $249,999) » Selby & Richard McRae Foundation » Delta Air Lines, Inc. » Great American Financial Resources » John Jasonek

BRONZE SPONSORS ($18,000 to $49,000)

» Appleton Learning* » The M.R. & Evelyn Hudson Foundation » Jigsaw Meeting * » NAIOP Georgia Chapter » Selby & Richard McRae Foundation » Verizon Wireless* » Reading Plus*

* Donors who made in-kind contributions to the Ron Clark Academy THANK YOU!

RCA Donors ($17,999 and below)

» Jaime Gimpelson Ackerman » Robin Bracken » Bonnie Dean » Nova Adams » Bruce Brenizer » Jeffrey Thomas DeLorme » Don Addington » Deon Britton » Distinctive Appliances » Airmasters of Middle Georiga » Jany Brown » Oleg V. Diyankov » Andrew Albrecht » Jordan Brown » Teresa Dominy » Marlene Alexander » Shelan Bryson » Andrea Dunn » Linda Allen » Terrence Burns » Desiree Dynes » Raymond & Lucy Allen » David Calhoun » Cynthia Edwards » Dick & Judy Allison » Kysha Cameron » Jeldean Eldridge » Derek Mason Alphran » Campbell High School » James Elliott » Shelly Althauser » John Campbell » Allyson K Eman » Kristen Andrews » Vashti Canty » Equifax, Inc. » Charles and Catherine Armstrong » Eric & June Carlson » Wendy Erickson » Cynthia Arrendale » Steve Chaddick » Erica Estick » Antoine P Artiganave » Jodie Marie Chambers » Bari Evans » Association for Iron and Steel » Vinay Chandra » The Felix Harvey Foundation Technology » Thomas Gregory Church » Jessica Flachbarth » The Atlanta Hawks Foundation* » Nikki Clotfelter » Dan Fleming » Atlanta Medical Day Spa & » The Coca-Cola Company » Michel Fontaine Surgery Center* » Tamberla Cochran » Four Seasons Grocer LLC » Edward Auriemma » Jason Barnet Cohen » Coen Free » B.L. Harbert International » Comcast Cable » Lawrence Friedman* » Cynthia Bailey » Comcast Foundation » David Friese » Ambrish Kumar Baisiwala » The Community Foundation for » Keith Fryer » Peter Baron Greater Atlanta » Tara Fudge » Kelly Ray Barr » Linda Moore Connor » Jack Fullen » Terrence Lee Bauer » Patrick and Suzanne Conreaux » Gannett (WXIA-Channel 11) » Cromwell S. Baun » Ann Cox » Valencia Garner » Joe and Gwen Bearden » Crabapple Crossing Elementary » Paul Garnes » Mary Beecham School » Linnea Geiss » Jesse Beeson » Robert S. Cramer » Georgia Independent School » Jay Bernath » Thomas Kevin Creel Association » Dianne Bernez » Kenneth Cresswell » Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. » Jerome Bettis » Ellen Crooke » Courtney Gerome » Sean Patrick Bierle » David Cummings » Harris M. Gignilliat » Linda Bishop » Kathryn Dady-Youngs » Tiffany Girten » BNY Mellon Community » Data Systems and Games, Inc » Bonita Norris Glover Partnership » Seabon & Dionne Davis » Mark Godschalk » Nicholas Borth » Shechia Davis » Myesheia Gold » Diana Goodballet » Maurice Jenkins » Cindy Lee » Anil Goyal » John Hackney Agency of Rocky Mount » Lester Lee » Erik M. Grandowski » Robyn Johnson » Les Dames D’Ici Fund » Granite Properties » George H Johnson » Steve Lescher » Rob & Jackie Hale » Marsha Sampson Johnson » Jill Lester » Angelle Hamilton » Alisha Jones » WIlliam L Levine » Steven E Hanley » Barbara M. Jones » Marty & Jan Lock » John Hardman » Mindy Jones » Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company » Jessica Hardy » Sarah Jones » Eliene Loetscher » Craig Harley » Saretta Latrice Jones » Debra Love » Harnett County » William and Leslie Jonsson » Rebecca Loyd » Jamie & Julie Harper » Candice Jordan » Stephen Christopher MacDonald » Polly Harper » Kimberly Julian » Yenni Mahecha » Cynthia and Richard Harris » Just Give » Harish Mamtani » Michelle Harris-Douglas » Mehari & Candacy Kassa » Robert Manjarrez » Peter & Catherine Hasbrouck » Jeff Katz » Mark Elliott » Karen Hawley » Patricia Keenaghan » Ann T Marsden » Jennifer Heal » Robert L. Kight » John King Marshall » Betty Henderson » Arnell Kilian » Mary W. Covey Charitable Trust » Laverne Henderson » Kilpatrick Townsend » Philip Dorian McAdoo » Jo Ann Herold » Soon Mee Kim » Reginald McBride » Timothy P Herrinton » KIPP Metro Atlanta » Phoebe McCants » Ben Hill » Michael Kogon » Ann McDonald » Sharon Hoard » Michael Jay Kogon » Liam McElhone » Hazel Hobbs » Sumith P Kumar » Glenn McGonnigle » Tricia Hoffler » Shanna LaBarre » McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP » Cheryl Holman » Cleopatra Ann Lacewell » McMaster-Carr Supply Company » Jane Hale Hopkins » Donald Ray Lamar » Lynne Patrice Meadows » Larry and Alicia Hughes » Kevin Langill » Chris Miller » Kene Iloenyosi » William Lankford » Marjorie Mitchell » Britt Inman » Thomas Lazette » Jeff & Laura Mixson » Curt Jamison » Basil Lee » Charles & Jordan Mixson Set the tone for a love of learning! “The potential is there; it is our responsibility to see it, to encourage it, and to let our children know that, without a doubt, we believe in their dreams.”

The End of Molasses Classes by Ron Clark

» Skip & Betsy Mixson* » Josephine Reed-Taylor » Olayinka Sophia Jasmine Taiwo » Christina Mondi » Michael W. Reene » Target Stores » Jane Moore » Jacqueline Richmond » Shawn Tassone » Toni Moore » David Robinson » Marc Taylor » Vaughn Morrison » Don M Roman » Bailey Teague » Marg V Mortimer » Ronald C. Hart Family Foundation, Inc » Joseph Albert Tell » Renita Mosley » Melinda Rosauro » Ashish Narayan Thakur » Sig Mosley » Matthew Rowland » The Gould Family Foundation » Julia Yoshi Nabholz » Austin Royal » The Peter & Elizabeth Tower » Csaba Nagy » David J. Rubenstein Foundation » Network for Good » Kristen Rush » Heather Thornton » Shira Newman » Coretha M. Rushing » Britni Tildsley » Mike Nielsen » Steven Russell » Sharon Torkelson » Gary Niemczak » Susan J Sabsowitz » Kevin Travis » Amanda Nixon » Yvonne Sargeant » The Tull Charitable Foundation » Shelly Nixon » Heard County Middle School » Turner Broadcasting System, INC » Caroline Nolen » Sally F. Schreiber » Turner Foundation, Inc » Carolyn Norton » Frank Schuler » Kristi Hamelryck Turner » Catherine Parker » Betsy Thompson Sierra » Steve & Maxine Vasen » Brigitte Peck » Kim Singleton » Snehal Vashi » Michael & Sherry Petty » Fred Otis Smith » Jeff and Lilly Waller » Brandy Nixon Pletcher » Thomas P. Smith » Patrick and Darlene Ware » Josh Poole » Paul & Amy Snyder » Megan Webb » Anne M. Power » Bill Spinelli » Wells Fargo Community Support » Premiere Speakers Bureau, Inc » Kent Steen Campaign » Maria Priestly » Steven & Monica Haberlin » Wesley Community Centers » Shawl Pryor » Esther Stokes » Devon William Wijesinghe » Jane Race » Virginia Stoner » Scott Willett » Asif Ramji » James Sullivan » David & Melody Wilson » Elizabeth Raque » Sunny Burrows » Phivan Wright » Olga Rawls » Antoinette J Szabo » John C. Yates » Katherine Elizabeth Read » Alan Taetle » YourCause LLC * Donors who made in-kind contributions to the Ron Clark Academy GOAL SCHOLARSHIP DONORS

The Georiga GOAL Tax Credit Program enables Georgia residents to redirect their state income taxes to fund scholarship for students at Ron Clark Academy. This is an incredible opportunity for RCA students, and we are thankful to the following donors who participated in the program in the 2011 tax year.

» Ginger Ackerman » Sarah Jones » Ian & Mande Strickland » Natina Adams » Mehari & Candacy Kassa » Richard & Deborah Strickland » Kortni Alston » Robert & and Lora Kight » Bailey Teague » Kristen Andrews » William & Ann Lankford » Michael & Fleming Upshaw » Joey Barr » Debra Love » Benjamin & Alisha Walker » Kimberly Bearden » Stephen MacDonald » Shawn Bergeron » Harish & Rupal Mamtani » Lee & Sunny Burrows » Lewis & Amy Massey » Robert & Kysha Cameron » Phoebe McCants » Ron Clark » Frank & Lynne Meadows » Timithia Cofer » Damian & Rosalyn Merrick » Jason & Leslie Cohen » Linda Mikell » Richard & Mary Ann Cook » Charles & Jordan Mixson » David & Gina Coss » Jeff & Laura Mixson » Seabon and Dionne Davis » Skip & Betsy Mixson » Shechia Davis » Renita Mosley In Georgia, 6,500 taxpayers contributed » Teresa Dominy » Sig Mosley to GOAL for a 2012 tax credit. Your » Jeldean Eldridge » Alan & Debra Motter involvement in this program provides » Josette Fleszar » Mike & Denise Nielsen improved educational opportunities for » David Friese » Walter & Key Nielsen deserving Georgia students. » Paul & Tammy Garnes » Edward & Susan O’Dwyer » Jessica Hardy » Nicole Pierson To learn how you can select the » Michelle Harris-Douglas » Palaniswamy & Ami Rajan Ron Clark Academy as the reciepient » Larry & Alicia Hughes » Porsche Cars North America for these state funds, visit the GOAL page » James & Rochelle Jenkins » Ronald & Barbara Reid on RCA’s website » Mindy Jones » Elizabeth Scott www.ronclarkacademy.com/GOAL.aspx “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path,

and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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