Congratulations Vax Lotto Winners

CONGRATULATIONS to all our Vaccine Lottery Winners (and thank you for getting vaccinated!). We spent $20,000 in this all-hands effort to keep our teams safe. We appreciate the effort you all made to get vaccinated and upload your information to Paycom. As we’ve said before, more districts, including LAUSD, are MANDATING vaccinations, so keep that…

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New High Five System Rolls Out

We’ve updated the High Five system! Now, everyone can use it and everyone earns a chance to win a cash prize. The High Fives are now on a sticky pad instead of in Paycom and they look like the note below. Has someone embodied our company values? Done a great job? Made things just a…

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Memo: Coronavirus and Flu Season

To: All Employees The world health community continues to monitor closely the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, named “coronavirus disease 2019” (COVID-19). At this time, no one knows how severe this outbreak will be. Given this uncertainty, and the fact that the seasonal influenza (flu) virus is also widespread, we are taking proactive steps to address…

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Staff Spotlight on Marisol Gutierrez

This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Marisol Gutierrez one of our exemplary staff members at Barnard Elementary in San Diego, CA. Marisol was nominated by Site Coordinator Veronica Ramirez to be featured. Marisol gives absolutely her all in programming. Her group loves her and the work she does with them shows just how much she loves…

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Staff Spotlight on Breezy DeSilva

This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Breezy DeSilva one of our exemplary staff members at Citizens of the World – Silver Lake in Los Angeles, CA. Breezy was nominated by CWC Site Coordinator Karin Jacobson to be featured. Breezy goes above and beyond to make sure that our students are having the best experience…

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Staff Spotlight on Luis Salas

This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Luis Salas, one of our exemplary staff members at Fulton College Preparatory in Van Nuys. Luis was nominated by Hoover Site Coordinator Ra Ouk to be featured. “Luis is extremely valuable to my Hoover staff and has been a role model for many students. Students have expressed to…

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Staff Spotlight on Leslie Vivar

This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Leslie Vivar, one of our exemplary staff members at Fulton College Preparatory in Van Nuys. Leslie was nominated by Fulton Site Coordinator Enrique Contreras to be featured. According to Enrique, “She has worked hard to support our programs and be there for our students. She has had a…

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Student Reflections on Race in the U.S.

As we celebrate MLK Day and the approach of Black History Month, we asked our high school students to reflect on the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and how they view the state of our nation today. They were given a series of 9 prompts and could choose one that spoke to them. Student…

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Announcing Our New Values

We are excited to share our new company values at arc. Since our founding in 2001, our core purpose as an organization has not changed. We remain committed to bridging the opportunity gap in education by creating transformational learning opportunities to empower youth to realize their full potential. Earlier this year, we began to examine…

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arc Joins the Lights On Afterschool Celebrations

Keep the lights on and doors open for the 19.4 million children who still need after school programs arc is joining more than 8,000 communities and 1 million Americans in celebrating afterschool programs for this year’s Lights On Afterschool! This nationwide event, organized by the Afterschool Alliance, calls attention to the importance of afterschool programs and…

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