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→ { Creating a Formula for Success } { Creating a formula for success } Uplift Education ( Annual Report ) 2011 www.uplifteducation.org Letter From Our CEO About Uplift Education As I reflect on 2010–11, I’m proud to see that the big goal we initially set forth 15 years Uplift Education, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, operates a growing network of ago has grown from one school built on the backs of dedicated teachers to a formula for public charter schools in North Texas. Uplift Education’s two oldest schools, North Year founded: success for public schools across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Hills Preparatory and Peak Preparatory, are ranked as the 10th and 11th best public 1996 high schools in the nation by The Washington Post. Uplift has taken this formula for Current Enrollment: Last year, we grew to serve 4,700 scholars and had not one, but two schools ranked 4,657 success to expand to 17 tuition-free, college preparatory schools, with plans to grow to among the top 20 public high schools in the country. We have shared in the past about Schools: 37 schools, educating 13,000 scholars, by 2015. Preparing scholars to enter and succeed 17 Uplift Education’s North Hills Preparatory being ranked in Newsweek magazine’s top in college is at the center of this formula for success. First Graduating Class: 10 public high schools in the nation. But last year, our second oldest campus, Peak 2001–02 Preparatory, in their first year of eligibility, broke into the Washington Post’s top 20 • 100% college acceptance for the graduating class of 2011 Class of 2011: rankings at #11, showing that the Uplift Model works no matter the demographics of 201 Seniors • $26 million in scholarships and grants for 201 graduating seniors your scholar population. • 1,100 college acceptances Because every person at Uplift rallies behind what others think is a bold goal—that Uplift Scholar Demographics 1% EVERY single scholar in our network can go to college—we have shown through our • 450 dedicated teachers 9% results that this is absolutely possible. Last year we graduated seniors from all five of our campuses—201 graduates who were all accepted to college. Those 201 seniors earned • Five-star FAST rating 17% more than 1,100 college acceptances and $26 million in scholarships and grants. • 4 out of 5 Exemplary rated districts We have also seen our focus on indicators of college-readiness paying off. Last year, • 18% more time spent in the classroom Uplift Education’s average commended scores were almost 20 points higher in both math and reading versus our neighboring district. Some of the highest gains in terms of • 59% eligible for free and reduced lunches scholars’ national competitiveness came from one of our schools that stayed under the radar this past year. Their scholars moved 1.5 grade level equivalents over the year, and • North Hills Preparatory and Peak Preparatory rated #10 18% 55% their success is a lesson for all of us on taking a “no excuses” attitude. They are in one and #11 best high schools in the nation, as named by The Washington Post of the toughest communities, where no comprehensive public school had earned above Hispanic Caucasian an Academically Acceptable rating in several years. This is the story of the Exemplary- African-American Other • North Hills Preparatory rated #10 best high school in the rated Heights Preparatory. Asian nation as named by Newsweek magazine. While there is much to celebrate, we also want to be transparent about where our data shows we still need to improve. Unfortunately, a few of our schools fell just short of Exemplary rankings last year, and we had a few schools that performed meaningfully below our expectations. I can share with confidence that we have identified the challenges these schools faced and have implemented a detailed plan of action to move them in line with Uplift’s overall scholar achievement levels by the end of the upcoming school year. As we continue to grow to nearly 40 schools across Dallas and Fort Worth, we see that the Uplift model is a replicable formula for what is possible in public education. Our desire is that our size and performance will be a rallying cry for parents across the metroplex to demand more from their local schools. I hope you will join us in that rally cry. Shine Through, Yasmin Bhatia Chief Executive Officer Page 2 UPLIFT EDUCATION | Annual Report 2011 UPLIFT EDUCATION | Annual Report 2011 Page 3 Formula for 100% College Acceptance Hello, my name is Kellina Sysavath, and I attend Salem College College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Being in North Carolina has In 2011, Uplift Education’s seniors once again achieved 100% college acceptance. This been an amazing experience. I would have not chosen Salem Solved! was a milestone year, as it was Uplift’s first year with graduates at all five of its high College without Peak’s assistance. Peak opened my eyes and schools, with 201 seniors. Combined, these seniors earned more than 1,100 college helped me realize I had the potential to not only attend 201 acceptances. seniors accepted college, but to aim for a prestigious college and apply to to more than Our formula for achieving 100% college acceptance year after year centers around our schools all over the United States. I applied to many schools I Road to College program. “Road to College” begins in Kindergarten where teachers would never have considered, and I ended up with over 17 acceptances. I 1,100 share their own college stories with their scholars and proudly display memorabilia was so proud of that fact! from their alma maters in their classrooms. As scholars enter sixth grade, formal time is colleges and offered during each school day to help scholars navigate the college-going process. Time universities My College Skills class at Peak was very beneficial. My College Counselor, Ms. is spent understanding differences between colleges, majors and even future careers. Ganic, and my Inspire Counselor, Ms. Estrada, made sure that we understood every Scholars also spend time researching, finding and completing scholarship applications. step of the college application process. Coming from a family that did not go to Every Uplift high school campus has at least one Road to College counselor to support college, it was hard for my family to help me with the process. Fortunately, Ms. our scholars’ needs. Estrada sat down with me and my mom and gladly helped with every step. more than Road to College Improvements All of these amazing colleges wanted me, but I could only choose one. I had 300 In 2010, Uplift began a revamp of its Road to College program focused around the opportunity to visit Salem College, St. Benedict College, and Ripon College mentors guiding increasing the number of its scholars admitted to selective colleges—schools that either with other Uplift scholars, and my counselor helped me arrange individual college juniors and seniors meet 100 percent of a scholar’s demonstrated financial need or are inU.S. News & visitations. These visits helped me make my decision to attend Salem College. World Report’s top 100 colleges. The revamp included increasing support to improve the quality of scholars’ personal statements, evaluating SAT test prep solution, being more During the summer, Ms. Estrada did her best to make sure I was ready for the strategic in exposing scholars to need-met colleges, and improving brand awareness fall. We reviewed my financial aid award, made travel arrangements and discussed with highly selective schools through our annual college fair and admissions officer any concerns I had. Once I arrived in Salem, I was a little homesick (I had never visits. been this far away from home), but before long I made plenty of friends and got involved in college life. Although I miss Texas, my family, and friends, I do not HERO Mentors regret coming here. Majoring in Biology is a challenge, but I have the confidence The Higher Education Reality Operation, or HERO, mentor program at Uplift that I can tackle anything. When I struggle or something continued to grow in 2010–11, with 300 mentors volunteering with juniors and seniors goes wrong, I know that I can call Ms. Estrada at every Uplift high school. In 2010–11, HERO mentors volunteered approximately or one of my Peak teachers for advice. 15,000 hours assisting Uplift Education scholars with career exploration, internships, scholarship searches, college applications, and ultimately, college acceptances. On my toughest days, I have drawn inspiration University Relations from a quote that Mr. Jennings, my English In 2010–11 Uplift hosted two college fairs. The first, its annual college fair at Hampton teacher at Peak, wrote rigor Preparatory, included representatives from nearly 100 colleges nationwide. The second in my yearbook: “Think counselors took place in the spring at North Hills Preparatory where Uplift co-hosted the 2011 of what scares you Symposium for Multicultural Recruitment for college admissions officers. This second mentors the most. Then do it. college fair allowed scholars the opportunity to interact directly with college admissions Think of what you officers during small group workshops. In addition to these opportunities, Uplift 100% always do, and then do college acceptance partnered with a well-known nearby private school in 2010 to leverage opportunities for admissions officers to visit with scholars from Uplift schools while in the Dallas the opposite.” I don’t area. think he knows it, but I always carry this in my heart. Page 6 UPLIFT EDUCATION | Annual Report 2011 UPLIFT EDUCATION | Annual
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