Serving UP LemonadeTeaching the lessons of Lemonade Day

OVERVIEW

• Lemonade Day/Serving UP

• Background and 2013 Stats

• What Students Learn

• Supports Academic Achievement

• Easy Steps to Success

• Classroom Roster/Registration Form

• HISD 2014 Suggested Implementation Timeline

• Questions/Program Contact

BACKGROUND

•Launched in Houston in 2007 - 2,600 area kids registered •11,232 Houston area youth registered to participate in the program in 2008•Expanded to four cities, 27,389 kids registered to participate in Houston in 2009•Approximately 66,247 youth participating in 14 cities with 37,864 here in Houston in 2010•Around 120,533 youth participating in 31 cities with 54,110 here in Houston in 2011•57,848 youth participated in Houston with 34,002 from HISD schools 2012•52,667 youth participated in Houston with 37,217 from HISD schools 2013

Stand Stats

Avg. # of hours open 3Avg. # of glasses sold

124Avg. selling price/glass

$1.39Avg. total revenue $2.55Avg. total expenses $19

Avg. profit $237

Looking at Lessons

Paid Back Investor 72%Opened a Savings Account 17%Avg. Deposit Amount $113Donated to Charity 70%Met Their Goal 84%Plan to Participate Again 94%

2013 RESULTS

BACKGROUND

Serving UP Lemonade•Pilot Program launched with HISD: 4,383 sixth graders on 33 campuses in 2011•15,050 HISD sixth & seventh grade students on 35 campuses in 2012•19,443 HISD sixth, seventh & eighth grade students on 30 campuses in 2013

• Setting Goals• Business Planning• Finding an Investor• Site Selection• Advertising• Building a Stand• Purchasing

WHAT STUDENTS LEARN

• Making Lemonade• Setting Up• Running a Business• Accounting• Banking• Giving Back

Financial Literacy & Economics• Capital equipment and consumables• Supply and demand• Credit, debt and compound interest• Gross and net income• Practical and basic business skills• Money management• Marginal utility• Return on investment

Life Skills/Personal Development• Leadership• Planning• Creativity• Self-direction and personal productivity • Social responsibility and charity • Time management• Higher order thinking 

SUPPORTS ACADEMICACHIEVEMENT

College and Career Readiness

• Critical thinking and collaboration• Civic Responsibility• Customer service• Teamwork• Problem solving• Presentation skills and design• Twenty-First Century Skills

Academics• Math calculations• Reading and interpreting data• Reading and writing

EASY STEPS TO SUCCESS

• Reach out to district principals to determine level of interest. (Recommended for elementary and middle schools. High School students can benefit by serving as mentors)

• Principals assign a “campus coordinator” to serve as point of contact.

• Campus coordinators identify teachers/classes to participate in Serving Up Lemonade

• Campus coordinators educate colleagues about Serving Up Lemonade – FAQ Sheet / Flyer

• Coordinators distribute classroom roster/registration forms to each participating teacher

EASY STEPS TO SUCCESS

• Coordinators collect all completed registration forms/class rosters – Please return forms/rosters as soon as possible.

• Return to: Lemonade Day Houston• Attn: Nora Bush at nbush@lemonadeday.org

• Receive & distribute Serving Up Lemonade backpacks – prior to March 1, 2014• Follow-up with participating teachers and share the curriculum timeline and teacher’s

guide• Coordinate Lemonade Day Activities on Campus (Spring Carnival/Cinco de Mayo

Festivities / Early Release Events / Etc.) – campuses have flexibility – some host events as early as mid April and as late as the last week of school. Most will use May 2, 2014.

• Encourage students to participate (with parent / guardian) on actual• Lemonade Day, Sunday, Lemonade Day May 4, 2014.

CLASSROOM ROSTER/ REGISTRATION FORM

Simple Registration Process• Basic Excel spreadsheet can be sent to

teachers electronically by Coordinators• Teachers complete the form for their

participating classes and return to Campus Coordinator.

• Campus Coordinator will forward rosters / registration forms to Lemonade Day at nora@lemonadeday.org

• Campus Coordinators should retain copies of registration forms to insure smooth backpack distribution at their school.

• Return completed forms to Lemonade Day as soon as possible.

SUGGESTED LESSON TIMELINE

Date Event Responsible Party

Monday, January 27 Campus Coordinator Training Materials Available (email and online tools)  Lemonade Day Staff

January 27 through January 31 Lemonade Day Available for Campus Visits to explain SUL Campus Coordinators / Lemonade Day Staff

January 27 through February 5 Registration Period for Students Campus Coordinators / Individual Teachers

February 3 through February 14 Pre-test Survey Campus Coordinators / Individual Teachers

ASAP Deadline for Registrations Campus Coordinators

Prior to March 1 Backpack Distribution Campus Coordinators / Lemonade Day Staff

Week 1 Lemonade Day and Setting Goals Individual Teachers / Participating Students

Week 2 Business Planning and Finding an Investor Individual Teachers / Participating Students

Week 3 Site Selection and Advertising Individual Teachers / Participating Students

Week 5 Building a Stand Individual Teachers / Participating Students

Week 6 

Purchasing and Making Lemonade Individual Teachers / Participating Students

Week 7 Setting Up and Running a Business Individual Teachers / Participating Students

May 2 Lemonade Day Activities on Individual Campuses Campus Coordinators / Teachers / Students

May 4 Lemonade Day Participating Students

May 5 through May 16 Post-test Survey Campus Coordinator / Individual Teachers

Week 8 Business Results and Accounting Individual Teachers / Participating Students

Week 9 Saving, Sharing and Reflections and Future Plans Individual Teachers / Participating Students

If you have questions or need any additional

information, please contact;

Lucy Bremond

Senior Manager of Community Partnerships

HISD Strategic Partnerships

713-556-7200

or

lbremond@houstonisd.org

QUESTIONS?