the National Coalition
for Exemplary Schools
Leading the Nation in Developing Innovative Educational Strategies
We Believe our children will go to college.
We Expect our children to go to college.
We will Instill in our children each and every
day that they can and will graduate
from college.
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Beyond Expectations
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Phone: 951-262-2667
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PO Pox 70004
Marietta, Ga 30007
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Coalition Leadership
The National Coalition for Exemplary Schools is led by its president, Jimmy Garcia Arispe. Jimmy is a champion for children and has devoted his life to improving the educational achievement, opportunities and conditions for students in at-risk schools and environments across our country. He is honored and humbled to be recognized for his efforts and relentless commitment to improving educational communities by being presented with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award in 2000.
Jimmy leads this organization while tapping into his experiences as a teacher, principal and assistant superintendent in both the US and Mexico. His organization has assisted some of the most challenged educational environments in implementing innovative and progressive changes that have made generational differences. As the nation’s leading educational development organization, the Coalition has developed quality relationships with other partner organizations, business and community leaders, educational consultants, volunteers, community activists and transformational individuals that share the same passion and commitment to our children. It is through these relationships that quality and impactful environments, strategies and tools have been created.
Always at the forefront of educational innovation, The Coalition has developed The Life and Learning Academies which is an intervention model for unsuccessful middle school children. The Academies addresses the diverse needs of our children by maximizing the learning potential of boys and girls, while creating a supportive and nurturing learning environment centered around long-term relationships that positively impact their lives.
Jimmy approaches every chance to work with parents, teachers, administrators and students as an opportunity to plant “seeds” of high expectations in their minds. His passion for children is obvious and contagious and he challenges everyone he comes in contact with to do more while developing new solutions to old problems. It is through his words and the motto of The Coalition, “Believe, Expect and Instill” that he communicates the expectation that ALL of our children graduate from high school, go onto college and settle for nothing less!
Zayra Fosse serves as the Coalition’s National Leadership Director
Zayra has been working with children and adults in various types of leadership capacities in public education and the private sector for the past 20 years. She brings a wealth of knowledge about leadership program development, community and parent engagement. Zayra puts all of her professional and personal skills to great use on a daily basis as an active community leader in the state of Georgia.
Colleen Gillis serves as the Coalition’s Student Leadership Coordinator
Colleen brings a tremendous amount of motivation, organization and excitement to her position with the Coalition. She uses her experience as a volunteer to improve the quality and success of the Leadership Conferences so more lives of underserved students can be positively impacted and college will be possible for them.
Colleen’s Picture
coming soon.