Teach For America corps members have a well-earned reputation of elevating school culture as well as a proven methodology in closing the achievement gap. We are thrilled that they have chosen to come to Jacksonville and believe their presence will be invaluable to our overall goals of education reform.
- Jeff Chartrand, executive director of the Chartrand Foundation
This year, a corps of 55 of the nation’s most promising future leaders are teaching in our city’s lowest-income classrooms as a part of Teach For America • Jacksonville. They are working to ensure their students have the educational opportunities they deserve. Our alumni are a leadership force, working from within education and every professional sector to effect broader change. Together they are helping us make educational equity a reality in Jacksonville. Learn about living and teaching in Jacksonville.
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During the 2008-2009 school year, 55 corps members are directly impacting the lives of more than 4,675 students in Jacksonville.
Jacksonville: Our Impact on Students and Schools Today
| School Year | Corps Members | Students Reached |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | Opening in Fall 08 | Opening in Fall 08 |
| 2008-09 | 55 | 4,675 |
| 2009-10 | 95* | 8,075* |
*projected |
Principal Satisfaction
*"Teach For America 2007 National Principal Survey,” Policy Studies Associates, July 2007.
Impact on Student Achievement
According to a highly regarded study by Mathematica Policy Research, corps members outpaced fully certified and veteran
teachers in their schools in moving their students ahead academically. Read national results.
Student Profile
Jacksonville: Corps Meber Placement
| Assignment | # of Corps Members | % of Corps |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 5 | 9% |
| Science | 5 | 9% |
| Foreign Language | 1 | 2% |
| Social Studies | 6 | 10.9% |
| English | 5 | 9% |
| Elementary | 33 | 60% |
| Total | 55 | 100% |
Characteristics of the 2008 Corps
| Corps Profile | Top alma maters by marketshare* |
|---|---|
| Average GPA: 3.6 | Yale University: 10.8%, Duke University, Spelman College, University of Chicago: 10%, Cornell University: 6.2% |
| Average SAT: 1320 | University of Notre Dame, Rhodes College: 9% |
| Held leadership roles on campus: 95% | |
| People of color: 29% |
*Percentage of senior classes who applied to Teach For America
Fostering Alumni Leadership for Systemic Change
As the number of corps members grows, so does our alumni base. By 2015, we will have just over 200 Teach For America • Jacksonville alumni pursuing professional careers and impacting educational reform from every sector.
Growing Our Impact: Funding Needs, 2008-2013
Each additional recruit is another dedicated teacher for children growing up in low-income communities in Jacksonville, and another talented leader with the insight and commitment necessary to sustain the reform efforts underway, which is critical to the ongoing vitality of our region.
| Year | Corps Size | Revenue Needs |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | Opening in Fall 08 | Opening in Fall 08 |
| 2008-09 | 55 | $1.3 million |
| 2009-10 | 95* | $2.3 million* |
| 2010-11 | 95* | $2.4 million* |
| 2011-12 | 95* | $2.5 million* |
| 2012-13 | 145* | $5.1 million* |
*projected |
We are grateful to have many supporters who generously contribute to our movement in Jacksonville. The foundations, corporations and individuals listed below have made it possible for Teach For America to continue to recruit, select, train, and support teachers who are working to eliminate educational inequity in our city.
To support Teach For America • Jacksonville with a gift or to request additional information about our impact or finances, please contact:
Teach For America • Jacksonville
Crystal Jones, Executive Director
Ashley Wheeler, Operations Coordinator
The Ed Ball Building
214 North Hogan Street
Suite 134
Jacksonville, FL 32202
p 904-353-6517, f 904-354-1589
crystal.jones@teachforamerica.org
ashley.wheeler@teachforamerica.org
For press related inquiries regarding Teach For America • Jacksonville please contact:
Emily Del Pino
Regional Communications Director
Teach For America
315 W. 36th St, 6th floor
New York, NY 10018
212-279-2080 x.619 - office
917-202-4241 - cell phone
emily.delpino@teachforamerica.org
Crystal Jones is the founding executive director of Teach For America - Jacksonville. During the 2007-08 recruitment season, she served as a senior recruitment director for Florida and Georgia after increasing the number of accepted applicants from Florida State University, the University of Miami, and Clark Atlanta University by more than 100 percent (and on some campuses, by more than 200 percent). She joined Teach For America staff in 2005 as director of special projects for the Atlanta region. A 2003 Atlanta corps member, Crystal was nominated for the Sue Lehman Excellence in Teaching Award after leading her first graders toacademic gains of 2.5 years on average. By the end of her second year, 90 percent of her students were reading on or above a third-grade level and none were reading below a second-grade level, though only a few had begun the year recognizing the letters of the alphabet. Crystal earned a B.A. from Clark Atlanta University.
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