2022-23 IMPACT REPORT
THANK YOU for your support!
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO DEAR MAKING WAVES COMMUNITY, Welcome to the Making Waves Academy Impact Report for the 2022-23 academic year. 2022-23 was the second full school year of in-person learning following the year of remote instruction. Overall, we saw some improvements while experiencing some persistent challenges. The aim of this report is to highlight areas of success, growth, and impact.
RESILIENCE AND ROUTINES Of the five school values, Resilience stands out as the overriding theme for 2022-23. Strengthening Routines, Expectations, and Procedures was a critical goal in helping to support an effective in-person learning environment. We aimed for the school year to be as “normal” as possible – hosting dances and community meetings, having spirit week, and having 12th grade graduation and 8th grade promotion ceremonies on campus.
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HERE ARE SOME GROWTH HIGHLIGHTS • Attendance: We saw material increases in our average daily attendance. • Academic growth: Some class cohorts showed very strong growth on the state tests. • Seniors and college admissions: This was one of the strongest years of any senior class in terms of cumulative GPAs and college admissions.
LOOKING AHEAD Coming out of the pandemic, we are looking to be strategic and opportunistic in evolving our model. Examples include critically examining our instructional practices and the levels of investment in some of our approaches. We will have medium and long-term success by focusing on strengthening our foundation in the areas of talent, leadership, family partnership, and fidelity to instructional best practices. We will look back on the 2022-23 school year as a pivotal year during which Making Waves Academy began to “turn the ship” toward an even stronger and more impactful future.
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IMPACT
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STUDENTS
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ALUMNI
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DONORS
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FINANCIALS
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LEADERSHIP
Thank you for your support. Sincerely, Alton B. Nelson, Jr. Chief Executive Officer Making Waves Academy
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IMPACT Making Waves Academy is a public charter school committed to rigorously and holistically preparing students in grades 5-12 from Richmond, California, and the surrounding areas for college, career, and life success.
SBAC STATE TEST RESULTS FOR MATH AND ELA
The following chart illustrates the impact of the pandemic on our school-wide results, showing pre- and post-school-closure results for Math and English Language Arts. Note: 2019-20 testing was cancelled and 2020-21 testing was optional.
% MEETING/EXCEEDING THE STANDARD FOR MATH & ELA
60%
Math
ELA
50%
50%
30%
44%
39%
40% 26%
20%
21%
14%
10% 0%
2018-19
0% 0%
0% 0%
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
The following chart illustrates Making Waves Academy’s school-wide results in 2022-23 in comparison to Contra Costa County and the State of California for socioeconomically disadvantaged students. % SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS MEETING/EXCEEDING THE STANDARD - 2022-23
50% 40%
ELA
35% 28%
30% 20%
Math
45%
20%
17%
23%
10% 0%
MWA
AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL COHORT GRADUATION RATES OVER TIME 5 Year Average Graduation Rate
100%
State of CA
98.7% 94.4%
95% 90%
Contra Costa County
91.7% 91.7%
91.7%
85%
88.5%
91.7% 86.6%
80%
2019
2020
2021
2022
Lower than the historical average as a result of the pandemic
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90.5%
2023
91.7%
CLASS OF 2023 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
87
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
100%
900+
students graduated from Making Waves Academy
college applications
of seniors who applied to four-year colleges received at least one acceptance letter
100%
90.5%
High school graduation rate 0%
COLLEGE READINESS College
39% competitive
students
3.8 and above GPA
100%
53% College ready
students
2.5-3.79 GPA
5%
College eligible 1.8-2.49 GPA
students
COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANS (as of spring 2023)
chose University of California 37% campuses (including 6 at UC Berkeley and 3 at UCLA) chose California State
30% University campuses
Non-college 3% eligible students 1.0-1.79 GPA
100%
of students who applied to University of California campuses were accepted
21% chose community college 8% chose private universities 2% chose vocational programs
OF GRADUATES MET THE A-G COURSE REQUIREMENTS
chose an out-of-state
1% public university chose military
1% service enlistment
for admissions eligibility to UC and CSU campuses
SCHOLARSHIPS
94%
EARNED SCHOLARSHIPS AND COACHING from Making Waves Education Foundation
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Posse Scholar with a full-tuition scholarship to Lehigh University
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full-tuition scholarships to Johns Hopkins University
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STUDENTS 85%
1,100+ students enrolled
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of students are from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds
99%
of students are people of color
MEET SOME OF OUR
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WAVE-MAKERS
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GIOVANNA BARRAGAN (left) and JHOSMAR BARRAGAN (right) are attending rival universities, USC and UCLA, respectively. The sister and brother pair credit Making Waves with sparking their interest in college as early as 5th grade.
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During the Class of 2023 graduation ceremony, Valedictorian AMERICA LEON-BETANCOURT shared she is heading to Barnard College, Columbia University, with a sense of self and newfound courage.
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Senior IMUNTINYAN AIGBUZA led the 2023 graduating class in reciting the Wave-Maker Affirmation, a powerful declaration of self-belief and unwavering determination. She is attending UC Davis. PERLA SEGURA (left), PATRICIA DELGADO (center), and ELIA MEJIA (right), performing baile folklórico during the 8th grade promotion ceremony.
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ALUMNI
730+
Making Waves Academy graduates since 2015
WAVE-MAKER
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
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My time at Making Waves Academy was full of growth,” shared Juritzy Mata.
Juritzy enrolled at Making Waves Academy when she was in 5th grade and credits the school with helping her build her leadership skills as a part of student government and with setting her on an early path of exploring her college and career options.
Making Waves also gave me a community I could always count on.”
The first in her family to graduate from college, Juritzy went on from Making Waves Academy to earn her degree from Cal Poly Pomona in 2023 with scholarship and coaching support from Making Waves Education Foundation.
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My goal has always been to return to my community and recycle my success, like Making Waves taught me.”
I am excited to pursue a career that combines my passion for creative marketing and my desire to make a positive impact.”
Juritzy, who recently completed a marketing internship at Making Waves, is also excited to see her brother and three of her nephews follow in her footsteps at Making Waves Academy.
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I am truly grateful for everyone who donates to Making Waves.”
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DONORS AND SUPPORTERS LEAD DONORS John H. & Regina K. Scully Foundation John and Jessica Fullerton
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
Wayne Kelley Alicia Malet Klein and Tom Klein Jessica Laughlin Kelly Le Emalyn Lopez Elizabeth Martinez
Demetrio Barragan-Garcia
Hannah Morley
Lazaro Beltran
Jennifer Henry and Alton B. Nelson, Jr.
Leslie Blackburn Ka’Dijah Brown Joyce and David Burke Benjamin Calvert Gabrielle Campbell Antoinette and Louis Ciapponi Daniel Cohan Helen Jupiter and Matthew Cohan Judith Cunningham Diana and Ralph Davisson Darcy and Richard Deming Karla Diaz Danelle Dibble Tammy Glover and Damon Edwards John and Jessica Fullerton Patrick Gagen Angela Garay Diana and Michael Gilmore Pamela and Carter Hemming Susan and Richard Holm
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Zachary Paschall Glenn Rogers Patricia and Paul Sax
Thank you to the generous supporters of Making Waves Academy in 2022-23.
CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT Adobe Adobe Create Change Amazon Smile DonorsChoose Earthward Bound Foundation East Bay Community Foundation Genentech Joseph & Mercedes McMicking Foundation
Edward Schaefer
SPECIAL THANKS
Mary and John Schelling
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Caroline and Robert Schmalz
DonorsChoose
Peter and Suzannah Scully
Fidelity Charitable
Andrea and Brian Scully
J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund
Bonnie Shea and Brendan McShea
Network for Good
Patrick O’Donnell and Joe Shook Samantha Smith Scott Tracy Carmen Velarde Evangelia Ward-Jackson Margaret Watson Ryan Wilsey Fund Alexander Woodward Richard Woodward Blanca Zermeno
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FINANCIALS Making Waves Academy is a tuition-free public charter school that receives local, state, and federal funding. To best meet student needs and achieve the most impact, our government funding is supplemented by charitable contributions.
2022–23 FINANCIALS Assets Long-Term Assets
$ 427,788
Total Assets
$ 15,269,756
Net Worth
$ 8,120,743
Revenue & Support Government Grants
$ 20,508,302
Contributions
$ 8,750,85
Total
$ 29,259,158
Expenses
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Personnel
$ 18,426,551
Non-Personnel
$ 4,891,298
Contract Services
$ 4,811,371
Total
$ 28,129,220
This financial information is derived from our fiscal year 2022-23 unaudited financial records. For more information, please contact Chief Financial Officer Wallace Wei at wwei@mwacademy.org.
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LEADERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ALICIA MALET KLEIN
LAYLA NARANJO
JANIS GLOVER
DR. ESTHER HUGO
JESSICA WIND LAUGHLIN
AMY OBINYAN
President
MARGARET WATSON
Board members as of October 1, 2023
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Secretary
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
ALTON B. NELSON, JR. Chief Executive Officer
DAMON EDWARDS Chief Technology Officer
ELIZABETH MARTINEZ Chief Operating Officer
WALLACE WEI
Chief Financial Officer
SENIOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM
DR. TAMEKA JACKSON Principal
ERIC BECKER
Upper School Assistant Principal
KELLY LE
Director of Teacher Residency and New Teacher Development
Executive leadership and senior school leadership as of October 1, 2023
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A new mural on the Making Waves Academy campus by Rigo 23.
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