UNITED TO LEARN | IMPACT REPORT | 2020-2021
Impact Report 2020-2021
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UNITED TO LEARN
mobilizes the
community to close
opportunity gaps in
Dallas public elementary
schools, accelerating
student achievement
and developing
purposeful leaders.
On the cover and above:
Students at Charles Rice Learning Center test their
new headphones, delivered to the school as part of
United to Learn’s Learning Launch program.
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We believe that listening is the first step to
building relationships, partnerships, and
results. Listening has led to incredible
learning, teamwork, action, and impact across our
47 U2L Schools (now 49!) in a year that has
prolonged unprecedented challenges across our
school communities.
Launching and sustaining a school year of mask-
wearing, socially-distant, plexiglass-bound learners
forced every educator to reinvent their daily
strategies.
Through it all, we heard the call and responded
with immediate action and proximity. Steadily and
closely, we worked alongside our U2L Schools and
partners, building a coalition of trust and providing
resources — whatever was needed to sustain
learning through this extraordinary year.
And we couldn’t have done it without you, our
governance, advisors, principals, investors, friends,
and the entire U2L network. Because of you, our
schools persevered.
The results speak for themselves. STAAR data for
2020-2021 reports that U2L Schools continue to
outperform their District peers. (See p.15)
Hear how a united network, believing in each
other, embraced these challenges and activated
solutions to sustain learning for our 26,100
students:
• When remote and hybrid learning called for
new technologies like student-sized
headphones and voice amplication devices,
we delivered through our Learning Launch
program.
(See p.16)
• When social emotional support rose to a
critical need to combat stress and trauma, we
offered curated SEL programming across our
campuses.
(See p.4)
ABIGAIL WILLIAMS FOUNDER AND CEO
• When schools needed ways to come together as
a diverse community, we delivered specialized
training to deepen cultural competency.
(See p.6)
• When students no longer had access to
experiential learning tools, we fostered subject-
specific literacy to bring hands-on, minds-on
learning over Zoom in partnership with the
Perot Museum.
(See p.8)
• When the winter storm brought further disaster
to neighborhoods already in need, we
distributed food and resources across the city.
(See p.10)
• When learning spaces needed inspiration, we
mobilized 500 volunteers to paint uplifting
artwork, install outdoor classrooms, and create
wellness rooms on Community Campus Day.
(See p.17)
Please enjoy this year in review… and thank you for
your continued support.
At United to Learn
we listen first.
CAROL GOGLIA PRESIDENT
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WE BUILD A THOUGHT PARTNERSHIP AND TURN THE DIAL TOWARD
tailored, research-driven solutions that best serve the needs of our partner schools.
Our wrap-around model involves an intricate partnership of community
organizations, individual volunteers, schools, and businesses that work together in
a collaborative approach. Whether we are providing a U2L School with social and
emotional curriculum, training teachers on literacy instruction, or refreshing hallways
with college banners, we work closely with school staff to ensure every solution is a
contributing driver in accelerating student achievement.
DR. MICHAEL HINOJOSA
Dallas ISD Superintendent
SOCIAL &
EMOTIONAL
LEARNING
LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
LITERACY COMMUNITY
ACTIVATION
OUR
PROGRAM
PILLARS
Listen, then respond.
UNITED TO LEARN’S
involvement with students
across the district includes
significant volunteer
support and sizeable
investments of resources and
learning materials. It is
dicult to quantify the value
of such a generous
commitment. What is
clear is that students were
surrounded with meaningful
positive encouragement by
individuals who clearly
understand the impact
volunteer involvement can
have on students.”
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SOLUTIONS
Built for
On this page:
United to Learn volunteers paint interactive
playground activities at Gooch Elementary on
Community Campus Day 2021.
Turn the page for stories
about these four pillars!
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Listen to each other
SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING
On this page: At Foster Elementary, Mrs. Takeila Berkins
leads rst graders in daily afrmations and positive-
thinking exercises in their morning meeting.
COMMON CLASSROOM PRACTICES AT
UL SCHOOLS:
• Daily 15-30 minute culture-building
morning meetings
• Instruction about brain function and
regulation
• 1:1 student/teacher check-ins
• Regular breathing exercises to ease
anxiety and stress
• So much more!
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THE NEED
The pandemic greatly challenged Dallas ISD
students’ wellness and resilience, self-aware-
ness, and relationship skills.
THE STORY
Listening to our principals, U2L heard the
desire to create a strong sense of belonging,
resilience, and motivation for both students and
staff, critical during the 2020-2021 school year.
Hence, our SEL Fellows was born.
U2L’s SEL Fellows program empowers teacher
leaders to work collaboratively to identify an
SEL need in their school community, create
a solution in partnership with their campus
leadership team, lead program implementation,
and conduct program evaluation.
The program began in the summer, with
teacher leaders participating in a virtual
wellness course to enhance their own mental
wellbeing. U2L Director of Social and Emotional
Learning, Christine Lipschitz, then led the SEL
Fellows in collaborative sessions throughout
At DeGolyer our mission is
to ensure students feel safe,
seen, heard, and respected.
SEL programming, brought
to us by U2L, is so important
because it allows students to
express themselves in an
authentic way.”
PRINCIPAL HERSCHEL CARTER
DeGolyer Elementary
the school year that allowed Fellows to learn from
each other, share challenges and successes, and
form supportive relationships across U2L partner
schools.
The power of our SEL Fellows’ Projects is that
each campus-based SEL initiative is campus-
wide and teacher-led. Programs implemented
by SEL Fellows included creating a SEL school
resource drive, a SEL campus newsletter, a SEL
video library for students and families, and the
implementation of consistent morning meetings
throughout all classrooms.
THE IMPACT
• Schools that participated in U2L’s SEL
Fellows saw a  POINT GAIN OVER THE
DISTRICT AVERAGE IN THIRD GRADE
READING SCORES (
g  PTS!)*
• % of SEL Fellows reported that
they NOW REGULARLY IMPLEMENT SEL
strategies in their own classroom.
(UP FROM %)
• % of SEL Fellows strongly agreed
that the program allowed them to
successfully lead the implementation of a
CAMPUS-WIDE SEL INITIATIVE.
• % of SEL Fellows shared that they
now have the ADAPTIVE AND
TECHNICAL SKILLS to implement an SEL
initiative school-wide as a result of the
program.
*
STAAR Data, 2020-2021
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LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Sounds like home
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THE NEED
Last summer at the height of racial tensions in
our community, Jack Lowe Elementary
Principal Sandra Barrios approached her U2L
Liaison with two concerns:
• How can we maintain the cohesion of our
diverse adult staff?
• How can we build trust among a majority
refugee student community?
THE STORY
U2L met with Jack Lowe and developed a plan
that included teacher training and
environmental messaging.
First, our SEL programs team co-designed and
facilitated cultural competency training for Jack
Lowe staff around the importance of embracing
diversity and differing viewpoints to create a
sense of belonging for their students.
Sounds like home
U2L is different from our
other partners because they
really listen. They care about
what is happening on our
campus, and together we
act as thought partners,
solving challenges and
witnessing fulfilling results.”
PRINCIPAL SANDRA BARRIOS
Jack Lowe Elementary
This quickly translated into a year-long study of
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain to
translate these practices into real-time
instruction.
To afrm these positive messages around
cultural diversity, the United to Learn team
explored ways to transform hallways to mirror
those beliefs.
And it worked! After U2L installed a collection
of hallway murals reecting the homelands of
many newcomers, students began to feel seen,
heard, welcomed, and celebrated. One early
morning, Principal Barrios overheard:
“Oh my gosh, it’s me! It’s my land!”
In the words of a second grader, school became
a comforting place, just like home.
THE IMPACT
• Despite COVID challenges, Spring STAAR
results afrmed the impact of these
efforts: Jack Lowe Elementary reported a
 POINT INCREASE in reading achieve-
ment for 3rd graders, with % READING
ON LEVEL by the end of the school year!
• Students and teachers found community,
comfort and belonging reected in their
learning environment.
• Jack Lowe was recently ranked among the
top % OF ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
NATIONALLY by US News & World Report!
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Turn up the volume
VIRTUAL TECH TRUCK
THEMES INCLUDED:
• Physics
• Aerodynamics
• Stuctural Design
• Hydraulics
• Coding
• Graphics and Sound
• Programming
• CAD Design
LITERACY
U2L worked closely with The
Perot Museum to pivot and
reimagine project-based
learning into a home
environment.”
MARISOL RODRIGUEZ
U2L Director of Literacy
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Turn up the volume
VIRTUAL TECH TRUCK
THEMES INCLUDED:
• Physics
• Aerodynamics
• Stuctural Design
• Hydraulics
• Coding
• Graphics and Sound
• Programming
• CAD Design
THE NEED
• Among Dallas ISD’s three key priorities
for College/Career/Military Readiness is
subject-specific literacy, which
recognizes that literacy skills are
foundational to all content areas like
science, math, and history.
• Experiential learning is essential for
building vocabulary and background
knowledge, serving to increase reading
comprehension.
• With the pivot to online learning, U2L
science clubs no longer had access to
hands-on tools and experiential
curriculum.
THE STORY
Subject-specic literacy is fostered by
experiential, tangible and hands-on tools that
stimulate the brain and channel engagement.
When the pandemic forced our youngest
students to stay at home and learn remotely,
they no longer had access to this important step
in literacy development.
United to Learn got to work to gure out how to
transition our existing Science Club partnership
with the Perot Museum into an engaging virtual
resource for Dallas ISD and partner school
students.
The Tech Truck traded its wheels into Saturday
interactive zoom sessions where students could
learn from Perot professionals in accessible
science, observe experiments, and get hands
on, working with sensory kits sent directly to
their schools to take home.
As a result, our U2L science clubs stayed active
and many students discovered new ways to
engage and learn remotely. Literacy is
everywhere and U2L’s Tech Truck partnership
drove it home.
THE IMPACT
• Providing hands-on, minds-on and
experiential STEM learning opportunities
allows students to foster creativity, use
critical thinking skills, and become THE
NEXT GENERATION OF INNOVATORS
AND INVENTORS.
• Students from Dallas ISD schools and
private schools like Lamplighter and
Hockaday learned alongside one another
and developed technology, literacy,
social, and communication skills.
• The tools students acquire through Tech
Truck sessions will serve them not only
in the short term but also in CAREERS
FOR THE ST CENTURY.
My students were engaged
the whole time and later
shared their experiences with
peer groups. In the summer,
I recruited students for three
virtual classrooms — and half
of those students are girls,
future women in STEM.”
JUAN BAZÁN
Math Instructional Coach
Joe May Elementary
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COMMUNITY ACTIVATION
Hear the call
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THE NEED
In the days following Winter Storm Uri, 75
Dallas ISD campuses experienced damage
to their facilities and thousands of families
endured water and food shortages, freezing
temperatures, power outages, and increased
instability in already-troubled times.
THE STORY
As freezing temperatures swept the city and
tens of thousands of Dallasites were without
power, the U2L team mobilized quickly to
assess needs and arrange support through
community partners and relief organizations.
First on the list was to create an interactive
Google map to guide our educators and families
to available resources like warming centers at
Conrad High School, Samuell High School, and
YMCAs citywide.
As school food distribution efforts were halted,
U2L provided groceries and hot meals for
students and their family members through
HPUMC partners with United
to Learn because we believe
education is key to escaping
generational poverty. All the
children in Dallas are our
neighbors, and it is our
responsibility and privilege
to invest in them!”
LISA STEWART
Director of Impact
Highland Park United
Methodist Church
collaborations with North Dallas Shared
Ministries and Highland Park United Methodist
Church. U2L Volunteers loaded and distributed
hundreds of grocery bags and boxes throughout
apartment complexes in the Bachman Lake
area and stocked the shelves at Buckner
Community Center for family pick up.
Additionally, hundreds of hot meals were
shared with Jubilee Community Center,
Bachman Lake Together, Literacy Achieves
in Vickery Meadow, Highland Meadows, and
Wilmer-Hutchins communities.
Through our emergency response efforts in the
wake of Winter Storm Uri we deepended our
relationships with schools by listening,
responding to their needs quickly, and offering
critical support when it was needed most. This
emergency support came on the heels of
delivering technology and other learning
resources that schools desperately needed
mid-year to reach all learners.
THE IMPACT
• $90,000 deployed for emergency relief
• 2,500 meals
• 10,200+ cases of water
• 1,600 household items to maintain
comfort such as coats and baby supplies
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United to Learn is the heart of
grassroots education advocacy in
Dallas. U2L steps in to fill the gaps
that we cannot and ensures that
we are equipped to bring the very
best to our learning communities.
Moreover, U2L has partnered with
us to think of innovative ways to
strengthen our instruction
program and improve our physical
space, and support learning in a
way that is truly caring and
innovative.”
PRINCIPAL PHILLIP POTTER
Walnut Hill Elementary
Through this pandemic, United to Learn
has shown principals how to rethink
their role as leaders, while also providing
self-care and building resiliency. U2L’s
support has taught us to do more than
hold it together. They taught us that it
was possible to lead with compassion
and create consistency, even in uncertain
times.”
SHATARA STOKES
Dallas ISD Executive Director (20-21)
Listening
to Leaders
Partners like United to
Learn are what makes
DFW a great place to be.
They are taking care of
our students and
teachers so the next
generation has what it
needs to be prepared,
healthy, and can flourish.”
ORIC WALKER
Vice President of
Public Affairs
Atmos Energy
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I have seen many schools in
partnership across the country and the
U2L model is unique—probably the best
public-private partnership I’ve
witnessed. Together we are able to
propel relationships into
transformational action. From my
perspective as a leader of students,
our goal is to work together toward
building empathy and mutual respect
amongst all community members.”
LAURA DAY
Executive Director
Institute for Social Impact,
The Hockaday School
Our partnership with U2L really boosted
teachers’ morale. We loved the signs, the
lunches, the healthy snacks, and learning
about new resources. Through these tough
times we knew there were people out there
advocating for us.”
PRINCIPAL SHAWKI FREELON
Frederick Douglass Elementary
I have a unique perspective leading Dallas ISD’s Northwest
Cluster of elementary schools while also serving on the
Advisory Board for United to Learn for the last three years.
I am proud to be a part of the vision and scope of this
organization and all the educational initiatives they have
implemented over the years for our community of learners.
Working collaboratively, I have personally witnessed
transformational progress for hundreds of educators and
thousands of scholars.”
ANGIE TORRES
Dallas ISD Executive Director
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*
White
Jefferson
Hillcrest
Conrad
Other
ACE
Lincoln
Madison
Roosevelt
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STUDENTS
Darker shades behind map reflect higher levels of poverty (Child Poverty Action Lab Resource Index)
U2L elementary schools coded by Dallas ISD feeder patterns
U2L Schools
2020-2021
Anne Frank
Arthur Kramer
Cedar Crest
Cesar Chavez
Chapel Hill
Charles Rice Learning Center
Dan D. Rogers
David G. Burnet
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Elisha M. Pease
Everette Lee DeGolyer
F.P. Caillet
Frederick Douglass
George H.W. Bush
George W. Truett
Harrell Budd
Harry C. Withers
Herbert Marcus
Highland Meadows
J.P. Starks
Jack Lowe, Sr.
Jerry R. Junkins
Jill Stone
John J. Pershing
John Neely Bryan
Jose “Joe” May
Joseph J. Rhoads
Julian T. Saldivar
K. B. Polk
L.L. Hotchkiss
Lee A. McShan Jr.
Leonides G. Cigarroa
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
N.W. Harllee Early
Childhood Center
Nancy J. Cochran
Nathan Adams
Obadiah Knight
Oran M. Roberts
Paul L. Dunbar
Preston Hollow
Rufus C. Burleson
Stephen C. Foster
Sudie Williams
Tom C. Gooch
Walnut Hill
William B. Miller
Wilmer-Hutchins
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EDUCATORS
REPRESENTING ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF DALLAS ISD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
%
qualify for FREE OR
REDUCED LUNCH
(19% higher than county)
identify as students
of color:
%
62% Hispanic | 28% Black | 9% Other
%
are English Language
Learners
(1.5x higher than county)
*U2L added 2 more
schools in 2021-2022
to total 49!
,
VOLUNTEER
HOURS
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While COVID-19 left a wake of unfinished learning, the UNITED TO LEARN DIFFERENCE IS CLEAR.
The established 27 U2L Schools saw significant literacy achievement with a growth of 39% over the
five years preceding COVID. In the spring of 2020, we added 20 more schools where only 1 in 4 third
graders were on pace. Through the 2020-2021 school year, impactful partnerships enabled U2L Schools
to stave off over 50% of the loss experienced across other Dallas ISD Title I schools (5pt vs. 11pt decline).
Established U2L schools performed 5 points higher than their district peers and new U2L schools
maintained pre-pandemic achievement levels.
Outpacing through the pandemic
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
EXCITING NEWS! United to Learn named recipient of the
Jeanne Fagadau Leading the Charge Award for
outstanding support for Dallas ISD! United to Learn was honored
to be the 2019-2020 recipient of this prestigious award. According to
the district, “the award recognizes individuals or organizations that have
served as advocates for schools and who have also brought in others to
expand and enrich the relationship.”
Texas Dallas County United to Learn
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Dallas ISD
20212020
PANDEMIC
THIRD GRADE READING*

UL
SCHOOLS

UL
SCHOOLS

UL
SCHOOLS

UL
SCHOOLS
RATED
EXCELLENT
School Leaders rated* their
UL PARTNERSHIP
4.9 out of 5
CLOSING THE GAP
Students at UL SCHOOLS
outperform peers!*
Black students
Hispanic students
English Language
Learners
Economically
disadvantaged
students
25%
8%
14%
10%
STRONG
CAMPUS
CULTURE
According to the Dallas ISD
Climate survey, UL SCHOOLS
achieved an
80%
favorable rating
outpacing District average
across ALL INDICATORS of
positive Culture & Climate
*Spring 2021 Impact Survey
ON INDICATORS OF
• Impact
• Support
• Relationship
*TEA STAAR Third Grade results,
relative to Dallas ISD Title 1
Elementary Schools
5 pt.
decline
vs.
11 pt.
decline
*Texas Education Agency (“TEA”)
administered STAAR 3rd grade reading
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FALL 2020
IN THE FALL OF , THE FOCUS OF LEARNING LAUNCH was not only
helping teachers get the resources they need for success, but also, on new
items needed to meet Covid-19 safety protocols in schools, and technology
upgrades required to successfully implement distance learning. Thanks to
Learning Launch Chair,
LINDSAY BILLINGSLEY, it was a great success!

Novels for literacy study

Stress balls and
other anxiety
reducing tools
Learning technologies for
REMOTE AND HYBRID
environments such as:
BY THE NUMBERS
$,
invested in U2L Schools
Learning Launch
,
• Noise-cancelling
headphones
• Starter kits for iPads
• Webcams
• Digital subscriptions
INSPIRING
RESPONSE
from investors like you
who made this possible!
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
INDIVIDUAL &
CORPORATE
SPONSORS
LARGEST
EVER
Project reach
$,
invested in U2L Schools

VOLUNTEERS

CAMPUS
PROJECTS
INCLUDING:
• Inspirational murals
• Outdoor classrooms
and garden projects
• Cozy reading and
mindful spaces
• Aspirational STEM labs
• Renovated teacher
wellness rooms
• School spirit decor
IN THE SPRING OF , OUR LARGEST-EVER COMMUNITY CAMPUS DAY
brought in-person energy, community volunteers, and inspirational impact
to 39 campuses. We were so pleased to hear from students and educators
about the positive difference you made on Dallas ISD learning environments.
Thank you to our CCD Chair,
DAN HEALY, CEO of Civitas Capital Group!
BY THE NUMBERS
Community Campus Day
SPRING 2021
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GRATITUDE
With
INDIVIDUALS
Lilly Albritton and Chuck Briant
Wasan and Kasim Alfalahi
Katie and David Aisner
Christine Allison
Heather and Ray Balestri
Cristina Barbosa and
Michael Young
Jessica Bass
Elizabeth and Peter Beck
Carrie and Steve Becker
Pam and John Beckert
Flauren and Jason Bender
The Beran Family
Nancy Best
Lindsay and George Billingsley
Alan Bogdanow
The Bolden Family
Jordan and Marty Brainerd
Mia and Tyler Brous
Victoria Brown
Rebecca W. Bruder
Ruth Burke
Lauren Butler
Peggy Carr
Rachel Carroll
Kathy and Harlan Crow
Brinley and Chris Czuppon
Mary and Scott Dalrymple
Anne and Jarrett Davies
Lillian and Tony Dona
Mary Beth and Sean Duffy
Monica and Joe Eastin
Betsy and Richard Eiseman
Carol and Mark Goglia
Catalina Gonzalez and
Santiago Jorba
Barbara Good
The Gunnin Family Fund
Drs. Paul Harsora and Manish
Assar
Betsy and Daniel Healy
Carol Heidbrink
Lyda Hill
Margaret and Brad Hirsch
Hollee Hirzel
Marguerite Hoffman
Annabel and Joe Hoffman
Regen Horchow
Cara and Jason Howard
Mary M. Jalonick Advised Fund at
The Dallas Foundation
Barrell Jones
Jennifer and Tom Karol
Beth and Jonathan Kern
Ashlee and Chris Kleinert
Lisa and Peter Kraus
Candace and Jim Krause
Jun Il Kwun
Hallie Lamont
Nicolette Lamont
Benjamin Leal
Elizabeth Lee
Christine and Warren Lipschitz
Mary Louise Ludt
Riya Malhotra
Louise Marsh
Carly Martin
Lynn McBee
Libby and Murray McCabe
Tanya and Ken McDonald
McDonnough Family Fund
Linda and Patrick McMahon
Megan and Casey McManemin
Aseem Mehta
Carolyn and David Miller
Katy and Kyle Miller Family
Foundation
Mollie and Dave Monaco
Beth Montgomery
James D & Kay Y Moran
Foundation
Granville C. and Gladys H. Morton
Fund at Communities
Foundation of Texas (CFT)
Jennifer and Jon Mosle
Winifred and Will Mundinger
Hillary Murff
Mallory Muse
Alma and Majed Nachawati
The Ochs Family Charitable Trust
Maria Oglesby
Heather and Brandon O’Neill
Katie Oudt
Kelley and Scott Parel
Amar Patel
Wendy and William Payne
Katie and Sam Peck
Nancy Perot and Rod Jones
Abby Pickens
Jane Harrell and Charles Curry
Pierce, Jr. Fund at CFT
Karen and Richard Pollock
Elizabeth and Chad Pollock
Kaitlin and Elliot Prieur
Kathryn and Justin Reeves
Benjamin Rich
Dr. and Mrs. Hampton Richards
D’Ann Riemer
Jane and Kirk Rimer
Lisa and John Rocchio
Nancy and Stephen Rogers
Christine Rogers
Judy Rorrie
Catherine and Will Rose
Deedie Rose
Liz and Dan Routman
Celeste and Byron Sanders
Cheryl and Andrew Schoellkopf
Gowri and Alex Sharma
Judy Shure
Lisa Simmons
Mimi and Ben Slater
Nicole and Justin Small
Eva and Mike Smith
Jenny and Jeff Staubach
Lisa Stewart
Marlene and John Sughrue
Jody and Grant Swartwelder
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Melissa Szczsponik
Katherine and Steve Tagtmeier
Cally and William Taylor
Nell Taylor
Haley Teegarden
Dawne and Patrick Tribolet
Gwendolyn Turcotte
Kara Van Duzee
Rachel and Paul Vogel
The Wages Family
Meredith Wallace
Mary Beth and Eric Weatherford
Sarah and Russell Weinberg
Laura and David Whitley
Lori and Chuck Whitten
Abigail and Todd Williams
Debbie Wilson
Angela Winterle
Ellen Wood
Angela and Harry Woodson
Greg Young
Sharon and Michael Young
Anonymous
ORGANIZATIONS
The Addy Foundation
Adelaide Thomas Winery
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &
Feld, LLP
Arch Insurance Group
Atmos Energy
Bank of America
The Beck Group
Bell Nunnally & Martin, LLP
Bernstein Wealth Management
BSN Sports
Buru
Byrne Family Foundation Trust
Carter’s House
Central Market
CH Investment Partners, LLC
Christ Community
Christ the King Catholic
Community
Civitas Capital Group
The Commit Partnership
Dallas Alumnae Club of
Pi Beta Phi
Dallas Education Foundation
Deborah Walker and Associates
Detwiler & Wood, Compass
Real Estate
The Dirk Nowitzki Foundation
Dondolo
The Episcopal School of Dallas
Ernst & Young LLP
Fair Texas Title LLC
Firehouse Agency
Fusion Waste & Recycling
Gaedeke Group LLC
The Ginger Murchison
Foundation
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Greenhill School
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Hazel’s Hot Shot
Highland Capital Management
Highland Park High School
Highland Park United
Methodist Church
Hillcrest Foundation, Bank of
America, N.A., Co-Trustee
The Hirsch Family Foundation
Hoblitzelle Foundation
The Hockaday School
The Hoglund Foundation
Hope Supply Company
Insurance Industry Charitable
Foundation
Istation
Interbang Books
JCPenney
Jesuit College Preparatory
School of Dallas
JP Morgan Chase and Co.
Khalsa-Aid
Lamb Foundation
The Lamplighter School
Lyda Hill Philanthropies’ IF/
THEN® Fund at Texas Women’s
Foundation
MapleMark Bank
McKool Smith
The Meadows Foundation
Mike & Mary Terry Family
Foundation
The Minton Foundation
The Moozie Foundation
Parish Episcopal School
Park Cities Baptist Church
PayPal Giving Fund
The Plant Concierge
Preston Hollow Caterers
PwC
QPE Professional Books
RBC Wealth Management
The Rosewood Foundation
Roy and Christine Sturgis
Charitable Trust, Bank of
America, N.A., Trustee
Run2Learn
Ruthie’s Rolling Gourmet
Saint Michael and All Angels
Episcopal Church
Sherwin Williams
Sidley Austin LLP
Simmons Sisters Fund at Texas
Women’s Foundation
Southern Botanical
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Staubach Capital
Sulentic Family Foundation
Tolleson Wealth Management
The Tradition-Lovers Lane &
The Tradition-Prestonwood
TXU Energy
UNITE the Church
United Site Services
United Way of Metropolitan
Dallas
Vizient
Weaver
The Williams Family Foundation
The Young Family Foundation
Zierk Family Foundation
Anonymous
List represents donation of $500
or more in scal year,
July 2020-June 2021
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ADVISORY COUNCIL
Cristina Barbosa
Executive Director
The Young Family Foundation
Ruth Burke
Associate Head of School
Episcopal School of Dallas
Laura Day
Executive Director
Institute for Social Impact
The Hockaday School
Betsy Healy
Associate Director
Harold Simmons Foundation
Dr. Joan Hill
Head of School
The Lamplighter School
Regen Horchow
Chairman
Early Matters Dallas
Mary Jalonick
Community Volunteer
Ashwina Kirpalani
Managing Director
The Commit Partnership
Candace Krause
Principal
Krause Strategies
Jennifer Lind
Community Impact Director
Vizient, Inc.
Carolyn Miller
Community Volunteer
Heather O’Neill
Vice President
Arch Insurance
Drexell Owusu
Chief Impact Ofcer
The Dallas Foundation
D’Ann Riemer
Community Volunteer
Byron Sanders
President & CEO
Big Thought
Nicole Small
President
LH Holdings, Inc.
Lyda Hill Foundation
Dottie Smith
President
The Commit Partnership
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David Monaco, Chair
Head of School
Parish Episcopal School
Tanya McDonald, Vice Chair
Co-Creator
It’s Lonely at the Top
Laura Whitley, Secretary
Partner
Haynes & Boone
Justin Reeves, Treasurer
Partner
Weaver
Alan Cohen
CEO
Child Poverty Action Lab
Margaret Hirsch
President
Hirsch Family Foundation
Ben Leal
President
The Addy Foundation
Dr. Pamela Lear
Chief of Staff
Dallas ISD
Karen Pollock
Community Volunteer/
Philanthropist
Dr. Mark Ramirez
Deputy Chief of School Leadership
Dallas ISD
Miguel Solis
Former Trustee
Dallas ISD School Board, District 8
Abigail Williams
Founder & CEO
United to Learn
Lisa Stewart
Director of Impact
Highland Park United
Methodist Church
Angie Torres
Executive Director
Dallas ISD
Dawne Tribolet
Community Volunteer
Rev. Matthew Tuggle
Executive Minister
Highland Park United Methodist
Church
Deborah Walker
Owner
Deborah Walker & Associates
Oric Walker
Vice President of Public
Affairs
Atmos Energy
James Walton
Partner
EY
Maurice West
Development and External Affairs
Paul Quinn College
Debbie Wilson
Vice President
Cambridge Companies, Inc.
Angela Woodson
Director of Service Learning &
Community Service
Greenhill School
Governance
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UL STAFF
Sarah Burr Bogaert
Director of Community Activation
Patricia DiFrancesco
Communications Coordinator
Dystanie Douglas-Burger
Program Manager
Sarahi Figueroa
Advancement Coordinator
Carol Goglia
President
Ester Harrison
Director of Advancement
Megan Hughet
Chief Advancement Ofcer
Rebecca Jones
Executive Assistant
Amee Joshi
Chief Operations Ofcer
Christine Lipschitz
Director of Social Emotional
Learning
Mia Muric
Program Manager
Namratha Niranjan
Program Coordinator
Kaitlin Prieur
Director of Learning
Environment
Marisol Rodriguez
Director of Literacy
Abigail Williams
Founder and CEO
Emily Wilson
Chief Marketing Ofcer
Meghann Zenteno
Program Coordinator
UL LIAISONS
Cynammon Burns Allen
Meg Arnold
Heather Balestri
Tyler Battaglia
Flauren Bender
Lindsey Beran
Angela Buchen
Annika Cail
Meghan Dalziel
Renza Diaz
Shirley Dolph
Mary Beth Duffy
Wendy Faems
Sarahi Figueroa
Vanessa Fuquay
Shannon Gilliland
Lene Godat
Carol Goglia
Belinda Green
Pilar Henry
Margaret Hirsch
Lisa Hurst
Ashlee Kleinert
Mike Kuntz
Kaileigh Johnson
Katie Johnson
Amee Joshi
Carissa Levingston
Christine Lipschitz
Mary Louise Ludt
Anne Mann
Ceil McDermott
Elisabeth McHugh
Jessica Monsivais
Leigh Morales
Winifred Mundinger
Mia Muric
Pam Nicholson
Namratha Niranjan
Kelley Parel
Kaitlin Prieur
D’Ann Riemer
Loren Rutledge
Michela Sims
Jenny Staubach
Lisa Stewart
Sheila Stieglitz
Jody Swartzwelder
Katherine Tagtmeier
Cally Taylor
William Taylor
Dawne Tribolet
Mary Beth Weatherford
Laura Whitley
Emily Wilson
Abigail Williams
Angela Winterle
UL PARTNERS
Akin Gump
Alcuin School
CH Investment Partners, LLC
Civitas Capital Group
Dallas Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi
Dondolo
Episcopal School of Dallas
Ernst & Young LLP
Firehouse Agency
Good Shepherd Episcopal School
Episcopal School of Dallas
Greenhill School
The Grove Church
Highland Park United Methodist
Church (HPUMC)
The Hockaday School
Jesuit College Preparatory
JP Morgan Chase
The Lamplighter School
Parish Episcopal School
PwC
Shelton School
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Temple Emanu-El
Texas Beta Chapter of Pi Beta Phi
Ursuline Acadamy
W.T. White High School
Weaver Accounting
Winston School
Developing relationships across
school communities is my favorite
aspect of being a U2L Liaison. I have
witnessed the fun of student pen
pals and the sincerity of teachers
knowing and supporting one
another.”
MARGARET HIRSCH
U2L Liaison
Withers Elementary &
Lamplighter partnership
U2L Team
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OUR VISION
To accelerate student achievement and
develop purposeful leaders in a united, thriving
community
OUR MISSION
To change lives by transforming the
relationship between schools and community
DAVID MONACO
Head of School, Parish Episcopal School
& United to Learn Board Chair
THROUGH ACTIVE LISTENING,
UNITED TO LEARN has created
authentic thought partnerships
mobilizing dedicated
individuals working together
to form solutions. I continue
to be impressed with the
results that have consistently
yielded accelerated student
achievement for our Dallas ISD
partners, ahead of their peers.”