FALL 2011 INVESTORS UPDATE
November 10, 2011
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Agenda
• Overview of Investment Activity• Recent Investments• Venture Spotlight –
Presence Learning• Q & A
INTRODUCTION
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Speakers
Gloria LeeTed Mitchell Deborah Mintz Cameron White
INTRODUCTION
Overview of Investment Activity
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
Active Investment Areas
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NEWSCHOOLS INNOVATION FUND
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CITY FUNDS
People (Effective Teacher Preparation)
Tools(Personalized Learning Solutions)
Schools(Turnaround School Organizations)
Washington, DC
Boston, MA
Newark, NJ
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Funds Invested and RemainingINVESTMENT ACTIVITY
People Tools Schools Boston Newark DC0
5
10
15
20
25
RaisedInvested
Total amount raised: $70.3 millionRemaining under active management: $43.6 million
Innovation Fund Investments
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Recent InvestmentsINNOVATION FUND INVESTMENTS
Total recent amount: $1,975,000
Recent Innovation Fund In-vestmentsTools
$175k
People$1.1
million
Schools$700k
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ReNEW SchoolsINNOVATION FUND INVESTMENTS
ReNEW is a school management organization in New Orleans that launched two turnarounds of underperforming RSD schools in 2010. ReNEW will operate ten schools serving 5,000 students by 2014.
Entrepreneurs: Gary Robicheaux, Kevin Gutierrez, Colleen MacKay
Investment Amount: $450,000
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Houston Teaching PartnersINNOVATION FUND INVESTMENTS
Houston Teaching Partners is creating a continuum of performance-based teacher prep from alternative certification to a master’s degree program in Years 2-5.
Entrepreneurs: Collaboration between KIPP Houston (Mike Feinberg) and YES Prep (Jen Hines)
Investment Amount: $100,000
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Relay School of EducationINNOVATION FUND INVESTMENTS
Relay is a graduate school of education that trains new teachers for charter and district schools.
Entrepreneur: Norman Atkins, CEO
Investment Amount: $1,000,000
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Matchbook LearningINNOVATION FUND INVESTMENTS
Matchbook Learning is a new, non-profit school turnaround operator using a hybrid school learning model.
Entrepreneur: Sajan George
Investment Amount: $250,000
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GrockitINNOVATION FUND INVESTMENTS
Grockit helps students prepare for major national tests through online social learning.
Entrepreneur: Roy Gilbert
Investment Amount: $100,000
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Class DojoINNOVATION FUND INVESTMENTS
ClassDojo is a cloud-based tool that helps teachers easily manage classroom behavior in real time so they can focus on teaching.
Entrepreneurs: Sam Chaudhary and Liam Don
Investment Amount: $100,000
City Fund Investments
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NewSchools City FundsCITY FUND INVESTMENTS
Boston
NewarkDC
BostonScale high-performing charter schools
NewarkGrow the CMO market and strengthen the human capital pipeline
DCBolster charter sector to raise the bar for all DC schools
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DC Schools FundCITY FUND INVESTMENTS
• Focus for 2011-12: Instructional Capacity Building Pilot
Charter Board Partners helps DC charter schools with targeted board member placement and support
$625K investment
LearnZillion is a web-based platform with video lessons aligned with the common core
$150K investment
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Boston Charter School Replication FundCITY FUND INVESTMENTS
• $3.01M total investment to 4 emerging CMOs• Grants during first 2 years of operation to support high-
quality growth
Edward Brooke2300 students by 2015Excel Academies1100 students by 2015MATCH Inc.1220 students by 2015Roxbury Prep1790 students by 2015
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Newark City Fund
Investment Strategy
CITY FUND INVESTMENTS
•Help new and existing CMOs grow in Newark•Strengthen the human capital pipeline•Stimulate innovation for blended-learning•Collaborate with leadership on systemic reform initiatives
Venture Spotlight: Presence Learning
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Presence LearningVENTURE SPOTLIGHT
Presence Learning gets students the specialized services they need by providing online speech and language therapy.
Entrepreneurs: Jack Lynch and Clay Whitehead, CEO
Investment Amount: $300,000
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