East Side Union High School District Education Foundation Bi-Annual Report 2014-2016

Enhancing Opportunities Advancing Futures

Who we are Our Mission The mission of the East Side Union High School District Education Foundation is to support and enhance the educational and co-curricular experiences of the students of ESUHSD.

Board of Directors Ed Buller, President ESUHSD Teacher & Coach Chris Funk, Vice President ESUHSD Superintendent Kathy Camin, Treasurer Nonprofit Finance Director Lorraine Guerin, Secretary Coordinator of Goodwill After School Program John Ambrose, Member At-Large Parent Advocate Dino Certa, Member At-Large Retired Administrator & Coordinator of Goodwill After School Program Ron Cueba, Member At-Large Retired Administrator Marisa Hanson, Member At-Large President, East Side Teachers Association Dan Moser, Member At-Large Immediate Past Superintendent, ESUHSD Angie Nunn, Member At-Large President, California School Employees Association (CSEA) Local 187 Bebe Souvannavong, Member At-Large Senior Manager of Learning & Development, Goodwill of Silicon Valley Mike Welch, Member At-Large Retired Administrator Are you an East Side teacher, parent, administrator, alum, or community member who wants to have an impact on student achievement in our district? Contact us about joining the Foundation Board by sending an email to president@esuhsdef.org.

Executive Summary The East Side Union High School District Education Foundation was founded in 2009 to help the school district deal with severe budget reductions caused by the recession. Those reductions had a significant impact on the district’s ability to support educational, athletic, and co-curricular programs. While the district took serious steps to address the financial crisis, the newly developed Foundation focused on securing new funding to support East Side students.

In sponsoring fundraising activities such as the East Side Hall of Fame, the Foundation’s activities also showcased many significant accomplishments of East Side graduates and promoted an added sense of pride in the district and the community it serves.

Although funding for education has improved in recent years, and some programs have been reinstated, there remains a need for the Foundation to engage with the community and provide the additional resources our students deserve.

We are led by a volunteer Board of Directors and supported by community and student volunteers who assist with our programs and events. Aside from a minimal monthly expense to a web consultant, the Foundation has no paid staff. All net funds raised go directly to support student achievement.

The Foundation maintains a website, Facebook page, and a quarterly e-newsletter. Our major fundraisers include the bi-annual East Side Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and an annual crab feed. Additionally, we receive private contributions from members of the East Side community, district alumni, and beyond.

This report represents over $100,000 in support for East Side students through Foundation fundraising and giving. Over fiscal years 2014-15 and 2015-16, we were proud to fund semi-annual Teacher Innovation Grants, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) programs, Martin Luther King and Cesar Chavez Awards, athletics and debate teams, and the annual Special Education Prom.

Thank you for your continued support of our work!

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What we do

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Thomas P. Ryan Hall of Fame The East Side Union High School District 's Thomas P. Ryan Hall of Fame was established in the early 1970s to publicize and honor the outstanding achievement of graduates of East Side high schools. It serves to reinforce respect for excellence and an expression of admiration for East Side alumni who have achieved notable success in the fields of public service, arts, science, athletics, business, education, and other professions.

Nearly 100 East Side graduates have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, among them Jerry Yang (Founder of Yahoo), Jim Plunkett (NFL Quarterback), Len Ramirez (News Reporter) Luis Valdez (Playwright/Screenwriter), Khaled Hosseini (Author), Millard Hampton (Gold and Silver Olympic Medalist), Viet Pham (Celebrity Chef & Restaurateur), U.S. Congressman Mike Honda, California State Assemblymember Nora Campos, and San José City Councilmember Ash Kalra.

The Classes of 2013 (above) and 2015 (left) were formally inducted during special celebrations at the Dolce Hayes Mansion in San José, each attended by more than 400 community leaders, students, and donors. The Foundation sponsors this biennial event to honor the legacy of the district’s alumni.

To learn more about past inductees and nominate an East Side alum for this prestigious honor, visit our website at www.esuhsdef.org/hall-of-fame.

Class of 2013 Frank Carbajal (Silver Creek), Author & Community Activist Kelly Clarke (W.C. Overfelt), Space Exploration Scientist Regina Clewlow (Silver Creek), Sustainability Leader, Dr. James Delgado (Santa Teresa), Maritime Archaeologist Melissa Dyrdahl (Piedmont Hills), Silicon Valley Business Leader Darcie Green (James Lick), Trustee, Santa Clara County Board of Education Christine Lovely (W.C. Overfelt), Attorney Alex Muñoz (Andrew Hill), Author & Filmmaker Dora Padilla (W.C. Overfelt), Workers’ Compensation Judge Viet Pham (Independence), Chef, Restaurateur & Celebrity Lloyd Pierce (Yerba Buena), NBA Assistant Coach Jerry Soriano (James Lick), Community Leader

Class of 2015 Chandra Lopez-Brooks (Oak Grove), Community Leader Lorena Ramirez Collins (Independence), Nonprofit Leader Joe Coto (ESUHSD), Former Superintendent, 1989-2003 Larry Esquivel (Yerba Buena), Former San José Chief of Police Curtis L. Green (Yerba Buena), Lt. Colonel, USAF J. Manuel Herrera (W.C. Overfelt), Trustee, ESUHSD Camille Llanes-Fontanilla (Mt. Pleasant), Nonprofit Leader Duane Morgan (Oak Grove), Commissioner, CIF Central Coast Section Noelani Sallings (Santa Teresa), Trustee, Santa Clara Unified School District Anna Stearns (Oak Grove), Music & Dance Educator Terry Wiley (Santa Teresa), Assistant District Attorney

East Side Crab Feed For the past two years, the Foundation has hosted a Crab Feed Fundraiser at the Scottish Rite Center in San José. East Side sports teams, bands, and other student groups have partnered with the Foundation to sell tickets and collect prizes for a raffle and silent auction in exchange for a share of the event proceeds. More than 300 guests have attended our first two crab feeds, enjoying lots of great food, cold beverages, and good company. Look for our next crab feed coming in the Spring of 2017!

Special Education Prom Organized to provide students with special needs with the same high school experience as their classmates, the district’s Special Education Prom is held every spring. The Foundation is honored to support this night of music, dance and fun.

Arts & Writing Awards Foundation grants are often provided to worthy special initiatives not supported by regular school funding. In an effort to recognize the creative writing, art, and photography skills of East Side students, the Foundation has been proud to fund the district’s Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King writing and art contests. The Foundation also supports the East Side 11 Photo Awards program and the district’s annual visual arts student show.

What we do

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Teacher Innovation Grants Since 2013, the Foundation has awarded more than $10,000 annually in grants to East Side teachers through a competitive application process. These grants are intended to support programs that impact and enhance student learning through innovation.

2013-2014 Grantees William Cavada (Mt. Pleasant), Multimedia & Music Department Collaboration Debra Dimas (Santa Teresa), Making It Real Mike Gomez (W.C. Overfelt), Tech In Music Wei Li (Independence), Lie Detector Brandon Lo (Yerba Buena), Super Hero Lighting Doug Miller & Team (Evergreen Valley), Start-up Prototyping: Product Development w/ 3D Printer Rebecca Palmer (Mt. Pleasant), How the Human Eye and the Mechanical Lens Work Similar to Perceive Mary Pollett (Yerba Buena), iPads in the Classroom Ian Tippetts (Piedmont Hills), The Science of Color Theory

2014-2015 Grantees Debra Dimas (Santa Teresa), Keeping It Real: Real Life Applications for Math, Technology, and Engineering Autumn Juhl (Santa Teresa), Deforestation and Sustainability of Paper Nimesh Kadakia (Yerba Buena), Monitor CO2 Levels in the Atmosphere & Make Predictions on Climate Change Lope Macaset (Piedmont Hills), "I See Your True Colors”: Using a Spectrophotometer in the Chemistry Laboratory Christina Mandler (Silver Creek), Listening Center for Read 180 Jennifer Quan (Oak Grove), 3D Printing as a Means of Biological Conceptualizations from Organic Compounds to Organisms Timothy Trotto (Santa Teresa), Our Power of Reimagine: How Can I Teach My ASL Toy Students

Thanks for giving our students opportunities to enhance learning mathematics with the help of technology such as graphing calculators and iPads. A majority of our students agree that technology helps them learn faster and earn better grades. In addition, many of them want to see more technology used in the classroom and have a desire to learn more about it. I'm collaborating with other teachers on site to plan more lessons using technology to better serve our students. — Mary Pollett, Yerba Buena HS

How we do it

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Financials The Foundation has no paid employees and one modestly paid media consultant who keeps our website up to date, designs flyers, publishes a quarterly newsletter, sends press releases, and provides marketing support. We are a volunteer-led organization driven by a passion for our students and the future of the district. As such, we’re proud that a majority of our revenue is invested in our programs.

See the charts below for a glimpse at our finances over the past two fiscal years.

Combined Expenditures 2014-2016

Combined Revenue 2014-2016

Individual53%

Business/Corporate

44%

Community 3%

Programs 52%

Fundraising 43%

Operations 5%

Financial Report FY2014-2015 Revenue Business/Corporate $12,916 Community $1,500 Individual $21,988 Subtotal $36,404

Expenditures Fundraising $25,978 Programs $25,216 Operations $3,663 Subtotal $54,858

Beginning balance $48,362 Net assets (6/30/15) $29,909

Financial Report FY2015-2016 Revenue Business / Corporate $62,214 Community $2,500 Individual $68,400 Subtotal $133,114

Expenditures Fundraising $35,216 Programs $48,528 Operations $4,041 Subtotal $87,785 Beginning balance $29,909 Net assets (6/30/16) $75,238

Budget Notes Because the biennial Hall of Fame event is the main driver of the Foundation’s revenue, and in order to maintain our programmatic support year over year, we budget on a two-year cycle.

The Foundation did not hold a Hall of Fame event in 2014-15, which accounts for the deficit in that FY.

Almost all proceeds from the annual crab feed are donated back to the student groups who partner with the Foundation to sell tickets and staff the event.

Our Board of Directors is currently exploring future district needs and fundraising strategies.

Learn more and sign up for our email list at esuhsdef.org

 

Thank you

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Hall of Fame Sponsors The Foundation would like to recognize the Gold and Silver level sponsors that

contributed $2,500 or more toward our bi-annual Hall of Fame dinner celebration.

Quite simply, our work would not be possible without the generous support of everyone in the East Side community and beyond. Whether you attended one of our

events, bought a raffle ticket, bid on an auction prize, or donated your time, goods, or hard-earned dollars, we want to thank you for supporting East Side student success.

Contact us East Side Union High School District Education Foundation 2530 Berryessa Road, Ste. 432 San José, CA 95132 Ph: (408) 641-0342 Em: president@esuhsdef.org To make a donation, please send a check payable to “ESUHSDEF” to the address above. ESUHSDEF is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Federal Tax ID #26-4148665. Your donation is deductible for tax purposes.