Annual Report 2007-2008
Independence through
Education COOKE CENTER for LEARNING and DEVELOPMENT
VISION STATEMENT The Cooke Center envisions a world where all children and adolescents with special needs are recognized as valued members of their communities and provided with the inclusive education necessary to assume the roles of their choosing. MISSION STATEMENT The Cooke Center collaborates with parents and professionals to provide inclusive educational programs for students with special needs, from early childhood to young adulthood. We also share our knowledge and skills with those committed to enhancing and supporting inclusive learning environments. VALUES We value:
• Families as active partners in their children’s education • Commitment to serving children of diverse economic and cultural backgrounds • Collaborative working relationships • Instruction that begins with each student’s strengths and interests • Inclusion as an element of all educational programs • Learning experiences that children use beyond classroom walls • Instruction that integrates academics and therapeutic services
ACCREDITATION The Cooke Center is proud to be accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and to be a member of the New York State Association of Independent Schools. The Cooke Center Academy is registered as a high school with the New York Board of Regents and can award New York state diplomas.
November 2008
Dear Friends, A Cooke education offers students many things: individualized academics, lasting friendships, opportunities for leadership, and a strong network of family support. But perhaps Cooke’s greatest offering is a path toward independence. In Cooke’s classrooms and out in the community, our students are discovering their strengths and passions so that they can determine for themselves a future that is truly theirs. From standards-based academics to inclusive arts and sports programs to real-world internships, Cooke students learn every day how to tackle life’s challenges. In the pages of this report, we’ve shared with you some of the ways our students are forging their own paths. We are so grateful to you, our generous friends and donors. Your contributions support not only our students’ independence, but Cooke’s financial independence as well. Together, we are helping our kids take their rightful place in the world. With our heartfelt thanks,
Lon Jacobs Chairman
Michael Termini, PsyD President
Research shows that inclusive education is a highly effective model—particularly in the earliest years. Our preschool services take place in Manhattan and Brooklyn preschools so that children with special needs can grow and learn alongside their typically developing peers. Cooke’s signature preschool program is called Collaboration for Inclusion. It works in partnership with Head Start centers and daycare programs in some of New York’s most underserved communities. Cooke experts help identify children at risk for language and learning delays, while helping parents and teachers prepare all of their children for the challenges of kindergarten.
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PRESCHOOL
HARLEM CHILDREN’S ZONE This fall, we signed a contract with the nationally recognized Harlem Children’s Zone to provide education and therapeutic services in three of their Head Start and early childhood centers on Lenox Avenue in Harlem. HCZ approached us after seeing the good work we are conducting for other Head Start programs through Collaboration for Inclusion.
CHOOSING THEIR OWN PATHS Four-year-old Robert knows he can focus better when he has something to hold in his hands. After coaching from his Cooke teachers at West Harlem Head Start, he’s learned to grab a squeezeball during class time — completely on his own. “He’s taking it upon himself,” said teacher Dan Feinman, “to get his body the sensory input that he needs.” Now when he sits down with his classmates, he’s ready to learn.
Collaboration for Inclusion is made possible thanks to generous, long-term leadership funding from the Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation. We are also grateful to the New York Community Trust, the Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust and Independence Community Foundation for their additional, generous support of this important project. 3
LOWER AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
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Our lower and middle school students learn in Cooke classrooms in our general-education partner schools, where they are welcomed as part of the school community. Individual attention and small group learning allow children to grow according to their unique strengths. Cooke students join in general-education academic classes where appropriate, and participate in school-wide activities such as music, physical education and art.
NEW SPACES, SAME COOKE VALUES For the first time this year, all Cooke middle schoolers are learning under one roof at the School of the Blessed Sacrament, offering more social opportunities and community service options for the pre-teen set. And some of our little ones are now at Corpus Christi School on W. 121st Street, a new Cooke partner. “We are thrilled to have Cooke here,” said Dorothy Valla, the school’s principal. “The students are energizing,” she said. “And our teachers are pleased with the cooperative spirit that quickly developed between us and the Cooke staff.”
CHOOSING THEIR OWN PATHS When Emily first came to Cooke, she struggled to climb the stairs to her third-floor classroom. But since she joined the New York Road Runners Mighty photo by Mark Bernal
Milers program at school, all that has changed. During a six-mile outing last spring, Emily, who has Down syndrome, chose to join a group of walkers instead of taking the bus back to school. “My mom is going to be so proud of me,” she said, huffing and puffing as she made her way. A huge smile crossed her face when the kids beat the buses back. Said Site Supervisor Elizabeth Munz: “She just felt so good about herself.”
In addition to the program grants listed elsewhere, we receive generous unrestricted grants from foundations and corporations. We are grateful to News Corporation, the Pinkerton Foundation and Starr Foundation for their extraordinary leadership grants to Cooke. This support, together with additional funding from many other generous donors, helps us continue delivering services to children and families who would not otherwise receive them. 5
The Cooke Center Academy meets a critical need for high school students with disabilities, who do not have access to the same school choices as their generaleducation peers. In addition to standards-based academics, the Academy provides a typical high school lifestyle complete with arts and athletics, student government and school dances. From the day they enter as freshmen, teens begin preparing for an independent life after graduation. All students leave the Academy with a concrete plan for the future.
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COOKE CENTER ACADEMY
SOMEONE’S IN THE KITCHEN… CCA teens can now prepare for apartment life in the school’s new Daily Living Lab, complete with three full kitchens and a laundry station. Lessons in the lab allow students to use their reading, math and problem-solving skills in preparing for independent living.
CHOOSING THEIR OWN PATHS The Academy collaborates with dozens of community partners to offer students internships and other real-word educational experiences. Brittany enjoys working with children. “I like just getting to know them,” she said, “and seeing what their interests are.” She hopes her internship at West Harlem Head Start will lead to a similar job after high school, like several Cooke students before her. Kelvin interns at NewsCorp, where he’s learned to type, shred documents and use a copy machine. Here he’s seen holding his first paycheck. “It feels good to get paid for what you do!” he said, adding that he feels prepared to work in an office when he finishes school.
Cooke is enormously grateful for the leadership support of The Moody’s Foundation, which, since 2003, has helped us develop the Academy and serve increasing numbers of high school students. Our students, families and faculty also gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the Grace J. Fippinger Foundation, the American Express Foundation, the Children for Children Foundation, and the Adrian & Jessie Archbold Charitable Trust.
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COOKE CENTER INSTITUTE
The Cooke Center Institute consolidates the various consulting, professional development and research initiatives that have been part of Cooke for many years. Cooke’s literacy, math and special education consultants work in parochial and charter schools and Head Start programs to create inclusive environments that serve children with and without disabilities. For our corporate partners, the Institute’s ACCESS project provides lunchtime workshops on current child development topics. We are pleased to report that Cooke has tripled the number of schools where we consult this year. In many of these schools, we are finding quantifiable progress in student test scores. For instance, at one of our partner schools in Washington Heights, reading scores improved at every grade level, and fourth- and eighth-grade students had an 80 percent overall pass rate on standardized exams.
Cooke is grateful to the William E. Simon Foundation and HSBC Bank USA, N.A., for their generous support of the training and consultation services we provide to parents and schools through the Cooke Center Institute. 8
COOKE 21st ANNIVERSARY GALA 2008 Spring Benefit Raises More Than $1 Million
Through the generous contributions of our friends, the Cooke Center’s spring gala raised more than $1 million dollars to support our work with special needs children. The theme of the May 21 event was Supporting the Fund for Diversity, one of the three priorities of Cooke’s Road to Independence Campaign. Held at Cipriani 42nd Street, the gala honored Cooke parent and longtime Board member Phyllis Saxe and media mogul Tom Freston. In her acceptance speech, Mrs. Saxe described searching for a kindergarten for her daughter Elana, now an 18-year-old Cooke Center Academy student who has cerebral palsy. One principal refused to even let her in for a tour. Another said Elana must be confined to her wheelchair at all times. “Then I found Cooke,” she said, proudly telling the crowd of 400 that Elana does yoga, shakes her pom-poms as a cheerleader, and works with horses at a Brooklyn stable. “And to this day Elana still walks with canes and does not use a wheelchair at school or on the bus.” FOX 5’s Ernie Anastos and Andrea Day emceed the event, which included a special performance by comedian Lewis Black. Mr. Freston received Cooke’s Road to Independence Award for the important, successful legal battle he waged on behalf of his son, and children with special needs everywhere. “This school provides students with all the hallmarks of a great special education,” he said in his acceptance speech, recalling his visit to the Cooke Center Academy in early May. “It was truly inspirational.” Cooke is grateful to News Corporation for generously underwriting the event.
BUILDING ON SUCCESS The Cooke Center’s $10 Million Road to Independence Fundraising Campaign
The Kresge Challenge The Road to Independence Campaign received a boost this year when the Kresge Foundation awarded Cooke a prestigious $750,000 challenge grant to complete the campaign. As of November 2008, Cooke has raised $8 million. Every gift that we receive prior to the challenge deadline of December 2009 will bring us that much nearer to receiving Kresge’s award and reaching our final goal of $10 million. The goals of the Campaign are three-fold: The Cooke Center Academy – Breaking New Ground Since the Campaign began, we have installed an elevator and improved handicapped accessibility at 60 MacDougal Street, home of the Cooke Center Academy. The Academy now boasts a Student Center, Daily Living Lab, and new therapy spaces. Looking ahead, our goals are to continue renovations at the Academy, including an arts studio, science lab, and technology lab. Fund for Diversity Cooke remains committed to underserved populations and communities. From the beginning, we have made it a priority to serve any child who could benefit from our programs, regardless of the family’s financial circumstances. Cooke established the Fund for Diversity to bridge the time between the receipt of government tuition reimbursements and Cooke’s actual expenses. The Fund also allows us to provide needed services in schools that could not otherwise afford them. Fund for the Advancement of Inclusive Education The objectives of the Fund for the Advancement of Inclusive Education are to foster best practices for inclusive education. We do this through providing professional development and consultation for teachers and parents; demonstrating the effectiveness of our programs through applied research; and seeding the funding of new initiatives that have the potential to generate earned income and become self-sustaining.
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Cooke is grateful for the support of the following donors to the Road to Independence Campaign. Susanna Aaron and Gary Ginsberg ABS Charitable Foundation Altman Foundation American Express Company Anonymous (4) ASM Mechanical Systems Banner Family Fund Sheryl Barometre Marcia and Michael Beck Joanne Beltempo Bernard Family Charitable Fund Susan Bhyunn Ellen Bickal and Gary Bieber Kathleen and Chris Boak The Bok Family Foundation Valerie Boom and James Gunderson Dr. Naomi Bravmann and Dr. Andrew Martin Bridgemill Foundation Leslie and Fred Bright Anna and Thomas Bryan Harriett and Tom Burnett Family Foundation Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III Rita Calderon The Carson Family Charitable Trust Centerview Partners CIT Group, Inc. Clermont Communications Group Deborah Cooper and Daniel Sternberg Georgina Cyrillien and Eric Edwards Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP Fred Demenus Carol and James Dillon Dreamworks June Eichbaum and Kenneth Wirfel Eric Federman Michelle Ferguson Forest City Ratner Companies Fox News John Gallin & Son. Maria and Ivan Galegos Carlie and Neal S. Garonzik Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP E. Ann Gill and Robert Hempel Patricia Godoy Goldman Sachs Jennifer and Russell Gribbin
As of 10/15/08
Mario Gutierrez Marc Haas Foundation Ms. Haeng Eum Han and Mr. Jang Kyu Moon Hearst Corporation The Hearst Foundation Heckscher Foundation Christine and Kevin Hennessey Hill Holliday Hogan & Hartson, LLP Deborah and Edward Horowitz Robert Hughes Larry D. Hunter Hyde & Watson Foundation Frank Iannelli Hannah and Lon Jacobs Robert and Ardis James Foundation Leslie and Charles Jeffries JLS Industries Brenda and Peter Jordan JPMorganChase Bank Art Kerber Jonathan Knee Victor A. Kovner, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Leach Thomas H. Lee Capital, LLC Carol and Jack P. Levin Edward Levy Joseph Levy Anne-Marie and Peter Livoti L&L Holding Company Loeb and Loeb, LLP Ricki and Mitchell Lubart Maher Family Foundation Inez and William McMahon Mihoko Manabe and Edward Kim Maniatty Foundation Bernard J. McDonald Steven Medwid The Meguid Family Liske Mendoza Kyoko and Toshio Mikami Kate and Joel Millonzi Akiko Miyake The Moody’s Foundation Morgan Stanley Foundation MTV Networks NBC Universal
News Corporation Foundation Robert and Kate Niehaus Foundation Patricia Nooy and Roger W. Miller The Offensend Family Foundation O’Neal Family Foundation Louise M. Parent and John Casaly Patton Boggs Cindy and David Pinter Patria Portes Joseph R. Puskarz Mary Ann and Bruno Quinson Maria and Johnny Rahman Rattner Family Foundation Related Partners Susan and William Rifkin Karen and Tom Robards Dr. Elsa Roe Luis Rosario Saban Family Foundation The Saxe Family Eileen Caulfield Schwab Susan and Gerald Schwartz Peter Jay Sharp Foundation Jamie Sildar Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP Ted Sonde Audrey Ann Soto Bernard and Anne Spitzer Foundation Starr Foundation Lissa Steele and Vince Pisano Anthony Stewart Sharon Sullivan Michael Termini Patricia Thakkar Margie and Nate Thorne Time Warner, Inc. Katherine and Alan Trager Triarc Companies, Inc. UBS Securities Lee and Cynthia Vance Foundation Lisa and Javier Vega Viacom Vinson & Elkins, LLP Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz LLP White Flowers Foundation Ying Zhao and Henry Shao Barbara and Michael Zimmerman
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Donors
The following list acknowledges with sincere gratitude those individuals, foundations and corporations who contributed to the Cooke Center during the period from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. We thank all of our longtime supporters and welcome new contributors to the Cooke family. CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS
$250,000+ The Moody’s Foundation News Corporation Starr Foundation
$100,000 – $249,999 The Hearst Foundation
$50,000 – $99,999 Marc Haas Foundation Hearst Corporation Hogan & Hartson LLP New York Community Trust Pinkerton Foundation
$25,000 – $49,999 Bank of America Foundation CIT Group Inc. Fox News Network Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation HSBC Bank USA, N.A. MTV Networks
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$10,000 – $24,999 American Express Company American Express Foundation Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust Centerview Partners CIBC World Markets Corp. Continental Grain Foundation Credit Suisse Dreamworks Animation Grace J. Fippinger Foundation Forest City Ratner Companies David Geffen Foundation Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP Goldman Sachs & Co. Independence Community Foundation Katzenberg Foundation Leahey & Johnson PC L & L Holding Company, Inc. Microsoft Corporation Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky Morgan Stanley Foundation NASDAQ OMX NBC Universal Related Partners, Inc. William E. Simon Foundation Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP Spielberg Family Living Trust UBS Securities Vinson & Elkins LLP Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Mary White and J. Christopher Flowers William Morris Agency
INDIVIDUALS LEADERSHIP
$50,000+ Rattner Family Foundation Susan and William Rifkin
$25,000+ Karen and Tom Robards Dr. Elsa Roe The Saxe Family
$15,000+ Wendy Banner and Geoff Wiener Marcia and Michael Beck Ellen Bickal and Gary Bieber Louise M. Parent and John Casaly June Eichbaum and Kenneth I. Wirfel Pat Nooy and Roger Miller Janet and David Offensend Cindy and David Pinter ANGELS
$10,000+ Susan Bhyunn Kathleen and Chris Boak Anna and Thomas Bryan Deborah Cooper and Daniel Sternberg Nancy Garvey and E. Stanley O’Neal Christine and Kevin Hennessey Hannah and Lon Jacobs Emma and William Keller The Meguid Family Sharon Sullivan Michael Termini
$1,000 – $9,999
BENEFACTORS
Adrian and Jessie Archbold Charitable Trust Ariel Capital Management Assurant Foundation Children for Children Foundation Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Clarence & Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust Samuel & Rae Eckman Foundation John Gallin & Son, Inc. Hamlin Capital Management Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP Morgan Stanley Overbrook Foundation Sony Corporation of America
$5,000 – $9,999 Bruce Aust Valerie Boom and James Gunderson Dr. Naomi Bravmann and Dr. Andrew Martin Carol and James Dillon Christopher P. Gallo Carlie and Neal Garonzik Steven Gold Haeng Eum Han and Jang Kyu Moon Mr. and Mrs. Brian Leach Thomas Lee Veronique and Robert Pittman Barbara and Griff Sexton Benjamin F. Stapleton, III Lissa Steele and Vince Pisano
PATRONS
$2,500 – $4,999 Ellen Agress and Jay Gerber Beth and Roger Ailes Harriet and Tom Burnett Mr. and Mrs. J. Hugh Devlin Patricia Durkan Maria and Ivan Gallegos Charlotte and Gerrald Giblin Mary Francina Golden and Kenneth Handal Karen Hagberg and Mark Jackson Irving B. Kahn Foundation Mary Krueger and Peter Sullivan Rona J. Kurtz & Irving Weinstein Carol and Jack Levin Bud McDonald Carole Bayer Sager and Robert Daly Mary Ann and Arthur Siskind Lisa and Javier Vega Steven Volk Nicole and David Wachter Frederick Whittemore Shirley and Michael Wise SUPPORTERS
$1,000 – $2,499 Susanna Aaron and Gary Ginsberg Kathy and Jeffrey Baker Ellen Banner Lauren Baum and David Blythe Dorothy Beck Robert Begleiter and Diana Lopez Joan Beir Joanne and Robert Beltempo Lewis Black Robert Bodian Bridgemill Foundation Leslie and Frederick Bright William Brown Foundation Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III Ying Chao and Henry Shao Caroline and Guy De Chazal Daniel Cunningham John Curley Anne Dayton
Lawrence Divney Melissa Drake Gay Ebers and Michael Franckowiak Maurice and Carol Feinberg Family Foundation Gail and Peter Ferris Tom Freston Jane Friedman Marilyn Friedman and Thomas Block Genie Gavenchak and Harvey Horowitz Janet and Alan Ginsberg Susan Glendon Patricia Godoy Heide and Simeon Gold Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Gross Barbara and Michael M. Gross Allen Grubman Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Heinberg Cory and Arthur Henkel Robert Hughes Larry D. Hunter Clifford and Marielena Hurvich Anita and Richard Inz Jennifer Jehn Lee Keating Michael Kleinerman Jonathan Knee Victor Kovner Judith and Lew Kramer Mary Krueger and Peter Sullivan Michele Kule-Korgood Tiffany LaBanca Frances and Jack Levy Gabrielle and Joseph Levy Margot and Edward Levy Anne-Marie and Peter Livoti Ricki and Mitchell Lubart Elinor Lubin Gail and Jeffrey MacKinnon Maher Family Foundation Roanne Mann and David Brodsky Robinson Markel Angela McGlowan/Political Strategies & Insights, LLC Valerie and Michael McKeever Deborah McLean and Keith Kearney Steven Medwid Mihoko Manabe and Edward Kim
Dr. and Mrs. Alan Meyers Kathy Miller Alexandra and Alan Murray John Nallen Char and Robert Nau Nancy and Daniel A. Neff Frances Ni Valerie and Richard T. O’Connell, Jr. Laura O’Leary and Michael Cleveland Jacqueline M. Osborn Catherine and Louis Paglia Joyce and Daniel Pariser Liz and Jeffrey Peek Stanley and Gloria Plesent Romulo Pontual Joseph Puskarz Maria and Johnny Rahman Dana and Alan Reis David Rosenbaum David Rosensweig Laurel Rossi and Joseph Filippone Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rotondi Howard J. Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders III Patricia Schaefer and Tom Fahey Eileen Caulfield Schwab Florence and Ernest Scinto Jeffrey Sine Rose Marie and Kelly Smith Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Smith Ted Sonde Sharon Stein John Sykes Marsha Tajima and Tom Wai-Shek Patricia Thakkar Katherine Trager John Train Rita Tuzon and Richard Stone Paula Wardynski Robert Watson Kathy and Mark Weiss Deborah Wetzler Serena and William Wiltshire Sarah Winkler and Simon Leopold Barbara and Michael Zimmerman
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Donors
FRIENDS to $999 Lauren Abuaf Carmen Acevedo Robert Ackart Jonathan Aghravi Kimberly Albright and Michael Dow Alana Altmann Ambac Assurance Corporation Mark Amsterdam Michael Angus Daniel Armanios Sarah Armstrong Cindy and Robert Arnold Bailin, LLC Deborah Banner Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barkhorn, III Sheryl and Roger Barometre Julie Barraza Thomas Barry Elise Bartlett Susan and Arthur Bassin Janet Beck Katherine Beck Margo Beck Vicki Been and Richard Revesz Tracy Begley Andrew Benevento Vivian and Frank Bergonzi Jamal Bermudez Jed Best Andrew Bevan Janet Bickal Jean Bickal Paul Binder Frances and Leonard Blackman Alan Blumenfeld Beth and Bruce Bolander Bolder Staffing Stu Bondell and Sheryl Fengel Hilda Bondi Robert Bose Adelle Botticelli Jennifer Boyd Colin Brady Ludovica Brigatti Adam Briscoe Michael Bunder Nooy Bunnell and Michael Last Christopher Burke Lauren and William Burke
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Marian and Francis Burke Preston Burnes Melissa Butler Caren Byrd Rita and Mike Calderon Mark Califano Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carballeira Paul Carlucci Mr. and Mrs. Allan Chaney Angela Chapman Max Chapman Margaret Christakos Rachel Chubinsky Mary Clancy Lisanne Clapp Mireille and Philip Clapp Casey and Ellen Cogut Edward Colt Jane Condon and Kenneth Bartels Kevin Connell Anne and Francis Conroy Caren and Dr. Arturo Constantiner Construction Workers Cooke Academy Matthew Conway Veronica Cook Oliver and Sheila Cromwell Walter Cummings Leigh Cuttino Georgina Cyrillien and Eric Edwards Dattner Architects Jelani Day Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas De Feis Karen and Anthony DeLorenzo Development Resource Group Susan and Chris Devlin Wallis Dolan C.B. and K.M. Dormire Johanna Droubay Amy Dudley Katherine Eberly Kyle Edgerton Jacyln Eisenberg Dan Elitzer Casey Emmett Billy English Peter Enzminger Deborah A. Farrington Denise Faulkner and Constanzo Tompkins Nan Fedak
Stefanie Fedak Eric Federman Randi and Warren Feldman Michelle Ferguson Danielle Fernandez Esther Fernandez and Mario Gutierrez Joselyn Fine Harvey Fishbein Natasha Franck Dr. and Mrs. Mark Freilich Richard Friedman and Marilyn Sande Volney Friedrich Helene Fromme Elaine and James Fuld Dudley Gaffin and Siegrid Raible Marcia and Paul Gardere Faith C. Gardiner GE Foundation Robin Gelburd and Alan Katz Gail and Roy Geronemus Art Giardiello Nancy and Christopher Giblin Christine and Alexander Gigante John Gillespie Benjamin Ginsberg Martha Glass Joyce Cornes Glassman Mary Rose Go Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Goldberg Kate Goldman Naomi Goldstein Gregory Golkin GoodSearch Mr. and Mrs. Barton Goodwin Deb and Eric Goettsche Eliza Gray Jesse Green Jennifer and Russell Gribbin William Gridley Elizabeth Hadzima Patricia Hambrecht Maureen Hanlon Mr. and Mrs. John Helm Jacqueline and Robert Helpern Miriam Hendel and Sheldon Steiger Susan Hendel Zev Hendel Doug Herling Carol Hertling Julia Heymans
Todd Hinckley Alexa Hirschfeld Nancy and Joel Hirschtritt William Holliday Janet Hon Etta Hong Deborah Chapin-Horowitz and Edward Horowitz Tscharner De Graffenried Hunter Anne Huntington Frank Iannelli Eileen and Peter Jachym Yardana and Andrew Jacobs Stephanie Jacqueney and Mark Edelstein Sharon H. Jacquet George Jamgochian John Jamgochian Leslie and Charles Jeffries Catherine John Alexander B. Johnson Brenda and Peter Jordan Shayle Kann Jonathan Kaplan Mark and Jennie Karpe Shelly and Michael Kassen Karen Katz Jane and John Kauffmann Stephen Kay and Susan R. Bloch Art Kerber Renee Khatami and John MacArthur Nahede Khosrovi Gita and Michael Kinney Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kirch Michael R. Kleinerman Mark Kornfeld Matt Kroll Jackie and David Kuperschmid Sandy Mitchell-Kurz and Mitchell Kurz Joshua Kuvin Laura Laakso Judy Labuda Arlene Lacks James Lally Lucy Lamphere Cari Lang Dana and John Lang Evelyn Larios Nicole LaRosa Jesse Last
Alisa and Alan Leibowitz John Leslie Gina and Robert Levine Louise Levy Phillip H. Levy Ezra Lewis Geoff Lewis Michael Lindvall Jordan Lippner Leora Lipton Rachel and David Lipton Vicki Longo and Carl Eifler Sean Loughrey Madeleine Ludlow Mary Lumet Michelle Lung John Lupton Patricia and Patrick Lynch Lloyd Lynford Brian Maas Rosamund and Malcolm Mackinnon Samuel Madden Marjorie and Charles Malone Susie and Ken Mandelbaum Connie and Betty Maniatty Louis Manzo Francis and Louis Marinelli Janet Markoff and Alan Momeyer Alex Marton Mercedes Martinez Nancy and Marc Matles Christopher Matthews Anna Mattson-DiCecca Christina and Mark McDonnell Joseph McGeehin McGraw Hill Companies Rachel McGregor Nancy and Matthew McKenna Inez and William McMahon Barbara and David Meachin Andrea and Thomas Mendell Liske Mendoza Hunter Merghart Ryan Merola Frances Meyer Kyoko and Toshio Mikami Ian Miller Kate and Joel Millonzi Akiko Miyake
Debra Morris Robert Morvillo Mary Munsch Elizabeth and William Munz Maureen and Mario Murialdo Renee and Mike Nachwalter Katharine Nadler Joan and Richard Nardi Danielle Novetsky Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nye Gregory J. O’Connell Eileen and William O’Connor Femke Oldham Christine O’Leary Anne M. O’Malley Erin O’Neill Gabrielle and Michael Palitz Mr. and Mrs. John Pancetti Joel Papernik Ashleigh Parsons Susan Parsons Amy Pasquariello Cindy Pearlman Penni Pearson Linda and Joseph Pehrson Mary and Edwin Peissis Emma Pena Jane Pennebaker Juan Perez Winston Perez Marsha Perkins Shannon Perotti Natalie Pica Robert Pincus Allison Pinter Susan and Robert Pitiger Leonard Plaia Play For Your Cause Suzanne Podberesky Tonya Pope Patria Portes Katherine Powell Lorraine L. Powers Susan Prober Shirley and Stanley Puskarz L. Christopher Quick Mary Ann and Bruno Quinson Elaine and Joseph R. Rackman Jasmina and Orhan Radoncic Jackie and Peter Rea Margaret and John Rehanek Abdel Reid Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reiss Mr. and Mrs. Peter Restler
Diego Reyes David Robards Woodford L. Robards Rona Roberts Susan Robinson Luis Rosario Cory Rosenthal Joan and Burt Ross Therese and Anthony Rossi Cynthia and Jerry Rothstein Lori Rothstein Allen Royce Nan and Howard J. Rubin Isaac Rugg Kasey Russell Thomas Russell Janet and Peter Saint Germain Stephanie Sambeat Tina Santiago Nike Schlesinger Scott Schneider Schoolpop.com Jonathan Schwartz Suzanne and Gerald Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. H. Marshall Schwarz Elizabeth and Anthony Schulte Carol Sedwick and Michael Patrick Rachel and William Segal Sarah Senbahar Christopher Seneca Lisa and Andrew Setos Elizabeth Sheridan Jean and John Sheridan Shadiah Sigala Jamie Sildar Kathryn Simic Alessandra Simons Marcia and Stuart Sindell Allison Smith Joanne and Kenneth Sold Elizabeth and Bill Sorenson Audrey Ann Soto Dorothy Stapleton Flora Steckler Judith and Charles Steinberg Catherine and David Steinmann Sterling Engineering Services Anthony Stewart Nancy Stillpass Kiminia and Samuel Stowers Michelle H. Green and Robert B. Stulberg
Mr. and Mrs. William Stutt Blanka and Jan Suchanek Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swain Susan Taussig Alexander Tischenko Charles Tokieda Virginia Trainor Joan and Norman Treistman Cheryl Tuttle Sarah Tysoe United Way of NYC Urban Strategies Eunice Valdivia Miriam and Mark Varian Tucker Veenis Gregory Vernick Kathleen & Michael Voldstad Elizabeth and Geza Von Habsburg RWA Vose Karen and David Waltuck Alison Ward Julie and Stuart Warmflash Barry Washor Kathleen and William Weigel Laurie and David Weiner Diana Weldon Mr. and Mrs. Norman Weldon Tina Wells George Wendler Daniel Wershow Marshall Wheeler Matthew Whipple Nicole Whittle Jodi Widerski Carmelita Wiggins Leah and Robert Wilcox Emily Williams Paul Williams Susan and Samuel Williams Donna Williams-Pettaway Ruth Wilson and Colin Howell Jayne and Jay Wiprovnick Mr. and Mrs. James Woods Adam Yokell Benjamin Yost Cynthia and Henry Zachary Tobi Zauberman Matthew Zedler Elliot Zeisel Aaron Zimmerman
Every effort has been made to ensure that all of our supporters are included in this list and the names and categories are correct. Regrettably, errors do occasionally occur and we appreciate your bringing them to our attention.
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Cooke Center Community Partners
Cooke Center Partner Schools
Thank you to the following community partners who have provided Cooke Center students with opportunities for internships, community service and off-site education. Abbodanza's Pizza American Museum of Natural History Amy Ruth's Restaurant Animal Care and Control Apollo Theatre Associated Supermarket Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger Big Onion Walking Tours Bowery Garden Bronx Zoo Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Capoeira Angola performance Chanterelle Restaurant CommunityWorks Coney Island Astroland Park Dancing Danny Earth School Ellis Island Empire State Building Engine 24/Ladder 5 Fire Station Fire Lotus Zen Buddhist Temple Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Habitat for Humanity Harper Collins Home Depot Hudson River Museum Hudson River Park Trust Islamic Cultural Center Jewish Museum Kensington Stables Kids in the Game Law Office of Hogan and Hartson Law Office of Lauren Baum Liberty Science Center Lower East Side Tenement Museum Mahayana Chinese Buddhist Temple Metropolitan Museum of Art Murray’s Cheese Museum of Chinese in the Americas Museum of Modern Art Museum of Natural History
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New York Botanical Gardens New York Container Terminal New York Hall of Science New York Public Library New York Tenements Museum New York Transit Museum Newark Museum News Corporation New-York Historical Society NYC Parks Department, Urban Park Rangers Paley Center for Media Philipsburg Manor Premiere Radio Prospect Park Queens Botanic Gardens Queens Museum of Art Sanatan Dharma Mandir School of the Blessed Sacrament Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian South Street Seaport Museum (NY Unearthed) Sports Illustrated St. Anthony's Church St. Patrick's Cathedral Stamford Farm and Nature Center Staten Island Children's Museum Statue of Liberty Studio Museum of Harlem The Cloisters TheatreWorks Top of the Rock UBS United Nations Varick Street Post Office WEME Health and Nutrition — Cards for the Elderly West Harlem Head Start Westchester Materials Recovery Center Yorkville Common Pantry
Cooke Center staff provides education and consultation services in the following sites, located throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx.
Cooke School Sites Cooke at Ascension Lower School Cooke at Blessed Sacrament Middle School Cooke at Corpus Christi Lower School Cooke at Our Lady of Pompeii Lower School Cooke Center Academy High School Puerto Rican Family Institute West Harlem Head Start
Learning Centers Ascension School School of the Blessed Sacrament Our Lady Queen of Angels St. Ann School
Consultation & Training Sites Ascension School Brevoort Children’s Center Cleaveland Day Care Christ the King School Ecumenical Community Development Organization Girls Prep Charter School Goddard Riverside Head Start Harlem Link Charter School Holy Cross School Holy Family School Harlem Children’s Zone Hyde Leadership Charter School Immaculate Conception (151st St.) Immaculate Conception School (Gun Hill Rd.) Incarnation School Mount Ararat Mount Carmel / Holy Rosary School Nat Azarow Day Care Our Lady of Lourdes School Puerto Rican Family Institute Sacred Heart School Santa Maria School St. Anselm School
Financial Highlights
St. Athanasius School St. Augustine School St. James School St. Jerome School St. Joseph School St. Luke School St. Margaret Mary School St. Mark the Evangelist School School of the Blessed Sacrament Sumner Children’s Center Tompkins Children’s School Urban Strategies West Harlem Head Start
Preschool Services Acorn School Aquadila Day Care Ascension School Brevoort Children’s Center Brotherhood Synagogue Brownstone School Chabad Early Learning Center Children’s Corner Day Care Center City and Country School Cleaveland Day Care Columbia Greenhouse Nursery School Columbus Preschool & Gym Faith Hope & Charity Family and Life Center at Mt. Aarot Harlem Children’s Zone Hernando Desoto School Jewish Community Center of Manhattan McDonough Street Head Start Morningside Montessori School Nat Azarow Day Care Park Avenue Christian Church Day School Park Place Day Care Preschool of America Preschool for the Arts Puerto Rican Family Institute Rodeph Sholom School Shirley Chisolm Day Care St. John’s Family Center St. Mark’s Head Start Stephen Wise Nursery School Sumner Children’s Center Tabernacle Day Care Temple Israel Nursery School Tompkins Children’s Center Urban Strategies West Harlem Head Start
Year Ended June 30, 2008
REVENUE Education and Consultation Fees Annual Fund, Grants & Special Events
$
10,618,000 1,679,000
TOTAL REVENUE
$
12,297,000
EXPENSES Personnel Other than Personnel
$
9,936,000 2,372,000
TOTAL EXPENSES
$
12,308,000
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Education and Consultation Fees 86%
Annual Fund, Grants and Special Events 14% EXPENSES
Personnel 81% Other than Personnel 19%
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Cooke Center Board of Directors
Cooke Center Senior Staff
Lawrence A. Jacobs Chairman
Michael Termini, PsyD President
Karen P. Robards Chair Emerita
Joyce Pariser Vice President, Finance and Administration
Kenneth I. Wirfel, Esq. Vice Chairman Michael D. Beck, Esq. Treasurer Kathleen B. Boak Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III Michelle R. Ferguson Christine Hennessey Roger Miller Louise M. Parent, Esq. Dr. Elsa Roe Phyllis K. Saxe, Esq. Eileen Caulfield Schwab, Esq. Katherine J. Trager, Esq.
Deborah E. Cooper, Esq. Vice President and General Counsel Veronica Cook Head, Lower and Middle School Susan Devlin Assistant Head, Preschool Billy English Director of Admissions Marcia Gardère Director, Cooke Center Institute Danielle Helfand Assistant Head, Middle School Mary Munsch Head, Cooke Center Academy Patti Schaefer Director, Institutional Advancement Kathryn Simic Director, Family and Community Services Francis Tabone Assistant Head, Cooke Center Academy Tina Wells Head, Preschool
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