Celebrate Uplift teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week

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Greetings!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week from all of us at Uplift Education. This is an important time of year for us because our teachers are truly the heart of our organization. Without their dedication, long hours, and unwavering support for our students, we would not be able to have 100% college acceptance year after year.

Join us in celebrating our Uplift Education teachers!

Teacher appreciation is more than a one-week event at Uplift. From supporting our teachers' growth through professional development, career plans and leadership development to our annual Dynamic Day in Dallas event for our top performing teachers to our multi-million dollar Teacher Incentive Fund program, Uplift believes in doing whatever it takes to recruit and retain the best teachers possible. We do this because we know that having the right mix of teachers and school leaders is key to achieving our goal of college access and success for all students.

There are many ways for you to join us in celebrating how much we appreciate our Uplift teachers, leaders and staff.

Make a donation online and designate your gift to "Teacher Incentive Pay"
Arrange for your office to host lunch for teachers and staff once a month for an Uplift school near you
Contact your local Uplift school to see if they have any volunteer opportunity that you can help with or offer to host a fundraiser for their greatest need
Share the Uplift Facebook page with your friends and tell them why you support our schools

Thank you for your year-round support of our teachers, schools and students. We appreciate all you do to advance are mission for 100% college acceptance for all Uplift students.

Shine through,
Yasmin Bhatia, CEO

Teacher Appreciation Video
Uplift Education Teachers are "So Kind and Generous"

2011 End-of-Year Teacher Appreciation video

Click here to watch Uplift's highlights video for the 2010-11 school year.

This video premiered at last night's End-of-Year celebration and captures some of the most memorable moments from this school year. Our teachers truly are kind and generous as the lyrics go. Thank you to all of our teachers for making this a memorable school year.

May 4 Capital Trip

Uplift Parents Advocate for Charter Schools

May 4 parent advocacy trip to the Texas Capitol and special message to Uplift teacher

Click here to watch a short video from Uplift's parents' trip to Austin on May 4 to advocate for charter schools at the state capitol. There is a special message for teachers at the end of the video.

Parents talked with legislators about the importance of passing legislation supporting charter schools and shared why they are so passionate about their Uplift Education schools. They also joined with 2,000 parents from charter schools across the state for a rally on the steps of the capitol.

Uplift End-of-Year Awards Ceremony

Teachers, teams and staff honored for exemplary work in 2010-11

Last night, Uplift Education celebrated the hard work of its employees with an End-of-Year Awards Ceremony at the Belo Mansion. The following individuals were honored for the work in the 2010-11 school year. Please join us in congratulating them on our Facebook page or as you see them in our schools.

Overall Awards

Teams of the Year

Special Education

Peak/Hampton 5th Grade Teams

Hampton Preparatory

Teachers of the Year

High School: Shaun Thompson
Middle School: Charles Taylor

Primary School: Sharlene Andrews

Non-Instructional Team Member

of the Year

Hilda Campos

Team of the Year

Counseling Team

Heights Preparatory

Teachers of the Year

Middle School: Daniel Polk

Non-Instructional Team Member

of the Year

Leo Pineda

Team of the Year

6th Grade Team

Laureate Preparatory

Teachers of the Year

Primary School: Chloe LaFrance

Non-Instructional Team Member

of the Year

Mary Guerrero

Team of the Year

2nd Grade Team

North Hills Preparatory

Teachers of the Year

High School: Sharice Williams
Middle School: Lauren Rozanski

Primary School: Julie Hills

Non-Instructional Team Member

of the Year

James Kennedy

Team of the Year

PYP Team

Peak Preparatory

Teachers of the Year

High School: Megan Fliss
Middle School: Kari Mills

Primary School: Lythia Awe

Non-Instructional Team Member

of the Year

David McLeod

Team of the Year

Summit International Preparatory

Teachers of the Year

High School: Brandon Pope

Middle School: Allen Anderson

Primary School: Shaquela Ford

Non-Instructional Team Member

of the Year

Michele Woodhouse

Team of the Year

5th Grade Team

Click here for more pictures from the End of Year event

Williams Preparatory

Teachers of the Year

High School: Samantha Fils-Aime

Middle School: Jamie Sammis

Primary School: Erin Chester

Non-Instructional Team Member

of the Year

Darren Climer

Team of the Year

Secondary Math Team

Uplift Education CMO

Employees of the Year

Adam Armstrong
Keith Lott
Britni Manry