Annual Report 2023

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Tomorrow Starts Today: Empowering Our Future Leaders Annual Report 2023

Table of Contents

Letter from Leadership: Where We Are and Where We’re Going Our Mission & Values Our School Communities Our Scholars Investment in Students & Staff New Curricular Materials Raise the Bar for Scholars Parent & Scholar Spotlight: Dianne Johnson & DeAndre Simpson Teacher Spotlight: Sarah Leach Alumni Spotlight: Jiel Joseph Investment in Infrastructure A Beacon of Innovative Design: AF’s New Providence High School Building Network Spotlight: Nakia Hall & Her Passion for AF’s Mission Investment in Our Future Our Call to Action FY23 Budget In Partnership & Gratitude Board of Directors Donors 3 4 6 8 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 22 26 28 28 30 32 32 34

LETTER FROM LEADERSHIP: Where We Are and Where We’re Going

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Dear Friends of Achievement First,

It has been an inspiring year at AF. We’ve embarked on ambitious initiatives to foster innovation in teaching and learning and crafted strategic questions to guide our network—all aimed at ensuring that students in New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island have access to a world-class education in a warm, supportive environment. Our commitment to excellence remains unwavering as we work to create an educational ecosystem where every scholar can thrive and bring their dreams into reality.

Our progress is a testament to the dedication and deep mission alignment of our educators, staff, families, and supporters. We have declared that this year is about strategic investments in our students, staff, infrastructure, and the future of our organization. We’re not just moving forward. Once more, we’re on a mission to win for our kids.

This past August, Lisa had the honor of transitioning from the interim to the ongoing role of CEO within Achievement First. Frequently, we are asked about our organization and its vision for tomorrow. Our goals are straightforward yet deeply impactful: to establish outstanding schools that offer an exceptional education to students who would not have access otherwise. Our objective is to ignite a lasting and profound passion for learning in every student, within a nurturing environment that embraces both them and their identity. We are aware that simple aspirations are often the most challenging to achieve, yet achieve this we will!

With a laser focus on improving student learning, we’ve kicked off implementation of high-quality external curricula known for its success in boosting critical thinking skills and academic outcomes. To ensure the success of this initiative, we are offering comprehensive and ongoing professional development to our educators, and concurrently, revising the curricula to meet our standards for cultural responsiveness. We are dedicated to enhancing the learning experience for all our students while ensuring that we deliver an education that is inclusive, equitable, and academically rigorous.

As an expanding network of 41 schools, an ongoing priority is to strengthen our infrastructure and refine our processes to ensure that an organization of our scale, size, and geographical reach operates at its optimal capacity in service to our students. With our pursuits to build new, cutting-edge communication structures and codify an agile, data-driven school portfolio management approach, we aim to create a cohesive and responsive educational environment that caters to the needs of our communities and propels us towards continued success in our mission.

With this in mind, we want to express our heartfelt thanks to the entire AF community. Thank you to the students and families who have entrusted us with your educational journeys. Your choice to learn at our organization means the world to us. We also want to convey deep appreciation for our dedicated educators and staff. Your efforts to nurture our children’s minds and advance our mission are truly astonishing. You are the heart and soul of our organization.

A very special thanks to our boards, authorizers, and funders for your steadfast belief in the work we do and your critical investment of time and resources. You are the engines that propel us forward on this challenging and remarkable journey.

It is a collective effort to fulfill our mission of providing students access to an excellent education, and every one of you plays a crucial role in making leaps forward. Let us all remember that by investing in our schools today, we are giving our students a powerful foundation for tomorrow.

With deep gratitude,

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Our mission is to deliver on the promise of equal educational opportunity for all of America’s children. We know that every child — regardless of race, zip code, or economic status — deserves access to great schools.

At Achievement First, we prepare our students to deepen their knowledge of self and community, to excel at college, career and life, and to lead lives of purpose and leadership.

6 OUR MISSION & VALUES

In every aspect of our work, we are guided by the values that define who we are and who we must be:

Lead for Racial Equity.

AF exists to address the legacy of racism in education. We look at ourselves first. We reflect and talk about the role race plays in our work, experiences, and decisions. We strive to be constantly anti-racist in our words and actions.

Embrace Challenge.

We grow when we’re challenged. That’s why we welcome mistakes and challenges as opportunities to learn and get better.

Choose Joy.

We choose to see the purpose and joy that is within and around us, and we actively work to spread joy to others throughout each day.

Strive for Excellence.

We set ambitious goals and don’t stop until we achieve them. Then, we set new goals.

Care for the Whole Person.

We share a journey to fulfill our potential as whole people. We support that journey by honoring each other’s identities, emotions, and dreams AND by pushing each other from a place of belief and love.

Go Further Together.

We accomplish more together than we can alone. We join forces on big and small things. We do what we say we will do. We make choices with our team and family in mind.

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Connecticut

BRIDGEPORT

Elementary Schools

Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Elementary School

Middle Schools

Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Middle School

HARTFORD

Elementary Schools

Achievement First Hartford Academy Elementary School

Middle Schools

Achievement First Hartford Summit Middle School

High Schools

Achievement First Hartford High School

NEW HAVEN

Elementary Schools

Amistad Academy Elementary School

Elm City College Preparatory Elementary School

Middle Schools

Amistad Academy Middle School

Elm City College Preparatory Middle School

High Schools

Achievement First Amistad High School

MIDDLETOWN NORWICH WINDHAM MANFIELD NEW LONDON NEW MILFORD
KENT HARTFORD NEW HAVEN
OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES
MADISON DANBURY
BRIDGEPORT CONNECTICUT
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New York

Brooklyn Elementary Schools

Achievement First Apollo Elementary School

Achievement First Aspire Elementary School

Achievement First Brownsville Elementary School

Achievement First Bushwick Elementary School

Achievement First Crown Heights Elementary School

Achievement First East New York Elementary School

Achievement First Endeavor Elementary School

Achievement First Linden Elementary School

Achievement First North Brooklyn Prep Elementary School Middle Schools

Achievement First Apollo Middle School

Achievement First Aspire Middle School

Achievement First Brownsville Middle School

Achievement First Bushwick Middle School

Achievement First Crown Heights Middle School

Achievement First East New York Middle School

Achievement First Endeavor Middle School

Achievement First Linden Middle School

Achievement First North Brooklyn Prep Middle School

Achievement First Voyager Middle School High Schools

Achievement First Brooklyn High School

Achievement First East Brooklyn High School

Achievement First Ujima High School

Achievement First University Prep High School

Queens Elementary Schools

Achievement First Legacy Elementary School

WILLIAMSBURG MANHATTAN BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD KEW GARDENS OZONE PARK FOREST HILLS CROWN HEIGHTS SUNSET PARK EAST FLATBUSH BROWNSVILLE RED HOOK BROOKLYN HEIGHTS EAST NEW YORK QUEENS PARK SLOPE NEW YORK
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT
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Rhode Island

CRANSTON

Elementary Schools

Achievement First Iluminar Mayoral Academy Elementary School

Middle Schools

Achievement First Iluminar Mayoral Academy Middle School

PROVIDENCE

Elementary Schools

Achievement First Envision Elementary School

Achievement First Promesa Mayoral Academy Elementary School

Achievement First Providence Mayoral Academy Elementary School

Middle Schools

Achievement First Providence Mayoral Academy Middle School

High Schools

Achievement First Providence High School

CRANSTON
UPPER SOUTH PROVIDENCE LOWER SOUTH PROVIDENCE PROVIDENCE RIVER DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON PARK COLLEGE HILL FEDERAL HILL SMITH HILL WEST END RESERVOIR OLNEYVILLE HARTFORD SILVER LAKE PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND
ELMWOOD
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schools in CONNECTICUT

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Free / ReducedPrice Lunch

55% Special Education

40% Black or African American

76% Hispanic / Latinx

13% Multilingual Learner

12%

14,951+ STUDENTS 41 SCHOOLS
12 OUR SCHOLARS: Student Population
24 schools in NEW YORK CITY schools in RHODE ISLAND

RESULTS: CLASS OF 2023

3,519

Total Number of College Acceptances

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Average Number of College Acceptances

Average Number of AP Classes

14%

Accepted Early Decision*

517

Total Number of High School Graduates

99%

Percent Taking 1+ AP Class

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91%

Accepted to a 4-year College

More than 75% of AF students receive free or reduced-price lunch.

51%

*Early decision acceptances are binding. Students who apply early decision are committed to the institution to which they have applied.

**Applying early allows students to receive an early response to their applications but they are not obligated to choose which institution they attend until May 1.

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New Curricular Materials Raise the Bar for Scholars

This past year, Achievement First set off on a journey to ensure our students have every opportunity to achieve grade-level reading proficiency. We adopted a suite of new literacy programs and materials aligned to the science of reading across our schools, and successfully launched those materials in the 2022-23 school year.

For grades K-12, we adopted and implemented new reading curricula: Fundations, Heggerty, and Geodes programs expanded to all schools, Wit & Wisdom was implemented in elementary and middle schools, and StudySync was brought to high schools. Beyond literacy, we adopted new math programs at the middle and high school levels. In middle schools, we also introduced a new science program.

For literacy specifically, teachers across all regions engaged in learning sessions to help them ground their teaching of the curriculum in cultural relevance and responsiveness. At AF, prioritizing professional learning has always been a constant, and this initiative has been no different! Throughout the school

year, robust coaching and professional development for teachers and school leaders was prioritized.

These curriculum and professional learning initiatives are part of a larger movement at Achievement First to raise the bar for our scholars. As an organization that puts our students first, we wanted to ensure our curricular selections were rooted in providing scholars with an educational experience that reflects AF’s values, particularly around leading for racial equity, striving for excellence, and embracing challenge. Choosing high-quality curricula and implementing it with fidelity and intentionality is critical in strengthening the skills our scholars need to thrive in college, their careers, and beyond.

This was a significant undertaking to accomplish at scale in a single year, but we knew this was the best bet for all our scholars. We’re incredibly enthusiastic about these programs and confident that the changes will go a long way for advancing students’ proficiency in reading and other core subject areas.

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When it came to choosing the right school for her child, Dianne Johnson didn’t quite know what she was looking for. Yet, she knew it when she saw it. For Dianne and her now 11-year-old son DeAndre Simpson, Achievement First checked all the right boxes.

After paying for her scholar to attend pre-K with little satisfaction, Johnson decided to investigate other options. “I didn’t see him getting the services that he needed,” Johnson said of DeAndre’s experience in private school. “I felt like he was kind of behind and I just didn’t like the structure.”

While AF wasn’t on Johnson’s radar initially, it quickly surfaced as an option when she heard others say that at AF “everybody’s like a family, everybody’s like a unit.”

With this in mind, Johnson applied to AF and has been incredibly content with her decision. DeAndre, who has been at AF since 2017, has been making significant and consistent strides in his educational journey. Johnson says that AF provides exactly the right supports to make DeAndre’s experience a more joyful one.

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Scholar
Parent &
Spotlight
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DIANNE JOHNSON & DEANDRE SIMPSON

ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BRIDGEPORT ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL, CONNECTICUT

“I like the resources that they have and how they kind of have different programs geared to support each kid,” she says. “They always have that team that is there for the foundational needs.”

When asked how DeAndre has changed and grown since being at AF, Johnson feels he’s more empowered than ever before: “He’s become a leader. He’s learned to advocate for himself.”

DeAndre himself asserts that he absolutely loves school and finds that his teachers make his time at Bridgeport Academy Middle School fun. At school, he has discovered a love of science that he says is, “very curious and answers a lot of questions and it’s very fun. I get to learn more about the world.”

His school experience is also allowing him to explore what he wants to be when he grows up.

“I want to be an astronaut because it seems like it’s going to be very cool and I love space,” he says. “I’m very obsessed with space and it’s very cool to see how big the universe is.”

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Teacher Spotlight

Sarah Leach has served in a number of roles during her 10-year career as a teacher. The native Rhode Islander has worked as a substitute teacher and a paraprofessional; she’s taught in public schools, private schools, and even in Korea. Despite her breadth of experiences, Leach affirms that Achievement First is markedly unique for someone with her extensive background.

“I have encountered some of the most high-quality people and educators that I’ve ever encountered in my career at our school,” she says of her time at Envision Elementary School.

“Achievement First is kind of unique in that there’s always, always opportunities to grow as a teacher. And that is the thing that has impressed me the most about working here. You get coached in this really collaborative way and it’s like you never let a day go by without thinking, ‘how can I be better than I was yesterday?’”

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SARAH LEACH

ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ENVISION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, RHODE ISLAND

Leach is constantly striving for more – thanks, in part, to the uplifting work environment she experiences at AF. More than that, she encourages her students to strive to be their best. She brings a depth of compassion, care, and expertise to her work that students instinctively resonate with and recognize.

When asked whether she had a favorite memory as a teacher, Leach recalled a student she had last year who had incredible self-awareness and could identify when he was feeling restless. Leach and the student developed a strong rapport, empowering the student to lean on her when he needed to take a break from his classwork. At some point late in the year, the student expressed his gratitude with a very simple gesture: a hug.

“I’m very proud of that moment because I knew that the relationship I had built with him throughout the whole school year really meant something.” she shared. “It was because of that relationship that he was able to feel safe enough to admit what he was feeling and regulate himself and then go back to work. So, that was a really special moment.”

It’s moments like this that exemplify Leach’s commitment to her vocation and to her student-first approach to teaching.

“Every child has a voice and every child has something that they can bring to the table,” she says of her teaching philosophy. “I love reminding myself of that – that I am not the person in the room who knows everything. I am just the adult and every day is the opportunity for one of my students or one of the students around me to teach me something that I never knew. And so I kind of keep that in the back of my head all the time.”

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Alumni Spotlight

Jiel Joseph is passionate about making a difference in his community, especially when it comes to shaping young minds. A graduate of Achievement First University Prep High School in New York, Joseph is now a teacher at AF East New York Middle School. His AF journey has come full circle.

“I did the whole track at AF, kindergarten through 12th,” he shares. “My family members would always make sure I was very aware that my education at Achievement First was more advanced than other public schools in the area and that was something to be proud of.”

Joseph feels he got a “leg up” thanks to his time as a student at AF. More than that, he feels AF gave him a strong sense of community. “We were very family oriented since the majority of us had been together since kindergarten and that same type of family orientation stayed with us as we got to the level of graduating from elementary school to middle school to high school. But I’m still very close with members of my graduating class.” He also credits his experience at AF with helping him achieve his goals. “I definitely believe that my journey at Achievement First taught me, especially with my teachers, to always overachieve, never think low of myself, never settle for mediocrity, always set the bar high,” he says.

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JIEL JOSEPH

When asked why he decided to become a teacher, he credits his father who passed away last May. “I wanted to carry on my father’s legacy of teaching and also I wanted to just provide the gifts and the attributes to students and the guidance to students that there’s more to life than what’s trendy and just instilling in them that honor, that vigor to thrive, to accomplish your goals.”

For Joseph, the future looks bright. He hopes to become a counselor and continue to be a pillar in the AF community that champions strong values, a commitment to high-quality education, and ensuring students know there’s more to life than following the latest social media trend.

In this, he follows the advice of his uncle who once told him: “Be yourself in the midst of multiplicity. While everybody’s running to be each other, you be yourself.” It’s with this mindset and outlook of leadership and authenticity that he encourages his students to, “be your own leader in your heart and in yourself.”

ACHIEVEMENT FIRST UNIVERSITY PREP HIGH SCHOOL & ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL 21

A Beacon of Innovative Design: AF’s New Providence High School Building

This past October, Achievement First opened the doors to a brand new building in our Rhode Island region: Providence High School.

Designed with an innovation-first approach, the 75,000-square-foot building boasts collaborative work spaces, a dance room, and a beautiful gym. Students walking through its doors are immediately embraced by the warmth and familiarity of one of their favorite gathering places at school – the cafeteria. The school’s open concept design is meant to cultivate community building and creativity, and empower teachers to take an equally innovative approach to their teaching. The high school is currently at half capacity – around 300 students – and staff eagerly await the arrival of another 300 in the coming years.

Providence High School’s principal, Aja Davis, worked alongside architects to bring the vision for this school to life. Visitors would never guess that the building was a former car dealership. When Davis shared the blueprints with history teacher Jonathan Nikolyszyn, they made a curious discovery: Nikolyszyn is related to the men who built and owned the building.

Nikolyszyn’s grandfather, James Coppola, and his great uncle, Jake Kaplan, were

the original innovators of the building, experimenting with selling new car models to Providence-area residents after World War II. In fact, they were one of the first authorized dealers for both Jaguar and Land Rover in the nation. When the dealership moved to Warwick, Nikolyszyn’s grandfather stayed on as the manager of the Elmwood building. In all, Coppola worked in the building for over 65 years. Needless to say, this building holds special meaning for the community.

The unveiling of the new building has been a long time coming for the Achievement First community. From the outset, AF leadership knew that they wanted its Rhode Island schools to offer an exceptional K-12 experience. Now with a dedicated building for students in grades 9-12, Providence High School is the manifestation of that vision.

As an inclusive community, AF envisions Providence High School as a place for everyone to visit and get a glimpse of the AF school experience in action. It is a beacon for everything we stand for as a charter school network. Every investment we have committed to this year for students, staff, infrastructure, and our future is embodied in this building and we couldn’t be more proud to welcome you into it.

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Network Spotlight

Nakia Hall wears many hats. She’s a mom, an educator, an advocate, and a fierce champion of educational equity. In the 13 years Hall has been closely connected to Achievement First, these many hats have made her journey quite expansive: she’s served in AF operations, classrooms, recruiting, and as a liaison for Connecticut Charter Schools Association. Currently she serves as the Connecticut Director of External Relations, a role that allows her to use the fullness of her AF experience to empower scholars, families, and AF staff to actively participate in advocacy efforts.

For Hall, advocacy takes center stage in how she’s living AF’s mission and in helping others to do the same.

Everyone at AF has an opportunity to get involved in advocacy, which Hall says is really about “empowering our families and our staff to speak on behalf of our schools.” In her day-to-day work, she plays a critical role in recruiting and preparing families to advocate for AF schools. She educates them on the issues at hand and coaches them to exercise their public speaking muscles in ways that are authentic and true to their experiences.

In many ways, Hall’s long tenure at AF has given her the grounding, experience, and influence necessary to make this work meaningful for the AF community.

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NAKIA HALL

“I think staff and families, especially, do it best because they’re the ones on the ground every day doing the hard work. And our scholars as well,” she shares. “There’s nothing more powerful than a scholar talking about why they love their school, why their school is important to them, and what a difference their school is making.” As for what advocacy means to her and the rest of the AF community, Hall describes it in one word: power.

“Advocacy equals power. And advocacy is about communicating what is most important to you in your life. And this work that we do every day in our schools, the choices that our families make, the way our staff shows up, is proof that we are passionate and we care about educational equity. We care about the lives of our scholars and their families. We care about our communities. It’s evident in the work that we do.”

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Our Call to Action

At Achievement First, we are committed to providing students with an exceptional educational experience. Our work over the past two decades has been squarely focused on this commitment and everything we do moving forward will be in service of this goal.

We can’t do this alone. As we enter the next 25 years of this work, we invite all members of the AF community across all three of our regions to walk alongside us. We need your support in advocating for our students and our schools, in fostering strong communities, and in securing adequate and fair funding to continue the important work we do at our schools.

Whether you’re a parent entrusting your child’s education to us, a teacher just beginning your career with us, or a donor seeking to make community-based change through us, you are part of our story and we look forward to navigating this new chapter with you.

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OUR SCHOOL FINANCES

*Source:https://educationdata.org/public-education-spending-statistics

FY23 BUDGET
District Spending Per Pupil* AF Revenues Per Pupil Philanthropy Federal* State / District Total Per Pupil Revenues AF Expenses Per Pupil Personnel Non-personnel Total Per Pupil Expenses Titles, CSP, Meals, Erate, IDEA, ESSER Per Pupil, SPED
FY23 UNAUDITED FINANCIALS $30,280 $40 $1,870 $18,642 $20,551 $13,749 $5,742 $19,491 NY $23,450 $640 $2,686 $12,653 $15,978 $11,068 $5,814 $16,882 CT $19,580 $297 $4,079 $16,135 $20,512 $10,671 $8,684 $19,355 RI
of $2.5M one-time cost for the closure of AF Accelerate division NETWORK SUPPORT EXPENSES Core Operations Revenues Network Support Fee Public Grants Philanthropy Other Total Revenues Core Expenses Personnel Expenses Non-personnel Expenses Total Expenses Surplus / (Deficit)** FY23 UNAUDITED FINANCIALS $30,178,465 $2,332,173 $13,293,291 $1,395,675 $47,199,603 $35,897,466 $12,816,898 $48,714,364 ($1,514,761) 15% 10% 11% 39% School Support and Curriculum Development 20% Operations and Finance Leadership and Administration Information Technology and Data Talent Development and Recruiting 5% Development and Community Relations 30
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IN PARTNERSHIP & GRATITUDE Board of Directors

AMISTAD ACADEMY BOARD

Lorraine Gibbons, Chair

Pat Sweet, Treasurer

Jennifer Alexander, Director

Shannelle Whyte, Director

Linda Darkwah, Director

Ethan Tyminski*, Director

Yashira Zwisler, Director

AF HARTFORD ACADEMY BOARD

Erwin Hurst, Sr., Chair

Jessica Alhasnawi, Vice Chair

Francoise Deristel-Leger, Director

Surbhi Patel, Director

Charon Smalls, Director

Lisa Tanen-LaFontaine, Director

Alice Turner, Director

AF RHODE ISLAND BOARD

Mayor Brett Smiley, Board Chair

Mayor Jorge Elorza*, Board Chair

Maryellen Butke, Vice Chair

John Igliozzi, Director

Mayor Charles Lombardi, Director

Macky McCleary, Director

Jo-Ann Schofield, Director

Natasha Tamba*, Director

James Wiley, Treasurer

AF BROOKLYN BOARD

Romy Coquillette, Chair

Christopher Lynch, Vice Chair

Warren Young, Treasurer

Jon Atkeson, Trustee

Rhonda Barros*, Trustee

Tamika Bradley, Trustee

Paul Cabana, Trustee

Desiree Dalton, Trustee

Akeem Frett, Trustee

Judith Jenkins*, Trustee

Anup Menon, Trustee

Kevin Miquelon, Trustee

Will Robalino, Trustee

Amy Arthur Samuels, Trustee

Josh Vidro, Trustee

Shawn Warren, Trustee

Alison Richardson*, Secretary

AF BRIDGEPORT BOARD

Rajeev Lakra, Chair

Michael Strambler, Vice Chair

Dewey Loselle, Treasurer

Marlene Macauda, Secretary

Dick Kalt, Director

Kimberly Bruce, Director

Ruben Felipe, Director

Ebrima Jobe, Director

RoAnne Thomas, Director

Debra Hertz*, Director

ELM CITY COLLEGE PREP BOARD

Dick Ferguson, Chair

Laura Saverin, Treasurer

Stephanie Ma, Secretary

Patric Gregory, Director

Prish Pierce, Director

LaVonta Bryant, Director

Katie Hagen, Director

AF INC. BOARD

Andrew Boas, Chair

Ariela Rozman, Vice Chair

Tony Davis, Treasurer

K. Percy Ballah, Director

William Buck, Director

John Motley, Director

Valerie Rockefeller, Director

Griselda Rodriguez-Solomon, Director

Greg Belinfanti*, Director

*denotes a Director no longer serving on the board as of the 22-23 School Year

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Donors

Achievement First would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to the following organizations, foundations and individuals who made a donation in the 2022-23 school year (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023).

ORGANIZATIONS

Anonymous

AmazonSmile Foundation

The Ashforth Company

Big Y Giving Tag Program

IBM Employee Services Center

Stop & Shop

Yale-New Haven Hospital

Yale University

Zayas Law Firm

FOUNDATIONS

Anonymous (2)

The Act Foundation

Ambler Family Giving Fund

American Online Giving Foundation

Bedford Family Social Responsibility Fund

The Benevity Community Impact Fund

The Blackbaud Giving Fund

Boas Family Fund

Box Tops for Education

Carson Family Charitable Trust

Center For Dairy Excellence Foundation of PA

The Charter Oak Challenge Foundation Inc.

Charter School Growth Fund

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven

The Darrell Harvey Family Foundation Inc.

The Emily Jean Eisenlohr Revocable Trust

The Feinstein Foundation

Greater New Haven Italian American Heritage Committee

The Grossman Family Foundation

H. A. Vance Foundation

Haffenreffer Family Fund

The Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels Trust

The Hyde and Watson Foundation

The Jane and William Curran Foundation

Kirsch Family Foundation

The Kovner Foundation

Leo Nevas Memorial Fund

Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation

Lone Pine Foundation

Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation

McAdams Charitable Foundation

Near & Far Aid Association

NewAlliance Foundation

NewCity Foundation

Next Chapter A De Lisi Family Foundation

The Ohnell Family Foundation

The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation

The Polished Pearls Foundation

Robbins Family Foundation

Robin Hood Foundation

The Schwedel Foundation

Sea Cove Foundation

The Seedlings Foundation

Silverleaf Foundation

The Stewart & Constance Greenfield Foundation

Tiger Foundation

Thomas L. Kempner Jr. Foundation

The Valerie Rockefeller Fund

The Vince & Linda McMahon Family Foundation

William H. Pitt Foundation

INDIVIDUALS

Bruce Alexander

Jennifer Alexander

Jonathan and Amy Atkeson

Julie Averbach

Lee and Cicily Backus

Brian Barkley

Francis and Eve Barron

Bill Berkley

Andrew and Carol Boas

Douglas Borchard and Barbara Talcott

Evangeline and Beau Burbidge

Maryellen Butke

Guido and Anne Calabresi

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& GRATITUDE

Lincoln Caplan and Susan Carney

Allen Church

Ann Cohen

William Cohen

Romy and David Coquillette

William Curran

Anthony Davis

Alan English and Gretchen Unfried-English

George W. Evans III and Elizabeth R. Chesler

Richard and Cecilia Fabbro

Stephen Fair

Ruben Felipe

Akeem Frett

Lee Gelernt

Lorraine Gibbons

Blanche and Steven Goldenberg

Bob and Trudy Gottesman

W. Patric Gregory

Michael Griffin and Molly Hart

G. Michael Gron

Joseph R. Gron

Amelia and Antonia Hanley

Jonathan and Beth Hayes

William Heins

Debra Hertz

Karen Hess

Beverly Hodgson

Andrew Hubbard

Sarah and Bob Hughes

Aproov Jain

Ebrima Jobe and Olimatou Ceesay

Michael and Shelly Kassen

Michael Kerin

Natalie H. Kotkin

Phillip Krall

Rajeev Lakra

Thomas and Mara Lehrman

Richard and Jane Levin

Xiuling Li

Erika Long

Dewey Loselle

Matthew Lucke

Benjamin Luehrs

Marlene Macauda

Gayatri Mehra

Kevin Miquelon

David I. Newton

Sandra and Harold Noborikawa

Mark and Rebecca Oline

Brian and Jill Olson

Michael J. Park and James F. Quinn

Christina Pfeiffer

Claire Polcrack

Ariela Rozman and Chris McGee

Marshall Ruben and Carolyn Greenspan

Marc Rubenstein and Patricia Pierce

Amy Arthur Samuels

Laura Saverin

David L. Savin

Melissa and Kenneth Scheve

Jon Schwartz

Erica and Andrew Schwedel

Attallah Sheppard

Jody L. Sindelar

Reshma Singh

John Sinnenberg

Aaron Stelson

John and Susan Steuer

Patricia B. Sweet

Lisa Tanen-Lafontaine

Molly and Graham Thomas

Deborah T. Toll

Josh Vidro

Shannelle Whyte

Edward and Mary Lou Winnick

Richard H. Witmer Jr.

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