2015-16 Impact Report
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Letter from our CEO We have a simple mission that will keep us delighted and challenged for a long time: To make learning fun for everyone. The past year has brought tremendous growth in the scale of our first program, NBA Math Hoops, only to be outdone by the growth of our vision and appetite to create change. I have never been more proud of my team and our accomplishments. What’s vitally important to me is that we have deepened and improved the experience of each student and teacher as we’ve grown. Many nonprofits fall into the trap of diluting fidelity as they expand, but we have maintained an incredible focus on doing it right. We sweat the small stuff. We don’t let anything fall through the cracks. We value execution above all else, and as you read the statistics and stories in the following pages, know that will continue to do so in perpetuity. My favorite anecdote from this year comes from the Bay Area: Angela and Patricia are 6th Grade twins from Oakland, and they may just be the best Math Hoops players in the country! We first met them on a site visit last year, when they decidedly beat our COO Nick Monzi in a head to head battle. After the game they said they became inspired to strive to attend Harvard, like Nick, because if they could beat a Harvard grad in Math Hoops then of course they were worthy! Demystifying the Ivy League and instilling confidence in low-income kids. Love it. They ended up winning the Bay Area Championship Tournament last year in dramatic fashion, and guess what? They won AGAIN this year! The father of our repeat champs called the day after the tournament to say that he has never seen his daughters, or anyone in their community, so engaged in something educational. Thank you for your continued support of our mission and belief in our ability to execute. Our team’s dedication to instilling a love of math into millions of students creates a wellspring of energy, I’m more fired up than ever, and what we’ve done so far is just the tip of the iceberg. Stay Fresh,
Khalil Fuller CEO
Expereinces
Learn Fresh
The Team
Khalil Fuller
Nick Monzi
COO & Director of Programs
Jeremiah Oteh
Associate Director of Programs
Stephanie Fraga
Assoc Director of Finance and Logistics
Colleen Johnston
Regional Program Coordinator, Bay Area
Jeff Drexler
Regional Program Coordinator, Denver
We’re hiring in 2016 for the following positions: Director of Program Management and Logistics, Director of Product, and Product Engineer. If interested, send us a note today at jobs@learnfresh.org!
Communities
The Board
Bridget Crowley
Regional Program Coordinator, Denver
Financials
Tiombe Morrow
Regional Program Coordinator, Midwest
Outlook
Impact
CEO
Micah Gilmer
Steve Leinwand
Dr. Howard Stevenson
Executive Chair, ANC Sports
Principal Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research
Senior Partner, Frontline Solutions
Professor of Urban Education, University of Pennsylvania
Jose Gordon
Executive Director, Warriors Community Foundation
Dr. Deborah Stroman Dir of Sport Entrepreneurship and Community Behavior,
Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
Carlin Johnson Politzer Managing Director, Innovate Foundation
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Bill Daugherty
Latesha Williams
Former Dir. of Digital Business Dev, LRMR Management
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The Educator Experience
Each year, we offer a refined set of academic products, community experiences, and incentives to participating educators across the country. Our continual improvement is driven by the educators themselves through mechanisms including the Learn Fresh All-Star Educator Team, the top honor for any teacher participating in the program. Included below is an overview of an educator’s annual experience as part of the Learn Fresh family.
Training and Products Most educators first experience our programs through local and regional trainings, often conducted in partnership with their local professional team or state after-school network. Training experiences last two hours and walk educators through the following Common Core correlated Learn Fresh products: The NBA Math Hoops board game. This product, which is supported in-kind by Hasbro and NBA Cares, features basic and advanced gameplay experiences that look and feel like a real basketball game. Students engage with the statistics of their favorite NBA and WNBA stars, and a range of fundamental math concepts. Lessons about teamwork, competition, and sportsmanship are also central to the experience. The NBA Math Hoops curriculum, which is composed of “basketball skills� that engage students in fundamental math-related components of the game. Redesigned in 2015, this product guides educators and their students through a 16-week season, using key components of the NBA calendar as benchmarks. From a pre-season to a player draft, a trade deadline, and a championship, the framework of the curriculum drives long-term engagement in the program. Broncos Mile High Math (Denver only). Developed during the 2015 NFL season in partnership with the Denver Broncos, this curriculum takes students through a STEM season, engaging them in a diverse range of topics including financial literacy, geometry, statistics, and physics. This unique program will continue to be expanded during the 2016 season.
Support
After attending a training session, educators return to their classroom or after-school program to implement the Learn Fresh curriculum with their students. Along the way, they are aided by our program team in a number of key ways. Weekly tips are sent to each participating educator to guide them, providing supplemental academic material and best practices for engaging students. Those who still need additional support have in-person access to a growing network of Regional Program Coordinators across the country, as well as full online access to all program staff. For the 2016-17 program, all digital resources will be housed in a specialized mobile app, which will serve as home base for all educators participating in the program.
Opportunities and Incentives
We pride ourselves on creating opportunities for educators to be honored and rewarded for outstanding work. Each spring, the Learn Fresh All-Star Educator Team is named, recognizing our very best from across the country. The team convenes in Denver, CO for three days each summer, providing feedback and fresh ideas to drive the work forward. Highly committed educators in several focus states also enjoy the opportunity to win game tickets, team apparel, gift cards, and special event experiences, in recognition of their high quality work with the program.
For students, the experiences that we offer are always highly memorable, often perspectiveshifting, and sometimes even life-changing. From our Bay Area champions who have been inspired to pursue an Ivy League degree, to our Little Rock students who have embraced a love of math side-by-side with their parents, Math Champs remain engaged in our programs in a growing multitude of ways. Existing Learn Fresh programs can support students as early as 2nd grade up through their high school years, with the targeted “sweet spot” for implementation being those students who perform at a 4th-7th grade level in mathematics.
Learn Fresh Experiences
The Student Experience
The Student Incentive Program When our students achieve, we like to reward them! Every participating student across the country is eligible to earn team apparel, game tickets, or special experiences with NBA players through their work with the program. Each site is outfitted with a poster to track students’ stats throughout the year, including games played, curriculum pieces completed, and special bonus points for displaying sportsmanship in competition. Students are rewarded at four checkpoints during the season and for those who earn these special incentives, it is often the first time that they have ever attended an NBA game or met a professional athlete. A few of the events that they get to participate in include: NBA Math Hoops Live. NBA stars from the Cavaliers, Hornets, Nets, Nuggets, and Warriors have all teamed up with students in their respective cities for exciting versions of NBA Math Hoops Live. In this game, the basketball court is converted into the Math Hoops game board and instead of drafting NBA or WNBA player cards, students get to draft an actual NBA player to compete on their team. Two sites usually go head-to-head, each paired with an NBA star, as the students complete the math, the players take the shots, and the teams compete fiercly to clinch a victory. STEM museum visits. Students have had the opportunity to join NBA stars at regionally and nationally recognized institutions including the Great Lakes Science Center, Chabot Space & Science Center, and the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. Programs vary based on the theme of the host institution, but are always engaging for both students and players.
Outlook Financials
Our most engaged students are able to take their work to the next level with the NBA Math Hoops Tournament Series. These end-of-year events, which are conducted in each Learn Fresh focus state, allow students to set the goal of being their site’s representative at their community’s regional tournament. During the 2016-17 season, this component of the experience will be taken a step further through the NBA Math Hoops National Championship, which will convene participating students from across the country for an unforgettable STEM and sports experience.
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Once our educators bring Learn Fresh products back to the classroom, the competition begins. Students sign Sportsmanship Contracts, draft their teams, and often begin to compete in leagues within their classrooms or after-school programs. Throughout the experience, students learn valuable lessons about positive communication with teammates and opponents.
Impact
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Program Evaluation
Experiences
Evaluation is at the core of our work. Each year, NBA Math Hoops students are tracked through a pre and post-testing process, with data evaluated by the American Institutes for Research in Washington, D.C. These stats, combined with our teacher-reported usage data, paint a strong picture of the program’s national impact. Included below are highlights from the 2015-16 school year and the last completed program evaluation (2014-15 school year).
2015-16 by the Numbers
Impact
10,074
Participating Students
85,952 Games Played
45,631
Basketball Skills Completed
Outlook
9,170,150 Math Problems Solved
All data is teacher reported. Math problems solved based upon the average number completed per game and per “Basketball Skills” curriculum piece.
Financials Communities
2014-15 Evaluation Summary White 13.1%
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34%
Black 27.6%
Student participation by race
72%
Female 48%
64%
Percent by which the average students’ score increased from pre to post-test, for students in Grade 4 or younger
Percent by which the average students’ score increased from pre to post-test Male 52%
Student participation by gender
Percent of students who “Strongly agree” or “Agree” with the statement “I enjoy playing NBA Math Hoops games.”
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Hispanic 36.1%
Other 23.3%
*Data from 599 linked students were assessed for the study, comparing results from tests adminstered before and after implementation.
287%
Percent by which full program participants outperformed a control group. Students who played 11+ games improved by 56.6%, while those who didn’t participate improved by 19.7%.
Learn Fresh
- Mike Bleyle, 4th grade teacher from Momence, IL “This program is amazing and not only for the kids, as I also had so much fun in the process of learning and playing the game. I had students begging me in my office to play the game almost everyday! I loved to see the excitement on the students’ faces and the motivation they had doing the math portion.”
Experiences
“Thank you again for contributing NBA Math Hoops to my classroom. Many of my students’ skills and scores have grown using NBA Math Hoops on a regular basis, as a reinforcement of basic skills. Most times the students do not like doing reinforcement activities, but every time we get out NBA Math Hoops they get excited and are engaged. It’s great to see them excited about learning.”
Impact
From our Educators
“Thank you for all the hard work and support over the year. The kids are better at computation, more positive about math and many attended their first-ever NBA game. I’ve already been asked if we will play again in the fall. The answer was ‘yes, of course...’.”
Outlook
- Helena Ortiz, After-school program coordinator from Alameda, CA
- Chris Kerecman, After-school program coodinator from Denver, CO
Founding years for each program are included.
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Upcoming Projects for 2016-17 NBA Math Hoops Mobile App
Experiences
Launch: 2017
Impact
The NBA Math Hoops Mobile App will be the coolest math game ever created. With exciting and personalized gameplay modeled after basketball skills and metaphors, students unlock NBA and WNBA stars, swag for customizable avatars, and exclusive content from players. Math skills covered will range from fluency with the basic operations, percentages, decimals, and fractions, to detailed statistics and probabilities. Brand integration and promotions will allow students to win real apparel by showing consistent engagement and improvement. Deep analytics and goal setting functionality will be present for parents and teachers. NBA Math Hoops National Championship
Outlook
Launch: 2017
Financials
The NBA Math Hoops Championship Series has become a staple of the annual program experience for students across the country. At the end of the 2016-17 season, eight student teams from across the country will convene for the first annual NBA Math Hoops National Championship tournament. Competitors will qualify through participation in their respective regional championships, as well as through a special application process to select the most engaged student teams. This special experience will include the opportunity to interact and learn from STEM-related companies and institutions in the host city. Financial Literacy Curriculum
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Launch: 2016 Learn Fresh is collaborating with students from St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy in Ozone Park, NY, and an advisory group composed of professionals from the finance and sports industries to create a new academic experience for NBA Math Hoops participants. This eight-piece curriculum will guide students through key concepts related to personal financial management, while engaging them in big picture, team-related scenarios such as salary cap management and sponsorship negotiation. The new curriculum is being developed in Summer 2016 and will launch in existing sites in September. NBA Math Hoops Parent/Student Leagues Founded in 2016, in partnership with the Little Rock School District, the Parent/Student league format allows families to team up once a month to compete in NBA Math Hoops, working their way to a special championship event at the end of the school year. New leagues will be launched in select cities this fall. Tackle STEM Working in partnership with the Denver Broncos, Learn Fresh is developing a curriculum series and basic game tying STEM concepts to the game of football. The series launch is ongoing through the Denver community network.
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Financials 600000
Experiences
Annual Cash Contributions to Learn Fresh Q2 2016 has been the organization’s largest fundraising quarter in history!
Impact
500000 400000 Q4
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Outlook
300000 Q3
200000
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100000
Q3 Q1
Q1
9 2014 $297,223
Months of runway with current balance and accounts receivable We have historically operated with 2-3 months of runway at any given time, which has made staffing decisions tedious. Forecasting includes planned 2016 hires included on “The Team” page.
2015 $418,834
2016 YTD $594,524
Annual In-Kind Contributions to Learn Fresh
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2015 $537,800
2016 $600,000 (Estimated)
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West Region
Experiences
The West Region currently includes established programs in the Bay Area and Denver, CO, both launched during the 2014-15 school year, along with developing initiatives in Sacramento and Phoenix. Work in the Bay Area is deeply supported by the Warriors Community Foundation, while Denver plays home to Learn Fresh headquarters. The Denver Broncos Tackle STEM initiative provides a fresh platform for curricular implementation in the region.
Denver - Oakland - Phoenix - Sacramento - San Francisco
Programs
2015-16 by the Numbers
Outlook
38,937
3,877
Participating Students
21,227
Games Played
Basketball Skills Completed
Financials
4,161,160 Math Problems Solved
All data is teacher reported. Math problems solved based upon the average number completed per game and per “Basketball Skills” curriculum piece.
Communities
Community Partners
Team Partners
Bay Area Community Resources
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco The Bridge Project
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Chabot Space & Science Center Denver Parks and Recreation Denver Public Schools Mo’Magic
Oakland Parks and Recreation
Oakland Unified School District Wings Over the Rockies
YMCA of Metropolitan Denver YMCA of the East Bay
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Funding Partners
Learn Fresh
Denver Educator Training
Bay Area Educator Training
Phoenix Educator Training
Nuggets Player Event
Warriors Player Event
Nuggets Player Event
Warriors Museum Visit
Denver Championship
Bay Area Championship
Sacramento Championship
Phoenix Championship
Oakland Championship
9/21/2015
12/9/2015
10/19/2015
Outlook
9/9/2015
Impact
Expereinces
Event Calendar
1/20/2016
2/8/2016
3/9/2016
3/29/2016
4/19/2016
4/30/2016
All-Star Educators Jesse Broadfoot
Na’Dra Hennington
Yvette Jarvis
Erik Moll
Rachel Nelson
Moses Omolade
Denver, CO
Oakland, CA
Oakland, CA
Denver, CO
Denver, CO
Oakland, CA
Lisa Liss
Mariana Lopez
Sacramento, CA
San Pedro, CA
Krishna Shapiro
Sara Ulricksen
Los Angeles, CA
Denver, CO
Evelia McClarty
Phoenix, AZ
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3/19/2016
Communities
Financials
12/15/2015
Virginia Young
San Jose, CA
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South Region
Experiences
The South Region quickly developed into the second largest, thanks to strong support from the Charlotte Hornets, the National Basketball Players Association, and close relationships with state after-school organizations. The Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina networks have driven growth in their respective states, helping to redefine the model for entry into new focus markets for NBA Math Hoops.
Alabama - Arkansas - Kentucky - Mississippi - North Carolina - South Carolina
Impact
2015-16 by the Numbers
Outlook
21,845
2,819
Participating Students
12,563
Games Played
Basketball Skills Completed
Financials
2,342,794 Math Problems Solved
All data is teacher reported. Math problems solved based upon the average number completed per game and per “Basketball Skills� curriculum piece.
Communities
Community Partners
Team Partners
AL Afterschool Community Network Baldwin County Public Schools BREAD
Charleston County School District Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
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Inspired Learning
Jackson Public Schools
Lexington Parks & Recreation Little Rock School District
NC Center for Afterschool Programs The Quest Zone
SC Afterschool Alliance
YMCA of Central Kentucky YMCA of Greater Birmingham
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Funding Partners
Learn Fresh Experiences
Event Calendar
Charleston Educator Training
Birmingham Educator Trainings
Jackson Educator Training
Lexington Educator Training
Huntsville Educator Training
Mobile Educator Training
Montgomery Educator Training
Charlotte Educator Training
Little Rock Educator Training
Little Rock Parent League Launch
Alabama State Training
Hornets Player Event
Charlotte Championship
Lexington Championship
Alabama Championship
Little Rock Tournament
9/29/2015
10/1/2015
Impact
9/23-24/2015
Outlook
8/11/2015
10/8/2015
10/9/2015
10/14/2015
4/6/2016
2/6/2016
4/28/2016
2/24/2016
4/29/2016
3/10/2016
5/14/2016
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10/27/2015
Communities
Financials
10/7/2015
All-Star Educators Kathy Dove
Douglas, AL
Stephen Hall
Charlotte, NC
Lee Farar Prater
Lexington, KY
Karl Romain
Little Rock, AR
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Midwest Region
Experiences
The Midwest Region includes a long-running program in Cleveland, supplemented by expansion throughout Ohio and a newly-developed initiative in Indianapolis. Our partnership with the Cleveland Cavaliers is our longest standing NBA relationship, entering its fourth year in 2016-17. The region is primed for growth next season, thanks to support from the Indiana Afterschool Network and a strong commitment by the Detroit Pistons to support growth in Michigan.
Cleveland - Cincinnati - Indianapolis - Detroit (New for 2016-17)
Impact
2015-16 by the Numbers
Outlook
14,873
1,893
Participating Students
6,692
Games Played
Basketball Skills Completed
Financials
1,571,619 Math Problems Solved
All data is teacher reported. Math problems solved based upon the average number completed per game and per “Basketball Skills� curriculum piece.
Communities
Community Partners
Team Partners
After-School All-Stars Ohio AYS Kids
Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland
Boys & Girls Clubs of Lorain County Cincinnati Public Schools
Cleveland Metro School District
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Concord Neighborhood Center
Cuyahoga Metro Housing Authority Esperanza
Foundation for Youth
Indiana Afterschool Network
John H. Boner Community Center Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center Open Doors Academy
Salvation Army Northeast Ohio YMCA of Greater Cleveland
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Funding Partners
Learn Fresh Experiences
Event Calendar
Cleveland Educator Training
Indiana State Training
Indiana Championship
10/14/2015
Cavaliers Player Event
1/26/2016
Cleveland Championship
3/18/2016
4/12/2016
4/12/2016
Communities
All-Star Educators
Financials
Outlook
9/25/2015
Impact
Indiana Educator Training
Cleveland, OH
Steve Walker
Cleveland, OH
Tammy Zelwin
Cleveland, OH
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Maura Heffernan
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East Region
Experiences
The East Region is a mix of new and established programs, featuring work across four boroughs of New York City, a deep relationship with D.C. Public Schools, and a special initiative in Prince George’s County, MD. Scholastic Olympics, run by University of Maryland professor Dr. Tamara Henry, operates the only network of after-school programs in the country that are specifically dedicated to Math Hoops. These unique clubs will enter their fourth year of operation in 2016-17.
New York - Prince George’s County, MD - Washington, D.C.
Impact
2015-16 by the Numbers
Outlook
10,297
1,485
Participating Students
Games Played
Basketball Skills Completed
Financials
1,094,577 Math Problems Solved
All data is teacher reported. Math problems solved based upon the average number completed per game and per “Basketball Skills” curriculum piece.
Communities
Community Partners After-School All-Stars, D.C. Boys Club of New York
Community Services Foundation D.C. Public Schools
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5,149
LeAp After School
Madison Square Boys & Girls Club New Heights Youth
Scholastic Olympics
St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy Team First
The 3Point Foundation
Uniondale School District
Team Partners
Learn Fresh Experiences
Event Calendar
New York Educator Trainings
D.C. Championship
PG County Championship
Nets Player Event
1/27/2016
9/16-17/2015
New York Championship
3/24/2016
Outlook
8/20/2015
Impact
D.C. Educator Training
4/30/2016
Financials
4/14/2016
Communities
All-Star Educators
Sheilah Jefferson-Isaac
Uniondale, NY
Kathryn Kigera
Washington, D.C.
Jeanne Shannon
Queens, NY
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Jason Banks
Washington, D.C.
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