at The Derryfield School - Breakthrough Manchester

at The Derryfield School
Annual Report 2011-2012
At
a Glance
Breakthrough Manchester at The Derryfield School
Breakthrough is a tuition-free, academic program whose
mission is:
• to help promising middle school students – particularly
those with limited opportunities – build skills and
confidence to enter and succeed in college preparatory
high school programs
• inspiring talented high school and college students to
pursue careers in education.
In addition to The Derryfield School, Breakthrough partners
with the Manchester School District and the Breakthrough
Collaborative.
261 total current Breakthrough students in grades 6-12
83%students will be the first in their family to earn a 4-year college degree
56%students qualify for free or reduced lunch
52%students identify as people of color
75 total high school and college students interning with Breakthrough this year
85%teacher interns are considering careers in education because of Breakthrough
Meet Skyler
Stepping Up to Writing
As part of ongoing efforts to improve the quality of
instruction Breakthrough students receive in their intensive,
six-week academic experience each summer, Breakthrough
Manchester has partnered with sister sites to adopt a
literature and writing curriculum. These complement the
previously implemented math curriculum.
• The writing curriculum uses the Step Up To Writing
approach to composition, which is a system of color
coding that helps students organize and develop their
work.
• The literature curriculum consists of thematic units for
each grade level, which use a central work of fiction
with supplemental social studies materials (Civil Rights
in sixth grade, and mythology and the hero’s journey for
seventh and eighth graders).
By next summer, curricula for all subject areas - including
science - will be complete, which means that students will
have a cohesive experience in their Breakthrough classes
from grades six through nine. Additionally, the writing
and math curricula are both reinforced during the monthly
Super Saturday sessions throughout the school year.
Breakthrough’s New Program Director
We are thrilled to welcome
Skyler Mosenthal back to
Breakthrough Manchester!
Skyler joined our staff as
Program Director in July 2012,
following the transformative
teaching experience it provided
him as an intern teacher
when he was a student in
college. Upon graduation from
Denison University (B.A. in
Educational Studies), Skyler undertook a year of service
with City Year New Hampshire in Manchester tutoring
and mentoring 6-8th grade students at Hillside Middle
School. He returns to the East Coast after two years with
the PLACE Corps program (Partners in Los Angeles Catholic
Education) where he earned his M.A. degree in Secondary
Education at Loyola Marymount University, and taught
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Conceptual Physics
at Sacred Heart High School. Skyler also teaches history
at The Derryfield School, and he is an avid runner and
enthusiastic percussionist.
Farewell to Trevor
At our Alumni Reunion and throughout the 2012 summer session, we
honored Trevor Munhall’s service to Breakthrough Manchester. Trevor’s
involvement with Breakthrough spanned 12 years, including eight years as
part of the professional staff. While at Breakthrough, he worked diligently
to refine, align and improve our academic program, including our intern
teacher training and curriculum development and delivery. We wish Trevor
the best in his next steps at Harvard University, where he is pursuing a
master’s degree in education.
Help-Portrait Comes to Breakthrough
As part of a Super Saturday last December, Breakthrough students went home with a professional portrait of themselves made
available by a Help-Portrait event hosted by The Derryfield School. Help-Portrait (www.help-portrait.com) is a nationwide
movement of photographers who offer free, professional photos to people who might not otherwise have easy access to
photography services. Richard Critz (www.rwcfoto.com), a local portrait and event photographer, and Derryfield parent, led
volunteers including Derryfield photography students, staff, and parents, and took photographs of over 90 Breakthrough students.
Richard commented, “Help-Portrait is all about connecting with people. I’m delighted by the Derryfield community’s enthusiastic
response to our event and the way everyone has embraced that mission.”
After this incredibly successful event, Breakthrough Executive Director Kate Erskine reflected, “Very few of our Breakthrough
Manchester students have ever had a professional portrait taken of them, other than school pictures. Students will leave today
with a gift that celebrates their past, current, and future accomplishments on their path to college. We are inspired by Richard’s
generosity and vision, as well as by many volunteers from our own Derryfield School community.”
Highlights
In July, Breakthrough offered
CollegeBound Boot Camp (CB2), a
new, four-day intensive workshop
for rising sophomores, juniors and
seniors. Through interactive seminars,
Breakthrough high school students
learned about the initial college
search, completing the application
and how to apply for financial aid.
Presenters included Breakthrough
staff, guest speakers from The
Derryfield School and local
college representatives. After CB2,
Jocelyne, a Breakthrough junior,
remarked, “I think any student
who plans on attending college
should go. I learned so much in
four days. I now feel less nervous
about this process because I am
aware of all the work there is
ahead of me.”
Breakthrough Manchester was the
recipient of a $10,000 Innovation
Grant sponsored by Breakthrough
Collaborative to align its instructional
coaching model with the recent
progress we have made in teacher
training and curriculum development.
The project entails the implementation
of a professional learning community
model, instructional rounds based
on the research of Richard Elmore,
and a strengths-based model for
assessment.
Once again, Derryfield families
celebrated Breakthrough Manchester
at the annual Parent Faculty
Association Benefit by donating
$33,750 to the program. Breakthrough
student, Damion Neth ’17, spoke at
the event, sharing how Breakthrough
has supported him on his path to
college. He remarked, “Breakthrough
has changed the way I look at my
education. It isn’t just a simple walk
in the park, it’s a challenge that can
be accomplished with the help of
others along the way. Thanks to
the knowledge, opportunities and
support from Breakthrough, I will be
the first in my immediate family who
will attend a four-year college, and
one day, I dream of being an actor,
doctor or engineer.”
As part of their professional
development,
summer
teacher
interns met with representatives
from MATCH Teacher Residency
and the Uncommon Schools
charter network to explore career
opportunities
after
college.
Additionally, Breakthrough teacher
alumna, Komal Bhasin - currently
a principal at Unlocking Potential
who is involved with the Lawrence
School District turnaround in
Massachusetts - led a workshop
for interns about what principals
are looking for in teacher leaders
and how they can get on track to
be placed in highly competitive
positions.
A group of teacher interns trekked
to Peterborough this summer to
hear poet Taylor Mali speak about
teachers (pictured). At an autograph
signing after the presentation,
Breakthrough teachers were
pleasantly surprised when, Mali
exclaimed, “I love Breakthrough!”
Mali is famous for his viral video
poem, What Teachers Make.
Community-Sponsored Scholarships
Want to see your organization listed here? Contact Kate to find out how to sponsor Breakthrough students.
Bishop Leo E. O’Neil Scholars
Bud Smith Scholars
Anyssa Phaneuf ’18, Paige Jutras ’19,
Monericka Semeran ’18, Asya
Hamza Shahzad ’18, Eason Su ’19,
Lang ’19 and Arielys Liriano ’17
and Merlyne Desire ’17
Sponsored by the Bishop’s Summer
Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club
Reception Fund in recognition of a
of Manchester in recognition of
student’s dedication, perseverance
students who positively challenge
and concern for others.
themselves and take advantage of
every opportunity.
Jayme’s Scholars
Anurag Ghimirey ’18
and Gloriraida Caraballo ’19
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.
Contributors
Community Leader
$20,000 and above
Cogswell Benevolent Trust
Ferlins Foundation
Program Leader
$10,000 - 19,999
Anne Greer
The Donna Anne Poulack Foundation
Program Partner
$5,000 - 9,999
Michael and Chris Cikacz
Granite United Way
Donna K. Lencki
United Way of the Capital Region
Student Sponsor
$1,500 - 4,999
Anonymous
Vincent and Annie Aliotta
John and Karen Allard
Breakthrough Collaborative
Mary Halpin Carter and Christopher
H. M. Carter
Friend
$1 - 249
Daniel and Deborah Aherrera
Mikaela Aherrera
Shahzad Ahmed and Rizwana
Shahzad
Debra J. Allen
Frank and Diane Allen
Maria Andrade
Audrey Bailey
Bank of New England
Jack Beard and Rebecca
Snider
Stacy Beaudoin
Bruce and Becky Berk
Debbie and Andy Bills, Jr.
Seth Bishop
Mark and Tracy Blaisdell
Bruce and Connie Blight
Dave Bonenfant
Dameian Bossarte
Glen and Christine Boucher
Arline Boucher
Clermont and Lisa Boutin
Leah Burke
Steven M. Burke, Jr.
Rob and Pam Burroughs
Jennifer Butler
Clare Cail
C. Carmichael
Valeree Carr
Alexander Chan
Candy Chaplin
Mark Chapman and Maude
Salinger
Kouy Cheam
Dao Zheng Chen and Su Shen
Shen
Emily Chen
Owen Chen
Brian and Michelle
Coombes
Josh Correia
Lionel and Lillian Coulon
Couptopia, Inc.
Jason Couture
Wendy B. Croasdale
Sheila Cronin
Jeffrey and Rebecca Currier
Tracy A. Desmarais
Steven and Laurel Devino
Maureen Dion
Bill and Kathy Gillett
Jayme’s Fund for Social Justice of
the New Hampshire Charitable
Foundation - Manchester Region§
David and Rosamond Lockwood
Lubrano Family Charitable
Foundation
Greg and Jennifer Melkonian
Rick and Lisa Patten
Ken and Kathryn Robinson
Earl “Bud” Smith Scholarship Fund
of the Kiwanis Club of Manchester
of the New Hampshire Charitable
Foundation
Phil and Meg Tatro
Joel and Felicia Vargas†
In Memory of Martin I. Elkin
Garvin Warner and Margaret
Wheeler
Leadership Giving
$500 - 1,499
Brad and Linda Benson
Barry and Caryl Brensinger
John and Isabelle Bryan
Steve and Katie Burke
Jennifer M. Dispensa
Stephen Dolman and Donna
Lenz-Dolman*†§
Dong Dowang
Mary Downey
Dr. and Mrs. Sylvio L. Dupuis
Gerald and Rochelle Durette
Ashley Durham
Eckhardt Family
Elias Erivake
Kathy and Dick Erskine
Natalie Escolastico
Joan Ewald
Neil Faiman and Lynne
Pentler
Craig and Claire Fauth
Joyia Rich Fazelat†
Michael and Debby Fedder
Vance Fillmore
Karen Fillmore
Kevin Finefrock
David Flagg
Steven Flagg
Susan Flagg†
Virginia G. Flagg
Rob Fogg and Melissa Wallace
The Foundation for Enhancing
Communities
Joey Francis
Bennett Freeman
Dana Gomez†
Gary and Gail Gordon
Patricia A. Graveline
Natalie and James Gray
In Honor of the 20th
anniversary of our first
Breakthrough class
Kenneth and Nicole Grinnell†
Susan Grodman
Redzo Hadziahmetovic and
Amna Sivro
David and Barbara Haight
Ajna Halac
April Han
Alice and Brian Handwerk
Gary and Jeannette Harper
William Hartford
David Henry
Kaysie Hinzman
John Hoang
Ha Hoang
Phuc Hoang
Joyce Hodgman
* Includes gift to Elkin Teaching Fellowship
Paul G. Hudson
Sil Mara Jandre
Rayden Janko
Tom and Betty Jipson
Dorothy Jolin
Nicholas Krohn
Joan Krohn
Paul and Barbara Labonte
Ryan Labore
Michael Labrecque
Dan and Michele Leclerc
Julia Lehman
Ed and Judy Lemire
Adam Levesque
David and Vivian LeWine
Jose Liriano
Ping Liu
Daren Lones
Fatuma Mahad
Carole Marcos
Richard Marquis
Steve Marsh
Jane and Brian McCoy†
Evelyn McEwan
In Honor of Rick Duran
McEwan and Trevor Munhall
Michelle McKenzie
Bob and Holly McKinney
John and Maryanne Meisel
Shep Melnick and Joanne
Linden
Anne Micciche
Kristie Migliori
Walt Milne†
Liza Minko
Andy Moerlein
Denise Morgan-Coleman
In Honor of Jonathan Morgan,
Marc Morgan, Angela Borges,
Alysha Phaneuf, Natalie
Coleman and James Coleman
Carol Morin and Linda
Riedle
Frank Morris
Andrew Moses
Benny Moses
Grace Moses
Terri Moyer*†§
Dave Mufry
Michael Mullan
In Honor of the Marriage of
Mariel Desroche and Adam
Meier
July 2011 – June 2012
Rob and Betsy Cissel
Bill and Jane Clutterbuck
Pauline Elkin*
In Memory of Martin I. Elkin
The Fink Family
Marco Gonzalez
Elliott Berry and Campbell Harvey
Connor Haugh and Andree Phillips
Jim and Laurie Lamp
Chris and Michelle Levell
Paul J. and Lauren Leyden
Rich and Brenda Lombardozzi
Maura Maguire
Brian and Anne Mikol
Matt and Michelle Pierson
Tom and Siobhan Quinn
Steve Reichheld and Deb
DeBeradinis
Randy Reis
Michael and Jan Romanowsky
Dennis and Maureen Ryan*†
Phil and Judy Ryan
Craig and Cary Sellers
Lynn D. Sorensen*†
TD Bank, N.A.
Bill Zorn and Michele Wolfe
Joseph W. Murphy
Joe Murphy
Madison Murray
Dan and Lisa Muskat
Brooke Neveux
Tru Ngo and Thanh Huynh
Tram Nguyen
Chan Nguyen
Dhuong Nguyen
Nga Nguyen
Aseebulla A. Niazi
Emma Nyangwara
Bobby O’Keefe
J. O’Keefe
Esma Pasic
Anthony and Catherine
Pastore
Thomas and Annette Peters
Gerald and Ying Xia Peterson
Jenny Pierce
Michael Pike
Jillian Plante
Mary Pollock
Amy Pool
Tom and Detta Porat
Fatima Portillo
Jeff Pratte
Ray Provencher
Carmen Ramos
Dan and Reina Reidy
Kelly Steele Reis
Elizabeth Richey
Marcie Roberts
Bernadette Robinson
Maribelle Rodriguez
Israel Rodriguez
Mario and Amy Romilla
Eric Rowell
Amy Rumore
Benjamin Russell†§
Erik Fey and Kathleen
Rutty-Fey
Dennis and Maureen Ryan†
Tony Salerni and Lois Breingan
Drew Samuels
Dick and Anne Marie Samuels
E. Charles and Wendy
Sanborn†
Gladys Santiago
James and Lisa Sarette
Samuel J. Sarette
Emma Sarette
Advocate
$250 - 499
Thomas and Patricia Barstow
Chris Bissonnette
John and Carrie Bouton
John and Jenni Devine
Kate Erskine
Cynthia Krohn
Doug and Shannon McGinley
Trevor Munhall
Charles O’Leary and Mary Ann Tilton
Daniel C. and Lucy S. Potter
John and Deborah Richey
Carlos Rincon and Sara Varela
Nick and Lynda Rizos
Jon and Kathy Ross
Mark Schwartzberg and Sasha
Kuftinec
Gary and Kathy Shomo
Robert Spiegelman and Truda Bloom
Shelley and Joe Spierer
David G. Stahl
Curt Swinehart and Paula Hollis
Richard and Frances Winneg
Laura Noyes Zahn
Josh Schaffer
Cheryl Schmidtchen
Joel Schwelling and Joan Izen
Charlene Scovil
Patrick and Monide Semeran
Gisele Sevigny Fontaine
John and Serena Shackelford
Maaz Shahzad
Gjergji Shkembi
Rich and Sarah Sigel
Jane Sims
JC Spierer
William and Nancy St. Onge
Daisy Stanley
Jen Stokes
Rena Taber
Bill and Jean Tallman
Eshal Tariq
Lucille B. Temple
Liza Townsend
Khoa Tran
Amy Trinh
Charles and Barbara Trudeau
Thanh Truyen
Petriko and Juliana Vesho
Melissa Walker
Nancy Walker
Diane and Glen Wall†
Jeffrey and Alexis Wallace
In Honor of Anja Wallace
Joseph and Karen Wellington
Jack Wentz and Marty
Nagy-Wentz
Alex and Tina White
Tracey Whitehead
Andrew and Winnie Whitman
Paul and Karen Whitmore
Nancy Williams
Tina M. Wronkowski
Rita Wronkowski
Kandie Wyman
Simon and Ki Yi
Dan and Janine Yianakopolos
Xindi Yu
Guang Zhen
Walter Zimmermann
Matching Gifts
Homestay Families
Bruce and Becky Berk
Clermont and Lisa Boutin
Bill and Kathy Gillett
Susan Grodman
Campbell Harvey and Elliott
Berry
Bob and Edith Houlihan
Art and Victoria Leknes
Maura Maguire
Doug and Shannon McGinley
Rich and Sarah Sigel
In-Kind Giving
Debra J. Allen
Ben Blatt
Colby-Sawyer College
The Critz Family
Molly Eckel
Edible Arrangements
Rob Fogg
Bill Goleman
Cathy Gould
Hannaford Supermarket
Ha Hoang
Taylor Huxtable
Becky Josephson
Tim Kokotovich
Kathy Lee
Diana Maldonado
Jose and Lourdes Maldonado
Vaca Moreno
New Hampshire Higher
Education Assistance
Foundation
Khiet Nguyen
Office of Multicultural
Student Affairs (OMSA)
Panera Bread
Papa John’s Pizza
Puritan Backroom Restaurant
Revolution Prep
Ethan Shapiro
Jon and Katharine Steer
Rohit Subedi
University of New Hampshire
Williams Shop
Microsoft Giving Campaign
Morgan Stanley
The Washington Post
Company
† 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 2019
Breakthrough Manchester at The Derryfield School
2108 River Road, Manchester, NH 03104
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