Breakthrough Manchester 2015-2016 Annual Report

(MEASURED BY PRE AND POST-TESTS) Pre-Algebra – 100% Algebra – 100% Advanced Algebra – 100% Biology – 100%

Mission

2108 RIVER ROAD, MANCHESTER, NH 03104

PERCENT OF STUDENTS PER COURSE DEMONSTRATING IMPROVEMENT

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Summer Outcomes

Celebrating 25 Years

• Recruiting, training, mentoring and supporting college students, and some local high-achieving high school students, as excellent teachers • Connecting high school students with the Breakthrough program at Southern NH University and other collegebound opportunities

Chemistry – 93% 7th Grade Writing – 94%

• Engaging a broad array of stakeholders in understanding, promoting, funding and championing both missions of Breakthrough

8th Grade Writing – 88%

Spotlight on Teacher Development

7th Grade Literature – 82% 8th Grade Literature – 93%

Jan Sutcliffe and Joel Schwelling, two professional film and sound producers, volunteered hundreds of hours to shoot and assemble documentary footage featuring five Breakthrough Manchester teacher alumni who now work together as colleagues in an urban turnaround school in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

“Breakthrough is a college bound program that’s fun and interactive, and teaches middle schoolers what being part of a healthy community feels like.”

– 8th grade student, Summer 2016

The film reminds us that the work we do is so important not only for individual students and teachers in the short term, but also for leveraging better education and greater opportunity for thousands of students across the country and across the globe in the long term.

98%

ATTENDANCE average daily attendance

HOMEWORK COMPLETION

88% of students completed all assigned

homework (2 hours) in all courses each summer day

Celebrating 25 Years

AVERAGE ACADEMIC GROWTH BY SUBJECT, ALL STUDENTS

Just over 160 people joined Breakthrough Manchester this summer to reconnect and reminisce, celebrate with the current community and consider the promising future of this remarkable program.

19% overall gain in Literature

(Development of theme, characters and symbolism; annotation)

19% overall gain in Writing

2015-2016 Annual Report

(Document-Based Question Essays, Narrative and Creative Writing)

62% overall gain in Science 44% overall gain in Math

(Pre-Algebra, Algebra or Advanced Algebra)

NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. POST AGE PAID MANCHESTER NH PERMIT NO. 29 0

(Biology and Chemistry)

To help promising middle school students, particularly those with limited opportunities, build the skills and confidence to succeed in college preparatory high school coursework while inspiring talented high school and college students to pursue careers in education.

We do this by: • Recruiting and selectively admitting high-potential sixth graders with limited opportunities from Manchester middle schools for a tuition-free, three-year summer program with school year supports

In addition to the rich conversation and connections that made the occasion so special, we were blessed to welcome back every former director of the program, along with early champions and key supporters.

(MEASURED BY PRE AND POST-TESTS) Pre-Algebra – 100% Algebra – 100% Advanced Algebra – 100% Biology – 100%

Mission

2108 RIVER ROAD, MANCHESTER, NH 03104

PERCENT OF STUDENTS PER COURSE DEMONSTRATING IMPROVEMENT

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Summer Outcomes

Celebrating 25 Years

• Recruiting, training, mentoring and supporting college students, and some local high-achieving high school students, as excellent teachers • Connecting high school students with the Breakthrough program at Southern NH University and other collegebound opportunities

Chemistry – 93% 7th Grade Writing – 94%

• Engaging a broad array of stakeholders in understanding, promoting, funding and championing both missions of Breakthrough

8th Grade Writing – 88%

Spotlight on Teacher Development

7th Grade Literature – 82% 8th Grade Literature – 93%

Jan Sutcliffe and Joel Schwelling, two professional film and sound producers, volunteered hundreds of hours to shoot and assemble documentary footage featuring five Breakthrough Manchester teacher alumni who now work together as colleagues in an urban turnaround school in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

“Breakthrough is a college bound program that’s fun and interactive, and teaches middle schoolers what being part of a healthy community feels like.”

– 8th grade student, Summer 2016

The film reminds us that the work we do is so important not only for individual students and teachers in the short term, but also for leveraging better education and greater opportunity for thousands of students across the country and across the globe in the long term.

98%

ATTENDANCE average daily attendance

HOMEWORK COMPLETION

88% of students completed all assigned

homework (2 hours) in all courses each summer day

Celebrating 25 Years

AVERAGE ACADEMIC GROWTH BY SUBJECT, ALL STUDENTS

Just over 160 people joined Breakthrough Manchester this summer to reconnect and reminisce, celebrate with the current community and consider the promising future of this remarkable program.

19% overall gain in Literature

(Development of theme, characters and symbolism; annotation)

19% overall gain in Writing

2015-2016 Annual Report

(Document-Based Question Essays, Narrative and Creative Writing)

62% overall gain in Science 44% overall gain in Math

(Pre-Algebra, Algebra or Advanced Algebra)

NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. POST AGE PAID MANCHESTER NH PERMIT NO. 29 0

(Biology and Chemistry)

To help promising middle school students, particularly those with limited opportunities, build the skills and confidence to succeed in college preparatory high school coursework while inspiring talented high school and college students to pursue careers in education.

We do this by: • Recruiting and selectively admitting high-potential sixth graders with limited opportunities from Manchester middle schools for a tuition-free, three-year summer program with school year supports

In addition to the rich conversation and connections that made the occasion so special, we were blessed to welcome back every former director of the program, along with early champions and key supporters.

(MEASURED BY PRE AND POST-TESTS) Pre-Algebra – 100% Algebra – 100% Advanced Algebra – 100% Biology – 100%

Mission

2108 RIVER ROAD, MANCHESTER, NH 03104

PERCENT OF STUDENTS PER COURSE DEMONSTRATING IMPROVEMENT

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Summer Outcomes

Celebrating 25 Years

• Recruiting, training, mentoring and supporting college students, and some local high-achieving high school students, as excellent teachers • Connecting high school students with the Breakthrough program at Southern NH University and other collegebound opportunities

Chemistry – 93% 7th Grade Writing – 94%

• Engaging a broad array of stakeholders in understanding, promoting, funding and championing both missions of Breakthrough

8th Grade Writing – 88%

Spotlight on Teacher Development

7th Grade Literature – 82% 8th Grade Literature – 93%

Jan Sutcliffe and Joel Schwelling, two professional film and sound producers, volunteered hundreds of hours to shoot and assemble documentary footage featuring five Breakthrough Manchester teacher alumni who now work together as colleagues in an urban turnaround school in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

“Breakthrough is a college bound program that’s fun and interactive, and teaches middle schoolers what being part of a healthy community feels like.”

– 8th grade student, Summer 2016

The film reminds us that the work we do is so important not only for individual students and teachers in the short term, but also for leveraging better education and greater opportunity for thousands of students across the country and across the globe in the long term.

98%

ATTENDANCE average daily attendance

HOMEWORK COMPLETION

88% of students completed all assigned

homework (2 hours) in all courses each summer day

Celebrating 25 Years

AVERAGE ACADEMIC GROWTH BY SUBJECT, ALL STUDENTS

Just over 160 people joined Breakthrough Manchester this summer to reconnect and reminisce, celebrate with the current community and consider the promising future of this remarkable program.

19% overall gain in Literature

(Development of theme, characters and symbolism; annotation)

19% overall gain in Writing

2015-2016 Annual Report

(Document-Based Question Essays, Narrative and Creative Writing)

62% overall gain in Science 44% overall gain in Math

(Pre-Algebra, Algebra or Advanced Algebra)

NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. POST AGE PAID MANCHESTER NH PERMIT NO. 29 0

(Biology and Chemistry)

To help promising middle school students, particularly those with limited opportunities, build the skills and confidence to succeed in college preparatory high school coursework while inspiring talented high school and college students to pursue careers in education.

We do this by: • Recruiting and selectively admitting high-potential sixth graders with limited opportunities from Manchester middle schools for a tuition-free, three-year summer program with school year supports

In addition to the rich conversation and connections that made the occasion so special, we were blessed to welcome back every former director of the program, along with early champions and key supporters.

Message from the Director Thanks to your support, Breakthrough Manchester has celebrated a fabulous year of teaching, learning and leadership.

Thank you for your conviction that bright, motivated students should succeed academically regardless of their income level, race, language, family structure or zip code. And thank you for understanding the extraordinary power of even a single, dedicated teacher.

Teachers Our summer 2016 Teaching Fellows and administrative staff attend the following institutions:

College of the Holy Cross • Connecticut College Gordon College • Manchester Central High School Messiah College • NH Institute of Art • Seattle University Southern New Hampshire University • St. Anselm College The Derryfield School • University of Connecticut University of Maryland • University of New Hampshire Villanova University • Wellesley College Wheaton College (MA)

Of the sixty-four students who attended Breakthrough Manchester this summer…

will be the first in their families to GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE;

58%

57%

With gratitude, Becky Berk, M.Ed. – Executive Director

Restricted Gifts to Endowment 1%

79%

qualify for FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH;

Together, with your support, Breakthrough continues to change the world, one student and one teacher at a time.

Our Revenues

Students

Individual Gifts 28%

Service Clubs and Faith Groups 1%

Corporate Grants and Sponsorships 15%

are STUDENTS OF COLOR;

55%

speak ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

An Extraordinary Partnership

For 25 years, Breakthrough’s award-winning program has provided tuition-free academic enrichment opportunities to Manchester middle school students who might not otherwise have them. Now, through an extraordinary partnership with Southern New Hampshire University announced last spring, Breakthrough students will be supported through high school.

The agreement effectively completes a financially sustainable, seamless pipeline of support for Breakthrough students, beginning with their application as sixth graders and ending with matriculation to college. After completing three summers with Breakthrough Manchester on The Derryfield School campus, students will transition to the Breakthrough Manchester program at SNHU for one-onone mentoring, periodic workshops, tutoring as needed, college counseling and school-year enrichment activities.

The SNHU School of Education has agreed to develop, staff and finance the entire high school program for our Breakthrough students, an extraordinary commitment to the Manchester School District and Breakthrough’s dual mission.

MORE THAN HALF OF OUR STUDENTS

“I am so grateful to have had this opportunity; it was simultaneously one of the most overwhelming, invigorating, exciting, and inspiring experiences I have ever had.”

MEET THREE OR FOUR of the above criteria.

– 2016 Summer Teaching Fellow

MEET ALL FIVE CRITERIA.

6%

Satisfaction

100%

Foundation Grants 18%

Restricted Gifts Inkind Services to Endowment 1% from Derryfield Subscriptions and 17% Membership Dues 1% Student Activities 1% Marketing and Fundraising 2% Supplies 4%

Year Round Staff Salaries 44%

Meals 1% Travel and Transportation 6% Summer Staff Stipends 14%

Benefits and Taxes 8%

Summer Professional Staff

of our TEACHING FELLOWS this summer would RECOMMEND BREAKTHROUGH to a peer

100%

of our INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES believe that BREAKTHROUGH TEACHER TRAINING IS AS GOOD AS, OR BETTER than, pre-service training available elsewhere.

Derryfield School In kind Services 13%

Our Expenses

28%

are RAISED BY A SINGLE PARENT or by substitute caregivers;

Endowment Income for Operating 36%

Breakthrough welcomed a new class of rising 7th graders this summer.

Our summer professional staff are full-time professional educators at area schools: Instructional Coaches (IC) for Teaching Fellows Jan Moynihan-Cooney, Merrimack High School; Literature and the IC Coordinator Reginald Bates, Merrimack High School; Writing Rebecca McMahon, Londonderry High School; Mathematics Mark McKellar, Christa McAuliffe Charter School; Science Dean of Students Emily Stekl, Pentucket Regional High School

Message from the Director Thanks to your support, Breakthrough Manchester has celebrated a fabulous year of teaching, learning and leadership.

Thank you for your conviction that bright, motivated students should succeed academically regardless of their income level, race, language, family structure or zip code. And thank you for understanding the extraordinary power of even a single, dedicated teacher.

Teachers Our summer 2016 Teaching Fellows and administrative staff attend the following institutions:

College of the Holy Cross • Connecticut College Gordon College • Manchester Central High School Messiah College • NH Institute of Art • Seattle University Southern New Hampshire University • St. Anselm College The Derryfield School • University of Connecticut University of Maryland • University of New Hampshire Villanova University • Wellesley College Wheaton College (MA)

Of the sixty-four students who attended Breakthrough Manchester this summer…

will be the first in their families to GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE;

58%

57%

With gratitude, Becky Berk, M.Ed. – Executive Director

Restricted Gifts to Endowment 1%

79%

qualify for FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH;

Together, with your support, Breakthrough continues to change the world, one student and one teacher at a time.

Our Revenues

Students

Individual Gifts 28%

Service Clubs and Faith Groups 1%

Corporate Grants and Sponsorships 15%

are STUDENTS OF COLOR;

55%

speak ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

An Extraordinary Partnership

For 25 years, Breakthrough’s award-winning program has provided tuition-free academic enrichment opportunities to Manchester middle school students who might not otherwise have them. Now, through an extraordinary partnership with Southern New Hampshire University announced last spring, Breakthrough students will be supported through high school.

The agreement effectively completes a financially sustainable, seamless pipeline of support for Breakthrough students, beginning with their application as sixth graders and ending with matriculation to college. After completing three summers with Breakthrough Manchester on The Derryfield School campus, students will transition to the Breakthrough Manchester program at SNHU for one-onone mentoring, periodic workshops, tutoring as needed, college counseling and school-year enrichment activities.

The SNHU School of Education has agreed to develop, staff and finance the entire high school program for our Breakthrough students, an extraordinary commitment to the Manchester School District and Breakthrough’s dual mission.

MORE THAN HALF OF OUR STUDENTS

“I am so grateful to have had this opportunity; it was simultaneously one of the most overwhelming, invigorating, exciting, and inspiring experiences I have ever had.”

MEET THREE OR FOUR of the above criteria.

– 2016 Summer Teaching Fellow

MEET ALL FIVE CRITERIA.

6%

Satisfaction

100%

Foundation Grants 18%

Restricted Gifts Inkind Services to Endowment 1% from Derryfield Subscriptions and 17% Membership Dues 1% Student Activities 1% Marketing and Fundraising 2% Supplies 4%

Year Round Staff Salaries 44%

Meals 1% Travel and Transportation 6% Summer Staff Stipends 14%

Benefits and Taxes 8%

Summer Professional Staff

of our TEACHING FELLOWS this summer would RECOMMEND BREAKTHROUGH to a peer

100%

of our INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES believe that BREAKTHROUGH TEACHER TRAINING IS AS GOOD AS, OR BETTER than, pre-service training available elsewhere.

Derryfield School In kind Services 13%

Our Expenses

28%

are RAISED BY A SINGLE PARENT or by substitute caregivers;

Endowment Income for Operating 36%

Breakthrough welcomed a new class of rising 7th graders this summer.

Our summer professional staff are full-time professional educators at area schools: Instructional Coaches (IC) for Teaching Fellows Jan Moynihan-Cooney, Merrimack High School; Literature and the IC Coordinator Reginald Bates, Merrimack High School; Writing Rebecca McMahon, Londonderry High School; Mathematics Mark McKellar, Christa McAuliffe Charter School; Science Dean of Students Emily Stekl, Pentucket Regional High School

Message from the Director Thanks to your support, Breakthrough Manchester has celebrated a fabulous year of teaching, learning and leadership.

Thank you for your conviction that bright, motivated students should succeed academically regardless of their income level, race, language, family structure or zip code. And thank you for understanding the extraordinary power of even a single, dedicated teacher.

Teachers Our summer 2016 Teaching Fellows and administrative staff attend the following institutions:

College of the Holy Cross • Connecticut College Gordon College • Manchester Central High School Messiah College • NH Institute of Art • Seattle University Southern New Hampshire University • St. Anselm College The Derryfield School • University of Connecticut University of Maryland • University of New Hampshire Villanova University • Wellesley College Wheaton College (MA)

Of the sixty-four students who attended Breakthrough Manchester this summer…

will be the first in their families to GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE;

58%

57%

With gratitude, Becky Berk, M.Ed. – Executive Director

Restricted Gifts to Endowment 1%

79%

qualify for FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH;

Together, with your support, Breakthrough continues to change the world, one student and one teacher at a time.

Our Revenues

Students

Individual Gifts 28%

Service Clubs and Faith Groups 1%

Corporate Grants and Sponsorships 15%

are STUDENTS OF COLOR;

55%

speak ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

An Extraordinary Partnership

For 25 years, Breakthrough’s award-winning program has provided tuition-free academic enrichment opportunities to Manchester middle school students who might not otherwise have them. Now, through an extraordinary partnership with Southern New Hampshire University announced last spring, Breakthrough students will be supported through high school.

The agreement effectively completes a financially sustainable, seamless pipeline of support for Breakthrough students, beginning with their application as sixth graders and ending with matriculation to college. After completing three summers with Breakthrough Manchester on The Derryfield School campus, students will transition to the Breakthrough Manchester program at SNHU for one-onone mentoring, periodic workshops, tutoring as needed, college counseling and school-year enrichment activities.

The SNHU School of Education has agreed to develop, staff and finance the entire high school program for our Breakthrough students, an extraordinary commitment to the Manchester School District and Breakthrough’s dual mission.

MORE THAN HALF OF OUR STUDENTS

“I am so grateful to have had this opportunity; it was simultaneously one of the most overwhelming, invigorating, exciting, and inspiring experiences I have ever had.”

MEET THREE OR FOUR of the above criteria.

– 2016 Summer Teaching Fellow

MEET ALL FIVE CRITERIA.

6%

Satisfaction

100%

Foundation Grants 18%

Restricted Gifts Inkind Services to Endowment 1% from Derryfield Subscriptions and 17% Membership Dues 1% Student Activities 1% Marketing and Fundraising 2% Supplies 4%

Year Round Staff Salaries 44%

Meals 1% Travel and Transportation 6% Summer Staff Stipends 14%

Benefits and Taxes 8%

Summer Professional Staff

of our TEACHING FELLOWS this summer would RECOMMEND BREAKTHROUGH to a peer

100%

of our INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES believe that BREAKTHROUGH TEACHER TRAINING IS AS GOOD AS, OR BETTER than, pre-service training available elsewhere.

Derryfield School In kind Services 13%

Our Expenses

28%

are RAISED BY A SINGLE PARENT or by substitute caregivers;

Endowment Income for Operating 36%

Breakthrough welcomed a new class of rising 7th graders this summer.

Our summer professional staff are full-time professional educators at area schools: Instructional Coaches (IC) for Teaching Fellows Jan Moynihan-Cooney, Merrimack High School; Literature and the IC Coordinator Reginald Bates, Merrimack High School; Writing Rebecca McMahon, Londonderry High School; Mathematics Mark McKellar, Christa McAuliffe Charter School; Science Dean of Students Emily Stekl, Pentucket Regional High School

Message from the Director Thanks to your support, Breakthrough Manchester has celebrated a fabulous year of teaching, learning and leadership.

Thank you for your conviction that bright, motivated students should succeed academically regardless of their income level, race, language, family structure or zip code. And thank you for understanding the extraordinary power of even a single, dedicated teacher.

Teachers Our summer 2016 Teaching Fellows and administrative staff attend the following institutions:

College of the Holy Cross • Connecticut College Gordon College • Manchester Central High School Messiah College • NH Institute of Art • Seattle University Southern New Hampshire University • St. Anselm College The Derryfield School • University of Connecticut University of Maryland • University of New Hampshire Villanova University • Wellesley College Wheaton College (MA)

Of the sixty-four students who attended Breakthrough Manchester this summer…

will be the first in their families to GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE;

58%

57%

With gratitude, Becky Berk, M.Ed. – Executive Director

Restricted Gifts to Endowment 1%

79%

qualify for FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH;

Together, with your support, Breakthrough continues to change the world, one student and one teacher at a time.

Our Revenues

Students

Individual Gifts 28%

Service Clubs and Faith Groups 1%

Corporate Grants and Sponsorships 15%

are STUDENTS OF COLOR;

55%

speak ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

An Extraordinary Partnership

For 25 years, Breakthrough’s award-winning program has provided tuition-free academic enrichment opportunities to Manchester middle school students who might not otherwise have them. Now, through an extraordinary partnership with Southern New Hampshire University announced last spring, Breakthrough students will be supported through high school.

The agreement effectively completes a financially sustainable, seamless pipeline of support for Breakthrough students, beginning with their application as sixth graders and ending with matriculation to college. After completing three summers with Breakthrough Manchester on The Derryfield School campus, students will transition to the Breakthrough Manchester program at SNHU for one-onone mentoring, periodic workshops, tutoring as needed, college counseling and school-year enrichment activities.

The SNHU School of Education has agreed to develop, staff and finance the entire high school program for our Breakthrough students, an extraordinary commitment to the Manchester School District and Breakthrough’s dual mission.

MORE THAN HALF OF OUR STUDENTS

“I am so grateful to have had this opportunity; it was simultaneously one of the most overwhelming, invigorating, exciting, and inspiring experiences I have ever had.”

MEET THREE OR FOUR of the above criteria.

– 2016 Summer Teaching Fellow

MEET ALL FIVE CRITERIA.

6%

Satisfaction

100%

Foundation Grants 18%

Restricted Gifts Inkind Services to Endowment 1% from Derryfield Subscriptions and 17% Membership Dues 1% Student Activities 1% Marketing and Fundraising 2% Supplies 4%

Year Round Staff Salaries 44%

Meals 1% Travel and Transportation 6% Summer Staff Stipends 14%

Benefits and Taxes 8%

Summer Professional Staff

of our TEACHING FELLOWS this summer would RECOMMEND BREAKTHROUGH to a peer

100%

of our INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES believe that BREAKTHROUGH TEACHER TRAINING IS AS GOOD AS, OR BETTER than, pre-service training available elsewhere.

Derryfield School In kind Services 13%

Our Expenses

28%

are RAISED BY A SINGLE PARENT or by substitute caregivers;

Endowment Income for Operating 36%

Breakthrough welcomed a new class of rising 7th graders this summer.

Our summer professional staff are full-time professional educators at area schools: Instructional Coaches (IC) for Teaching Fellows Jan Moynihan-Cooney, Merrimack High School; Literature and the IC Coordinator Reginald Bates, Merrimack High School; Writing Rebecca McMahon, Londonderry High School; Mathematics Mark McKellar, Christa McAuliffe Charter School; Science Dean of Students Emily Stekl, Pentucket Regional High School

Contributors July 2015-June 2016 Educational Equity Giving Circles Educational Equity Champion $25,000 and up Cogswell Benevolent Trust*** Educational Equity Partners $10,000 - $24,999 Theresa and Chris Dolloff Hannaford Supermarkets Lacy Foundation Donna Anne Poulack Foundation** RiverStone Resources, LLC Educational Equity Investors $7,500 - $9,999 Cityside Management Corporation Educational Equity Leaders $5,000 - $7,499 Chris and Michael Cikacz** Ann deNicola Trust, Citizens Bank Trustee* Donna K. Lencki** Educational Equity Sponsors $1,500 - $4,999 ANONYMOUS Deb and Mike Anthony The Bank of America Foundation*** Linda and Brad Benson** Becky and Bruce Berk**** Katie and Steve Burke**** Mary Halpin Carter and Christopher H. M. Carter** Pamela Grich and Louis Fink* Kiwanis Club of Manchester, Earl Bud Smith Fund**** Brenda and Rich Lombardozzi Lubrano Family Charitable Foundation* Manchester Walmart Lisa and Tim McGrath Jennifer D. and Gregory J. Melkonian*** New Hampshire Charitable Foundation** Northeast Delta Dental Camille Triola-Northrup and Charlie Northrup* Kasey and Lee Ormiston RBC Foundation - USA Kathy and Jon Ross**** Meg and Phil Tatro Felicia and Joel Vargas**** Educational Equity Underwriters $500 - $1,499 Rebecca Snider and Jack Beard* Denise Cascio Bolduc and Dan Bolduc Brady Sullivan Properties, LLC Caryl and Barry Brensinger** Grace and Mike Broad Church of the Good Shepherd Betsy and Rob Cissel Ellie and David Cochran* The Isakovich/Critz Family The VanArsdale/Dewey Family*** Celia and Nigel Donovan Renee and Scott Dudley Episcopal Diocese of NH Chris Rosenwasser and John Farley Natalie and James Gray** The Greenspan Foundation** Jennifer and Robert Grunbeck Haigh-Farr Inc.

Danielle Hall Audrey and David Hammer Kate Hanna** Kathleen and Bruce Harrison* Pat and Marcus Hurlbut** Patricia and Lou Imbriano Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan Barbara and Paul Labonte Laurie and Jim Lamp* Lauren and Paul J. Leyden* Monica Vegelj and Brian Miron Lucy and Dan Potter* John Poulack Wendy and Brent Powell* Primmer, Piper, Eggleston & Cramer PC Queen City Rotary Club** Sharon and Tom Rohlfs Judy and Phil Ryan**** Audrey Augun and Jim Steiner Julie and Phil Taub Bud VanArsdale Fran and Dick Winneg** Donald Winterton Educational Equity Friends $100 - $499 Deb and Nancy Allen*** Sarah and Robert Ambrogi Candid and Michael Arcidy Kate Atkinson Mary Ellen and Carroll Berg Chris Bissonnette* Tracy and Mark Blaisdell Lori and Ray Boelig** Annie and Rich Branch Clare Cail* Dan Calegari Tenley Callaghan Mary and Alex Chan* Harley Chang Molly Cikacz* Linda Bournival and Gerry Collins Kathleen and Bradford Cook, Esq. Michelle and Brian Coombes* Colleen Currier Sheila and Joe DeWitt Jenny Boesch and Tim Dining Lisa and Erik Drake Patty and Howard Dresner M.J. Driscoll Krisha and Brian Dubreuil Rochelle and Gerald Durette*** Kathy and Dick Erskine**** Debby and Michael Fedder Mary Brunette and Mark Feigl Kathleen Rutty-Fey and Erik Fey** Diane Fitzpatrick Bonnie and Terry Flahive** Bennett Freeman** Kelley and John Gage Anne and Mitch Gagnon Janice Garity and Doug Gold Marco Gonzalez**** John Gordon Cheryl and Patrick Gosselin Susan Grodman** Barbara and David Haight*** Jeannette and Gary Harper* Ha Hoang

Betty and Tom Jipson* Jock Johnson Laurie and Brian Johnson Meryl Levin and Will Kanteres Kirsti and Paul Karpawich Michael Kasten Nina and James Kelly Karla and Bob Kittler Joan Krohn** Kathleen Herold and Tony Lapadula Mary Heath and Robert Leclair* Meredith Leyden Tricia and Ned Lucas**** Lindley Shutz and Michael Lynch Maura Maguire** Chris Doyle and Steve Mathes Denise and David McAdoo The McCusker Family Shannon and Doug McGinley* Cindy and David Migliori* Anne Milne*** Sogole Moin Anna and Boyan Moskov Trevor Munhall* Lisa and Dan Muskat Lisa and Jeff Neville Catharine and Mason Newick* Yuexian and Zhiping Ni Marjorie and Scott Pim Katharine Webster and John Pratt Jennifer Raimer Randy Reis** Debbie and John Richey*** Kate Richey** Marcie Roberts Kristin Ryan Annie and Dick Samuels*** Wendy and E. Charles Sanborn** Denise and Paul Sargeant Frederick Savage Joan Izen and Joel Schwelling*** Wendy and Robert Shaughnessy Liz and Tom Shepherd Lara Shilling Sarah and Rich Sigel** Sandra and Ross Soraci Truda Bloom and Bob Spiegelman** Shelley and Joe Spierer* St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Anne and David Stanley Lisa and Stew Strong Ly and Lee Tang Nancy Tessier* Suzanne and Emile Tetu Ann and Scott Tierno Lisa Tourangeau Judith and Brian Tremblay Barbara and Charles Trudeau** Mary Alice and Louis Venuto* September and Doug Voss Jennifer and David Wagner Kelly and Craig Weimer Kris and Gordie Welch Marty Nagy-Wentz and Jack Wentz Karen and Paul Whitmore** Judy and Matt Wilhelm Michele and Bill Zorn* Educational Equity Contributors $1 - $99 Diane and Frank Allen** Julie Avery Debbie and Andy Bills, Jr.* Carrie and John Bouton* Emily Brown Michelle and Russ Brummett

Candy Chaplin** Zachary Chapman Lauren Chow Erika Connors Andrea Dayne Laura Decoster Jenni and John Devine Erin Doncaster Olivia Doucette Laura and Ben Dougherty Donna Dow Steven Dunmire Brenda and Curtis Edwards Jolene McWhirter and Kate Erskine*** Claire and Craig Fauth* Karen and Kevin Finefrock** Dave Flagg** Melissa Wallace and Rob Fogg* Elenore Freedman** Nancy and Andre Gamache Melissa Goerbig Gail and Gary Gordon** Melissa Goyait Sally Green Kate and Todd Guerdat Alice and Brian Handwerk** Dorothy Jolin** Natalie Jutras Patricia and Mark Kegel Meghan Kelleher Dawn Kilcrease Jessie Kimball Barb and Steve Kokotovich Alma Kurtovic Michele and Dan Leclerc** Judy and Ed Lemire James Livolsi Megan Loosigian Evelyn and Bill Madden Jane and Brian McCoy* Holly and Bob McKinney*** Katharine A. McNaughton Kristie Migliori Colby Morgan Carol Morse Skyler Mosenthal Emily Karmen and Andy Myers David Normand Anja and Christian Paulsen Mary and Justin Perkins* Annette and Thomas Peters Christina Pickering Ray Provencher** Bob Resnick Elizabeth Richards Ian Adelstein and Elizabeth Richey** Lynda and Nick Rizos Frank Moltz and Laura Russell Nadine Sacco David Scannell Ethan Schwelling* Carol Soucy Jessica Sugrue Peter Hammond and Shannon Sullivan Kelly Teevan Amy Turcotte Mary Vallier-Kaplan Mary Ann and Alex Vazquez Diane and Glen Wall* Mary Ann and James Watt Meredith Zackey

**** 20+ years of giving *** 15-19 years of giving ** 10-14 years of giving * 5-9 years of giving

Contributors July 2015-June 2016 Educational Equity Giving Circles Educational Equity Champion $25,000 and up Cogswell Benevolent Trust*** Educational Equity Partners $10,000 - $24,999 Theresa and Chris Dolloff Hannaford Supermarkets Lacy Foundation Donna Anne Poulack Foundation** RiverStone Resources, LLC Educational Equity Investors $7,500 - $9,999 Cityside Management Corporation Educational Equity Leaders $5,000 - $7,499 Chris and Michael Cikacz** Ann deNicola Trust, Citizens Bank Trustee* Donna K. Lencki** Educational Equity Sponsors $1,500 - $4,999 ANONYMOUS Deb and Mike Anthony The Bank of America Foundation*** Linda and Brad Benson** Becky and Bruce Berk**** Katie and Steve Burke**** Mary Halpin Carter and Christopher H. M. Carter** Pamela Grich and Louis Fink* Kiwanis Club of Manchester, Earl Bud Smith Fund**** Brenda and Rich Lombardozzi Lubrano Family Charitable Foundation* Manchester Walmart Lisa and Tim McGrath Jennifer D. and Gregory J. Melkonian*** New Hampshire Charitable Foundation** Northeast Delta Dental Camille Triola-Northrup and Charlie Northrup* Kasey and Lee Ormiston RBC Foundation - USA Kathy and Jon Ross**** Meg and Phil Tatro Felicia and Joel Vargas**** Educational Equity Underwriters $500 - $1,499 Rebecca Snider and Jack Beard* Denise Cascio Bolduc and Dan Bolduc Brady Sullivan Properties, LLC Caryl and Barry Brensinger** Grace and Mike Broad Church of the Good Shepherd Betsy and Rob Cissel Ellie and David Cochran* The Isakovich/Critz Family The VanArsdale/Dewey Family*** Celia and Nigel Donovan Renee and Scott Dudley Episcopal Diocese of NH Chris Rosenwasser and John Farley Natalie and James Gray** The Greenspan Foundation** Jennifer and Robert Grunbeck Haigh-Farr Inc.

Danielle Hall Audrey and David Hammer Kate Hanna** Kathleen and Bruce Harrison* Pat and Marcus Hurlbut** Patricia and Lou Imbriano Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan Barbara and Paul Labonte Laurie and Jim Lamp* Lauren and Paul J. Leyden* Monica Vegelj and Brian Miron Lucy and Dan Potter* John Poulack Wendy and Brent Powell* Primmer, Piper, Eggleston & Cramer PC Queen City Rotary Club** Sharon and Tom Rohlfs Judy and Phil Ryan**** Audrey Augun and Jim Steiner Julie and Phil Taub Bud VanArsdale Fran and Dick Winneg** Donald Winterton Educational Equity Friends $100 - $499 Deb and Nancy Allen*** Sarah and Robert Ambrogi Candid and Michael Arcidy Kate Atkinson Mary Ellen and Carroll Berg Chris Bissonnette* Tracy and Mark Blaisdell Lori and Ray Boelig** Annie and Rich Branch Clare Cail* Dan Calegari Tenley Callaghan Mary and Alex Chan* Harley Chang Molly Cikacz* Linda Bournival and Gerry Collins Kathleen and Bradford Cook, Esq. Michelle and Brian Coombes* Colleen Currier Sheila and Joe DeWitt Jenny Boesch and Tim Dining Lisa and Erik Drake Patty and Howard Dresner M.J. Driscoll Krisha and Brian Dubreuil Rochelle and Gerald Durette*** Kathy and Dick Erskine**** Debby and Michael Fedder Mary Brunette and Mark Feigl Kathleen Rutty-Fey and Erik Fey** Diane Fitzpatrick Bonnie and Terry Flahive** Bennett Freeman** Kelley and John Gage Anne and Mitch Gagnon Janice Garity and Doug Gold Marco Gonzalez**** John Gordon Cheryl and Patrick Gosselin Susan Grodman** Barbara and David Haight*** Jeannette and Gary Harper* Ha Hoang

Betty and Tom Jipson* Jock Johnson Laurie and Brian Johnson Meryl Levin and Will Kanteres Kirsti and Paul Karpawich Michael Kasten Nina and James Kelly Karla and Bob Kittler Joan Krohn** Kathleen Herold and Tony Lapadula Mary Heath and Robert Leclair* Meredith Leyden Tricia and Ned Lucas**** Lindley Shutz and Michael Lynch Maura Maguire** Chris Doyle and Steve Mathes Denise and David McAdoo The McCusker Family Shannon and Doug McGinley* Cindy and David Migliori* Anne Milne*** Sogole Moin Anna and Boyan Moskov Trevor Munhall* Lisa and Dan Muskat Lisa and Jeff Neville Catharine and Mason Newick* Yuexian and Zhiping Ni Marjorie and Scott Pim Katharine Webster and John Pratt Jennifer Raimer Randy Reis** Debbie and John Richey*** Kate Richey** Marcie Roberts Kristin Ryan Annie and Dick Samuels*** Wendy and E. Charles Sanborn** Denise and Paul Sargeant Frederick Savage Joan Izen and Joel Schwelling*** Wendy and Robert Shaughnessy Liz and Tom Shepherd Lara Shilling Sarah and Rich Sigel** Sandra and Ross Soraci Truda Bloom and Bob Spiegelman** Shelley and Joe Spierer* St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Anne and David Stanley Lisa and Stew Strong Ly and Lee Tang Nancy Tessier* Suzanne and Emile Tetu Ann and Scott Tierno Lisa Tourangeau Judith and Brian Tremblay Barbara and Charles Trudeau** Mary Alice and Louis Venuto* September and Doug Voss Jennifer and David Wagner Kelly and Craig Weimer Kris and Gordie Welch Marty Nagy-Wentz and Jack Wentz Karen and Paul Whitmore** Judy and Matt Wilhelm Michele and Bill Zorn* Educational Equity Contributors $1 - $99 Diane and Frank Allen** Julie Avery Debbie and Andy Bills, Jr.* Carrie and John Bouton* Emily Brown Michelle and Russ Brummett

Candy Chaplin** Zachary Chapman Lauren Chow Erika Connors Andrea Dayne Laura Decoster Jenni and John Devine Erin Doncaster Olivia Doucette Laura and Ben Dougherty Donna Dow Steven Dunmire Brenda and Curtis Edwards Jolene McWhirter and Kate Erskine*** Claire and Craig Fauth* Karen and Kevin Finefrock** Dave Flagg** Melissa Wallace and Rob Fogg* Elenore Freedman** Nancy and Andre Gamache Melissa Goerbig Gail and Gary Gordon** Melissa Goyait Sally Green Kate and Todd Guerdat Alice and Brian Handwerk** Dorothy Jolin** Natalie Jutras Patricia and Mark Kegel Meghan Kelleher Dawn Kilcrease Jessie Kimball Barb and Steve Kokotovich Alma Kurtovic Michele and Dan Leclerc** Judy and Ed Lemire James Livolsi Megan Loosigian Evelyn and Bill Madden Jane and Brian McCoy* Holly and Bob McKinney*** Katharine A. McNaughton Kristie Migliori Colby Morgan Carol Morse Skyler Mosenthal Emily Karmen and Andy Myers David Normand Anja and Christian Paulsen Mary and Justin Perkins* Annette and Thomas Peters Christina Pickering Ray Provencher** Bob Resnick Elizabeth Richards Ian Adelstein and Elizabeth Richey** Lynda and Nick Rizos Frank Moltz and Laura Russell Nadine Sacco David Scannell Ethan Schwelling* Carol Soucy Jessica Sugrue Peter Hammond and Shannon Sullivan Kelly Teevan Amy Turcotte Mary Vallier-Kaplan Mary Ann and Alex Vazquez Diane and Glen Wall* Mary Ann and James Watt Meredith Zackey

**** 20+ years of giving *** 15-19 years of giving ** 10-14 years of giving * 5-9 years of giving

Endowed Funds Breakthrough Manchester General Endowment The largest of the Breakthrough endowed funds, the General Endowment generated $81,311 in interest in 2015-2016, used to offset annual operating expenses.

Gifts to the Breakthrough General Endowment Charlene Cesarini Renee and Scott Dudley

Elkin Teaching Fellowship Endowed Fund Named in honor of Pauline and Martin Elkin who led a challenge campaign to establish the fund, the interest from this endowment provides up to $21,000 in total financial aid scholarships for our summer teaching staff. Elkin Teaching Fellowships make teaching at Breakthrough Manchester feasible for many bright and talented young people.

Gifts to the Elkin Teaching Fellowship Endowed Fund Martin I. and Pauline G. Elkin Charitable Trust**** Margaret Ford Lynn Sorensen****

Joel Vargas Achievement Fund Established in 1996 in honor of Joel Vargas, the first Breakthrough student to become a Breakthrough director, $4,000 of accrued interest on this endowed fund supplements our students’ academic experiences with individualized support that can make a real difference in the life of a Breakthrough student with limited economic resources. A simple application process ensures that funds are distributed and used appropriately.

Gifts to the Joel Vargas Achievement Endowed Fund Donna Lenz-Dolman and Steve Dolman Joyia Rich Fazelat** Maureen and Denny Ryan**** Josh Schaffer** Lynn Sorensen**** Joel and Felicia Vargas****

In Kind Contributions

Christine and Mark Anderson Celebrations Catering Betsy and Rob Cissel The Derryfield School Theresa Dolloff Nigel Donovan Bill and Kathy Gillett Susan Grodman Becca Hall Kaity Hanson Mary Heath Marcus Hurlbut Colleen and Dan Ives Joan Izen

Ellen MacLean Trevor Munhall The Puritan Back Room Rhenea and Dan Regan Jon and Kathy Ross Christy Roy David Scannell Joel Schwelling Lara Shilling Jan Sutcliffe Southern New Hampshire University Meg Tatro

Frequently Asked Questions QUESTION: How much of my donation to Breakthrough goes to support the program, rather than administrative and overhead expenses?

ANSWER: 100%. The founders of the program had the wisdom to establish endowment funds to provide some operating income for the program in perpetuity. The income from the general endowment currently covers the annual salary and benefits for Breakthrough’s Executive Director and administrative and fundraising costs. In addition, The Derryfield School provides very generous in-kind support for the program, including overhead costs such as the use of its beautiful facilities and campus, utilities, maintenance and custodial support, technology and record-keeping.

That means that 100% of your donation goes to support the participation of students and Teaching Fellows in the intensive summer program and school-year programming.

QUESTION: Is my donation tax-deductible?

ANSWER: Yes. Breakthrough Manchester is a communitysupported program serving middle school students in the Manchester school district, and The Derryfield School continues to serve as the program’s fiscal agent. All contributions to Breakthrough are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law, and the program operates under the 501[c]3 status of The Derryfield School (IRS tax exempt number 02-0265542).

QUESTION: How much of my contribution to Breakthrough goes to support The Derryfield School?

ANSWER: None. Your donation is used exclusively to support Breakthrough Manchester. The Derryfield School founded Breakthrough (then Summerbridge) in 1991 as part of its commitment to promote educational equity and in its role as a regional and state leader in educational excellence and innovation. While Breakthrough operates under Derryfield’s nonprofit umbrella, all record-keeping and accounting of contributions to Breakthrough and the Breakthrough endowment are tracked, coded and used exclusively for this program which serves promising, under-served middle school students in the Manchester School District.

QUESTION: I have additional questions. Whom can I contact?

ANSWER: For questions about Breakthrough Manchester, please contact Becky Berk, Breakthrough’s Executive Director. For questions about The Derryfield School and Derryfield’s commitment to Breakthrough, please contact Mary Halpin Carter, Head of School.

Endowed Funds Breakthrough Manchester General Endowment The largest of the Breakthrough endowed funds, the General Endowment generated $81,311 in interest in 2015-2016, used to offset annual operating expenses.

Gifts to the Breakthrough General Endowment Charlene Cesarini Renee and Scott Dudley

Elkin Teaching Fellowship Endowed Fund Named in honor of Pauline and Martin Elkin who led a challenge campaign to establish the fund, the interest from this endowment provides up to $21,000 in total financial aid scholarships for our summer teaching staff. Elkin Teaching Fellowships make teaching at Breakthrough Manchester feasible for many bright and talented young people.

Gifts to the Elkin Teaching Fellowship Endowed Fund Martin I. and Pauline G. Elkin Charitable Trust**** Margaret Ford Lynn Sorensen****

Joel Vargas Achievement Fund Established in 1996 in honor of Joel Vargas, the first Breakthrough student to become a Breakthrough director, $4,000 of accrued interest on this endowed fund supplements our students’ academic experiences with individualized support that can make a real difference in the life of a Breakthrough student with limited economic resources. A simple application process ensures that funds are distributed and used appropriately.

Gifts to the Joel Vargas Achievement Endowed Fund Donna Lenz-Dolman and Steve Dolman Joyia Rich Fazelat** Maureen and Denny Ryan**** Josh Schaffer** Lynn Sorensen**** Joel and Felicia Vargas****

In Kind Contributions

Christine and Mark Anderson Celebrations Catering Betsy and Rob Cissel The Derryfield School Theresa Dolloff Nigel Donovan Bill and Kathy Gillett Susan Grodman Becca Hall Kaity Hanson Mary Heath Marcus Hurlbut Colleen and Dan Ives Joan Izen

Ellen MacLean Trevor Munhall The Puritan Back Room Rhenea and Dan Regan Jon and Kathy Ross Christy Roy David Scannell Joel Schwelling Lara Shilling Jan Sutcliffe Southern New Hampshire University Meg Tatro

Frequently Asked Questions QUESTION: How much of my donation to Breakthrough goes to support the program, rather than administrative and overhead expenses?

ANSWER: 100%. The founders of the program had the wisdom to establish endowment funds to provide some operating income for the program in perpetuity. The income from the general endowment currently covers the annual salary and benefits for Breakthrough’s Executive Director and administrative and fundraising costs. In addition, The Derryfield School provides very generous in-kind support for the program, including overhead costs such as the use of its beautiful facilities and campus, utilities, maintenance and custodial support, technology and record-keeping.

That means that 100% of your donation goes to support the participation of students and Teaching Fellows in the intensive summer program and school-year programming.

QUESTION: Is my donation tax-deductible?

ANSWER: Yes. Breakthrough Manchester is a communitysupported program serving middle school students in the Manchester school district, and The Derryfield School continues to serve as the program’s fiscal agent. All contributions to Breakthrough are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law, and the program operates under the 501[c]3 status of The Derryfield School (IRS tax exempt number 02-0265542).

QUESTION: How much of my contribution to Breakthrough goes to support The Derryfield School?

ANSWER: None. Your donation is used exclusively to support Breakthrough Manchester. The Derryfield School founded Breakthrough (then Summerbridge) in 1991 as part of its commitment to promote educational equity and in its role as a regional and state leader in educational excellence and innovation. While Breakthrough operates under Derryfield’s nonprofit umbrella, all record-keeping and accounting of contributions to Breakthrough and the Breakthrough endowment are tracked, coded and used exclusively for this program which serves promising, under-served middle school students in the Manchester School District.

QUESTION: I have additional questions. Whom can I contact?

ANSWER: For questions about Breakthrough Manchester, please contact Becky Berk, Breakthrough’s Executive Director. For questions about The Derryfield School and Derryfield’s commitment to Breakthrough, please contact Mary Halpin Carter, Head of School.

(MEASURED BY PRE AND POST-TESTS) Pre-Algebra – 100% Algebra – 100% Advanced Algebra – 100% Biology – 100%

Mission

2108 RIVER ROAD, MANCHESTER, NH 03104

PERCENT OF STUDENTS PER COURSE DEMONSTRATING IMPROVEMENT

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Summer Outcomes

Celebrating 25 Years

• Recruiting, training, mentoring and supporting college students, and some local high-achieving high school students, as excellent teachers • Connecting high school students with the Breakthrough program at Southern NH University and other collegebound opportunities

Chemistry – 93% 7th Grade Writing – 94%

• Engaging a broad array of stakeholders in understanding, promoting, funding and championing both missions of Breakthrough

8th Grade Writing – 88%

Spotlight on Teacher Development

7th Grade Literature – 82% 8th Grade Literature – 93%

Jan Sutcliffe and Joel Schwelling, two professional film and sound producers, volunteered hundreds of hours to shoot and assemble documentary footage featuring five Breakthrough Manchester teacher alumni who now work together as colleagues in an urban turnaround school in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

“Breakthrough is a college bound program that’s fun and interactive, and teaches middle schoolers what being part of a healthy community feels like.”

– 8th grade student, Summer 2016

The film reminds us that the work we do is so important not only for individual students and teachers in the short term, but also for leveraging better education and greater opportunity for thousands of students across the country and across the globe in the long term.

98%

ATTENDANCE average daily attendance

HOMEWORK COMPLETION

88% of students completed all assigned

homework (2 hours) in all courses each summer day

Celebrating 25 Years

AVERAGE ACADEMIC GROWTH BY SUBJECT, ALL STUDENTS

Just over 160 people joined Breakthrough Manchester this summer to reconnect and reminisce, celebrate with the current community and consider the promising future of this remarkable program.

19% overall gain in Literature

(Development of theme, characters and symbolism; annotation)

19% overall gain in Writing

2015-2016 Annual Report

(Document-Based Question Essays, Narrative and Creative Writing)

62% overall gain in Science 44% overall gain in Math

(Pre-Algebra, Algebra or Advanced Algebra)

NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. POST AGE PAID MANCHESTER NH PERMIT NO. 29 0

(Biology and Chemistry)

To help promising middle school students, particularly those with limited opportunities, build the skills and confidence to succeed in college preparatory high school coursework while inspiring talented high school and college students to pursue careers in education.

We do this by: • Recruiting and selectively admitting high-potential sixth graders with limited opportunities from Manchester middle schools for a tuition-free, three-year summer program with school year supports

In addition to the rich conversation and connections that made the occasion so special, we were blessed to welcome back every former director of the program, along with early champions and key supporters.