2013-2014 - Sterne School

2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT
STERNE SCHOOL
LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
April 2015
The horizon keeps moving.
When people think about my hometown of Denver,
Just as we challenge your children, they challenge
Colorado, they think about mountains. But if you have
us. We set goals for them – to love literature, to pass
ever been to the Mile-High City one of the first things
algebra, to learn to cook, to be accepted into college.
that strikes you is the plains: miles and miles of open
As they meet those goals we are challenged to
space and that clear, thin air. It’s a vantage point that
innovate, to set new milestones for them to achieve.
offers an appreciation for distance: a sense that even
Learn to code. Sing on stage. Enter a poetry contest.
if you travel as far as your eye can possibly see, there
Find a job.
is always road ahead.
We have more students today than at any point in
It’s a metaphor for life, isn’t it? And a resonant one for
Sterne’s history. We also have more faculty, and a
us, as educators and parents, and as stewards of these
richer set of resources at our fingertips. What will
young minds. What is our message to our children if
we do next? For so long we traveled a road that
not this:
seemed to lead only to this point. Now, we stand
2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT
Sterne School
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San Francisco, CA 94115
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Set your goals. Meet your goals. But then: SET NEW
GOALS. Continue to get better, to learn more.
on our achievements and realize that our journey
has just begun.
Thank you for traveling this road with us. Thank you
The horizon keeps moving.
for being our inspiration. Thank you for trusting us
The thing is, we can’t just tell our kids this. We have
to challenge your children – and to keep challenging
to walk the walk. I write this letter just a few weeks
Sterne School is a vibrant, growing community to which
families, alumni, LD professionals, and friends contribute in
varied and important ways. Sterne School thanks all of our
generous supporters, event attendees, and advocates, whose
contributions of treasure and talent enhance every aspect of
student life at Sterne.
SPRING AT STERNE
arch 21, 2015 |
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March 28, 2015 |
June 12, 2015 |
Spring Fling Dinner & Auction
Alumni-Student-Faculty
Basketball Game
Commencement
after surpassing the working goal of our first-ever
Expansion Campaign — a goal which at times over
the past three years seemed impossible. These funds
have fueled a growth spurt that set our once-tiny
them, as far and as long as we can. The future is
bright for them, and for Sterne School.
Ed McManis
Head of School
schoolhouse firmly on the educational map of the
Bay Area. It is tempting, at this point, to kick up our
heels and rest, except (you guessed it!):
The horizon keeps moving.
Sterne School is committed to educating students with learning differences and
providing them with the skills and strategies necessary to reach their academic
potential. Through a hands-on and individualized program that focuses on
academic and social development, Sterne is dedicated to educating its students
for the challenges of life. Great Minds, Thinking Differently.
STERNE SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David Bradlow, President
Carrie Messina, Secretary
Jim O’Neill, Treasurer
Janet Chen
Hali Croner
Jack Hug
Greg Hylton
Constance Laflamme
Russell Reiff, MD
Pascal Rigo
Lee Schweichler
2013-2014:
The Year of Combined Giving
2013-2014 Operating Expenses by Category
2013-2014 Operating Revenue by Source
Expansion Campaign Revenue: Allocation of Funds
Facilities
51%
In the years leading up to January 2012,
Salaries & Academic
Program Expenses
80.6%
Sterne’s fundraising program focused solely
on supporting annual operating costs: the
Net Tuition & Fees
88%
Annual Fund and a handful of events provided
critical “money to live by” each year.
Professional
Development 0.4%
Administrative
Expenses 4.6%
Parent Association,
Interest, and other
1%
In 2012-2013 and 2013-2014, the Board took a longer
Development &
Public Relations
2.4%
Annual Fund
9%
view of institutional Development, initiating a period
of rapid growth which demanded investments outside
Occupancy
7.4%
Depreciation
4.6%
Special Events
2%
of regular operations. The Campaign for Sterne School
(aka, the Expansion Campaign) is an unprecedented,
Technology
11%
multi-million-dollar fundraising initiative which provided
Curriculum
Expansion
13%
Faculty & Personnel
25%
“money to grow by” during these years: making possible the lease of the Valencia campus, the renovation of
2013-2014 Grants
Sterne School is fortunate to receive grant funding from a
number of local and national foundations. The following
institutional funders offered generous financial support to
Sterne’s ongoing programs as well as to the Expansion
during 2013-2014.
Callison Foundation, Sterne High School Passages Program
The Rose T.Y. Chen Charitable Trust, Operating Support
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising,
Sterne High School Fashion Club
Fred Gellert Family Foundation, Operating Support
The William G. Irwin Foundation, Jackson Campus Renovation
Thomas J. Long Foundation,
Sterne High School Passages Program
Miranda Lux Foundation, Sterne High School Passages Program
The Joseph and Mercedes McMicking Foundation,
Tuition Assistance
George H. Sandy Foundation, Tuition Assistance
the Jackson Street building, and major additions to the
curricular and co-curricular programs at Sterne – includthese new classes and teaching practices.
2013-2014 Combined Giving by Constituency
To support this growth and still “keep the lights on,”
2013-2014 Total Raised Annual Fund & Expansion Campaign
Expansion Campaign
Annual Fund & Expansion Campaign Gifts
The Campaign for Sterne School: Great Minds, Thinking
Differently launched in January 2012. As of April 2015
the Expansion Campaign has exceeded its working goal
of $2,000,000 thanks to the generosity of the following
supporters.
Alumni
in 2013-2014 Sterne School mounted an unusual
Highest Gift Annual Fund
Friends
Combined Giving Campaign, incorporating the Annual
Fund and the Expansion Campaign into one appeal.
Annual Fund 2013-14
Faculty & Staff
These Combined Gifts of money to live by and money
to grow by resulted in over $750,000 raised between
Lowest Gift
Annual Fund
ing the hiring of expert faculty and staff to implement
Prospects/Summer School Families
July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014.
Average Gift
Median Gift
Matching Gifts & Corporations
contributed and allowed the school to allocate funds
all gifts to the Annual Fund and the Expansion
Board Members
Campaign in the 2013-2014 fiscal year.
Foundations & Grants
Total
Parents
0
50,000
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
Highest Gift Expansion Campaign
Grandparents
as needed throughout the year. The donor list reflects
0
Expansion Campaign
Alumni Parents
the Annual Fund or the Expansion. Others simply
Expansion Campaign
Many donors chose to designate their giving to either
Lowest Gift
Average Gift
Median Gift
100,000
150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000
0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
2013-2014 Donor Roll
The donor list below reflects constituents’ total philanthropic support of the Annual Fund and the Expansion Campaign between July 1, 2013 and
June 30, 2014. Designation of gifts is indicated. Contributions representing payments on larger, multi-year pledges to the Expansion Campaign are
indicated by an asterisk. A full Expansion Campaign report covering the years from 2012-2015 will be released in Summer 2015.
$50,000+
Susan & Ed Catmull AF, EC*
The William G. Irwin
Foundation EC
John & Barbara Vogelstein EC*
Fred Vogelstein &
Evelyn Nussenbaum AF, EC*
$5,000 - $9,999
Valerie & Xenophon Anthony AF, EC*
Janet & Ed Chen AF
Mel & Judy Croner AF
David & Susan Dossetter AF
Gregory D. Erwin AF
Jack P. & Barbara M. Hug AF, EC*
Alex & Stacy Kray AF
$10,000 - $49,999
The Lepinard Family AF
Anonymous (2) AF, EC*
The Joseph & Mercedes
Luke & Alexandra Bergstrom AF, EC*
McMicking Foundation AF
Callison Foundation AF
Jane Thomason &
Hali Croner & Eugene Palmer AF, EC*
Paul Peterzell AF, EC*
Elizabeth Funk AF, EC
James & Katina Puccinelli AF
Henry Gardner EC*
Wells Fargo Employee Matching
Julianna & Barrie Graham AF, EC
Gift Program AF, EC*
Margaret & Will Hearst AF
Greg & Elizabeth Hylton AF, EC*
$2,500 - $4,999
La Boulange AF, EC
Anonymous AF, EC*
Constance & Michael Laflamme
David & Bryna Bradlow AF
AF, EC*
Pascal Fuchshuber &
Thomas J. Long Foundation EC
Anne Chang AF, EC
Miranda Lux Foundation EC
Goldman Sachs Matching
Jim & Heidi O’Neill AF, EC
Gift Program AF
Paradigm Healthcare Services LLC
Patrick & Milly Hanley AF
AF, EC
Robert Ho & Nancy Lee AF, EC
Pascal & Virginie Rigo AF, EC*
Daniel & Glenna Kelly AF
George H. Sandy Foundation AF
Carrie Messina AF, EC*
Lee & Ann Schweichler AF
Vicky & Lou Novak EC
Russell Reiff, MD AF, EC*
Luke Schemmel &
Jonathan Shapiro AF
$1,000 - $2,499
Carol Anderson &
Stephanie Smith AF
Carol Cedar-Applebaum &
Barry Applebaum AF
Daniel & Valerie Arrechea AF, EC
Stephen & Linda Brown AF, EC
Rose T.Y. Chen Charitable Trust AF
Annette & Fred Gellert AF
Fred Gellert Family Foundation AF
Brenda Henderson AF, EC*
William & Susan Horning AF, EC*
Leon Lepyansky &
Mary Hope McQuiston AF
Lynne Marton AF
Ed & Linda McManis AF, EC*
Michael McQuaid & Moira Walsh AF
Wencesloa Paredes &
Robin Paredes Brown AF, EC
David & Paige Petrini AF
Jim & Jolene Rocchio AF, EC
Fulton & Laura Smith AF
Jim & Tracey Wirth AF
$500 - $999
Baird Foundation, Inc. AF, EC
James Bair & Todd Standish EC
Nancy Caton AF
Ron & Sharon Cheich AF
Chau-Chun & Maelin Chien AF
Barbara Erickson AF
ESCRIP AF
Jerel Glassman & Beth Mazie AF, EC
Lisa Linnenkohl AF
Ryan & Lynda Marton AF
Isabelle Salvadori &
Dan Roam AF, EC
Ty Roberts & Jennifer Omholt AF
Julie Nicholson & David Shack AF
William & Tineke Triggs AF
Robert & Jeannette Webster AF
Michael & Elizabeth Woo AF, EC
$250 - $499
Anonymous AF
Ilsook Backs AF
BD AF
Gerry & Bill Brinton AF
Jennifer Messina & Josh Deitch AF
Fashion Institute of Design &
Merchandising AF
Bruce & Jeanne Hahne AF, EC
Martha Hamilton AF
Jonathan Jacobi AF
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Jacobi AF
Sun Lee AF
Patricia Low AF
Jaime & Hayden Tollas AF
Gary & Diane Vornoli AF
Rob Weir & Barbara Chaffe AF
Lidia Cortina AF
Karen Cota AF
Esther & Bruce Crandall AF
Rowan Cutler AF
Emilia Bardini & Michael Dobrov AF
Leo Donian AF
Nicholas Doxey AF
Urbano Ezquerro & Arlene Borick AF
Gap, Inc. AF
up to $249
Diana Garcia AF
Marcia & William Abend AF
Angela Gengras AF, EC
Bayard & Nancy Allmond AF
John & Sally Hays AF
Amazon Associates Program AF
J. Michael Held &
Georgia Anderson AF
Dr. Linda Davenport AF
Jenny & Alex Andrus AF
Gabriel Hochschild AF
Timothy & Shannon Artl AF
Kerry Hogin-Walsh AF
Carl Baum, M.D. AF
Ruth Hurshman AF
Thomas Bendon AF
Alie Berka & Michael Abrahams AF, EC Richard & Cyndy Jacobsmeyer AF
Michael Jensen AF
Eric Blomendale & Kelly Peters AF
Mary Jones AF
Marlene Bonham AF
Bruce & Susan Kawamoto Richardson
Brian Bonham AF
AF
Stephen & Wendy Boyce AF
Elsa & Tommaso Latini AF
Jon & Judy Brill AF
Kristen Lee & John White AF
Jeffrey Burnaugh AF
Glenn London AF
John & Barbara Burns AF
George McBride & Lois Kortum AF
Susan Cain AF, EC
Jan & John McClave AF
Mary Cancelmo AF
Don & Sally McDonald AF
Rebecca Chao AF
Terry McDonald & Mary O’Brien AF
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. AF
Robert & Missy McQuiston AF
Susan Merenda AF
Tammy & Massimo Messina AF
Larry & Betty Milburn AF
Neal & Belinda Moen AF
John Montgomery AF
Melanie Mora AF
Laurie Muller & Jared Selvin AF
Melissa Myers & Tom Smalara AF
Whitney Nathan AF
Meagan & Brian Nguyen AF
Scott & Susan Nittler AF
Yair Nudel & Angie Miot Nudel AF
Kathleen O’Connor AF
Aidan O’Flynn AF
Michael & Wendy O’Malley AF
Anne & Craig Paxton AF
Leiana Payawal AF
Barbara & Edward Philipp AF
David & Dorie Rivers AF
Mary Rivkin AF
Rachel Roberts AF
Nick Roby AF
Darren & Karon Rohan AF, EC
Jeffrey& Elisa Rummel AF
Jessica Kuo & David Savelson AF
Jennifer Schoolfield AF
Carolyn Shuman AF
Louise & Everett Snowden AF
Irene Solis AF
Alison Solis AF
Sports Basement AF
Steve & Patricia Tattum AF
Angela Taylor AF
Gregg Tedeski & Loretta Jimenez AF
Helen Loeser & David Teitel AF
Ruth & Ron Tortorelli AF
Patricia Coyle & Fred Tsui AF
Pierre & Gayle Vignet AF
Nancy Cushen White AF
Marius Winger &
Peachie Nacario AF, EC
Matthew Woodward AF
Glen Yamaguchi &
Barbara Goto AF
Randy & Katie Yip AF
Sterne School’s fiscal year runs
from July 1 through June 30. If you
have already made your gift to the
2014-2015 Annual Fund, thank you.
If not, gifts can be made via check,
cash, or by phone at (415) 922-6081
or online at sterneschool.org
(click the Support Sterne link).
The 2014-2015 Annual Report will
be published in early 2016.
Anonymous (4)
Carol Anderson &
Stephanie Smith
Valerie & Xenophon Anthony
Daniel & Valerie Arrechea
James Bair & Todd Standish
Baird Foundation, Inc.
Bay View International
Luke & Alexandra Bergstrom
Alie Berka & Michael Abrahams
Bothin Foundation
David & Bryna Bradlow
Stephen & Linda Brown
Susan Cain
Susan & Ed Catmull
Janet & Ed Chen
Hali Croner & Eugene Palmer
June & Julian Foss Foundation
Pascal Fuchshuber &
Anne Chang
Elizabeth Funk
Gap, Inc.
Henry Gardner
Annette & Fred Gellert
Fred Gellert Family Foundation
Angela Gengras
Jerel Glassman & Beth Mazie
Julianna & Barrie Graham
Joanne & Albert Greenberg
Bruce & Jeanne Hahne
Patrick & Milly Hanley
Margaret & Will Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
Foundation
Heffernan Foundation
Brenda Henderson
Herbst Foundation, Inc.
Robert Ho and Nancy Lee
William & Susan Horning
Jack P. & Barbara M. Hug
Greg & Elizabeth Hylton
The William G. Irwin Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Jacobi
Jonathan Jacobi
Daniel & Glenna Kelly
La Boulange
Constance & Michael Laflamme
Sun Lee
The Lepinard Family
Thomas J. Long Foundation
Miranda Lux Foundation
Rick & Donna Matcovich
Jan & John McClave
Ed & Linda McManis
Michael McQuaid &
Moira Walsh
Carrie Messina
Tammy & Massimo Messina
Vicky & Lou Novak
Michael & Patricia O’Neill
Jim & Heidi O’Neill
Paradigm Healthcare
Services LLC
Wencesloa Paredes &
Robin Paredes Brown
Anne & Craig Paxton
Stuart & Gina Peterson
Jane Thomason &
Paul Peterzell
Russell Reiff, MD
Pascal & Virginie Rigo
Isabelle Salvadori & Dan Roam
Ty Roberts & Jennifer Omholt
Cynthia Roby & Nick Roby
Jim & Jolene Rocchio
Darren & Karon Rohan
Luke Schemmel &
Jonathan Shapiro
William & Jennifer Schwartz
Lee & Ann Schweichler
Jaime & Hayden Tollas
Peggy Burke & Barry Bram,
TRI Commercial
Mark Twarogowski
John & Barbara Vogelstein
Fred Vogelstein
& Evelyn Nussenbaum
Rob Weir & Barbara Chaffe
Wells Fargo Employee
Matching Gift Program
Marius Winger &
Peachie Nacario
Michael & Elizabeth Woo
Every effort has been made to confirm the accuracy of these
donor lists. If you suspect an error, or if you wish to change your
donor listing in future publications, please contact the
Development Office at (415) 922-6081.