2014-15 Annual Report - Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo

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2014-15 Annual Report
MISSION
To surround students with a community
of support, empowering them to stay in
school and achieve in life.
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An engaged community where every child
fulfills his or her promise.
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When Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo was founded more than
a dozen years ago, we made some promises to you—
• Together with the school district we would improve the wellbeing of students, including their academic achievement and
graduation;
• We would engage the existing resources of the community and
connect them to students within the schools to remove barriers
to success; and
• We would leverage additional resources to fill gaps and address
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We are proud to say, we have kept those promises. And you as
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• To volunteer—as tutors, mentors and classroom supporters;
• To partner—ensuring that Kalamazoo Public School children
benefit from your expertise—in food security, in health care, in
counseling and more; and
• To donate—financial contributions, school supplies, personal
hygiene products, socks and underwear, warm winter gear and
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A Promise of
Success
“If I didn’t have CIS in my life, I would not be a senior
Foundation], I’ve Got Next [a mentoring approach to
right now,” says LaShawnda Melton. “I would have
attendance, made possible by AT&T Michigan], field
given up and dropped out.”
trips, and college visits. Every year she connects me
It’s hard to imagine that this bright young woman who is a
senior at Kalamazoo Central High School was on the cusp
of dropping out, but she was. Like the nearly two million
teens who find their hunger for learning dampened
by depression, LaShawnda found herself struggling
just to get out of bed in the morning. It was during her
with counseling through WMU and Family & Children
Services, dental services, tutors, and even school supplies
when I’ve needed them. Ms. Yarbrough also led me to Ms.
Aguilar, our Dean of Students, and she has been really
helpful. She really cares and, just like Ms. Yarbrough,
keeps me on track even with stuff going on in my life.”
freshman year at Central that the school, concerned
On track to graduate this spring, LaShawnda wants to
about LaShawnda’s attendance, reached out to CIS Site
become a nurse practitioner and is considering Wayne
Coordinator, Deborah Yarbrough. “She was facing, and
State, Grand Valley, or Eastern Michigan. “I’m so thankful
continues to face, challenging situations,” says Deborah.
for The Kalamazoo Promise®,” she says. “I see my family
“She is a fighter, though. I coach her, connect her to
struggling and The Promise gives us a lot of opportunities.
supports—but it’s LaShawnda who puts in the work. We
I wish I could find the founders and thank them.”
can provide all the services students need, but for progress
to occur, they need to take advantage of them. LaShawnda
comes to me, she seeks help, and puts in great effort.”
LaShawnda shows her thanks every day by showing
up to school and doing her best. It’s having a CIS Site
Coordinator at her side, along with a combination of
“Ms. Yarbrough’s been there with me every step of the way,”
supports and the caring adults who provide them, that
explains LaShawnda. “When I didn’t want to talk with
keeps her “not just focused on school but also thinking
anyone else, she helped me get my attendance and grades
about my future.”
straight. Ms. Yarbrough, she acts like your momma. She
pushes you. When she sees you doing wrong she fusses
at you. She won’t help you if you don’t help yourself. She
feels your pain.”
LaShawnda readily ticks off a number of resources and
opportunities that her Site Coordinator has connected
her to over the past four years: “JUMP [Just Unleashing
My Potential focused on health & wellness, homework
assistance and more, funded through The Greg Jennings
“It is amazing to see her resilience,” says Deborah, “and it
is an outstanding testimony that through it all, she will be
graduating and taking advantage of The Promise. I’m so
proud of LaShawnda. This is just the beginning for her.”
All of the great work you’ve been reading about is made possible by
people like you who volunteer with or donate to CIS. Please invest in
local students and be a part of more success stories like LaShawnda’s.
Make a gift to CIS today.
Going Above & Beyond for Kids
Champs
In May, CIS hosted its seventh annual Champs event.
Around 200 people came together to honor community
partners and individuals who share in the CIS vision.
2015 Champs
Little Sprout Children’s Boutique
Leroy Green
Stryker® Employees
Jan Utter & Layla
WMU Soga Japan Center
New World Flood
Stan Lepird
Jiselle & Janelle Anderson
(Pictured left)
2015 Diether Haneicke
Promise of Excellence
James A. Harrington
Continuing a Legacy of
Scholarships & Grants
As part of its legacy as the former Kalamazoo Public Education Foundation (KPEF), CIS continues to
administer a small number of endowed grants and scholarships that benefit KPS students and staff.
In 2014-15, the following grants and scholarships were awarded:
Clara Harbeck Memorial Fund Grant
Awarded to principals for a project directly benefiting students.
Christopher Aguinaga, Loy Norrix High School
Tamica Frison, Alternative Learning Program
William Hawkins, Spring Valley Center for Exploration
Julie McDonald, Edison Environmental Science Academy
Jack Hamiltion Memorial Fund Grant
Supports programming that brings the arts into an elementary classroom or school.
Jennifer Boyer, Taiko Drum Performance
Sarah Cheek-Toomey, Creative Pathways through Pen Pals
Kellen Deau, Peace Pizzazz
Heather Grisales, Danzas Ceremoniales de Mexico
Richard N. Percy Memorial Fund Scholarship
Supports professional development that addresses applicant’s personal interests and creative or artistic talents.
Jeanna Cervantes-Hickman, AOSA Professional Development Conference
Kellen Deau, African Batik
Gregg Stevens, Japanese Woodblock Printmaking
CIS/KPEF Scholarship
Awarded to a graduating senior who plans to pursue a career in the field of education.
Kyla Flowers
Kalamazoo Area Academic Achievement Program (KAAAP)*
Founded on the belief that the presence of a mentor has a positive impact on the child’s prospects for success. Students
earned scholarships based on their school attendance and behavior, as well as their grades and test scores.
Monica Monique Reeves
Travon Dashawn Grays
Nathaniel McCaslin Early Incentive Scholarship
College scholarship awarded to 8th grade black African American students to aid their academic pursuits after
graduation.
Darvious Wallace
Jerrell Lipsey
Tevin Bell
*KAAAP served students in Kalamazoo Public Schools as well as Comstock, Galesburg-Agusta, and Parchment School Districts.
Igniting the
Promise...
CIS Site Coordinators, After School
Coordinators, and Success Coaches
coordinated 201,796 hours of targeted
services to 1,700
students.
Over 10,000 items of clothing,
personal hygiene products,
and school supplies
were donated from the
community and distributed
to students.
201,796
Coordinated Hours
10,000
Kids’ Closet
Our volunteers are
invested in the success
of students and connect
their talents to young
people through CIS.
9,3
551
Students
Volunteers
1,846
Students received dental
care (exams, cleanings,
fluoride treatments,
sealants, and/or fillings)
coordinated by CIS.
Dental Visits
20
KPS Schools
In 2014-15, CIS
expanded to Northeastern
Elementary School bringing
the total number of KPS school
partners to 20.
2,526 hours of professional mental
health services provided including
individual counseling and group
services such as grief and loss, music
therapy, social skills, and conflict
management.
2,526
Elementary students received a
weekly food pack while food
pantries served students at
El Sol Elementary and both
high schools.
Mental Health
Service Hours
1,180
Food Assistance
310
1,010
The Edison SchoolBased Health Center,
in partnership with the
Family Health Center,
delivered a total of
1,010 visits.
ESBHC Visits
ts Served
90
Partnerships
170
Vision Assistance
Community partnerships
are the lifeblood of
our organization. Our
partners worked with us
to deliver services and
resources to students in
schools.
Students
provided with
financial support
for vision care.
...for a better
Tomorrow
Striving for
Success
68%
66%
83%
Academic
Improvement
Attendance
Improvement
Behavior
Improvement
CIS support has a positive impact
CIS continues to have a positive
CIS support may help students
on students’ reading and math,
impact on school attendance.
make better behavior choices
using standardized assessments;
Students in CIS after school
based on suspension rates for CIS
68% of students working one-on-
programs average fewer days
after school program participants;
one with a CIS staff member met
missed than other students. 66%
83% of students met their year-
their year-long goal of improving
of students met their year-long
long goal in the behavior category.
in reading/math.
goal of improving their school day
of Students
of Students
attendance.
of Students
2014-15 Expenses & Revenues
Fiscal Management
Expenses: $3,764,070
2%
11%
4%
4%
1% 0.3%
3%
17%
58%
CIS After School Program*
$ 2,191,281
58%
Integrated Student Services
$
636,411
17%
Greater Kalamazoo Girls on the Run
$
411,211
11%
General & Administration
$
156,518
4%
Fundraising & Marketing
$
155,745
4%
Health Initiatives
$
99,291
3%
Tutoring Services
$
64,748
2%
Community Relations and Partnerships $
35,942
1%
$
12,923
0.3%
Grant Making & Scholarship
*The CIS After School Program is funded by the Michigan Department of Education (21st
Century Community Learning Centers) and in partnership with Kalamazoo Public Schools.
Revenues: $3,767,576
Government Grants
$ 2,232,083
59%
Contributions
$
605,634
16%
Greater Kalamazoo Girls on the Run $
367,276
10%
Kalamazoo Public Schools
$
235,728
6%
Foundations and Endowments
$
208,320
6%
In-kind Contributions
$
61,466
2%
Program Revenues
$
53,951
1%
Other Revenues
$
59%
16%
10%
6%
6%
3,118 >0.1%
Note: Revenues for 2014-15 include income contributed for use over a 3-year period. Gifts contributed to the Promise Me Advancement Campaign,
launched in 2013, will be used cover 3 years of operating expenses.
2%
1%
>0.1%
Committed to the
future
Champions
Heroes
Anonymous (2)
BASIC
Arcturus Fund
CSM Group
AT&T Foundation
Edwards Garment
The Burdick-Thorne
Foundation
Old National Bank Foundation
Catalyst Development Co.
Florence & Joel Orosz
in honor of Tim Light
City of Kalamazoo
Jen Randall
Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation
Michael & Ruth Stoddard
Harold & Grace Upjohn
Foundation
Thomas A. Todd Foundation
Kalamazoo Community
Foundation
Maestro
Michigan Department of
Education (21st Century
Community Learning Centers)
Northwood Foundation
Martha G. Parfet
Sally Appleyard Trust
Stryker
William F. Van Domelen
Foundation
Visionaries
Jane & A. John Todd
Leaders
Abraxas
Anonymous
Carol & Tom Beech
Rex & Denise Bell
Jeff & Jan Block
Robert & Sandy Borsos
Shirley Boyd
in memory of James A. Harrington
Dr. Janice M. Brown &
Dr. Edward L. Birch
Sharon & John Cerovski
Anonymous
Comerica Bank
Borgess Health
DeNooyer Chevrolet
The H.P. & Genevieve
Connable Fund
Dave & Sue Doan
Havirmill Foundation
Kalsec, Inc.
Peter & Elizabeth M. Seaver
Tyler-Little Family Foundation
The W.S. & Lois VanDalson
Foundation
Women Who Care of
Kalamazoo County
Randall & Diane Eberts
in memory of Jim Harrington
Mr. & Mrs. Loyal Eldridge
Fabri-Kal
First National Bank of
Michigan
Cynda & Jim Greenman
John & Linda Hayden
Humphrey Products
Philip W. Johnson &
Mary J. Baggerman
Noah Kingery and
Logan & J.B. Thomas
Advocates
Pam & Don Kingery
Carolyn G. Alford
Paul & Emily Kobza
Anonymous (3)
in honor of Pam Kingery
in memory of Millie Juhl
in memory of Tim Kievit
Ms. Christine B. Lang
in honor of Diane Lang
Latitude 42 Brewing Company
Tony & Theresa McDonnell
Mercantile Bank of Michigan
84th St Pub
in memory of Jim Harrington
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Beam
in memory of Jennifer Beam
Priscilla & Ian Blair
Brink, Key & Chludzinski, P.C.
Eric V. & Linda Brown, Jr.
Barbara H. & Gordon C. Miller
Donna Carroll &
Fred McTaggart
Jamie E. Miller
Donald & Harriet Chalker
Miller-Davis Foundation
Bethany Clay
Ron & Joan Molitor
James & Carrie Curry
Derl & Heidi Oberlin
Judith D’Arcangelis
Sondra & Doug Phillips
Mark & Diane Donovan
PNC Foundation
Pamela Enslen
Dominic Pullo
Deb Faling and Eric, Joseph
& Thomas Barth
Jim & Lynn Ross
Schupan & Sons, Inc.
Mike & Sharon Seelye
Ms. M. Gayle Stephenson
Cindy Stewart & Rick Welch
Ed & Doreen Thomas
Darren & Bridget Timmeney
Shirley & James Freeman
Ms. Cynthia Green
Mrs. Carol Haenicke
Dean & Cynthia Halderson
Susan Harrington
James & Stephanie Hissong
Linda & Raymond Thompson
Honoré Salon
Amy Upjohn &
Brad VandenBerg
Judy K. Jolliffe
in honor of Bernard Palchick
Carolyn & Sidney Williams
in honor of Pam Kingery &
in memory of Jim Harrington
Olasope & Eileen
Wilson-Oyelaran
E. Gayle Witt
Zeigler Auto Group
Jerry & Mary Zwart
Keith & Mary Kay Hopkins
Bob Jorth
W. Jack & Nanette Keiser
Kevin & Cindy Kole
Konrady Plastics
in memory of Jim Harrington
Amy & Todd Kuchta
Diane Lang
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Lueth
William J. Mayer &
Anne S. Fainsinger
David & Kathleen Campbell
D.J. Hogarth
Judith Kirsch Maze
Ms. Ann M. Campbell
John & Mary Lou Howard
Carol & Dan McGlinn
John & Jennifer Clark
Scott Hunsinger
Julie & Bob Peterson
Christy & Rob Moore
Frank & Shirley Cody
Sarah F. Husain
John & Joyce Petro
Mary F. Oudsema
Artrella M. Cohn
International Association of
Plastics Distribution
Steven & Robin Pollens
Theresa Jacobson
Printing Services Inc.
in honor of Bitty and Elizabeth
Dorr & in memory of
Jim Harrington
Jeff Patton
Phyllis Rappeport
Jonathan Richardson
Louise & George Robeck
Iris K. Salters
in memory of Jim Harrington
in honor of Montreal J. Knight
Comstock Public Schools
in memory of James Harrington
Warren & Eugénie Cook
in memory of Doyle Crow & Lea
Kunze
Lydia Fink-Cox & Allen Cox
in honor of Janice Brown,
Northglade Teacher
in memory of Mary Bullock
in memory of Jim Harrington
Barbara & Jerry James
Laura Keiser & Todd Urness
Gary Start
Stephen & Marlene Denenfeld
Judy Kepler
John & Linnaea Thomas
Brian Desmond &
Lorene Cook
Jamie Kiel
Cheryl Dickson
Diane Kievit
Ms. Evelyn Ware
Welsh & Associates
J. Rodney Wilson
in memory of Orton and
Magdalene Wilson
WMU School of Public Affairs
& Administration
Friends
Accurate Hoist Company, Inc.
Teagan Reeves
Jill Reynolds
Margaret Denenfeld
John & Wendy Dillworth
Paula & Franklin Presler
Kalamazoo County Association
of Retired School Personnel
Megan P. Davis
Moses & Ruthie Walker
in honor of Tim Light
The Remington House
Mr. Steve Stankewicz &
Mrs. Myra Willis
Joan & Charles Van Zoeren
Bernard & Lisa Palchick
Si & Shirley Johnson
Ann Rohrbaugh &
Brian Kastman
Verlan & Norma Van Rheenen
Jessy C. Oprea
in honor of Victoria Kiel
in memory of Wayne & Dorothy
Arnold and William Kobza
in memory of Jim Harrington
Michael F. Rice &
Laufet Morrison
in memory of Jim Harrington
Carl & Mary Roberts
Mr. Randy Rochester
Jackson Scholl &
Laura Andersen
Ms. Julie Scott
Richard & Gloria Seabold
Douglas & Sons, Inc.
Patricia & Richard Kirschner
Martin & Tacie Draznin
Patricia J. Shiley
Jamie Sue Knight
Meredith Shipman
Carol & Jerry Ebel
Hans Engelke
Dr. L. Jack & Mrs. Judith Faling
in honor of Pat Knight
Sharon & Evan Kokales
in memory of Esther
Kokales Starnal
Ann & Gary Fergemann
Ms. Nancy M. Kovach
Steve & Connie Ferguson
Millie Lambert
Chris & Dick Fink
in honor of Patti Sholler-Barber &
Dr. Michael F. Rice
in honor of WMU Women’s
Basketball
Jody L. Sikkema
Robert & Jennifer Snyder
Spartan Stores Foundation
Dale & Juanita Steeby
Brian & Nuria Stockman
David & Mary Ellen Fischer
Ms. Jacqueline LaParl
Marguerite Forrest
Ms. Kimberly Lee-Yarbrough
Ron & Margaret Strzelecki
Anonymous
Mr. John Foster
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Light
Ms. Marti Terpstra
Linda & Alan Garnaat
Anonymous
Dorothy Giovannini
Little Sprout Children’s
Boutique
in honor of Shelby Plichota
Anonymous (11)
in honor of Coreen Gallagher
in memory of Fred Tomko
Dorothy Bainbridge
Baker-Czirr Family
in honor of Bob Jorth
Paul Basing &
Claudia Wink-Basing
Paul & Margaret Best
in honor of Phyllis Seabolt
Maggie Bresz
Elyse Brey
Elizabeth Burns &
Roger Zinser
in memory of Jim Harrington
in honor of the Todd Brown Family,
Paul & Cheryl Terpstra, and
Allan & Gloria Terpstra
Bob Miller
Bonnie Terrentine
Edgar & Alice Gordon
Dr. Michelle Miller-Adams
The Therkildsen Family
Bev & Geoff Grambau
The Montessori School Board
in memory of Jim Harrington
Ms. Toni L. Tyler
Darlene Goodwin
in honor of Dr. Timothy Light
Rochelle Habeck & Allan Hunt
Barbara Jean Hawley
in memory of Shirley and Terry
Husband
Lindsey Henderson
Ed & Ginnie Hessler
James & Martha Hilboldt
Rep. Aric Nesbitt
in memory of James Harrington
Thomas C. Newhouse
Randy & Debra Newsome
in memory of Tim Kievit
Richard & Brenda Urness
Janice W. Utter
Wendy Van Peenan &
Rod Malcolm
Carrie & Bill Venema
George Nielsen
Holly & Joe Walls
Catherine & John Niessink
WMU Women’s Basketball
in honor of Bonnie Terrentine
This annual report recognizes those who gave between July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015. We make every effort to recognize our donors accurately. If
we have omitted you or made a mistake in listing you, we need to know! Please accept our apologies for any oversights and contact us via phone
at 269.337.1601 or email Emily Kobza at ekobza@ciskalamazoo.org with the corrected information for future publications.
Gifts of
Kindness
Thank you to the many individuals, groups, businesses, and other organizations who have provided in-kind support to CIS
and the students we serve, including donations of items to the CIS Kids’ Closet!
Elizabeth Aardema
Jennifer Alday
Allegra Printing
Anonymous
Aquinas D Hall Group
Kelly Baldwin
Beth Belleville
Missy and John Best
Borgess Professional
Nursing Council
Breakfast Optimist Club
of Kalamazoo
Marilyn Breu
Bronson Respiratory
Department
Dr. Janice M. Brown and
Dr. Edward L. Birch
Lisa Burtis
Katie Call
Calvary Bible Church
David and Kathleen
Campbell
Bill Cartmill and
Maureen LoughlinCartmill
Catalyst Development
Co.
Central City Parking
Lynn Chio
Robert Cole
Meghan Cook
Erin Davis
Jesey Davis
Francine and Alaysia
Davis
Mr. Drew Elliott
LaToya Elliott
Danna Ephland
Alexis Farris
Fetzer Institute
Fifth Third BankWestwood Branch
First Congregational
Church
First United Methodist
Church
Flynn, Thiel, Boutell, &
Tanis, P.C.
Justina A. Franklin
Heather Garcia
Grace Harbor Church
Louise Haas
Hackett Catholic Prep
Martha Halder
Haven Church
Lindsey Henderson
Luis Hernandez
Hiemstra Optical Co
James and Stephanie
Hissong
Honoré Salon
Ms. Cate Jarvis
Betsy Johnson
Junior League of
Kalamazoo, Inc.
Kalamazoo County
Association of Retired
School Personnel
Kalamazoo Deacons
Conference
Kalamazoo Gift
Company
Kalamazoo Gospel
Mission
Kalamazoo Public
Library
Kalamazoo Public
Schools
Kalamazoo Valley
Community College
Kalamazoo Valley
Habitat for Humanity
Kalsec, Inc.
Pat Keiser
Jamie Kiel
Diane Kievit
Mr. and Mrs. Tim
Kilmartin
Pam and Don Kingery
Kohl’s #741- Traverse
City
Pam Kolinski
LifeSpring Church
Little Sprout Children’s
Boutique
Gloria MacDonald
Kim Marash
Marshall Music
Tammy Martin
Darlene Martin
Sarah Matyczyn
Kymberly McKenzie
Jackie Mehl
Miller Johnson
Josh and Vanessa Moon
Christy and Rob Moore
Trevor, Jackson, and
Nicholas Morford
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Munson Medical Center
LaDonya Myles
New Life Fellowship
Church of God in Christ
Catherine and John
Niessink
Northeastern Baptist
Church
Beth Oman
Open Doors
Mary F. Oudsema
Dianne and Ed
Palazzolo
Kathy Palmer-Wenke
Pinewood Glen
Apartments
Bev Pollard
Marcia Poole
Arvida Price
Radiant Church
Radisson Plaza Hotel &
Suites
Sarah Renstrom
Jennifer A. Rice
Lynn Richardson
Robyn Richardson
Tina Richmond
Phyllis Robinson
Frank Rocco
JoDee Rolf
Pat Rothi
Bob and Jerri Sabo
Karen Schulze
Sue Scott and Larry
Fuerst
Senior Services
Dawn Shilts
Sigma Gamma Rho
Sorority, Inc.
The Slater Family
Cori Somers and Bill
Caskey
Sparrow HospitalRadiology Department
St. Joseph Catholic
Church
Alyssa Stemler
Lisa Stevenson
Ms. Camila Stewart
Sarah Stockinger
Michael and Ruth
Stoddard
Stryker Instruments
Summer Ridge
Apartments
Roxanne Swank
Joshua and Logan
Thomas
Penny Thompson
Barbara Vitt
Jean Walker
Walmart #5280
JoAnna Want
Ms. Sue Warner
Westwood United
Methodist Church
Andy and Kathleen
Widner
Katherine Wills
Becky Winegar
WMU Center for
Academic Success
Programs
Ms. Jennifer Young
Zion Lutheran
This annual report recognizes those who gave between July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015. We make every effort to recognize our donors accurately.
If we have omitted you or made a mistake in listing you, we need to know! Please accept our apologies for any oversights and contact us via
phone at 269.337.1601 or email Emily Kobza at ekobza@ciskalamazoo.org with the corrected information for future publications.
Make an investment in kids today with a charitable gift to Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo. Consider honoring
or remembering someone special with a donation in their name.
Your gift can be mailed to:
Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo
P.O. Box 50372
Kalamazoo, MI 49005
Or made online by going to:
www.ciskalamazoo.org
Gifts of appreciated assets can also be made. For more information,
Emily Kobza, Director of Development & Business Engagement at 269.337.1601
or ekobza@ciskalamazoo.org.
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The work of Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo is supported by the Kalamazoo Public Schools, the
City of Kalamazoo, the Michigan Department of Education (21st Century Community Learning Centers),
local foundations, and individual donors like you.
Photo Credits: Thanks to Don Kingery, CIS Volunteer (Pages: 5, 6, 9, and Back Cover) and contributing CIS Staff.
Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo
2014-15 Annual Report
Our Promise to you
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