The Bay School of San Francisco 35 Keyes Avenue | The Presidio San Francisco, California 94129 Phone: 415-561-5800 Fax: 415-561-5808
annual report 2017-2018
H E AD O F SC H OO L
Luke Felker If there was ever an institution that proved the adage “it takes a village to raise a child” it is The Bay School. From the first moments eighth grade prospective students visit Bay it becomes clear that learning is a collaborative endeavor that extends far beyond the classroom walls. Whether it be authentic engagement with one’s peers, the connected working relationships Bay students develop with faculty and staff, the answers to the questions of the day, or the greater challenges of the world, all are to be discovered together. It is also true that it has taken a wide community to build Bay into an innovative leader in education. To celebrate our 15th year is as much a celebration of the here and now as it is a recognition of the enormous community of supporters who believed and invested in an idea…a vision for a school that prepared students not just for university but also for compassionate, collaborative, and skilled leadership in 2040 and beyond. Today, Bay’s village of supporters lead and engage at a depth that propels our community forward at a time when we need institutions steeped in values to illuminate a bright future. I continue to be struck by the stories of impact that stem from our collective educational work. Students who begin to find their voice and passions in high school. Alumni with the confidence to make the most of the richness of college from day one. Parents who comment that for all of the skills and capacities that Bay has helped their children develop, it has meant the world that their kids have been happy in high school.
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THE BAY SCHOOL MISSION At Bay, we balance challenging academics and innovative thinking with a mindful
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INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES
OF GRADUATES ACCEPTED TO THEIR TOP CHOICE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
It is only with our village of supporters that Bay’s student-centric mission and program have taken root in San Francisco and flourished. And the future is bold and bright as we launch Bay Schedule 2.0 and our Immersive Program, building upon our vision for interdisciplinary and experiential education. The innovative programs, passionate people, and enriching experiences that the Annual Fund and Bay Splash sustain make Bay an exceptional educational home for our students, and we welcome your ongoing enthusiastic support. On behalf of the faculty, staff, Board of Trustees, and students, thank you, our committed supporters, for preserving and building our mission and the promise we make to each family. Thank you, Gracias, and 谢谢,
approach to learning and life. Our goal is to see students unlock their individual and collective potential so they begin to realize their roles in a dynamic world.
THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE US LOCATED INSIDE OF A NATIONAL PARK
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IMMERSIVE COURSES
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AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO
375
ENROLLMENT IN GRADES 9-12
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ATHLETIC TEAMS
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CONTENTS A Letter from the Chair, Board of Trustees
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A Letter from the President, Parent Guardian Association
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15th Anniversary Celebration—Save the Date
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First Year In Photos
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Congratulations Class of 2018
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Bay Splash 2018: Heart and Soul Acknowledgment
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Annual Giving Gratitude
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c h a i r, B o a rd of Truste e s
P R E SI D E N T, TH E PAR E N T GUAR DI A N AS SOC I AT I O N
Rich Levine
Lisa Whitescarver
(Parent of Lauren ‘18)
Dear Bay Community, This year Bay celebrates its fifteenth year as a premier Bay Area independent high school. Like any fifteen-year-old, Bay continues to grow, experiment, learn new competencies and refine existing ones. These are all characteristics we value and reinforce as we continue to build and strengthen Bay’s unique experiential learning environment that enables our students to thrive academically, socially and emotionally in a 21st century world. Bay has always been forward-looking while also preserving foundational elements of our program and community. In February, the Board completed and approved a five-year strategic plan after collecting input from faculty, staff, students, parents and alumni. These plans will enable us to continue to pursue our vision of creating an intentional, innovative environment that prepares students for a rapidly changing world. The plan’s objectives include: inspired learning and innovative teaching; a diverse, equitable and inclusive community; intentional culture: kindness and innovation; sustainable practices: employee support, tuition assistance and institutional resilience; and collaborative spaces: facilities and technology. We will continue the quiet phase of a campaign to support this plan and increase our endowment. After three years of careful planning by faculty and staff, Bay has launched Schedule 2.0 to increase opportunities for experiential, project-based and interdisciplinary learning. Beyond moving to a semester calendar, a hallmark of the new schedule is two three-week immersive terms providing students with on and off site opportunities to dive deeply into subjects that fuel existing passions or create new ones. This reimagining of the schedule further supports Bay’s distinct mission and place in the Bay Area and national educational landscape. In 2017-2018, Bay continued to generate great interest and involvement from our broader community and constituencies served. Bay again received an unprecedented level of interest in admissions and enrollment. Our 75 graduates matriculated to 56 highly competitive schools across the US, England and France, with over 90% going to a top choice college or university. Under the energetic leadership of Julie Moyne (P’20) and Nancy Levine (P’18), The Annual Fund recorded over 95% parent participation! The Fund exceeded its goal, raising $1.1 million from 515 donors. Bay Splash, our annual community event was reimagined, and a record number of community members danced, dined and most importantly funded the new Immersives Program. And our parents volunteered in record numbers to support student, athletic, arts and community programming.
(Parent of Gabriella ‘19 and Cole ‘22) 2017-2018 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Marian Baldauf Mark Blumling Scott Clifford Anne Dickerson Lind Joe Dworetzky Molly Dwyer Luke Felker Liz Hale Anne Harper James Joaquin Jennifer Kroner Shyam Lal Rich Levine Darlene Mann Maryam Muduroglu Virginia Paik Kathy Patterson Fletcher Payne Greg Price John Rumsey Max Ruston Stephanie Sears Amy Talbot Wendy Wendling Lisa Whitescarver
Bay’s mission statement says, “Students unlock their individual and collective potential so they begin to realize their roles in a dynamic world”. If kids at Bay are the type of students who love to explore their potential, it stands to reason that their parents do as well. Our goal at the Parent Guardian Association this year was to create opportunities for parents to recognize OUR individual and collective potential in a dynamic world. Thanks to an innovative group of parent volunteers and the support of the school, we hosted dozens and dozens of opportunities for parents to learn, to collaborate, to laugh at our parenting foibles, and to share our experiences. That engagement might have taken one of many different forms: joining a group of parents and students to plant cover crops in a community vegetable garden, brainstorming in small groups to share parenting experiences with social media, hearing Bay Staffulty explain how our students communicate about diversity and race, joining a parent/student team in a rousing game of trivia, talking to a student about his/her Artist as Activist project at Arts Night, or collectively reading a book written by a Bay parent author and convening for an author interview. Given the world we live in today, we parents have lots to learn and lots to express, and sometimes the Bay students are our best teachers. Sometimes other Bay parents are our best teachers, and 100% of the time, the Bay teachers are our best teachers! The PGA creates that bridge between all three constituencies. None of this would have been possible without the dedication of the parent volunteers. You know who you are; we are so grateful to each and every one of you. We welcome every parent at Bay to attend as many PGA events as possible to see how you wish to explore your potential in this dynamic world. We also encourage every parent to dedicate his or her time to a volunteer event; the connections made with other parents and Staffulty are well worth your time. With appreciation and gratitude,
In June the Board welcomed new members to support Bay’s mission. New Trustees joining us this year are: Annelise Bauer (PGA President, P’20, ’22), Julie Moyne (P’20), Jenee Palmer and Lilian Wan (P’21). Our new members have lengthy experience in nonprofit organizations and demonstrate a strong commitment to Bay’s mission and community. Each year, we have to say thanks to those who have served their terms as Trustees. This year we say goodbye to a number of long-serving members including Scott Clifford (P’15) and Liz Hale. A special thanks to Kathy Patterson (P’09), Bay’s third Board Chair and longest serving Trustee for her enduring leadership. We want to thank Wendy Wendling (P’19, ’22) for her selfless dedication and generosity to the school. Wendy passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer in January. She is deeply missed by the Bay community. And we thank Lisa Whitescarver (P’19, ’22) for her leadership of our PGA and for taking community volunteering and engagement to a new level. In my first year as your Board Chair, I have admired and been fortunate to partner with Luke as he leads his talented and visionary leadership team to evolve and strengthen the school while also strengthening the mission and living the Precepts that are core to Bay. In closing, I want to extend a BIG thanks to the faculty who have been so pivotal in making Bay what it is as we hit our 15-year milestone.
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THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR MARKS THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BAY SCHOOL. “It’s hard to believe we are in year 15 until I look around and see how much has changed.” States Katherine Riley, a founding faculty member. “Then I look a little closer and it’s clear just how much still, as it should be, remains just as we intended it to be.” With a healthy enrollment of 375 students, the school is thriving in so many ways. Thanks to the founders who laid a strong foundation and developed a robust mission in 2002, we were able to open the doors to the first class in 2004 and move into 35 Keyes Avenue in 2005. We have not slowed down since. That’s not entirely accurate. We still slow down every morning for a moment of mindfulness as part of the Morning Meeting, and last year the school slowed down to reflect, plan and create a new five-year Strategic Plan. Bay has truly become woven into the fabric of great Bay Area independent schools. “I am totally jazzed by the growth we have seen in Bay with both a strong academic and athletic program. Students are still at the center of everything we do,” says Steve Glass, a founding faculty member and current Athletic Director. Bay is still rooted in the Precepts and its mission. But we continue to move ahead, educating students for the 21st century. On March 23, 2019 all are invited to gather on the Bay Campus to celebrate our 15th Birthday with a party, cake and of course, a Morning Meeting. For more information about this event go to rebrand.ly/bay15.
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2 CELEBRATIONS IN 1 DAY! Please Join Us for our Birthday Celebration AND the Bay Splash Birthday Bash
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019 Bay’s Birthday Celebration Free Family and Alumni Event LOCATION: On campus 9:30am - 1:00pm
Bay Splash Birthday Bash Annual Fundraising Auction for The Bay School LOCATION: Bimbo’s 365 6:00 - 10:00pm (ages 21 and over only)
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Diamond in th e Rough Front facade of 35 Keyes du ring construc tion The Great Roo m The heart of The Bay Scho ol under construction. This is where Morning Mee is held four da ting ys a week.
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First Sign of Life Original locatio n of The Bay School
Future Forward es Ave. was under In 2004-2005 school year, 35 Key another Presidio building renovation. School took place in until fall of 2005.
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All In! The Class of 2008, Ba y’s first graduating class.
Congratulations Class of 2018!
CONGRATULATIONS class of 2018 College Acceptances and Matriculations
Lehigh University
Purdue University
University of Texas, Austin
Lewis & Clark College
University of Redlands
The New School for Jazz and
Agnes Scott College
Loyola Marymount University
Reed College
Loyola University Chicago
Regent’s University London
Trinity College
Loyola University New Orleans
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Trinity College Dublin
Macalester College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Trinity University
Marist College
University of Rochester
Tufts University
Maryland Institute College of Art
Saint Mary’s College of California
Tulane University
University of Maryland, College Park
Saint Olaf College
Union College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
San Diego State University
University of Utah
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of San Diego
Vassar College
Miami University — Oxford
San Francisco State University
University of Vermont
University of Miami
San Jose State University
University of Virginia
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Santa Clara University
Washington University in St. Louis
New York University
Sarah Lawrence College
University of Washington, Seattle
Northeastern University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Wellesley College
Oberlin College
School of Visual Arts
Wesleyan University
Occidental College
Scripps College
Whittier College
University of Oregon
Seattle University
Williams College
Otis College of Art and Design
Skidmore College
University of Wisconsin, Madison
University of the Pacific
Smith College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Parsons The New School for Design
University of Southern California
Pitzer College
Southern Methodist University
University of Portland
Stanford University
Prairie View A&M University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Providence College
Syracuse University
University of Puget Sound
Texas Christian University
American University
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
University of Delaware University of Denver
American University of Paris, The
California State University, East Bay
DePaul University
Arizona State University
California State University, Long Beach
Dominican University of California
University of Arizona
California State University, Sacramento
Drexel University
Art Center College of Design
California, University of, Berkeley
Duke University
The Art Institute of Chicago
California, University of, Davis
Earlham College
Babson College
California, University of, Los Angeles
Emerson College
Bard College
California, University of, Merced
Emory University
Barnard College
California, University of, Riverside
Eugene Lang College The New School
Bates College
California, University of, San Diego
Bennington College
California, University of, Santa Barbara
Fairfield University
Bentley University
California, University of, Santa Cruz
Fordham University
Berklee College of Music
Carleton College
George Washington University
Boston College
Carnegie Mellon University
Grinnell College
Boston University
Chapman University
Hampshire College
Bowdoin College
Clark University
Hampton University
Brandeis University
Colgate University
Hofstra University
University of British Columbia
Colorado School of Mines
Humboldt State University
Bucknell University
University of Colorado, Boulder
Illinois Institute of Technology
California College of the Arts
University of Connecticut
University of Illinois, Chicago
California Lutheran University
Cornell College
Ithaca College
California Polytechnic State University,
Cornell University
Johns Hopkins University
Cornish College of the Arts
Kenyon College
Dartmouth College
Lafayette College
San Luis Obispo
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for Liberal Arts
Contemporary Music
75 Members of the class of 2018 matriculated to 56 highly competitive colleges and universities across the US, England and France, with over 90% going to their top choice school.
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Sponsor Listing pp. 11-12
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A special thank you to the dedicated parents and trustees serving on our Annual Fund Committee
annual giving 2017-2018
Nancy Levine and Julie Moyne, Co-Chairs Todd Blake, Colin Lind, Kathy Patterson, John Rumsey, Amy Talbot, Daphne Alden, Suzanne Andrews, Susanna Benningfield, Michelle Bowen, Alisa Golson, Kiko Guedez, James Joaquin, Zaida Lopez, Laurie O’Hara, Tony Palmer, Sarah Potter, Amy Ramsey, James Ramsey, Richard Ronald, Lilian Wan, Jeff Wishner, Sarah Woodberry Trauner, Victoria Zaroff, Marian Baldauf, Craig Bertero, Meg Bertero, Paul Burns, Michael Coholan, Kristin Lamoureux, Barbara Landolt, Fletcher Payne, Vicki Penny, Bill Rusitzky, MaryLynne Schmeltzer, Carroll Schreibman, Derek Schrier, Sheila Schroeder, Sasha Soheili, Renee Stephens
The graphic below provides a general overview of Bay’s finances. Tuition and fees comprise 92 percent of all of The Bay School’s revenue. Annual giving, including the Annual Fund and Bay Splash, make up the remaining nearly 8 percent.
REVENUE Tuition
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EXPENSES $13,454,676 84.7%
Annual Giving
$1,135,000
Fees
$1,240,857 7.81%
Investment Income TOTAL
Donor Recognition Listing - pp. 14-20
$54,044
7.15%
0.34%
$15,884,577 100%
Academics
$6,341,889
46.8%
Academic Support
$4,364,812
32.2%
Business Operations
$1,109,848
8.2%
Occupancy
$1,739,348
12.8%
$13,555,897
100%
TOTAL
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PRECEPTS The Bay School Precepts were developed to inform both our individual and community choices. They are not rules, but rather aspirations: we believe that honoring the precepts in our daily lives will allow us to develop strong, healthy relationships with ourselves and our communities. •
We value living with kindness and honesty; we are careful truth tellers.
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We value the importance of boundaries; we take only what is given.
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We value respecting ourselves and our friends in relationships; we don’t misuse sexuality.
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We value a clear mind and a healthy, strong body; we don’t intoxicate ourselves with alcohol, drugs, unhealthy food, or the misuse of technology.
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We value kind speech; we don’t slander or gossip.
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We value the richness of difference and diversity; we don’t praise ourselves at the expense of another; we don’t bully or haze.
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We value communication; we don’t harbor anger or ill will, especially toward ourselves.
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We value generosity; we share, giving and receiving help.
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We value patience with ourselves and others; we don’t rush to judgment.
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We value the earth, our home; we don’t pollute, we recycle and we are careful, conscious consumers.
The Bay School of San Francisco is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (#94-3266229) and gifts are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law. Bay offers various ways to support the school, including: BY MAIL Gifts can be mailed to: The Bay School of San Francisco 35 Keyes Avenue San Francisco, CA 94129 Attn: Advancement Office ONLINE bayschoolsf.networkforgood.com BY PHONE 415-561-5800 SECURITIES For more details and information, please contact Director of Advancement Charlie Meade at 415-561-5800 x102 or cmeade@bayschoolsf.org.
EDITORIAL TEAM Luke Felker Head of School Charlie Meade Director of Advancement
AS A MATCHING GIFT Many employers have established a matching gifts program that allows an employee’s gift to be matched, often 1:1. Please ask your employer about their matching gift guidelines. If available, please inform the school at the time of the donation that the gift will be matched.
Julie Helmbrecht Communications Specialist
AS A BEQUEST For more information about including The Bay School of San Francisco in your estate plans, please contact Charlie Meade at 415-561-5800 x102 or cmeade@bayschoolsf.org.
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