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Yellowstone Academy is a non-profit,〔"Community Impact: Jack Blanton Community Center at Yellowstone Academy." ''Houston Business Journal''. Sunday April 12, 2009. (1 ). Retrieved on October 21, 2011.〕 non-denominational Christian,〔Radcliffe, Jennifer. "(Third Ward school for poorest of poor still thriving )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Monday October 11, 2010. Retrieved on October 21, 2011.〕 private school in the Third Ward, Houston, Texas.〔(Home ). Yellowstone Academy. Retrieved on August 19, 2009.〕 The private school's mission is to educate very poor students. ==History== The non-profit organization Yellowstone Academy opened in July 2001. After the board of directors was established, the board hired Kim Hansen as the executive director. The board asked her to travel to twelve inner city private schools across the United States to observe their practices. The school opened in August 2002, within leased facilities in the Lilly Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The school had an initial enrollment of 64 students, all three- and four-year-olds who lived in the Third Ward.〔"(The History of Yellowstone Academy )." Yellowstone Academy. Retrieved on October 21, 2011.〕 In August 2003, the school moved into the City of Refuge Church. Rufus and Jacqueline Smith, the pastor and his wife, assisted in recruiting students.〔 The school did not conduct a lot of advertising or recruiting, but the school became popular. As of 2006, it had a waiting list of over 300 students, and it intended to have a maximum capacity of 352 students in grades kindergarten through 8. In 2006 it agreed to purchase the Douglass Elementary School building, a former public school facility, from the Houston Independent School District. The school's bid on the building for $1.9 million ($ when adjusted for inflation) was above bids from other groups, such as KIPP.〔Radcliffe, Jennifer. "(HISD has buyer for historic campus )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Wednesday March 22, 2006. Retrieved on October 21, 2011.〕 The school opened a capital campaign so it does not have to take out loans to purchase the building.〔 The school had a goal of $11.5 million ($ when adjusted for inflation). It received $1 million ($ when adjusted for inflation) from Jack S. Blanton and the Brown Foundation. Robert Rowling, an entrepreneur from Dallas, gave another $1 million to the school. With 85% of the targeted level of funds, the school acquired Douglass and a plot of land at 2813 Sauer Street, adjacent to Douglass. On the Sauer property it constructed the Jack Blanton Community Center.〔 The school took possession of the Douglass property in June 2006.〔 Ultimately the capital campaign netted $12 million ($ when adjusted for inflation), and it was able to acquire land for ball fields.〔 In 2009, the school had about 256 students.〔"Community Impact: Jack Blanton Community Center at Yellowstone Academy." ''Houston Business Journal''. Sunday April 12, 2009. (2 ). Retrieved on October 21, 2011.〕 In 2010 it had about 320 students.〔 In 2011 Hansen received the AdvancED Texas Excellence in Education Award.〔Tucker, Cody. "(Yellowstone Academy's director receives state education award )." ''Ultimate West U'' (''Houston Chronicle''). August 26, 2011. Retrieved on October 21, 2011.〕 In 2011 the school added the eighth grade, finishing its expansion.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yellowstone Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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