HOUSTON
2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT
A NOTE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Breakthrough Houston opened its 21st summer on June 5, 2017, with a two-week orientation/training for 36 Teaching Fellows, six Teaching Assistants, and six Instructional Coaches from the BTH at SJS/EHS site, joined by 24 Teaching Fellows, four Teaching Assistants, and four Instructional Coaches from the BTH at Connect Community site. Students arrived on June 19th with 167 students at the SJS site and 120 students at the Connect Community site. Summer highlights included new partnerships with PAL (Peer Assistance & Leadership) and University of Houston Adolescent Diagnosis Assessment Prevention Treatment (ADAPT). PAL facilitated leadership activities for 9th graders at our 3rd annual camping weekend, this year at Brazos Bend State Park. PAL then visited the Summer Program on a weekly basis, bringing 7th and 9th graders together for activities that allowed the veteran 9th grade students to serve as role models for the new 7th grade students. Through UH ADAPT, a professional counselor worked one-on-one with students who face challenges at home or in school and are in need of counseling services. We also incorporated a new socio-emotional learning (SEL) survey called the BridgeUp Healthy Kids Survey, to assess the presence of characteristics such as problem solving, collaboration, goals, and growth mindset. Our summer teacher cohort, the largest ever, was one of our most diverse and was made up of 36% males and 29% STEM majors.
SUMMER PROGRAM
We continued with our summer ACT/ College Knowledge “Boot Camp” for sophomores and juniors. All participants experienced gains in their overall ACT practice test scores, and each student created an initial college list with schools that matched their academic student profile. The 2016-17 School Year Program advisory class addressed middle school student SEL needs, specifically positive identity and constructive use of time. The customary Math and English classes also carried SEL emphasis on character strengths such as grit and optimisim. Our School Year Program volunteer teachers came from nine different schools, including Rice, UH, St. John’s, Episcopal, YES Prep, and more. Each of our 8th grade families received individual high school counseling, resulting in 88% of our students attending college prep high schools this fall. Highlights from the College Bound Program include an out-of-state college trip to Louisiana for 28 sophomores and juniors, who visited LSU, Xavier, and Loyola Universities. Also 22 students attended a Saturday Challenge course through Conroe ISD where they focused on communication, respect, trust,
leadership, and how they can serve as assets in groups. All of our 32 graduating seniors were admitted to colleges this fall at schools such as Claremont McKenna, Rice, UT Austin, Scripps, and Carlton College. Breakthrough Houston raised almost a third of its entire budget at it's largest ever annual fundraising luncheon. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Renu Khator, captivated guests with her moving story of her upbringing in India and how her education in college and graduate school in the US became the key to her success in life. She compared herself to our Breakthrough students who have the ability but not always the means to achieve their goals. “If I hadn’t had a breakthrough, I wouldn’t be standing here. . . Somebody helped me break through the ceiling.” We are grateful for your generosity and support as we go into our 22nd year in Houston. We are proud that the small “Summerbridge” program, which began in 1996 with a handful of students and teachers, has grown into two separate sites and three distinct programs. We now serve approximately six times as many students and teachers and send close to 100% of our students off to college prep high schools and then off to colleges across the US. Without your help, we could never have achieved this success.
SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM
COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAM
The BTH summer program runs for eight weeks at
BTH 7th and 8th graders meet at Episcopal on
BTH 9th - 12th graders meet during the school year and
St. John’s School each summer and includes a two-
12 Saturday mornings during the school year
participate in activities including ACT prep, career and
week teacher orientation, six weeks of classroom
and focus on English and math classes, tutorials,
college counseling, and resume building.
work for students and teachers, and one week of
and life skills.
teacher evaluations and reviews.
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Eighteen of our Teaching Fellows made Houston their new home for the eight-week internship, thanks to the hospitality of twelve Houston families. Of all the Teaching Fellows, 88% of them reported that their summer with Breakthrough Houston increased the likelihood that they will enter the teaching profession.
OUR COMMUNITY ROLE MODEL SPEAKERS
Dr. Sarah Punches • EMERGE • ACLU • The Counted Child • Peer Assistance & Leadership
COMMUNITY SERVICE SITES
BARC Animal Shelter • Buffalo Bayou Partnership • S.H.A.P.E. Community Center • Memorial Park Conservancy St. Dominic Village • Hermann Park • Houston Arboretum • Japhet Creek Nature Park • Czech Museum
CAREER DAY/ ZOO TRIP/ COLLEGE VISIT
GSM Architecture Firm • Harris County Civil Courthouse • The Houston Chronicle • Houston Pacifica Radio The Houston Zoo • Texas Heart Institute • University of Houston Maria and Bill Boyce • Carolyn and Chris Dorros • Laura Garwood • MaryScott Hagle and Daniel Kornberg Mary and Ken Harvey • Chaille Hutcheson • Anne and Vivek Kushwaha • Jennifer and Chris Laporte Piper and Chris Madland • Isabelle and Eric Mayer • Leslie and Shannon Sasser • Pei Wang • Neil Yekell
HOME STAY FAMILIES IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS ADVISORY COUNCIL
PARTNERSHIPS
Auntie Chang’s Dumpling House • Bombay Pizza • Becks Prime • Carolyn Allison Caplan • Gisela Cherches H-E-B • Panera Bread • Peter Piper Pizza • Speedy Printing • Tinys Milk & Cookies
Carolyn W. Dorros (Chair) • Hollis Amley • Jason Bernal • Bill Boyce • Aisha Crumbine • Rick A. Cruz Mark Dini • Anna Eastman • Anshula Greene • Beth Anne Gunn • Dawn Hanson • Romelia Hinojosa Aileen Hogan • Ronald Jackson • Christopher L. Knapp • Jennifer Laporte • Richard Moore • Nancy Kate Prescott Sarah Punches • Mark C. Rodriguez • Josh Schaffer • Josephine Smith • Allison Stasney • Douglas Stewart James Stewart • Mark Desjardins, Headmaster, St. John’s School • Nancy Eisenberg, Asst. Head of School, Episcopal High School Colorado Outward Bound School • Episcopal High School • The Experiment in International Living Houston Bar Association • Houston Independent School District • St. John’s School • SIXUP • Texas Outdoor Family
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OUR STUDENTS
“The zest that filled the classroom brought joy to my face each day. Breakthrough helped channel my energy in every single way.� Destinee Harris 9th grade student Episcopal High School
A CLOSER LOOK
87%
of all Breakthrough students were
attending schools we considered to be
100%
76%
of students from the class of
2017 were accepted into college.
of Breakthrough students attended
schools in HISD.
college prep.
RACE
GENDER
(2017 Summer Program)
(2017 Summer Program)
Students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 98%
5% 14% 27% 54%
Multi-Racial
44%
Asian
56%
African American Latino
Male Female
OUR TEACHERS
“Breakthrough has taught me about how to teach and how to learn. At this program, I have become more aware of not only myself, but also of the importance of education to children of a different socioeconomic background. I have had an interest in pursuing a career in education for a couple of years now, and I believe that Breakthrough has only helped that interest grow.” Thomas Finley Virginia Tech, Class of 2018 8th Grade Chemistry Teaching Fellow
A CLOSER LOOK
96%
better prepared to teach during the
88%
school year due to orientation.
teaching profession.
of our Teaching Volunteers felt
96%
of Teaching Fellows feel BTH increased
GENDER
came from the following schools:
(Summer 2017 Teaching Fellows)
Fellows were
satisfied with their teaching experience.
the likelihood that they will enter the
This year, our Teaching Volunteers
of our Teaching
Teaching
Fellows
joined
us
from
schools including: Barnard College, Bryn Mawr, Colby, NYU, Princeton,
Carnegie Vangaurd High School, Clements High School, Cristo Rey
29%
Jesuit, Episcopal High School, St.
71%
Male
Rice, University of Houston, UT Austin,
Female
and Vanderbilt.
John’s School, University of Houston, YES Prep Brays Oaks, and YES Prep Southwest.
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OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERS SUMMA CUM LAUDE $50,000+ Laura and John Arnold Charles Burnett, III The Hamill Foundation MAGNA CUM LAUDE $25,000 - $49,999 BB&T/Courtney and Bill Toomey The Brown Foundation CFP Foundation The Powell Foundation Silver Eagle Distributors/Liz and Andy Stepanian Vivian L. Smith Foundation CUM LAUDE $10,000 - $24,999 The C.T. Bauer Foundation The Beauchamp Foundation BridgeUp at Menninger The Clayton Fund The Marvy Finger Family Foundation George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Victoria and Parker Johnson The John M. O’Quinn Foundation Jeremy Radack A.R. “Tony” and Maria J. Sanchez Family Foundation The Stewart Family The Tapeats Fund DEAN’S LIST $5,000 - $9,999 Elizabeth and Daryl Allen Chinhui and Eddie Allen Karen Arnold Carolyn and Chris Dorros Jennifer and Chris Laporte Allison and Neville Leibman R. Stan Marek
Janice and Richard Moore Lauren and Brad Morgan Fan and Peter Morris The Simmons Foundation Natasha and Paris Theofanidis The Susan Vaughan Foundation HONOR ROLL $1,000 - $4,999 AIG Matching Grants Program Alice and Olivia BBVA Compass Kristen and John Berger Preity and Vijay Bhagia María Boyce Ting and John Bresnahan Newie and Mark Brinker Maria and Pedro Caruso Cathy and Paul Chapman Erin and Luke Charlton Curtis & Windham Architects Emily and Steve Dalicandro Anna and Brad Eastman Jenny and Jim Elkins Family Fund Episcopal High School Zeina and Nijad Fares Franco Family Charitable Fund Laura and Eric Greig Andrea and Matt Gentle The Goldman-Aitken Family Annie and Bob Graham Anshula and Thomas Greene Holly and Breen Haire Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Elliott and Betsy Hirshfeld Frank and Kelly Hogan Regina and Ronald Jackson Kate S. Kirkland In honor of Kathy and Bill Heinzerling, Sophie Ban, Robert Kirkland, Josephine and Richard Smith, Solace and Jim Southwick, and Ann Trammell
PREMIERE SPONSORS LAURA AND JOHN ARNOLD 6
Carla Knobloch t Willie Kuehn Richard Leibman Jennifer and Jeb Ligums Toni and Gary Miller Carrie and Ernie Miller Lisa and Josh Oren Nancy Kate and Mark Prescott Sarah and Richard Punches Cristina and Mark C. Rodriguez Vanessa C. Sanchez St. John's School Kwabena Sarpong, MD, and Linda Sarpong Emily and Josh Schaffer The Scurlock Foundation Caroline and Justin Simons Allison and Spencer Stasney The Strake Foundation Randa and K.C. Weiner White Family Foundation Phillip Winston W.S. Bellows Construction Corporation Jennifer and Ron Zach SUPPORTERS $500 - $999 Shanna and Eric Bass Kristy J. Bradshaw In honor of Courtney Toomey Tammie and Scott Brewer Isabel and Danny David Viviana and David Denechaud Julia Engelbrink Marcia Fiman Gregory and Wendy Supron Charitable Fund In honor of Andrew Supron Giving Mutt Family Fund Annette Gregory Kathy and Bill Heinzerling Lorraine and David Hendricks Monica and Warren Huang
Rebecca and Tim Hunt David Jernigan Shelley and Alex Kaplan Nina Andrews Karohl In memory of Edward H. Andrews, Jr. Dana and Neil Kelly Ann and Thomas Kelsey Laura and Andrew McCullough Rachel and John Moody Sallie Morian and Michael Clark Roxann and Tim Neumann In honor of Liz Stepanian Vidya Bala and Dipsu Patel Genevieve and Shawn Patterson Mary Majors Payne LaDean and David L. Peck David Perry Peck Aaron Reimer Melanie and Daniel Ringold Josephine and Richard Smith In honor of Kate Kirkland Catherine Smith Limor and Stuart Smith Christine and David Underwood, Jr. Burdine Johnson and Christophe Venghiattis Molly and Coert Voorhees Sa Wang Vicky and Gordon Wight Stephanie and Gerry Willinger Jessica Wood
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DECEASED
FRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH $1 - $499 Tiffany and Happy Alagarsamy Heather Wallis Albrecht Dina Alsowayel JC Al-Uqdah Dale and Jeffrey Andrews In honor of Liz Stepanian Joanie and Doug Aron Hailey and Brent Bechtol Kate Bialas In honor of Lauren Morgan Kathryn and Billy Bragan Kathy Britton Courtney and Charles Burger Stacy and Bill Burgess Lyndsay Burgoyne Erica and Rob Burnette Sylvia and Adam Burke Taylor Burba Jane Cabes Cindy and Virgil Campbell Hannah Aisling Campbell Lynn and Win Campbell Michelle and Winfield Campbell Gisela Cherches Melinda S. Chevalier Chevron Matching Employee Funds Priya Coffey In honor of Rachel Moody Jacquelyn K. Cox Laura Rowe Crawford Rick A. Cruz Marc and Deborah Cunningham Aimee Chin and Michael Curtis Michael and Katherine Denham Katie Dillon Michelle and Mark Dini
Laurie Dorfman In honor of Maria and Bill Boyce Sara Downey Sara and Clark Edgecomb Dabney B. Edwards Nancy L. Eisenberg Carole L. Engelder, PhD Marita and JB Fairbanks Karen Farber Corey Garrett Julie S. Goytia Twana Griffith-Faykus Indra Grover Emily Haggard MaryScott Hagle and Daniel Kornberg In honor of Anna Eastman Valerie Harris and Walter Kuhl Nassim Hatami-Brinkley Kathleen Hawk Liza Heintz Laura Henry Richa Himani Romelia Hinojosa Aileen Hogan Dorothy Knox Houghton Frances Howard Rebeca and Greg Huddle Huma Jafry Amir and Lori Jazaeri Hasty and Sis Johnson Allison Johnston Coble and Jeff Jorgensen Kathleen and John Kachelmeyer Nancy and Jay Kelley Marie Louise Kinder Linda and Fred Knapp, Jr. Alexandra and Brady Knight
Jennifer Kramer Samantha Landry Alexandra Simotas Laskaris and Aris Papasakellariou-Laskaris Kristen Leach Mary Lehnartz Amy and Gentry Lee Christine Leighton Nai-Wu Lin Norma and Jorge Llansa Barbara and John Lynn Consuelo Macpherson Danielle Magdol Tiffany Masterson Joan and John Mauel Scottie and Christopher McCord Gretchen S. McFarland Tina Lundy Melo Laurie and Bobby Miller Michelle Mishoe Miller Denise Lee and Roberto Minervini Eva Moldovanyi, PhD Jenny and David Moore Megan and Drew Morris Sydni and Ryan Mossman Maria and Camilo Munoz Susan and David Munson Jennifer and Morris Nwogwugwu Jennifer Oakley Julia Oh In honor of Kiran Hudka Jamie and David Oliver Tennessee and David Ott Cabrina and Steven Owsley Erin and Adrian Patterson Julie and Larry Phillips Amy Pierce Mariana A. Pope Annsley Popov
Peyton Leigh Popp Amy Reeves Tabitha Rice Ariel and Ben Rich Ina and Philip Riley Robyn Rosenblatt Danielle and Ilan Saadia Kara Sanders Kaitlyn Scheurich Kimberly Schlanger Jennifer Segal Michael Shapiro Sue Sim Cristina and Creighton Smith Denise K. Smith Lauren Sorkin Keri Kimler Sprung and Michael B. Sprung In honor of the students Amira Grinberg Staller In honor of Allison Leibman Liz Stephens Michele and Charles Still Becky Swope Krystal Crane Thompson Tiia Thompson Michelle and Rishi Varma Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca Virginia Seale Watt Elizabeth and James Whitehead Allison and Philip Wise Elizabeth and Barry Young Beth and Nick Zdeblick Maria and John Zerr
A special thanks goes to Episcopal High School and St. John’s School for generously co-hosting Breakthrough Houston.
FINANCIALS: A CLOSER LOOK EXPENSE
REVENUE Corporations
10% 34% 56%
Foundations
Individuals
4%
Fundraising
9%
School Year Program
12% 22% 53%
PROGRAM COST (per student)
College Bound Program Administrative Expenses Summer Program
$2,033 $944 $959
Summer Program School Year Program
College Bound Program
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To prepare students who possess high academic potential, but limited educational resources, for competitive high school programs and college admission, and to train talented college and high school students for careers in education.
Our Mission
Sneha Rao School Year Program Director
Morris Nwogwugwu Student Services Director
Michelle Phillips Development Director
Kathy Heinzerling Executive Director
BTH Staff
2401 Claremont Lane Houston, TX 77019