Austin, TX (October 17, 2018) – IDEA Public Schools will celebrate 6 years of educational excellence in Austin and honor the contributions and achievements of senior leadership, founding students, teachers, and community leaders at a luncheon on Wednesday, October 17.
This academic year, IDEA Austin is serving 4,500 students and 9,000 parents and employs 600 people. IDEA Austin recently celebrated the opening of two new campuses in Kyle and Pflugerville and will break ground on two new campuses this year. IDEA Parmer Park and IDEA Health Professions are slated to open next fall. This year, IDEA Austin will also have their first graduating senior class from IDEA Montopolis.
At the luncheon, attendees will hear from IDEA leadership and founding students, learn more about the impact IDEA Public Schools has had in the Austin community, and hear about the amazing accomplishments of students in Austin.
WHO: IDEA Public Schools senior leaders, IDEA students and board members including:
Tom Torkelson, founder and CEO of IDEA Public Schools
Yolanda Davila, IDEA Public Schools Board Member
Jacque’lynn Walker, Sydney Hernandez and Marcial Aguliar, students and members of IDEA Montopolis’ inaugural graduating class
WHAT: Join senior leaders, students, and community members as they celebrate the achievements IDEA Public Schools has made in the Austin community.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 17
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: AT&T Conference Center, 1900 University Avenue
Zlotnik Ballroom
To learn more or to attend, please contact Jennifer Flores at 210-551-9253 or at jennifer.flores2@ideapublicschools.org.
2115 W. Pike Blvd.
Weslaco, TX 78596
Main: (956) 377-8000
Fax: (956) 447-3796
As required by Title IX, IDEA Public Schools does not (and is required not to) discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs or activities. This non-discrimination requirement applies to admission to and employment with IDEA Public Schools. Inquiries into issues related to Title IX may be referred to IDEA’s Title IX Coordinator(s) (identified below), to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education, or both.
All Title IX Complaints should be emailed to: titleixconcern@ideapublicschool.org. The Title IX Coordinator for allegations involving only students is Israel Ybarra, VP of School Development. The Title IX Coordinator for allegations involving only employees, or employees in relation to students, is Harold Schuman, Director of Human Resources Investigations.
IDEA Public Schools National Board Members: Collin Sewell – Chair, Ed Rivera – Vice-Chair and Treasurer, Ryan Vaughan – Secretary, Reba Cardenas McNair, David Earl, Erich Holmsten, Michael Adams, Gary Lindgren, Ovidio Vitas, Theresa Barrera-Shaw.