The Champions of Parkside

TheParksideSchool
annual report 2013-2014
Our teachers
The Champions of Parkside
a message from the directors
Dear Friends of The Parkside School:
When we sit down to write our letter of
improvements that we enjoy today. In the
thanks and appreciation to the Parkside
2013-2014 school year you experienced a
community, it allows us the rare opportunity
well formed school that takes nothing for
to reflect on the changes that have occurred
granted, yet is constantly challenging itself
over the 28 years The Parkside School has
to serve the students at Parkside with the
served children with learning difficulties.
best methods and practices available.
Though the world has undergone
The results in this annual report attest to
transformations in so many ways (cultural,
the growth and development of the school.
technological, political, educational,
And as you read through the reports from
medical…),the one constant that remains
each department, please remember that
vital to The Parkside School is the support it
individuals like you made it real and made it
has received over the years from its families,
happen. Without your generosity, the gap
alumni, and dear friends. Support that not
between state funding per pupil and the
only allowed the school to grow and adapt
actual cost to deliver this first class program
with the changing times and demands, but
would not be possible. The Annual Fund and
support that has allowed our mission to
fundraising is the life blood of Parkside.
serve our children to never falter in the face
of recessions, state budget cuts, and freezes
since our founding 1985.
workers; occupational therapists; and
specialist teachers in yoga, art, music,
in 2014, six year olds would utilize digital
drama, technology, and physical education.
tablets to explore their curriculum in the
Thank you for your help on behalf of every
many ways that the modern digital age
student and family we welcome through
allows? Because of your generosity, our six
our red doors.
year, we would never have believed that
help students
overcome their fears
teachers, speech pathologists; social
Who would have thought in 1985 that today,
year olds use those tablets. In that same
Our teachers
Thank you for your support of our dedicated
Thank you for a successful 2013-14 school year.
Parkside would be housed in these two
lovely buildings we call home. It happened
in 1992 with a major gift from the Isenberg
family. From 2005 to 2009, the Parkside
community stepped up and the school
Albina Miller
Leslie Thorne
Founding Directors
undertook major renovations and
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a word from the parkside parent association
Our teachers
The Parkside PA is committed to supporting the Parkside School’s mission of serving the
whole child by offering a thoughtfully designed, comprehensive array of academic and support
services. To this end, we are proud to share this year’s accomplishments and how an engaged
and committed parent community rallied to support the School we hold in such high regard.
are committed to the
success of their
students
In the fall of 2013, we welcomed 10 new families. The New Par ent Cockt ai l Par t y was
a wonderful start to the year and the enthusiasm in the room was palpable. Families shared
stories about their children and how their long and winding roads led them to Parkside. By the
end of the night, it was hard to differentiate between the new and veteran families. In October,
Parkside hosted its Annual Book Fai r . The gym looked spectacular and served as a
marvelous venue to connect children to high-quality books. It was a joy to see the students
on the floor, books sprawled everywhere with passions abound. All proceeds purchased books
for the library and classrooms!
In December, the much anticipated Mul t i cul t ur al Hol i day Par t y was held. The event
was a culinary treat as families donated dishes representing their culture and traditions.
Children ran up and down the staircases and through the hallways engaging in a variety of
activities like spin art, face painting, and crafts. There was a balloon twister, a magician, and
the ever-popular photo booth.
Before all of us could catch our breath, planning began for the Annual Spr i ng Auct i on.
This year’s theme THE MAD HATTER, sparked much creativity among the committee. Parents
and supporters of the school pounded the pavement and their efforts paid off tremendously.
There were items that appealed to everyone including vacation homes, walk-on roles, backstage passes, sporting event tickets, restaurant certificates, gift cards, and spa services to
name a few. As is always the case, the children’s artwork ignited bidding wars. We are proud
to report this year’s auction raised over $140,000.
The PA continued to acknowledge the staff for their incredible talents, guidance, and
dedication. We provided snacks for the monthly staff meetings. In May, the PA hosted the
St af f Appr eci at i on Cockt ai l Par t y. The gym was transformed into a bar-like
atmosphere
with wine, hors d’oeuvres and desserts.
The year came to a close with the Spr i ng Bout i que. Parents eagerly gathered new and
gently used items to sell. For the third year in a row, the boutique was held outside of the
School because of the community’s interest in patronizing the event. This year’s boutique
raised $2,800, and the proceeds are earmarked for the School’s operating budget.
The PA would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Parkside Community. None of these
accomplishments would have been possible without your perseverance, commitment, and
most importantly, time. We are delighted to report that over $145,000 was raised during the
2013-2014 academic year. Each and every dollar is critical to the School’s ability to provide
each child with a multi-dimensional education, one that allows them to develop respect and
understanding for themselves and others.
Sar ah Si di
Jul i e Lamber t
2013-2014
Parent Association
Co-Presidents
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So Lee
Vice-President
Ni cky El l i s
Communications
Director
Lesl i e
Si l ver man
Treasurer
& Auction Co-Chair
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putting your dollars to work
Suppor t and Revenue
Tuition & Fees
$3,196,010
70.0%
1,064,305
23.0%
90,258
2.0%
Dividend & Interest Income
113,619
2.0%
Other Income
122,515
3.0%
Contributions—General Operating
Federal & State Government Grants
Subt ot al Suppor t and Revenue
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Investment Securities
Realized Gain on Investment Securities
$4, 586, 707
100%
468,882
63,300
Tot al 2013- 2014 Suppor t and Revenue$5, 118, 889
Expenses
Salaries and Benefits
$4,002,459
89.0%
Management and General Administration
154,157
3.0%
Program Expenses
267,394
6.0%
76,894
2.0%
Fundraising Expenses
Tot al 2013- 2014 Expenses
$4, 500, 904
100%
Our teachers
promote compassion
and friendship
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parkside updates
Speech
Social Work
Art
Throughout the 2013-2014 school year, the Speech
and Language Department continued to strengthen
and expand its ongoing commitment to the Parkside
community. This year therapists co-created S.P.O.T
Group (Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy),
which integrated Speech and OT activities/exercises into
a weekly push-in session in the classroom to address
topics such as Unexpected/Expected behaviors, Social
thinking, Whole Body Listening, Zones of Regulation,
Arts and Crafts projects, and Nutrition.
Since the spring of this school year, the Social Work
Department has been working on writing an article for a
prominent professional journal on child therapy. Social
Work Staff were invited to submit their manuscript at the
end of the summer for possible publication. The article
describes our approach to children, creating space for
therapeutic relationships, play, and development in a
school setting. It also conveys how the interdisciplinary
team relationships, which all staff members forge, are
vital to serving the whole child and their families.
This year in art we learned about art through the ages.
From cave painting to Mona Lisa to modern art, we
drew, painted, collaged, and sculpted with clay.
The Speech Department attended a seminar by Nancy
Tarshis, MA, MS CCC-SLP on Teaching Social Thinking
through Stories and Play for Early Learners to continue
to support Parkside students’ understanding, use, and
development of social communication and pragmatic
language skills. Additionally, the department has worked
to enhance understanding of the social-emotional
aspects of communication, through ongoing
collaboration with the social work department,
consultation with Dr. Sima Gerber, Phd., and group
study. Members of the department also collaborated
closely with Cathy Constable, MS CCC-SLP, Ph.D., a
literacy expert, to improve understanding of vocabulary,
semantics, and morphological development.
Richard Alston, Nori Anna Cohen, Rachel Sosland,
Anne Tuohy, and Diane Zeitlin
Social Workers
We added technology as a new medium to the art room
and Parkside students had a chance to use a virtual
pottery wheel to create Ancient Greek Pots. With our
new digital projector, Apple TV, and iPad combination,
students could view their own art and famous art
examples in large scale, and watch instructional videos
demonstrating close up techniques on the big screen.
Our students painted the scenery for the play with large
scale paintings in the style of Vincent Van Gogh.
For the third year, we have maintained Artsonia.com,
an online art museum where students' artwork can be
shared with the world.
Our Art Assistant program, where older children assist
the youngest classes in art, has been thriving and
helping to build a sense of responsibility and leadership
amongst its participants. What a spectacular year we
had in art!
Lauren Behar
Art Teacher
The Speech and Language Department also added the
“Parkside Speech Tree”, a new mural on the 5th Floor
this school year, which targets key temporal vocabulary,
including calendar and weather concepts. Each season,
students from all classes have contributed to decorating
this mural while practicing important temporal
vocabulary (i.e., seasons, months, weather) and science
curricular concepts (i.e., plants, insects, states of matter,
and the water cycle). This project supports a schoolwide initiative to help strengthen our students’
understanding of “time and space” vocabulary, which is
essential to building overall language comprehension
and academic development across all curriculum units.
Lauren Cohen, Jamie Dolan, Meredith Feher,
Robin Goldberg, and Erin Willis
Speech Pathologists
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parkside updates
Technology
Occupational Therapy
Teaching Department
Within the 2013-2014 school-year, the Parkside School
created a program that focuses on technology being
integrated into the curriculum. The theory that drives the
shift is that technology provides teachers and students
the tools to break down barriers to learning. With a fully
working computer lab with enough computers to serve
an entire class, students have been able to access
information that is presented in multiple formats (video,
visual, audio, text) and create work that is driven by their
strengths. The School has also increased the number
of iPads to 38, which means there will be iPads in
every classroom and every department. Professional
development for staff is
built into the upcoming
school year to facilitate
the implementation of
meaningful instruction
aided by technology.
This year we piloted the
Zones of Regulation program
and it was a great success.
The kids learned how to sort
20 different feelings into 4
colored zones and how to
use body and brain tools to
be “zone movers” throughout
the school day. We will
continue to reinforce this
program this upcoming year.
Reading, math, social studies, science, group social
skills, responsibility within a group, and discovering the
wonders of being a learner are just some of the
examples of the focus of the teaching staff every year. In
the 2013-2014 school-year, our department has made
an impact in and out of the classroom. Throughout the
year, we hosted observers and trained student teachers
from Bank Street College of
Education, New York
University, Hunter College of
Education, and Fordham
University.
Jessica Durrett
Technology Coordinator
We integrated iPad into our
treatment sessions, and provided proper ergonomics for
computer work stations to accommodate all students
and staff members. OT staff attended various
workshops including Nutrition with Kelly Dorfman, S.O.S
(Sensory Oral Motor Sequence) Feeding, Recognizing
and Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children, and
Executive Functioning.
In OT we also continued with in house consultation
services with Dr. Kapoor, a developmental optometrist,
who provided visual screenings, recommendations,
visual exercises, classroom accommodations, and
modifications for maximizing student learning. We also
partnered with an Orthotist (Mr. Dave) who provided
in-house consultation and evaluation to determine if
children would benefit from lower extremity foot orthotics
for improved gait, balance, and proper positioning.
We integrated S.P.O.T Group, Speech and OT
activities/exercises, into a weekly session in the classroom to address topics such as Unexpected/Expected
behaviors, Social thinking, Whole Body Listening, Zones
of Regulation, Arts and Crafts projects, and Nutrition.
We hosted three level one interns from Touro College,
NYU, and Columbia University and accommodated OT
volunteers and OT observation students.
Nina DelRosario, Tara King, Rebecca Lewin, and
Christine Yen
Occupational Therapists
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In-depth studies of the moon,
trees, weather, rocks and
minerals, and the Hudson
River were among the many
science topics explored in
classrooms. An enrichment
activity during a rock study
included students exploring Central Park and having a
scavenger hunt to locate different rocks in the park.
Upper School students had the opportunity to visit the
Museum of Natural History and expand their knowledge
of Native Americans in social studies. Traveling via
Google Earth helped students to grasp the space
between places as they studied Australia, Costa Rica,
Cuba, and Guatemala. A culminating trip after a
comprehensive study of immigration in the United States
was a visit to the Tenement Museum to learn specifically
about immigration in New York City.
Lower school classes were busy exploring sinking,
floating, and magnets. Last spring lower school classes
created and compared timelines of the life cycles of
tadpoles and chicks; they were also the class pets!
One of our classrooms even video-chatted with a NASA
Scientist to support their unit on space! In addition to the
great experiences in the classroom, lower school classes
also explored neighborhoods, city bridges and parks,
and learned about the importance of community helpers
by seeing them in action.
In collaboration with the Speech and OT Departments,
all of the students at Parkside were busy regulating their
bodies and strategizing to keep calm and ready to learn
by using The Zones of Regulation.
This past year all of the students were very motivated
to work in the computer lab incorporating technology
in to all curriculum areas. Some students created and
shared power point
presentations on our
SmartBoards, and some
classes even worked
with iPads for the first
time!
In addition to all of the
work in and out of the
classroom, the teachers
led our community and
budding philanthropists
to contribute outside of
our walls of Parkside by planning and organizing the
annual walkathon to raise money for Room to Read,
which is an organization that builds libraries and schools
around the world.
Jackie Ament, Grace An, Katie Bassett,
Jennifer Bieber, Martyna Buczek, Rebecca Chun,
Andres Cruz, Libby Davenport, Jessica Durrett,
Kristin Fraser, Annie Frazier, Jessica Frazzetta,
Lilah Gosman, Anthony Lisi, Jillian Livolsi, Caitlin
Mandy, Dan Meadow, Maureen Miller, Lisel
Murdock, Kat Palma, Katherine Parker, Chris
Schranck,
Rachel Schreiber, Erin Schultz, Grace Spiegel,
Jakiem Swinger, Julia Talen, Rachel Teitcher,
and Kim Whitney
Parkside Teaching Staff
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parkside updates
Yoga
Gym
Music and Drama
Our yoga curriculum is
a cumulative curriculum
whereby each schoolyear we build upon skills
acquired the previous
school year. Parkside’s
lower school students learn basic yoga poses through
games and musical movement sequences. The focus is
upon building core strength to support self-regulation,
expressive language, and to create a strong foundation
for the use of the extremities. Students are learning
basic breathing exercises to support self-regulation.
Once these sequences are learned, students then are
given the opportunity to lead their classmates in yoga
class. Leading class emphasizes important skills such as
initiating, sequencing, and the coordination of movement
and expressive language.
Last year in gym, our students participated in a dynamic
physical education program that promotes inclusion of
all students, teaches responsibility and cooperation,
promotes self-discipline, and was guided by the NASPE
(National Association of Sports and Physical Education)
Content Standards. Our program also included
skill-related fitness components such as balance, agility,
speed, and coordination. Through specific instructional
objectives, we worked on hand-eye coordination, body
management, and fundamental and specialized skills.
Not only are our activities exciting and fun, they are also
easily transferred and modified to be played outside of
gym class.
The Parkside School Music & Drama Program offers
a comprehensive curriculum through the process of
exploring, learning, creating, and performing. In the
2013-2014 year, our curriculum's focus was the
introduction to Broadway Musicals and themes around
the world. A variety of performances occur throughout
the year and we meet with each class two to three times
depending on age. Groups performed songs from Les
Miserables and Annie, as well as popular folk tunes from
France, Italy and Sweden. Students contributed to
performances with a variety of roles including stage
manager, accompanist, and set-builder. In our
classroom, students explore singing, acting, storytelling,
performing with instruments, music literacy, listening,
and body movement. The program helps students to
take different perspectives, increase spontaneity, and
work in a collaborative atmosphere within a group.
Craig Hanauer
Yoga Teacher
Michael Tramontana
Physical Education Teacher
Melissa Ferraro
Drama Teacher
MingYi Lin
Music Teacher
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Our teachers
bring out smiles
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2014 Auction
A special thank you to our 2014 Auction Committee!
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Dovetail
Dramatics NYC
Due Restaurant
Eastside Tae Kwon Do
Ellen Lee and Jon Sarnoff
Elli and David Basner
Empire State Building Observatory
Equinox
Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
Evelyn Falick
Exhale Mind Body Spa
Fairway Market
Fiorini Restaurant
First Tee NY
Fit for Golf - Set for Life
Flywheel Sports
Francis Goodwin Lac
Frank Renta and Marlo Navarro
Frederic Fekkai Hair Salon
Fresh
Fresh Direct
Garnier - Warren Tricomi Salon
Gary S. Serger, MD
Girl With Spoon
Glen Head Country Club
Good Enough To Eat
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Harmony by Karate
Heidi and Jason Rosenfarb
Heidi Green Photography
Helena Safarova
Hom Bom Toys
Jacobs Pickles
Jane Mogel Interior Design
Jeffrey Stein Salon
Jennifer Behr
Jenny Gaynor Glass
Joelle and Daniel Zafrani
Jonathan Adler
Judaica Classics by Doina
Julrique
Kate Stephen
Kathleen Jasinskas
Kerry O’Donnell
Kidville
Kt Collection
Kulinary Kids NYC
La Villa
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Laura Behar
Laura Geller Make-Up Studio
Le Cirque Restaurant
Le Du’s Wines
Le Pain Quotidien
Len and Nicky Ellis
Leshem Loft
Leslie and Philip Silverman
Li Mu Yi
Little Jubilee
Lovella Salon
Lucy Diamond
Manhouse Productions
Marc Jacobs International
Margit Cesana
Marrakesh Moroccan Restaurant
Mary Arnold Toys
Maxwax Inc.
Meral Celabi - Shaggy Hair Salon
Michele Weber
Modern Martial Arts
Mohawk Mountain Ski Area
Mosholu Gift Shop
My Gym
My Saddle Brook Farm
MZ Wallace
Nancy’s Wines
auction gifts in kind
Our teachers
give invaluable
one-on-one time
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92nd Y
92Y School of Music
A Salt and Battery
ABC 7
Al Roker and Deborah Roberts
Alex and Lorenzo
Alloro Restaurant & Bar
Angel Feet Reflexology
Anthony Lisi and Chris Schranck
Barbara Loewenthal
Barbaresco Restaurant
Benenson Capital
Bethany
Big Nick’s
Blake Adair and Robert Wheeler
Brooklyn Cyclones
Brooklyn Denim Company
Canvas on Demand
Carnegie Hall
Carol Zeavin
Vincent Visceglia and
Caroline Russo-Visceglia
Carousel of Languages
Cast In Time
Chatterbox NYC
Chelsea Piers
Children’s Museum of the Arts
Clay Spa
Colicchio & Sons
Columbia Wine Company
Come Join the Band!
Cozy’s Cuts For Kids
Craig Hanauer
Creations by Stacy Helfstein
Daniel Restaurant
Danusia Trevino
Dashing Diva
Denusia Travino
Design Lithographers, Inc.
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Our teachers
foster cooperation
2014 Auction
NBC - Saturday Night Live
New York City Ballet
New York Kids Club
New York Philharmonic
NFL
Nickelodeon
Nischel and Aline Pai
NY SkyRide
Organized Simplicity
Outerwall
Paola’s Restaurant
Paper Source
Paul Labrecque
Paul Mole Barber Shop
Paula and Ira Resnick
Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Peter Thomas Roth
Petra and Matthew Gelbart
PIOL, Inc.
Pour
Pure Yoga
Reebok Sports Club NY
Riverdale Equestrian Center
Ron and Liat Raz
Room 3-1
Room 3-2
Room 3-3
Room 3-4
Room 4-1
Room 4-2
Room 4-3
Room 5-2
Room 5-4
Rosa Mexicano
Sagamore Hotel
Sarah Magid Jewelry
Sarah Sidi
Scalinatella Ristorante
Scarlett Bailey
Seth Freeman
Sfoglia Restaurant
Shake Shack
Skip Hop
Smart and Skinny
SoJin Bae
SoulCycle LLC
Staten Island Yankees
Stationary and Toy World
Super Soccer Stars
Susan Arthur and Carl Lennartson
Swim Easy New York
T Bar Steak and Lounge
TADA! Youth Theater
Taste Buds Kitchen
Tea and Sympathy
Ted and Christine Gerstein
Tennis Innovators
Tenzan
The Cooking Channel
The James Beard Foundation
The New Victory Theater
The Parkside School
The Parkside School Staff
Teacher Time
The People’s Improv Theater
The Restaurant Group
The Stomp Company
The Upper Breast Side
Ticket Box
Tim Gunn
TOD’S
Tony Di Napoli
Tracy Butler
Trader Joe’s
Valery Joseph Salon
Vivienne and Fred Rottman
WABC TV
Walt Disney World Co.
Wave Hill
West Side Kids Dental
White-Starr Aesthetic Consulting
Wyatt Lily
Zoobooks
A HUGE thank you to all Parkside staff who generously donated through their gift of Teacher Time!
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Special Gifts
Our teachers
Maddy Kozower’s Bat Mitzvah
make the classroom
an engaging place
to learn
and grow
Parkside received an extraordinary gift last year from a very special young woman. Maddy Kozower, the sister of
Parkside student Ethan Kozower, donated her Bat Mitzvah gifts to Parkside! Maddy included a beautiful note within her
Bat Mitzvah invitation in which she spoke of her close relationship with her brother and the tremendous progress that he
has made in just two years of attending Parkside. Maddy encouraged her family and friends to donate to Parkside in
lieu of traditional gifts, and we are so immensely grateful for all of the support that was received!
We cannot thank you enough Maddy, and much thanks to each and every donor for their generosity!
Jacqueline Africk
Tracey Agnese
Andra Amiel
Lynn Appelbaum
Anita Appri
Jennifer Bernstein
Doris Bernstein
Richard Borins
Andrea Brodey
Tom and Michele Burger-Cramer
Jennifer Burns
John and Jill Caplan
Virginia Moore
Jacqueline Clements
Greg Cohen
Jacqueline Cosme
Adam and Catherine Dunsby
Judith Eick
Cathy Elkies
Marvin Ellin
Nicole Fedoravicius
Richard Fertig and
Sabrina Strickland-Fertig
Deb Fienberg
Aaron W. Finkel and
Rosa Emilia Alejos
Martin and Ronnie Frankel
Patricia Gardner
Mary Genkins
Michael and Rita Gerber
Bethany Gertzog
Regina Glassman
Jerome Goldman
Goldman Dermatology
Jay and Diane Goldsmith
Cindy Gottesman
Sari Granat
Laura Green
Shirley Grill
Sondra Guttenberg
Carlton and Janice Hasselback
Yosi Nicole Hechter
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Lisa Heiman
David Helfgott
Jennifer Henie
Joanne Honigman
Jacob Honigman
Marilyn Janow
Max Kahn
Shawne Kanter
Alyssa Katz
Melissa Kiatz
Edward Katz and
Nancy Feferman-Katz
Eric and Tara Keiter
Gene and Boah Ko
Ariel Kochi
Warren and Jane Kolber
Claire Kozower
Sheryl Kurtis
Lori Legano
Susan Leibowits
Andrew Lerner
Michael and Meta Levi
Jack and Sandra Levitt
Mimi Liebeskind
Joseph and Kay Lindenfeld
Josh Linkov
Sarah Long
Lisa Lumer
Cara McCaffrey
Alane McNulty
Jay and Rachel Mepani
Jennifer Mittleman
Lila Murphy
Robin Nalitt
Pamela Newman
Amy Olesky
Olive Clarice Osborne
Robert Padgug
Shira Pinsker
Leo and Gertrude Podhorcer
Martin and Amy Post
Frank Pulka
Gregory Racz
Jeffrey Resnick
Stella Rho
Kevin Rich
Leonard and Barbara Rich
Kelly Ripa-Consuelos
Christine Rogers
Jennifer Rosen
Ben and Marina Rosen-Cappellazzo
Gene Rostov
Barbara Rubin
Nicole Rubens
Helen Schlesinger
Andrea Snipper
Christene Schonefeld
Stan Schonfeld and Nancy Bernstein
Patricia Sebastian
Leon and Lisa Seidman
Nancy Shefrin
Julie Sheppe
Milton Simons
Eugene Sinigalliano
Lisa Sladkus
Shelby and Rebecca Snyder
Wray and Melissa Thorn
Allen Thorpe
Michael Traister
Pamela Wakoff
Neil and Naomi Warner
Peter Weisman
Gregory White
and Mindy Geltzer White
Jerome White
and Eileen Snaider-White
Richard White
David Yale Wolfenson
Kathleen Young
Alan Zakheim
Jacqueline Zirkman
Ellen Zweig-Phillips
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Special Gifts
Isenberg Memorial Gifts
We would like to thank our generous donors for their gifts made in memory of Gene Isenberg. As you know, Gene and
Ronnie were not only the first to help create The Parkside School; they maintained their significant support over the 28
years the school has served children. Their incredible generosity made it possible for us to move to our present facility
and at the same time double our enrollment. They made numerous challenge grants to help with capital campaigns
which allowed the school to make needed improvements, they helped to create an endowment, and most recently
helped create Parkside’s new Fund for Teacher Excellence. Gene will forever be in our hearts!
Jerry and Amy Bruggeman
Harvey R. Daniels
Eric and Alexandria Fabrikant
Simone Goldblum
Clara B. Goodman
Marjorie Isenberg
Marina P. & Stephen E. Kaufman
Foundation
Preston Faro and Albina Miller
John and Popie Papouras
Helen D. Rodbell Trust
Jeffrey Rothman and Nancy Sacks
Jerome and Joan Serchuck
Todd and Marjorie Smith
Dennis Smith
Stratton Charitable Foundation
The Lunder Foundation
Kylie Witzen
Additional Donors
general donations
Our teachers
Almo Corporation
Rose Razaghian and Ahmad Al-Sati
Rebecca Blice
Selin Cileli
Dentons US LLP
Mr. & Ms. Gary Goodman
Sondra Guttenberg
Nancy Jane Heilman
and Mary Ann Thomson
Paul and Ruth Holsberg
Just Give
Peter Kline
Noel Kropf
Julie and Andrew Lambert
Lisa Stern and David Lasday
Claudia Marks
Rosemarie and Thomas Martin
Albina Miller and Preston Faro
Vita and Daniel Miller
Mosaic Sales Solutions
Lisa Redd and Ozier Muhammad
Linda and Paul Mulhauser
Corey Nascenzi
Kerry O’Donnell
Joelle Pergolotti
Marlo Navarro and Francisco Renta
Ebony Williams-Santos
and Nicholas Santos
Teresa Meade and Andor Skotnes
James Talen
Leslie Thorne and Thomas Casey
United Way
William Usnik
Nancy Broadway and Peter Velasquez
Caroline Russo-Visceglia
and Vincent Visceglia
Molly Watson
Linda Wimberly
gifts-in-kind
Brett Hine and Ms. Susan Rosenthal
Gary and Judith Kadi
grants
The Michael Gordon Foundation
encourage students
to take risks
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class of 2014
school placements
board of trustees
2013–2014
Aaron School
Mary Elizabeth Alexander
Mary McDowell Friends School
Donna Assumma
The Community School
Thomas B. Casey, III
The Computer School
Brook Cuddy, Treasurer
The Ideal School
Patricia M. Godoy, Secretary
The Lowell School
Peter Halloran
The Summit School
Albina R. Miller
Winston Preparatory School
Vita Miller, Emeritus
Alan A. Pearson, President
Ray L. Spitzley
Leslie F. Thorne
Peter A. Ticali
Eric Yoon
The donors listed in this Annual Report have supported The Parkside School with contributions
received between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. Every effort has been made to include
each person or organization who contributed to Parkside during this period. If a name has been
omitted or listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies and notify the Development Office
at (212) 721-8888, ext.153.
Renee Solares
Director of Development
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