IDEA Public Schools Celebrates 12 Years of Existence, Achievements in Brownsville

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS (September 25, 2018) – IDEA Public Schools will celebrate 12 years of educational excellence in Brownsville and honor the contributions and achievements of  senior leadership, founding students, teachers, and community leaders at a luncheon on Thursday, September 27. IDEA schools in Brownsville are top performing campuses, receiving state and national recognition.

This academic year, IDEA’s Lower Rio Grande Valley region is serving 11,000 students and 22,000 parents and employs 1,100 people. IDEA recently celebrated the opening of a new campus in Elsa while simultaneously breaking ground on a new campus located at the corner of FM 802 and Robindale slated to open next fall. This was also the Lower Valley’s 8th consecutive year of 100% of all graduating students being accepted to college.

At the luncheon, attendees will hear from founding principals and students, learn more about the impact IDEA Public Schools has had in the Brownsville community, and hear about the amazing accomplishments of students in Brownsville.

WHO:              IDEA Public Schools senior leaders and principals, IDEA alumni, students, board members, and community leaders including:

Jill Dominguez, Executive Director of Schools, Lower Valley

Tom Torkelson, founder and CEO of IDEA Public Schools

State Representative Eddie Lucio, III, Texas House Member, District 38

Alan Sepeda, student and member of IDEA Brownsville’s inaugural graduating class

WHAT:            Join senior leaders, students, and community members as they celebrate the achievements IDEA Public Schools has made in the Brownsville community.

WHEN:            Thursday, September 27

           12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

WHERE:           Ambassador Event Center

                           2735 Ruben M. Torres / FM 802, Brownsville, Texas 78526

To learn more or to attend, please contact Marco Carbajal at 956-272-4392 or at marco.carbajal@ideapublicschools.org.

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