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YES Prep and the Texas Budget Crisis

April 13, 2011 by Ryan Dolibois

It seems that every day  there is a new article or news report about the Texas budget crisis. As the news has highlighted, lawmakers in Austin are currently grappling with a budget shortfall that could be as high as $27 billion for the biennium.  The vast majority of the state budget is allocated to education and health/human services, so cuts to state education funding are inevitable.

Since we are a public school system, YES Prep is tracking this budget issue very closely. According to a recent study conducted by R.C. Wood & Associates, Texas charter schools annually receive up to $2,000 less per year, per student than traditional school districts across Texas. This means that the proposed budget cuts could affect us even more severely than traditional districts, depending on how

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Barbic Urges Action: Make your Voice Heard at a Rally in Austin to Support Public Charters

February 07, 2011 by Chris Barbic

Every single student and classroom at YES Prep is affected by the decisions made by our state legislators in Austin – they decide how much money we get and what policies we have to follow. I’m writing all of you because I need your help to make sure our Houston legislators support our mission. This can only happen when we come together and speak with a singular and powerful voice.

Why does that matter right now? The legislature will be making some decisions soon that would have a direct impact on our schools. The state is facing a significant budget shortfall and legislators are deciding how much money to give our schools, whether or not to make it easier to open more charter schools like YES Prep, and whether or not to make it easier for schools like us to find great facilities in

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YES Prep and Texas Charter School Assoc join forces in Austin to Talk to Lawmakers: Join us!

February 04, 2011 by Jeremy Jones

Help us spread the word and stand up for YES Prep Public Schools, our children and our mission of sustainability!  We are asking our parents join us and over 1,500 public charter school supporters from across the state on the South Steps of the Texas Capitol. Together, let’s show lawmakers how important successful public charter schools are to Texas families. This event is FREE for Texas charter school parents & supporters! We are providing transportation, breakfast, lunch and knowledge!  Commit to helping spread the word and getting parents on the bus! “Let’s Stuff the Bus” and Have our voice heard!

Texas Charter Schools Parent Rally
South Steps of the Capitol, Austin
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
We are leaving from YES Prep Public Schools Home Office
Address: 6201 Bonhomme Rd.

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YES Prep Southwest Reflects on National Blue Ribbon Award

February 01, 2011 by Jeremy Jones

On Monday morning, YES Prep Southwest School Director Cliff Claflin was invited to sit with the other 25 Texas public schools nominated to be 2011 Blue Ribbon Schools and the 2010 Texas Blue Ribbon winners at a conference in Austin. Seeing the combination of rural, urban, suburban, elementary and secondary schools, large and small was an awesome reminder of the myriad schools out there and the success they are having with their respective student populations. Schools are nominated to be Blue Ribbon schools based on dramatic improvements sustained over 5 years or sustained high performance over 5 years. We fall in the latter category and were one of 12 schools picked in that category out of the 26. Listening to the speaker, though, announce our campus as being nominated in this category

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Important Information about the YES Prep Student Lottery

January 10, 2011 by Jeremy Jones

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Primary Boundary Lottery Registration November 1st, 2010-April 1st, 2011
• First Primary Boundary Lottery List is Prepared March 4th
• Primary Boundary Lottery March 7th
• Primary Boundary Acceptance Letters-Lottery March 11th
• Primary Boundary Lottery Registration Closes April 1st
• Primary Boundary Acceptance Letters-Round 2 (if necessary) April 7th

LOTTERY PROCESS: PRIMARY BOUNDARY LOTTERY REGISTRATION:
Each YES Prep school has a primary boundary for student registration. This boundary is a geographic area outlining the attendance zone where we give enrollment priority for each school. If you live in this primary boundary, your child has priority in the student lottery. This primary boundary priority registration for the lottery runs from

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