at The Derryfield School - Breakthrough Manchester

at The Derryfield School
Annual Report 2010-2011
Getting Students on Track for Algebra
Student Growth in Math
Six-Week Summer Session, 2011
Algebra is the “gateway class” to advanced courses in high school
and is strongly linked to attainment of a bachelor’s degree.* Each
Manchester middle school offers only one section to its eighth
graders, which means Breakthrough students must be among
the top-performing students at their schools to be eligible. To get
students on track:
based on Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project, University of California
Algebra Readiness
80% or better indicates readiness for an Algebra course.
Pre-Algebra Readiness
80% or better indicates readiness for a Pre-Algebra course.
*Sixth graders are still a year away from access to
pre-algebra at school.
1. Breakthrough math teachers use a rigorous, professionally
developed curriculum in the summer and school year that
aligns with the Common Core Standards and is based on the
visualization techniques of Singapore Math.
2. Students who are below grade level in math receive math
coaching in addition to their regular math class. These students
tend to make the largest gain in their math scores during the
summer.
3. Breakthrough uses the Math Diagnostic Testing Project,
developed by the University of California, to measure students’
gains during the summer. In 2011, 99% of sixth and seventh
graders improved their scores with 28 days of instruction.
Sixth Graders
Seventh Graders
0
20%
40%
80%
60%
Sending Schools of
Breakthrough Students
in Grades 6-12
2005-2011
100%
*Musen, Lindsey. 2010. Pre-Algebra and Algebra Enrollment and Achievement. Providence, RI:
Brown University, Annenberg Institute for School Reform.
261 total current Breakthrough
students in grades 6-12
83%students will be the first in their
family to earn a 4-year degree
56%students qualify for free or
reduced lunch
17
Webster
12
8
Gossler
Park
22
Parker
Varney
20
52%students identify as people of
McDonough
Northwest
38
Weston
23
Wilson
46
Beech Street
44
12
Bakersville
34
14
Hallsville
Current Schools Serving Breakthrough Students in Grades 6-12
Jewett
Green Acres
21
color
Smyth Road
Highland-Goffs Falls
Middle/High Schools
19
Middle Schools
Hillside
McLaughlin
Derryfield
Out of District
High Schools
Parkside
Central
Southside
Memorial
St. Catherine's
Trinity
West
Schools Represented by Breakthrough’s
Summer and School-Year Teachers
Bishop Brady High School
Central High School
Eastern University
Hamilton College
Kents Hill School
Memorial High School
Middlebury College
Mount Ida College
Northeastern University
Pinkerton Academy
Pomona College
Rochester Inst. of Tech.
Syracuse University
University of Minnesota
The
Derryfield
School
University of
New Hampshire
University of North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
West High School
Yale University
National Teacher
Pipeline Project
Purpose: To guide our most promising
teachers
into the best teacher training organizations
in the United States.
Partners: Breakthrough has selected a small
number of outstanding partners; the first
three include MATCH Charter School’s
Teacher Residency in Boston, the Aspire
charter network in California, and Teach for
America. Additional partners will be slowly
added over time.
Process: In exchange for creating opportunities
for Breakthrough teacher alumni to get
into teaching programs after college, partners will report on
successes of Breakthrough alumni participants in their selection
process and training programs.
Participants: Already, many Breakthrough alumni are involved with
these organizations. For example, Breakthrough alumni are three
times as likely to be accepted to Teach For America than their
peer applicants.
Highlights
Breakthrough Manchester was
named a recipient of the College
Board New England Regional
Assembly Recognition Award.
This award recognizes a program
that has shown outstanding
commitment to students and the
field of education by enabling
underrepresented students with
academic and leadership potential
to attend college.
Breakthrough was named a
recipient of the 2010 Drucker
Award for Nonprofit Innovation,
which has been given annually
since 1991 to recognize existing
programs that meet Peter
Drucker’s definition of innovation
– “change that creates a new
dimension of performance” –
while making a real difference in
the lives of the people they serve.
The Drucker Institute at Claremont
Graduate University is a think tank
and action tank whose purpose is
to better society by stimulating
effective
management
and
responsible leadership.
Derryfield families celebrated
Breakthrough Manchester at the
annual Parent Faculty Association
Benefit by donating $25,250. At
the event, José Maldonado ’03,
shared stories about the positive
impact both Breakthrough and
Derryfield have had on shaping
him as a student and person.
Continuing a long tradition of
serving Breakthrough seventh
and eighth graders, Phillips
Exeter
Academy’s
summer
program, Access Exeter, provided
scholarships to four students this
summer: Mikaela Aherrera ’16,
Irean Ali ’16, Iban Garcia ’15 and
Emira Kolisnichenko ’16.
Two rising ninth graders, Briana
Chang ’15 and Fenwick Eckhardt
’15, received scholarships to
participate in the Girls Summer
Leadership Program at Dana Hall
School inWellesley, Massachusetts.
The program’s Director, Kristin
Ryan, taught at Breakthrough
from 1994-1996.
In May, Breakthrough partnered
with the Manchester Foundation
for Education to host a free, public
screening of the documentary,
Waiting for Superman, followed
by a panel discussion with seven
New Hampshire educators and
policy makers. Over 120 people
attended the event at The
Derryfield School auditorium.
Community-Sponsored Scholarships
Bishop Leo E. O’Neil Scholars
Sponsored by the Bishop’s Summer Reception
Fund in recognition of a student’s dedication,
perseverance and concern for others.
Monericka Semeran ’18 and Arielys Liriano ’17
Jayme’s Scholars
Sponsored by Jayme’s Fund for Social Justice in
recognition of a student who is intellectual, creative,
expressive, socially conscious, and is motivated to
make the world a better place.
Anurag Ghimirey ’18 and Damion Neth ’17
Bud Smith Scholars
Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Manchester in recognition
of students who positively challenge themselves and take
advantage of every opportunity. Merlyne Desire ’17, Aaron Velez
’17, Hamza Shahzad ’18, and Anyssa Phaneuf ’18
Contributors
Community Leader
$20,000 and above
Ferlins Foundation
The Donna Anne Poulack
Foundation
Program Leader
$10,000 - 19,999
The Clowes Fund, Inc.
Orchard Foundation
Verizon Foundation
Program Partner
$5,000 - 9,999
Anonymous
Anne Greer
Bank of America Charitable
Foundation
Breakthrough Collaborative
Dell Foundation
Student Sponsor
$1,500 - 4,999
Anonymous (2)
Steve and Katie Burke
Friend
$1 - 249
Vincent and Annie Aliotta
Debra J. Allen
Frank and E. Diane Allen
Agnes Ashalili
Judith Batchelor
Jack Beard and Rebecca
Snider
Carrie Belanger
Greg Berry
Debbie Bills and Andy Bills
Tom Birch and Anne Marie
Kenny
Mark and Tracy Blaisdell
John Blecatsis
Bruce and Connie Blight
Clermont and Lisa Boutin
Suzanne and Bill Bouton
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brunelle
Elsa Buenrostro
Leah Burke
Steven M. Burke, Jr.
Alexis Busano
Clare Cail
Sophora Casimir
Alexander Chan
Candy Chaplin
Mark Chapman and Maude
Salinger
Zachary Chapman
Molly Cikacz
Michael and Chris Cikacz§
Bill and Kathy Gillett
Louis Fink and Pamela Grich
Jayme’s Fund for Social Justice of
the New Hampshire Charitable
Foundation - Manchester Region§
Donna K. Lencki
David and Rosamond Lockwood
Greg and Jennifer Melkonian
Rick and Lisa Patten
Earl “Bud” Smith Scholarship Fund
of the Kiwanis Club of
Manchester
of the New Hampshire Charitable
Foundation
Joel and Felicia Vargas
In Memory of Martin I. Elkin
Leadership Giving
$500 - 1,499
Ella F. Anderson Trust
Mike and Deb Anthony
Elliott Berry and Campbell Harvey
Stephen Camann
Mary Halpin Carter and Christopher
H. M. Carter
Emilie Colford
Mr. Gerald V. Collins and
Ms. Linda L. Bournival
Brian and Michelle Coombes
Denis and Nely Cote
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Cote
Jerry Cote
Daniel W. Cote
Fotios Dellas
Jaime Demers
Melissa DeSantis
Steven and Laurel Devino
Stephen Dolman and
Donna Lenz-Dolman†
Debbie and Dick Donnelly
April M. Dugay
Gerald and Rochelle Durette
Cindy Dwyer
Eckhardt Family
Timothy Eckhardt
Lindsay C. Enman
In Memory of Effie Blecatsis
Kathy and Dick Erskine
In Memory of Effie Blecatsis
Marion B. Erskine
In Memory of Effie Blecatsis
Joyia Rich Fazelat†
Erik Fey and Kathleen RuttyFey†
Craig and Jeanine Finefrock†
Kevin Finefrock
Esther Fishman
Virginia G. Flagg
Homestay Families
Marsha and Don Beecy
Amilbia Benech-Robinson
Bruce and Becky Berk
Bill and Kathy Gillett
Susan Grodman
Bob and Edith Houlihan
* Includes gift to Elkin Teaching Fellowship
Sue Flagg†
Norm and Phyllis Fortier
Carrie Foster
Barbara and Robert Fox†
Sue Fraser
Elenore Freedman
Bennett Freeman
Gary and Gail Gordon
Grayson and Jon Govatos
Kenneth and Nicole Grinnell†
Susan Grodman
Sandra Gutierrez
David and Barbara Haight
Alice and Brian Handwerk
Jeff and Kathleen Hanson
Gary and Jeannette Harper
Ernest and Sally Haskell
In Memory of Effie Blecatsis
Jim and Elise Hood
Dorothy Jolin
Mark and Patricia Kegel
Elena Kennedy
Beverly D. Kennett
Cynthia M. Krohn
Joan Krohn
In Memory of Effie Blecatsis
Nicholas J. Krohn
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Labonte
Cynthia Lagrimas†
Jimmy Lauzon
Maria Holland Law
Mr. and Mrs. Thien Le
Thuan Le
Art and Victoria Leknes
Maura Maguire
Doug and Shannon McGinley
Rich and Sarah Sigel
Barbara Wilson
July 2010 – June 2011
Bill and Jane Clutterbuck
Pauline G. Elkin*
In Memory of Martin I. Elkin
Stephen Elkin*
Marco Gonzalez
Kate Hanna, Hale and Hanna
Melnick
Paul J. and Lauren Leyden
Manchester Rotary Club
Dan and Lisa Muskat
Daniel C. and Lucy S. Potter
Brent and Wendy Powell
Queen City Rotary Club
Randy Reis
Michael and Jan Romanowsky
Phil and Judy Ryan
Craig and Cary Sellers
Tim and Kim Socha
Brian and Beth Stevens
Phil and Meg Tatro
The VanArsdale/Dewey Family§
Garvin Warner and Margaret
Wheeler
Matching Gifts
Microsoft Giving Campaign
Donna Le
Herng Lee
Michael Lehman and Jan
McClure
Art and Victoria Leknes
Claudia Libis
Arelys Liriano
Ping Liu
Ann R. Loeffler
Tricia and Ned Lucas
Sheila Mahon
Kasim and Dzemila Mazic
Jane and Brian McCoy
In Memory of Effie Blecatsis
Robert and Holly McKinney
Hale Melnick
Hanna Melnick
Walt Milne
Andy Moerlein
Carlos and Ingrid Monzon
Mary M. Moore
Janet D. Moore
Leslie Morel
Carol Morin and Linda Riedle
Grace Moses
Terri Moyer
Michael Munhall
Peter V. Nelson
Paul and Joan Newcomb
Tru Ngo and Thanh
Huynh*†§
Chong Ni
Lee Nyquist and Leslie Nixon
In-Kind Giving
Mark Blaisdell
Colby-Sawyer College
The Derryfield School
Derryfield Repertory Theatre
Dunkin' Donuts
Elan Publishing Company, Inc.
Kaitlin Fink
First Resort Marketing, LLC
Gary and Gail Gordon
Advocate
$250 - 499
Anonymous
Brad and Linda Benson
Barry and Caryl Brensinger
Danielle M. Chandonnet
Eric Chang
Lionel and Lillian Coulon
Kate Erskine
Erin and Jeffrey Fogel
April Shaw and Alex Granok
Jim and Laurie Lamp
Maura Maguire
Doug and Shannon McGinley
Ross and Kenna McLeod
Anne D. Milne
Trevor Munhall
Matt and Michelle Pierson
Dan and Rhenea Regan
John and Deborah Richey
Dennis and Maureen Ryan*†
Shelley and Joe Spierer
Jwalant and Bhavna Vadalia
Richard and Frances Winneg
Laura Noyes Zahn
Judith Olivier
Myriam Patino
Tara M. Payne
Geraldo and Ying Xia
Peterson
Allison Price
Ray Provencher
Kevin Provencher
Cornelius E. Raiford
Dr. Murali R. Ravel and Mrs.
Bharathi Ananthachar
Steve Reichheld and Deb De
Beradinis
Dan and Reina Reidy
David Reynolds
Kate Richey
Elizabeth Richey
Carlos Rincon and Sara Varela
Bernadette Robinson
Mario and Amy Romilla
Jon and Kathy Ross
Dennis and Maureen Ryan
Dick and Anne Marie
Samuels
E. Charles and Wendy
Sanborn†
James and Lisa Sarette
Peter and Linda Satkwich
Joel Schwelling and Joan
Izen
Gary and Kathy Shomo
Chris Slusher and Barinder
Ahluwalia
Karen A. Smith†
Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Stagg
David G. Stahl
Erin Stiling
Joss Stubblefield and Brenda
Evans
Curt Swinehart and Paula
Hollis
Alicia Talbot
Bill and Jean Tallman
Carmen Tapiador
Mr. and Mrs. Philip B. Taub
Sam Theodosopoulos
Justin Thibeault
Charles and Barbara Trudeau
Kwok Tsang and Xiao Su
Monica V. Vasquez
Jeffrey and Alexis Wallace
In Honor of Acadia Wallace
Roessner
Joseph and Karen Wellington
Mary Jane Wellington
Mr. Jack N. Wentz and Ms.
Martha J. Nagy-Wentz
Alex and Tina White
Paul and Karen Whitmore
Aldin and Cathy Wilson
Matching Gifts
Autodesk, Inc.
Intel Foundation
Kathy Lee
Manchester Community College
New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance
Foundation
Panera Bread
Papa John's Pizza
Puritan Backroom Restaurant
Dan and Rhenea Regan
† Includes gift to Joel Vargas Achievement Fund § Includes gift to Endowment
Denotes current or former student, teacher, or staff member
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The Class of 2018
Breakthrough Manchester at The Derryfield School
2108 River Road, Manchester, NH 03104
P: 603/641-9426 F: 603/641-9521
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