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Reading by the end of third grade is a crucial academic milestone for all children. Being able to read at grade level is essential for future success in school and beyond and enables children to be lifelong learners. Not all children are meeting this critical benchmark—in many of the nation’s poorest areas, only one in three children does—but we at Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) believe that all children can read by the end of third grade, and we work with teachers, principals, district leaders and families throughout the country to ensure that students meet this goal, regardless of background or neighborhood. As a national leader in early childhood literacy, CLI builds on the strengths of teachers by providing them with the training, coaching and resources they need to become exemplary literacy instructors. Through CLI’s professional development and one-on-one coaching, teachers work together to share effective literacy practices, transform classrooms into engaging learning environments, and build a school culture of literacy across grade levels and classrooms. CLI also works with principals to help them become their schools’ literacy leaders, and with district leaders to provide support for professional learning efforts throughout their district.
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As the recipient of a $21.7 million Investing in Innovation (i3) grant from the U.S. Department of Education in August 2010, CLI is working to change the culture of entire schools by providing professional development not only to teachers, but also the principals, coaches and other staff that support them. CLI has significantly expanded in the last year, serving more than 346 schools across the country. Initial growth was sparked by a federal Investing in Innovation (i3) grant, which also raised CLI’s national profile, bringing additional opportunities to grow. New funders, such as Target, became aware of CLI’s impact and have supported our expansion in schools and online. The need to expand this training has never been more critical. Acknowledging the impact of quality teaching, districts are requiring principals to focus more on supporting and developing Newark, NJ 15 Schools Chicago 8 Schools
Philadelphia 10 Schools
Camden, NJ 6 Schools
teachers’ instructional practice. CLI’s i3-supported project invests in school leaders to help schools become successful, self-supporting learning communities. The i3 project builds on CLI’s work in Philadelphia, Chicago, Camden, N.J., and Newark, N.J. In nearly 40 schools, CLI is training 456 kindergarten through third grade teachers and establishing 156 Model Classrooms, benefiting more than 45,600 students. Results are being externally evaluated by American Institutes for Research, and CLI will share the findings with a broad audience of teachers, school leaders, education policy makers and philanthropists. In each city, CLI’s i3 project focuses on sustaining school-wide change that will extend far beyond the five-year grant period. Instead of changing literacy instruction one classroom at a time, CLI’s i3 work will transform one school at a time.
i3 Match Donors We know that this extraordinary opportunity would not be available to us without strong support from our philanthropic partners, who contributed a total of $4 million in required matching funds. We are honored to receive major i3 contributions from new partners, such as the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, as well as long-term supporters including the Victoria Foundation, Pine Tree Foundation, CHG Charitable Trust and the Prudential Foundation, all of whom helped us develop our Model Classroom work into the innovative, high-impact program it is today. Please see the Grants and Donations page for more details on our i3 match donors.
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building on the strengths of teachers to create sustainable change RONICA HUDSON, Third-grade Teacher Thomas H. Dudley Family School, Camden, NJ
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Being a CLI Model ClassroomTM teacher has changed the way I teach and has made a huge difference in my career. I’ve been teaching for over four years, but it wasn’t until I began working with CLI in 2010 that I truly felt I was able to build my skills as a literacy educator. Creating a learning environment that fosters respect, empowers language and community is wonderful. Being a CLI Model ClassroomTM teacher has helped me do more than just make over my classroom—I’m able to support peer growth by
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helping other teachers in my school become stronger educators, sharing with them the skills and knowledge I’ve acquired through my work with CLI.
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leadership to transform literacy YOLANDA MÉNDEZ, Principal Roberto Clemente School, Newark, NJ As a principal, I am fortunate to lead a faculty of devoted and professional teachers who work to help their students reach their full potential. CLI’s Model ClassroomTM program has helped to reinforce the Professional Learning Community structure in my school. CLI’s in-school coaching and professional development services have not only given my teachers additional tools in order to work together to improve
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partnerships STEVE ZRIKE, Chief of Elementary Schools, Pilsen-Little Village Network Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Chicago
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I regularly visit schools throughout our district and am always amazed and inspired by the exceptional work being done in schools with CLI Model ClassroomsTM. Both students and teachers are incredibly engaged in the instruction happening in these classrooms. Training and CLI’s personalized one-on-one coaching allows teachers to teach at a deeper level, further developing their students’ reading,
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writing and critical thinking skills. We are looking forward to CLI’s expansion in CPS’ elementary schools, which is helping enhance literacy instruction.
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family & community involvement ELIZABETH MENASION, Parent Philadelphia As a kindergartener, my son Sammy was placed in a CLI Model ClassroomTM with a CLI-trained teacher, and throughout the school year, I saw his reading and writing skills improve. Sammy’s reading level rose above a first grade level during his first year. The following year, Sammy was placed in a first grade CLI Model ClassroomTM and he continued to build upon his literacy skills through engaging work and activities. Sammy enjoyed the various activities and wanted to celebrate his work because he found it rewarding. At home, I noticed that his vocabulary expanded exponentially. Sammy now loves to read and I have a hard time getting him to turn off the light and put the book down at bedtime. CLI helped my child’s teachers become exceptional educators who helped spark a love of learning
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innovation “ Innovation that Delivers: i3 at Work” was CLI’s first annual national i3 meeting, held in June 2011 in Newark, N.J. The meeting set the stage for CLI to share its work publicly and provided an opportunity to gather teachers, principals and district leaders from several cities and school districts to have a meaningful discussion about practice to help strengthen the work being done across our i3 sites in Camden, N.J., Chicago, Philadelphia and Newark, N.J. ROGER LEON, Deputy Chief Academic Officer Newark Public Schools, Newark, N.J. It was an honor to have CLI’s first i3 meeting in Newark. The event was an opportunity to showcase CLI’s exemplary work with teachers, professional developers, administrators and literacy coaches in Newark Public Schools and how CLI Model ClassroomsTM have boosted literacy instruction in our district. We were also able to learn from other districts working with CLI and share our experiences with fellow educators. CLI has provided our educators with the skills, tools and resources to improve literacy instruction in our schools and create a
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call to action KELLY HUNTER, Ed.D. Executive Director, Children’s Literacy Initiative At CLI, we want every child in every school to have a great teacher. We know the difference it makes in a child’s life when he or she learns from a teacher who has the knowledge and skills to support that child’s individual learning needs and to help each child feel excited about learning and achieving success. In 20 years of working in some of the nation’s most challenging school districts, we have proved this again and again: strong teacher practice is essential to help students reach the critical milestone of reading by the end of third grade. Entire schools can be transformed when school leaders and teachers work together to improve how our youngest students are taught to read. With CLI, teachers engage in peer learning to share their knowledge, skills and practices to improve school-wide literacy instruction. Principals work with professional developers and coaches to learn how to best lead and create literacy and leadership communities in their schools. District leaders implement professional development services and provide support to school leaders and educators to help create sustainable school and district change. CLI works with educators and leaders at all levels to ensure our youngest students learn the skills they need to succeed. We will continue to be a leader in literacy instruction and expand our legacy in schools and districts with the support of educators, district leaders, policymakers and funders. You can help ensure these important coaching and mentoring opportunities are available
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to teachers by making a contribution to CLI. Your gift will not only provide invaluable tools and support to educators, but will be an investment in all of the children who benefit from our work with schools and districts to become confident, lifelong readers.
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services
fiscal year 2011
Total Coaching Hours Delivered:
15,210
That’s almost two full years of round-the-clock professional development!
Chicago (West) 50
Camden, NJ (South) 90
48,300
# of persons served by CLI (by receiving materials, coaching, or attending a training):
1,725
Newark, NJ (North) 135 Philadelphia (East) 80
# of students impacted by CLI:
CLI served over schools
350
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CLI coached over teachers, principals and coaches
Over the past 10 years, teachers coached by CLI have taught more than 1 million students.
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financials REVENUE
.2%
fiscal year 2011 FISCAL YEAR 2011
Other
REVENUES School Districts
30.4%
30.7%
Private philanthropy (corporations, foundations and individuals)
School District Contracts
$2,060,353
Grants and Contributions
$4,709,044
Investment Income
$11,527
Total Revenues
$6,780,924
EXPENSES Government (Investing in Innovation (i3) and federal funding)
EXPENSES
Program $5,587,433
38.7%
Administrative $582,933 Fundraising $565,362 Total Expenses
$6,735,728
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
8.4%
$45,196
TOTAL ENDING NET ASSETS
Fundraising
$6,664,361
8.7%
Administrative
$8 $6
ANNUAL REVENUE
82.9%
Program
$4 $2
Millions
$0
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GRANTS AND DONATIONS July 2010 – December 2011
Wells Fargo Foundation William Penn Foundation
$1,000,000+ W.K. Kellogg Foundation U.S. Department of Education
$25,000 – $49,999 Anonymous ESIS Lincoln Financial Foundation Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation The PNC Financial Services Group Vanguard Verizon Foundation Bradley and Katherine Vogt Westchester Fire Insurance Co.
$500,000 – $1,000,000 Target Townsend Press $100,000 – $499,999 Anonymous The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust The Capital Group Companies, Inc. The CHG Charitable Trust Connelly Foundation Hamilton Family Foundation Pine Tree Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation, Inc. The Pew Charitable Trusts The Prudential Foundation Victoria Foundation $50,000 – $99,999 ACE Group Anonymous Otto Haas Charitable Trust Joel Koppelman J.P. Morgan Educational Collaboration Fund Subaru of America Foundation, Inc.
$10,000 – $24,999 Anonymous Chicago White Sox Fund of the McCormick Foundation Claire and Jeffrey Black Cigna Foundation Circle of Service Foundation Claneil Foundation, Inc. The Thomas Skelton Harrison Foundation Jeanne and Dov Haselkorn Hess Foundation, Inc. Holman Automotive Group, Inc. The Patricia Kind Family Foundation The Brook J. Lenfest Foundation, Inc.
The Levinson Family Charitable Fund The Walter J. Miller Trust North Penn United Way PECO Lawrence J. & Anne Rubenstein Charitable Foundation Caroline J. Sanders Charitable Trust #2 Sunoco, Inc. US Airways US Airways Education Foundation Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
$5,000 – $9,999 The Barra Foundation, Inc. Citizens Bank Foundation Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation GlaxoSmithKline IBM Corporation (gift in kind) Merck & Co., Inc. The Nicholson Foundation PEW Charitable Trusts The REAM Foundation Joseph Kennard Skilling Trust State Farm Paula Steinebach Trust STG, INC. The TJX Foundation, Inc. Urban Outfitters, Inc. WEAZ FM Radio, Inc.
$1,000 – $4,999 Anonymous Debbie and Michael Bloom Jan and Robert Chevalier Steve and Susan Coll David and Lisette Eisendrath Foundation Governor’s Woods Foundation Crystal Gurin Arthur and Judith Gurtman Kelly Hunter, Ed.D. Meehee Hwang and Richard Gluck Margaret G. Jacobs Charitable Trust William Josem Lakeshore Learning Materials McAlaine Family Foundation Mostafa Family Charitable Lead Trust Pennsylvania Education Lenders Association Jagmohan S. Raju Stone Family The Helen and Maurice Weigle Fund Kate Wilson The Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation
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GRANTS AND DONATIONS July 2010 – December 2011 $250 – $999 Alpha Phi Omega – University of Pennsylvania American Philosophical Society Anonymous (3) Ascensus Craig Barkan Carol Beam Deborah Bilder BNY Mellon Asset Servicing The Bushwackers David Detora Kyle Eckenroad Blake Facente First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia Jaymi Formaggio Carol Fuchs Melvin Fuerst William Gibson David Goldberg Elkan and Linda Katz Parker Hannifin Foundation Elsa Perez Lori Schneider Michelle Smith Claire Steinberg Helene Van Beuren Gloria Watson Matthew Wengraitis and Sherri Wilcauskas Tony Williams Curtis Wise Adam Zurek
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Memorial Gifts July 2010 – December 2011 In memory of Lavon Altic The Bushwackers In memory of Ellen Rae Greenberg Ellen Milgrim In memory of Mary Meehee Hwang Beauvoir Elementary School Sally Caras Robert and Gene Dickman Rebecca Dye Ferro Labella and Zucker L.L.C. Arthur and Edythe Fidel Lindsay C. Foster Johnson Garvey Schubert Barer Andrew and Deborah Gespass Richard Gluck Florence Herrup Matthew Hoyer Diane Jukofsky Maya Lopuch Mary Jane Miller Brooke Nentwig Meredith Pfeffer James H. Rich Barbara Richman Santos, Postal and Company, P.C. Eileen Shields-West Spencer Foundation David Dodge Thompson Phyllis Timins Lowell Turnball Linda Veblen Robert Weaver Jr. Lily West
In memory of Roslyn Levy William and Rita Eckenrode Judith Kron Kathy Romano In memory of Maryan B. Nesbitt DRS Defense Solutions In memory of Elizabeth Ritchie Gayle Brown Marcy Neilson In memory of Nathan Stokes Edward Benner Lois Kaish In memory of Candice Wise Curtis Wise
Gifts in honor ($250+) July 2010 – December 2011 In honor of Claudia Balderston Melvin Fuerst In honor of Emma Coll Steve and Susan Coll In honor of twelve couples Spike Lipschutz In honor of Regina Shibley David Shibley i3 Match Donors Anonymous Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust Claire and Jeffrey Black Debra and Michael Bloom Jan and Robert Chevalier The CHG Charitable Trust Hamilton Family Foundation Holman Automotive Group, Inc.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Joel Koppelman The Brook J. Lenfest Foundation, Inc. The Levinson Family Charitable Fund Judith McHugh J.P. Morgan Educational Collaboration Fund Pine Tree Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation The Prudential Foundation The REAM Foundation Townsend Press Victoria Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation The William Penn Foundation Kate Wilson
CLI had 100% board giving from July 2010-December 2011, including former board members: Claudia Balderston Shauna Binswanger Derrick Dickens Darryl Ford Carol Fuchs Vicki Levinson Ruth Williams
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ADVISORY COUNCIL (as of 5/1/12)
Jack McGovern, Ed.D. Chair
Andrew Belton Partner, The Bridgespan Group
Christine S. Beck Claire B. Black David J. Bloom, J.D., CFP Nina Grier Daniel F. Hayes Kelly Hunter, Ed.D. Executive Director Julie Jaffe Carla P. Maresca, Esq. Judy B. McHugh, Ed.D. Elsa Perez Jagmohan S. Raju Tony Williams Kate Wilson
FOUNDER EMERITUS Linda Katz
Morton Botel, Ph.D. Professor of Education & Child Development University of Pennsylvania, Emeritus Jolley Bruce Christman, Ph.D. Founder & Senior Research Fellow Emeritus Research for Action James P. Comer, M.D. Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry Yale University Child Study Center Linda Darling-Hammond, Ed.D. Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Stanford University The Honorable Dwight Evans Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Honorable Chaka Fattah United States House of Representatives Dr. Darryl Ford Head of School William Penn Charter School
CHICAGO ADVISORY COMMITTEE Fran Bell Vice President of Government & Community Relations YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
Albert Bennett, Ph.D. Harold Washington Professor of Education & Public Policy Pedro A. Ramos, Esq. Trujillo Rodriguez & Richards, LLC Director of St. Claire Drake Center for African Ralph Smith American Studies Vice President Coordinator for African-American Annie E. Casey Foundation Studies Major (Sociology & Education) Joan Specter Roosevelt University Campaign Director Karen Carradine, Ed.D. National Constitution Center Executive Director Bradley J. Vogt Chairman Capital Research Company
EDUCARE of West Dupage Megan Deiger, Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor Center for Science & Math Education Loyola University Chicago Leslie J. Drish Director of Education Chicago Urgan League William Teale, Ed.D. Professor of Education Department of Curriculum & Instruction University of Illinois at Chicago
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Kelly Hunter, Ed.D. Executive Director
Lauren Gentzler External Relations Coordinator
Virginia Maroun Director of Project Management
Obi Ajuba South Events Associate
Kristin Haegele Hill Research and Evaluation Manager
Donte McCloud Production Assistant
Ify Ajuba-Ugorji East Project Manager Heather Ale East Event Associate
Cynthia F. Hanley Manager of Communications
Jill Valunas East Regional Manger
Stan Melusky Production Manager
Carlos Vergara Production Assistant
Caryn Henning North Regional Manager
Casey Osborn Adminstrative Assistant to the Executive Director
Jana Herko Books Collections Supervisor
Jordanne Owen Content Development Supervisor
Rachel Aucott Development Manager
Maisha Howard Research and Evaluation Coordinator
Kelly Phillips East Project Coordinator
Lindsey Ball West Project/Event Coordinator
Lori Jones South Regional Manager
Teresa Caponiti North Project Manager
Mahan-Jiwan Khalsa Human Resources/ Recruitment Manager
Gilbert Aquino Resource Coordinator Bonnie Asher Senior Writer
Rahshene Davis Chief Academic Officer SadĂŠ Davis South Project Coordinator Geneve Dupuy Content Adminstrative Assistant Pat Federman Co-Founder & West Regional Manager Claire Folkman Human Resources Assistant
Mike King Grant Writer Katherine Knorr Manager of System Adminstration Christopher Kretschman Accounting Manager Jeannie Lee West Project Manager
Cameron Voss Deputy Director
Bridget Pullin Content Development Manager Jacquelyn Roche Content Development Coordinator Ted Rudofker Assistant Production Manager Caroline Sacko North Project Coordinator Christine Soroka South Project Manager Doug Sudia Office and Information Technology Coordinator
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Jessie Taggart Adminstrative Assistant to the Deputy Director
Jen Weikert Director of Individual Giving and Strategic Partnerships Natasha Weisz Adminstrative Assistant for the Professional Development Department Sherri Wilcauskas, CFRE Director of Institutional Giving and Development Operations Lawrence Williams Staff Accountant Mei Zheng North Event Associate
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