JA Involvement Opportunities

JA IMPACT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JA LEARNING JA FINANCE PARK
EXPERIENCES
PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP SPECIAL EVENTS
JA SOLUTIONS

Junior Achievement of South Texas

Participation Opportunities

2020-2021
JA IMPACT REPORT

STUDENT IMPACT CLASSES TAUGHT

41,612 1,468

VOLUNTEERS SCHOOLS SERVED EDUCATORS

304 236 686

ECONOMICALLY SCHOOL
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS DISTRICTS

75% 26

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

About JA Craig Boyan

Junior Achievement of South Texas is empowering President & COO, H-E-B
today’s youth with the knowledge, skills and Chairman of JAST Board of Directors
confidence to navigate their futures, drive our
economy and lead our community. Executive Committee Members

Our mission is to inspire and prepare youth to Cynthia Barrera..........................................................Accenture
succeed in a global economy. Mark Bearfield ..............................................Bank of America
Paul Hensley..................................................................HoltCAT
JA is Essential David Horne ...................................................................... SWBC
Joseph McLauchlan ........................................................KPMG
Education – specifically around financial literacy and Beth Ritchie ................................ Capital Group Companies
career-readiness – is an equalizer in the world of Mary Stork ..........................................................................USAA
opportunity. Junior Achievement’s proven approach John Wright............................................................RSM US LLP
gives today’s kids power in the form of financial
capability, career and work readiness, and Members At-Large
entrepreneurship. These skills will not only improve
their lives but will bolster their families, their Christy Baumann .....................................Ernst & Young LLP
communities and our nation. Clayton Brown…........................... United Private Networks
Stephen Calhoun................................Jackson Walker L.L.P.
JA is committed to promoting a more equitable and Raul Cantu ................................................Texas Capital Bank
just tomorrow by preparing today’s youth – from all Gabriel Castillo ............International Bank of Commerce
backgrounds – to navigate the realities they will face Sarah Cernosek ....................................................... Frost Bank
as adults. Through our programs, students will be Joe Christian..................................................Marsh Wortham
equipped to face generational issues, break the Janie Cook ................Junior Achievement of South Texas
cycles of poverty and foster economic mobility and Jorge Elizondo.................................................................. H-E-B
security for themselves and their families. Pete Fera..........................................................................Vericast
Jeff Foote.......................................Broadway National Bank
Volunteer for JA Justin Grubbs.................................................... C.H. Guenther
Stacy Gutierrez…… .........................………………The Hartford
With the support of positive, trained volunteer role Parker Hensley ...................................Amegy Bank of Texas
models, JA will deliver programs to 36,000 south Shawna Krepps ............................................................... Valero
Texas youth focused on financial literacy, Erv Lessel.........................................................................Deloitte
entrepreneurship, and work readiness. JP Limbaugh, II ................................. Silver Eagle Beverages
Richard Mann ............................Buckeye Texas Processing
Junior Achievement volunteers bring JA learning Tim Marcus......................................................... DOCUmation
experiences to life. JA volunteers help students Jay McAnelly .........................................Ameriprise Financial
discover the value of themselves, their education and Blane Peery............................... Marathon Petroleum Corp.
their future possibilities. Coming from all walks of Nick Scott……….............................Coca-Cola Refreshments
life, JA volunteers share their message of hope and Chris Sherman ..................................................................... PNC
opportunity to ensure this generation is prepared to Scott Stockdale ..................................................................... Citi
succeed. Mark West......................................PricewaterhouseCoopers
Robert Williamson ............................. Security Service FCU

JA LEARNING EXPERIENCES

Grades K-12

JA learning experiences are designed to engage students on a subject over multiple grades, from a
student’s first day in Kindergarten and throughout their K-12 years, preparing them for the transition to
post-secondary education, work, and adulthood. JA learning experiences focus on critical life skills; like
how to manage money, how to prepare for a job or career, and even how to start a business.

JA’s unique approach allows business and community volunteers to teach students about the importance
of money management, workforce readiness and entrepreneurial thinking. By sharing their knowledge
and experience, JA volunteers inspire and empower students to dream big and reach their potential.

Traditional Program Delivery JA Job Shadow™

Each volunteer works with local JA staff in selecting a JA takes middle grades and
learning experience and school for their participation. The high school students into
volunteer coordinates with their teacher and implements the workplace to learn
the activities once a week for the duration of the about careers. They are
program (5-7 weeks). introduced to careers

JA in a Day is similar to the traditional program delivery, except that through a one-day site
orientation.
volunteers teach the entire JA elementary curriculum in an exciting one-day
event. Approximately 25 - 35 volunteers are needed for this option. The
volunteer will spend a school day presenting the five JA elementary activities to
their assigned classroom.

JA AfterSchool® is an initiative dedicated to meeting the

need for quality educational after-school programming. JA’s
after-school efforts utilize a variety of Junior Achievement’s
K-12 grade business and economic curricula to create rich,
engaging after-school experiences for at-risk children in diverse
communities.

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM

Students in Kindergarten - 5th grade, five volunteer led, 30-45 minute sessions

Kinder 1st 2nd 3rd
JA Ourselves® JA Our Families® JA Our Community® JA Our City®

JA Ourselves® uses compelling stories JA Our Families® introduces the JA Our Community® introduces the JA Our City® introduces students to the
about helping, working, earning, and concept of needs and wants and idea that citizens benefit from and importance of money to a city; how
saving along with hands-on activities to explores the ways families plan for and contribute to a community’s success financial institutions help businesses
engage the students. acquire goods and services. and identifies a variety of jobs in a and city residents; and how the media is
community. an integral part of a city's life.

4th 5th K-5th 3rd-5th
JA Our Region® JA Our Nation® JA Our Neighbors®
JA More than Money®
JA Our Region® introduces students to JA Our Nation® provides information JA Our Neighbors® is a series of
entrepreneurship and the relationship about the need for employees who can culturally responsive videos designed JA More than Money® introduces
between resources found in different meet the demands of the job market, to help contextualize concepts students to financial literacy and
regions, and explores regional particularly high-growth, high-demand introduced in JA’s elementary school entrepreneurship, and to a practical
businesses that produce goods and jobs and a focus on science, programs. approach to starting a business and
services for consumers. technology, engineering, and math. making smart decisions about managing
money.

K-12th K-12th
JA Career Exploration Fair® JA Career Speaker Series®

JA Career Exploration Fair® is an event In JA Career Speakers Series, a
where students learn about a range of volunteer guest speaker shares
career options across multiple career information about his or her career,
clusters. work, and education experience.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM

Students in 6th - 8th grade, six volunteer led, 45 minute sessions

K-12 K-12 6-12 6-8
JA Career Exploration Fair® JA Career Speaker Series® JA Excellence Through Ethics® JA Economics for Success®

JA Career Exploration Fair® is an event In JA Career Speakers Series®, a Students will learn the importance of JA Economics for Success® gives
where students learn about a range of volunteer guest speaker shares ethics and ethical decision-making and students the information needed to
career options across multiple career information about his or her career, how these choices affect everyone in a build strong personal finances, and
clusters. work, and education experience. community. explore career options based on their
skills, interests, and values.

6-8 6-8 6-8 7-9
JA Global Marketplace® JA It’s My Business!® JA It’s My Future® JA Finance Park®

JA Global Marketplace® introduces Through engaging activities, JA It’s My JA It’s My Future® offers middle school JA Finance Park is a capstone program
students to the global marketplace and Business!® provides middle school students practical information to help for personal financial planning and
the ways in which countries buy and students an opportunity to experience prepare them for the working world career exploration culminating with a
sell from each other. the initial steps necessary to start a including developing personal-branding site visit to develop/commit to a
business. and job-hunting skills needed to earn a personal budget.
job .

6-12 6-12
JA It’s My Job® JA Job Shadow®

JA It's My Job® helps students JA Job Shadow® is a comprehensive
understand the value of professional experience that helps students design
communication and soft skills, making an individualized career path.
them more employable to future
employers across multiple career
clusters.

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HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

Students in 9th -12th grade, 1 to 13 volunteer led, 45 minute sessions

9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12
JA All About Cars® JA Be Entrepreneurial ® JA Be Entrepreneurial ® JA Be Entrepreneurial ®

JA All About Cars® introduces students to Creative Problem Solving Rapid Business Planning Think Like an Entrepreneur
the essential costs related to buying and Creative Problem Solving teaches In Rapid Business Planning, students In Think Like an Entrepreneur, students
operating a first car and offers tips on students about the mindset and the learn about the Lean Model Canvas, the develop a mindset that enables
being a smart consumer when skills needed for success by aspiring strategic management template for opportunity identification, innovation,
purchasing a vehicle. entrepreneurs and innovators. developing business models. value creation, and problem solving.

K-12 9-12 9-12 7-9
JA Career Exploration Fair® JA Career Success® JA Excellence Through Ethics® JA Finance Park®

JA Career Exploration Fair® is an event JA Career Success® equips students with Students will learn the importance of JA Finance Park® is a capstone program
where students learn about a range of the knowledge and tools to find and ethics and ethical decision-making and for personal financial planning and
career options across multiple career keep a job and the valuable tools how these choices affect everyone in a career exploration culminating with a
clusters. needed to build a resume, interview and community. site visit to develop/commit to a
prepare a cover letter. personal budget.

6-12 9-12 9-12 6-12
JA It's My Job® (Soft Skills) JA High School Experience® JA High School Heroes ® JA Job Shadow ®

JA It's My Job® helps students Teacher Led JA High School Heroes® provides JA Job Shadow® is a comprehensive
understand the value of professional JA High School Experience® is a series leadership development opportunities to experience that helps students design
communication/soft skills, making them of semester-long, experiential/blended high school students who deliver JA an individualized career path.
more employable to future employers. courses designed to empower students programs in elementary schools.
to own their economic success.

9-12 9-12 K-12
JA Personal Finance 2.0 ® JA Take Stock in Your Future® JA Career Speaker Series®

JA Personal Finance 2.0® allows In JA Take Stock in Your Future® In JA Career Speakers Series®, a
students to experience the students discover the benefits and volunteer guest speaker shares
interrelationship between today’s challenges of investing in the stock information about his or her career,
financial decisions and future financial market and the risks and rewards of work, and education experience.
freedom. trading.

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What is JA Finance Park®

JA Finance Park®, presented by The USAA Foundation is dedicated to
educating middle and high school students in the basics of financial
literacy: budgeting, investing, managing risk - all while reinforcing the
value of education and how it affects one’s future.
The students’ experience begins with in-class, teacher-led personal-
finance curriculum. The experience culminates in an exciting visit to JA
Finance Park®, a real-life-based budgeting simulation that gives students
the opportunity to put their new money management skills to the test.
JA Finance Park® Volunteers play a key role by helping the students
understand the concepts of personal financial planning and career
exploration. Volunteers provide guidance and assistance while monitoring
and verifying students’ work. Sign up to volunteer on your own or sign up
your company to volunteer for this great corporate team building event.

Sponsorship Opportunities

JA Finance Park® gives students a solid foundation on which to build
effective financial habits for life. By becoming a business sponsor of JA
Finance Park®, your support will make a real difference in helping
students build a foundation of intelligent personal-finance skills through
an experiential real-life simulation.

$2,500 - Screen Sponsor

Company logo featured on one of 13 lifestyle
screens during simulation.

$5,000 - Business Sponsor
Company logo featured on 20 business
decision screens on tablets.

$10,000 - Kiosk Sponsor

Company logo displayed on header of kiosk at JA
Finance Park®, JA website, and tablets.

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PROGRAM SPONSOR

Junior Achievement is giving young people the knowledge and skills needed to own their
economic success, plan for their futures, and make smart academic and economic choices. JA,

along with our program sponsors, provide today’s students with the right tools to
succeed in life. Promote and increase your company’s visibility by becoming a JA
Program Sponsor and be a hero who makes a difference in the lives of our local
students.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Entrepreneur................................................ $15,000
Investor.......................................................... $10,000
Achiever............................................................ $5,000
Motivate ...........................................................$2,500
Classroom ........................................................ $1,000

JA DIGITAL CAREER BOOK

Introducing JA’s newest resource, the JA Digital Career Book! The JA Digital
Career Book allows students to explore potential careers and learn about
regional in-demand jobs with real-time market data featuring salary,
education/training requirements, and related careers. Students use the
Employer Explorer feature to research available regional and national jobs. The
purchase of a subscription gives students direct access to a custom company
profile and company website, highlighting career opportunities to set them on
their path to success!

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Annual Subscription ............................. $5,000

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JA SPECIAL EVENTS

San Antonio JA Golf Classic
Business Hall of Fame

Presented by Presented by

Spring 2022 Marriott Rivercenter May 11, 2022 Quarry Golf Club

Celebrate the best of the American Free Enterprise system You can captain a team in this client-development,
and join distinguished community leaders as JA honors customer appreciation opportunity at one of San Antonio's
south Texas' greats from business and industry at this premier courses. This tournament promises to be a
annual gala. competitive and fun event complete with a great prize
package for each participant.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITES SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITES

Platinum Sponsor .....$15,000 Bronze Sponsor............$6,000 Golf Cart Sponsor .............. $7,500 Classic Foursome................$2,500
Gold Sponsor..............$10,000 Leadership Table..........$4,000 Lunch/Dinner Sponsor .... $5,000 Gold Tee Box Sponsor......$1,000
Silver Sponsor .............. $8,000 Individual Ticket .............. $350 Gift Package Sponsor....... $5,000 Tee Box Sponsor.................... $500

JA Bowl-A-Thon

Various (Fall & Spring) Bowling Centers

Teams of five raise pledges and celebrate their fund raising success by bowling
two games. The bowling event is a great team builder and provides employees
with an opportunity to make a significant impact on the community.

JA ParTee

6 pm-9 pm Tuesdays-Thursdays Topgolf-San Antonio

Presented by Teams of six raise pledges and celebrate their fund raising success with three
hours of Topgolf play and dinner. JA ParTee is an exciting, outdoor and great
7 team building event that brings the fun while empowering young people to
own their economic success.

JA PROVIDES SOLUTIONS

Financial Literacy Work Readiness Entrepreneurship

63% of adults cannot cover an 3.7 million jobs are 55% of U.S. middle school
emergency expense of $500 unfilled due to a lack of students say they plan to start
without selling something or relevant knowledge and their own businesses, but by
borrowing money. skills in the workforce. high school that percentage
has dropped to 27%.
JA provides a foundation for JA enables students with
greater economic stability with career planning skills, JA’s hands-on entrepreneurship
scalable, hands-on programs providing opportunities for programs expose youth to
giving K-12 students the career exploration and soft business concepts—helping
opportunity to improve their skill development, and them understand that start-ups
financial capability, understand encourages students to are a viable career option, and
the importance of staying in pursue careers they might providing opportunities to run
school and expand their vision for not have otherwise their own businesses, work as
their future. considered. part of a team, and be guided by
real-world mentors, including
local entrepreneurs and business
professionals.

Junior Achievement’s approach gives students the tools
they need to increase their chances of achieving
economic security as adults. Research results include:

of Black JA alumni, 45% of Hispanic JA alumni, and 49%
of white JA alumni say Junior Achievement gave them
confidence in new situations.

of JA alumni say Junior Achievement played an important
role in fostering a belief they could achieve their goals

of JA Alumni report being confident in managing money.

San Antonio Headquarters
403 East Ramsey, Suite 201
San Antonio, Texas 78216

210.490.2007 • www.jast.org

Janie Cook, President ......................................................................... [email protected] .........................ext. 112
Veronica Avila, VP Education/Community Initiatives............ [email protected] .........................ext. 119
Bernadette Byrd, Program Director ............................................. [email protected] ........................ext. 106
Sheila Aldana, Program Manager ................................................. [email protected] ..............ext. 108
Martin Longoria, JA Finance Park/Program Manager .......... [email protected] ...............ext. 105
Misty Rodriguez, Program Manager ........................................... [email protected] ...............ext. 113
Felicia Breaux, Development Director.......................................... [email protected] .....................ext. 116
Debbie Merchant, VP Administration ......................................... [email protected] ..............ext. 110
Joe Martinez, Sr. IT/Creative Director.......................................... [email protected] .................ext. 111

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