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Pro-Vision Academy, is a state-authorized charter school in the Sunnyside area of Houston, Texas.[1] A co-educational facility, it serves grades 3 through 12.[2] It is one of the components of Pro-Vision, Inc., which also operates an after-school program and an aquaponics facility.

History

Roynell Young established the institution in 1990;[1] initially it only admitted male students and was solely an after-school program.[3] He received inspiration after visiting many predominately low-income African-American neighborhoods. He began a partnership with the Houston Independent School District (HISD),[4] to establish a district-affiliated charter school for boys, then in the Third Ward.[5]

Young acquired the land for a permanent campus in 2008.[4] Donations from private entities provided the funding. The occurrence of Hurricane Ike delayed the move.[5]

In 2013 Pro-Vision ended its HISD affiliation and became a charter school with direct oversight from the State of Texas.[4] In 2014 the school began admitting female students.[6]

In 2019 the The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation, of Bob McNair, sent more $4,500,000 to the school,[7] making it the largest donation it ever received.[1] The donation was used to fund an addition for its building.[7] The school also, by 2016, received a grant from the federal government for the expansion, and it was expected to receive $2.8 million. In addition it hoped to use donations from private entities.[8]

Governance

As of Jeff Van Gundy is on the board of directors.[6] Young had asked Van Gundy to join the board.[4]

Campus

Its campus has 21 acres (8.5 ha) of land,[6] with a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) facility.[4] It includes an aquaponics area meant to generate fresh food for the food desert community around it. The school uses 2 acres (0.81 ha) of land for this program.[7] Plans call for an extra 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) facility with classrooms and a gymnasium/multi-use facility.[8] The campus also has an amphitheater, an American football field, a garden, a tree farm, and a trail. The National Football League (NFL) sponsored the football field.[5]

The previous Third Ward facility was in a one-story building at Cullen Boulevard and Balkin Street. The building was made of brick.[5]

Student body

In 2016 it had 360 students.[8] As of 2017 it had 339 students. The school identified 77% as being "at-risk". According to the school, 95% of the total student body qualified for receiving school lunches without cost or at a lower cost than usual.[6] Circa 2016 it anticipated having, at a later time, an enrollment of 435.[8]

Circa 2008 the school had 120 students at the middle school level. The statistics stated that 90% of them were in poverty.[5]

Academic performance

Circa 2008 the graduation rate was 81% as per a study commissioned by the school itself.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Pendergast, Sean (2019-08-14). "Texans Donate Over $5 Million To Sunnyside's Pro-Vision Academy". Houston Press. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  2. ^ "Pro-Vision Academy". Pro-Vision, Inc. Retrieved 2019-08-28. 4590 Wilmington Street Houston, TX, 77051
  3. ^ Lewis, Brooke A. (2017-02-04). "Houston-area teenage girls draw inspiration from NFL Women's Summit". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  4. ^ a b c d e Atkins, Hunter. "Van Gundy's victory". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Goldberg, Ryan (2008-09-16). "Winning Against Hopelessness". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  6. ^ a b c d Young, Matt (2017-05-18). "Jeff Van Gundy making a difference at Pro-Vision Academy". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  7. ^ a b c Kent, Roy (2019-05-23). "Urban farm program gets boost from McNair Foundation". Houston Chronicle. River Oaks Examiner. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  8. ^ a b c d Mellon, Ericka; Rebecca Elliot (2016-04-05). "Cash-strapped charter schools vie for federal development funds". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-08-28.

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