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YES Prep Alumnus, Pedro Alcaraz, Welcomes New Teachers to YES Prep

July 19, 2011 by Tenesha Villanueva

YES Prep will welcome a strong force of new and veteran teachers this month. This is the last of 3 letters from YES Prep alumni, welcoming new teachers into the YES Prep family:

Dear New Teachers,

On behalf of all YES Prep students—former, current, and future—I would like to extend a warm welcome and congratulations! No matter if you are becoming a proud Wizard, Trailblazer, Maverick, Explorer, Cavalier, Force, Legend, or Marvel, one thing is certain: you are now part of a growing family, and this family is hungry for success!

As a former YES Prep student, I can only describe life at YES Prep by its motto: “Whatever It Takes!” When I wasn’t studying for Physics and Chemistry, I was preparing for AP exams. Then there was study hall, tutoring middle school students, student

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YES Prep Alumna, Ruby Serrano, Welcomes New Teachers to YES Prep

July 12, 2011 by Tenesha Villanueva

YES Prep will welcome a strong force of new and veteran teachers this month. This is the second of 3 letters from YES Prep alumni, welcoming new teachers into the YES Prep family:

Welcome to YES Prep!

As a former YES Prep student, and now alumni, I would like to formally welcome you as well as congratulate you on becoming a part of one of the best families around!

First off, I would like to tell you a little bit about myself. My name is Ruby Serrano, and I am a proud recent graduate of YES Prep Southwest! Being a part of the first graduating class was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I was very excited to complete my journey as well as a little bit sad to leave my Maverick family. Although I am no longer a YES Prep student, my YES family will always be a part of

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What The HBJ’s Best Place to Work Award Really Means to Us

July 07, 2011 by Jeremy Jones

yes prep teachers visit stonehenge YES Prep was awarded the 2011 Houston Business Journal’s Best Places to Work for the second consecutive year. We couldn’t be more honored to be associated with some of our city’s best organizations. We are proud, but continue to be convicted by our mission to transform Houston by preparing more low-income students for college graduation.

YES Prep is unique on this list of Houston’s Best Places to Work. We are the only public education provider on the list. This is our second consecutive award. Our product is human capital and our competitor is the academic achievement gap. We have a lot of fun, but we often eat our lunch on our feet if at all. Our work can be extremely intellectually, emotionally and physically exhausting. Every day, we come to work before the sun comes up

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Proof that YES Prep is Transforming Houston

June 23, 2011 by Jeremy Jones

Transform Houston: 10,000 students, college ready.

We came up with this tagline at a YES Prep leadership retreat during a long, hot summer day in the gym of YES Prep East End a few summers ago. Since then, it has been a rallying cry for our team and our community. Its sets the bar high: by preparing 10,000 students for college graduation, we will triple the number of low-income students from our city that finish a four-year college, making YES Prep uniquely positioned to alter the future life prospects of our students and the future prosperity of an entire city.

Our hope is to literally transform Houston and it is our belief that education is the way to get there. Right now, the achievement gap is egregious and apparent. While Houston houses the largest density of medical

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Teacher Returns to YES Prep to Fight for Social Justice

June 16, 2011 by Julie Moss

yes prep students at texas A&M A year ago when my husband and I found out that we would be moving to Colorado, I felt utterly and completely torn. I was thrilled to start a new chapter of my life with my husband but devastated at the thought of leaving my amazing job at YES Prep North Central. I had just finished my first year of teaching, and the idea of starting all over again at any school that was “not a YES Prep school” was disheartening. Big things were happening in Houston in charter school education, and I wanted to be a part of them. I loved my job, I loved my students, I loved my co-workers, and I loved the mission of YES Prep. I felt as if I was leaving my own personal goals at YES Prep only partially completed - as if I had unfinished business in Houston.