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YREEAVRIEIWN
2015-16



Dear Friends,

In June 2016, USC Hybrid High College Prep held its first graduation
ceremony for all 84 seniors, each of whom had earned at least one
acceptance to a selective four-year college or university.

Together, these students received a total of 437 college acceptances
and $4.8 million in scholarships and grants, a critical achievement
for students who are predominantly from low-income households
and are now the first in their families to attend college.

Just as 2015–16 was a milestone in the lives of these students, so
too was it a turning point in the brief history of Ednovate.

In addition to celebrating our first graduating class, we also opened
our second school, USC East College Prep, in Lincoln Heights, and
by spring 2016, we were making final plans to open a third school,
USC College Prep Santa Ana Campus, in the fall. We also received
charter approval from the Los Angeles Unified School District Board
of Education for two more Ednovate schools, now slated to open in
East Los Angeles and in the Pico-Union/Westlake area in 2017–18.

In this report, we share three components that we believe ensure
success for Ednovate students: a purpose born from a mission
that students will use their college degrees and careers to make
a Positive Multigenerational Change; personalization informed
by gifted teachers that use cutting-edge technology to meet the
individualized needs of their students; and a sense of community
and belonging instilled in students through an advisory program that
fosters deep and lasting relationships.

Our success as an organization depends on a fourth component—
the critical support we have received in these first four years
from partners like you. Together, we are helping to ensure that all
students, regardless of personal circumstance, are able to learn and
succeed.

With best regards,

Karen Symms Gallagher, Ph.D. Oliver Sicat

Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean CEO, Ednovate, Inc.
USC Rossier School of Education USC Rossier ’01
Chair, Ednovate, Inc. Board of Directors

Purpose Personalization Community

All students complete quarterly By combining great teaching and We develop a schoolwide culture in
projects with real-world applications cutting-edge technology, we work which every student has a sense of

and a senior thesis answering the to provide a more customized community and belonging. Every
question: “How do you plan to use college prep curriculum to meet the student is part of a four-year
your college degree and career to
make a Positive Multigenerational individual needs of each student. advisory cohort, and parents have
more than 16 one-on-one meetings
Change?” with student advisors over four years.

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Ednovate, Inc.

Ednovate, Inc. is a charter management organization (CMO) that was designed and developed by the USC Rossier
School of Education in 2012. By the end of the 2015–16 school year, we were serving more than 560 high school
students in two Los Angeles schools and were well on our way to fulfilling our promise to serve more than 2,300
students at five high schools by 2020.

We aim to close the college graduation gap for the primarily first-generation college-bound students that we serve
with a model that prepares them for success at a four-year university.

Our Challenge

Students from high-income families are eight times more likely to complete
college than their peers from low-income families.

Our Mission

Our students will use their college degrees and careers to make a Positive
Multigenerational Change.

Our Big Goal

100 percent of our students will be accepted into a selective four-year
university where they will thrive, with at least 90 percent persisting beyond
their freshman year.

Schools

USC HYBRID HIGH USC EAST COLLEGE PREP USC COLLEGE PREP
COLLEGE PREP Lincoln Heights SANTA ANA CAMPUS

Downtown Los Angeles Principal: Andrew Goltermann Santa Ana
Principal: Mide (“Mr. Mac”) Macaulay Opened in fall 2015 Principal: Evelyn Castro

Opened in fall 2012 Opened in fall 2016

USC ESPERANZA COLLEGE PREP USC COLLEGE PREP
East Los Angeles PICO-UNION/WESTLAKE CAMPUS

Principal: Rosa Alanis Pico-Union/Westlake
Opening in fall 2017 Principal: Jeanie Cho
Opening in fall 2017

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Students

Latino 74%
African American 21%
Asian 3%
White 1%

560 total number of 75% of students will be the
students served first in their family to
graduate college

11% of students receive 84% of students qualify for
special education free or reduced-price
services lunch

Year In Review 2015-16 5

Purpose

Ednovate’s mission is for its students to use their college degrees and careers to make a Positive Multigenerational
Change.
We believe that if students are driven by a deep sense of purpose, they will be more likely to persist through college
graduation and pursue meaningful careers. As part of the effort to create Positive Multigenerational Change, our
schools complete annual projects for each grade level with the themes of “know yourself,” “know your community,”
“know your nation” and “know your world.” By the time they graduate, students will view themselves as positive
change agents with a deeper purpose for college and career.
We strive to ensure that 100 percent of our students will be accepted into a selective four-year university, and this
commitment to students extends beyond graduation. Through a curriculum built to foster the qualities that students
will need to succeed in college—and with the additional support of an alumni coordinator—we also strive to ensure
that at least 90 percent of our graduates persist in college beyond their freshman year.

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“I have been able not only to give back to my

community, but also develop a more personal
connection with myself and my aspirations.”

—Vanessa Ruiz, 12th grade class president,
USC Hybrid High, Class of 2016

“We have asked you to use your college

degrees and careers to make a Positive
Multigenerational Change. Now go out there
and make waves, shake up the system to truly
make a change. Create a future that you are
truly passionate about because, certainly, you
deserve it.”

—Mide (“Mr. Mac”) Macaulay, principal of
USC Hybrid High, speaking at 2016
graduation

Year In Review 2015-16 7

Personalization

Ednovate’s focus on personalized learning is informed by the belief that students can excel when they receive
one-on-one instruction. Ednovate schools strive to provide exactly what students need—how and when they need
it—through a combination of high-quality instruction and technology that prepares them to attend and succeed in
college.

A student checks his
grades and sets
goals for the day.

Students collaborate
on a performance
task about solving a
real problem in their
community.

A teacher provides
a targeted small
group mini-lesson.

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A student moves at his own “I have seen how our blended personalized
pace through a course
reading and analysis. learning model is at the forefront of teaching
students to master critical content, skills and
mindsets. I truly appreciate how, as teachers
at Ednovate schools, we are given autonomy
to push our students to succeed in whatever
ways we know will work.”

—Rod Lopez, teacher, USC Hybrid High

“What I enjoy the most about the Ednovate

learning system is learning at your own pace.
In comparison to a traditional high school, I am
able to go ahead and take my time on any
given content with the guidance of my teachers.
This simple change in learning has taught me
what works for me as a student.”

—Vanessa Ruiz, 12th grade class president,
USC Hybrid High, Class of 2016

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Community

A hallmark of Ednovate schools is the importance of deep relationships and a community that fosters academic and
emotional support. The backbone of this community is the Advisory structure. From the first day of school, all
students are assigned to an advisor who remains with them all four years and meets with them twice a day. This
structure helps students develop a relationship with an adult mentor who knows their goals and dreams.

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“We try to help students learn to advocate for

themselves. It’s a skill set that not a lot of college
students have. We really try to set up our students
for success; to teach them to be self-aware and
recognize their strengths as well as their areas for
growth.”

—David Hernandez, teacher and advisor,
USC Hybrid High

“At this school people are caring. My class-

mates are like family. My advisors are like
family.”

—Tyriq Moses, USC Hybrid High, Class of
2016

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Our Impact

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The Class of 2016: The First to FIGHT ON!

100% 100% $4.8

MILLION

Every student in Ednovate’s Every graduating senior Total amount graduating
first graduating class was completed the full scope of seniors received in
accepted to a four-year California A-G coursework,
college or university making them eligible to apply scholarship and grant offers,
to any university in the state including Posse and

Questbridge scholarships

“Today you close a memorable chapter in your

lives, but tomorrow you begin to compose a
story that will change the rest of your lives. All
of us believe that you have the ability to walk
away from this ceremony and change the
world.”

—USC President C. L. Max Nikias

“All of you—students and families—are now the

role models for those who will follow.”
—Karen Symms Gallagher, dean of the USC
Rossier School of Education and chair of the
Ednovate board

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Our Impact

2.3 95% 100:1

Applications per seat Of parents and students Ratio of applicants to open
available in 9th grade classes agreed that they would teaching positions across
recommend an Ednovate
school to other students and Ednovate

families

20 20.8 18.5 % scores > 21 50

18 40 50%

16 17.17 30

14 31.1%

20

20.9%

10

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Ednovate

Class of District 2 Average Class of District 2 Average

2017 Average 2017 Average

Average ACT composite scores for Percentage of students with ACT
Ednovate students (2015-16) versus composite scores of 21+
district peers (2014-15)

100 50

80 58% 54% 59% 40 30% 33%

60 77% 30 38% 25%

40 20
10
20

0 LA County LAUSD California 0 LA County LAUSD California
Ednovate Ednovate

Class of Average Average Average Class of Average Average Average

2017 2017

Percentage of Juniors meeting or Percentage of Juniors meeting or
exceeding proficiency on the exceeding proficiency on the
English statewide SBAC Exam Math statewide SBAC Exam

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Our Supporters

We greatly appreciate the support of our donors as we work toward opening five high-performing high schools that reach
financial sustainability. Thanks to their generosity, we are taking great strides to fulfill our mission. Together, we will multiply
our impact in Southern California.

The following list acknowledges individuals, families and organizations that made gifts during fiscal year 2016 (July 1, 2015,
to June 30, 2016).

$1,000,000+ $1,000 – $4,999 Takako S. Osumi
Charter School Growth Fund Donald and Patricia Leisey Nick Dennis Pappas
Reed Smith LLP (in kind) Dustin and Christine McLemore Phyllis H. Parker
David Ely Patterson
$500,000 – $999,999 $500 – $999 David and Shirlee Peha
Windsong Trust Kathleen N. Nitta Emy Margareta Peterson
Lisa Shapiro Reid Phillips
$100,000 – $499,999 Bonnie and John Pletcher
Lydia H. Kennard Up to $499 Janel W. Poon
NewSchools Venture Fund John Paul Acevedo Maria Christina Ramirez-Rios and
The Seattle Foundation Harold and Marie Adishian
David and Evelyn Armstrong Sam Rios
$50,000 – $99,999 Cris Avina Alice Rice
Johnny Carson Foundation Laurie and Ray Bush Hazel and Johnnie Ridgeway
The Riordan Foundation Melvin Collins Hulberto Saenz
James & Glenys Slavik Family Jane Ellen Dierker Ernestine H. Paschall Shade
April Gardner Elda and Ermine Todd
Foundation Arthur Jay Gowie Ellsworth and Carol Wolfe
Karen Wong (in kind) Linda and Robert Gustafson Faith Irene Womack
Bobbie Jeanne Henderson-Moore Louise A. Ziff
$10,000 – $49,999 Merrill and Jose Irving
Freeport McMoran Foundation Cynthia and Gregory Kampf
State Farm Shannon Sophia Kim
Ashlei Marie Lien
$5,000 – $9,999 Tia Cintrea Madkins
Frank and Katherine Baxter Lisa G. Miller
Karen Symms Gallagher and Sidney and Pamela Miller
Connie and James Mora
Raymond J. Gallagher John and Mary Mullender
John and Eva Iino Shawn Louis Needelman
Maria and Thomas Ott
Barclay and Susan Perry

Ways to Get Involved

Join us in creating a Positive Multigenerational Change:
`` Refer a student
`` Recommend a teacher
`` Visit our schools
`` Build awareness
`` Volunteer your time and expertise
`` Support our growth with a donation
`` Help us secure permanent locations for our schools

To support Ednovate and get involved, contact:
Katie Hart

Ednovate, Inc.
[email protected]
(213) 454-0599 x10007

Our Board of Directors, 2015-16

Karen Symms Gallagher (Chair)
Dean, USC Rossier School of Education

Marcia Aaron
Executive Director, KIPP Los Angeles

Maria G. Ott
Professor of Clinical Education, USC Rossier School of Education

David Rattray
Executive Vice President, Education and Workforce Development,

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Elliot Sainer

Co-Founder and CEO, Aspen Education Group, Inc.

Ednovate, Inc. • 350 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 250 • Los Angeles, CA 90071 • (213) 454-0599 • www.ednovate.org
USC Rossier School of Education • 3470 Trousdale Parkway • Los Angeles, CA 90089 • (213) 740-0224 • www.rossier.usc.edu