A LETTER FROM OUR CEO
Dear Friends,
As a first-generation college graduate, I see myself in our College Track
students. I fully understand that while talent is equally distributed,
opportunity is not.
Four and a half years ago, while working as a middle school principal in
Denver, I began looking for college access programs for my students.
In my search, I discovered College Track—a program committed not
only to making college accessible, but also to supporting students’
preparation, admission, and most importantly, graduation. Today, I
am proud to lead an organization that believes in students’ limitless
potential and is committed to their long-term success.
Our program empowers students to earn their way into the colleges
and careers they desire and so richly deserve. Last spring, the students
I recruited four years ago as our founding site director in Aurora,
Colorado, reached a momentous milestone towards that journey—100
percent of those students were accepted to college!
Continuing to build upon our successes, this past
year, we successfully launched a regional strategy
that allowed us to form deeper partnerships
with the school districts, public officials, and
supporters in each local community we serve.
In addition, we surpassed our four-year goal to
double the number of students we serve by 2016
and laid the groundwork to expand our program
to Denver.
Our 10-year promise offers comprehensive
support to each of our students, through both
high school and college, helping us to create
agents of change who literally transform their
families and communities. By investing in our
students, you alter the trajectory of their lives and
those of generations to come. One such student
is Marlene Castro, who after completing our
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College Track Annual Report 2015