Posted on February 9, 2010

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Green Dot Public Schools

Founded: 1999

Contact: Marco Petruzzi, President and CEO

Address:
Green Dot Public Schools
350 South Figueroa Street, Suite 213
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Phone: (213) 621-0276
Fax: (213) 621-4419
E-mail: info@greendot.org
URL: http://www.greendot.org/

Mission:
To transform public education in Los Angeles and beyond so all children will receive the education they need to be successful in college, leadership, and life.

About the Organization:
Since 1999, Green Dot has been working to transform large, failing Los Angeles schools into clusters of small, successful schools that are safe, personalized, and locally managed; stay open later than traditional schools; channel as much funding as possible to the classroom; develop high expectations for all students; and encourage parent participation. The organization opens charter high schools in the highest-need areas of the city with the goal of significantly improving on the LA school district's high school graduation rate of 50 percent.

Current Programs:
In August of 2000, Animo Leadership became the first Green Dot school to open its doors; the school went on to graduate 96 percent of its first graduating class. Since then, the organization has opened an additional eighteen schools in LA neighborhoods where traditional public schools were overcrowded and underperforming, serving as a model for other charter school organizations around the country.

Green Dot also offers athletics, afterschool, college and career readiness and financial aid counseling, English Language Learners, and special education programs for students and has launched two sister organizations, the Small Schools Alliance and the Los Angeles Parents Union, which focus on organizing communities and leaders throughout the city to improve public education.

Web Site:
The Green Dot Web site offers information on its school model, the results its schools have achieved, and how the organization is working to drive public education reform. Visitors to the site also can learn how to enroll a student in a Green Dot school, apply to become a Green Dot teacher or administrator, and support the organization.

Funding:
Greet Dot Public Schools receives the majority of its funding from foundations, corporate sponsors, and individuals.