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YES Prep Southwest attains honors from the Texas Business and Education Coalition, again!
September 10, 2010 by Jeremy Jones
Congratulations! YES Prep Southwest Campus in your district has made the Texas Business and Education Coalition Honor Roll for 2010. We are pleased to announce that your school is included in this very select group. Of the more than 8,000 Texas public schools less than 4% will be so honored.
The TBEC Honor Roll is the most prestigious award for sustained, academic excellence in Texas. It recognizes schools that have demonstrated three years of consistent, high performance in all subjects compared to other schools serving similar student populations. TBEC Honor Roll schools have the highest percentage of students performing at the state’s most rigorous standard-commended- in every subject. You and your school have truly earned a place on the Honor Roll through hard work and student
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Teaching with the Brain in Mind: What Hula Hoops and Venn Diagrams have in common
September 09, 2010 by Jeremy Jones
Today’s TWTBIM strategy comes with a literacy twist! Read the following scenario and think about whether you have ever shared this befuddlement:
I love teaching with the brain in mind, and presenting information in a way for multiple learning styles, but I also love incorporating literacy into my instruction, and I’m not sure how they dovetail.
After all, reading and writing is a pretty solitary endeavor; doesn’t it just involve sitting still and, well…reading and writing? Don’t I have to choose between teaching for TWLIMing (teaching with literacy in mind) and TWTBIMing?
If you have ever felt this way, you’re not alone, and you’re no longer stuck choosing between TWLIMing and TWTBIMing. Here’s just one example of how to push both!
You just assigned two chapters of the
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YES Prep Southwest matures into a student-led campus and a strong presence from senior leaders
September 09, 2010 by Jeremy Jones
Last Friday’s all-school meeting at YES Prep Southwest was a great example of how far the Mavericks have come in being a student-led school. When people step onto campus and remark on the strong culture and instruction it is not because we have to remind students that visitors are coming or that they need to step up their game to set a good impression. It is because our students get it and they get why they are here. 
The six junior and senior boys that stood up to address the student body are excellent examples of that, each in his own way. However, getting to that point does not happen the moment new students step into the Maverick Nation. It takes time, sacrifice, and consistent hammering home of the message each and every day so that in the end we have excellent examples like
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We are role models for other students: A Guest Blog from Sherman Elementary
September 09, 2010 by Jeremy Jones
The first graduating class from the flagship Southeast campus immortalized their experience at YES Prep in the YES Prep Thinks and Acts, a commandment-esque list of things model YES Prep students think and how they should act. These Thinks and Acts are a series of phrases that every YES Prep 6th grader memorizes and all students use as a source of motivation. In my five years working at YES Prep, I have thought a lot about what my favorite Think and Act might be, but it has become as challenging of an endevour as deciding on my favorite song. However, I recently saw one particular Think and Act exemplified that didn't surprise me, but made me proud.
Our culture is rooted in community service. In fact, YES is actually an acronym for Youth Engaged in Service. Building community is
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Teacher Feature: Amanda Rawlings of YES Prep East End
September 05, 2010 by Jeremy Jones
For the past ten years, 100% of YES Prep's graduating seniors have been accepted to top colleges and universities across the country. The success of our students is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our teachers, a group of individuals from diverse academic and professional backgrounds united by a sense of frustration at the status quo. We believe that teachers are the single greatest factor determining student achievement. In our weekly series, the Teacher Feature, we hope to show off our greatest resource: our teachers.
- I grew up all over! My parents moved around a lot so I have lived in Moline, Illinois, Chicago, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Tennessee, and Orlan
- I attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas!! I graduated in 2007 and studied Biology and Studio
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