Breakthrough Public Schools

Still inspired by the conversations at the Teach For America 35th Anniversary Summit! 🎉

Breakthrough was proud to join educators, leaders, alumni, and changemakers from across the country in celebrating TFA's 35 years of impact.

We loved reconnecting with TFA alumni, sharing ideas about the future of education, and seeing the thoughtful responses to our prompts about what every child deserves and what makes great teaching.

We were also proud to see our CEO, Dr. Andrew McRae, take the stage to explore how we can build organizations worthy of extraordinary people’s commitment.

We left inspired by the connections, ideas, and what’s next for education. 💜

🏀 Show Up Tomorrow. Earn Entries. Win Cavs Tickets!

Students can earn entries into our Cavs vs. Knicks ticket raffle by attending Wednesday, 10/7. We’ll select 1 winner per grade!

Here’s how entries work:
🎟️ 🎟️ 🎟️ 3 entries: On time + stay all day
🎟️ 🎟️ 2 entries: On time + picked up early OR arrive late + stay all day
🎟️ 1 entry: Arrive late + picked up early

We'll draw winners on Tuesday, 10/13. Students must be present at school to win! Good luck, and keep showing up!

We’re excited to see our CEO, Dr. Andrew McRae, Ed.D., take the stage at Teach For America 35th Anniversary Summit in Las Vegas!

🎙️ TFA Talks | 12:45 PM
📍 Room 231–232
Andrew will explore a question at the heart of our work at Breakthrough: How do we build organizations worthy of extraordinary people’s commitment?

📚 Book Talk | 2:00 PM
📍 Book Nook
Join Andrew to hear more about his debut book, Purpose First—a leadership guide that asks leaders to start with one essential question: Why does this matter to you?

Drawing on research, leadership theory, and practical strategies, Purpose First explores how purpose shapes culture, strategy, trust, and performance.

Two opportunities. One great day of conversations about purpose, leadership, and the future of education. If you’re at the Summit, hear Andrew speak!

Day 1 of the Teach For America Anniversary Summit was full of connection, inspiration, and big conversations about education’s next chapter of education.

We loved connecting with fellow educators, leaders, alumni, and partners—and sharing a little Cleveland pride along the way.

And the energy at Booth 401? 🔥 We met so many incredible people, swapped stories, handed out plenty of Breakthrough swag, and connected with people who care deeply about students and the future of education.

We’re just getting started. Bring on Day 2!

🎉Breakthrough has arrived in Las Vegas!

We’re proud to celebrate 35 years of Teach For America alongside educators, leaders, and changemakers from across the country. Some of our Breakthrough educators, who were also TFA corps members, are here to reconnect with fellow corps alumni, share ideas, and think together about what’s next for education and scholars.

📍 Come visit us at Booth 401! Stop by, say hello, and connect with the Breakthrough team!

Help your child learn at home! 📚 🔢

Join us next Tuesday to get easy, practical tips for helping your child improve reading and math at home. We’ll share ideas for reading routines, sight words, book suggestions, and fun math activities you can do every day.

✅ Sign up today to attend at bit.ly/event_bps!

We’re excited to see our CEO, Dr. Andrew McRae, take the stage at the Teach For America 35th Anniversary Summit in Las Vegas this weekend!

Andrew will explore a question that sits at the heart of our work at Breakthrough:

How do we build organizations worthy of extraordinary people’s commitment?

Thirty-five years after Teach For America began calling leaders to meaningful work, the challenge now is not only bringing great educators into the field—it’s creating the conditions that allow them to stay, grow, lead, and change the world.

At Breakthrough, we’re committed to building schools and an organization where talented people can do their best work, experience both high expectations and high support, and grow as leaders.

We’re proud to have Andrew representing Breakthrough in this important conversation and look forward to learning alongside educators and leaders from across the TFA community.

See you this weekend in Vegas!

Last week, Beyond Breakthrough, a Friends of Breakthrough program, brought alumni from the 2009–2015 classes together again to reminisce, reflect, laugh, and chat about what's to come. 💜

Alums caught up with classmates, learned about each other's journeys, and celebrated the goals they've reached and achievements they've earned since Breakthrough. They also met others in similar fields, explored shared interests, and built new connections while strengthening old ones.

Thank you to everyone who joined us! We're proud of all our alums' accomplishments, grateful to keep supporting them long after graduation, and can't wait to see what they do next.

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Yesterday, we celebrated all the dads and dad-like figures who joined us for the Cuyahoga County Father’s Walk! 💜

Thank you for showing up, cheering on our scholars, and helping make the start of the school day extra special. We’re grateful for the many fathers, grandfathers, uncles, mentors, and caring adults who support our scholars every day!