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29 Jenna Leahy - Co-Founder of Casa Academy

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Jenna Leahy is the co-founder of Casa Academy, a charter school in Phoenix, AZ. Jenna was also recognized on this years Forbes 30 Under 30. Casa annually enrolls 175 low-income Phoenix students in grades K-3, where 98% of students qualify for free and reduced price lunch, over 90% of students are students of color and 72% are English language learners. Leahy, a Scripps College and TFA alumna, has raised $1.1 million in grants and donations and has acquired over $720,000 in scholarships for her graduating students. CASA is part of the New Schools for Phoenix incubator program.