2021 Pathfinder Annual Report

2020 - 2021 Annual Report

986 Forest Road New Haven, CT 06515 203.397.1001 http://pathfinder.hopkins.edu

2021 SUMMER PROGRAM TEACHING FELLOWS

OUR MISSION Pathfinder provides a four-year, tuition-free program of comprehensive, rigorous academic preparation and high school admissions counseling to high potential middle school students from New Haven public and parochial schools.

Pathfinder is also a pre-service teacher education program that prepares talented high school graduates and college students to pursue teaching careers.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Established in 1993 as Summerbridge New Haven After-School Program—January through May 5-week Summer Program

ACADEMIC PROGRAM · · · · ·

Edward G. ‘21 Madison T.1 Howard Lewis2 Destiny Jones2 Jack K. ‘21 Zaryah Gordon ‘19 Chidimma N. ’221 Shiv P.1 2 Denise Bonilla2 Elizabeth “ElRoy” Roy ‘20 Jeremiah Vidal1 2 Emily Calderone ‘19 Madison M. ‘21 Dwayne Carson2 1

Hopkins School Lauralton Hall Gateway Community College University of Connecticut Hopkins School University of Connecticut Hopkins School Wilbur Cross High School Connecticut College Dickinson College Iona College Sarah Lawrence College Hopkins School Morehouse College

Pathfinder student alumnus/a 2New Haven Promise Scholar

English — Shakespeare and Literature History — Research Workshops Math — Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II Science — Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Earth Science Latin, Debate, and SSAT Preparation

2020 - 2021 ENROLLMENT

Total Students

92

Rising 6th Graders

20

Rising 7th Graders

19

Rising 8th Graders

32

Rising 9th Graders

21

Geographic Distribution (Residency) New Haven

63 (68%)

West Haven

10 (11%)

Hamden

7 (8%)

Other

12 (13%)

FACULTY After School Program Teaching Fellows/Tutors Summer Program Teaching Fellows Student-Teacher Ratio Hopkins School Students or Alumni/ae

48 14 6.6 : 1 12

Pathfinder New Haven Student Alumni/ae

4

New Haven Promise Scholars

4

2020-2021 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM TUTORS & TEACHING FELLOWS Juan L. '22 Abby R. '22 Juliette H. '21 Addy P. '21 Kallie S. '22 Alexander L. '21 Lara J. '22 Allison F. '22 Lin Y. '24 Annika S. '22 Maddie M. '21 Anu V. '21 Maria C. '22 Assata D. '23 Max P. '21 Charlie W. '22 Chase S. '22 Michelle G. '22 Chibueze N.1 '21 Nana D. '22 Chidimma N.1 '22 Nate M. '22 Nick H. '22 Diya A. '22 Noah S. '21 Edward G. '21 Nora S. '21 Emma H. '21 Orly B. '22 Essie G. '23 Owen L. '22 Fi L. '22 Sebaga K.1 '23 Fiona O. '21 Hannah S. '21 Shi Y. '21 Jack K. '21 Sophia C. '23 Jai D. '22 Sydney M. '23 Jason C. '21 YuQing M. '22 Jenny A. '22 Ziyun (Victoria) Y. '21 Joy X. '23 ASP Program Volunteers Mikiko C. ‘23 * Megan D. ‘23 * Evangeline D. ‘23

LONG-TERM OUTCOMES: COLLEGE MATRICULATION & COMPLETION The academic mindset of our students persists after graduating from Pathfinder and into adulthood. Of our over 220 alumni who completed our program and graduated from high school since 2013,

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99.4% matriculated into college preparatory high schools.

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96% of those college students have graduated or are on track to graduate within six years.

HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS 2009-2021 $13 million in high school scholarships has been awarded to our program graduates since the inception of the High School Admission Counseling Program.

99.4%

of Pathfinder’s graduates have matriculated into college

preparatory high schools and high school programs.

92% matriculated into 4-year colleges and universities 24% of those college students were New Haven Promise Scholars

ALUMNI NEWS Isaac Bloodworth PF ‘13, a graduate of the University of Connecticut puppetry program, helped found Nu Spiral, a collective of anti-racist anti-bias artists. He has also been commissioned to complete two public murals in New Haven, including one of Coretta Scott King.

Z Cordero PF ‘14, an alum of Hopkins School, a graduate of the University of Connecticut and the Columbia University School of Social Work, began practicing as a psychotherapist in New York City.

Tiana Dyson PF ‘15, a graduate of Howard University and former Miss Connecticut Outstanding Teen (2013), began her career as a cheerleader for the New England Patriots.

Isaiah Edwards PF ‘17, a graduate of the University of Connecticut, was the lead curator and creative partner for the second annual Black Film Festival, hosted in the Dixwell neighborhood of New Haven.

Alfredo Maldonado PF ‘14, a graduate of the University of Hartford, began working in Yale’s Cancer Research Support Laboratory.

Jocelyn Mendez PF ‘14, a graduate of American University and the University of Delaware Law School, was admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania.

Matthew Spence PF ‘16, an alumnus of Hopkins School and graduate of Harvard University, matriculated to the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Madison T. PF ‘21, an alumna of Lauralton Hall, matriculated to Trinity College and will be studying organ performance with world renowned organist Christopher Houlihan.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION Operating Budget Sources of Revenue (% of Budget) Hopkins School Endowment Foundations Individuals Annual Expenses per Student

$345,297

14% 30% 46% 10% $3,753

ADMINISTRATION

CONTRIBUTORS Sanjay Aggarwal Elaine Appellof Orazio Attanasio Sydnee T. Blanco '17 Helen Breitwieser Julia Brennan Alexis de Tocqueville Calabresi Stephen Clark Kevin Coady Hugh Cuthbertson Patrick Dillon-Hughes '00 Clinton Edwards Susan Fellows '66 Edward G. '21 Eric Glover Marnie Halsey '68 Martin Hartog John Galayda Joseph Jeffery Erin Johnson '04 Virginia Junkin Donald Kendall Balal Khan '15 Eric Kong '16 Kevin Korsh David Leffell Grace Koo Leone Mark Lynch '62 XiaoDong Ma Nyah Macklin '12 Emily Malison '16 Rebecca Marcus Hannah Melchinger '17 Courtney Mettler '15 Terence Mooney

Kevin O'Brien Steven Panagos Stacey Perkins Jacob Pierce '15 Lynn Quinn Sergio Ramirez '13 Richard Rathbone James Reidy '09 Thomas Rodd Varman Samuel Errol Saunders Debra Seiter Mark Sklarz '63 Suzanne Sobel and David Lewin Anne Sommer '74 Jill Stadterman '10 Karin Stawarky '90 Franklin T. Sylvester '10 Gregory Tanner '92 Ruth Tomlin '19 Mairead O'Brien '15 Jennifer Whalen Ernest Williams '71 Kristen Wilson '86 Nathaniel Zelinsky '09 AJA Foundation Caplan-Carney Family Fund Ethel and Abe Lapides Foundation Givinga Foundation, Inc. Kneisel Foundation Schwab Charitable Fund The Smart Family Foundation

Ms. Jennifer Whalen Director of Operations

Mr. Ian Guthrie Director of Admissions

Mr. Dante Brito High School Placement Adviser

Mr. Errol C. Saunders, II Executive Director

SUMMER PROGRAM STAFF Administration Ms. Martha M. Combs Co-Director

Mr. Errol C. Saunders, II Co-Director

Mr. Dante Brito Dean of Students

Ms. Allia Graham Administrative Assistant

Ms. Jennifer Whalen Director of Operations

Ms. Shelbe V. PF ‘23 Administrative Volunteer

Instructional Ms. Amanda Alonzy Instructional Coach

Ms. Kate Horsley Latin

Mr. Michael Calderone Theater

Ms. Seisha Keith Instructional Coach

Ms. Kathy Czepiel Reading

Mr. Jeffrey Macken Mathematics

Ms. Flavia Cruz Science

Mr. Terence Mooney English

Ms. Dawn DeMeo English

Mr. Tim Phipps Instructional Coach

Mr. Robert Eberle, Ed.D. Mathematics

Ms. Jasmine Singleton Mathematics Teacher

Ms. Felicia Fountain English/Humanities

Dr. Eden Stein History Teacher

Ms. Keely Garden History

Mr. Joshua Young Instructional Coach Science Teacher

Mr. Martin Hartog, Ph.D. Mathematics

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM STAFF Mr. Dante Brito SSAT Quantitative Ms. Kathy Chavez Math Mr. David DeNaples Research Strategies

SPECIAL THANKS The Faculty, Staff and Administration of Hopkins School, New Haven Public Schools, Michael King and the Flik Staff, and Kwame Henry Jones of Infinite Roots

Ms. Becky Harper Race, Identity, and Social Justice in the United States Mr. Martin Hartog, Ph.D. Mathematics

Mr. Josh Ip Mr. Burton Lyng-Olsen Coding and Robotics Ms. Seisha Keith SSAT Verbal Ms. Qi Li Chinese Mr. Terence Mooney Creative Writing