Green Dot is a nonprofit organization, which operates ten public schools in Los Angeles. The organization was founded by Steve Barr in 1999. The schools Green Dot operates are each named Animo, the Spanish word for rigor and strength. The graduation rates of schools operated by Green Dot are higher than those of the Los Angeles Unified School District, with 80% of students graduating from Animo schools, compared to 47% for LAUSD. In 2006, Green Dot opened 5 charter schools within the attendance area of Los Angeles' troubled Jefferson High School. In 2008, a majority of permanent teachers at Locke High School voted to reconstitute the under performing school as a Green Dot Charter School.
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