Cristo Rey Dallas - Capital Campaign by kn creative

FOR ME TO BE...

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

ince opening with its inaugural class in 2015, Cristo Rey Dallas has proven the value of an innovative approach to education in Dallas. In a short amount of time, we have shown that young “CREATIVITY men and women IS BROADLY who have had few other options can thrive in a college prep DISTRIBUTED. environment designed exclusively for them. OPPORTUNITY Through the Corporate Work Study Program, Cristo Rey IS NOT,” VENTURE students have shown they can CAPITALIST STEVE CASE “I WILL NOT LET MY excel in a professional setting ZIP CODE DEFINE MY and have demonstrated they are willing to work hard FUTURE,” NOE ROCHA, CRD to earn this extraordinary opportunity. Our college CLASS OF 2019 prep curriculum has provided an avenue for students to discover new possibilities and a glimpse of a future that will include a college education. The new Innovation Center represents the final phase of creating a college-style campus in Pleasant Grove. Your partnership in helping build a cafeteria, Corporate Work Study center, counseling offices, gymnasium, and fine arts center establishes a legacy that will transform the lives of our students, their families and this community. Now is the time. This is the place. You are who will make it happen.

CURRENT CONDITIONS

Art students sit on the floor during lessons— the room is not big enough to accommodate easels and chairs

Insufficient cafeteria space— many students have to eat outside, in hallways or stairwells

Structural issues— the foundation beneath the gym is not stable enough to repair

WHO IS

CRISTO REY DALLAS?

risto Rey Dallas is a college preparatory high school for work one day each week in more than 107 of Dallas’ best businesses to earn over 63% of the cost of their education.

Parents pay tuition on a sliding scale based on their economic ability. The average tuition is $800 per family, per year. The remaining $3,200 is generated by fundraising.

Cristo Rey Dallas students • Located on the former campus of St. Augustine School, which was designed for 250 elementary school students • The only private high school within a 10 square mile radius. Only 20% of the graduates from local public high schools are deemed “college ready” when they graduate. • August 2017 opened the doors of our state-of-the-art Academic Center, built on time and under budget • Full capacity of 550 students in August 2018

Part of the Cristo Rey Network • 32 schools across the U.S. • Students often come from failing schools, many with dropout rates as high as 50%. Students sometimes enter as many as two years behind grade level. • 100% of graduates accepted into a two-year or four-year college, with a 90% matriculation rate • 4x the college completion rate of their public school peers

...THE START OF A LEGACY

students at or below the federal poverty level. Here, students

OUR STUDENTS STAND OUT

“Jorge had another very busy day, jumping from project to project, often being asked to do two or three things at the same time. He does a great job prioritizing and completing all of his projects.” -Civitas

“Jennifer did a fantastic job today. The work she completed helped us identify over $250,000 in potential cost savings.”— Moneygram

“The student workers are professional, serious and focused, have great attitudes and are proactive. There is no variance or gap in what is delivered each day, despite rotating students.”— PwC

“I gave Raymond a project that took him a few hours to complete. The project came back to me 100% complete and with several notations (by Raymond) on issues he discovered during the task. Very pleased with Raymond’s work.” -Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo

“Osbaldo has adapted to our AT&T computer system very quickly and worked all day helping to do inventory and move laptops to their correct owners. His work today will save our department thousands of dollars every month. Great job!” -AT&T

OUR STUDENTS RECEIVED AN AVERAGE “A” RATING IN JOB PERFORMANCE FROM THEIR SUPERVISORS

AVERAGE

$37,000

ur Corporate Work Study Program is proven to expand the educational and workforce opportunities of low income students. In addition to receiving a rigorous college prep education, students work one day a week at one of more than 107 corporate partners, learning valuable workplace skills while developing a professional work ethic. The CWSP Innovation Center will be a comprehensive training, technical, skill building and program management hub that will serve as an intersection point for business and education in Dallas. The CWSP Innovation Center will be Ground Zero for CRD’s comprehensive ¡Viva! program. This three week, intensive job training workshop is required for all incoming students. Here, they learn to become productive members of the work study program and gain the academic skills required to tackle the challenging Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep coursework. Currently, CRD hosts ¡Viva! offsite, but with the building of the Center, CRD would be able to host ¡Viva! onsite with a cost savings.

PHASE 3 - INNOVATION CENTER KITCHEN A107

DINING ROOM

SERVERY A106

A105

FIRE RISER

OUTDOOR STORAGE

A109

OFFICE A108

MEN'S TOILET

WOMEN'S TOILET

ELECTRICAL A130

A111

A110

A132

A133

WEIGHT ROOM

STORAGE

ELEVATOR

SPIRIT STORE

COACHES OFFICE

A125

A112

A129

A131

VESTIBULE

STAIR 1

A104

A136

A103

A102

MOTHER ROOM

CUSTODIAL A135

CWSP TRAINING CENTER

ATHLETIC LOBBY

CORRIDOR

A100

STAFF TOILET/SHOWER

A124

A1119

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR A118

CWSP COLLABORATION AREA

CWSP DIRECTOR

A137

LOBBY

A134

SOUND CLOSET A117

A126

A128

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

GIRL'S LOCKERS

BOY'S LOCKERS

A123

A120

GYMNASIUM A113

ATHLETIC STORAGE A116

A127

TOILET A115

VESTIBULE A101

GIRL'S TOILET/SHOWERS

BOY'S TOILET/SHOWERS

A122

A121

TOILET A114

UPPER DINING ROOM

INNOVATION CENTER

PATIO

A201

A201-C

SOUND LOCK VESTIBULE A202

WOMEN'S TOILET

MEN'S TOILET

TABLE / CHAIR STORAGE

A217

A216

A201-B

ELEVATOR

STAIR 1 A218

A211

STAFF TOILET A212

MUSIC LAB

A210

A203

GALLERY A200 A209

A213

GALLERY

A200

COLLABORATION AREA A219

CONFERENCE ROOM A224

SOCIAL WORKER

A223

A222

A200

SOCIAL WORKER A220

SOCIAL WORKER

ART STUDIO / SEMINAR

A215

A214

A208

ART LAB A206

A221

OUTDOOR ART

AP ART STUDIO

A207-B

A207

Job partners will also use the CWSP spaces for conferences, trainings, seminars and networking with other businesses. Bringing businesses on campus to interact with students in an educational setting will serve to strengthen the commitment of both employers and students and encourage unique growth opportunities for both.

...ALL THAT GOD HAS INTENDED

CORPORATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES CENTER AT CRISTO REY DALLAS Living in poverty has the most measurable effect on the rates of mental illness. People in the lowest socioeconomic status are about 2-3x more likely than those in the highest strata to have a mental disorder (U.S. Surgeon General, 1999). Our experience at Cristo Rey Dallas already bears out this research. • Last year with only freshmen and sophomores on campus, our counselors provided 496 counseling sessions. • 53% of our students received counseling last year Our counselors report our students have presented with: • Bipolar diagnosis • Depression • Eating disorders • Suicidal intent and ideation

Our counselors have supported students whose mothers have died, fathers have died and those who have lost a sibling. They also offered grief counseling and support after one of our CRD students died. Students present frequently with suicidal ideation, and a few have been sent to in-patient treatment. Often these issues are based on being bullied in middle school.

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COUNSELING

ur mental health services are another innovative aspect of Cristo Rey Dallas. We are the only school in the national network that offers a mental health intake for each of our students and is able to provide in school talk therapy in sessions for students who receive counseling.

The new Mental Health Services Center will provide: • Four private counseling offices for four licensed counselors • A group therapy space and waiting room • A consultation room Private counseling offices will give our four counselors the ability to provide our students with the mental health services and referrals they need and allow our counselors to provide therapy, diagnose learning difficulties and offer crisis intervention. The group therapy space will allow us to offer group sessions, which for adolescents can be the most effective. We anticipate holding groups focused on grief, bullying and issues around growing up in poverty.

any of our students face hunger at home for themselves and their

siblings. Research confirms that hungry children have lower math scores. They are also more likely to repeat a grade, come to school late, or miss it entirely. To ensure that our students are fortified to learn and to work, we provide two nutritious, appealing meals a day. We embrace a whole foods policy that allows for milk and water only, no candy or “junk food” and disallows food brought from home.

THE NEW, 2,300 SQUARE FOOT KITCHEN WILL: • allow for food storage and preparation on campus • feature professional grade cooking and food storage equipment • allow us to prepare and serve two meals a day for 300 school days per year

THE NEW, 5,220 SQUARE FOOT DINING AREA WILL: • allow our students to have three adequate lunch periods a day with ample indoor seating • allow us to use reusable serving plates and utensils, superior both from an environmental and cost standpoint to the Styrofoam trays and plastic utensils we now use

...THE FIRST IN MY FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE

HEALTHY BODIES, HEALTHY MINDS

FINE ARTS AT CRISTO REY DALLAS

t Cristo Rey Dallas, we believe that a foundation in the fine arts is an integral part of a college preparatory education. An understanding of the arts informs our students’ view of the world and themselves. We know that a grounding in the visual arts, music and theater will provide them with a level of cultural literacy that they will find in their classmates when they are in college. Research tells us that high school students who study the arts enjoy a long list of benefits: • Higher Mean GPA • Higher college enrollment rates • 3x more likely to earn a bachelor’s degree

• More likely to read a newspaper once a week as adults • More likely to volunteer as adults

ADVANCED ART AND MUSIC STUDIES Our current facilities present many challenges for our arts program. Freshmen must sit on the floor in aesthetic literacy because the only space available is not large enough for chairs and easels. The spaces that are large enough to accommodate our music class (the gym and a hall) have such poor acoustics that students have a difficult time hearing the music they are studying. The Innovation Center will provide 5,600 square feet of fine arts space.

AESTHETIC LITERACY CLASS In Aesthetic Literacy, students grapple with the nature of art and determine for themselves the place that art holds in a civilized society. Students then study the elements of drawing and painting and are challenged to produce these elements in several pieces.

MUSIC LITERACY Our music instructor, who has a Doctoral Degree in Musical Arts, introduces students to classical music, opera, jazz, R&B and walks them through elements of their favorite styles of music including pop, hip hop and rap.

THEATRE Students are introduced to the many facets of the theatre arts through their own artistic journey as actors. Through the use of methodology, rehearsal, and performance they gain personal confidence and the ability to make artistic choices that are unique, strong and specific.

A Place to Worship

he Cristo Rey Dallas mission is to provide students of all faiths with a college prep education enabling them to become men and women of purpose and service. A dedicated chapel space in the heart of the Innovation Center will provide a place for quiet reflection and worship. Folding doors will open the space to the foyer, allowing for larger gatherings such as faculty mass, theology class or a special service leading up to a retreat.

ATHLETICS AT CRISTO REY DALLAS

thletics and physical health are an integral part of supporting our students’ healthy bodies, minds and spirits and ensuring their success at school, work and at home. Our school fields soccer, volleyball, basketball, track and field and rugby teams. We are exploring the addition of lacrosse to our line up, and we have had early success in men’s soccer, making it to the TAPPS semifinals in our first year. Our men’s cross country team finished second in the State Championship. Additionally, our entire student body participates in daily enrichment programs, such as yoga, Zumba, weightlifting and flag football. Like many of our other facilities, our athletic facilities are insufficient, in disrepair or nonexistent. Our gym is not regulation high school size and is built on a foundation that has been determined by structural engineers to be both failing and irreparable. Our “athletic field” is an unimproved area of cleared land that has not been leveled, has no drainage and is not regulation size.

A real high school gym will offer: • a multi-use space that can accommodate team practices and enrichment classes • locker rooms that would allow us to host home games • a training room with weights and an area for stretching (student and faculty use) • space to host our annual Draft Day celebration • room for our entire student body for school assemblies, awards and presentations. • City of Dallas mandated storm shelter A real high school field will provide: • a graded, striped, turf field for soccer, rugby and future lacrosse practices and games • bleachers for students, parents and fans • a gathering point where families from outside our neighborhood can get to know Pleasant Grove

A LEADER

1064 N. St. Augustine | Dallas, Texas | 75217

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