GreatHearts Academies Quarterly Report April 2014
Academy & Staff Contact Information Academies Veritas aratory Academy Founded: 2002 Headmaster: Douglas Minson 3102 N. 56th St., Phoenix, AZ 85018 602.263.1128 www.veritasprepacademy.org Chandler aratory Academy Founded: 2005 Headmaster: Dan Sullivan 1951 N. Alma School Rd., Chandler, AZ 85224 480.855.5410 www.chandlerprep.org Mesa aratory Academy Founded: 2006 Headmaster: Robert Wagner 1303 S. Lindsay Rd., Mesa, AZ 85204 480.222.4233 www.mesaprep.org Scottsdale aratory Academy Founded: 2008 Headmaster: Alison Chaney 16537 N. 92nd St., Scottsdale, AZ 85260 480.776.1970 www.scottsdaleprep.org Glendale aratory Academy Founded: 2008 Headmaster: Brandon Crowe 23276 N. 83rd Ave., Peoria, AZ 85383 623.889.0822 www.glendaleprep.org Teleos aratory Academy Founded: 2009 Executive Director: Brian Taylor 1401 E. Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ 85034 602.275.5455 www.teleosprep.org North Phoenix aratory Academy Founded: 2012 Headmaster: Kevin Topper 13613 North Cave Creek Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85022 602.996.4355 www.northphoenixprep.org Classical Academy - North Phoenix Founded: 2012 Headmaster: David Denton 13613 North Cave Creek Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85022 602.996.4355 www.archwaynorthphoenix.org Maryvale aratory Academy Founded: 2012 Headmaster: Mac Esau 6301 W Indian School Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85033 623.247.6095 www.maryvaleprep.org Great Hearts Executive Staff Dr. Daniel Scoggin CEO, Great Hearts Arizona dscoggin@greatheartsaz.org Jay Heiler President, Great Hearts Arizona jheiler@greatheartsaz.org Helen Hayes Vice President of Academics hhayes@greatheartsaz.org Andrew Ellison Vice President of Academics aellison@greatheartsaz.org Ward Huseth Chief Financial Officer whuseth@greatheartsaz.org Jeff Van Brunt Chief Development Officer jvanbrunt@greatheartsaz.org Kiann Robinson Mapes Chief Talent Officer kmapes@greatheartsaz.org Maria Baier Vice President of Development mbaier@greatheartsaz.org Anthem aratory Academy Founded: 2010 Headmaster: Bryan Smith 39808 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway, Anthem, AZ 85086 623.465.4776 www.anthemprep.org Classical Academy - Anthem Founded: 2010 Headmaster: Bryan Smith 39808 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway, Anthem, AZ 85086 623.465.4776 www.anthemprep.org Classical Academy - Chandler Founded: 2010 Headmaster: Leanne Fawcett 1951 N. Alma School, Chandler, AZ 85224 480.855.6474 www.archwaychandler.org Classical Academy - Veritas Founded: 2011 Headmaster: William Haley 3102 N. 56th St., Phoenix, AZ 85018 602.489.7341 www.archwayveritas.org Trivium aratory Academy Founded: 2011 Headmaster: Dave Beskar 925 N. Sarival Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338 623.414.4883 www.triviumprep.org Classical Academy - Trivium Founded: 2011 Headmaster: Dave Beskar 14140 W. McDowell Rd., Goodyear, AZ 85395 623.414.4883 www.archwaytrivium.org Classical Academy - Scottsdale Founded: 2011 Headmaster: Robert Kuhlman 7496 E. Tierra Buena Ln. Scottsdale, AZ 85260 480.776.0413 www.archwayscottsdale.org Classical Academy - Glendale Founded: 2013 Headmaster: Jack Kersting 23276 N. 83rd Ave., Peoria, AZ 85383 www.archwayglendale.org *Opening in the Fall of 2014: Classical Academy - Mesa, Classical Academy - Cicero, and Cicero aratory Academy Executive Board Jay Heiler Clint Bolick Kurt Davis President Brian McNeil Bill Montgomery Dr. John X. Evans Advisor Jessica Pacheco Mike Gordon Derrick Hall Reed Porter Tucker Quayle Lisa Handley Barbara Ralston Vice President Hugh Hewitt Christine Jones Andy Kunasek Marianne Cracchiolo Mago Dan Scoggin Ann Pritzlaff Symington Don Ulrich Steve Zabilski
Enrollment Report Academy Enrollment - 100th Day Numbers SY 13-14 Budgeted Enrollment SY 14-15 Budgeted Enrollment Head Count Ave. Daily Membership Percentage that ADM is of 2013-14 BE Waitlist 2014-15 Anthem 696 724 701 670 100.75% 555 Chandler 668 668 662 675 101.05% 303 Cicero NA 100 NA NA NA 91 Glendale 391 442 396 397 101.53% 508 Maryvale 212 324 216 217 102.36% 116 Mesa 406 458 398 411 101.23% 221 North Phoenix 192 260 193 197 102.6% 203 Scottsdale 828 865 842 851 102.78% 837 Teleos 223 221 213 213 95.52% 98 Trivium 238 324 243 243 102.1% 253 Veritas 665 670 665 670 100.75% 406 Chandler 504 504 513 513 101.79% 1,087 Cicero NA 504 NA NA NA 603 Glendale 504 504 534 534 105.95% 1,242 Mesa NA 504 NA NA NA 372 North Phoenix 474 474 477 479 101.05% 667 Scottsdale 415 405 417 423 101.93% 1,173 Trivium 532 532 536 539 101.32% 755 Veritas 504 504 525 527 104.56% 1,110 Totals 4,519 5,056 4,529 4,544 100.55% 3,591 Totals 2,933 3,931 3,002 3,015 102.8% 7,009 Great Hearts Totals 7,452 8,987 7,531 7,559 101.4% 10,600
Enrollment Report 2014-15 Academy Applications Total Number of Applications Total 2014-15 Entry-level Applications Ratio of Entry-Grade Applications to Entry-Grade Openings (1586 new seats) Anthem 614 114 1.90 Chandler 460 208 1.84 Cicero 203 130 2.17 Glendale 608 225 2.34 Maryvale 246 98 1.75 Mesa 389 137 1.43 North Phoenix 299 153 2.13 Scottsdale 1,048 329 2.35 Teleos 190 58 2.9 Trivium 344 141 1.6 Veritas 539 246 2.24 Chandler 1,202 387 4.61 Cicero 1,121 302 3.6 Glendale 1,342 374 4.45 Mesa 886 189 2.25 North Phoenix 772 253 3.01 Scottsdale 1,263 394 4.53 Trivium 841 260 3.1 Veritas 1,191 342 4.07 Totals 4,940 1,839 Ave. 2.31 Totals 8,618 2,501 Ave. 3.7 Great Hearts Totals 13,558 4,340 GH Ave. 2.75
Great Hearts Annual Satisfaction Survey The annual satisfaction surveys are distributed to the families and faculty members of every Great Hearts academy. The surveys combine Likert-scale questions as well as opportunities for respondents to provide narrative feedback on topics pertaining to the quality and effectiveness of the Great Hearts curriculum and instruction, culture, and school management. This year 41% of families responded to the survey, and 69% of faculty. To give a glimpse of how Great Hearts is being perceived by its teachers and families, some survey responses have been pulled out and provided below. In June, a public version of the faculty and family surveys (with questions redacted that identify specific positions or individuals) is published online at www.greatheartsaz.org. (NOTE: last year s results are in parentheses.) 2014 Survey Highlights The quality of education at my school is... Excellent Good Fair Poor Family Survey 81% (77%) 17% (21) 1% (2%) <1% (0%) Faculty Survey 70% (79%) 29% (19) 1% (2%) 0% (0%) My school is following its mission to provide an academically rigorous liberal arts education. Favorable Unfavorable Family Survey 98% (97%) 1% (1%) Faculty Survey 97% (97%) 1% (1%) I support the mission of Great Hearts Academies to create a network of schools like the one that my child attends/ at which I work. Favorable Unfavorable Family Survey 94% (93%) 2% (3%) Faculty Survey 84% (90%) 2% (3%) I would recommend my child s school to other families with children who are curious and diligent. Favorable Unfavorable Family Survey 95% (92%) 2% (2%)
Great Hearts Class of 2013 Arizona s Top 15 - SAT Averages 1. BASIS - Scottsdale 2075 2. BASIS - Tucson 1939 3. University High School (Tucson) 1916 4. Gilbert Classical Academy 1904 5. BASIS - Tucson (North) 1900 6. Scottsdale 1883 7. Chandler 1820 8. Mesa 1818 9. Glendale / Veritas 1816 10. BASIS - Oro Valley 1806 11. Northland aratory Academy 1785 12. Tempe aratory Academy 1784 13. Arizona School for the Arts 1713 14. Tri-City aratory High School 1694 15. Catalina Foothills High School 1693 Veritas Chandler Scottsdale Glendale Mesa Number of Graduates 48 67 32 30 17 Percent of Class Attending 4 year college 92% 85% 96% 90% 94% Percent of Class Attending 2 year college 8% 10% 4% 3% 0% Percent of Class Entering Military Service -- -- -- 3% 6% Percent of Class Admitted to "More or Most Selective" Colleges 59% 56% 69% 66% 65% Percent of Class Attending "More or Most Selective" Colleges 56% 42% 56% 45% 35% Percent of Class attending ASU, UA, or NAU 21% 49% 53% 34% 47% Percent of Class Receiving Full or Partial Scholarships 79% 80% 96% 83% 94% Percent of Class Commended or Better by National Merit Foundation 13% 12% 9% 3% 6% Percent of Class National Merit Finalist 2% 10% 3% -- -- Percent of Class Named National Hispanic Scholar -- 1% 6% -- -- SAT Average (Out of 2400, 2013 Nat l Average 1498) 1816 1820 1883 1816 1818
Great Hearts Class of 2013 Class of 2013 College Acceptances (attending in bold) Abilene Christian University Christendom College Hamilton College American University Claremont McKenna College Hampshire College Arizona Christian University Colgate University Hampton University Arizona State University College of Charleston Harvard University Augustana College Colorado College Harvey Mudd College Austin College Colorado School of Mines Hendrix College Ave Maria University Colorado State University Hillsdale College Azusa Pacific University Colorado State University Pueblo Hofstra University Barnard College Columbia College Chicago Hope College Barrett, The Honors College (ASU) Columbia University Illinois Institute of Technology Bates College Connecticut College Illinois Wesleyan University Baylor University Converse College Indiana University at Bloomington Belmont Abbey College Corban College Johnson & Wales University Belmont University Cornell College Kalamazoo College Beloit College Cornell University Kendall College Benedictine College Creighton University Kenyon College Benedictine University at Mesa Davidson College Kettering University Bentley University DePaul University Kings College, NY Biola University DePauw University Knox College Boston College Dominican University Lafayette College Boston University Dominican University of California Lawrence University Bradley University Drexel University Lee University Brandeis University Eastern University Lewis & Clark College Brigham Young University Embry Riddle University, AZ Liberty University Brown University Fordham University Loyola University Chicago Butler University Franciscan University of Steubenville Loyola University New Orleans California Lutheran University George Mason University Marist College California State University, Fresno George Washington University Marquette University Case Western Reserve University Georgia Institute of Technology Marymount College Catholic University of America Glendale Community College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Central College Gonzaga University McDaniel College Centre College Gordon College Mesa Community College Chandler-Gilbert Community College Grand Canyon University Mount Holyoke College Chapman University Grinnell College New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Great Hearts Class of 2013 (cont.) Class of 2013 College Acceptances (attending in bold) New York University Southern Methodist University University of Kansas Northeastern University Southern Utah University, UT University of Kentucky Northern Arizona University Southwestern University University of Mary Washington Northwest Christian University Stevens Institute of Technology University of Miami Northwest University St. John's College University of Michigan Northwestern College St. Lawrence University University of Nevada, Las Vegas Norwich University Texas A & M University University of New Mexico Occidental College Stanford University University of Oregon Pace University, New York City Texas Christian University University of Pennsylvania Pacific Lutheran University The American Musical and Dramatic Academy University of Pittsburgh Pacific University The Citadel University of Portland Paradise Valley Community College The College of Idaho University of Redlands Pepperdine University The College of Wooster University of Rochester Point Loma Nazarene University The King's College University of San Diego Point Park University The University of Alabama University of Southern California Pomona College The University of Alabama in Huntsville University of the Pacific Portland State University The University of Arizona University of Utah (Honors College) Purchase College State University of New York Thomas Aquinas College Virginia Commonwealth University Purdue University Trinity University Washington and Lee University Randolph College Tufts University Washington University in St. Louis Rhodes College Tulane University Wellesley College Rice University United States Merchant Marine Academy Wesleyan University Roanoke College University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus Western State Colorado University Saint Louis University University of California at Berkeley Western Washington University Santa Clara University University of California at Irvine Westmont College Sarah Lawrence College University of California at Los Angeles Wheaton College IL Savannah College of Art and Design University of California at San Diego Wheaton College MA Scottsdale Community College University of Chicago Whitman College Seattle Pacific University University of Colorado at Boulder Whittier College Scripps College University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Whitworth University Sewanee: The University of the South University of Dallas Willamette University Simpson College University of Denver Wittenberg University Skidmore College University of Evansville Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Development Report Community Investment - Year to Date (April 21, 2014) Anthem Chandler Glendale Maryvale Mesa Total Dollars Pledged Average Gift $285,160 (Previous YTD $53,130) $339,442 (Previous YTD $321,791) $177,134 (Previous YTD $170,758) NA $180,979 (Previous YTD $166,990) $1,060 $1,044 $1,048 NA $1,097 Community Investment Goal $300,000 (Last year s goal $167,000) $315,000 (Last year s goal $285,000) $197,000 (Last year s goal $133,000) NA $165,000 (Last Year s goal $128,000) Percent of Goal Fulfilled Total Dollars Pledged Average Gift 95% 108% 90% NA 110% North Phoenix $100,210 (Previous YTD $53,130) Scottsdale Teleos Trivium Veritas $658,462 (Previous YTD $509,470) NA $97,970 (Previous YTD $64,030) $445,134 (Previous YTD $366,758) $1,055 $1,564 NA $883 $1,329 Community Investment Goal $100,000 (Last year s goal $40,000) $521,500 (Last year s goal $450,000) NA $95,000 (Last year s goal $59,000) $413,100 (Last year s goal $312,000) Percent of Goal Fulfilled Total Dollars Pledged Average Gift Community Investment Goal Percent of Goal Fulfilled 100% 126% NA 103% 108% Chandler $244,839 (Previous YTD $226,251) Glendale $236,407 (Previous YTD NA) North Phoenix $262,379 (Previous YTD $244,835) Scottsdale $316,264 (Previous YTD $244,678) Trivium $271,253 (Previous YTD $215,781) Veritas $471,507 (Previous YTD $334,833) $1,088 $1,159 $1,166 $1,418 $1,126 $1,620 $215,000 (Last year s goal $200,000) $240,000 (Last year s goal NA) $250,000 (Last year s goal $151,000) $379,000 (Last year s goal $300,000) $379,000 (Last year s goal $300,000) $379,000 (Last year s goal $300,000) 114% 99% 109% 124% 106% 124%