YES Prep Public Schools

🎓 The Class of 2024 has graduated! 🎓 Join us in celebrating the incredible journey of our 1,631 seniors who are now proud YES Prep Alumni! 🧑🎓 1,631 Seniors 🎉 10,766+ College Acceptances 🌐 Joining more than 12,267 YES Prep Alumni At YES Prep, we believe in every student's potential to succeed in college and beyond. Our mission is to open doors to lives filled with opportunity and achievement. Commencement is not just a celebration—it's the triumphant finale of a transformative education. It is a testament to resilience, hard work and dreams realized. Congratulations, Class of 2024. We are so proud of you! 👏👏👏

Teachers and Students! Join BE Impactful and S.H.A.P.E. Community Center for their Annual Back 2 School Daze - School Supply Drive! ✏️ 🎒 📓

Nominations for the 2024 Chris Barbic Legacy Alumni Award are now open! Named in honor of YES Prep founder Chris Barbic, this award recognizes a YES Prep alumnus who is going above and beyond to improve the communities we serve. Click here to learn more and nominate a deserving alumnus by July 15: https://lnkd.in/giXrd7S4

We're thrilled to announce that Tiffany Labrie, our Director of New Teacher Development, has been selected as a 2024-25 Fellow for the Impact Academy by Deans for Impact (DFI)t! Her dedication to developing new teachers shapes the future of education at YES Prep and beyond. Join us in celebrating Tiffany's accomplishment and her positive impact on teacher development at YES Prep! #TeachAtYES #YESPrepTalent

YES Prep aims to transform public education, and your talent and passion are essential to our mission! As a teacher at YES Prep, you'll have the power to change lives, spark curiosity, and inspire the next generation of leaders. Together, we can create a meaningful impact on our students' lives. Join us now and be part of the YES Prep journey 👉 yesprep.org/TeachAtYES

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 YES Prep Public Schools has been selected as one of the grantees in the inaugural cycle of the Moody Foundation’s M-Pact Fund! This grant will support YES Prep’s College Initiatives Program, furthering our mission to overcome barriers and ensure student success in higher education. "The selection process was comprehensive and inspiring," says Elle Moody, Chief Grants Officer. "We are grateful for all applicants and thrilled to support these outstanding groups." The M-Pact Fund, part of the Moody Foundation’s $1 billion commitment to Texas education over 20 years, awarded grants to 32 exceptional organizations dedicated to transforming early learning and post-secondary success. This initiative will positively impact over 2.9 million individuals statewide, from the Rio Grande Valley to Amarillo. YES Prep’s inclusion in this prestigious cohort highlights our significant role in driving educational equity and excellence. The M-Pact Fund fosters a collaborative network of grantees, sharing best practices and driving student success, with an annual convening starting in 2025. Congratulations to YES Prep and all the Cycle One grantees. Stay tuned for Cycle Two funding announcements in September 2024, and Cycle Three applications opening in Spring 2025. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gyB4eVe8 For more details, visit the Moody Foundation website. Together, we are making a transformative impact on education in Texas! #Education #TexasEducation #MoodyFoundation #MPactFund #YESPrep #CollegeInitiatives #EarlyLearning #PostSecondarySuccess #Collaboration #StudentSuccess #TransformationalChange

Did you know? The official Juneteenth flag is deliberately designed in a red, white and blue color scheme just like the American flag, and has a white star in the center, meant to represent both Texas (the Lone Star State), as well as the freedom of enslaved people in all 50 states. Juneteenth celebration began with the freed slaves of Galveston, Texas. And while the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the South in 1863, it could not be enforced in many places until after the end of the Civil War in 1865. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in June of 2021 and is celebrated nationwide with parades, concerts, parties and gatherings with family and friends. Today, let's celebrate Freedom Day! . . . #Juneteenth #FreedomDay

Imagination was "SPARKed"! Last week Councilman Joaquin Martinez, Houston City Council Chief of Staff Edith Santamaria, MPP, future Sparks and their parents and several YES Prep staff Alicia L., Justin Smith, Sarah Landsman, Morgan Acevedo, Keith Weaver and Isy Gabriela Castillo had the opportunity to get a sneak peek into the new YES Prep Hobby Elementary School, opening this coming August! Guided by Hobby Elementary's Principal Ah-Tavia Maxey, the new campus will offer free meals, #bilingualinstruction and preservation, fully stocked classrooms for #teachers and much more! For more information about the new campus, and registration visit: https://bit.ly/3VMawxW

#ICYMI - Make sure to check out our May News Update e-newsletter!   In this edition: ⭐ Empowering Futures: YES Prep Celebrates Senior Signing Day 2024  ⭐ Celebrating Maria Gomez: YES Prep's first state winner at the Visual Arts Scholastic Event ⭐ YES Prep's partnership with Leadership for Educational Equity is a win for our seniors and alumni ⭐ YES Prep's Advanced Placement Summit 2024: Preparation & Impact ⭐ Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion at the APIA Summit ⭐ The Unwavering Pursuit of Greatness: Chris Beard's Journey in Education   To read more and subscribe, visit https://lnkd.in/gAUzG2_f . . . #YESNewsUpdate

Chris Beard, teacher at YES Prep Gulfton Secondary, is an inspiration to anyone contemplating a career in education. His path to YES Prep was not a straight line, but rather a journey paved with purpose and a desire to make a difference. Beard is a dedicated educator and has been inspiring students since 2015. Read more about his journey to YES Prep https://lnkd.in/d2-XSRge . . . #TeachAtYES #TeacherSpotlight #YESPrep