Junior Achievement of Rhode Island
Boundless Futures Through Education
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Junior Achievement programs are designed to address some of the most critical issues currently affecting the entire state of Rhode Island. As the state’s largest business – education partnership, JA is currently focusing its efforts on addressing these critical issues:\n\n• High School Dropout Rate and Dropout Rate Disparity\n• Workforce Skills Gap\n• College Readiness\n• Lack of Youth Financial Literacy\n• Urban and Urban-ring school development\n\nPrograms taught by JA – financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship – are not routinely taught in schools, or if they are, they are the first programs to be cut in troubled times. Schools in Rhode Island look to Junior Achievement to provide these supplemental learning experiences that help young people develop the competence, confidence, and character to make smart academic and economic decisions. At a time when school budgets are continually being cut, JA programs are offered at no cost to schools and after-school programs.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
JA Programs in Work Readiness, Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship
To help students learn the economic fundamentals so important to their future, Junior Achievement’s elementary, middle school, and high school programs offer students a solid foundation in workforce readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills.
Through JA’s age-appropriate experiential and student-centered learning curricula, students gain a variety of skills and concepts that help them understand the economics of life and inspire and prepare them to succeed in a global economy. Download our K-12 Programs Brochure.
The strength of Junior Achievement is that through its partnership with business and educators, the programming uses hands-on experiences and a sophisticated approach to learning. Junior Achievement’s kindergarten through twelfth-grade programs integrates quality economic education materials with the real-life experiences of volunteers who make education and economics relevant.
With the support of positive adult role models who volunteer their time, Junior Achievement enables young consumers to understand business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics/character, financial literacy, and work readiness.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Junior Achievement of Rhode Island is dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. In partnership with businesses and educators, JA brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our corporate and community volunteers deliver relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. JA programs empower students to make a connection between what they learn in school and how it can be applied in the real world – enhancing the relevance of their classroom learning and increasing their understanding of the value of staying in school.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Junior Achievement has been offering programs in Rhode Island since 1921 (formally incorporating in 1949 as a Rhode Island non-profit corporation). We have served over 400,000 RI youth in that time. During the 2017-2018 school year, JA of Rhode Island successfully reached 10,337 students of all ages, races, ethnic backgrounds and physical capabilities. This represents a more than 30% outreach growth over the previous school year. \n\nDelivering these programs is a volunteer network of over 600 business, education, and government leaders. In addition, our board of directors represents a cross-section of Rhode Island's leading employers ensuring our programs remain relevant and receive the financial and volunteer support needed.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Junior Achievement of Rhode Island is in the middle of it's 5-year 2021 Strategic Plan. The plan, developed and approved by the board of directors focuses on:\n\n• Program Quality\n• Resource Development\n• Board Governance\n\nCurrently our newest and largest program is JA Inspire, which is a career readiness/career pathways programs for 8th graders. The programs launched in early 2018, reaching over 2,300 students. Our goal is to reach all of Rhode Island's 8th grade students by 2021 (12,000+).
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Junior Achievement of Rhode Island
Board of directorsas of 03/08/2023
Ms. Janet Raymond
Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
Term: 2022 - 2024
Paul Campellone
Adler, Pollock & Sheehan
Sherri Carrera
GLADWORKS
Hugh T. Clements
U.S. Department of Justice
John Haronian
Wine & Spirits Retail Consultants, Inc.
Steve Hughes
Cox Business
Steve Kitchin
New England Institute of Technology
Scott Lajoie
BankRI
Timothy Lodge
Eastern Insurance Group
Jamison Miller
Washington Trust Wealth Management
Douglas Rademacher
The Metropolitan Regional Career & Technical Center
Janet Raymond
Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
Irving Schneider, Ph.D.
Johnson & Wales University (retired)
Richard V. Simone, III
EGN LLC
Kevin P. Tracy
Bank of America
Eric Turner
KPMG LLP
Adam Compton
Schneider Electric
Ashlee Accetta
Fidelity Investments
Kerri Beliveau
Santander Bank
Lori Corsi
Dimeo Construction Company
Carolyn Crawford
ValenciaBio
Robert Deslauriers
MetLife
David Hirsch
Hinckley Allen
Lee Lewis
Junior Achievement of RI
Rhonda Arsenault
Toray Plastics
Marie Bernardo-Sousa
Johnson & Wales Univesity
Al Cumplido
Independence Financial Partners
Frank DiBiase, III
Atwells Hospitality Group
G. Scott Dingus
Citizens Bank
Tammy Gobel
Amazon
Christopher Graham
Locke Lord
Jessica Marfeo
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
Carrie Morse
Amgen
Gregory Post
Bowerman Construction
Casey Riley
Newport Restaurant Group
Patricia Shanley
Warwick School Department (retired)
Michael Smith
Webster Bank
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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