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Mission
The mission of BayCES is to dramatically improve educational experiences, outcomes and life options for students and families who have been historically underserved by their schools and districts. We do this by leading, coaching and supporting school, central office and community leaders to create and sustain equitable and high performing small schools and districts.
Key Facts
Geographic areas served:
Bay area, national
Board Members and Affiliation:
Robert Spencer, William H. Donner Foundation (President)
Andy Fremder, Farallon Capital; President, East Bay College Fund (Treasurer)
Anakarita Allen, Deputy Superintendent, Emery Unified School District (Secretary)
Eva Camp, Director, Full Circle Fund
John Gooding, Quadric Group; President, Emery Ed Fund
Surlene Grant, Envirocom Communications Strategies
Gregory Hodge, Consultant
Debbra Lindo, CEO and Chief Academic Officer, College Track
Lillian Lopez, Wells Fargo; Oakland Community Organizations (OCO)
Cleo Protopapas, Administrator on Special Assignment, Secondary Algebra Initiatives, Oakland Unified School District
Norman Rosenblatt, Founding Board Member
David Silver, Principal, Think College Now
Past and Current Funders:
Anonymous
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Bank of the West*
S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
The Broad Foundation*
Bank of America
The Clorox Company Foundation
Michael Cohen Charitable Foundation
Corporation for National and Community Service
William H. Donner Foundation
The Dreyer’s Foundation
East Bay Community Foundation
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation*
Faith Network of the East Bay
Foss Family Foundation
Full Circle Fund*
The Gap Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Gibson & Associates
The Walter S. Johnson Foundation
Walter and Elise Haas Fund
Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Hull Family Foundation
Kaiser Permanente*
The Noyce Foundation
Oakland Rotary Endowment
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Karen and Christopher Payne Foundation*
Perforce Software
Pisces Foundation
RGK Foundation
T. Gary and Kathleen Rogers Supporting Family Foundation*
The Joseph and Evelyn Rosenblatt Charitable Fund
The San Francisco Foundation
Silver Giving Foundation
Signature Properties*
Y&H Soda Foundation*
The Spencer Foundation
The Stocker Foundation
The Stuart Foundation
The Sweetwater Fund
Sybase
The Tides Foundation
Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation
Vanguard Public Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Washington Mutual
Key Staff
LaShawn Routé Chatmon, Executive Director
Prior to becoming Executive Director of BayCES in July 2007, LaShawn served as the Director of our Oakland High School Redesign Initiative for seven years. A California native and recipient of public school education, LaShawn earned her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and her Masters in teaching from Brown University. With ten years of teaching experience, LaShawn has taught American and World History, Economics and African American and Ethnic Studies, most recently as a faculty member at Berkeley High School. While at Berkeley High, LaShawn served with Dr. Pedro Noguera as Co-Director of the Diversity Project, a research and education reform effort in collaboration with the University of California at Berkeley. As BayCES’ Executive Director, LaShawn leads our strategic planning and partnership efforts. She is married with three children, and she and her family reside in Oakland, CA.
Description
The Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools (BayCES) builds the will, skill, and capacity of education leaders to improve equity in schools.