ONE IDEA OPENS UP A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES.
2013 ANNUAL REPORT
WHO WE ARE IDEA Public Schools is a growing network of tuition-free K-12 public charter schools serving more than 15,000 students in 30 schools in the Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio and Austin, Texas.
WHO WE SERVE IDEA Public Schools prepares students from underserved communities for success in college and citizenship.
WHY WE SERVE We believe that education is the surest path out of poverty and toward a more just, enduring democracy. Through great teachers and great schools, we can close the achievement gap for our students and families.
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LETTER FROM THE CEO
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IDEA's INGREDIENTS FOR IMPACT
12 INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING AT IDEA 14 COLLEGE FOR ALL 16 CAMPUS SNAPSHOTS 26 GROWTH AND EXPANSION 28 FINANCIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH 30 IDEA DONORS 36 IDEA LEADERSHIP
LETTER FROM THE CEO
Tom Torkelson, CEO and Co-Founder At IDEA Public Schools, we are committed to transformational change through education. We know that a great education changes lives. For individual students, it provides opportunities where there may have been few. For families, it is the catalyst for generational mobility. For communities, education is the foundation of economic, social and democratic progress.
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Ensuring that all students have access to life-changing educational opportunities is not just the challenge we face as a district, but the most pressing challenge we face as a nation. Despite an ongoing national conversation about the economic and educational disparities in America, the achievement gap has never been larger than it is now.* Alarmingly, only 8% of low-income students graduate with a college degree.
Across 30 schools in three regions, more than 15,000 students are taking their first steps toward a college degree. As the achievement gap widens, the importance of a college degree increases. For individuals, the disparity in weekly earnings between those with a bachelor’s degree and those without is as large as it has ever been. As a nation, if we endeavor to be a leader in an increasingly competitive global marketplace, access to college for all children is not a luxury; it is a necessity. At IDEA, we believe that every child, regardless of their background, deserves the unlimited opportunities provided by a great education. We believe that a great education includes a college degree. We believe that if enough students realize these opportunities, they will transform their communities, their state, and their country. Fourteen years ago, this vision inspired us to open our first IDEA school. Today, that vision is being realized. Across 30 schools in three regions, students are taking their first steps toward a college degree. Across the country, IDEA alumni are entering and graduating from college at unprecedented rates. This year, 99.7% of our graduating seniors matriculated to college. To date, IDEA alumni are graduating from college at twice the rate of their Texas peers and at five times the rate of low-income and Hispanic students nationwide. This success is only the beginning. I know that the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs and community leaders is sitting in our classrooms now. To unlock their potential, we will continue to improve our approach to personalized and adaptive learning. To inspire and guide them, we will continue to invest in the best teachers and leaders for our classrooms and schools.
The test score achievement gap between low-and high-income students keeps increasing. HIGHEST 10% INCOME
BORN IN 1943
75
BORN IN 2000
% WIDER GAP
LOWEST 10% INCOME * Strauss, Rebecca. “Schooling Ourselves in an Unequal America.” The New York Times. June, 16, 2013.
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I know that every one of our students can receive a college degree. To prepare them, we will provide access to a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum for every child that prepares them to enter the tier one and tier two universities that provide an abundance of resources for our students to thrive. To support them, our alumni team will guide them through nearly every aspect of their college transition. In 2013, we tackled these challenges head on. The results speak for themselves:
EXPANSION
We expanded to serve more than 15,000 students across 30 schools in three different regions in Texas.
ACHIEVEMENT
We graduated more than 400 students who were all accepted to college.
RANKING
US News and World Report Report ranked every one of our high schools with enough data in the top 1% of all high schools in the nation.
ACADEMIC
Once again, we received the highest possible academic rating from the state of Texas.
This was our most successful year to date. Read on to learn more.
Tom Torkelson Founder and CEO
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This year, 99.7% of our graduating seniors matriculated to college. To date, IDEA alumni are graduating from college at twice the rate of their Texas peers and at five times the rate of low-income and Hispanic students nationwide.
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IDEA’S INGREDIENTS FOR IMPACT Good schools run on strong culture, curriculum and classroom management. But what does it take to run a great school, or an entire network of great schools? These five ingredients truly set IDEA apart.
Culture of high expectations for staff and students
A great teacher in every classroom, a great leader at every school
I D E A’ S INGREDIENTS
College-going culture and curriculum for all
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Cutting-edge program model
Unprecedented support for students to and through college
Culture of high expectations for academic achievement "Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them." – Lady Bird Johnson
We believe that every student deserves a great education. We believe that every student can and will live up to the ambitious expectations set for them. The structure of our high-performing schools and the guidance of great educators ensure that students rise to the occasion.
IDE A’ S S IX C O R E VAL U ES CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT
NO
EXCUSES
WHATEVER
it TAKES
100% EVERYDAY
STUFF
TEAM
& FAMILY
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A great teacher in every classroom, a great leader at every school “IDEA’s rigorous leader and teacher training along with high expectations across the organization gives IDEA a competitive advantage.” – Mike Rhodes, Donor and Member, Board of Directors
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At IDEA, we know that the most important two factors in the success of our students are their teachers and school leaders. They are the faculty and staff who blaze trails as leaders, innovators, mentors and advocates for our students. To ensure that every IDEA student has access to a great teacher and school leader, we have developed a comprehensive approach to recruiting, developing, and retaining great teachers and leaders. Once becoming part of our Team and Family, teachers participate in continuous professional development, beginning with New Teacher Institute and Elementary Teachers Academy. Throughout the school year, our teachers are frequently observed,
given feedback, and coached through the year-long Professional Development Cycle on how they can improve to ensure their students’ success. We aim to not only set our people up for success, but also to develop and retain the next generation of transformational IDEA leaders. The vast majority of current school leaders were once IDEA classroom teachers, developing their skills in the Action Learning Program for rising leaders and the Rhodes Fellowship for aspiring school leaders. By investing in recruiting, developing and retaining the absolute best teachers and school leaders, we can ensure that our students are receiving the quality education they deserve.
Cutting Edge Program Model
“We see and then we do what is best for our kids… every single day.” – Pablo Mejia, Director of Individualized Learning
IDEA offers students a rigorous and personalized foundational curriculum called BetterIDEA. BetterIDEA combines a rigorous classroom curriculum with an innovative approach to personalized learning through the use of blended learning technology. IDEA's classroom curriculum allows students to advance at their own pace in reading and math. The curriculum is proven to accelerate learning in all students, including gifted students and those with learning disabilities. The program enables teachers to differentiate for students at various learning levels and bring struggling students to grade level faster. Beyond the traditional classroom setting, elementary and middle school students at IDEA’s hybrid campuses spend a quarter of the
school day supplementing their classroom learning by working on individualized lessons in blended learning labs. These labs utilize new and adaptive learning technologies and provide spaces for students to work at their “just right” reading and math levels. Moving forward, IDEA will continue to refine and implement an increasingly personalized learning model that ensures success for all students.
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A college-going culture and curriculum for all
“Education is the greatest equalizer in our society. IDEA provides a world class education to children who would normally get lost in the traditional public school system.” - Bill Carrera, Member, Board of Directors
When visitors arrive at an IDEA campus, the first thing they often notice are the college banners hanging from the rafters and the core value posters on the walls. While these are the most outward displays of our focus on college success, IDEA’s college-going culture shines through in the classroom. IDEA teachers emphasize the sense of what is possible for students in college and beyond. This focus is evident in the classroom, where students, teachers and school leaders all work together toward the goal of college success. A college-going mindset is only one part of the equation. In order for IDEA students to be truly college-ready, they must have
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access in middle and high school to a challenging college preparatory curriculum that teaches them to write effectively, read complex texts, think critically, and drive their own learning. In middle school, students are introduced to a rigorous pre-AP curriculum. In high school, all students will prepare for and enroll in Advanced Placement courses. These courses allow students to experience and prepare for college-level rigor while working toward earning college credit. This year, IDEA students took an average of five AP exams and more than 180 students earned college credit based on their AP scores. At IDEA College Preparatory in Donna, 46% of students earned the prestigious International Baccalaureate diploma.
Unprecedented support for students to and through college IDEA boasts a tremendous track record of not only getting our students to college, but also through college successfully. Nearly two out of every three IDEA alumni will be the first person in their family to graduate from college. The way we prepare our students for the academic, social and financial demands of post-secondary education is part program, part planning and every bit passion on behalf of our students and families. At IDEA Public Schools, students receive an unparalleled level of support on their road to college. IDEA’s Directors of College
Counseling are focused solely on assisting students and families through every step of the college application process, from identifying potential colleges to guiding students and families through the financial aid process. For the seventh year in a row, 100% of IDEA’s graduating seniors were accepted to college. Additionally, the Class of 2013 was awarded more than $15 million in scholarships.
staff that help bridge the gap between senior year and the first two years in college. The Alumni Affairs team works with every student to provide the support necessary for students to succeed in college, coaching them around the three essential college-success factors, including academic performance, financial health, and personal advocacy.
IDEA’s support for students does not stop at graduation. IDEA’s Alumni Affairs team is the natural extension of our K-12 faculty and staff, a dedicated network of IDEA
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INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING AT IDEA
Blended Learning Learning is a complex and individualized phenomenon, and no two children are alike. IDEA students arrive on campus with a variety of needs, interests and learning styles. At IDEA, we are committed to an individualized approach to teaching and learning that meets each student at their individual learning level and maximizes their opportunities for success. A critical component of IDEA’s individualized approach is blended learning - the use of adaptive learning technology to supplement traditional classroom instruction. The centerpiece of IDEA’s blended learning approach is the use of two technology-based learning labs: the iLearning Hotspot and Accelerated Reader Zone. In the iLearning Hotspot, students work with a variety of math software programs that adapt the pacing, rigor and content of the lessons based on student performance. Students working in the Accelerated Reader Zone choose from a wide selection of books at their reading level and track their progress on individual mastery tests. This blended learning approach is not only exciting, it is effective. Students needing remediation are getting caught up faster. Students needing enrichment are benefiting from advanced content. Most importantly, every student is getting the lessons they need, when they need them, in a fun and empowering format.
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"If there's a single reason for supporting IDEA or sending a child to an IDEA school, it has to be the opportunity for student success in life." – R. David Guerra, Member, Board of Directors
Race to the Top In December 2012, IDEA was awarded a $31 million grant to expand its approach to blended learning as part of the nationwide Race to the Top District competition, a U.S. Department of Education program. Race to the Top complements IDEA’s existing commitment to personalize and deepen student learning in order to profoundly impact student achievement, teacher effectiveness and ensure college readiness and preparedness. This year, the promise of these new projects has become a reality. A wide range of Race to the Top projects, from college summer experiences for IDEA students to new online Advanced Placement and language offerings are in the early stages of implementation. Of these projects, one of the most exciting is IDEA’s reimagined approach to student intervention. This year, IDEA launched a competitive pilot on four campuses to create innovative solutions to providing effective, real-time intervention to improve student performance. Through the use of technology and new data systems, these campuses are finding new ways to target individual teaching and maximize learning time to ensure that every student is on track to graduate college-ready. By leveraging key learnings from these campuses, IDEA will scale a revised approach to intervention to all secondary schools. The Race to the Top implementation is creating unprecedented opportunities for new programming that cements IDEA as a leader in innovation among public schools systems nationwide.
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COLLEGE FOR ALL IDEA sets a high bar for our students and our schools: 100% matriculation to college. Many campuses achieve this milestone each and every year. In total, 99.7% of IDEA graduates have matriculated to a college or university. Today, nearly 1,000 IDEA alumni are on college campuses.
CLASS OF 2013
433 2,064 229 IDEA GRADUATES
COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACCEPTING IDEA STUDENTS
$13,200,00 SCHOLARSHIP MONEY EARNED BY IDEA GRADUATES
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COLLEGE SIGNING DAY
At IDEA’s College Signing Day, graduating seniors reveal their college choices.
Along with parents, teachers and fellow students, the IDEA family celebrates their achievements and looks forward to their success in college and beyond.
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IDEA COLLEGE-READY READING SKILLS
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEXAS SCHOOLS RIO GRANDE VALLEY (RGV) SCHOOLS
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81% of IDEA Public Schools students are graduating with college-ready reading skills. This exceeds the state rate by 17% and the RGV rate by 37%.
COLLEGE-READY MATH SKILLS
86% of IDEA Public Schools students are graduating with college-ready math skills. This exceeds the state rate by 23% and the RGV rate by 32%.
SCHOOLS 3x
STATE RATE
61
%
HIGHER
IDEA Public Schools Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) participation rates are nearly triple the sate and RGV rates. IDEA students pass at rates 61% higher than other RGV students.
IDEA graduates are attending college at rates 45% higher than Texas graduates as a whole and 34% greater than RGV graduates.
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IDEA ALAMO • Year Founded: 2010 • Alamo, Texas • Grades Served: K-3, 6-9, 11-12 • Emma Garza, 3rd grade Emma Garza is a third grade
student at IDEA Alamo. She loves spending time in the iLearning
Hotspot where she chooses her
own books and reads for mastery.
IDEA ALLAN • Year Founded: 2012 • Austin, Texas • Grades Served: K-3, 6-7 • The Rubios, Teachers Chris and Daniela Rubio are not
only outstanding lead teachers for third and seventh grade
respectively, they are married.
“IDEA’s values are not just posters
on the wall of every classroom, but they inspire and focus our team, creating shared purpose for our work.”
IDEA Allan, Austin’s first IDEA
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IDEA BROWNSVILLE • Year Founded: 2012 • Brownsville, Texas • Grades Served: K-5, 6-7 • Kevin Villafranca, 7th grade Kevin chose to enroll at IDEA as 7th grader, following in the footsteps of his younger brother Michael, a 1st
grader. Now, Kevin feels his teachers are preparing him for college. He
likes physics because it’s not easy.
He likes the challenge and wants to study science at the University of Oregon.
IDEA CARVER • Year Founded: 2012 • San Antonio, Texas • Grades Served: K-5, 6-7 • Mya Davis, Kindergarten In 2012, IDEA partnered with Basketball Hall of Famer and humanitarian David Robinson to assume management of The Carver Academy, a private elementary school
founded by Robinson and his wife in 2001.
After searching the state for high-performing charters, the Robinsons invited IDEA to
convert the Academy into a public charter
school. Today, students like Kindergartener Mya Davis take their first steps toward
college and their dream careers at IDEA Carver Academy and College Prep.
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IDEA DONNA • Year Founded: 2000 • Donna, Texas • Grades Served: K-12 • Jenny Corroy, Teacher Consistently ranked as one of the top high schools in the country, more than 40% of IDEA Donna’s graduating seniors earned the prestigious International
Baccalaureate diploma. Jenny Corroy, a
12th grade English teacher, is part of the team leading IDEA Donna students to
unprecedented success. In 2013, Jenny
was awarded the 2013 Fishman Prize for Superlative Classroom Practice, one of
only four teachers in the country to receive the award. She also received the 2013 Teach For America Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching.
IDEA EDINBURG • Year Founded: 2011 • Edinburg, Texas • Grades Served: K-4, 6-8 • Celeste Uribe, 4th grade As a founding student of IDEA
Edinburg, Celeste embodies the spirit and dedication of the IDEA Edinburg students and staff. Committed
students like Celeste helped make
IDEA Edinburg the 2013 IDEA Campus of the Year.
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IDEA FRONTIER • Year Founded: 2006 • Brownsville, Texas • Grades Served: K-12 • Grecia Diaz, 12th grade Grecia is an optimistic and determined student. She will join a growing network of IDEA Frontier alumni who have all been accepted to and enrolled in college.
IDEA McALLEN • Year Founded: 2012 • Brownsville, Texas • Grades Served: K-3, 6-7 • Rey Martinez, Teacher College Prep Principal Joan Alvarez describes first year teacher Rey
Martinez as a reflective instructional leader in the classroom. Already, he is a high preforming teacher with a passion and drive for student
progress. We’re thrilled to have so many excellent teachers like Rey leading IDEA McAllen.
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IDEA MISSION • Year Founded: 2008 • Mission, Texas • Grades Served: K-4, 6-12 • Yvonne Anglada, Principal As the principal of IDEA College Prep Mission, Yvonne has demonstrated a fierce commitment to closing the
achievement gap for her students.
At her campus, no detail goes unnoticed
in her quest to develop teachers, sustain a strong culture of learning, and ensure that every student is prepared to go to and through college.
IDEA PHARR • Year Founded: 2010 • Pharr, Texas • Grades Served: K-3, 6-9 • Ernesto Cantu, Principal Ernie returned to his hometown of Pharr to open and lead the
Pharr College Prep campus.
He is committed to transforming his community by providing
excellent educational opportunities for his students.
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IDEA QUEST • Year Founded: 2006 • Edinburg, Texas • Grades Served: K-12 • Jose De Leon, Principal Growing up in Elsa, Texas, Jose Luis De Leon was convinced that
education could transform him, his family and his community. After
graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he returned to the Valley to ensure that others
would have the opportunity of receive a transformative education. Today, he is the leader of IDEA Quest,
recognized as one of the top schools in the country.
IDEA SAN BENITO • Year Founded: 2008 • San Benito, Texas • Grades Served: K-12 • Gus Solis, Teacher, with students Rodolfo Montero, Jonathon Elliot and Francisco Salazaar At all IDEA campuses, extracurricular
activities support classroom learning and are critical to developing the whole child. At IDEA San Benito, Mr. Solis leads an award-winning robotics club that is
inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers.
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IDEA SAN JUAN • Year Founded: 2009 • San Juan, Texas • Grades Served: K-4, 6-12 • Cristina Correa, Teacher Cristina Correa is an art teacher at
IDEA College Prep San Juan. Now in
her fifth year teaching with IDEA, she teaches a range of courses to ensure that every student can take an art class that meets their needs and
interests. Cristina says she cannot imagine working for any other
organization and has committed to
keep working at IDEA until the kinder students from her first year teaching graduate in 2021.
IDEA SOUTH FLORES • Year Founded: 2013 • San Antonio, Texas • Grades Served: K-2, 6 • Madeline Ramos, Kindergarten Six months into her kindergarten year,
Madeline Ramos is thriving at IDEA’s newest campus in San Antonio. Because of IDEA’s
commitment to personalized instruction, she even attends some first grade classes that
guarantee she is continually challenged and learning at her own level.
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IDEA WESLACO • Year Founded: 2011 • Weslaco, Texas • Grades Served: K-4, 6-8 • The Sepulveda Family The Sepulveda family takes Team
and Family to a whole other level. Their parents understand the
importance of a high-quality, college prep education. In the next fifteen
years, Demitri, Ricardo, Dezeray and Rijay will all attend and graduate from college.
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GROWTH AND EXPANSION The demand for high quality, high performing public charter school options has never been greater, but the supply of truly great schools is short. With more than 15,000 students enrolled in 30 IDEA schools in three different regions of Texas and an additional 18,000 students on waiting lists, how IDEA responds to this significant demand for new schools will define us for both the near and long term. This year, IDEA opened two new schools on the IDEA South Flores campus. In 2014, IDEA will open four new schools in San Antonio and two new schools in the Rio Grande Valley. Being able to meet the demand for high quality, high performing public charter schools is fueling an ambitious but attainable expansion program at IDEA. By the 2017-2018 school year, IDEA will have 60 schools and the accompanying ability to educate more than 42,000 students across the state of Texas.
IDEA Monterrey Park San Antonio
OPENING FALL 2014
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IDEA Walzem San Antonio
IDEA Weslaco Pike Weslaco
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FINANCIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH
Without funding streams that traditional public schools can access, including property taxes and the state’s Permanent School Fund, public charter schools like IDEA must rely on a wide-range of additional funding options, including bonds; non-profit, foundational grants; and, private donations.
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (Audited) 6/30/13
ASSETS Cash
$73,728,020
Prepaid Items
$6,467,461
Receivables Inventory
Net Property & Equipment TOTAL
$18,210,117 $40,850
$175,274,217 $273,720,665
LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS Current Liabilities
$22,320,110
Long-term Liabilities
$197,289,205
Payroll Liabilities Net Assets TOTAL
$6,062,385
$48,048,965
$273,720,665
REVENUES State Funding
$94,690,347
Grants & Gifts
$3,557,071
Federal Funding Other
TOTAL
$17,573,105 $7,901,118
$123,721,641
EXPENSES Instructional & School Leadership
$62,420,970
Administration
$6,503,943
Operations
Debt Service TOTAL
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS 28
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$31,810,395 $ 6,823,654
$107,558,962
$16,162,679
“IDEA invests its financial
resources into attracting top talent and rewarding them for
their hard work. IDEA is also a very good steward of the funds it
receives to educate our students, ensuring that those funds are used in the best, most efficient manner possible.” Wyatt Truscheit Chief Finance Officer
1%
2012-2013
15%
Personnel Instruction and Curriculum
3%
1%
5%
Campus Adminitration Transportation
58%
5%
Food Service General Administration
Facilities & Debt Service Data Processing
12%
IDEA Public Schools, Inc. Expense Analysis
TOTAL
(Audited) 2012-2013
%
(Audited) 2011-2012
%
Personnel
62,374,421
58%
52,850,855
56%
Instruction and Curriculum
12,948,385
12%
11,137,133
12%
Campus Administration
5,409,709
5%
5,198,580
6%
Transportation
1,193,004
1%
971,626
1%
Food Service
4,896,784
5%
3,629,744
4%
General Administration
3,267,748
3%
2,834,335
3%
Facilities & Debt Service
16,574,050
15%
15,274,976
16%
Data Processing
894,861
1%
2,165,470
2%
107,558,962
100%
94,062,719
100%
Source: A and I obtained from Schedule of Expenses from Annual Financial Report.
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IDEA DONORS
$5,000-$9,999 Baird Foundation, Inc. Guido Brothers Construction Multi-Year Commitments H-E-B District Office Anonymous Kelly and David Handley Laura & John Arnold Foundation Hertz Furniture Systems George W. Brackenridge Foundation Magic Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. Carnegie Corporation of New York Rigney Construction Charter School Growth Fund Communities Foundation of Texas/Educate Texas TD Industries Antionette and Michael Van Meter Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Wells Fargo Bank Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Greater Texas Foundation Ewing Halsell Foundation H-E-B Healthy Campus Grant Karen and Tim Hixon Kern Family Foundation Harvey Najim Family Foundation Texas Education Agency: T-STEM Grant United States Department of Education: Charter School Program United States Department of Education: GEAR UP United States Department of Education: i3 United States Department of Education: Race to the Top District Grant Walton Family Foundation $10,000+ IBC Bank Jean's Restaurant Supply Joe Williamson Construction Co. Lone Star National Bank: Yoli and Alonzo Cantu Mahle Family Foundation Morgan Stanley Smith Barney: Bill Martin PMSI Regions Bank RGV Pro Direct Rhodes Enterprises: Lori and Mike Rhodes Sylvan Learning Center Texas Descon
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$2,500-$4,999 Buck Financial Advisers, LLC CVA Physicians Support Services LTD: Dr. Ruben Lopez David L. Earl ELM Foundation EMC/Paradigm Publishing FirstSouthwest Xenia Garza Gomez, Mendez and Saenz: Rudy V. Gomez Dolores Gonzalez Gulf Coast Paper Inc. Audrey and Matt Hooks Jaguar Land Rover of San Juan Andrews Kurth, L.L.P. : Tom Sage Teach For America Dr. Nina and Mr. Tom Torkelson Valley Land Title Company
$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous Cordelia & Michael Adame Aerodynamics Inspecting of Texas, LLC Diana Aguilar AT&T Atlas & Hall, L.L.P. Bill & Nichole Carrera Copy Graphics First National Bank JoAnn and Juan Gama Elizabet Garza Samuel Goessling Javier Gonzalez Maria Elena Gonzalez Jill Koehler
Melden and Hunt Inc. Michael Montelongo Tisha Nguyen Nhut John Nguyen Padgett Stratemann & Co. LLP PBK, Inc. Rolando Posada R.E.C.L., Inc: Reba & Harry Cardenas McNair Schulman, Lopez & Hoffer, LLP Simmons Oak Farms Wholesale Nursery Superior Alarms Terracon Total Lawn Care David Valdez Noe Villareal Mary J. Wells Rachel Willcutts D. Wilson Construction Company
$500-$999
Joe & Dora Brown Aztec Realty Jose Bethancourt Deborah Brient Carla Cabrera Belinda Carreon Christina Cavazos-Escamilla Cheryl Lynn Clark Forrest Runnels Roberta Fredenburg Antonio Guevara Jr. Haynes & Boone, LLP Hilda Helsing Insight Lloyd Jerauld Jan Johnson James Anthony Kohn Rollins M. and Amalie L. Koppel Foundation Jennifer Kohn Koppel Griselda Lopez McCall, Parkhurst, & Horton LLP Bellanira Nava Viet Nguyen Nicho Produce Scott & Angel Pajeski Alma Perez Pharr Economic Development Corp. Preferred Foods Matthew Randazzo
RGVision Publications Larkin Tackett Wyatt Truscheit Ryan Vaughan
$250-$499
Sonia Aguilar Joan Alvarez Julia Alvarez Gloria Benavidez Mario Blanco Irene Bolainez Daniel Cantu Charlotte Carlsen Horacio Castillo Yvonne Chamblin Adrian Correa Cristina Correa Melody Crabb Lauren Dutkiewicz Andrew Eller Inelba Figueroa Cassandra Flores Salvador Flores Ana Garza Cristina Garzoria Gateway Printing & Office Supply Adriana Gonzalez Doria Gonzalez Stacey Gonzalez Michael Gragert Rodrigus Graham Cody Grindle Nathan Henderson Adrian Hernandez David King Steven Lenny Azalia Lomas-Garcia Ruth Lopez Gigi Loresco Nathan Lowry Mackee Mason Caitlin McCloskey Emily Nielson Michael Perez Scott Perkins Nancy Ramirez Colleen Randazzo Regions Bank
Alma Rodriguez Carolina Rodriguez Lindsey Schaefer Jennifer Schmerber Cecilia Septimo Gloria Singleterry Humberto Valdez Michael Vasquez Manuel Villarreal Dora Villegas David Wagner Christian Wilcox Carrie Wolk
$1-$249 Linda Abrego Cristina Acevedo Araceli Acevedo Ricardo Acevedo Jr. Danielle Aceves Michael & Cordelia Adame Veronica Aguas Judith Aguilar Jose de Jesus Aguilar Yanira Aguilar Rosanna Aguilera Zanyace Aguinaga Brenda Alanis Juana Alanis Elizabeth Alanis Briseida Alanis-Cantu Norma Alaniz Natalie Alaniz Bernice Aldama Janie Alejo Minerva Allen Olinda Almanza Alizandra Alonzo Ruben Alonzo Jr. Carlos Alvarado Diana Alvarado Sarah Alvarado Adriana Alvarez Leonides Alvarez Sandra Alvarez Diana Amador Catalina Amaral Sarahi Amaya Dora Amaya 2013 ANNUAL REPORT
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$1-$249 (cont) Yvonne Anglada Christa Anthony Rebekah Anthony Monica Araiza Dr. Ramon Arauz Criselda Arellano Heather Arratia Arturo Arriaga Maria Arteaga Yvonne Arzola Sharon Ascott Claudia Ash Pamela Awbrey Marisol Ayala Diana Ayala Mary Azubell Manuel Baca Alberto Baez Olga Balderas Ernesto Balli Yvette Banda Elizabeth Barajas Sara Barajas Sandra and Luis Barbosa Braulio Barranco Eone Barrera Yuridia Barrera Maria Barron Vanessa Barry Christopher and Natalie Basham Hailey Bates Estevan Bautista Alban Benavides Elias Benavides Martha Benavides Misael Benavides Armandina Benavidez Michael Benavidez Dee Dee Bermea Bisruti Bhatta Alma Blanco Brenda Bocanegra Imelda Bocanegra Lizeth Bocanegra Dovie Boykins Ellen Bransford Eduardo Bravo Jason Bready Wayne Brewington Narcedalia Briseno Clarie Brooks Gloria Brown Elizabeth Butala Angela Cabrera Azusena Cabrera 32
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Miranda Cadena Jonathan Caine Pierre Calderon Magalie Calderon Calera, Inc. Europa Camacho Katia Camara Erika Camarillo Lindsey Campbell Ernesto Campos Nora Campos Rosalinda Campos Oscar Canales Amanda Canales Eraclio Canales Jillian Canales Abelardo Cano Eric Canosa Augustin Cantu Alejandra Cantu Brenda Cantu Cathryn Cantu Edmundo Cantu Edna Cantu Ernesto Cantu Jesus Cantu Marco Cantu Omar Cantu Velma Cantu Vanessa Cantu Seidy Capuchines Juan Cardenas Jose Cardona Cynthia Careaga Yesenia Cariaga Samuel Carmona Lanece Carpenter Sr. Claudia Carranza Jana Carter Graciela Casarez Olga Casillas Oneida Casillas Jose Alberto Castillo Luis Castillo Marco Castillo Shirley Castillo Yvonne Castillo Erica Castro Stephanie Castro Fran Cavazos Donohue Alyssa Cavazos Darlene Cavazos Linda Cavazos Leticia Cavazos-Hernandez Daniel Cazares
Erika Cazares Issac Cazares Ana Cenaj Michael Cervantez Shyral Chaney Alberto & Eva Chapa Dalila Chapa Leonor Chapa Rosa Chapa Victor Chavez Jr. Desiree Chavez Mireya Chavez Maria Chavez Mario Chavez Ricardo Chavez-Garza Lizhandra Chavira Lizeth Chiprez Audrey Cisneros Andrew Clarence Belen Closner Ross Cohen Randy Coreno George Coronado Veronica Coronado Yesenia Coronado Jennifer Corroy Nancy Cortez Fletcher Covington Jr. Jennifer Cruz Norma Cruz Olivia Cruz Ricardo Cruz Robbie Cruz Amber Curry Lakisha Dailey Prescilia Davila Erika Davila Laura Osorio De Camacho Kathia Cam De Keller Sandra De La Fuente Gerardo De La Garza Carlos De La Pena Sara De La Rosa Saron De La Rosa Elizabeth De Leon Galvan Ana De Leon Jose De Leon Maria De Leon Nichoel Gonzalez De Leon Sergio De Leon Orlando De Los Santos Rebeca Ramirez De Wilhelmsson Mario DeLeon Rosio Deleon Gary DeLeon Jr.
Berenice Delgadillo Juan Delgado Jr. Shannon Demski Raj Desai Samuel Dester Maria Diaz Sandra Diaz Vanessa Diaz Ashley Dickerson Maria Don Michael Donaldson Omar Doria Jr. Pete Doria Rosa Doria Esmeralda Duncan Ana Duran Chelsea Eerkes Sarah Eley Liliana Elizondo Christine Elliott Eduardo Errisuriz Jr. Angelita Escamilla John Jacob Escamilla Jonathan Escamilla Sylvia Escobar Hazell Espino Laura Espinosa Pedro Espinosa Loyda Espinoza Irene Espinoza Ashley Esquivel Eleazar Esquivel Vicente Esquivel Christina Estrada Bruna Estrada Dawn Everson Marissa Falcon Vannessa Farley Rosanna Ferguson Steven Ferguson Myrla Feria Emilie Fernandez Madeleine Fierstein Alejandro Figueroa Melissa Finch Claudia Flandes Jose Flor Armando Flores Jr. Arturo Flores Ana Flores Criselda Flores Elizabeth Flores Erica Flores Keury Flores Marisol Flores
Minerva Flores Sylvia Flores Marisol Flores-Henderson Ashley Francis Jorge Franco Jason Freeman Alisha Freeman Armando Fuerte George Galindo Rudy Gallardo Abraham Gallegos Elda Galnares Alejandra Galvan Genaro Gamez Elizabeth Gaona Maricela Gaona Roxanne Gaona Alexander Garcia Ana Garcia Asael Garcia Bertha Garcia Brenda Garcia Dalia Garcia Daniel Garcia Elizabeth Garcia Esther Garcia Irene Garcia Ismael Garcia Jennifer Garcia Jessica Garcia Joel Garcia Jose Francisco Garcia Joseph Garcia Juan Garcia Kevin Garcia Lidia Garcia Lizet Garcia Luis Carlos Garcia Maria Luisa Garcia Marisol Garcia Melissa Garcia Michelle Garcia Muriel Garcia Nelda and Ismael Garcia Raul Garcia San Juanita Garcia Sharon Garcia Susan Garza Velma Garcia Victor Garcia Yadira Garcia Yvette Garcia Melissa Garcia-Escobedo Julio Garica Anabel Garza
Andrea Garza Armando Garza Blanca Garza Cristina Garza Edna Garza Edwardo Garza Francisco Garza Jr. Hector Garza Heriberto Garza Heriberto Garza Jr. Hilario Garza Horacio Garza Jalyssa Garza Jessica Garza Joanna Garza Jose Luis Garza Jose Garza Jr. Juana Garza Lizbeth Garza Maria Garza Maria Luisa Garza Mary Garza Monica Garza Rafael Garza Renato Garza Jr. Roberto Garza IV Sandra Garza Sylvia Garza Valerie Garza Yvonne Garza Donald Gladish Hannah Gluckstein Rebecca Goldberg Adam Gomez Amanda Gomez Dian Gomez Gracy Gomez Marissa Gomez Walter Gomez Vianey Gonzales Alfredo Gonzalez Jr. Amador Gonzalez Ana Laura Gonzalez Benjamin Gonzalez Derek Gonzalez Enedina Gonzalez Erika Gonzalez Francisco Gonzalez Georgina Gonzalez Iriss Gonzalez Irma Gonzalez Janette Gonzalez Jeremias Gonzalez Jose Carlos Gonzalez Jose Gonzalez
Juan Gonzalez Karen Gonzalez Kendra Gonzalez Laura Gonzalez Maria Gonzalez Maria Eugenia Gonzalez Miguel Gonzalez Jr. Monica Gonzalez Rosa Gonzalez Sergio Gonzalez Jr. Allison Goodfellow Megan Goossen Frankie Gray Danielle Grazier Megan Griffith Radha Guajardo Mario Guerra Minerva Guerra Saida Guerra Basilio Guerrero Esperanza Guerrero Fabian Guerrero Nora Guerrero Ana Guevara Adolfo Gutierrez Elizabeth Gutierrez Ernesto Gutierrez Luis Gutierrez Perla Gutierrez Ramon Gutierrez Rosa Gutierrez Rosario Gutierrez Amanda Guzman Lyndsay Guzman Yvette Guzman Tonia Hale Melinda Hardy Rachel Hemken Leah Hendricks Azucena Hernandez Blanca Hernandez Darlene Hernandez David Hernandez Elizabeth Hernandez Esmeralda Hernandez Francisco Hernandez Gabriela Hernandez Krystal Hernandez Krystal Hernandez Luana Hernandez Lydia Hernandez Mayra Hernandez Rodolfo Hernandez Soraida Hernandez Jacquelyn Herrera
Charlesa Hice Atanacio Hinojosa Mario Hinojosa Martha Hinojosa Michael Hinojosa Michael Hinojosa Sylvia Hinojosa Marlene Hobaugh Steve & Mary Anna Hoelscher Hope Hollenhead Sandra Hughes Juan Ibarra Lana Jackson Natalie Jaegar Alihermy Jauregui Marissa Jeffery Rebecca Jeffries Christina Jimenez Johnathon Jimenez Lourdes Jimenez Norma Jimenez Sarah Johnson Camerina Juarez Dorelia Juarez Cynthia Kanagui Priscilla Kee Stefanie Keith Chandra Kerley Jennifer Killebrew Jennifer King Dustin Kipp Hillary Klipp Danielle Kyral Linda Langlais Melissa Laurel Charla Layne Magdalena Leal Sandra Leduc Victor Leija Marcela Lemus San Juana Leos Stephanie Lerma Travis Lester Brian Levy Leonardo Limas Karina Loera Salim Loera Amy Long Ana Longoria Anna Lopez Andrea Lopez Edson Lopez Jennifer Lopez Josefina Lopez Juan Lopez 2013 ANNUAL REPORT
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$1-$249 (cont) Julissa Lopez Laura Lopez Leticia Lopez Linda Lopez Maria Lopez Marco Lopez Nora Lopez Pedro Lopez Jr. Sandra Lopez Tricia Loepz Reina Lopez-Bazan Marta Lopez-Garcia Jessica Lowe Andrea Loy Ana Lozano Claudia Lozano Elva Lozano Velma Lozano Stevie Luera Alicia Lujan Joshua Lumley Grisel Luna Maricela Luna Zoila Luna Irma Macias Karina Macias Loryn Macias Sandra Macias James Mackara Norma Madero Clarissa Madrigal America Magnon Belinda Maldonado Yvonne Maldonado-Caceres Cynthia Mandujano Grace Cabrera Manzanares Nidia Marichalar Christina Marin Rose Marques Laura Martin Misty Martin Alejandra Martinez Carlos Martinez Claudia Martinez Corina Martinez Dora Martinez Erika Martinez Ignacio Martinez Jr. Irma Martinez Irma Martinez Israel Martinez Marco Martinez Marte Martinez Mayra Martinez
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Moises Martinez Nancy Martinez Pascuala Martinez Saul Martinez Silvia Martinez Tiffany Martinez Victoria Martinez Jessica Mata Priscila Mata Gustavus Maxwell Lashan Mcclain Orlando Medellin Ana Medina Carolina Medina Deirdre Medina Xochitl Media Pablo and Sylvia Mejia Estela Mendez Nereida Mendez Sandy Mendez Darren Mendiola Crystal Mendoza Itzbi Mendoza Luanna Mendoza Christian Menendez Ana Mercado Porter Mickle III Luis Miranda Nayeli Mireles Esmeralda Molina Leticia Molina Melissa Molina Sonia Monroy Betzaida Montalvo Efren Montenegro Armando Montes Jerry Montes Yesenia Montes Lesly Montes Kenny Montgomery Alejandro Mora Abraham Morales Maria Del Carmen Morales Nichols Morales Olga Morales Veronica Morales Cynthia Moreno Saul Moreno Valentine Moreno Dennis Morgan Stephanie Morris Judith Morrison Steven Mudd Esmeralda Munoz
Jose Munoz Yvette Munoz Maria Murillo Jane L. Murphy Adan Narvaez Fermin Nava Crischelle Navalta Aylem Navarro Kyle Neubauer Candice Newsum Antonio Nino Magdalena Nino Nohemi Nogueira Angelica Noriega Carmen Noriega Patricia Noyola Noe Nunez Yvonne Nunez Anna Ochoa Gisela Ochoa Jazmin Ochoa Veronica Olivares Robynn Olivarez Claudia Oliver Romelia Olvera Sandra Olvera Cristina Ontiveros Sarah Orbesen Rebecca Ornelas Krystal Orozco Antonio Ortega Gilberto Ortiz Jr. Alicia Padilla Yolanda Ochoa Padron Erica Paige Elena Palomin Heather Pardo Tessa Parker Emily Pearson Feliciano Pecina Vanessa Pedraza Erica Pegueno Catherine Pena Karina Pena Marcia Pena Gilbert Perales Susana Peralez Gabriel Pereda Nora Perez Jose Perez Jr. Andrea Perez Anissa Perez Armando Perez Bertha Perez
Damaris Perez Eugenio Perez Iran Perez Jesus Perez Maria Perez Monica Perez Nora Perez Yadira Perez Juan Perez-Sangimino Ruth Perozo Jose Pesina Francene Phoenix William Pierce Lisa Pledger Jayne Pocquette Constantine Polites Jose Pompa Stephanie Portales Olivia Powar Karen Prager Margaret Propst Gilberto Puente Virginia Quezada Aglae Quinones Fernando Quintanilla Jr. Clarissa Quintanilla Griselda Quintanilla Yvonne Quintanilla Karen Quiroga Richel Raich Anthony Ramirez Eleazar Ramirez Jr. Estefana Ramirez Federico Ramirez Juan Antonio Ramirez Maribel Ramirez Maricela Ramirez Monica Ramirez Rumaldo Ramirez Adriana Ramos Jose Ramos Juanita Ramos Linda Ramos Maria Ramos Roxanne Rangel Elizabeth Red Augustin Rendon Mariza Rendon Andrea Reveles Alma Reyes Cassie Reyes Josue & Veronica Reyes Patricia Reyes Celina Reyna
Gonzalo Reyna Michael Reyna Roger Reyna Jr. Amanda Richards Ana Rios Christine Rios Mark Rios Melissa Rios Maria Ristaino Dora Rivera Jessica Rivera Yvette Rivera-Garcia Luis Rocha Angelica Rodriguez Alberto Rodriguez Andrew Rodriguez Ana Rodriguez Cesar Rodriguez Danipsa Rodriguez Daniel Vasquez Rodriguez David Rodriguez Elizabeth Rodriguez Ivonne Rodriguez Julissa Rodriguez Kristin Rodriguez Marta Rodriguez Monica Rodriguez Rodolfo Rodriguez Stacy Rodriguez Yvonne Rodriguez Zayra Rodriguez Heidi Rojas Imelda Rojas Juana Rojas Valerie Roman Jessica Romo Melissa Romo Vicky Root Sarah Ropp Melissa Rosales Marilu Rosas Jonathan Rosenbaum Lisa Rosillo Yuri Rosillo Paul Rudnik Eduardo Ruiz Susan Ruiz Victoria Ruiz Mark Ruth Lekisha Saavedra-Marchbank Alime Sadikova Norma Saenz Rolando Salas Rebecca Salazar
Rosa Salazar Mardelle Saldana Oscar Saldana Erica Saldivar Annette Salinas Amador Salinas Cristina Salinas Elizabeth Salinas Fernando Salinas Jr. Gabriel Salinas Martin San Miguel Abigail Sanchez Amanda Sanchez Arcelia Sanchez Diana Sanchez Edmundo Sanchez Jr. Errick Sanchez Sonia Sanchez Jose Sandoval Yesica Santa Ana Erica Santamaria Leanna Sarinana Oscar Sarmiento Jr. Carrie Sauceda Ramon Sauceda Viviana Sauceda Dyna Sayavedra Anabel Segovia Elvira Segoviano Jonathan Shell Nancy Silva Bryant Smith Danielle Smith Sarah Smith Bethany Solis Gustavo Solis Nayatzin Solis Sandra Solis Allison Solorio Alynne Solway Felipe Sotelo Erasmo Soto Lynda Soto Cynthia Sparks Kathleen Stagdon Isela Stephens Kathryn Strickland Lia Stromberg Cynthia Stuart Erenia Suarez Graciela Suarez Wendy Sulewski Susan Sullivan Caleb Swaringen
Jessica Sylvester Jacqueline Tafolla Amy Tamez Monica Tamez Melissa Tan-Cantu Robert Temple Joseph Tenorio Debra Thomas Alanis Tomasa Mary Elise Topp Armando Torres Arnoldo Torres Elhma Torres Laura Torres Monica Torres Magaly Torres Ruth Torres Tanya Torres Ruben Tostado Cristina Tovar Diana Tovar Suzette Tovar Cynthia Trejo Berniece Trevino Bethany Trevino Elvira Trevino George Trevino Rosalinda Trevino Thalia Trevino Brooke Triplett Lilia Troncoso Jaime Trujillo Justin Tuley Sabrina Tully Jonathan Tyrrell Deborah Tyrrell Kara Urbina Alba Urcullu Erika Valdez Juan Antonio Valdez Jr. Liza Valdez Luis T. Valdez Beatrice Valencia Maria Valerio Florencia Varela Denisse Vargas Isabel Vargas Jesus Vargas John Vargas Cecilia Vasquez Jessica Vasquez Kristina Vasquez Noemi Vasquez Rolando Vasquez
Silvia Vasquez Jenny Vega Armando Vela Arturo Vela Elvira Vela Jaime Vela Elisa Velador Jacklyn Verdin Sylvia Verdooren Joni Vicinaiz Kalena Villa Beatrice Villarreal Criselda Villarreal Jodie Villarreal Jorge Villarreal Liz Villarreal Marissa Villarreal Maria Villarreal Yvonne Villarreal Courtney Wai Travis Walker Julianne Wargo Veronica Webber Holly Weiss Frances Wells Elizabeth West Anna Wey Bobbie White Janna Wiley Jennifer Williams Morgan Williams Shamair Williams Vanessa Williams Emily Willis Sarah Wilson Ruth Winkler Natalie Wittlin Mary Wood Amanda Wratten Issac Yanes Andrew Ybarra Israel Ybarra Nereida Ybarra Betsaida Zacarias Nadya Zamarripa David Zamora Iris Zamora Lisa Zamorano Anselmo Zamorategui Jr. Simone Zamorategui Ignacio Zarate Elsica Zuniga
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IDEA LEADERSHIP SENIOR LEADERSHIP Thomas Torkelson Founder Chief Executive Officer JoAnn Gama Co-Founder Chief of Schools Dolores Gonzalez Chief Program Officer Audrey Hooks Chief Human Assets Officer Irma Mu単oz Chief Operating Officer Wyatt Truscheit Chief Financial Officer
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Thomas E. Torkelson President & CEO IDEA Public Schools Mike Rhodes Chair Rhodes Enterprises Bill Martin, CFP Vice Chair Morgan Stanley Gabriel Puente Secretary RGVision Magazine Bill Carrera Treasurer Certified Public Accountant Tina Fernandez Member University of Texas Austin
Sam Goessling Chief Advancement Officer
David Guerra Member International Bank of Commerce
REGIONAL LEADERSHIP
Ruben M. Lopez, M.D. Member Cardiovascular Associates
Larkin W. Tackett Executive Director, Austin Rolando Posada Executive Director, San Antonio Elizabet T. Garza Vice President of Schools Jill Koehler Vice President of Schools
Reba Cardenas-McNair Member Cardenas Development Victoria Rico Member Brackenridge Foundation Sergio Sanchez Member BMP Radio Eric Ziehe, CCIM Member NAI Rio Grande Valley
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IDEA Public Schools prepares students from underserved communities for success in college and citizenship.
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