2011 cristo rey network annual report

a decade of innovationCristo Rey Network 2011 Annual Report

The Cristo Rey Network empowers thousands of students from underserved lower-income communities to develop their minds and hearts to become lifelong contributors to soci-ety. By providing students an extraordinary college preparatory education and a unique four-year, integrated corporate work study experience, we seek to help transform urban America.

mission

The Network Center supports the Cristo Rey schools in achieving this mission by: • Implementing an Educational Enrichment Initiative that ensures that all Cristo Rey students are college ready by graduation; • Ensuring that the Corporate Work Study Program provides valuable services to work study job sponsors and real world work experience to Cristo Rey students; • Continuing to work with new communities to open Cristo Rey schools; • Convening opportunities for Cristo Rey school leaders to share effective practices; • Building an active, growing network of supporters of Cristo Rey in business, government, the church, philanthropy and education; • Supporting existing Cristo Rey schools by assisting in the development of financial sustainability which relies primarily on revenue from the corporate work study program to fund school operations.

2 | Cover photo: De La Salle North Catholic High School, Portland; Photo above: Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School, Washington, D.C.; Photo right: Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Twin Cities

Mission Effectiveness Standards A Cristo Rey Network school shall meet the following standards. The school:

1. Is explicitly Catholic in mission and enjoys Church approval.2. Serves only economically disadvantaged students. The school is open to students of various faiths and cultures, and is culturally sensitive and community-based.3. Is family centered and plays an active role in the local community.4. Is accredited by a recognized regional accrediting association. It has a college preparatory curriculum designed for a high level of student engagement in their learning. 5. Requires participation by all students in the work-study program. All students must be 14 years old by September 1st. 6. Seeks to integrate the learning present in its work program, classroom and extracurricular experiences for the fullest benefit of its student workers. 7. Has an effective administrative structure - normally including positions such as a separate President, Principal, CWSP Director, and Develop- ment Director - and a Board structure that includes religious, education, community, business and civic leaders; complies with all applicable state and federal laws, including immigration, labor and not-for-profit tax laws. 8. Is financially sound. At full enrollment, the school is primarily depen- dent on revenue from the work-study program to meet operating expenses. In addition, the school maintains a comprehensive advancement program to ensure financial stability. 9. Seeks to understand, assure, and improve how and how well its students learn and grow. 10. Is an active participant in the collaboration, support, and development of the Cristo Rey Network.

letter from chairman of the board and ceo

Ten years ago, the Cristo Rey Network took up the challenge to educate children “left behind.” Reju-venating the traditional urban Catholic education mission, Cristo Rey has been a change-agent in the education reform movement. Like the best charter school organizations, our schools take responsibil-ity for results. Cristo Rey schools champion quality, transparency and accountability for student perfor-mance - a fair exchange for public trust. The Cristo Rey Network sets high standards and supports cur-riculum, professional development, graduate support and academic progress. A partnership with the Na-tional Student Clearinghouse, for example, provides a reliable source of data on students’ educational paths and success after high school graduation.

When we reflect on the past decade, it is exciting to note that this Spring marked a tipping point in the

resurgence of the “school choice” movement when the Supreme Court handed down a decision allow-ing the use of tax credits to fund religious schools in Arizona. The court effectively mapped a route for choice-inclined state legislatures and provides an op-portunity to address what President Obama calls “the civil rights issue of our generation” - the unyielding-achievement gap between poor students and wealth-ier students.

Our greatest appreciation goes to our partners, bene-factors, and advocates. Your commitment to our work has made possible the Cristo Rey Network’s record of success in teaching low-income youth. Therefore, we are dedicating this Annual Report to a decade of innovation, commemorating our past as well as envi-sioning our future.

Sincerely in Cristo Rey,

Rev. Joseph Parkes, S.J. Robert J. Birdsell Chairman of the Board President and CEO

School-year 2010-2011 marked the tenth anniver-sary of the Cristo Rey Network.

Originally formed to replicate Cris-to Rey Jesuit High School in Chi-cago, our purpose today expands much wider - to provide critical start-up and support services to member schools. The pages here share the comprehensive initia-tives being spearheaded by our team.

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Thank you for reading our Annual Report. It is a part of the story about how God is working in our world today.

letter from chairman emeritus

Year after year, we look back on it and realize there simply is no other explanation. The fact is that our schools continue to flourish, that the jobs are there in spite of very difficult economic times, that enthu-siastic and competent people continue to come from out of nowhere to be part of our movement and that our students continue to enroll in colleges and uni-versities that will prepare them for a future they never dreamed possible. You are reading the history of how the Kingdom of God is being brought about in our world today. Thank you for helping us to make it pos-sible.

Recently, I participated in a panel discussion with the title “Learning from Game Changers,” which was held at the beginning of November in Qatar. Only ten years ago we started our first replication of the school in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood and now they are calling us “game changers.” I think that title is another way of referring to the grace of God because that is the only way to explain what is happening. Christ our King has given us a gift that is doing nothing less than changing the game of education. Last year we had 6,500 students who earned $32 million dollars in that year alone to pay for their own secondary educa-tion. How students grow and get excited about life

because of their Cristo Rey ex-perience is a perfect description of what God’s grace does for us.

Again, thank you for being part of this movement. Thank you for making it possible for us to make this gift available to those who need it most.

In Cristo Rey,

John P. Foley, S.J.Chairman Emeritus and Chief Mission Officer

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2010-2011 year in review DePaul Cristo Rey High School in Cincinnati, Ohio opened its doors in June 2011 with a dedication cer-emony and an academic bridge summer program. Eighty-eight freshmen are enrolled at the school.

The Cristo Rey Network office welcomed the follow-ing new staff members:

- Jack Crowe, Chief Operations Officer and General Counsel

- Sister Vickie Perkins, SCL, Senior Consultant - Claire Sayers, National Corporate Work Study

Director- Kay Volk, Director of Teaching and Learning - Dave Mason, Director of Professional Learning

The Cristo Rey Network presented the 2011 Founders Award to The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Former Gov. Jeb Bush commemorated a decade of in-novation with the Cristo Rey Network during a special reception in Washington, D.C. generously hosted by Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School and Jones Day.

The National Leadership Roundtable on Church Man-agement presented a 2011 Leadership Roundtable Best Practices Award to the Cristo Rey Network for its commitment to innovation in Catholic education.

Cristo Rey Network Chair Emeritus John P. Foley, S.J. was named a 2010 Manhattan Institute Social Entre-preneurship Award winner by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. The award honored nonprofit leaders who have founded innovative, private orga-nizations to help address some of America’s most pressing social problems.

The Cristo Rey Network welcomed leading education expert Dr. Chester E. Finn, Jr. as keynote speaker at the Network’s 2011 Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Cristo Rey Network presented the Spirit of Cristo Rey Award to Loyola University Chicago for its contin-ued commitment to the mission of the organization.

The following Cristo Rey schools celebrated their first graduating class:

- Christ the King Preparatory High School, Newark - Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Baltimore - Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Twin Cities - Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School, Washington

D.C.- Holy Family Cristo Rey High School, Birmingham - Providence Cristo Rey High School, Indianapolis

Current and past Cristo Rey scholars at Loyola University Chicago with Justin Daffron, S.J., director of first-year initiatives at Loyola, and John Foley, S.J.

Julie Fabrocini, senior program officer of US Education Programs at The Gates Foundation, accepting the Founders Award on behalf of Bill and Melinda Gates.

Geoffrey Boisi, chair of the Leadership Roundtable, BJ Cassin, president of the Cassin Educational Foundation; Robert Birdsell, John Foley, S.J. and Kerry Robinson, executive director of The Leadership Roundtable.

Former Gov. Jeb Bush giving the keynote address at the Decade of Innovation evening reception.

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2011-2012 facts & figures

6,900

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students nation-wide

97% graduation rate

1160 faculty and staff employed locally in member schools

$35,000 average family income

1,670 Corporate Work Study jobs

24 Cristo Reyschools

24 University Partners

Religion Ethnicity

School of Origin

Student Enrollment 2011-12

Religious Sponsors and Endorsers33

Family Income

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Freshmen qualifying for free or reduced lunch

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Class of 2015 Demographics

words from our students and school leaders

Dwight Olive | Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School, Class of 2012

“Cristo Rey is outstanding! I have been challenged and encouraged to work harder and pushed to excel academically and at work. My confidence has grown! I know that I have the right foundation and will succeed in college and beyond.”

Dwight plans on attending a four year college where he can study Humanities and possibly prepare for a career in Sports Medicine. He is currently considering five colleges within the tri-state area.

Yadira Vieyra | ‘11 Graduate of Georgetown University, ‘07 Graduate of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Chicago

“I am grateful for all of the support Cristo Rey has offered me. Even though I graduated four years ago, I have maintained long lasting friendships with my Cristo Rey mentors. It is invaluable to know that you belong to a family that cares for you on numer-ous levels, not just an academic or professional level.

“Cristo Rey is changing lives. It is not just students going off to college, but families going off to college as well.”

Marilyn Weleck | Teacher at San Miguel Cristo Rey High School in Tucson, Arizona

“I have watched my fellow teachers at San Miguel Cristo Rey High School open themselves to the power of working collectively with their colleagues in the Cristo Rey Network. From debating and designing college-ready curriculum, to writing unit plans and exchanging instructional strategies, we each come away with the knowledge that we are supported, and held accountable, by a true network of like-minded educators. Even though, as a network, we have much work ahead, my students and I have felt a shift in direction of the Cristo Rey Network due to the Educational Enrichment Initiative. Because the Initiative originates and is sustained within the Cristo Rey Network, it will continue be a uniting and motivating force in our goal for every student to graduate from college.”

Sr. Eileen Enright | President, Cristo Rey Sacramento High School

“Cristo Rey schools are all about students and community as evidenced by the spirit of collaboration, commitment and caring on the part of all involved. I see a Cristo Rey school as a “community school” where key partners come together for the common good and well-being of our students and their families. Yes, it is Christian service in action, blessed by abundant hope, faith and prayers. The Cristo Rey model captures all that is essential to inspiring the next generation: responsibility, motivation, hope for a better future and an abiding sense of their own dignity and potential – in a word – LOVE.”

Erick Soderberg | Associate Vice President of the Corporate Work Study Program and Director of Operational Funding, Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School, Chicago

“Growing up on the West Side of Chicago, I am keenly aware of the challenges our students face on a daily basis. Before working at Christ the King, I built my career in banking from the ground up and considered myself somewhat of an innova-tor. It was not until I began working consistently with urban youth that I realized an innovative solution was needed to solve major problems within our school system. To put it in business terms, the Cristo Rey Network is like the franchisor of this innovation and every school in the Network is a franchisee that benefits from their expertise and guidance. It is an honor to be associated with the Cristo Rey Network, because here at Christ the King we live this innovation everyday by being a school that works!”

Dan O’Connell | Principal, Verbum Dei High School, Los Angeles

“It may seem counterintuitive that innovation can blossom from an educational philosophy that’s over 450 years old. At Verbum Dei, we take an Ignatian approach to innovation, following educational principles established by St. Ignatius nearly five centuries ago. We are constantly looking at data and research, collaborating with colleagues, and willing to experiment with our own ideas because it’s clear that the same old way of doing things just doesn’t work in 21st century urban education. I am deeply grateful to the Cristo Rey Network for providing the resources, support, and encouragement to implement this Ig-natian vision of innovation. The results are transforming the young men of South Los Angeles.”

student learning Less than one in ten low-income students beginning high school completes a postsecondary degree by age 24.On average, Cristo Rey students arrive in ninth grade approximately two grade levels behind academically because, through no fault of their own, they typical-ly have not had access to high quality education in grades K-8. In many cases, our schools must target six or seven years of learning gains during four years of high school.

To ensure that every Cristo Rey student graduates from high school prepared for success in college, the Cristo Rey Network supports schools in the areas of college-ready curriculum and assessment, teacher ef-fectiveness, and principal leadership. Bolstered with support from the New York Life Foundation, Best Buy Children’s Foundation, The Gates Foundation, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, and Louis Calder Foundation, the Educational Enrichment Ini-tiative has facilitated the development of a rigorous, college-ready curriculum supported by engaging, evidence-based instructional strategies to increase student achievement.

The bar has been raised for Cristo Rey students through engagement in a common, rigorous curricu-lum. Designed as a multi-year initiative, 19 schools are now implementing this standards-based curricu-lum. This initiative is bringing to the most at-risk and vulnerable youth in America the quality educational

opportunity that is often accessible to only privileged American students. Implementing a standards-based curriculum com-prises only one element of this complex work. The second esssential element is teacher effectiveness, with a focus on evidence-based instructional strate-gies. The Cristo Rey Network supports a variety of professional development options to provide school teams with the knowledge and skills to implement school-wide, year-long professional learning sup-ports aimed at building professional capacity and increasing student achievement.

Professional growth focuses on the design of curricu-lum-aligned unit plans, including assessments which inform instruction; teaching and assessing literacy across all disciplines; and consistently employing evi-dence-based instructional practices with a high prob-ability of increasing student achievement. These ef-forts, led by a skillful principal leader at each school, will prepare our students for success in college and beyond.

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With a two-year, $200,000 investment in the Educational Enrichment Initiative, New York Life Foundation’s support has made possible the curriculum design and implementation work that has benefitted many more of our schools now implementing our shared cur-riculum.

“We are pleased to help the Cristo Rey Net-work enhance their educational offerings to make the high school/college prep experi-ence even more successful for disadvantaged youth. As an employer of Cristo Rey students, we are proud to support an innovative model that merges education and business and pre-pares inner-city, low-income youth to achieve success in high school, college and beyond.”

Chris Park President, New York Life Foundation

10 | Photo right: Cristo Rey Boston High School

Carnevale, Anthony. “Views: College Is Still Worth It - Inside Higher Ed.” Inside Higher Ed. Web. 14 Jan. 2011.

corporate work study program

Ten years ago, Cristo Rey Network students worked primar-ily at photocopying, filing or sorting mail, but these paper-based jobs are disappearing. In fact, outsourcing, technology and the weak economy are eliminating many entry level jobs around the country. How do we improve the Cristo Rey cor-porate work study program to address these long-term em-ployment trends so that we can serve more students? At the Cristo Rey Network, we see this challenge as an opportunity for all Cristo Rey students to become a part of the knowledge economy. Our innovative Cor-porate Work Study Program is designed to provide students with real world work experience. That’s why every student at a Cristo Rey school works five full days a month at law firms, banks, hospitals, universi-ties or in other professional settings. In the process, students earn money, which helps fund their private, college preparatory education. Nationwide this past year, our students earned over $32 million from their own work, all of which went to pay for their educa-tion.

Some students already work in cutting-edge jobs. For example, Cristo Rey students at Crate&Barrel help to manage the company’s intranet website for Span-ish-speaking employees. Students at the law firm O’Keefe Lyons & Hynes LLC, a long time Cristo Rey

employer in Chicago, conduct research on the inter-net to support real estate tax challenges.

To prepare all students to enter the knowledge econ-omy, we have started an initiative called the Jobs of the Future Program. Our short term focus is on im-proving the training of students and their corporate job sponsor supervisors, making sure students are in the right jobs, and increasing the number of compa-nies that provide work study jobs at multiple schools. Longer term, we are investigating future job trends and exploring new ways to provide valuable services to companies that will make our model financially sustainable into the future.

Revenue from work study fees

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We thank the following companies and organizations that employ Cristo Rey students in three or more cities:

Ernst & YoungGrant Thornton LLPHDR, Inc.Jones DayJPMorgan ChaseKaiser PermanenteKeyBank

American Red CrossBank of the WestBlueCross BlueShieldBrookfield Office Properties Catholic CharitiesDeloitte Dewey & LeBoeuf

KPMGLatham & WatkinsLocke Lord LLPPitney BowesPricewaterhouseCoopersRaytheonRobert W. Baird & Co., Inc.

Sidley Austin LLP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & AffiliatesTD AmeritradeThe YMCAU.S. BankUnited WayWells FargoWinston & Strawn LLP 13

college initiatives

High school and university leaders across the country continue to face significant challenges in the national effort to increase rates of college access and success for 21st century students – particularly low-income high school graduates.This is important because, according to research from Georgetown University, students completing a bach-elor’s degree will earn $1 million more than their non-college graduate counterparts during their lifetimes.

To meet this challenge, in June 2010, the Cristo Rey Network received a planning grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on behalf of a national network of high-performing Charter Management Organizations, to facilitate the development of re-sources to support college completion for low-in-come students. One of the major outcomes of this grant has been the development of a new, web-based alumni tracking and support program. Launched in July 2011, the Alumni Connect platform enables school and Network leaders to review data on its alumni as well as begin to offer new levels of support to graduates as they transition to college.

The Cristo Rey Network is excited to pioneer this new approach to alumni support in its effort to build college success for all its students. The Network’s Director of College Initiatives works with Cristo Rey

schools to implement the Alumni Connect platform and engage recent alumni through the platform’s Facebook Application. Moreover, the Director sup-ports member schools with the hiring and training of Alumni Support Advisors to help them maximize their use of the tool. By 2015, the Cristo Rey Network expects to graduate more than 1,500 alumni annu-ally from its high schools. This new tool will provide a means for not only better assessing the future col-lege enrollment, persistence, and completion rates of these graduates, but also a cost-effective measure for accompanying alumni on their journey towards their degree.

National University Partners*College of the Holy Cross *College of Saint Benedict *Creighton University *DePaul University *Georgetown University *Loyola Marymount University *Loyola University Chicago *Marquette University *Pine Manor College *Saint John’s University *Saint Mary’s College *St. Thomas University *Villanova University *Xavier University

Supporting Partners*Bentley University *Dominican University *Fairfield University *Fordham University *Rockhurst University *Saint Peter’s College *Santa Clara University *University of Saint Mary *University of San Francisco *Wesleyan University

*University Partner for two consecutive years

14 | Photo right: Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Twin Cities

In July 2011, the Cristo Rey Network convened its Annual Summit on Postsecondary Success for Cristo Rey Network College Counselors, Directors of Alumni Support, Alumni, University Partners, and Peer Supporting Organizations to share promising practices and programs focused on college success for Network graduates. Loyola University Chicago hosted the Summit that featured keynote address by Greg Darnieder, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Education on the College Access Initiative, who is pictured at left.

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h i s t o r i c a l s n a p s h o t

1993 To further determine how the Jesuits might best respond to the needs of the Pilsen community, Fr. Bradley Schaeffer, S.J., the Provincial of the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus, invited newly-ordained Fr. James Gartland, S.J. to conduct a needs as-sessment study. When all of this input was sifted through several reports, committees, and policy boards, the fi-nal recommendation was to establish a new Jesuit-sponsored college prepa-ratory high school in the Pilsen neigh-borhood of Chicago.

1996 Fr. Schaeffer announced that he was assigning Fr. John P. Foley, S.J., a veteran educator with 30 years of school leadership experience in Peru, as the founding president of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. With Fr. Schaeffer’s assistance, Fr. Foley also assembled in-augural members of Cristo Rey’s Board of Trustees. After an incredible amount of dedication and hard work, the school welcomed approximately 100 sophomores and juniors for classes on Sept. 5th.

1998 The international Christian Brothers meeting in Rome challenged members worldwide to find creative ways to serve the poor. Later that year, as a guest speaker at the annual edu-cation conference of the U.S. Christian Brothers schools held in Chicago, Fr. Foley challenged the Brothers to rep-licate what was happening in Chicago.

2004 Six new schools opened: - St. Martin de Porres High School, Cleveland; - Cristo Rey New York High School; - San Miguel High School, Tucson;- Cristo Rey Boston High School;- St. Martin de Porres High School, Waukegan;- Notre Dame High School, Lawrence

Fr. Foley resigned as President of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in June and be-came the new President of the Cristo Rey Network.

2000 The Network “office” was formed. BJ Cassin and his wife Bebe committed $12 million from the Cas-sin Educational Initiative Foundation to support the replication of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in other U.S. cities.

2007 A significant step forward for the Network took place in August as Robert Birdsell, a proven leader with a strong background in Catholic school teaching and educational research and consulting, was elected by the Board as the new President of the Network. Fr. Foley assumed the position of Executive Chair for the Network.

Six additional schools became part of the Cristo Rey movement: - Holy Family Cristo Rey High School, Birmingham; - Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Baltimore; - Christ the King Preparatory High School, Newark; - Cristo Rey Jesuit High School - Twin Cities; - Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School, Washington, DC; - Providence Cristo Rey High School, Indianapolis

2006 Cristo Rey Kansas City High School and Cristo Rey High School, Sacramento opened.

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h i s t o r i c a l s n a p s h o t

2001 Christian Brothers were open, helpful, and humble in forming a new type of school board with both business leaders and educators working together. De La-Salle North Catholic High School opened its doors. The school points with pride to being the second school within the new Cristo Rey Network.

In addition, feasibility studies began in Cleveland, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, and Austin, TX.

The first formal meeting of the Cristo Rey Network took place at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago. Invited to the meeting were the six approved groups who were conducting feasibility studies funded by the Cassin Educational Initiative Foun-dation. This meeting marked the adoption of the Cristo Rey trademark: “Cristo Rey Network Schools: Transforming Urban America One Student at a Time.”

2002 Verbum Dei High School in Los Angeles became a member of the Cristo Rey Network. Previously an Arch-diocesan high school, it re-invented it-self as a Cristo Rey school and formally re-opened in September.

2003 In January, the first Mission Effectiveness Standards were approved. IRS granted non-profit status to the Cristo Rey Network in March 2003. Then, in May, the Gates Foundation formally committed $9.9 million to con-tinue replication of new schools.

Arrupe Jesuit High School in Denver opened in September. Jeff Thielman from the Cassin Educa-tional Initiative Foundation coordinated the first series of collegial visits to the original schools.

2008 In the aftermath of con-sulting with the Bridgespan Group, the Cristo Rey Network made a stra-tegic shift from growth of new schools to quality of academics to ensure that every Cristo Rey graduate is “college-ready.”

Three new schools opened:- Christ the King Jesuit College Prep, Chicago;- Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School;- Detroit Cristo Rey High School

2009 The Cristo Rey Network launched the Educational Enrichment Initiative, an ambitious long term plan to set clear college-ready standards for all students, as well as provide tools for teachers to help students achieve these standards.

The Cristo Rey Network hosted its first Leadership Academy at Northwestern Univer-sity’s Kellogg School of Management to serve the needs of current and future Cristo Rey school leaders.

Two new schools opened: - Immaculate Conception Academy, San Francisco - Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory High School of Houston

2011 DePaul Cristo Rey High School in Cincinnati opened its doors as a member of the Cristo Rey Network.

Fr. Joe Parkes, S.J. was elected the new Chair of the Cristo Rey Network Board and Fr. John Foley, S.J. became Chair Emeritus and Chief Mission Officer.

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Baltimore, Maryland A Member School Since 2007

Sponsored by the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus

Brooklyn, New York A Member School Since 2008

Endorsed by The Passionists and the Vincentians (Congregation of the Mission)

Birmingham, Alabama A Member School Since 2007

Sponsored by the Congregation of the Passion - Holy Cross Province; Endorsed by the

New Orleans Provice of the Society of Jesus

Holy Family Cristo Reystudy work achieve succeed

“We were helping tens of children, but we knew we were missing the leverage where we could help thousands of children.”

BJ and Bebe Cassin Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation

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Boston, Massachusetts A Member School Since 2004

Sponsored by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston

Chicago, Illinois A Member School Since 2008

Sponsored by the Chicago-Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus

Chicago, Illinois Founding School Since 1996

Sponsored by the Chicago-Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus

“Cristo Rey is magical. What you see is hope and optimism.”

Melinda GatesThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Cincinnati, Ohio A Member School Since 2011

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati

Cleveland, Ohio A Member School Since 2004

Endorsed by the Chicago-Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus and the Sisters of the

Humility of Mary

Denver, Colorado A Member School Since 2003

Sponsored by the Missouri Province of the Society of Jesus

“Cristo Rey schools are hopeful examples of what Catholic education can achieve when people and institutions pull together, both intellectually and financially, to support students and the communities where they live. The Leadership Roundtable honors both the Cristo Rey Network’s commitment to embrace innovation,

and in a special way, its dedication to support urban students who have limited access to adequate college preparation.”

Kerry A. Robinson Executive Director, The Leadership Roundtable

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Detroit, Michigan A Member School Since 2008

Sponsored by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and

the Basilian Fathers

Indianapolis, Indiana A Member School Since 2007

Sponsored by the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN

Houston, Texas A Member School Since 2009

Sponsored by the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus

“As our nation confronts the still-growing challenges of ensuring quality educational opportunity in low-income communities, the Cristo Rey Network provides an important and inspiring model. That is why Georgetown is working to help the Cristo Rey Network

build its strength, and is helping individual schools develop their missions and excellence.”

Dr. John J. DeGioiaPresident, Georgetown University

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Kansas City, Missouri A Member School Since 2006

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth

Los Angeles, California A Member School Since 2002

Sponsored by the California Province of the Society of Jesus and the

Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Lawrence, Massachusetts A Member School Since 2004

Sponsored by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

“Thanks to their committment to high quality education and their innovative Corporate Work Study Program, each Cristo Rey Network school is addressing one of the most challenging issues of education, and that is our nation’s dropout crisis.”

Laura Bush

Former First Lady

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Newark, New Jersey A Member School Since 2007

Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Newark;Endorsed by the Sisters of Charity of Saint

Elizabeth and the Marist Brothers of the Schools

New York, New York A Member School Since 2004

Endorsed by the New York Province of the Society of Jesus; the American Province of the Society

of the Holy Child Jesus; and the Brothers of the Christian Schools - District of Eastern NA

Minneapolis, Minnesota A Member School Since 2007

Sponsored by the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus

“We have a responsibility to provide high-quality educational options for all our youth. Successful models like Cristo Rey should be part of the national discussion and local solution.”

Tom Vander Ark

Past Executive Director of Education, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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San Francisco, California A Member School Since 2009

Sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, California

Sacramento, California A Member School Since 2006

Sponsored by the California Province of the Society of Jesus; Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, West Midwest

Community; Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, California Province; Endorsed by the Diocese of Sacramento

Portland, Oregon A Member School Since 2001

Sponsored by the San Francisco District of De La Salle Christian Brothers

“Cristo Rey schools are remarkable examples of what can happen when dreams meet opportunity. Cristo Rey graduates are tomorrow’s leaders in industry, education and public service.”

Richard J. Durbin United States Senator & Majority Whip

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Tucson, Arizona A Member School Since 2004

Sponsored by the San Francisco District of De La Salle Christian Brothers

Washington, District of Columbia A Member School Since 2007

Sponsored by the Salesians of Don Bosco and the Archdiocese of Washington

Waukegan, Illinois A Member School Since 2004

Endorsed by the American Province of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, Sinsinawa

Dominicans, Clerics of St. Viator

“We have many things to be proud of at Fordham, but among the crown jewels is our partnership with the Cristo Rey Network. There are few causes more urgent than the formation of young people’s minds and spirits; together we prepare them to heal the world.”

Joseph M. McShane, S.J. President, Fordham University

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“Cristo Rey is one of the most successful educational models of our time.”

Paul PurcellCEO, Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc Director, Cristo Rey Network

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Revenues: FY 2011 FY 2010

Foundations $1,716,000 $1,319,000

Individuals 774,000 965,000

Member Dues 283,000 186,000

Corporations 43,000 316,000

Universities and Religious Communities 88,000 13,000

Investment Income 4,000 4,000

Total Revenue $2,908,000 $2,803,000

Expenses:

Grants to Cristo Rey Network Schools $319,000 $6,000

Support Services for Cristo Rey Network Schools 1,156,000 1,170,000

Conferences and Training for Cristo Rey Network Schools 667,000 509,000

General Administration 238,000 289,000

Development and Communication 504,000 488,000

Total Expense $2,884,000 $2,462,000

financial statements Comparitive Schedule of Revenue and Expenses

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honor roll $5,000-$9,999 Madeline and Philip Lacovara John and Carol Thompson Xavier University

$1,000-$4,999 Robert Becherer Christian Brothers Services John and Rosemary Croghan Enterprise Holdings Anne and Kenneth Frantzen John and Barbara Hazeltine Max Heerman Michael Francis Maloney Marquette University Mission Advancement Fr. Joe Moons, CP Dennis and Kathy O’Keefe Pine Manor College Paul and Patricia Purcell St. John’s Univeristy / College of St. Benedict’s St. Mary’s College, Indiana Susan R and John W Sullivan Foundation Trade Press Media Group

$500-$999 Robert Becherer Belcaster Commercial Contractors Robert and Sheila Berner Philip Bornhofen David and Kelly Bryla George Cavanaugh WS Darley & Co. (Paul Darley) Mr. and Mrs. William DeJoseph Philip and Julie Delaney Dr. and Mrs. Emmett J. Doerr George and Anna Gaspar Kimberly Hadley Dr. and Mrs. Leander Jennings Kellogg Corporate Citzens Fund Kohl Feinerman Family Charitable Trust Tom and Anne Korologos John Patrick and Carrie Lee Mary McDonough Robert and Kathryn Otter

Noah Shachtman Jeffrey and Melissa Underwood

$100-$499 Robert and Lois Abele Dr. Michael Ayres John and Rosette Bagley Margaret Baine Laura and Everett Bell Doug Blanchard Julia Buckman Dr. Michael Butcher Patricia Butwin Calvert Social Investment Foundation James and Maureen Chavoen Judith Coates Thomas and Phyllis Corrigan Dennis Daniel Elainea de Vera Bernard and Marilee Dentzer James and Judith Depies Mr. and Mrs. Richard Disman Martha and Bruce Dych Richard and Anne Feeney Michael Ferri David and Kellee Fisher Thomas and Betsy Flanagan Robert and Mary Foley J. Patrick and Anne Gallagher Bernard and Karen Gallagher Travers and Jessica Garvin John Glunz Mario and Lynn Grigni Louis and Teresa Harrington Peter and Barbara Hasbrook John Haveman Brian and Kathy Hayes Tom and Mary Hayes Denis and Sondra Healy Thomas and Jennifer Hirsch John and Frances Johannes Raj and Laura Kakar Roger and Joan Kanet Frank Kastelic Lucy Katz

The Cristo Rey Network extends a special thank you to our lifetime benefactors:

$10,000,000 +BJ and Bebe Cassin The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $1,000,000 +HSBC North America I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation $500,000 +Best Buy Children’s FoundationCaster Family FoundationDonald LucasRichard M. Lucas FoundationRoger and Susan Stone

Terrence Kearney Michael Khoury Elizabeth Lahart James and Jody Land Marilyn Levine Robert and Linda Lewandowski Eric and Sheila London JD and Charlotte MacDonald William McMenamin David and Judy McNulty Wade and Phyllis Meyercord Michael Millman Frank Molony Robert Moore Sheila O’Brien Scott and Lara O’Brien Daniel Obringer Mike Odiotti Richard and Jeanne Oelerich Norton and Mary Ann O’Meara Virginia Parker Regina Parks Terence Peavy Robert and Carolyn Peters Michele Poore Daniel Porterfield, Ph.D. Razoo Foundation Dan and Sue Real Thomas and Catherine Reedy Steve and Becky Saxby Thomas Schneider Richard Schroeder Carl and Eileen Sheliga Kenneth and Maureen Sherer Leo and Honey Sheridan Michael Skok Eric Stein Ed and Helen Tepas Stephen and Linda Toft Tony Toohey Neetu Vacin Bryan Vincent Vulcan Materials Leor Zahavi

If an error has occurred in the compila -tion of this list, we ask that you call it to our attention.

$25,000+ Colin and Gabrielle Scully Darren and Terry Jackson GHR Foundation J&L Foundation John Templeton Foundation Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Manhattan Institute Mario Family Foundation Opus Foundation Richard and Susan Braddock Family Foundation $10,000,-$24,999 Helen Brach Foundation Creighton University Patrick Foley Georgetown University College of the Holy Cross Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago James and Sharon O’Sullivan Richard and Dolores Shantz St. Thomas University Villanova University

Gifts more than $100 to the Cristo Rey Network from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.

board of directors and staff

Board of Directors Kevin T. BainePartner Williams & Connolly, LLPWashington, DC Robert J. Birdsell (Ex-Officio)President & CEO Cristo Rey NetworkChicago, IL Richard S. BraddockChairman MidOcean PartnersNew York, NY Stephen D. BumbaughExecutive DirectorThe Specialty Family FoundationSanta Monica, CA Rev. John P. Foley, S.J.Chair Emeritus and Chief Mission Officer Cristo Rey NetworkChicago, IL

Kathleen A. Mahoney, Ph.D.ConsultantNew York, NY

Rev. Joseph P. Parkes, S.J. (Chair) President Cristo Rey New York High School New York, NY

Daniel R. Porterfield, Ph.D.President Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, PA

Paul E. PurcellChairman, President & CEO Robert W. Baird Inc.Chicago, IL

Staff Rev. John P. Foley, S.J.Chair Emeritus and Chief Mission Officer

Robert J. BirdsellPresident and CEO

Elizabeth S. GoettlChief Academic Officer

Jack CroweChief Operating Officer and General Counsel Robert Mooney Senior Consultant

Sr. Vickie Perkins, SCL Senior Consultant

Dave MasonDirector of School Support

Kay VolkDirector of Teaching and Learning

Claire SayersNational Corporate Work Study Director

Chris BroughtonDirector of College Initiatives

Nicole HallDirector of Strategy and Finance

Patrick DunphyAdvancement Officer

Brenda SchulzeAdvancement Officer

Joanna LuccaAdministrative Assistant

Joseph J. RauenhorstPresident Encore One of Florida, L.L.C.Boca Raton, FL

Colin T. ScullyChairman & CEO Life Line ScreeningCleveland, OH

John R. ThompsonSenior Vice President and General Manager BestBuy.comRichfield, MN

Martha B. WyrschPresidentVestas America, USAPortland, OR

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Prayer for Cristo Rey

Christ our King,bless the students, alumni, teachers and leaders

of all the Cristo Rey schools. Help us to discover all the talents You have given

to so many young men and women in our center cities so that together we many contribute to making Your Kingdom come and truly be about

“transforming urban America one student at a time,” all for Your greater glory. Amen.

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