2007-08 Citi Success Fund Award Booklet - The Education Fund

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citi success fundciti success fundA Message from the President of Citibank (Florida) N.A.It is with great pleasure that I present the 2007-2008 Citi Success Fund and Citi Team Mentor projects in this publication.Through these grants, teachers create success stories in our public schools. I congratulate and thank the teachers whotake up the challenge and point the way towards success for our at-risk students.For nearly two decades, the Citi Success Fund has been expanding the learning experiences of more than 170,000 at-riskstudents in Miami-Dade County by facilitating highly-engaging active learning projects. Hard-to-reach students, under theskilled direction of a caring teacher, are motivated to learn with creative projects such as Architects in Training, wheremigrant students study the community, construct a model home and learn the steps to ownership; It’s a Girl Thing, wherepre-teen girls learn the effects of bullying and aggression in small-group peer counseling sessions; and Literacy Café, wherestudents digitally record their interpretive readings of literature to create CDs.We not only bring successful school experiences to our youth, but also to beginning teachers through the Citi Team Mentorprogram. These grants allow veteran teachers to collaborate with beginning teachers on a classroom project. The teamworkimparts management skills to the beginning teacher and showcases new and invigorating ideas to the veteran teacher.Both of these programs, funded by the Citi Foundation, are possible thanks to the support of Miami-Dade County PublicSchools and all the business and civic leaders who participate in the community grant judging. We also applaud ouradministrative partner, The Education Fund, whose partnership with Citibank, N.A. illustrates how a shared vision andcommitment to support our public schools can make a difference in teachers’ and students’ lives.On behalf of the Citi Foundation and Citibank, N.A., we are proud to present the 19th annual Citi Success Fund and CitiTeam Mentor Grants. Success is written throughout each one!Carlos J. DávilaPresidentCitibank (Florida) N.A.A Message from the Chair of The Education FundThe Education Fundciti success fundThe Citi Success Fund, launched in Miami-Dade County 19 years ago, is an award-winning program that the Citi Foundation hasspread around the world. The program’s greatest accomplishment is getting to the heart of hard-to-reach students and sparkingtheir enthusiasm for learning.This publication showcases tomorrow’s success stories. You’ll read about teachers who go beyond textbooks to make their dailylessons meaningful to students who, in turn, are inspired to learn. We applaud these teachers for their extra efforts on behalf oftheir students and also Citi for partnering with The Education Fund to introduce these students at-risk to success in theclassroom.Through the Citi Success Fund, Citibank and the Citi Foundation have invested more than $750,000 in Miami-Dade County PublicSchool students. This investment reflects Citi’s long-term commitment to our county’s at-risk students and serves as a continuedinspiration and challenge to the entire community. Citi understands that a good education for students is the responsibility of thecommunity at large.Gary M. PappasChairThe Education FundCiti Success Fund: A program of The Education Fund 3

citi success fundciti success fundCiti Success FundCiti Team Mentor GrantsIn 1988, recognizing the seriousness of the dropout problem, Citistepped forward to support successful dropout prevention effortsand encourage new ideas by creating the Citi Success Fund. TheCiti Success Fund provides small cash grants to educators fordeveloping innovative, easily replicable, grassroots programs thatprovide students with an opportunity to succeed and to associatethat success with continued school attendance. Because of TheEducation Fund’s experience in administering such programs,Citibank and the Citi Foundation asked The Education Fund tohelp establish and administer the Citi Success Fund.ApplyingThe Education Fund’s Citi Success Fund grant applicationsare mailed to schools in late spring. Miami-Dade CountyPublic Schools are instrumental in promoting and disseminatingapplications and information about the grant opportunitythroughout the school system. Teachers can also apply online atwww.educationfund.org. Applicants are required to submit theirgrant proposals by May 15th.JudgingIn June, The Education Fund pre-screens all applications,checking for completeness and adherence to the guidelines. Thesecond stage of the screening process is a community grantreading, sponsored by the Citi Foundation, which is held in July.Business and civic leaders throughout Miami-Dade County areinvited to participate in the event as volunteer judges. Thevolunteer judges are divided into teams of four or five individualsand include a local educator/technical advisor. All teammembers rate each grant following the criteria given. Thesescores are then discussed and compiled for a final team rating.Following the grant reading, an Education Fund staff memberaverages and tabulates the scores and ranks the applications.Based on the scores, a funding recommendation is submitted toThe Education Fund’s board of directors for certification.WinningThe Education Fund’s Citi Success Fund grant recipients arerecognized by their peers and the business community at anawards reception sponsored by the Citi Foundation in the fall.At the reception, Citibank and Citi representatives present thegrant winning teachers with their grant checks. Using theprovided forms to document the results of their proposals,teachers, at the conclusion of their projects, submit theirreports and financial data to The Education Fund.The Education Fund’s Citi Team Mentor program was initiatedin 2002 in response to the growing teacher shortage. It recognizesthe importance of a mentoring relationship in training and retainingbeginning teachers. The Citi Team Mentor Grants provide an incentivefor collaboration between new and veteran teachers. This collaborationcenters on classroom-based, student learning projects that providecommon ground for veteran teachers and new teachers to worktogether. Grants range from $1,000 to $1,200.Many of the grants encompass the standards of the National Boardfor Professional Teaching Standards. These standards reflect thedevelopmental levels of the students and subjects being taught and areuseful as professional development tools for teachers at all levels ofperformance. The teacher teams are composed of a mentor (a veteranteacher with more than five years of experience) and one or morebeginning teachers with less than three years of teaching experience.Program implementation begins in September and is completedby June. In their final reports, the teacher teams will evaluatetheir mentoring relationship. Applications are due in May and areavailable online at www.educationfund.org.citi success fundciti success fund4 Citi Success Fund: A program of The Education Fund

Elementaryciti success fundciti success fundA Garden of AchievementStudents will discover food doesn’tgrow in cans as they plan, plant,cultivate and harvest their ownveggies from seed to dinner table.Students will investigate farmingtechniques, the life cycle of a plantand local food production, whilewatching their creations bloom.They’ll apply scientific methodswith charts and data, and collectrecipes for a cookbook, published toaccompany their end-of-year feast.Tami Idun-Ogde & Patricia DavisGolden Glades ElementaryAfrican Rhythms from the HeartInspired by the percussiverhythms of African cultures,students will engage in a melodicblend of multi-cultural learning,critical listening, and finally, theindividual and team-buildingchallenges of performing, evenparading, in an authentic marimbaensemble. In addition todeveloping their musicaltechniques and appreciation,students will study the cultures,people, geography, history andtraditions of the African,Caribbean and Latin Americanhomelands from which the musicresonates. Journals, discussionsand presentations will chronicletheir personal reflections while liverecordings will document theirmusical progress.Michael F. CancigliaRenaissance ElementaryAround the World on KitesThey’ll have the world on astring… these students, in aproject that, through the simplicityof the timeless childhood pastime,links history, geometry, physics,art and meteorology. More thancrepe paper and Popsicle sticks,kites constructed and tested herereplicate historical experiments indesign and purpose, introducingscience and math principles todetermine wind velocity, barometricpressure, distance, weight andmotion. Investigation of kitesthroughout history draws oninvention, language, culture andgeography while constructiondemands a grounding in geometry,creativity and group interaction.Cassandra Pressley &Ina McNeilOpa-Locka ElementaryAspiring Junior ScientistsSocietyThis after-school science clubfor at-risk fourth- and fifth-gradestudents uses hands-onexperiments, research and fieldtrips to make science less abstractand more fun. A multi-disciplinaryapproach to science with journals,data collection, a newsletter, guestspeakers and correspondence withscientists will bring life to learningand prepare students for thescience FCAT. Parents are invitedto join the club for field trips tomuseums, nature preservesand the National Hurricane Center.Ana Lissette Casanova &Jacqueline A. LorenteBowman F. Ashe ElementaryCaptivating Reading Skillsthrough Science ActivitiesThis science reading forum isdesigned for third-grade studentsdiagnosed with learning disabilitiesfrom non-English-speaking homes.Sparked by their interest inscience, students will be motivatedto read for a minimum of 200minutes weekly, keeping logs oftheir progress and conductingexperiments associated with theiraccelerated-reading science books.By guiding the emerging abilitiesof struggling readers, the programwill provide unlimited practice toimprove and record their learningachievements, while building selfesteem,confidence and the toolsto be accomplished readers,writers, scientists and Englishspeakers.Cynthia BaughDante B. Fascell ElementaryThe ClimbersCognitive learning theories valuethe use of imagery to enhancewriting and literacy development.This program will motivate at-riskstudents to improve their readingskills through engaging digitalphotography projects. Studentswill be trained with photo-imagingsoftware to produce illustratednewsletters, greeting cards,photojournals, class poetrycompilations and other creativeoutlets that will keep themchallenged and introduce themto the necessity of technologybasedlearning.Gema E. PerezAmelia Earhart ElementaryEcology in a Bottle –Community Gone NativeFourth- and fifth-grade studentswill have a unique opportunity towitness the complex relationshipsexisting in the planet’s ecosystem,as they create a model terrestrialand aquatic ecosystem that aredependent upon each other forsurvival. Their models, basedon a program created by theSmithsonian and the NationalAcademy of Sciences, will containliving elements from algae to snailsto crickets and fish. After these citykids get the rare chance toobserve the interdependency ofnaturein action, they will apply theirknowledge to a native plantproject, cultivating up to 600plants for the community.Emily Hewitt & Marlene RossiRockway ElementaryFrom Soup to NutsFifth-grade students working insmall groups will research, plan,create and design their ownethnic restaurants. First,students will study a country torepresent. Then, using the latestsoftware applications, they willcreate a business plan and aspreadsheet, and design a menuand ads. These aspiringentrepreneurs will learn thedemands of running a businessand keeping a budget. Theproject will culminate with a“taste of…” party, as the youngrestaurateurs will prepare ethnicdishes for visiting parents andlocal business people.Ann StephensonC.R. Hadley ElementaryGood Listeners MakeGood ReadersThis weekly story time for 80first-graders will develop phonemicawareness and improve readingcomprehension in emergent,beginning readers. In small groups,the students will listen to a storyeach week and will learn, throughassociated activities, the literarycomponents of the narrative,such as main idea, characterdevelopment and author’s purpose.Ginger DiamondArcola Lake ElementaryHealthy Habits Help LearningThe severity of dental healthproblems is often overlooked inthe development of young people,but that’s no longer the case forthe at-risk students participatingin this collaborative teachingeffort to promote oral health.While learning the ins & outs ofmouths, the kids will using theirstospread the message, writing anddesigning props for a play to beperformed for the whole school,families and the community.Mickey Weiner &Citi Success Fund: A program of The Education Fund 5

Elementary (continued)Hannah Lewis, RN, MPHMyrtle Grove ElementaryIt’s a Girl ThingIn addition to the continual struggleto reduce violence in the schools,it is also critical to address themore covert bullying of verbal andemotional abuse. This antiaggressionintervention programfor pre-teen girls provides severalforums to raise awareness of thehurt and emotional destructionthat may come from relationalaggression and bullying. Smallgroupcounseling sessions willengage girls once a week to openup and communicate with peers,drawing from group and takehomelessons involvingcontemporary, growth-centeredreadings and journal writing.Alma J. Major DeanPerrine ElementaryMagical MuralsPrehistoric hunters painted muralson cave walls as part of a magicritual to ensure success for theupcoming hunt. Studentsparticipating in this program willrelate as they prepare for a lifetimeof challenges. On a school wall,students will create their own fivepaneledmultimedia mural, whileapplying the techniques of drawing,painting, mosaics and ceramic tiledesign. Throughout the year-longendeavor, students will not only beversed in the rich art histories andcultures of ancient Egypt, Asia andthe Americas, but will also studymath and geometry.Maria-Teresa Del MonteOpa-Locka ElementaryMagnifying an Unknown WorldStudents won’t believe theireyes as they explore the expansesof science, like experiencedscientists and microbiologists,through the lens of a microscope.In hands-on, minds-on activities,students will observe classroomslides, record their observationsand present their findings. Finallythey will create their own slideswhich they will use to teach alesson, magnifying them to theclass with a hi-tech DigiScope.Vanessa PanecaBen Sheppard ElementaryReconstructing VisionTeachers and students create acollaborative learning community,initiating an integrative arts andliteracy curriculum called VisualThinking Strategies, a researchbasedtheory using art andimagery to evoke communications.The entire third-grade faculty willextend the theory to virtually everysubject, creating discussions andwriting activities inspired bysimple, but open-ended questions.While increasing their languageskills, student will be challengedto open their minds to a newlevel of critical thinking.Mark L. RosenkrantzDavid Lawrence, Jr. k-8 CenterRumble, Tumble, Crumble:Earth is a’ MovingThis program converts theclassroom into an inquiry-basedlaboratory where fifth-gradestudents actually construct modelsof mountains, valleys, volcanoes,tsunamis and earthquakes, thensimulate the forces and processesthat shape our earth, ie. blow-dryer= windstorm. The experiments andaccompanying research directlyaddress the section of thescience FCAT devoted to justsuch processes. Individually,students will create reports,models and projects, raising theirown expectations to literally“move mountains.”Arlene TrotterCrestview ElementarySensational CentersTeachers with large, diverseclasses realize there is neverenough time to address the critical,individual needs of beginningreaders. With the help of thisresource bank, teachers maycreate and easily access activitiesfor students with disparatedemands, using class time to thefullest. The resource bank, createdby the Florida Center for ReadingResearch, comprises the crucialdevelopmental reading elementswith activities and lessons thatteachers may share and tailor totheir students’ needs.Melissa La RosaRedondo ElementarySpectacle EyesKnowledge is in the eye of thebeholder in this multidisciplinaryprogram which draws from physics,anatomy, optometry, evenphilosophy to study every elementof the human eye. Studentsassemble a model of the humaneye, make and learn to use aspectroscope and experimentwith visual illusions to provide aclear understanding of how thebrain perceives images. Fromexperimenting with blind spotsto researching the history ofeyeglasses to performing visionscreenings, students do the workof magicians, scientists anddoctors.Raylin EscobarBen Sheppard ElementarySuccess in ScienceThis program introduces youngstudents to the marvels of sciencethrough hands-on activities inspiredby supplementary science centers.Students will establish a firmknowledge base in the areas oflife cycles, matter, force andmotion through cross-curricularapproaches using literature,vocabulary and experiments.Yvette Brizuela, MaribelLaRoche, Pam Jennings &Diane Myersciti success fundciti success fundKendale ElementaryTai to the Chi, Yo!Attention Deficit HyperactiveDisorder in schoolchildren canundermine their opportunity tosucceed in school at an earlyage, establishing self-criticalissues and attitudes that lasta lifetime. This exercise programallows ADHD students aresearch-proven outlet, Tai-Chifor Kids, to channel theiranxieties and tensions, allowingthem to relax, remember, focus,and absorb information asthey learn..Ignacia Rames & Ana AlberdiEthel F. Beckford / RichmondElementary SchoolWeathering School and StormsThis project produces a classof young meteorologists all whilemeeting the fifth-grade FCATscience requirements. Studentswill learn to read weather maps,track storms and measureconditions which they digitallyedit and broadcast on their dailyforecasts through a school-widetelevision system. In fieldtrips tothe National Hurricane Center anda local TV news room, studentssee the real-life application ofwhat they have learned.6 Citi Success Fund: A program of The Education Fund

MiddleArchitects in TrainingFor migrant children, languageand constant relocation arehuge obstacles to a meaningfuleducation. By designing theirdream house in this program,students can draw from theirtravels to explore the intricaciesof design and construction froma holistic approach meldingmath, science and the languagearts. Students will researchhome ownership from financingto decorating, with field tripsand guest speakers introducingcareer ideas. Dream homes willevolve through intricate planningportfolios and culminate whenstudents present 3-D modelsof their creations.Jacqueline Sirven, MariaBrown, Jaime DonzantiMiami CommunityCharter SchoolCreative Culinary ArtsIn school, on the job, in life,preparation is everything.Students will learn this in theliteral sense, as they take onthe roles and responsibilities ofaspiring chefs in the restaurantbusiness. After researchingcareers, creating resumes andapplying for jobs, the new chefswill learn and practice cookingtechniques, collaborate to producea cookbook, train staff and hosta bimonthly reading café.Kathleen Capellades &Joyce L. WoodCentennial Middle SchoolCSI for Ecology – CriticalScience InvestigationCuriosity traditionally landseighth-grade students in hot water,thus is the plan for these scientistinterns washing up after afascinating class in the dissectionlab. It doesn’t get more “handson”than these anatomy andphysiology explorations into theanimal kingdom. As authenticresearchers, students will learnscientific methodology and criticalthinking strategies from the labto the computer.Gwendolyn FooteNautilus Middle SchoolLiteracy CaféNinth-grade students will becomeexcited about literature, thisprogram proposes, if given thechance to apply technology andcreativity to their readings.Students make excerpts of diverseliterature genres their own,recording their readings on digitalvoice recorders and analyzing theresults in groups for fluency andvocal practice. Students willultimately apply the elements ofrhythm, melody and expression tointerpret a range of thoughts andimages from their readings andperform them, with backgroundmusic, in a “café” setting.Trellany L. McMathThomas JeffersonMiddle SchoolScience Master MentorsThis initiative serves twopurposes and creates countlessopportunities. Middle schoolstudents must master thescience curriculum, as they willthen share their knowledge,mentoring fifth graders inhands-on lab exercises. Bothgroups will profit as the mentorsdevelop leadership skills andthe younger students discoverlearning habits fromrespected peers.Eileen Lilley-BroasRuben Dario MiddleCommunity SchoolSEAMS Like Fun – Science,Engineering, AerodynamicMath StudyNewton merely had an apple.These students get rocket kits.While the phrase, “projectilepropulsion” should get kids toclass, their explorations invelocity, motion, aerodynamicsand engineering will keep themovertime. A math and a scienceinstructor coordinate multicurricularstudies leading to fieldtests and team competitions todesign and build the mostawesome rocket.Everett Evansky &Bryan GrimmNautilus Middle Schoolciti success fundciti success fund

Senior Highciti success fundciti success fundciti success fundciti success fundArts & Letters Literacy LinksThis new look at literature explores the interconnectivity of creativityand expression. Four teachers from visual and language arts classescollaborate to introduce classical literature forms by inspiringstudents to interpret and produce their own original artwork andwriting. For example, students will analyze the elements ofJapanese Haiku & Tanku poetry, then create their own compositions,painting with bamboo brushes on rice paper. Original student workswill be showcased in a year-end art exhibit and poetry reading,Tatiana Sainz, Katerina Nadel, Charles Laffin & Eric MartinezAmerican Senior HighFinance Your FutureEstablishing financial literacy and responsibility in 12th graders is nosmall goal, but the ultimate objective of this program. Students will readand report on books drawn from a new library stocked with diversetexts and novels that breathe life into economics and offer intelligible,real-life applications. Each student will keep a financial personal literacyportfolio in addition to improving their reading and math comprehension.Carl HooverMiami Central Senior HighFrom Pencil to E-BookThis “school-to-career” electronic publishing initiative will introducestudents to the multi-step process of composition, editing and desktoppublishing. Students will learn the process through a range of writingassignments from essays and features to editorials and short stories.They will learn graphic design and layout techniques in the productionand distribution of original e-books posted on the school Web site andfeatured in a public reading.Katerina NadelAmerican Senior High“Mathletes” Boot CampSchool-wide monthly mathematics tournaments engage teams ofstudents of various levels and abilities to compete and collaborate inchallenging contests for prizes. Students will use math concepts anddeductive skills in exercises such as trivia quizzes, scavenger hunts,calculator games and a Monopoly tournament. The program lendsexcitement to learning and encourages teamwork and mentoring forchallenged students.Sandra DaireFelix Varela Senior HighReading Rules SATTo create an atmosphere of success for at-risk students, a program ofbook talks, readings, incentives, and recognition ceremonies andactivities will be implemented. Requiring students to read a specificset of books at each grade level enables language arts teachers tocollaborate on various reading strategies in their classes and contentarea teachers to include related lessons associated with the requiredbooks into the curriculum.Kathy PhamHialeah High8 Citi Success Fund: A program of The Education Fund

Citi Team Mentor Grantsciti team mentorciti team mentorFit for LifeThis science-based physicaleducation collaboration invitesstudents to examine the connectionbetween their bodies and thelifestyle practices of exercise andnutrition. Students will monitor theirbody functions, such as heart andlung performance with vital statisticsand measurements, maintaininggraphs and charts that will hopefullyrecord their improvement as theyimplement individual fitnessprograms and a healthy diet.Suzanne Wojcik & Gwen FooteNautilus Middle SchoolThe Green Apple ClubTwo administrators, a classroomteacher and the school’s activitiesdirector collaborate to create aveteran mentor team, to whombeginning teachers may go to in apinch. The goal is to facilitate newand seasoned educators to create aprofessional learning community andcordial environment that is oftenneglected during the rush of the workweek. Bimonthly meetings with aguest speaker and an open forumaddress classroom issues andpersonal experiences to ease thetransition to the front of the class.Diana Van Wyk-Lamb,Josephine Otero, Ana Suarez& Nestor DiazCoral Gables High SchoolPartners in the Harvest:“No Teacher Left Behind”Implementation of this teachermentoring program begins with theobjective to create a professionallearning environment for newteachers guided by norms ofcollaboration, high expectations,equity, ongoing inquiry andreflection. Two veteran teachermentors compiled a TeacherInduction Module curriculum totrain the mentors to advise thenovice on tricky issues, suchas classroom management,technology integration,lesson planning and parentcommunication. Through weeklymeetings and correspondence,beginning teachers will receive20-30 hours of mentoring.Wajahat Quadri &Kim MartinettiNorland Middle SchoolSaving Our SonsInspired by a media report thatofficials use fourth-grade readingscores to determine projectedprison space, this program workswith at-risk male third graderswith histories of behavioralproblems. Led by a personallyselected first-year teacher,honored by the state as anoutstanding role model andbrought up through the sameschool, the class will introducestructure and guidance, requiringdress attire with neckties, andoffering curriculum andactivities tailored to the uniquelearning styles and attentionsof young men. While theultimate goal is represented inthe title, the first objective ofthe program is to change themindset of students to believethat being smart is “cool.”Karen Weaver Gant &Deneric M. ForbesCarol City ElementarySeeds, Seedlings andSprouts: Sharing OurBotanical AdventuresThis project teams high schoolteachers specializing in scienceand photography with elementaryschool teachers and students tobuild learning communities aroundthe “outdoor classroom.” Drawingfrom the science curriculum,students will grow flowers andvegetables from seedlings anddissect and observe the matureplants. Meanwhile after lessonsin photography, the students willtake photos, image their shots inPhotoshop and create a gardenportfolio. The initiative will stressthe interconnectedness betweengarden and food while creatingecological and environmentalawareness.Eloisa Mena &Juan E. CabreraDesign & ArchitectureHigh SchoolLet The G.A.M.E.S. BeginResearch has shown that youngerchildren are especially receptiveto peer-to-peer learning, as theirsocial and cognitive developmentcoincides. This project createsclassroom learning centersstocked with books, games andactivities, where second graderswill tutor Kindergarteners inlanguage arts, reading and math.The tutors will nurtureresponsibility for the youngerstudents, who will receivepersonal attention and build theirconfidence to one day being atutor themselves.Mayra Perez & Ivette GarciaCoral Reef Elementary10 Citi Team Mentor: A program of The Education Fund

Six Ways to Help The Education Fund Spread Excellence:Six Ways to Help The Education FundSpread Excellence:1. Buy a “Support Education” license plate! TheEducation Fund receives $20 from the sale ofeach education license plate sold in Miami-DadeCounty – and from renewals each year!2. Designate The Education Fund through your payrolldeduction program. Just fill out your payrolldeduction contribution card and write in TheEducation Fund as your donation recipient. †3. Honor a loved one by making a donation intheir name.4. Designate The Education Fund as a beneficiaryin your will.5. Donate stock or property.6. Make a cash donation or use your credit cardto donate online at www.educationfund.org.Call Corey Yugler today at 305-892-5099, ext. 21to find out how you can make charitable giving apart of your portfolio!† The donor designation option is a special service of the United Way. The United Way focuses on meeting health and human service challenges. Their serviceis not intended as a way for organizations to have donors redirect their donations. If you choose to use the donor designation services, the United Way asksthat you make your normal gift to the United Way and then make a gift to The Education Fund.The Education Fund Board of DirectorsOFFICERSGary M. Pappas, Chair, Carlton Fields • Barbara L. Romani, Vice Chair, Citi• George A. Torres, Vice Chair, Dolphin Enterprises, LLC • Nelly Rubio,Secretary, WFOR-TV/CBS4/UPN33 • Roland B. Garcia, Sr., Treasurer, Original Impressions • Lisa Sloat, At-Large, Public Relations/Marketing• Linda Lecht, President, The Education FundDIRECTORSRolando Aedo, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau • Karen Aronowitz, United Teachers of Dade • Hugo P. Arza, Hugo P. Arza P.A.• Agustin J. Barrera, The School Board of Miami-Dade County • Brenda Bassett, Cefalo’s Wine Corner • Robert M. Brochin, Morgan, Lewis &Bockius LLP • Rudolph F. Crew, Ed. D., Miami-Dade County Public Schools • Scott Deutsch, Orange Clothing Company • Patricia Fernandez-Lefebvre, BankAtlantic • Nelson Gonzalez, Esslinger Wooten Maxwell • Joel Grossman, Tourism Solutions • Betsy H. Kaplan, Civic Leader• Teresa King Kinney, Realtor Association of Greater Miami & the Beaches • Lucy W. Petrey, Miami-Dade College • Hector J. Ponte, WachoviaBank, N.A. • Ileana Carrera Portal, Ocean Bank • Angela Ramos, Univision 23/Telefutura 69 • Raj Rawal, Burger King Corporation • WaldoRomanovski, Washington Mutual • Daniel Rosenthal, UnitedHealthcare of Florida, Inc. • Mitch Shapiro, Beber Silverstein Group • Anita Sharma,Florida Power & Light • Joan Sharperson, Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsADVISORY BOARD*Benigno F. Aguirre, Ocean Bank • *Luis Ajamil, Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc. • Carlos J. Dávila, Citibank N.A. • *Albert A. del Castillo, Squire,Sanders & Dempsey • *Ted A. Fernandez, AnswerThink Consulting Group • Jorge Gonzalez, Wachovia Bank,N.A. • *Seth Gordon, Gordon, Reyes &Co. • Evelyn Langlieb Greer, The School Board of Miami-Dade County - District 9 • Allen C. Harper, Esslinger Wooten Maxwell, Inc. Realtors • *SusanD. James, Washington Mutual • *Dennis M. Klinger, Florida Power & Light • R. Kirk Landon, The Kirk Foundation • *Barbara Ehrich Locke, Holland &Knight • Ana Rivas Logan, The School Board of Miami-Dade County • Carlos A. Migoya, Wachovia Bank, N.A. • *David Patrick Nixon, Civic Leader,• *Benjamine Reid, Carlton Fields • Merrett R. Stierheim, Civic Leader • *Dale C. Webb, The Protocol Centre • *Joanna D. Wragg, APR, Wragg &Casas Public Relations • Carol G. Wyllie, The Graham Companies • Dr. Sanford and Dolores Ziff, Civic LeadersPRO BONO CONSULTANTSHenry H. Raattama, Jr., Akerman Senterfitt • Beber Silverstein Group*Past chairCiti Success Fund: A program of The Education Fund 11

citi success fundA Program of The Education Fundciti success fundCiti believes that educating the next generation is the key to unlocking human potential andis one of the most important investments we can make in the economic and social progressof our communities. To insure that every child has an opportunity to become a responsible,contributing citizen, Citi contributes time, talent and financial resources to improve publiceducation.Citi’s comprehensive support focuses on educational initiatives that offer training toimprove the quality of teaching, introduce teachers and students to new technology-basedlearning resources, prepare young people to achieve their career goals and help themdevelop personal financial management skills.Citi proudly sponsors the Citi Success Fund because it recognizes that teachers are thesingle most important factor in improving student achievement. Piloted in South Florida in1988, the Citi Success Fund has become a national model for innovative school basedprograms. The Citi Success Fund is funded through a grant from the Citi Foundation.