Co-founder Jose Hernandez started his teaching career at Animo Leadership Charter High School, where he taught history and English for seven years. During his teaching career at Animo Leadership Charter High School, Jose's history and English classes had among the highest test scores in the entire school district. In addition, Jose's history classes outperformed all other world history classes in Greendot Public Schools. While at Animo Leadership Charter High School, Jose was also part of the Discipline Review Board (DRB), where he oversaw student behavior cases and provided assistance to further support schools, teachers, and parents with behavior and academic problems. Jose relocated and began working for Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) with students with severe social and emotional trauma as well as students who were released from juvenile detention centers and expelled from their local high schools. While working for LACOE, Jose mentored and assisted students with their academics. In addition, Jose also spent time taking students and parents on field trips to several community colleges and universities. Moreover, he helped multiple students graduate from high school and move on to seek higher education at local community colleges. Additionally, he also helped with leading professional development and mentorship programs for students. Lastly, Jose worked for Rolling Hills Prep and Renaissance School of The Arts and Science for four years. There he was a history and physical education teacher, and a learning specialist. As a learning specialist, Jose worked with students with learning differences. He helped students organize their homework, prepare for quizzes and test, and maintain their daily schedules. Jose was in constant communication with student advisors, teachers, parents, and counselors to ensure that students were performing and getting their work turned in on time and on track to graduate high school. While at Rolling Hills Prep and Renaissance School of The Arts and Science, Jose transformed students’ lives by helping them achieve high levels of success and happiness, which in turn led them to graduate high school and move on to local community colleges and universities.