Project GRAD Houston
3000 Richmond, Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77098
832-325-0325 (main)

Ann B. Stiles
Executive Director
832-325-0467
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Project GRAD celebrates 20 years

Supporters of Project GRAD Houston gathered at the sensational new Mediterranean-style home of Franci and Jim Crane to celebrate the milestones of the 20-year old organization founded by Jim Ketelsen, which has graduated 6,000 HISD students with scholarships. Read more...

Mission

The mission of Project GRAD Houston is to support a quality public education for all children in economically disadvantaged communities so that high school and college graduation rates increase.

Facts

• Project GRAD reaches over 44,000 students in 64 HISD Schools.
• 73% of Project GRAD students are at risk.
• Over 90% of Project GRAD students are from low-income households.
• 97% of Project GRAD Students are either African-American or Hispanic

Project GRAD Houston's Impact:

• Student Demographics
• Graduation Rates
• Dropout Rates
• College Enrollment & Graduation

Project GRAD Houston is at work in five high school feeder patterns. Read more...

Project GRAD Houston 2012 Scholarship Award Ceremony From Diplomas...To Degrees

You are cordially invited to a ceremony honoring you! Please click here to register for the ceremony.

Project GRAD Houston Scholars

To request or renew your Project GRAD Houston Scholarship, please click here.

News

A grand boost for Project GRAD

Franci and Jim Crane opened their swankienda for an educational evening on the benefits of Project GRAD complete with students working the room to shed light on the educational program. Founders Kathryn and Jim Ketelsen, H-E-B president Scott McClelland and Project GRAD executive director Ann Stiles welcomed guests to the cocktail party. Read more...

200 Project GRAD students to attend upcoming production of NPR's From The Top in Houston for free: http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/1334953726-Houston-Public-Radio-Raises-$1,170,864-in-Spring-Fundraising-Campaign.html

Project GRAD Houston receives CollegeKeys Compact Innovation Award

Awards recognize exemplary practices that expand options for low-income students. Read more...

L to R: Jaime Castaneda, Davis High School Principal, Dr. Ann B. Stiles, Project GRAD Houston Executive Director, and Paul W. Sechrist, College Board Board of Trustees Chair

 

GRAD Fine Arts program Participates in Houston PBS Channel 8 Pledge Drive

Project GRAD Houston Helps Propel High School
from "Dropout Factory" to National Model

Jefferson Davis High School in Houston TX – the original GRAD site – has rocketed from last place in high school graduation rates to first among the district’s comprehensive high schools. The data, released this summer by the Houston Independent School District’s “Completion Status and Dropout Analysis,” records a dropout rate for Davis High School of 18% in 2006.  By 2010, that rate had fallen to 3.4%, the best among 23 comprehensive high schools in the region.  Few schools in the nation have seen those kinds of turnarounds. What happened?