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iOUR RESULTS

OUTCOMESBASIS CHARTER SCHOOLS

2015-2016

Education redefined.

The mission of BASIS charter schools is to empower students to achieve at globally competitive levels with a transformative K-12 academic program.

“Our teachers’ job is to make their students want more.”

Carolyn McGarvey, Senior Vice President of Schools, in her annual address to new teachers.



“Our teachers’ “Our teachers’ “Our teachers’ job is to make job is to make job is to make their their their students want more.” students want more.” students want more.”

Carolyn McGarvey, Senior Vice President of Schools, Carolyn McGarvey, Senior Vice President of Schools, Carolyn McGarvey, Senior Vice President of Schools, in her annual address to new teachers. in her annual address to new teachers. in her annual address to new teachers.



Catherine Ayotte, BASIS Scottsdale ’14

Current student at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Senior Project: Orbital Launch Systems Group

Gabriel Carranza, BASIS Tucson ’11

Harvard University ’15 alumnus of The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Sociology

Senior Project: Analysis and research on drugs associated with Torsades de Pointes

Captain of the BASIS Tucson Science Bowl

“The core of BASIS is the teachers.

Their support and commitment to my

success was outstanding. I am lucky to

have found BASIS. It put me ahead of

the game and helped me get into –

and succeed at – Harvard University.”

“I am fortunate to be part of the first

undergraduate and student-led team

to fly a rocket to space. Your support of

BASIS helped me pursue my dream of a

career in aerospace engineering. I am

on my way!”

Unbounded Opportunity

A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

I believe BASIS offers something many schools do not: a common-sense solution to the issues facing American K-12 education. As President and Chairman of the Board for BASIS Schools, Inc., I am involved with BASIS because I know it employs a model that works. BASIS establishes the elements essential to student success: high expectations, great teachers who are experts in their discipline, and tension within the system to ensure teachers and students are driven toward success. With these fundamentals in place, BASIS charter schools have achieved phenomenal results.

American K-12 educational performance has been in decline relative to the rest of the world for the past four decades. While many other countries have improved students’ educational results dramatically in this time, results in the U.S. have remained stagnant. Today, the U.S. ranks in the bottom half of OECD countries for nearly every indicator of student performance. And it’s not because our kids can’t learn; rather, it’s because the system focuses on inputs like teacher certification, teacher tenure, class size, and social issues rather than the crucial output—how much students actually learn.

BASIS focuses on key factors that improve student learning and constantly monitors results to ensure learning is happening. First, BASIS raises the bar for student achievement by offering a highly rigorous academic program and utilizing internationally-recognized exams, such as the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) exams, to gauge student performance. Second, BASIS recruits, hires, and trains teachers who possess academic degrees in the discipline they teach and use their content expertise to drive learning. Finally, BASIS holds students and teachers accountable for their results. Middle school students are required to pass Comprehensive Exams in all core subjects to demonstrate they have mastered grade-level material before being promoted, and high school students take AP exams which count toward final course grades. Similarly, teachers are held accountable for the learning gains made by their students. Teaching contracts are reviewed on an annual basis, and teachers are rewarded for their students’ successes through merit-based salary supplements and bonuses.

BASIS schools are founded on some very old-fashioned lessons: work hard, do not give up when you face a challenge, and, above all, view your education as a ladder that can take you to where you want to go. A great education changes children, for it gives them the knowledge and skills to write their own futures. I am proud to be personally involved with this incredible educational community.

Craig Barrett Chairman of the Board BASIS Schools Inc.

“… I am involved with

BASIS because I know it employs

a model that works.”

This past year, six BASIS charter schools with senior classes graduated 246 seniors, including 64 from BASIS Tucson North and 47 from BASIS Scottsdale. These 246 students are 246 unique individuals; they are not a “certain kind” of student. They have vastly different backgrounds, demographics, family lives, academic skills, aspirations, and hopes for the future. What unites all of these students is that they each chose to attend a BASIS.ed-managed school and, for that, we are deeply grateful.

There are a couple of myths about BASIS.ed that this graduating class dispels. Our students aren’t all the same. And while our network of schools has a justly famous STEM program, we also teach Mandarin from Kindergarten, as well as Latin, Logic, and Literary Theory.

We live in a time of profound societal change and it’s crucial that schools respond to these changes. The old one-size-fits-all model of education has had its day.

BASIS.ed-managed schools have been educating students for nearly two decades—and have been doing it quite differently than most other institutions of primary and secondary learning. We are proud to say that BASIS.ed manages some of the best schools in the world.

But, here’s the thing: not all families want the particular program that we offer. To choose a BASIS.ed-managed school is not only to choose academic rigor, accelerated curriculum, and curricular depth, but it is also to choose a particular brand of academic rigor, a particular flavor of acceleration, and a particular type of curricular depth. We are a choice, and we understand and embrace that. We often say that our schools are for anyone, but they are not necessarily for everyone. Put another way: BASIS charter schools represent a free choice that anyone can make, but that not everyone will make.

BASIS.ed has produced consistent results, not for a year or two, but for nearly 20 years. Two decades of success is not an accident; rather, those results are evidence of what we provide for thousands of individual students—all kinds of students—who choose to attend our schools.

We are for anyone, but we are not for everyone.

“We live in a time of profound societal change, and schools must respond to these changes.”

Peter Bezanson Chief Executive Officer BASIS.ed

A MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

ContentsOUR RESULTS ......................................................................... 8 Global Results

National Rankings

National Merit Scholars

College Board Advanced Placement

Capstone Courses

The Senior Project

OUR GRADUATES ................................................................ 22

College Counseling

College Acceptances

OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS ................................................... 26

OUR THANK YOU TO DONORS AND SUPPORTERS ............. 28 Annual Teacher Fund

Senior Projects

Donor Recognition

OUR EDUCATIONAL VISION .............................................. 40

OUR RESULTS

8 OUR RESULTS

“BASIS Tucson North... outperformed the average of every country in the world in reading, math and science...”

“So what’s the secret of the best-performing schools? It’s that there is no secret. The best schools, the study found, have strong fundamentals and cultures that believe anything is possible with any student: they work hard to choose strong teachers with good content knowledge and dedication to continuous improvement.”

- Thomas L. Friedman. “My Little (Global) Schoolhouse”. New York Times. 3 April 2013: A27.

“The results were breathtaking…The average BASIS student not only outperformed the typical American student by nearly three years in math, but outscored the average student in Finland, Korea, and Poland as well. The BASIS kid did better even than the average student from Shanghai, China, the region that ranks No. 1 in the world.”

- Amanda Ripley. The Smartest Kids In The World: And How They Got That Way. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2013. 197-98. Print.

“BASIS Tucson North... outperformed the average of every country in the world in reading, math and science...”

“So what’s the secret of the best-performing schools? It’s that there is no secret. The best schools, the study found, have strong fundamentals and cultures that believe anything is possible with any student: they work hard to choose strong teachers with good content knowledge and dedication to continuous improvement.”

- Thomas L. Friedman. “My Little (Global) Schoolhouse”. New York Times. 3 April 2013: A27.

9OUR RESULTS

IF BASIS.ed WERE A NATION, IT WOULD OUTSCORE ALL

OTHER COUNTRIES…

in terms of student performance in Math, Reading, and Science on the PISA exam.

2015 OECD Test for Schools (based on PISA)BASIS.ed-Managed Charter Schools vs. Other Educational Systems

GLOBAL RESULTS

M A T H

649 BASIS Chandler

641 BASIS Scottsdale

636 BASIS Peoria

630 BASIS.ed Network

620 BASIS Oro Valley

617 BASIS Tucson North

616 BASIS Flagstaff

613 Shanghai-China

573 Singapore

554 Korea

536 Japan

519 Finland

518 Canada

518 Poland

514 Germany

496 U.S. - Private Schools

494 United Kingdom

487 Portugal

481 United States

413 Mexico

391 Brazil

R E A D I N G


609 BASIS Flagstaff

607 BASIS Chandler



598 BASIS Peoria


570 Shanghai-China

542 Singapore

538 Japan

536 Korea


524 Finland

523 Canada

518 Poland

508 Germany

499 United Kingdom

498 United States

488 Portugal

424 Mexico

410 Brazil

S C I E N C E


625 BASIS Peoria

623 BASIS Chandler



610 BASIS Flagstaff


580 Shanghai-China

551 Singapore

547 Japan

545 Finland

538 Korea

526 Poland

525 Canada

524 Germany


514 United Kingdom

497 United States

489 Portugal

415 Mexico

405 Brazil

Source: OECD, “How your School Compares Internationally: OECD Test for Schools,” 2015. Results for all other educational systems are from the 2012 PISA. The 2014-15 OECD Test for Schools was designed to enable international benchmarking against results from the 2012 PISA.

* Shanghai, China, has the highest performing school system in the world.


A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF BASIS STUDENTS SCORE IN THE HIGHEST

PERFORMANCE LEVELS THAN STUDENTS IN SHANGHAI, CHINA*

2015 OECD Test for Schools (based on PISA)Students Scoring in the Highest Performance Levels (Level 5 and Level 6)

“… those who get to Level 5 or above can be regarded as potential ‘world-class’

knowledge workers of tomorrow.” Source: OECD, “How your School Compares Internationally: OECD Test for Schools,” 2015.

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BASIS.ed-Managed Charter Schools

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BASIS.ed-MANAGED CHARTER SCHOOLS

in terms of student satisfaction with their teachers. BASIS students are not only some of the smartest kids in the world, but are also some of the happiest and most fulfilled.

BASIS.ed and educational systems worldwide were ranked according to the percentage of students agreeing or strongly agreeing with the following statements:

• “I get along well with most of my teachers.”• “Most of my teachers are interested in my wellbeing.”• “Most of my teachers really listen to what I have to say.”• “If I need extra help, I will receive it from my teachers.”

11OUR RESULTS

BASIS.ed-Managed Charter Schools Class of 2015

Source: Naviance, 2015. College Board, 2015.


Arizona

District of Columbia

Texas

United States

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AVERAGE SAT SCORES AT BASIS.ed-MANAGED CHARTER SCHOOLS

ARE 500 POINTS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE

12 OUR RESULTS

BASIS SCOTTSDALE 2015 GRADUATES EARNED THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SAT SCORE IN THE BASIS.ed NETWORK: 2121.

YOUR CHILDREN WORK AND LEARN IN THE TOP SCHOOLS IN AMERICA

NATIONAL RANKINGS

THE WASHINGTON POST AMERICA’S MOST CHALLENGING HIGH SCHOOLS

2015 #1 BASIS Oro Valley; #2 BASIS Chandler; #6 BASIS Tucson; BASIS

Scottsdale included on “Top Performing Public Schools with Elite Students” list

2014 #10 BASIS Tucson North; BASIS Scottsdale included on “Top Performing Public Schools with Elite Students” list

2013 BASIS Scottsdale and BASIS Tucson North included on “Top-Performing Public Schools with Elite Students”

2012 #1 BASIS Tucson; #5 BASIS Scottsdale2011 #4 BASIS Tucson

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AMERICA’S BEST HIGH SCHOOLS

2015 #2 BASIS Scottsdale, #3 STEM school

2014 #2 BASIS Scottsdale, #15 STEM school; #5 BASIS Tucson North, #3 STEM school

2013 #2 BASIS Tucson; #5 BASIS Scottsdale

2012 #6 BASIS Tucson

2011 U.S. News did not publish rankings




THE DAILY BEAST 2014 #2 BASIS Scottsdale; #7 BASIS Oro Valley; #29 BASIS Tucson North

NEWSWEEK 2014 Schools with students below 7th grade (like all BASIS.ed schools)

are no longer eligible for Newsweek’s rankings

2013 #3 BASIS Scottsdale; #7 BASIS Tucson North

2012 #3 BASIS Scottsdale; #5 BASIS Tucson







13OUR RESULTS

14 OUR RESULTS

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS

Approximately 1.5 million students participate in the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Roughly one percent of high school seniors nationwide receive recognition as National Merit Finalists.

Source: National Merit Scholarship Corporation (2015).

COMMENDED STUDENTSAbout 34,000 students are named Commended Students based on their high scores on the PSAT/NMSQT each year.

SEMIFINALISTSNationwide, about 16,000 students qualify as Semifinalists. Semifinalists are designated on a state-representational basis. They are the highest-scoring entrants in each state.

FINALISTSApproximately 15,000 Semifinalists advance to Finalist standing every year.

National Merit Scholarship Program Recognition Percentage of 2015 Graduates Earning Distinction

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15OUR CURRICULUMOUR RESULTS

CLASS OF 2015*

AP EXAMS PER STUDENT

AVERAGE SCORE ON AP EXAMS

AP EXAMS PASSED


10.7 3.9 88.7%

BASIS Chandler 9.3 3.9 87.4%

BASIS Flagstaff 10.1 3.3 72.9%

BASIS Oro Valley 10.8 3.8 86.4%

BASIS Peoria 10.6 3.7 84.6%

BASIS Phoenix 10.5 3.6 81.8%

BASIS Scottsdale 12.6 4.3 96.3%

BASIS Tucson North 10.6 4.0 91.7%

BASIS students begin their demonstration of content mastery in AP survey courses in English, Math, Science, and Social Science, from grades 8–12. Thereafter, vitally, BASIS.ed high school students further develop the ability to think independently and creatively—the truest forms of content mastery—in Post-AP courses and independent research projects.

Our High School program culminates in a three-month, off-site, independent project that is proposed and constructed by the students under the guidance of both an internal BASIS.ed faculty adviser and an external, professional specialist in the field of the student’s choosing. The Senior Project is the most evolved phase of the BASIS.ed curriculum and allows students to demonstrate independent scholarship, individual accountability, disciplinary mastery, and a facility with problem solving. Thus, BASIS.ed graduates leave the High School program prepared to be leaders in college and beyond.

COLLEGE BOARD ADVANCED PLACEMENT:Content Mastery

* Includes all AP exams taken by 2015 BASIS.ed-Managed Charter School graduates prior to graduation.

IN COMPARING DATA FROM 2015, U.S. STUDENTS HAD AN AVERAGE EXAM SCORE OF 2.8 AND PASSED 57.4% OF THEIR AP EXAMS.

AP CLASSES, CAPSTONE COURSES, AND SENIOR PROJECTS: From content mastery to understanding and changing the world.

16 OUR RESULTS

2015 Advanced Placement Exams - Pass Rate

United StatesBASIS.ed-Managed Charter Schools

All Countries

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Art History

Biology

Calculus AB

Calculus BC

Chemistry

Chinese Language and Culture

Comparative Government and Politics

Computer Science A

English Language and Composition

English Literature and Composition

Environmental Science

European History

French Language and Culture

Human Geography

Latin

Macroeconomics

Microeconomics

Music Theory

Physics 1

Physics 2

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

Physics C: Mechanics

Psychology

Seminar

Spanish Language and Culture

Spanish Literature and Culture

Statistics

Studio Art: 2-D Design

Studio Art: Drawing

U.S. Government and Politics

U.S. History

World History

OUR RESULTS 17

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BASIS GRADUATES QUALIFY FOR ADMISSION TO OXFORD UNIVERSITY AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY?

THE ANSWER IS ALL ABOUT OUR MONUMENTAL AP MASTERY.

Oxford and CambridgePercentage of 2015 BASIS Graduates Meeting Admissions Standards

Oxford(3 scores of 5)

Cambridge(5 scores of 5) 40.2%

58.1%

In the United States, universities do not set minimum academic entrance standards for applicants; however, Britain’s Oxford and Cambridge Universities both have strict requirements, with Oxford calling for applicants to achieve at least three scores of “5” on AP exams and Cambridge asking for five scores of “5” on the same exams. Both institutions are consistently ranked among the top five universities in the world. What percentage of our BASIS.ed graduates meet and surpass those academic entrance requirements? The answer is stunning…

OUR RESULTS18

CAPSTONE COURSES: Distinctively Continuing Our Content Mastery

The senior year at a BASIS.ed-managed school is unlike any other. Due to the accelerated nature of our coursework, most students complete graduation requirements before entering senior year and, thus, spend their final year taking Capstone Courses and/or participating in a Senior Project to further strengthen inquiry skills.

In most schools, AP courses are reserved for junior or senior year. Because we start AP courses much earlier in the academic program, students are afforded the experience of Capstone Courses, which transition students from student-centered learning to independent learning.

These courses delve deeply into advanced material and are comparable to upper-level college courses. The result is that BASIS.ed students enter the world’s most prestigious universities and colleges prepared to excel in at least intermediate-level college work.

H U M A N I T I E SCritical Theory and Cultural Studies

20th Century World History

Spanish Culture and Enrichment

Spanish Culture and Literature

French Culture and Literature

Capstone European History

Chinese History and Culture

Chinese History

Literary Theory

Economic Theory

Poetic Pathologies

Historical Fiction

History Capstone: Plagues and Peoples

History of Food

The Late Roman Republic

Public Speaking and Communication

Sport: a Microcosm of History

Democracy & Imperialism in the Ancient Mediterranean World

Constitutional Law

Post-Colonial Literature

Introduction to Linguistics

The Ancient Greeks

S C I E N C E S

From Molecular Biology to Cancer

Brain, Behavior & Experience

Anatomy & Physiology

Inorganic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Macro Biology

Catalase

Zoology

Astronomy

Astrophysics

Modern Physics

Applied Physics

Marine Biology

M A T H E M A T I C S

Number Theory & Discrete Math

Proof Techniques and Graph Theory

Multivariate Calculus & Linear Algebra

History and Philosophy of Mathematics

Multivariable Calculus

Quantitative Analysis

Differential Equations

Category Theory

Complex Analysis

Game Theory

Number Theory

Linear Algebra

History of Math

Vector Calculus

OUR RESULTS 19

ARCHITECTURE & DESIGNFlow, Form, and Function: How the Principles of Visual Art Affect the Design of an Arid Environment

BIOLOGYThe Flu and You: The Beginning of the EndSexual Selection: Not Just a Pretty FaceThe Intriguing Connection between Bionics and BacteriaThe Politics and Design of Family PlanningOptimizing DNA Design-X-Ray CrystallographyThermodynamic and Kinetic Studies of DNA Nanostructure Assembly ProcessDNA Origami: Bio-mimicry and Facilitating Drug DeliveryExamining the Morphology of Microglia in EpilepsyMicrophages and their Contribution towards InflammationThe Localization of Activity-Regulated Cytoskeletal Gene and Protein Expression in the Whisker-Barrel Circuit After Experimental Diffuse Traumatic Brain InjuryUsing Fruit Flies as Models for ALS

BUSINESS & ECONOMICSBringing Prosperity to TucsonRisk vs. Return: An Introduction to Modern Portfolio TheoryA White Paper on Arizona’s Gaming Community and the Social and Economic Impact of Video Games on Arizona

COMPUTER SCIENCEAdventures in AnimationHigh Performance Computing Clusters for Clinical TherapyBehind the Seams of a Gaming ComputerLoop Logic: A Business ModelGoogle for Genes: Advancing Cancer Research with Integrated Database & Search EngineLifting the Veil: How the Internet Really WorksA Personal Difference EngineUnderstanding Artificial Intelligence

CULINARY ARTSThe Creation of Flavor in Vegan & Vegetarian CuisineMaking a Vegan Guidebook

EARTH SCIENCEWaste to WealthBuilding Proteins to Power the FutureLong Distance Relationships: An Examination of Paired QasaraMesoscopic Modeling of Mechanical RadiometersBountiful Butterflies: Emergence Rates and Environmental StimuliGermany’s New Energy ModelEffect of Soil and Plant Nutrient Content on Plague Locus Swarm PatternsThe Desert Sea: Recreating the Ocean in ArizonaAstronomical Aesthetics

Our goal is to cultivate students who are highly engaged, inquisitive, and autonomous learners. The Senior Project is the culmination of the BASIS.ed high school experience. After three and a half years of intensive college preparation, BASIS.ed seniors are ready to spend the last trimester applying what they have learned to an independent project that allows for exploration of their individual learning paths, passions, and future courses of study.

Students embark on a mentor-guided program of academic inquiry with limitless possibilities. Senior Projects include internships, experimental research at university-level research labs, and field work abroad.

To learn more about Senior Projects, visit basised.com/seniorprojects

THE SENIOR PROJECT: Understanding and Changing the World

CLASS OF 2015 SENIOR PROJECTS

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SENIOR PROJECTS (cont.)

OUR RESULTS

Rainwater Harvesting in a Thirsty SouthwestLionfish Invasion Response in Cozumel, MexicoThe Water Energy-Nexus

EDUCATIONDigital Textbooks, the Classroom and You: Barriers of Implementing Technology in ClassroomsUsing Genius.com as a Platform for EducationBusiness and Technology: How They InteractCheck It! The Connection between Chess and Critical Thinking SkillsTeaching Methodologies: Focusing a LessonCreating a Peer Mentoring Project

ENGINEERINGCharacterizing Parallel Plate ResonatorsCrash Course: Causes and Prevention of Automobile CollisionsSeeing Through New EyesImproving the Accuracy of Data Collection with Regards to LesionsRadiation Dosage Absorption of the Abdominal Organs and the Skin: A Comparison between Medical Imaging PracticesProgramming Reliable Autonomous Operation in a FIRST Robotics Competition RobotBasic Prosthetic Arm DesignOrigami in EngineeringNeuroscience: The Use of Chemistry and CircuitsIncreasing Fuel Efficiency in Automatic Transmission VehiclesSafe Teen Driving in the Age of SmartphonesOptimizing Radiation Dose Reduction in Pediatric CTDeveloping Disease Detecting DevicesTraumatic Brain Injury Prevention for High Contact SportsImplications of Paravalvular Leakage in Aortic Transcatheter ImplantsPopulating Europa: What will it Take?The Art of Walking BackwardsIncreasing Fuel Efficiency in Automatic Transmission Vehicles

Pursuing the Perfect ProstheticInternship in Electrical EngineeringExploring High Energy Particle PhysicsSustainable Building for an Urban EnvironmentWhy Engineers Need ExperienceElectrospinning: How to Make Microscopic Filters and Improve Drug Delivery SystemsQuality Control Data Analysis at Industrial Tool, Die, and Engineering

FINE ARTSCommercial Theatre: A Survival PlanFinding Value when Manufactured Fashions Surpass the HandmadeIt’s Not Just a Hobby: Business Guide for Novice ArtistsSecond Impressions the MovieWhat Makes a Hit in the Age of Autotune?

LAWToo Much Tinkering with Tinker: Post Hazelwood Censorship of Student PublicationsSocial Media in Family Law: A Cautionary TaleArizona Innocence Project: Expansion to Better Serve Indigenous Populations

LITERARY THEORYPenning the Russian Soul: Soviet Literature and Reaction from 1917-1953

MARKETING & ADVERTISINGInfluencer Targeting and Outreach in the B2B MarketMarketing and Corporate Structure: The Web of Modern Day BusinessFrom Paper to National TV: The Production Process of Commercial Advertising

MATHEMATICSClassification of Mobius Transformations by SymmetryMyocardial Contraction Fraction: A Volumetric Index for Predicting Mortality in Cardiac Transthyretin AmyloidosisSocio-Technical Community Interventions: Making Sense of Big Data to Solve Big ProblemsSabermetrics in College Baseball

MEDICINECan Art Be Medicine: Art Therapy and Its Use in RecoveryCan Music Therapy Aid in Cognition?Physical Therapy or Pure Quackery?Expressing Thermostable DNA Polymerase in E. ColiTargeting Multi Myeloma Cell’s Dependence on IRF4 by Antisense Oligonucleotide DrugsPediatric Surgery: Barbed SuturesBuilding Proteins to Power the FuturePhysical Therapy Treatment for Patients with Marfan Sydrome and Related DisordersThe Evaluation of a Novel Regimen to Treat Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaThe Effects of Companion Dogs on Children with Autism Spectrum DisorderA Profile of the Red Cross’ Work in MexicoMedical Treatment DynamicsCombating the Type II Diabetes Epidemic: Wearable Devices and Public HealthUltrasounds in Emergency MedicineA Look at the Form, Function, and Aesthetic of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Martial Arts in the Modern EraMammary Artery Conduits versus Venous and Radial Conduits in CABG SurgeryImproving Drug Delivery to the Blood-Brain BarrierComparison between Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Parkinson’s Disease Performed in an Operating Room versus in a MRIMusic Therapy: Fine-Tuning Speech and Motor SkillsRetraining the BrainThe Role and Function of CNAs in HealthcareTo Repair Athletes via Arthroscopy or Open Surgery Qi Gong: Is There a Place for It In the Future?Plants, Pills, and Scales: Modern Vs. Traditional Chinese Medicine on the Treatment of ObesityInside the World of PediatricianStatistical Analysis of Patients and their Lab Workup in Navi Mumbai

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCEWhite and Yellow: Racial Socialization in Asian American FamiliesHuman Trafficking and Domestic ViolenceExtracurricular Outreach Methods for Student EngagementThe Social Impacts of Low Carbon Electrification on Remote LocationsComing to You Live From Outside HollywoodCollective Inspirations: The Pursuit for PakistanFrom Building Blocks to Building Apps: Children in the Creative design ProcessExploring Typography as an Indicator of Social ClimateFrom Head to Hands and Back AgainThe Innate LeaderEffects of Abuse and the Child Welfare systemHow to Sell HappinessThe Jewish IdentityBig Data and Modern SocietyIn the Zone: The Impact of Mental Toughness on Athletic PerformanceThe Causes of Addiction in Video GamesThe Middle Eastern War on Women and How Radical Terrorism Affects Gender InequalityLife at a Community Radio StationThinking Twice About That CrushHealthcare on the MarginsA Multidisciplinary Approach in the Evaluation of DementiasInfluence of Cultural Perceptions of Authority on Patient-Doctor RelationshipsHow the Internet Has Changed Young People’s Perception of Gender in the MediaMasculinity in FilmAn Experience Abroad: Early Childhood Development in IndiaUnderstanding Korean: What’s Really Behind the LanguageLinguistics and Society: How Language and Society Interact

VETERINARY STUDIESComparing the Benefits of Spaying/Neutering DogsBeauty in the Beast: The Rebranding of Shelter Dogs

21OUR RESULTS

College counseling begins in 9th grade. We view this four-year process of counseling as integral to our Liberal Arts program and our responsibility as a learning community to help our students come to know themselves and have the confidence and skills to plan and act upon that understanding.

A daily College Counseling Workshop is a required course for seniors. This course helps them identify, target, and ultimately achieve entrance into the college or university best suited for them. So what defines “best”? Working with the College Counselor, together they identify the student’s passions in life, the type of career or professional endeavor that will satisfy those passions and how to use those passions to establish college goals.

BASIS.ed COLLEGE COUNSELING

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES Upon completing our rigorous and accelerated academic program, BASIS graduates are prepared to enter and receive scholarships to some of the nation’s top colleges and universities. In fact, many BASIS graduates enter college as first or second semester sophomores.

OUR GRADUATES

OUR GRADUATES

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BASIS Graduates are 59% MORE LIKELY

to gain admission to a TOP 15 SCHOOL than

the typical applicant.U.S. NEWS &

WORLD REPORT NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES

RANKING (2014)

2013 - 2015 BASIS

GRADUATES NUMBER

ACCEPTED

2013-2015 BASIS

APPLICANTS’ ACCEPTANCE

RATE

2014 UNITED STATES APPLICANTS’ ACCEPTANCE

RATE

1. Princeton University 6 10% 7%

2. Harvard University 3 4% 6%

3. Yale University 5 10% 6%

4. Columbia University 5 8% 7%

5. Stanford University 13 13% 5%

6. University of Chicago 6 13% 8%

7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

3 7% 8%

8. Duke University 10 19% 11%

9. University of Pennsylvania 10 17% 10%

10. California Institute of Technology

4 12% 8%

11. Dartmouth College 11 26% 12%

12. Johns Hopkins University 12 26% 17%

13. Northwestern University 13 30% 13%

14. Washington University in St. Louis

15 22% 16%

15. Cornell University 14 32% 14%

23OUR GRADUATES

BASIS GRADUATES - CLASS OF 2015 - COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES

Total # Graduates 246

Total College Acceptances 1090

Average # of College Acceptances per Graduate 4.43

Total # of Colleges Accepting BASIS Graduates 224

For a complete list of the Class of 2015 college acceptances, please visit basised.com

MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS

Total Amount Earned By All 2015 Graduates $29,420,680

Average Amount Earned By Each 2015 Graduate $119,596

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Occidental College 10

Pennsylvania State University at University Park

6

Pitzer College 1

Pomona College 5

Princeton University 6

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 15

Rice University 9

Scripps College 4

Skidmore College 1

Soka University of America 1

Stanford University 13

Swarthmore College 3

Trinity University 3

Tufts University 10

Union College 3

United States Military Academy - Army 1

United States Naval Academy 1

University of California, Berkeley 42

University of California, Davis 5

University of California, Irvine 5

University of California, Los Angeles 47

University of Chicago 6

University of Florida 1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 5

University of Miami 4

University of Michigan 10

University of Notre Dame 2

University of Pennsylvania 10

University of Southern California 25

University of Virginia 12

University of Washington 12

Vanderbilt University 3

Vassar College 2

Washington and Lee University 3

Washington University in St. Louis 15

Wellesley College 4

Wesleyan University 3

Whitman College 2

Williams College 6

Yale University 5

College or UniversityNumber of BASIS Graduates

Accepted 2013 - 2015College or University

Number of BASIS Graduates Accepted 2013 - 2015

Amherst College 6

Bard College 1

Bates College 1

Boston College 5

Boston University 26

Bowdoin College 2

Brandeis University 8

Brown University 11

Bucknell University 2

California Institute of Technology 4

Carleton College 3

Carnegie Mellon University 10

Case Western Reserve University 17

Claremont McKenna College 1

Colby College 1

Colgate University 5

College of William and Mary 4

Colorado College 2

Columbia University 5

Cornell University 14

Dartmouth College 11

Davidson College 1

Duke University 10

Emory University 13

Georgia Institute of Technology 16

Grinnell College 3

Harvard University 3

Harvey Mudd College 11

Haverford College 3

Johns Hopkins University 12

Kenyon College 6

Lafayette College 1

Lehigh University 8

Macalester College 3

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3

Middlebury College 5

Mount Holyoke College 2

New York University 19

Northeastern University 28

Northwestern University 13

Oberlin College 2

Number of 2013-2015 BASIS Graduates Accepted to a Top 50 U.S. News & World Report University or Liberal Arts College

25OUR GRADUATES

26 OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS

Established 2013 Grades 4-12


Established 2015 Grades K-8




“Luminous Event”




“Reverse Ravel” “Gate”

“Otherwise” “Artifact” “Fluer Mechanique”

“ProtoLogos” “Synesthesia” “Probabilities”

Artwork reproduced with the kind permission of the artist Michael Holcomb, whose work adorns every BASIS.ed-managed school building.

OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS

27OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS

Primary








“Butterfly Effect” “Luma” “Clarkes Third Law”

“As Is” “Telos & Techne” “Telos & Techne”


“Begin Again”“Gesture”


“Portent”

“As an artist, my primary challenges and processes are concerned with ‘discovery.’

Discovering the formal, rhythmic, spatial and chromatic relationships that result in a finished piece is

an unpredictable, humbling and often surprising experience. The images I create are records of those

richly complex discoveries. As in life, patience, courage, openness to change, to exploration and the

confidence to embrace meaningful options when they emerge, can affirm, sustain and renew.”

- Michael Holcomb, Artist

ANNUAL TEACHER FUND

BASIS.ed and BASIS charter schools are once again so very thankful for the generosity of our supporters and donors. Contributions to the BASIS Annual Teacher Fund enable us to retain and reward top-performing teachers who motivate our students to love learning and to achieve outstanding results.

Thanks to the generosity of parents and local communities over the last three years, BASIS charter schools raised $8 million in donations. In 2014-15 alone, our schools raised $3.6 million and, as always, 100% of these donations have been delivered directly to our teachers in the form of performance-based bonuses.

SENIOR PROJECTS

The entire BASIS.ed curriculum is unparalleled, but our high school experience is particularly unique. BASIS Senior Projects have provided more than 400 students (and counting!) the chance to make an actual difference by applying skills learned in the classroom to real-world issues. With commitment and support from participating universities, corporations, entrepreneurs, agencies, and researchers who guide seniors during the months-long on-site projects, our students gain confidence from their prestigious opportunities, contribute tangibly to their communities during their final months of high school, and are uniquely prepared to tackle future professional endeavors. (Please see the list of 2014-15 Senior Project titles on pages 19-21).

DONOR RECOGNITION

BASIS charter schools foster philanthropy as yet another way to empower and inspire our students. We are grateful for the support of the thousands of alumni, parents and families, friends and loved ones, and students who have helped build and sustain our schools for 18 years. We are particularly grateful to the George W. Brackenridge Foundation, The Ewing Halsell Foundation, and the Choose to Succeed organization for immeasurable support and contributions.

28 OUR THANK YOU TO DONORS AND SUPPORTERS

OUR THANK YOU TO DONORS AND SUPPORTERS

29OUR THANK YOU TO DONORS AND SUPPORTERS

SIRIUS $10,000+

The Ackerman Family (Mesa)

BASIS Ahwatukee Boosters (Ahwatukee)

BASIS DC Boosters (Washington, D.C.)

BASIS Mesa Boosters (Mesa)

BASIS Oro Valley Boosters (Oro Valley)

BASIS Peoria Boosters (Peoria)

BASIS Tucson Boosters (Tucson)

BASIS Tucson North Boosters (Tucson North)

George W. Brackenridge Foundation

Brown & Brown Insurance

Choose to Succeed

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Konica Minolta Business Solutions

Jump Trading (Phoenix)

Hui Xiao and Yuliang Miao (Scottsdale)

Drs. Mittida Raksanaves and Daniel Pearcy (Oro Valley)

RBC Capital Markets

The Seattle Foundation (Phoenix)

The Seattle Foundation (Phoenix Central)

SMART for Charters

The Turner Family Charitable Trust (Scottsdale)

The Vange Family (Scottsdale)

The Videen Family (Peoria)

The Wahal Family (Scottsdale)

Warren Charter Law, PLC

CANOPUS $5,000+

Anne and Tun (Tucson)

Marian and Joseph Armstrong (Flagstaff)

Carolyn and Jay-O Bae (Phoenix Central)

BASIS San Antonio Boosters (San Antonio Medical Center)

Peter and Patti Bezanson (Phoenix)

BioRec (Scottsdale)

Michael and Olga Block (Oro Valley)

Drs. Jeffrey and Sheri Brownstein (Peoria)

Karen and John Burge (Scottsdale)

Chad and Mike Carey (Tucson North)

Carhuff & Cueva Architects (Tucson)

Nanci and Carl Carlson (Scottsdale)

The Carradus Family (Phoenix)

The Cirelli Family (Flagstaff)

Jennifer and Kevin Conn (Flagstaff)

Mary and Scott Crozier (Phoenix)

Janna and Christopher Day (Scottsdale)

Sharon and Elliot Garbus (Scottsdale)

Veronica and John Goldberg (Scottsdale)

The Guido Family (Peoria)

Larina and Aleksei Gutenberg (San Antonio Medical Center)

Angela and Shane Heitzman (Prescott)

Diane and Craig Hufault (Oro Valley)

The Jayaram Family (San Antonio Medical Center)

Husnara Khan (Chandler)

Amy and Mark Kuo (Scottsdale)

The Lalani Family (Scottsdale)

Allen J. Lauer (Phoenix Central)

Dr. and Mrs. Keith Mackenzie (Peoria)

The Madura Family (Scottsdale)

Dr. Melinda Martin (Prescott)

Chad Mehta (Phoenix Central)

The Noori Family (Peoria)

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas On (Phoenix)

Mr. Kamalesh Pinisetti and Ms. Radhika Guruju on behalf of ChessHelps (Chandler)

Drs. Sunil and Priti Ram (Scottsdale)

Sandhya and Prasad Ravi (Peoria)

Wendy and Brent Sandweiss (Oro Valley)

Dr. Shahzad Shadmany & Dr. Charina Tecson (Mesa)

Dr. Matt and Mrs. Tracy Sullivan (Prescott)

The Thompson Family (Phoenix)

Amy and Todd Underwood (Prescott)

LEADERSHIP-LEVEL ANNUAL TEACHER FUND DONORS


VEGA $2,500+

The Abrahamson Family (Scottsdale)

Rekha and Pradeep Agarwal (Peoria)

Yasmin and Jamil Ahmed (Oro Valley)

Insook Ahn (Tucson North)

Kristi and Barclay Anthony (San Antonio North Central)

The Arkell Family (Chandler)

Thomason and Bindu Attasseril (Phoenix)

Diane and Carl Aune (Tucson)

The Austin-Lim Family (Peoria)

Laura Burpee Austin (Chandler)

Alex and Olga Barkai (Peoria)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnitt (Scottsdale)

The Basu Family (Scottsdale)

Julie and Tom Belgrad (Phoenix)

Erlinda and Nerio Belvis (San Antonio North Central)

The Bergsagel Family (Scottsdale)

Rajesh and Anandi Bhakta (Peoria)

Puneet and Nalini Bhalla (Chandler)

Beena and Manzoor Bhat (San Antonio Medical Center)

Elizabeth and Jake Bourbon (San Antonio Medical Center)

Roberto I. Bracamonte (Phoenix Central)

Jorge and Walkiria Briones (Chandler)

Richard and Kathryn Brooks (Phoenix)

Ryan and Tiffany Brooks (Phoenix)

The Bukata Family (Scottsdale)

Melissa and David Bull (Phoenix Central)

Dr. DeAnna Bullaro-Anderer (Mesa)

Jennifer and Shane Burgess (Oro Valley)

The Carsten Family (Oro Valley)

Mr. Rich and Mrs. Sheri Carter (Phoenix)

Francisco and Melanie Carvalho (Phoenix)

The Carvallo Family (Scottsdale)

The Chagam Family (Chandler)

The Chambers Family (Scottsdale)

Dr. Alex and Michelle Chiu (Oro Valley)

Duncan Christopher (Washington, D.C.)

John Clark (Oro Valley)

Wendy, Scot and Spencer Claus (Scottsdale)

The Clayton Family (Peoria)

The Colyar Family (Peoria)

Jonathan Cowles (Phoenix Central)

Anh and Mark Dancho (Chandler)

The Danciu Family (Peoria)

Kerry and Dana Danenberg (San Antonio North Central)

Julie and Joe Davey (Tucson North)

Peter Davis (Phoenix Central)

Dr. Eslie Dennis (Oro Valley)

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen DeSouza (Scottsdale)

The DiPonio Family (Tucson)

Pamela DiSalvo and Trevor Thornton (Scottsdale)

Drs. Chris and Ana DiSimone (Tucson North)

Maria and Gregory Dominiak (Scottsdale)

Michael and Nicole Eidson (Ahwatukee)

Dr. Ziad Elghoul and Family (Ahwatukee)

Dr. Michael and Monica Fabian (Prescott)

Stephen and Kristin Fairbanks (Mesa)

Chloe and Mason Faust (Scottsdale)

Dr. Fehmi and Dr. Beyramian (Scottsdale)

Bob and Nichieli Ferris (Mesa)

Eric and Regina Fischer (Chandler)

Kris and Tifany Fleming (Chandler)

The Fogelson Family (Scottsdale)

Denise and Carl Forsman (Scottsdale)

Kim and Scott Frankel (Scottsdale)

FSW Trade Finance (Phoenix)

Adriana and Florin Gaidici (Phoenix)

Amelia Gallitano-Mendel (Phoenix)

Debora Gama Lima and Eric Steidley (Scottsdale)

Uday and Nirmala Gandhe (Chandler)

The Gaumond Family (Scottsdale)

The Glucksman Family (Scottsdale)

Lisa Gold-Schier (Washington, D.C.)

The Gozar Family (Peoria)

The Gross Family (Scottsdale)

Carmen and Jorge Guel (San Antonio North Central)

Karen and Christopher Gulde (San Antonio North Central)

Dr. and Mrs. Ray Haas (Tucson North)

Drs. Neil and Brenda Harris (Oro Valley)


Jill Harrison and Adrian Hansen (Flagstaff)

Yi He and Yongmei Liu (Chandler)

Mr. and Mrs. Heggs (Mesa)

The Henkel Family (Mesa)

The Hesita Family (San Antonio Medical Center)

Leonard Hill (Scottsdale)

Megan and Matt Holdsworth (Prescott)

Henry and Caroline Hong (Chandler)

Dr. Don and Pam Huang (Prescott)

Suneil Jain (Phoenix Central)

The Jajoo Family (Scottsdale)

Bindu Jayavelu and Praveen Mosur (Mesa)

The Jeong Family (Oro Valley)

The Johns Family (Scottsdale)

Seth and Cole Johnson Family (Scottsdale)

Dr. Olga and Ramil Jumao-as (San Antonio North Central)

Dr. Telesphor and Clarisse Kamgaing (Chandler)

Roopesh Kantala (Chandler)

The Keane Family (Tucson)

Sameer Keole (Phoenix Central)

Nguyet and Trung Kha (Chandler)

A.K. and Sabeen Khan (Scottsdale)

Eugene and Mitzi Kim (Phoenix Central)

Francis Yim and Young Kim (Phoenix)

Jimmy and Kate Kim (Chandler)

Lonette and Chris Kissel (Prescott)

The Klingberg Family (Oro Valley)

Renee & Klaus Kokott (Scottsdale)

Raghu Kondury (Chandler)

Dawn and Ken Kotch (Ahwatukee)

The Krug Family (Ahwatukee)

Dr. Andrew Krygier, The Root Canal Guy (Scottsdale)

Puru and Kavita Kumar (Chandler)

JR Kwan (Mesa)

The Landers Family (Mesa)

Tom and Nancy Lavoy (Phoenix)

Jaeheon and Sarah Lee (Tucson North)

Drs. Thomas and Sonia Lenzmeier (Scottsdale)

Brett Lincoln (Scottsdale)

The Lopata Family (Phoenix)

H. Rosie and Yves Lussier (Tucson North)

Namita and Sanjay Madaan (Peoria)

The Madrid Family (Mesa)

Karen and Dominic Magnoni (Ahwatukee)

Ruby and Amar Majhail (Scottsdale)

Fatima and Tariq Malik (Scottsdale)

The Malladi Family (Scottsdale)

The Mannan Family (Chandler)

Arlene and George Marcolini (Scottsdale)

Mark Matthews (San Antonio Medical Center)

Kari and Scott McGlothlin (San Antonio North Central)

Michael and Deroda McGrath (Chandler)

Lisa McMahon (Phoenix Central)

Andrew McNeil (Chandler)

Claudine and Andrew Messing (Tucson)

The Meszaros Family (Mesa)

Maggie and Frank Metzner (San Antonio North Central)

Shey and Chad Meyers (Oro Valley)

MGC Pure Chemicals America, Inc. (Scottsdale)

Richard and Pamela Miller (Phoenix)

Ilanda and Luis Miranda (San Antonio North Central)

Louis Ippolito and Margaret Mitchell (Phoenix)

Vesta and Hammad Mizani (San Antonio North Central)

Drs. Ibraheem Mizyed & Sarah Akhunji (Oro Valley)

Dr. Barzin Mobasher and Tina Abnoosi (Phoenix)

Terri and Brian Monksfield (Prescott)

Brenda and Raghu Moorthy (Scottsdale)

Alex and Heather Morris (Ahwatukee)

MS Engineering (San Antonio Medical Center)

Vasu and Lakshmi Nair (Mesa)

Jake and Monica Nania (Chandler)

Joseph and Monica Nania (Ahwatukee)

The Narang Family (Scottsdale)


VEGA $2,500+ (CONT.)

Deepa Narayanan and Anand Rajagopal (San Antonio Medical Center)

The Nayak Family (Phoenix)

Sara Jane and Brian Nelson (Prescott)

Thai Nguyen and Amy Ha (Phoenix Central)

Dragos and Romanita Nica (Phoenix)

The Niu Family (Scottsdale)

Regina and Daniel Noble (Phoenix)

Steve and Christine Nowaczyk (Phoenix)

Asfia Numani (Phoenix)

Dan and Salma O’Brien (Chandler)

The Oglesby Family (Mesa)

Dr. Jane Oski and Dr. Steven Moul (Flagstaff)

Mita and Larry Owens (Prescott)

Barbara Paola (Washington, D.C.)

The Parsons Family (Scottsdale)

Jennifer Partridge and Ethan Lu (Scottsdale)

Vasif Pasha (Scottsdale)

Jay and Rina Patel (Phoenix)

Priti and Sundeep Patel (Scottsdale)

RnR Patel (Scottsdale)

Valmiki and Parul Patel (Chandler)

Lisa and John Payne (Prescott)

Drs. Pearcy and Raksanaves (Tucson North)

Chihni and Dennis Peng (Scottsdale)

Stephen Piwinski (San Antonio Medical Center)

Natalia and Andrei Polukhtin (Phoenix Central)

The Pool Family (Phoenix)

Brian Possley (Phoenix Central)

Adrian and Nicola Ralph (Oro Valley)

Sheba Ramos (San Antonio Medical Center)

Srinivas and Sreedevi Reddy (Chandler)

Dr. Christina Reuss (Phoenix Central)

The Ridenour Family (Peoria)

Dr. Jeff and Angie Rockow (Flagstaff)

The Romagnolo Family (Scottsdale)

The Rosenberg Family (Scottsdale)

Drs. Heather and Mitchell Ross (Phoenix)

Louise Roth and Greg Pilling (Tucson)

Tammy and David Rummel (Scottsdale)

The Sadeghi Family (Scottsdale)

The Sall Family (Phoenix)

The Samra Family (Phoenix)

Julie and Anthoney Sansone (Flagstaff)

Ajit and Dipali Sathe (Chandler)

The Sato Family (Scottsdale)

The Schroeder Family (Scottsdale)

Manish and Beena Shah (Mesa)

Manisha and Shishir Shah (Scottsdale)

The Siddiqui Family (Peoria)

The Solomon Family (Phoenix)

Jennifer and Mark Spinti (Flagstaff)

Nageswara R. Sreerama (Peoria)

Jim St. Leger and Audrey Dima (Ahwatukee)

Tania and Joseph St. Louis (Oro Valley)

The Staheli Family (Mesa)

The Stanisic Family (Scottsdale)

The Staples Family (Peoria)

Ryan Stark (Phoenix Central)

Laurie and Cameron Staveley (Flagstaff)

The Stephens Family (Peoria)

William and Carolyn Stokman (Ahwatukee)

The Subramanian Family (Scottsdale)

Cindy Sullivan and Michael Chan (Flagstaff)

Areena and Vijay Swarup (Scottsdale)

Steve Taing and Kathy Leung (Chandler)

The Tankersley Family (Phoenix)

Brian and Nicole Tassinari (Chandler)

Dr. Anthony and Mrs. Michelle Torres (Prescott)

The Traub Family (Phoenix)

Tresholy Investments LLC. (Phoenix)

Steven and Lihua Tu (Ahwatukee)

Howard and Jennifer Utter (Mesa)

Sreeram Vadlamudi (Phoenix Central)

Marc Kroll and Terry Vaughan (Prescott)

Rajiv and Vandana Verma (Chandler)

Mohamad Vhora (Ahwatukee)

The Vora Family (Scottsdale)

The Vukcevic Family (Scottsdale)

The Walker Family (Scottsdale)


Kelly and Mark Walsh (Tucson)

Yinghua Wang (Ahwatukee)

Dr. Angela Wang and Dr. Richard Pleva (Prescott)

Weigang Wang and Xiaowen Xu (Tucson)

Drs. Robert and Dominique Wascher (Phoenix)

The Weir Family (Chandler)

Valerie and Craig Woods (Prescott)

Li Li and Fan Wu (Scottsdale)

The Xi Family (Scottsdale)

The Yiu Family (Scottsdale)

YongSuk Yoo (Chandler)

Steven Younger (Phoenix Central)

Kari and Kurt Zangerle (Phoenix Central)

Jessica and Angelina Zhang (Ahwatukee)

Ron Zheng (Chandler)

Li Zhu (Chandler)

The Zyadeh Family (Scottsdale)

REGULUS $1,500+

Amira J. Abboud (Scottsdale)

Manhal Aboudi and Reem Haddad (Chandler)

Janet and Rajeev Achari (Peoria)

Jennifer and Chris Adams (Oro Valley)

Nina and David Adang (Tucson North)

Cheri and Ron Adelson (Phoenix Central)

Srikar Adhikari and Dorota Pucyk (Tucson North)

Ubair Ahmed and Raazia Ahmed (Tucson North)

James Alberts (Phoenix)

Ani Alexander (San Antonio Medical Center)

Imtiaz Ali (Ahwatukee)

Robin and Carlos Alvarado (Peoria)

Lonnie and JanMarie Amator (Peoria)

Chandra Ambadipudi (Ahwatukee)

Anaj Property LLC (Scottsdale)

Anjana & Archish (Mesa)

Victoria Ansari (Washington, D.C.)

Sashi and Vasanth Appaji (Ahwatukee)

Mr. and Mrs. Ethindrababu and Sunanda Appakonam (Phoenix)

The Ariff Family (Peoria)

Meredith Aronson (Tucson North)

Luis and Ana Arroyo (Phoenix)

Waqas Arslan (Chandler)

The Arvind Family (Chandler)

Rajiv and Anupa Ashar (Chandler)

Aman Ashraful (Ahwatukee)

Stephen S. Atkins (Mesa)

Tracey and Paul August (Oro Valley)

Sahar Avestimehr (San Antonio Medical Center)

The Ayers Family (Oro Valley)

Grant and Brette Baecker (Phoenix)

Albena Baharieva (Chandler)

Michele and Bill Baird (Scottsdale)

Gigi and Frank Bakke (Tucson North)

Irwin and Harjinder Bal (Peoria)

Veronica Balmes and Jorge Lopez- Doriga (Mesa)

Linda and Steve Bandler (Phoenix)

Christian and Kathleen Banister (Chandler)

Nivedita and Amit Bansal (Mesa)

The Bantel Family (Oro Valley)

Fred and Rohini Baptiste (Mesa)

The Barnhill Family (Scottsdale)

Shannon and Tom Barrett (Scottsdale)

Sonny and Mashal Batheja (Phoenix Central)

Donald Baxla (Mesa)

David and Molly Bayba (Ahwatukee)

The Bazzi Family (Scottsdale)

Kim and Mike Beaver (San Antonio North Central)

Anne Marie Becker (Flagstaff)

Drs. Giles and Jennifer Becker (Oro Valley)

Karen and Frank Bedard (Oro Valley)

The Behera Family (Scottsdale)

Fiona and Steve Behr (Tucson)

The Behrens Family (Phoenix)

Margaret Beresford (Phoenix Central)

The Bessette Family (Phoenix)

Tina and Anand Bhakta (San Antonio Medical Center)

Seema and Ketan Bhakta (San Antonio Medical Center)

Vilasini and Ojesh Bhalla (Phoenix)


REGULUS $1,500+ (CONT.)

Kirsten Bjergarde and Brenton Elmore (Oro Valley)

Virginia and Rudy Blaziko

(San Antonio North Central)

Mark Blumenthal (Washington, D.C.)

Hector Bocanegra (Phoenix Central)

Clint and Shawnna Bolick (Phoenix)

Janet and Lloyd Bontrager (Prescott)

Raj and Kshipra Bopardikar (Chandler)

The Borrel Family (Scottsdale)

Claire Bowey and Jonathan Cartsonis (Phoenix Central)

Jamie and Leslie Bradford (Chandler)

Wendy and Steve Brand (San Antonio North Central)

Greg and Arryn Bronson (Ahwatukee)

Scott and Kris Bruns (Ahwatukee)

Dr. and Mrs. Bryan and Elisabeth Contreras (Tucson North)

Lawrence and Annemarie Buadu (Tucson North)

David Bucher (Washington, D.C.)

Carolynn Delany and Dennis Burges (Phoenix)

Taleen and John Burnham (Oro Valley)

Luc Busquin (Phoenix)

Brian and Sandra Buttram (Ahwatukee)

Irina and Cozmin Buzea (Phoenix)

The Campbell Family (Phoenix)

The Campos Family (Phoenix)

Dr. Anthony and Janaki Caputo (Tucson)

Anthony Caputo (Tucson North)

The Carroll-Stephenson Family (Flagstaff)

Annemarie Cassidy (Washington, D.C.)

Dan Cavett and Anne Fulton-Cavett (Tucson North)

Catharine and Oscar Cebrowski (San Antonio North Central)

Joe and Kim Cecere (Ahwatukee)

Alehandra and Carlos Cerna (San Antonio North Central)

The Chakladar Family (Mesa)

Chandramouleeswaran (Chandler)

Mark Chang and Krystle Lee (Peoria)

Dawn and Bernard Chaudoir (Oro Valley)

Anamika and Vimal Chauhan (Chandler)

The Cheah Family (Mesa)

Jeanne Chen and Paul Lui (Tucson)

Monique and Dan Chen Chang (Scottsdale)

Frank Cheng (Flagstaff)

Srilatha & Siva Chilukuri (Scottsdale)

Joelle & Wassim Choucair (San Antonio North Central)

Sankalp Choudhri (Mesa)

Suparna Chowdhury (Phoenix)

JaYoung and David Clark (San Antonio Medical Center)

Patricia and Brian Clark (San Antonio North Central)

Keith Clyne and Ginger McGarity (Phoenix)

The Hal Cole Charitable Trust (Oro Valley)

Marcella Cork (Phoenix Central)

Jeanne and Fred Cosme (Phoenix)

The Coupe Family (Scottsdale)

Mary and David Coy (Flagstaff)

Bettie and Mark Crane (Flagstaff)

Maria and Nicholas Crichton (Chandler)

The Cruz Family (Oro Valley)

The Cutler Family (Scottsdale)

The Cyr Family (Scottsdale)

Amy and James D’Antonio (Prescott)

Nicole Dabkowski (Oro Valley)

Marie Daley-Jackson (Peoria)

Cheryl Dalsin (Ahwatukee)

Gene, Tina and Grayson Dannels (Phoenix)

Ramana Darapu (Chandler)

In honor of Ramana Darapu Donation, ViaSat Inc. (Chandler)

The Dasari Family (Scottsdale)

Jacqueline Daspit (Phoenix)

The DesRosier Family (Tucson North)

Deseret Family Medicine (Chandler)

Berchman Vaz and Cherylyn Diaz (Tucson North)

Jianwei Ding and Hui Yang (Chandler)

Ivy and James Donnelly (San Antonio North Central)

Melanie and John Dorn (Flagstaff)

Dua, Fajr, and Michelle (Scottsdale)


Susan and Jim Duncan (Tucson)

The Duncan Family (Oro Valley)

The Duong-Tran Family (Mesa)

Nancy and Antonio Duque (San Antonio North Central)

Gargi and Rohit Dwivedi (Scottsdale)

Drs. Duane and Senait Dyson (Tucson North)

Chad and Brandi Edwards (Tucson North)

Ellen M. Eichler, M.D. and Larry Grabell (Tucson North)

Will Ekiel (Mesa)

Evan Eller, MD (Phoenix Central)

The Elliott Group (Chandler)

The Ellison Family (San Antonio Medical Center)

B. Lance Entrekin (Mesa)

Alicia and Christof Erickson (Tucson North)

Olga Dimakiling Estrada (Phoenix Central)

Cesar E. Estrada Jr. (Phoenix Central)

Cheryl and Eric Fairbanks (Scottsdale)

The Family of Mac & Ella (Scottsdale)

The Farnsworth Family (Oro Valley)

Tracy Farrell-Smith (Phoenix Central)

Kai Feng (Ahwatukee)

Melissa and Patrick Fenoughty (Oro Valley)

Darryl Ferguson (Mesa)

Dave and Danielle Fernandez (Phoenix)

The Fernandez Family (Chandler)

Fisher-Potter (Peoria)

Tara and Tim Flaherty (Scottsdale)

Chris and Martita Fleming (Washington, D.C.)

Sharon and Patrick Flinn (San Antonio Medical Center)

Jeff and Susan Ford (Chandler)

Gabriele Formicone (Ahwatukee)

Oka Forsberg’s Family (Flagstaff)

Dave and Kerwin Franklin (Phoenix)

Alan Fu (Chandler)

The Gallie Family (Scottsdale)

Sergey Galstev (Chandler)

Pam and Barry Gettins (Oro Valley)

Patricia Gillett (Tucson North)

Puneet and Ruchi Girotra (Scottsdale)

Naren and Sonia Godbole (Phoenix)

Maureen and Camilo Gonima (San Antonio Medical Center)

The Grateful BASIS Family (San Antonio Medical Center)

The Grimsley Family (Mesa)

Peter Gruenstein (Tucson North)

Colin Guan (Chandler)

Joan and Kurt Gustin (Phoenix Central)

Dr. and Mrs. Keith Haar (Peoria)

Karen and Greg Hall (Phoenix Central)

Jeff and Kari Halperin (Phoenix)

Tali and Glenn Hamer (Scottsdale)

The Hanly Family (Scottsdale)

Dr. Peter Hanna and Kristen Hanna, Esq. (Oro Valley)

Iftikhar Haq (Ahwatukee)

The Harding Family (Phoenix)

Stephen and Swanny Harkins (Tucson North)

The Harvey Family (Mesa)

Hope and Stanley Hausman (San Antonio Medical Center)

David and Ingrid Hayes (Tucson North)

Dr. Michael and Dawn Hecht (Oro Valley)

Eric and Kim Heinzer (Peoria)

The Hemesath Family (Scottsdale)

Carra and Kenneth Henscheid (Flagstaff)

The Heritage Family (Oro Valley)

Cynthia and Phil Hill (San Antonio North Central)

Mindy and Dan Hirsch (Tucson North)

Wally Hirsch (Peoria)

Drs. Alex and Laila Hishaw (Tucson North)

The Hnatyszyn Family (Oro Valley)

Sally and Scott Hodson (Scottsdale)

Mark Hoefer (Ahwatukee)

The Hogan Family (Scottsdale)

Tammy and Michael Holcomb (Oro Valley)

The Hom Family (Scottsdale)

Maria and Bill Hooper (San Antonio North Central)



The Hori Family (Scottsdale)

Sapna Hornyak (Phoenix Central)

Mohammad Hossain (Chandler)

Parents of Faisal Hossain (Peoria)

Rasmiyya and Daniel Houston (San Antonio North Central)

Jiuxiang Hu (Chandler)

Hong Hua and Chunyu Gao (Tucson)

Lily and Albert Huang (Scottsdale)

David Hughes (Oro Valley)

Thomas Hullverson (Scottsdale)

Bruce Hungate (Flagstaff)

Deidre Hunter and Philip Massey (Flagstaff)

Hena and Akhtar Hussain (San Antonio Medical Center)

Debrah Hutchison (Chandler)

Tina Hynes (Ahwatukee)

Hyokyung (Scottsdale)

Amanda and Rob Iverson (Oro Valley)

The Iwai Family (Flagstaff)

Linda and Eugene Jaramillo (Oro Valley)

Kristina and Joe Jezairian (Prescott)

Hongjin Jiang (Chandler)

Tun and Anne Jie (Tucson North)

Duane and Bianca Johnson (Ahwatukee)

Dr. Kara Johnson (Prescott)

Gianna and Curtis Johnston (Ahwatukee)

Hazel and Paul Johnston (Tucson)

Ramoun Jones (Peoria)

Caroline and Trey Jones (San Antonio North Central)

Shagi Joseph (Chandler)

Melissa and Jon Jump (Tucson North)

Leesuck Jung (Phoenix Central)

John Jr. and Herbert Kai (Phoenix Central)

The Kai Family Foundation (Oro Valley)

Sujith and Rekha Kalmadi (Chandler)

Honghua Kan (Ahwatukee)

Kishore Kankipati (San Antonio Medical Center)

Bradley Karren (Flagstaff)

David and Beth Katz (Phoenix)

Drs. Parminder and Amanpreet Kaur (Oro Valley)

Dale Keate (Ahwatukee)

Dr. Cary and Alexandra Keller (Oro Valley)

Brian and Orfe Kelly (Ahwatukee)

Amy and Andrew Kerr (Flagstaff)

The Khamash Family (Scottsdale)

Anupreet and Amandeep Khurana (Phoenix)

Kathryn and Janet Kiernan (Oro Valley)

Youngkyu and Meesun Kim (Peoria)

Hee Young Kim (Tucson North)

George and Kimberly King (Ahwatukee)

Sangeeta and Amol Kirtikar (Scottsdale)

Allyson and John Knight (San Antonio North Central)

Gary Knudson (Phoenix Central)

Linda Koliopoulos (Tucson North)

The Komarnyckyj Family (Phoenix)

Anthony and Angela Kong (Chandler)

Frank Koo and Ye Ye (Phoenix)

Shilpa Kothari (Phoenix Central)

Lisa and Richard Kovach (Scottsdale)

Robert and Susan Kramer (Phoenix)

The Krishna Family (Scottsdale)

Priya and VP Krishnan (Scottsdale)

Prasantha Kristam (Chandler)

Henry Kristin (Phoenix Central)

Jennifer Kuhn (Washington, D.C.)

The Kulvatunyou Family (Oro Valley)

Rajesh & Subha Kumar (Chandler)

The Kuyn Family (San Antonio Medical Center)

Tom Kwok (Washington, D.C.)

The Kyprianou Family (Scottsdale)

Anna and Michael LaBenz (Flagstaff)

Catherine and Christopher Langham (Tucson North)

Kory Langhofer (Phoenix Central)

Kim Lankford (Washington, D.C.)

The Lantz Family (Scottsdale)

Lee Lappe (Phoenix Central)

Rifat Latifi MD FACS (Tucson North)

Hans and Penny Laudon (Ahwatukee)

May-Britt Laurent and Kurt Gilson (Tucson North)


Maura and Michael Lavelle (Scottsdale)

Donna and Mark Lawson (Oro Valley)

The Lecamwasam Family (Scottsdale)

Joohyung Lee (Ahwatukee)

The Lee Family (Tucson)

Stephane Legay (Phoenix)

The Leszczynski Family (Scottsdale)

John and Suzanne Lewis (Chandler)

Dr. Kara Stuart Lewis and Gordon Lewis (Phoenix)

Shuxian Li (Chandler)

Dr. Jennifer Lin and Ben Casey, Esq. (Oro Valley)

Yueli Liu (Chandler)

Drs. Jane Liu and Frank Meng (Phoenix)

The Liu Family (Mesa)

Mr. and Mrs. Lomigora (Ahwatukee)

Carol and Argelo Lopez-Roca (San Antonio North Central)

Stacy and Eduardo Lorenzana (San Antonio Medical Center)

The Lyon Family (Phoenix)

Scott Ma (Chandler)

Mylene and Lance Mackey (San Antonio North Central)

The Madala Family (Scottsdale)

Raveendra Maddineni (Ahwatukee)

Wendy Madsen (Prescott)

The Magiyawala Family (Mesa)

Kailas Maneparambil and Smitha Gopalan (Chandler)

Leena Mannan (Scottsdale)

The Marcenaro Family (Scottsdale)

Arlyn Mason (Ahwatukee)

Bert and Diane Matsumoto (Ahwatukee)

The Matus Family (Oro Valley)

The Maurer Family (Phoenix)

LaRonda and Doug McAndrew (San Antonio North Central)

Wendy McCoskey (Oro Valley)

Jennifer and Matt McDaniel (Phoenix Central)

James and Gretchen McGill (Peoria)

MedPhysc Physicians of AZ & Trendz and Traditionz Boutique (Tucson)

Paul and Karen Melnychuck (Tucson North)

James Mendelson (Washington, D.C.)

The Meuschke Family (Oro Valley)

The Meyer Family (Flagstaff)

Jessica and James Milner (San Antonio North Central)

Leslie Mitchell (Phoenix Central)

Kristen and Luke Mitchell (Washington, D.C.)

Rashmi Mohan (Phoenix)

Srimathy and Gopal Mohan (Scottsdale)

Usha and Mohan Mohanraj (Chandler)

Tad Moore (Flagstaff)

Kimberly Moran and Randall Anderson (San Antonio North Central)

Satya Mudiam (Ahwatukee)

Trinity and Patrick Muehlberger (San Antonio Medical Center)

Anil Mukkamala (Ahwatukee)

The Mukundan Family (Peoria)

Jenn Mulford (Oro Valley)

Nitin Mulimani (Ahwatukee)

Christopher Murray (Chandler)

Sara Mushro (Flagstaff)

Lyn Music (Ahwatukee)

Robert, Laura, Alex, and Ethan Myers (Peoria)

The Narayan Family (Scottsdale)

Drs. Peter and Mimi Nguyen (Phoenix)

Baoanh Nguyen (Phoenix Central)

The Nicholls Family (Chandler)

Rose and Kyle Norris (Flagstaff)

The Officer Family (Mesa)

Norie Ogata (Washington, D.C.)

Gordon Ogden (Phoenix Central)

Hassan and Howayda Omais (Chandler)

Polen On (Ahwatukee)

Julie and Mark Ono (Scottsdale)

Diona and Lester Opena (Scottsdale)

Luis A Ortiz (Oro Valley)

Farah Osaf (Mesa)

The Padilla Family (Oro Valley)

Kannan Padmanabhan (Chandler)

The Page Family (Oro Valley)

The Pajic-Rabich Family (Scottsdale)

Jennifer Panhorst (Ahwatukee)

Murlikrishnan Parameswaran (Chandler)

Jasmine Park & Eric Lee (Chandler)



Justin Parke (Washington, D.C.)

Pankaj Patel (Flagstaff)

Utpal and Vinus Patel (Oro Valley)

Biren and Nilam Patel (Peoria)

Jigy and Alpesh Patel (Scottsdale)

The Patrizio Family (San Antonio Medical Center)

The Pawar Family (Scottsdale)

Russ and Dolly Payne (Ahwatukee)

Jean Pelkey (Ahwatukee)

Kurt and Melissa Penniman (Phoenix)

Alan Perkel (Phoenix Central)

The Perkel Family (Phoenix)

The Pershad Family (Scottsdale)

Mary and Tim Pickett (Phoenix)

Walter Pierce (Oro Valley)

Caroline Pilkington and Duane Weston (Flagstaff)

Manju and Thomas Poovathoor (San Antonio Medical Center)

Ananth Prasad (San Antonio Medical Center)

Jannine and John Prokop (Mesa)

Jay Pruski (San Antonio Medical Center)

Nagesh and Sirisha Puppala (Chandler)

Kristina Pywowarczuk (Ahwatukee)

Lin Qian and Rui Hong (Oro Valley)

The Qin Family (San Antonio Medical Center)

Julie and David Quick (San Antonio Medical Center)

Raja and Anupama Raaman (Chandler)

Meera and Srikanth Rajagopalan (Tucson North)

Vijayalakshmi Ramachandran (Chandler)

The Randecker Family (Mesa)

The Randolph Family (Peoria)

Whitney and Cassandra Randolph (Phoenix)

Abhi Rane (Phoenix)

Murali and Padma Ranganatuan (Chandler)

Ganesh Rangaswamy (Peoria)

Sanjay M. Rao (Scottsdale)

Bhasker and Suchita Ravikanti (Chandler)

Ron and Sarah Raybon (Peoria)

The Reed Family (Mesa)

The Richie Family (Scottsdale)

John and Claudia Rickel (Tucson North)

The Riddle Family (Tucson North)

The Roberts Family Foundation (Flagstaff)

Patricia and David Rolls (Oro Valley)

Jian Rong Yu (Chandler)

Barbara and Shane Rowland (Oro Valley)

Michael Ruehmkorff (Phoenix Central)

The Rui Family (Phoenix)

Pavel Rychetsky (Oro Valley)

Ryu Family (Peoria)

Behnoosh Safavi and Varshab Broumand (San Antonio North Central)

Prescott Sakai (Scottsdale)

Vicki and Darryl San Souci (Flagstaff)

Sandeep Sane (Ahwatukee)

Sridevi Satish (Chandler)

Michael Schell (Ahwatukee)

Ramvinay and Pratibha Seddabattula (Ahwatukee)

The Segaert-Falise Family (Ahwatukee)

Sergey Seroukhov and Natalya Shyyka (Oro Valley)

Lana Setjodiningrat (Chandler)

Amit Shah (Chandler)

Shastri (Phoenix)

The Shikama Family (Mesa)

John and Jayne Shnowske (Chandler)

Arif and Barbara Siddique (Phoenix)

Kerri Smith (San Antonio Medical Center)

Judith Smith (Washington, D.C.)

Jane Sohn (Scottsdale)

Ravi and Meghana Soman (Chandler)

The Somawardana Family (San Antonio Medical Center)

Hien and Pete Sorenson (Tucson)

Lisa Sproat (Scottsdale)

Rose Stanley (Chandler)

Diane Stearns and Edgar Civitello (Flagstaff)

The Steely Family (Phoenix)

Dr. Oksana Stoj (Phoenix)


Angie and Byron Stone (San Antonio North Central)

Ellen and Robert Stoya (Phoenix)

Dr. and Mrs. Alexandre and Tamzin Sugiyama (Tucson)

Stephanie Sundlof (Flagstaff)

Surandrans (Scottsdale)

Tunga Suresh (San Antonio Medical Center)

Monique and John Sutila (Ahwatukee)

Peter Swaan (Washington, D.C.)

The Syms Family for Meredith Syms (Phoenix)

Anita and Robert Szewczyk (Chandler)

The Tan Family (Ahwatukee)

Duncan Tang (Chandler)

The Tann Family (Mesa)

Vandana & Jignesh Tanna (Scottsdale)

Target (Tucson)

Robin Taylor (Flagstaff)

J and B Taylor (Mesa)

Jennifer and Donald Teel (Prescott)

Thankful Parents (Scottsdale)

Lynne and Jim Thomas (Prescott)

Viviane Thomson (Tucson North)

Maya Thosani (Phoenix Central)

Natalya and Eric Thran (Chandler)

Kathleen and Douglas Tillman (Oro Valley)

Wen Ting and Steve Liu (Oro Valley)

The Tipirneni Family (Oro Valley)

Julie and Greg Tomsho (Prescott)

Suzanne and Carlos Torres (San Antonio Medical Center)

The Treger Family (Phoenix)

Heidi and Russ Tronstad (Oro Valley)

Scott Tropper (Phoenix Central)

Bart Turecki (Oro Valley)

Shana Turrell-Pietrzak (Flagstaff)

The Vaidya Family (Scottsdale)

Renata and Tissiana Vallecillo (Chandler)

Vardges Vandian (Peoria)

Charels and Vivian VanPeenen (Tucson North)

The Vatsa Family (Scottsdale)

Stacie Vela (Phoenix Central)

Ricardo Verdiner (Phoenix Central)

Susan and Stephen Villarreal (Oro Valley)

Nagaraj Vittal and Meera Nagaraj (Peoria)

The Walk Family (Tucson North)

The Walker Family (Phoenix)

Cristina and Mark Walls (San Antonio North Central)

Jay Wang (Oro Valley)

Huirong Wang (San Antonio Medical Center)

Yuhua Wang and Youzhi Xu (Chandler)

Mitchel Wang Family (Scottsdale)

Cindy and Brian Ward (Scottsdale)

The Ward Family (Phoenix)

Nick and Pooneh Warinner (Phoenix)

Tom and Julie Waslo (Phoenix)

Watters & Watters, PLLC (Tucson North)

Haichao Wei (Tucson North)

Dong Wei and Yueli Liu (Chandler)

The Weiner Family (Phoenix)

Karen and John Werner (Ahwatukee)

Kenneth and Barbara Wheaton (Mesa)

Wayne and Beth White (Peoria)

Chris and Ann Wilds (Tucson North)

Stephanie and Edward Wilkinson (Prescott)

Jennifer and Jim Witter (Chandler)

JC Wong (Ahwatukee)

Edward Wong (Tucson North)

Alan Wood and Julia Toews (Tucson North)

Emily and Pei Wu (Ahwatukee)

The Wunderle Family (Peoria)

Zhongjian Xia and Hao Liu (Phoenix)

Paul and Cindy Yee (Phoenix)

Chang Yong Kang (Chandler)

The Yono Family (Scottsdale)

Katy Youel Page (Washington, D.C.)

The Yowell Family (Phoenix)

The Zaharia Family (Phoenix)

The Zerefa Family (Tucson North)

Kehai Zhang (Chandler)

Donna and Shufeng Zhang (Tucson North)

Wei Zhou (Ahwatukee)

Michael and Christina Zistatsis (Phoenix)

The Zollars Family (Scottsdale)

Alex Zou (Scottsdale)

OUR EDUCATIONAL VISION

40 OUR EDUCATIONAL VISION

At the core of Michael and Olga Block’s educational vision is a belief that the goal of a great education is to provide students with choices, with unbounded opportunities, to send them to college and into their professional lives empowered by the broad and deep content knowledge and critical thinking skills that will enable them to craft their own futures.

From the beginning, their vision has been more ambitious than simply opening the best school in Tucson, or Scottsdale, or even in all of Arizona. It is to create a dynamic network of the finest schools in the world that can represent America at its best: a Preschool through Grade 12 fusion of creativity, innovation and rigorous experimentation and problem-solving that is the signature of such legendary intellectual communities as Bell Labs and the NASA Apollo program.

Today, this network of schools uniquely encompasses open-enrollment public charter schools across the nation, private schools in major U.S. metropolitan areas, and international schools.

While each type of school offers programs and facilities appropriate to the communities served, at the core of this dynamic network is a common mission: BASIS.ed is redefining education and leading the U.S. and the world in producing breathtaking learning results.

The promise of this vision is that expert, passionate teachers inspire their students to fall in love with learning, with the satisfaction to be gained from hard work, with the joy of intellectual and creative effort, and with the acceptance of struggle and failure as an inevitable part of a productive and stimulating life.

At the core of Michael and Olga Block’s educational vision is a belief that the goal of a great education is to provide students with choices, with unbounded opportunities, to send them to college and into their professional lives empowered by the broad and deep content knowledge and critical thinking skills that will enable them to craft their own futures.

From the beginning, their vision has been more ambitious than simply opening the best school in Tucson, or Scottsdale, or even in all of Arizona. It is to create a dynamic network of the finest schools in the world that can represent America at its best: a Preschool through Grade 12 fusion of creativity, innovation and rigorous experimentation and problem-solving that is the signature of such legendary intellectual communities as Bell Labs and the NASA Apollo program.

Today, this network of schools uniquely encompasses open-enrollment public charter schools across the nation, private schools in major U.S. metropolitan areas, and international schools.

While each type of school offers programs and facilities appropriate to the communities served, at the core of this dynamic network is a common mission: BASIS.ed is redefining education and leading the U.S. and the world in producing breathtaking learning results.

The promise of this vision is that expert, passionate teachers inspire their students to fall in love with learning, with the satisfaction to be gained from hard work, with the joy of intellectual and creative effort, and with the acceptance of struggle and failure as an inevitable part of a productive and stimulating life.

“We teach, it’s fun, it’s hard; it’s all about the future.”

Michael and Olga Block, Founders

42 OUR RESULTS

ARIZONA

BASIS Ahwatukee

BASIS Chandler

BASIS Chandler Primary South Campus

BASIS Flagstaff

BASIS Goodyear

BASIS Goodyear Primary

BASIS Mesa

BASIS Oro Valley

BASIS Oro Valley Primary

BASIS Peoria

BASIS Phoenix

BASIS Phoenix Central

BASIS Prescott

BASIS Scottsdale

BASIS Scottsdale Primary

BASIS Tucson North

BASIS Tucson Primary

TEXAS

BASIS San Antonio North Central

BASIS San Antonio Medical Center

WASHINGTON, D.C.

BASIS Washington, D.C.

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