OUR NATION IS AT RISK +1 MILLION More than 1.2 million U.S. students drop out of school every year.

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2 OUR NATION IS AT RISK +1 MILLION More than 1.2 million U.S. students drop out of school every year. 1 IN 10 Of the 13 million children growing up in poverty today, only 1 in 10 graduate from college. NEARLY 50% Close to 50 percent of students in low-income communities will not graduate from high school.

3 We believe all children deserve an equal opportunity to succeed in life. Education is the key that unlocks the door to success but far too many children, through no fault of their own, aren t getting the education they need to make it in life. We at Stand are passionately committed to righting this wrong.

4 OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND, GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL PREPARED FOR, AND WITH ACCESS TO, A COLLEGE EDUCATION. TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, WE Educate and empower parents, teachers and community members to demand excellent schools. Advocate for effective local, state and national education policies and investments. Ensure the policies and funding we advocate for reach classrooms and help students. Elect courageous leaders who will stand up for our priorities. * Electoral activities are conducted exclusively by Stand for Children or one or more of its affiliated political committees. Stand for Children Leadership Center does not endorse or otherwise support the election or defeat of any candidate for elective public office.

5 FOUR YEAR GOALS By the end of 2015, Stand for Children s efforts across 14 states will help prepare more than 17 million students to graduate from high school ready for college. Our work at the district level will directly impact more than 1.5 million low-income students. We ll do this by: ADVOCACY Playing a key role in advancing at least 75 education solutions that will prepare students for success. These include passing new laws or school board policies, securing strategic investments, and recruiting or retaining strong student-centered district or state leaders. ELECTIONS Increasing the number of elected officials who align with Stand s priorities by leading efforts to elect 200 school board and state level officials in strategic races across 14 states. EMPOWERMENT Empowering people to take a direct role in improving public education through action that includes meeting with lawmakers, signing a petition, participating in family engagement classes, or becoming a Stand Member. TO ACHIEVE THESE KEY OBJECTIVES, STAND FOR CHILDREN WILL: Expand from 10 to 14 states and grow from 18 to 36 strategically selected school districts in those states; Build our engaged army of Members and Supporters and mobilize them for targeted, effective action to improve public education; Focus on the highest leverage strategies to help disadvantaged students; Develop a culture of high-performing people and systems; and Create a sustainable future for Stand. * Electoral activities are conducted exclusively by Stand for Children or one or more of its affiliated political committees. Stand for Children Leadership Center does not endorse or otherwise support the election or defeat of any candidate for elective public office.

6 Stand for Children Staff Members from 11 states. WHAT WE STAND FOR Access to quality pre-k And full-day kindergarten Safe and supportive learning environment Effective leadership and oversight Effective teachers and principals High expectations and quality instruction tailored to their needs Effective guidance and support to access college Transparent information about performance Sufficient funding, spent wisely READ MORE ABOUT ANY OF THESE TOPICS AT

7 STAND HAS 11 STATE AFFILIATES AND OPERATES IN 28 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THOSE STATES. Seattle WASHINGTON Portland OREGON MASSACHUSETTS Boston STAND DISTRICTS* Chicago AZ Murphy, Phoenix Union, Roosevelt, Alhambra, Charter Denver COLORADO ILLINOIS Indianapolis INDIANA Springfield CO IL IN Denver Chicago Indianapolis ARIZONA Phoenix Oklahoma City OKLAHOMA Nashville TENNESSEE Memphis LA MA OK East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, New Orleans Boston, Springfield Tulsa, Oklahoma City TEXAS Dallas LOUISIANA OR Reynolds, Eugene 4J, Bethel, Portland, Beaverton, Medford, Salem-Keizer, Hillsboro, Lake Oswego Indicates Stand Office Baton Rouge New Orleans TN TX WA Memphis, Nashville Dallas Tacoma * A Stand District is defined as a district where we have a dedicated organizing presence. We absolutely have to have groups like Stand for Children, to do the hard, hard work of advocating for reform and making sure it happens in states and districts across the country. Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education

8 When I see the kids of the parents we work with talking about college, when I hear them talk about the future, that s when I know we re making a difference. Maria Luisa Ramos National Family Engagement Coach, Stand for Children STAND IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF IMPROVING EDUCATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE MORE THAN 139 EMPLOYEES, NEARLY 500,000 SUPPORTERS, AND A COMBINED C3 AND 501C4 OPERATING BUDGET OF $22.75 MILLION.* AFFILIATE, YEAR FOUNDED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STAFF FOLLOWERS 2013 BUDGET* ARIZONA, 2009 JOHN FISHER 9 28,717 $884,836 COLORADO, 2009 SONJA SEMION 8 34,686 $1,024,327 ILLINOIS, 2010 MIMI RODMAN 7 45,391 $1,114,336 INDIANA, 2011 JUSTIN OHLEMILLER 7 32,691 $975,546 LOUISIANA, 2012 RAYNE MARTIN 15 27,312 $2,296,265 MASSACHUSETTS, 2003 JASON WILLIAMS 10 80,713 $1,964,867 OKLAHOMA, 2013 BRIAN HUNT 8 19,678 $1,289,841 OREGON, 1999 SUE LEVIN 9 40,992 $1,315,204 TENNESSEE, 1999 BETTY ANDERSON 10 43,544 $1,507,094 TEXAS, 2011 STACEY HODGE, DALLAS DIRECTOR 4 10,246 $457,131 WASHINGTON, 2007 DAVE POWELL 8 30,920 $1,241,095 *Includes staff supporting multiple states. **Dollar figures reflect combined C3 and C4 expense budgets. Does not include Political Action Committee revenue and expenses. Financial Honors: Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator & Guide Star Exchange Seal Great Place To Work: Oregon Business 2011 & Opportunity Knocks 2010

9 STAND-SUPPORTED EDUCATION SOLUTIONS IMPACT MILLIONS OF STUDENTS ACROSS OUR NETWORK. FROM 2012 TO 2013, OUR STATE-LEVEL WINS INCREASED 400% (FROM 7 TO 30), AND OUR TOTAL IMPACT MORE THAN DOUBLED (FROM 20 TO 44). JUNE 1, 1996 Over 300,000 people attend Stand for Children Day rally in Washington DC organized by the X Children s Defense Fund. JUNE 3, 1996 Key rally organizers Jonah Edelman and Eliza Leighton found Stand for Children as an ongoing organization Stand volunteers organize 133 Stand for Healthy Children rallies across the country to support passage of federal Children s Health Insurance Program legislation Focus shifts to grassroots organizing to achieve systemic changes for children. Launch affiliates in Oregon, Tennessee, and Maryland. Organize first Stand Chapter in Salem, Oregon Launch affiliates in Idaho and South Carolina. Play key role in passage of Portland Children s Initiatives which has provided millions of dollars per year for proven early childhood, after school and child abuse prevention and foster care programs Move headquarters to Portland, Oregon. Launch affiliate in Massachusetts Close affiliates in Maryland, Idaho, and South Carolina in order to target states with greatest potential for statewide impact for children Begin advocating for policy changes in addition to investments in order to increase our positive impact for students. Develop bill to create New Educator Mentoring Program in Oregon in partnership with New Teacher Center. We lead the passage of the bill to provide mentors to first and second year teachers to improve new teacher performance and retention. Launch Washington affiliate. CONTINUED

10 2009 Launch affiliates in Arizona and Colorado Launch Illinois affiliate. Help pass an Act Relative to the Achievement Gap to create conditions for school success in Massachusetts and enable the commonwealth to qualify for, and win, $250 million in Race To The Top funds. Work with State Senator Mike Johnston and key partners to pass Senate Bill 191, groundbreaking teacher evaluation legislation, in Colorado Launch affiliates in Indiana and Texas. Help pass Senate Bill 7, in partnership with Advance Illinois and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, which ties teacher tenure, layoffs, and placement to performance, streamlines the teacher dismissal process, enables Chicago Public Schools to lengthen its school day and year. Ensure a pro-progress majority on the Denver School Board by helping elect two education champions to the school board Launch affiliate in Louisiana. Pilot Stand University for Parents (Stand UP) in Memphis, Phoenix, and Chicago. Help pass 7 pieces of education legislation in 6 states (AZ, CO, LA, MA, OR, & WA). Leverage $2.9 billion in funds for education through ballot initiatives in 7 districts. Secured adoption of legislation jointly proposed by Stand for Children Massachusetts and the MA Teachers Association that will ensure every public schools gives priority to a teacher s effectiveness rather than seniority when deciding who to place and keep in the classroom. Elect 72 of our 88 endorsed education champions to state legislature and 15 champions to school boards Launch affiliate in Oklahoma. Help pass Academic Acceleration legislation in Washington, which will provide financial incentives to local school districts that adopt policies ensuring that every qualified student is automatically enrolled into advanced classes such as IB and AP. Help pass a major pension reform bill in Illinois, which will save the state $160 billion over the next 30 years. The reform puts the state back on the road to fiscal health and makes possible increased investment in Illinois poorest school districts. Help bring $115 million to Phoenix classrooms through passage of three local funding measures in the Alhambra, Phoenix Union, and Roosevelt school districts of Arizona. The funds will support reduced K-3 class sizes, interventions for struggling readers, additional learning time for struggling students, and effective Common Core implementation Click here for a look at our current initiatives by state and district. * Electoral activities are conducted exclusively by Stand for Children or one or more of its affiliated political committees. Stand for Children Leadership Center does not endorse or otherwise support the election or defeat of any candidate for elective public office.

11 STAND FOR CHILDREN, INC. 501(c)(4) BOARD OF DIRECTORS Emma Bloomberg (Chair), Chief of Staff, Robin Hood Foundation Katherine Brittain Bradley, President, CityBridge Foundation Phil Handy (Treasurer), President and CEO, Strategic Industries Eliza Leighton, Independent Consultant Michael L. Lomax, Ph. D., President and CEO, UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Lisette Nieves, Partner, Lingo Ventures Don Washburn (Secretary), Private Equity Investor STAND FOR CHILDREN LEADERSHIP CENTER 501(c)(3) BOARD OF DIRECTORS Julie Mikuta (Chair), Senior Director of Education, Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Kristin Ehrgood, President, Flamboyan Foundation John Legend, Entertainer and Education Activist Mike Perigo, Partner, Bridgespan Vince Roig, Founding Chairman, Board of Helios Education Foundation

12 If you don t fix education, nothing else will ever be fixed. Education is the most important thing. Stand is really appealing because together we can do a lot of good for a lot of people. Raymond Allmon Baton Rouge City Director, Stand Louisiana TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORK, VISIT NW Quimby St., Suite 200 Portland, OR stand@stand.org UPDATED: