Bridging the gap between poverty and success is a challenge for all academies. This session will highlight the obstacles associated with students who are economically disadvantaged and provide practical solutions for supporting students facing these problems.

1. WELCOME TO 75233
Your Success Is Not Defined
By Your Zip Code!

2. ICEBREAKER…
ICEBREAKER INSTRUCTIONS:
 NAME SEVERAL STEREOTYPES ABOUT YOUR STATE.
 LIST REASONS YOU THINK YOUR STATE ACQUIRED THESE.
 EXPLAIN HOW YOU ADDRESS THEM WHEN CONFRONTED WITH THEM.
 HOW DO THEY MAKE YOU FEEL AS AN INDIVIDUAL?
 EACH PERSON WILL TURN AND TALK FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO THINK
ABOUT YOUR STATE AND WRITE RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS 1 THRU 4.
 AFTER EACH PERSON COLLOBORATES ABOUT THE QUESTIONS, ASK
VARIOUS PARTNERS TO SHARE WITH THE AUDIENCE. NAME YOUR
STATE BEFORE REPORTING OUT.
THIS ICEBREAKER WILL LEAD INTO OUR PRESENTATION, “YOUR ZIP CODE
DOES NOT DEFINE YOU.
SUPPLIES NEEDED:
PACKETS OF STATE SHAPES
PENS
CONTACT SHEET

3. ZIP CODE PURPOSES…
 THE ZIP CODE IS THE SYSTEM OF POSTAL
CODES USED BY THE UNITED STATES
POSTAL SERVICE. IT WAS USED IN ORDER
FOR THE MAIL TO TRAVEL MORE
EFFICIENTLY, AND THEREFORE MORE
QUICKLY.
 THE FATHER OF THE ZIP CODE: ROBERT
MOON, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE POST
OFFICE, IS CONSIDERED THE FATHER OF
THE ZIP CODE. HE SUBMITTED HIS
PROPOSAL IN 1944 WHILE WORKING AS A
POSTAL WORKER. THE FIRST THREE
DIGITS DESCRIBES THE REGION OF THE
COUNTY. THE LAST TWO DIGITS COINCIDE

4. WHAT ARE ZIP CODE STIGMAS?...
 A mark of disgrace associated with a
particular circumstance, quality or person
based on the area, environment, community
or access to resources.
 These stigmas cause shame, disgrace,
dishonor, low self actualizations and
expectations, humiliation, bad reputation,
and a perpetuation of failure.

5. EARLY STAGE IMPRESSIONS ABOUT THEIR ZIP
CODES
 “I don’t want a dream home, I want to be on
section 8”
 “Can’t learn”
 “Whadda you think this is. This Kimball!”
 “Yes, I’m ghetto”
 “When we gonna eat lunch”
 “You act like this is Frisco”
 “We can’t go to college, we ain’t got no money,
Ms.”
 “This class not gone help me”

6. WHO WORKS TO CHANGE THAT PERCEPTION?
The Intelligence Agents (theme teacher)- we
teach the students that one’s success is
determined by their own individual efforts.

7. KIMBALL’S DEMOGRAPHIC DATA…

8. AOHT DATA…

9. HOW DO WE CHANGE THAT PERCEPTION?...
Intelligence Agents Outline:
 Push them to Dream Big!
 Map out strategies to achieve their dreams
 Exposure to Various Zip Codes and Resources that are
available to them
 Truly become an Academy Advocate
 Set and Maintain High Academy Expectations and
Standards (and accept nothing less)
 Focus on the positive.
 Teach the students to become acclimated to a professional
mindset
 BUILD A RELATIONSHIP!!!!!!!

10. PUSH THEM TO DREAM BIG!
Background stories that they missed…
78362 (Corpus Christi, TX)
96801 (Honolulu, HI)
75601 (Longview, TX)
75216 (Oak Cliff , TX)
79710 (Midland, TX)
10473 (Bronx,
NY)
10452 (Bronx. NY) 91911 (San Diego, CA)
39090 (Kosciusko,MS)
70112 (New
Orleans,
LA)

11. MAP OUT STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR
DREAMS
 Set attainable goals (complete the my “success
timeline”) outline their personal and professional
goals.
 Making good choices (work ethics and
interpersonal skills).
 Researching Financial Resources needed to
obtain their goals.
 Applying research that is applicable to the
College and Career of their choice.
 Presenting information in a manner that the
students will be receptive. (follow trends)

12. EXPOSURE TO THINGS OUTSIDE OF THEIR ZIP CODE

13. EXPOSURE TO COLLEGES OUT OF THEIR ZIP
CODES (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY)

14. EXPOSURE TO COLLEGES OUT OF THEIR ZIP
CODES (UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS)

15. EXPOSURE TO VARIOUS ZIP CODES AND
RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM
 Field studies outside of their zip codes:
Hotels, Restaurants, Various Venues,
Stadiums, Convention Centers, Cultural
Outings, College Tours.
 Prominent Speakers and special guests:
Texas Commissioner of Education, CEO of
LaQuinta Hotels, CEO of AT&T; Big Brothers,
Big Sisters
 Shadowed various event planning
coordinators

16. TRULY BECOME AN ACADEMY ADVOCATE BY ANY MEANS!

17. TRULY BECOME AN ACADEMY ADVOCATE

18. TRULY BECOME AN ACADEMY ADVOCATE

19. BECOME A RELENTLESS ACADEMY ADVOCATE

20. TRULY BECOME AN ACADEMY ADVOCATE
 Strongly organize your Advisory Board. (Build power at your
key base.)
 Reach out to many business partners as possible. (Busy
people come and they go).
 Educate your community and constituencies about the NAF
model. (When people have the opportunity to meet face to
face and discuss then issues that affect students, they
become empowered to invest more heavily in the outcome of
success for students.)
 Design strategies to equip students with Survival Gear.
(Working with parents, teachers, administrators, counselors
and community leaders.)
 Develop relationships with students. (Interacting with them in
the classroom, assisting with culminating projects, attending
student events.)

21. SET AND MAINTAIN HIGH ACADEMY EXPECTATIONS
AND STANDARDS AND ACCEPT NOTHING LESS

22. QUALITY WORK…

23. FRESH FLOWERS FROM THAT REGION…

24. RESTAURANTS AROUND THE WORLD…

25. AOHT STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY

26. SET AND MAINTAIN HIGH ACADEMY EXPECTATIONS
AND STANDARDS AND ACCEPT NOTHING LESS
 Students are required to have work on the due date of all
assignments.
 Students are expected to “act” like Academy students at all times
(for example: core classes, in the hallway, sporting events and
etc.).
 Students have to prove to be worthy of being in the Academy
(exiting is an option).
 Students are instructed/expected to gossip about our
achievements (especially social media and text groups).
 Students are required to check their professional emails daily and
text updates especially 10th-12th
 Students are expected to bring in positive announcements to be
submitted for school wide announcements.
 Students are expected to wear the appropriate Academy attire for
various events (polo's for branding and celebratory activities).

27. FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE!!!!

28. CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE…

29. FOCUS MORE ON THE POSITIVE…

30. AND MORE POSITIVE…

31. FORGET ABOUT THE NEGATIVE…

32. BECOME SUPER POSITIVE…

33. MORE…

34. AND…

35. AND EVEN MORE…

36. FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE.
 Students are instructed/expected to “gossip”
about our achievements, especially social
media and text groups. Remind 101 app
 Students have to regularly respond to
bellringers that describe how NAF and AOHT
has been a benefit to their lives. Also, what
are they receiving over their non-academy
peers.
 Students are expected consistently practice
work ethics.

37. TEACH THE STUDENTS TO BECOME ACCLIMATED
TO A PROFESSIONAL MINDSET

38. 34 Mayor’s Internships This Year and

39. 2014 INTERNS ON THE JOB

40. TEACH THE STUDENTS TO BECOME ACCLIMATED
TO A PROFESSIONAL MINDSET
 Develop classroom activities that involve discussions, reflective
writing, self-assessments and inventories to help reinforce
professional practices.
 Include Professional Development Days in your curriculum.(This
would include bringing business partners into the classroom to
discuss work ethics, latest industry trends, current technology
trends.) Let’s remember experts help move our students from school
to career.
 Building Happiness. (Building a work relationship with someone can
boost job satisfaction, exert control over time management, striving
constantly to learn something new).
 Professional Dress.
 Discuss appropriate conversation for the workplace.
 Learn to keep a promise (This shows that you are reliable and
honest).
 Be punctual!
 Be the BEST at what you do!

41. BUILD A RELATIONSHIP!!!!!!!

42. AOHT STUDENTS BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP
WITH DALLAS MAYOR MIKE RAWLINGS

43. BUILD A RELATIONSHIP!!!!!!!
 GET TO KNOW YOUR STUDENTS
 INDIVIDUALIZE
 WATCH WHAT YOU SAY
 KEEP TRYING TO REACH YOUR STUDENTS
 SET EXPECTATIONS
 CONSISTENCY
 SHARE YOUR LIFE WITH STUDENTS
 REGULARLY SAY THESE WORDS OUT LOUD TO THE KIDS
 “IT’S GREAT TO SEE YOU TODAY!”
“I WANT YOU TO SUCCEED”
“I CARE ABOUT YOU”
“I’M GLAD YOU’RE HERE”
“I’M SO HAPPY YOU’RE PART OF OUR CLASS”

44. INTELLIGENCE AGENTS’ NON-NEGOTIABLES
The following things are mandatory to become
successful Intelligent Agents:
 Work more than 9:00am-5:00pm.
 Promote and market your Academy
 Study tirelessly your assessment
 Review Data

45. RESOURCES AND ADDITIONAL HELP
 Faculty Presentation PowerPoint
 Student Informational Flyer (Branding)
 Advisory Board Informational Flyer
(Branding)
 Success Tracker (Data review)
 Faculty Update (After Christmas refresher)

46. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS