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SAN ANTONIO FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION INC

Honor Invest Cultivate

aka SAISD Foundation   |   San Antonio, TX   |  www.saisdfoundation.com

Mission

Mission: To motive the community to invest in student and teacher success. Vision: Every student and teacher thrives in San Antonio ISD public schools. The Board of SAISD Foundation has adopted four strategic priorities. They are: 1) to expand student experiences; 2) to increase postsecondary success; 3) to cultivate alumni & community engagement; and 4) to advocate for student and teacher success.

Ruling year info

1997

Executive Director

Judy Melincoff Geelhoed

Main address

2411 San Pedro

San Antonio, TX 78212 USA

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EIN

74-2861587

NTEE code info

Elementary, Secondary Ed (B20)

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (O12)

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

We are unraveling and restructuring once historically low outcomes in academic achievement and post-secondary completion rates for low-income students in chronically underserved high urban density areas. In San Antonio, our students are from traditionally marginalized communities, (90%) Hispanic (6%) Black, and (90%) economically disadvantaged. We are proud to report the continued upward trajectory in both our school-based academic, enrichment, and engagement outcomes as well as the amount of our newest alumni enrolling in both two-year and four-year postsecondary programs, al of which have now rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Expand Student Experiences

Under this strategic priority the organization is charged to: expand arts and STEM experiences in PK-12 for San Antonio ISD students and expand opportunities for students to engage in learning opportunities at both workplaces and local and regional cultural, historical, STEM and arts programs. With 90% of students in our urban core schools coming from families that are categorized as economically disadvantaged, ensuring our students have access to these kinds of experiences are critical to providing a high quality and well rounded education.

Examples of this type of work include: expansion of 3D Print Academies and Hydroponics, expansion of Mariachi and Ballet Folklorico and expansion of field trips (learning expeditions).

Population(s) Served
At-risk youth
Academics
Ethnic and racial groups
Economically disadvantaged people

Under this strategic priority the organization is charged to: support the increase of a college going culture in SAISD schools, support the increase of college enrollment and persistence to completion for SAISD graduates and support the increase of earned certificates and associate degrees by SAISD students upon graduation.

Examples of this type of work include: Student Scholarships & Emergency Gap Funding, College Tours, Postsecondary Navigators, Remote Mentor Program for College Students.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
At-risk youth
Adults
Ethnic and racial groups
Economically disadvantaged people

Under this strategic priority the organization is charged to: build and manage a volunteer engagement program that supports SAISD Foundation's Strategic Priorities and meets students needs; develop, promote, and engage San Antonio ISD alumni talent to support current SAISD students and young adults who are recent alumni of our high schools.

Examples of this type of work include: remote college mentor program, sorting books through Book Buddies, alumni career speakers, and the Alumni Professional Network.

Population(s) Served
Students
Adults
Ethnic and racial groups
At-risk youth
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

Awards

Outstanding Program Award 2019

Texas Education Foundation Network (TEFN)

Affiliations & memberships

Texas Education Foundation Network (TEFN) 2009

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Total dollar amount of scholarship awarded

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Students

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Amounts include both Scholarships and Emergency Gap Funding Awards.

Total number of grants awarded

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth, Ethnic and racial groups, At-risk youth, Economically disadvantaged people

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

These are grants to teachers and educators to impact the classroom and campus level.

Total number of community individual donors

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Students

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

We are working to support to growth in student outcomes both in school and after they graduate. In order to do so, we know that our students need to be in school. It is the aim of our in school programming investments that students will attend school more often and be more engaged in school as measure by pre and post student average daily attendance rates and teacher reports of student engagement. Additionally, it is our goal that students who engage in one of our postsecondary investments will persist in college rates With a goal of 80% persistence, that rate will be higher rate than both non-participants and the state average.

Our strategic priorities are fourfold. Expand Student Experiences, Increase Postsecondary Success, Cultivate Alumni & Community Engagement, Advocate for Student and Teacher Success.

With a recent influx of support for local, regional and national philanthropy and strong partners, the SAISD Foundation is increasingly able to support the strategies outlined above. We continue to grow and strengthen our Board of Directors and are refining and increasing the staff of the organization in order to meet current needs.

To date we have invested in teachers, and programs and strategies that have increased student success. In addition, we have recognized strong teacher leaders of innovation at the teacher and school level in order to raise the profile of that important work. We have developed an annual scholarship program supported by SAISD alumni and friends of SAISD that now supports 150+ students pursuing higher education. We have helped bring programs that have demonstrated impact at a campus level to scale. For example, this year we expanded 3D Printing and Hydroponics to 20 and 30 campuses respectively. Additionally, we supported the expansion of Ballet Folklorico and Mariachi to five and six campuses respectively.

Regarding the engagement of alumni and the community, in the 2021-2022 school year, we engaged more than 600 volunteers in sorting and prepping books to help build student's home libraries and we launched the Alumni Professional Network as a means to grow alumni involvement.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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SAN ANTONIO FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION INC

Board of directors
as of 10/02/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Shari Albright

Charles Butt Foundation

Term: 2021 - 2024

Mario Barrera

Norton Rose Fulbright

Ernest Bromley

Pescador Public Strategies

Carlos Maestas

Key Ideas

Tony Magaro

SWRI

Ron Thomas

Retired Educator

Rick Crider

Port Authority of San Antonio

Jose Ramon Campos

Commonwealth Coffee

Deborah Amini

Community Member

Julian Casillas

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP

Connie Gonzales

Brooks

Amanda Keammerer

San Antonio Chamber of Commerce

Jacob Cavazos

Broadway Bank

Tiffany Grant

Communities In Schools

Michael Grundon

Firstmark

Benjamin Jordan

CPS Energy

Veronica Oviedo

Spurs Sports & Entertainment

Stephanie Ward

St. Mary's University

Christine Wong

Texas A & M San Antonio

Elaine De Los Santos

Community Member

Richard Carranza

IXL Learning

Brian Dillard

City of San Antonio

Katie Ferrier

San Antonio Chamber of Commerce

Tyler Jones

Frost

Tiffany O'Neill

Holdsworth Center

Veronica Oviedo

Spurs Sports & Entertainment

Erika Robinson

Trinity University

Kristopher Wickerham

H-E-B

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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 ? Yes
  • 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? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 6/9/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

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