SEPTEMBER 2018 ISSUE

LEADING HOUSTON FORWARD

YES Prep’s Leading Houston Forward Luncheon taking place October 11 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

The event will honor Janet Clark for her inspirational leadership and fervent commitment to YES Prep. Clark served as a YES Prep governing board member for almost two decades and currently leads the YES Prep Board of Trustees as founding chair.

Event leadership includes Eliza and Stuart Stedman serving as honorary chairs with event co-chairs Madeline & Drew Masterson and Ann & Richard Vaughan. The keynote speaker is Ruth J. Simmons, President of Prairie View A&M University.

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STUDENT SUCCESS

Orlando Valdez
YES Prep Southeast Alumnus
Class of 2018

Orlando Valdez is currently attending the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) where he is majoring in Political Science. He is the first member of his family to attend college.

Valdez shares about his Hurricane Harvey experience and what inspired him to pursue a career in law.

"My goal is to become an attorney and lead with my values of equity and social justice. [...] I know that when I choose to act, good things follow. My experience with Harvey showed me just that. One individual can make a difference."

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PATHWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY

New Project to Empower Parents and Students with Real-Time Data

YES Prep Public Schools is pleased to announce the launch of its new family portal project which will provide real-time data to students and their families to support college readiness efforts. Through a one-year collaboration grant with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, YES Prep will develop a new parent-facing data system architecture that will dramatically improve engagement and ultimately boost student achievement outcomes.

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SPOTLIGHT

Rebuild Texas Fund awards YES Prep $165,870 to support students affected by Hurricane Harvey

One year after Hurricane Harvey, not all YES Prep students and their families have fully recovered from the devastation brought by the storm. Yet we remain committed to ensuring every student can reach their maximum potential. To that end, YES Prep recently received a grant from the Rebuild Texas Fund, which will provide uniform essentials and graphing calculators to students who were impacted by Hurricane Harvey and are in need of these school-year necessities.

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HEADLINES

YES Prep teacher and her fiance open their home to student's family after Harvey
August 8, 2018
The Houston Chronicle did a follow up story of YES Prep Southeast teacher Erica Kang and Bitia Alanis, student at Southeast. (Read full story.)

YES Prep Charter School opens in Cy-Fair
August 16, 2018
The Houston Chronicle interviews YES Prep Northwest's new School Director, Laura Washington, about the opening of the new school. (Read full story.)

These are Houston's 2018 Best Places to Work companies
August 23, 2018
YES Prep Public Schools has been named as one of this year's nominees in the Extra-Large Category. The final rankings and the top companies in four categories will be announced October 24. (Learn more.)

UPCOMING EVENTS

Leading Houston Forward 2018 Luncheon
Thursday, October 11
Celebrating 21 years of leading Houston forward at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. (View invitation and sponsorship levels.)

12th Annual College Fair
Friday, October 12

Over 3,000 junior and senior high school students from our 13 campuses will have the opportunity to visit with over 90 colleges and universities at the Kingdom Builder Center, 6011 W Orem Dr., from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

IMPACT Saturday
Saturday, October 13
YES Prep students who qualify as IMPACT Scholars visit with admissions representatives from our IMPACT partner institutions. (Learn more about IMPACT.)

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