2016 Annual Report
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2016 ANNUAL REPORT www.JA-SoCo.org MESSAGE FROM OUR Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado (JA SoCo) found 2015- 2016 to be a year of transition. After nine years we said goodbye BOARD CHAIR and thank you to David Loose as our President and CEO when he “ retired in December 2015. Later in the year, we also said goodbye to a few other longtime staff with the retirement of Nancy Brown and Scott McGinnis. We’re grateful for all their passion and service to JA. Their contributions over the years will leave a lasting impact on the wellness of the organization and the youth of Southern Colorado. We welcomed Carrie McKee as the new leadership of JA SoCo and appreciate her excitement and drive to continue furthering its relevancy, sustainability, and impact on the community. This year our programs and over 900 volunteers reached more than 24,000 youth in Southern Colorado spending more than SCOTT SHOLLENBARGER, 129,000 contact hours with them. Our enthusiasm in reaching JA SoCo Board of Directors Chair 2014-2016 young people with education and life skills around three JA pillars – financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness Chief Financial Officer, Colorado – increases as we near the close of our capital campaign for the Springs Health Partners Center for Free Enterprise. This simulated-city will house programs for 5th and 8th graders called JA BizTown and JA Finance Park. As my chairmanship of the JA Board of Directors comes to a close, I am greatly encouraged by the momentum we have moving into JA SoCo’s next“ fiscal year. Thank you to all our donors, volunteers, school teachers and administrators, and board of directors who have supported JA this year. JA 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 1 2015-2016 BOARD OF Shaun McCarthy, CTP Handyman Connection LEADERS DIRECTORS 2015-2016 BOARD OF Craig Barragry Jay McKeown Colorado Springs Utilities BBVA Compass DIRECTORS Board Officers & Executive Gitty Betts Leonard Miller Committee ANB Bank, Vice President Schmidt Construction Company CHAIR Scott Shollenbarger Jan Bonham Chet Myers Colorado Springs Health Partners Express Employment Professionals FedEx Services (Retired) CHAIR ELECT & VICE CHAIR - Robert L. Book, AIF Michael O’Conor FINANCE/TREASURER Strategic Financial Partners United States Olympic Committee Ted Mossman Colorado Business Bank Zach Bunney Andy Oyler FirstBank Quantum Commercial Group, Inc. VICE CHAIR – NOMINATING COMMITTEE Colonel Richard L. Burchfield April O’Neil Matt Davis 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base Bank of the San Juans Packaging Express, Inc. Wendy Collison Mark Perrault VICE CHAIR - AUDIT Lockheed Martin Northwestern Mutual Financial Network David Colburn Kevin W. Davis Robin Roberts VICE CHAIR - HUMAN RESOURCES U.S. Bank Pikes Peak National Bank Bob Walla Ent Credit Union Dave Gardner Shanon Schinkel Northstar Bank of Colorado HomeBridge Financial Services VICE CHAIR - CORPORATE SECRETARY Theo D. Gregory Gary Schultz Rita Nicholson El Pomar Foundation USAA Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc. Candy Harman Kelly Shaffer VICE CHAIR - STRATEGIC PLANNING Comcast Spotlight in Colorado ADD STAFF Stanton Kensinger Olive Real Estate Group, Inc. Jason O. Harris Jason Shelton American Airlines CenturyLink VICE CHAIR - JA PUEBLO Kurt Madic Dr. Mark Hatchell Grant Smith Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Academy School District 20 Woodford Manufacturing VICE CHAIR - AT-LARGE Shannon Hellman Doug Sommer Greg Antl Vectra Bank Focus on the Family Walmart Daniel Kammerer Keith Szabo VICE CHAIR - AT-LARGE DoubleTree by Hilton Colorado Springs Wells Fargo Bank Tom Calvin State Farm Insurance Company Ahmad Kassak Greg Tabor Hewlett-Packard Enterprise FedEx Services VICE CHAIR - AT-LARGE Tim Dusseau Kasia King Dr. Marc Van Ness PepsiCo G.E. Construction Company Marc R. Van Ness, D.M.D., P.C. VICE CHAIR - AT-LARGE Karin Kovalovsky Rick Weber Lisanne McNew, M.A. Aventa Credit Union Security Service Federal Credit Union McNew & Associates Jonathan Liebert VICE CHAIR - AT-LARGE Better Business Bureau of Southern Randy Reynolds Colorado Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Ben Lythgoe VICE CHAIR - AT-LARGE T. Rowe Price Barry Straub FedEx Services JA 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 2 OUR THREE PILLARS • Financial Literacy In a recent survey, 67 percent of • Entrepreneurship JA alumni reported that the Junior Achievement experience made • Work Readiness them realize the importance of staying in school. Junior Achievement of Colorado is appreciative to many organizations at the local, state, and national levels for their collaborative efforts to give young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and financial choices. • Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development - Colorado Division • Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado • Colorado Council on Economic Education • Colorado Jump$tart for Personal Financial Literacy • Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance (Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and EDC) • Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Denver • HP Take Our Children to Work • Old Colorado City Merchants Association • Pikes Peak Area Superintendents Association • Pikes Peak Community Initiative: Pathways to College Readiness & Success Program OUR MISSION & IMPACT OUR MISSION Since 1954, Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado has been dedicated to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. Our programs cover 46 counties throughout Southern Colorado. STUDENT IMPACT 2015-2016 760,000 students reached since 1954 24,460 students reached in 2015-2016 school year 129,001 volunteer contact hours with students 1,113 classes 150 schools 900 volunteers JA 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 3 PROGRAMS Elementary Students in kindergarten through fifth grade are introduced to basic personal economic issues, the role of families, and social responsibility in the local economy. They examine planning decisions in a city, economic resources within states and regions, and how businesses need workers who can meet the demands of the job market. The After-School Program teaches personal financial and business skills through innovative and fun activities. The JA curriculum is designed to tie closely with state standards. Middle School Already focusing on the importance of school and career, programs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade encompass business value and decisions while reinforcing the concepts of entrepreneurship and international trade. High School As students’ interests and needs mature, the classroom focus turns to how economics relate to their lives. They learn basic financial planning, workplace ethics and skills such as budgeting and investing. And through a sophisticated online stimulation, many get first-hand experience in running a virtual business. JA volunteers provide positive adult role models and lead students toward workforce readiness. TOTAL STENTS AREA HEAARTERS STRCTS COLORAO ROARNG TELLER SRNGS EBLO OR CONT TOTAL Elementary School 8,767 6,717 2,148 1,202 , Middle School 2,241 608 819 56 , High School 892 600 362 48 , T , , , , , TOTAL CLASSES AREA HEAARTERS STRCTS COLORAO ROARNG TELLER SRNGS EBLO OR CONT TOTAL Elementary School 381 290 116 60 847 Middle School 90 37 38 4 169 High School 45 31 17 4 97 T 516 358 171 68 , PROGRAM IMPACT IN SOUTHERN COLORADO Students 24,460 Education Contact Hours 129,001 JA 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 4 Volunteer Partner Companies JA IN A DAY ANB Bank Andersen Enterprises Your Business – Making an Impact Aspen Mine Center Aventa Credit Union Your Company. One School. One Day. Bank of the San Juans BBVA Compass JA in a Day is a special Junior Achievement delivery method Benchmark Foods Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, where the full Junior Achievement set of elementary or middle Rocky Mountain REALTORS school programs is covered in one day for all classes in Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado an entire school. A school is matched with a participating Bureau of Land Management Catherine M. Skiles, CPA, PC company. The company’s employees are provided with CenturyLink a complete kit of materials and training to be prepared to City of Cripple Creek present the JA program during one school day. City of Woodland Park Colorado Business Bank Colorado Department of Natural Resources Your Impact Colorado Springs Utilities Schools: 25 Community Volunteers Cripple Creek Victor Gold Mine School Districts: 6 Cripple Creek Police Department Companies Participating: 62 Daughters of Elks- Columbine Temple 1053 DSC Machining El Pomar Foundation Ent Credit Union FedEx Corporation FirstBank Ford Motor Credit Company GE Johnson Construction Company COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT RELEVANT CONCEPTS Hewlett Packard Enterprise HomeBridge Financial Services & SKILLS HSBC Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado Junior Achievement USA Lake George Fire Department Lockheed Martin McNew & Associates Morgan Stanley TEAM BUILDING STUDENT EMPOWERMENT Mountain Top Cycling Club Northrop Grumman Corporation JA IN A DAY Northstar Bank Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Peoples Bank PepsiCo Schmidt Construction Company Security Service Federal Credit Union State Farm Insurance Swiss Chalet T. Rowe Price Teller County Teller County Government Teller County Sheriff's Office The Broadmoor Hotel The Coffee Barn The Perduco Group U.S. Bank University of Phoenix USAA Vectra Bank Wal-Mart Wells Fargo Insurance Services Woodland Park Police Department Woodland Park School District JA 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 5 VOLUNTEERS A Step Ahead Adoption Reynolds, Randy (E-2) Colorado Springs Flea Navarro- Bowring,