The Joy School
Yale Kirkland serves as the Development/Advancement Assistant at The Joy School since August 2018, responsible for maintaining the donor database, preparing thank you letters, and managing pledges alongside the school’s website and SEO efforts. In addition, Yale has been an Operations Assistant at Juan Bracho Tennis Academy since May 2008, where responsibilities include assisting in a multi-tiered educational tennis program for children, providing instruction, and creating promotional materials. Prior experience includes a role as a Customer Service Representative at HEB from 2012 to 2014, focused on ensuring customer satisfaction and maintaining store cleanliness. Yale holds an Associate degree in Liberal Arts from Blinn College, completed in 2018, and attended Houston Community College from 2013 to 2015.
The Joy School
Mission: The Joy School prepares students with learning differences to return to traditional classroom settings by enabling them to reach their academic and social potential in a safe, supportive environment. Description: The Joy School is a nonsectarian, independent, non profit day school focused on meeting the unique needs of students who although intellectually capable, often have difficulty finding success in a traditional school environment. The School stives to provide the remediation, accommodation, and resources students need to first address academic deficits and then begin the process for returning to a mainstream school.