Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    PURPOSE BUILT SCHOOLS ATLANTA ("PBSA") HAD AN OUTSTANDING FIRST SCHOOL YEAR (FROM JULY 2016 TO MAY 2017), IN WHICH WE OPENED THOMASVILLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ("THES") WITH SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS; INCREASED PARENT ENGAGEMENT 7-FOLD DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR (AS MEASURED BY ATTENDANCE AT PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES); REDUCED TRANSIENCY BY ONE-THIRD FROM 39% TO 25%; REDUCED OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS BY 46%; INCREASED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT BY 11 PERCENTILE POINTS (THE SECOND HIGHEST GAIN IN APS); AND HAD THE 14TH LARGEST GAIN IN CCRPI OF ANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE STATE. IN THE FIRST HALF OF OUR SECOND SCHOOL YEAR (FROM JULY 2017 THROUGH DECEMBER 2017) WE ADDED SLATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND PRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL, EFFECTIVELY TRIPLING IN SIZE TO 1,350 STUDENTS. BELOW IS A NARRATIVE SUMMARY OF SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR. ENROLLMENT GROWTH. ONE OF OUR KEY INDICATORS OF SUCCESS IS WHETHER WE ARE ATTRACTING FAMILIES BACK TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL. WE INHERITED TWO SCHOOLS (THOMASVILLE HEIGHTS AND PRICE) THAT ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER-ENROLLED. WE WILL BE ADDING CARVER HIGH SCHOOL IN JULY, WHICH HAS SEEN ITS ENROLLMENT PLUMMET BY 40% SINCE 2013. IMPORTANTLY, OUR COMBINED ENROLLMENT GREW BY 8.6% IN 2017-18, FROM 1237 STUDENTS LAST YEAR TO 1,343 THIS YEAR (EXCLUDING PRE-K). NOTABLY, THOMASVILLE HEIGHTS, THE ONE SCHOOL WE OPERATED FOR A FULL YEAR, GREW BY 14%. IN ADDITION, WE ADDED A SECOND PRE-K CLASS OF 22 STUDENTS AT THES THIS YEAR (NOT INCLUDED IN THE 14% GROWTH FIGURE). WE BELIEVE THE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OF OUR SCHOOLS THIS YEAR IS AN IMPORTANT SIGN OF SUCCESS AND COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE. PARENT ENGAGEMENT. WE CONTINUE TO INCREASE PARENT INVOLVEMENT ACROSS THE CLUSTER. WHILE THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO THINK ABOUT PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND WE INTERACT WITH PARENTS ON MULTIPLE LEVELS THROUGH OUR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT TEAM WE USE ATTENDANCE AT PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES AS OUR MEASURE FOR HOW WELL WE ARE ENGAGING PARENTS. FROM AUGUST TO NOVEMBER (2017) WE INCREASED ENGAGEMENT BY 6 PERCENTILE POINTS TO 25% FOR THE ENTIRE CLUSTER. EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE. THROUGH OUR PARENTS AS LEADERS PROGRAM ("PALS") WE EMPLOY 30 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND PARENTS AT OUR SCHOOLS. EACH PERSON IN THE PROGRAM WORKS UP TO 30 HOURS PER WEEK IN A VARIETY OF JOBS IN THE SCHOOL (FROM BUS DRIVER AND CROSSING GUARD, TO CAFETERIA MONITOR AND AFTER-SCHOOL AIDE, AND OTHER NEEDED POSITIONS). THIS PROGRAM NOT ONLY SERVES AS A VEHICLE FOR REENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE (MANY OF OUR PALS PARTICIPANTS HAVE NOT WORKED IN YEARS), BUT IT ALSO INVESTS PARENTS DEEPLY IN THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL. OUR PALS PARENTS ARE SOME OF OUR BIGGEST ADVOCATES. ONE OF OUR OUTSTANDING PALS PARENTS HAS GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM LAST YEAR TO A FULL-TIME POSITION AS PARENT LIAISON THIS YEAR; SHE WAS RECENTLY PROMOTED TO A FULL-TIME JOB AS PART OF OUR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT TEAM. CARVER HS TRANSITION. WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THE TRANSITION TO OPERATE CARVER HIGH SCHOOL BEGINNING IN JULY 2018. WE HAVE A SMALL TEAM WORKING FULL-TIME ON THIS EFFORT. WE HAVE HIRED A PRINCIPAL (WE RETAINED THE CURRENT PRINCIPAL, YUSUF MUHAMMAD, A GRADUATE OF NEW LEADERS FOR NEW SCHOOLS IN NYC); WE HAVE INTERVIEWED ALL EXISTING STAFF; WE ARE GETTING READY TO START OUR RECRUITING/INTERVIEW PROCESS FOR NEW TEACHERS; AND WE ARE MAPPING OUT OUR CURRICULUM.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $22.5M

  • Program 2 [2018]

    TO PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES SO DESPERATELY NEEDED, PBSA ASSISTED IN THE CREATION OF PBSA COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, INC. ("CEI"). CEI WAS CREATED FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF PROVIDING IMPORTANT SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE CORE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS OPERATED BY PBSA.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $4.6M

  • Student Development Programs

    TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WORKING TOWARDS OUR MISSION TO CULTIVATE OUR STUDENTS' SKILLS AND AGENCY IN PURSUIT OF THEIR UNLIMITED POTENTIAL. BELOW PLEASE FIND SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR PROGRAMMATIC AND ACADEMIC WORK IN 2024. FUTURE FARMERS PROGRAMTHE CARVER STEAM ACADEMY CHAPTER OF FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA (FFA) WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE AWARD IN THE EVENTS OF FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS. FFA IS THE PREMIER YOUTH ORGANIZATION PREPARING MEMBERS FOR LEADERSHIP AND CAREERS IN THE SCIENCE, BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURE.AVIATION PROGRAMCARVER STEAM ACADEMY EXPANDED ITS INNOVATIVE AVIATION PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TANGO FLIGHT, AIRBUS, AND DELTA AIRLINES. THE PROGRAM ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO LEARN SOCIAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED TO WORK IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY WHILE BUILDING A VANS RV-12IS AIRPLANE.ALVIN AILEY SUMMER CAMP FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, PRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL PARTNERED WITH RENOWNED DANCE ACADEMY ALVIN AILEY TO HOST THE FIRST ATLANTA-BASED AILEYCAMP ON ITS CAMPUS WHERE 75 SCHOLARS PARTICIPATED IN A SIX-WEEK, FULL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT USED DANCE AND CREATIVE MOVEMENT TO DEVELOP SELF-ESTEEM, CREATIVE EXPRESSION, AND CRITICAL THINKING.COR EXPANDS TO PRICE MIDDLE SCHOOLWE EXPANDED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH COR TO PRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL SO THEY CAN WORK WITH OUR 6TH-8TH GRADERS, IN ADDITION TO OUR HS STUDENTS. COR WORKS WITH STUDENTS TO HELP REMOVE NON-ACADEMIC BARRIERS TO LEARNING, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND WRAPAROUND FAMILY CARE. HAVING LOCATIONS ON TWO CAMPUSES WILL ALLOW THEM TO NEARLY DOUBLE THEIR MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS.HORIZONS SUMMER PROGRAMHORIZONS ATLANTA SUMMER CAMP RETURNED AGAIN THIS YEAR! SERVING 270 STUDENTS RANGING FROM PRE-K TO 8TH GRADE, THIS ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE CATERS TO THE DIVERSE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF PBSA'S YOUNG SCHOLARS, ENSURING BOTH ACADEMIC GROWTH AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. THIS SUMMER'S THEME, "HORIZONS PBSA TAKES FLIGHT: LAUNCHING FULL STEAM INTO LEARNING," KICKED OFF WITH AN INSPIRING AVIATION EVENT, INCLUDING REAL-LIFE PILOTS FROM FEDEX AND AMERICAN AIRLINES.START:MEWE ARE EXCITED TO ONCE AGAIN BE A LEAD DELIVERY PARTNER FOR START:ME, AN ORGANIZATION THAT STRENGTHENS UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN METRO ATLANTA BY EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURS TO START AND GROW RESILIENT MICROBUSINESSES. FOR 10 YEARS, START:ME HAS SERVED LOCAL MICROBUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING ATLANTA'S SOUTHSIDE. THE 90 LOCAL BUSINESSES START:ME HAS SERVED TO DATE TAP INTO THE ENERGY OF ATLANTA'S SOUTHSIDE. THESE BUSINESSES HAVE GENERATED $90 MILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUE AND CREATED/RETAINED 174 JOBS.ACADEMIC UPDATESPBSA SCHOOLS ARE MORE STABLE THAN EVER, WITH A DYNAMIC AND SUPPORTED STAFF, AND STUDENTS CONTINUE TO MAKE GAINS YEAR AFTER YEAR ON KEY ASSESSMENTS. ALL THREE SCHOOLS HAVE ACHIEVED NET GAINS IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ON GEORGIA MILESTONES (DEVELOPING AND ABOVE).SLATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12-POINT INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING "DEVELOPING AND ABOVE" IN MATH* 4-POINT INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING "PROFICIENT AND ABOVE" IN MATH*PRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL 14-POINT INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING "DEVELOPING AND ABOVE" IN MATH* 7-POINT INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING "DEVELOPING AND ABOVE" IN ELA*CARVER STEAM ACADEMY STEADY INCREASE IN GRADUATION RATE (80.5% IN 2024) SINCE 2018 5-POINT INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING "PROFICIENT AND ABOVE" IN ELA* 11-POINT INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING "DEVELOPING AND ABOVE" IN SOCIAL STUDIES* 4-POINT INCREASE IN PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING "DEVELOPING AND ABOVE" IN SCIENCE* 11.4 MILLION IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2024*BASED ON SY24 GEORGIA MILESTONES
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    $30M