ANNUAL REPORT 2014 - 2015 High School Foundation Investing in Innovation and Educational Excellence Class Size Reduction Academic Infrastructure & Student Support Cloud Supported Learning STEM Enrichment & Innovation College & Career Preparation www.mvlafoundation.org PRESIDENT’S LETTER Dear Parents, Educators and Community Members, Thank you for helping us reach our $1.5 million goal this year. We would like to show you how your donation made a direct impact on our schools. These photos serve as our inspiration as we help our district provide an excellent education to all students every day. Sincerely, Laura Roberts Margaret Gong Mike Maciag Foundation Co-Executive Director Foundation Co-Executive Director Foundation President @SIS “How did my student #OopsForgotToTurnItIn benefit from our @AwardWinningTutorialCenter #RocketScientist donation?” @PSAT #FreeTest #MyMomDidNotHaveToDrive @chromebook #MyFirstComputer #ThanksMVLA A 20:1 student to teacher ratio in freshman English and math allows teachers to better connect with their students and ease the transition to high school. The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Program opens up new opportunities for learning in the classroom. 2 How do I write a college essay? Should I take the SAT or ACT? Answers to these questions and more can be found in the College & Career Center. Your donation provides state-of-the-art equipment so students gain invaluable hands-on experience. #20to1 #MyTeachersKnowMe #BrownBagLunch @CollegeCareerCenter #EssayHelp #STEMequipment Chromebooks provide every student with connectivity to the Internet and the cloud. This opens a new world of access to our 70,000 ebooks and curated digital research sources. Free tutoring from community members who are authors, engineers and even rocket scientists. Your student never has to leave campus to receive extra help. 3 EMPOWERING STUDENTS TODAY 2014-2015 PROGRAMS FUNDED $320,000 STEM Enrichment $300,000 and Innovation Cloud Connectivity and Learning $255,000 College and Career Preparation $265,000 $100,000 Academic Infrastructure and Student Support Special Grants: Math Programs and $360,000 Media Centers Freshman Class Size Reduction 2014-2015 FINANCIAL REPORT FUNDING SOURCES EXPENSES MVLA Families $ 1,300,738 Grant $ 1,500,000 Alumni Families $ 34,151 Special Grants $ 100,000 Community Members & Groups $ 73,307 Expenses $ 139,400 Honor Roll of Realtors $ 31,075 TOTAL EXPENSES $1,739,400 Corporate Giving & Matching $ 226,693 EXPENSE RATIO: 8.0% Reserve Funds $ 80,000 TOTAL SOURCES $ 1,745,964 4 FOR SUCCESS TOMORROW COLLEGE DESTINATIONS FOR MOUNTAIN VIEW AND LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOLS CLASS OF 2015 Mapping the Future Simon Fraser University (1) University of British Columbia (1) Seattle University (2) Babson College (1)� Berklee College of Music (1) � University of Washington (13) McGill University (2) University of Puget Sound (3) Gonzaga University (3) Boston College (1), Boston University (4)� Western Washington University (1) Emerson College (1) � Dartmouth College (2) Harvard University (2) Washington State University (2) Queen's University (1) Northeastern University (5) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1) Smith� Tufts University (3), Wellesley College (1) Lewis & Clark College (3) Hobart and William Smith Colleges (1) College (1) Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2) Linfield College (1) Oregon State University (4) Syracuse University (1) Connecticut� Brown University (1), Johnson & Wales � Portland State University (1) Willamette University (2) Eastman School of Music (1) College (1)� University (1), Rhode Island School of Design (2) University of Portland (1) Montana State University, Bozeman (1) Carleton College (1) University of Wisconsin, � Cornell University (3) Wesleyan� University of Oregon (10) Madison (2) Vassar � University (1) Barnard College (1), The Cooper Union for the � Boise State University (1) St. Olaf College (1) Ithaca College (1) College (1) Humboldt State University (3) Marquette University (1) University of � Advancement of Science & Art (1), Fordham University (1) � Bucknell University (1) Pace University (1), The New School Lang - Eugene Lang � Michigan (6) College (1), New York University (7) Oregon Institute of Technology (1) Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (1) School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2), Columbia College Chicago (1)� Carnegie Mellon� Princeton University (1) Idaho State University (1) DePaul University (2), Northwestern University (2), University of Chicago (3) University (4) Bryn Mawr College (1), Drexel University (1), Haverford College (1) � Case Western Reserve � Swarthmore College (2), University of Pennsylvania (2) University � University (1), Bowling Green � Johns Hopkins University (2), Maryland Institute College of Art (2)� Utah State University (1) of Notre Dame (2) State University (1) Howard Community College (1), Towson University (1) California State University, Chico (11) Creighton University (1) University of Illinois at� Purdue University (2) American University (4), George Washington University (2) California State University, Sacramento (3) Urbana-Champaign (5) University of Nevada, Reno (1) Colorado State University (1) University of Nebraska� Georgetown University (2) Sacramento City College (1) at Lincoln (1) Indiana University at Bloomington (1) Miami University, � University of California � Oxford (1) at Davis (22) Universal Technical Institute (1) Colorado School of Mines (2)� Virginia Commonwealth Universitya (1) University of the Pacific (4) Brigham Young University (9) University of Colorado at Boulder (10) Washington University in St. Louis (5) Sonoma State University (12) University of Denver (2) Colorado College (1) Duke University (3) United States Air Force Academy (1) Milligan College (1) University of California at Merced (5) Academy of Art University (1), California College of the Arts (Oakland) (1), California Maritime Academy (1)� Vanderbilt University (3) Different Paths California State University East Bay (5), California State University Monterey Bay (6), Cañada College (4)� Chabot College (1), City College of San Francisco (1), College of San Mateo (1), Cogswell Polytechnical College (2)� Durham University, Durham, UK De Anza College (45), Evergreen Valley College (1), Foothill College (139), Gavilan College (1), Los Medanos College (1)� London Centre of Contemporary Music, UK Mission College (4), Menlo College (1), Monterey Peninsula College (1), Ohlone College (1), San Francisco State University (10), � Lund University, Lund, Sweden San Jose State University (28), Santa Clara University (9), Stanford University (7), University of California at Berkeley (23), � Santa Fe University � University College London, UK University of California at Santa Cruz (22), University of San Francisco (1), West Valley College (2) of Art and Design (1) University of Alabama (1) University of Edinburgh, Scotland Arizona State University (4) California Polytechnic State University, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Avalon School of Cosmetology (1) San Luis Obispo (30), Cuesta College (1) Southern Methodist University (1) University of California at Santa Barbara (22)� Santa Barbara City College (6) California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (8) University of Arizona (3) Texas Christian University (1) California State University, San Bernardino (1) � Harvey Mudd College (1), Pitzer College (3), Pomona College (3)� Baylor University (1) Scripps College (2), University of California at Riverside (2) AMDA - College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts (1) University of Redlands (1) Tulane University (2) California Institute of Technology (1) California Lutheran University (1)� Palomar College (1) California State University, Fullerton (3) California State University, Los Angeles (1) California State University, Long Beach (2) San Diego State University (8) Chapman University (5), Long Beach City College (1) University of California at San Diego (13) Loyola Marymount University (1), Occidental College (2) University of Hawaii at Manoa (4) Pasadena City College (1), University of California at Irvine (5) University of California at Los Angeles (10) University of Southern California (7) Whittier College (1) View detailed map at: www.mvlafoundation.org 5 LEARNING IN THE CLOUD IT’S MORE THAN JUST COMPUTERS... “It puts the students in the driver’s seat.” “It democratizes the classroom. - Carson Rosenberg ” Every voice gets heard immediately. MVHS Social Science and AP Psychology teacher - Robert Barker LAHS World Literature teacher “This is the first time in my career that the classroom experience has been truly transformed. It’s a game changer.” - Dr. Barry Groves retiring MVLA District Superintendent The 2nd Annual MVLA Showcase focused on our Learning in the Cloud project, which was made possible by Chromebooks funded through parent donations and a Google matching grant. This project is more than just computers; it focuses on how access to online resources changes how teachers teach and how students learn. This important initiative helps all of our students gain 21st century skills so they hit the ground California Gold running in college and the workplace. Ribbon Schools Awards recognized Los Altos and Mountain View English, history and psychology teachers simulated High schools for their tremendous gains in interactive lessons using computers in the classroom implementing the academic content and and new curriculum made possible by your donations. performance standards adopted by the The Los Altos High School librarian demonstrated how State