Spring Bulletin 2013
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2012–13
ALUMNI COMMITTEE 2012–13
Spring Bulletin 2013
Officers
Kathrene B. Tiffany ’96 Co-Chair Rebecca Lewin Scott ’89 Co-Chair
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Diego Alvarado ’01 John Barkan ’85 Peter Barkan ’86 Bob Bray ’53 Spencer Bush-Brown ’00 Emily Potts Callejas ’89 Carlos Castillo ’97 Gregory T. Cope ’71 Lilla Curran ’95 Melissa Deland ’95 Tam DeVaughn ’96 Sara Leventhal Fleiss ’95 David Glynn ’91 Abigail Ross Goodman ’91 Anne Collins Goodyear ’84 Jennifer Segal Herman ’82 Julia Lloyd Johannsen ’93 Gregory Kadetsky ’96 Joan Amick Kelly ’83 Bob Kenerson ’53 Amy Lampert ’63 Abbott Lawrence ’85 Eve Wadsworth Lehrman ’95 Nia Lutch ’97 Melissa Daniels Madden ’85 Allison Morse ’89 Chip Pierce ’81 Meredith J. Ross ’86 Katharine Burrage Schmitt ’95 Alyssa Burrage Scott ’92 Jordan Scott ’89 Sarah Shoukimas ’97 Garrett J. Solomon ’86 Thacher Tiffany ’93 Laura Church Wilmerding ’84 Rebecca Wilsker ’00 Phoebe Gallagher Winder ’84
Special thanks to
Suzie Tapson Chair Martin Mannion Vice Chair Lee Englert Secretary John Connaughton Treasurer David Ball ’85 Marcus Cherry Vincent Chiang Atul Dhir Julia Lloyd Johannsen ’93 Edward Johnson IV Heidi Johnson Brian Kavoogian Patti Kraft Anne Punzak Marcus Katie McWeeny Anne Mitchell Scott Nathan Stephanie Neal-Johnson Kate Olmsted Peter Philip Peter Riehl Happy Rowe Garrett Solomon ’86 Kerry Noone Swords Lanny Thorndike ’81 Sam Wilderman Ex Officio
Jerrold I. Katz Head of School Kimberly Boyd Assistant Head for Finance & Operations Cynthia A. Harmon Assistant Head for Program & Professional Development Board Chairs Emeriti
Kennett F. Burnes David D. Croll Charles C. Cunningham, Jr. George P. Denny III David G. Fubini M. Dozier Gardner John L. Hall II Kevin J. Maroni J. Michael Maynard Anne Worthington Prescott Deborah Jackson Weiss Headmaster Emeritus
Robert S. Hurlbut, Jr.
Cover artwork: Portrait of Mr. Katz, paper collage by Grade VIII artists Simone Henry, Henry Burnes, Rohan Dhir, Danny Little, Chris Marcus, Patrick Rose, and Bob Zintl.
Kate LaPine
Maria Fleming Alvarez ’81, Flo Farrell, Andrea Sparks, and Lyn Williams Design
Irene Chu Photography
Flo Farrell Tom Kates ’84 Kate LaPine Michael Lutch Eliza Drachman-Jones Quincy ’98 Tony Rinaldo Printing
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As a surprise for Mr. Katz, eighth grade students created five iconic paper collages. The original artwork measured 24”x 36” and was enlarged and displayed at the Applause! celebration on June 1st. Collage of The Charter Oak: Charlotte Blum, Dan Colombo, Max Keating Collage of M&Ms: J.J. Batt, Max Haigney, Charlie Mathews Collage of Park School: Sarah Buta, Fiona Duckworth Collage of Mr. Katz’s Office: Eli Burnes, Sophia Gilles. Eliza Grossman, Sam Murray, Johnny Parry
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Around Park
Grade V/VI Math Team Undefeated! Chinese Visitors Park Says Farewell to Linda Knight and David Lawton
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Celebrating 20 Years of Leadership
Message from Head of School Jerry Katz
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The Jerry Katz Years 20
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A Typical Day in the Life of Jerry Katz
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Applause! Celebrating 20 Years of Leadership
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Park’s 125th Anniversary
Grade V/VI Math Team Undefeated! ark’s fifth- and sixth-grade mathematicians take first place! Each winter, Park competes against 8 Brookline area schools at three meets from January through March. The students compete in five events: bases, geometry, team problem solving, patterns, and arithmetic operations. The Math Team, which begins to practice in September, is coached by Steve Kellogg with help from Maddie Hurley ‘13 and Rachel Spitzer ‘13.
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his spring, 10 students and 4 teachers from our partner school, the Greentown Yuhua Qinqin School in Hangzhou, China, visited Park. In the past several years, administrators and faculty members from both schools have visited each other’s campuses. (In March 2014, Park will send our first group of students to China!) These student exchanges will promote the person-to-person communication between Chinese and American students. They will not only visit new countries and learn about history, geography, and aspects of culture of the host country, but they will practice language skills and have extraordinary opportunities to see life ‘up-close’ in school and in family settings.
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“I’ve had the opportunity to wear many hats at Park,” Linda reflects, “which has allowed me to develop talents I didn’t even know I had. At Park, you don’t get pigeon-holed into your subject area.”
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s a newly minted P.E. teacher, fresh out of Springfield College, Linda Knight pictured herself teaching high school P.E. classes, and coaching tennis and basketball. Luckily for those of us at Park, Linda only briefly pursued that path. A few years before arriving at Park, Linda had cut her teeth at the Canadian Academy, a K–12 international school in Kobe, Japan. There, she taught P.E. to girls in grades 7–12, chaperoned a trip to the 1972 Olympic Games in nearby Sapporo, and met her life partner, Betsey Greenman. Upon returning to the United States, she accepted a job teaching P.E. at The Park School. Over the course of her 40 years on Goddard Ave., Linda has taught literally thousands of students — from
four-year-olds on balance beams to Grade VI juggling classes. Linda is always measured and kind, and expects every student to make his or her best effort. On Linda’s very first day in September 1973, she insisted that all the girls wear socks to P.E. “I remember that the ninth graders complained vehemently about me and this requirement to Margo Ayers Smith, who was Assistant Head at the time.” But Linda would not yield, and at the yearend athletics award ceremony, she received a bottle of champagne as a thank you from the Grade IX girls, who had come to love and accept Ms. Knight. Socks were not the only change Linda brought to the Physical Education curriculum. First, she and the department determined
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that the boys and girls would have co-ed classes — after all, it was 1973, the era of equal rights for women! In the spirit of equality, she added a Morris stick dance to May Day so boys could participate, too. By her second year, Linda had become the head of the P.E. Department. She took a fresh look at the pedagogy and skill development that students would encounter during their years at Park. Linda’s philosophy was to separate the essence of physical education and athletics. “They really have two separate goals,” she explains. “P.E. is all about introducing kids to a wide array of activities and skills and encouraging them to participate. We want students to enjoy being active for life!” After-school sports at the
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middle school level provide children a competitive experience, specialization, and choice, but they’re not for everyone. Linda notes that the athletic landscape has changed dramatically in 40 years. “The School only had 350 students when I arrived,” she says, “and there really weren’t any town sports to speak of, so everyone supported the Park teams with gusto. Gymnastics were huge in the 70s and 80s, and more than 100 kids participated in a Saturday gymnastics program that we ran.” Over time, Linda gravitated away from coaching and devoted more of her time to teaching. “While I spent many years coaching girls’ basketball, lacrosse, and field hockey, and co-ed gymnastics, I always had a passion for getting kids active and helping those with lesser skills succeed.” Since 1990, Linda Knight has also been synonymous with Park’s Internship in Teaching Program.
Former Head of School Bob Hurlbut started the program over 40 years ago with the intention of letting well-educated young people try out teaching in an elementary school. “Most established internship programs were in high schools, and most had a required grad school component,” Linda explains. “Bob’s hope was to let recent college graduates discover how much fun and how rewarding teaching Park-aged students could be.” Under her leadership, Linda has endeavored to maintain the original spirit of the Intern Program. “Bringing seven or eight bright, well-educated individuals to experience teaching at Park every year is exhilarating,” she says. “And it’s incredibly rewarding to see so many former interns thrive as members of the faculty,” recalling Melody Bartlett, Dorothea Black, Peter Bown, LaToya Downing-Peltier, Tracy Duliban, Dan Eberle, Kyra Fries, Liesl Gilman,
Meg Lloyd, Paul Newmark, Jessica Niebuhr, Christian Porter, Jen Riley, Sarah Rose, Ritu Singh, Paul Toussaint, and Leah Walters among her protégés. Other former interns are making their mark on education across the country — from Brendan Largay, head of Meadowbrook’s middle school, to Ronnie Codrington, who spent 16 years as the middle school head at Harvard Westlake School in L.A. before assuming the helm of the Evergreen School in Seattle this year. “I’ve had the opportunity to wear many hats at Park,” Linda reflects, “which has allowed me to develop talents I didn’t even know I had. At Park, you don’t get pigeonholed into your subject area.” Linda served on the first Faculty Compensation Committee, and in 1995, Linda coordinated the School’s AISNE re-accreditation, which proved to be a wonderful professional challenge for her. She has also served as a secondary
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school counselor, the director of scheduling, and as the head advisor for Grade VII including leading the very first four-day class camping trip to Mt. Monadnock in 1975, known as Project REASON. While Linda knows she will miss both her students and colleagues at Park, she is excited to jump into an active retirement with Betsey. They are planning on more time in the garden, community service, and visiting family and friends. This summer, the outdoor lovers will begin splitting the year between their summer cottage in Port Clyde, Maine, and their offseason home in Orleans on Cape Cod. They are also planning to travel around the United States to National Parks, and to Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland where they can enjoy walking and hiking. Bon voyage and bon chance, Linda, please stay in touch!
realized that I was missing my work 1977, and incorporated a greater n the course of 36 years, nearly with kids, but I wasn’t missing being emphasis on Orff instruments into 500 students have learned from the Kodaly-based curriculum while a music teacher.” David Lawton’s keen instruction as In 1982, David returned to Park serving as Music Department Head. third, fourth, or fifth graders. A to serve as an intern with Grade II In that time, David had the great fixture in Park’s Middle Division teacher Becky Beardsley Deptula. since 1982, David first came to Park pleasure to work with Lynn Weber and Mary Kay Burton, two remark- “I owe her a huge amount. Becky five years earlier as a music gave me the encouragement and able music teachers and inspiring teacher. The Marblehead native confidence I needed to become a colleagues. After teaching music earned his bachelor’s and master’s classroom teacher. Getting to focus to 4 - through 15-year-olds, David degrees in piano performance on 16 students, as opposed to the realized, “I knew I loved teaching from the New England Conservadozens of students taught by a but I had serious doubts about tory. Upon graduating, and with a remaining a music specialist.” Then, music specialist, really appealed to new baby at home, David knew he me.” The next year, thanks to the needed a more steady income than a Park parent, Brad Taylor, offered faith and encouragement from giving piano lessons could provide. David a chance to step away from Headmaster Bob Hurlbut and teaching and try his hand at sales So he could share in raising Jared Lower School Head Janet Spaulding, with his wife, Carole, David worked in the mail order division of his as well as Grade V teacher Ruth fine stringed instrument company. part time at the Fessenden School Williams, David found himself in “For a year and a half, I sold string teaching music classes and giving his own third grade classroom, instrument accessories: cases, chin private piano lessons. where he remained for the next 16 rests, and the like. In the end, I He joined the Park faculty in The Park School Bulletin | Spring 2013
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“Teaching can be an energysapping endeavor,” David admits. “I’ve learned to set some limits and find ways to replenish, often with music.”
years! “I loved the neighborhoods unit, taking classes into the North End, Chinatown, and conducting interviews with shopkeepers in Brookline Village,” David recalls. “Working along side some terrific Grade III colleagues — Comfort Halsey Cope, Liz Bliss, Ann Kopp, Mary Heard, and Ann Steinberg — I helped develop our year-long Native American studies unit. It was a great opportunity to deepen my own knowledge in this area and inspired my travels to the American Southwest.” “Park finds ways to keep us re-charged and excited about what we’re doing,” David says. During the first few years as a classroom teacher, David pursued another degree in the evenings, a master’s
study tour of Greece. in elementary education from “Teaching can be an energyUMass Boston. Because he has sapping endeavor,” David admits. always enjoyed math, David “I’ve learned to set some limits and served as the Math Curriculum Coordinator for K–V. Along the way, find ways to replenish, often with music. My sabbatical year was David co-chaired the Multicultural renewing in exactly that way— just Committee for many years, was an the right mix of travel and music.” active member of the faculty Book Club, and started Park’s Chess Club. David’s sabbatical in 1994 offered him a chance to return to chamber “I jumped up to Grade V for a music, connecting with clarinetist couple of years, then moved to Peter McKinney and viola player Grade IV in 2001, joining my Vivian Nash. They have been wonderful colleagues Lucy Robb playing chamber music together on and Ann Steinberg.” Grade P.E.’s Tuesday nights ever since. Greek Studies program has been a The Lawtons are already planparticular favorite, especially after ning how they will spend some of enrolling with Ted Wells in ‘The their newfound time. David’s wife, Examined Life: Hellenic Studies in Carole, retired six years ago and is the Schools’, a course at Brandeis looking forward to traveling with led by experts from area colleges David during those times of the and culminating in a two-week The Park School Bulletin | Spring 2013
year previously restricted by the academic calendar. Trips to the National Parks look especially appealing in the off seasons. Of course, they will be able to visit their son Jared, his wife Shandi, and their year-old grandson Ollie in New York City more often. There will also be more time for community service. But you can bet that David will reserve the lion’s share of his retirement hours for making music!
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Celebrating 20 Years of Leadership This June, Jerry Katz wraps up his 20-year tenure as Park’s eleventh Head of School. Thoughout his time on Goddard Avenue, he has been a catalyst for change and innovation — seeking ways to improve Park’s curriculum and programs. Under Jerry’s watch, Park has embraced diversity, become a national leader in professional development, increased financial aid from 9 to 23 percent, and grown the endowment from $5.8 million to $41 million.
H E N I TH I N K about “letting go,” as my twenty year tenure at Park draws to a close, I can’t avoid making a connection to my experience every year conducting our Grade IX graduation ceremony. There are so many raw emotions in the air that day for students, for faculty and staff, for parents, and for me. There is tremendous pride both in our school and in the accomplishments of the ninth graders on the risers facing our entire community. There is a sense of relief that we’ve reached this milestone and the close of another school year. There is uplifting hopefulness about what lies ahead for our graduates. Yet, when it’s all over, as graduates and their families finish moving through the receiving line of faculty and staff, for many of our students, in particular, it all dissolves into tears and an overwhelming sense of loss. Ultimately, graduation is all about letting go. For those of us who are parents, I believe that life offers a series of moments of letting go with our own children. This certainly has been the case for Marti and me — holding each other down, while our first child cried to be picked-up from his crib; dropping each of our 5-year-olds off on their first days of Kindergarten; leaving each of our kids with new bunkmates during those first summers of overnight camp; leaving first one and then another at his dorm to begin college; walking our oldest child down the aisle. While not as intense as the necessary losses that are associated with being parents, all of us who are privileged to be educators learn to accept the annual cycle of investing deeply in relationships each September that we know we will need to let go of in June. As head of school, my time frame has been wider. I have seen two complete cycles of children and families move from Pre-Kindergarten through Grades VIII or IX at Park. I have had the opportunity to hire almost 90 percent of Park’s current faculty and staff. My life has intersected with the lives of several thousand children and adults over the course of my years here.
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As I said in the January 2012 letter announcing my intention to leave my position as head of school, I know that when I walk out of my office for the final time at the end of June, this community will remain in my heart for the rest of my life. I am grateful to faculty and staff for your partnership in moving Park forward with me over these past twenty years. I am grateful to trustees and parents for entrusting me with the implementation of Park’s mission and the care of your children. I am grateful to alumni for personifying our values and for maintaining enduring connections to Park. Thank you to all of you who have shared so much of your lives with me throughout our years together. Marti and I have both always admired Ellen Goodman, former Boston Globe columnist and a fellow baby boomer, for her insights into the important moments of transition that we experience in life. I’ve been carrying the column that Ellen Goodman wrote upon the conclusion of her career at the Globe around with me for years. In it, she writes about “looking backward and looking forward,” and she defines letting go as “leaving what’s over without denying its validity or importance in our lives.” I’ve known for a long time that this would be the spirit in which I wanted to leave Park School. Many of us who work in schools are incredibly fortunate to be able to look backward and to look forward and to be able to say what I can say to all of you today: I have loved my job at Park. I have loved the people with whom I’ve shared my years here. I have loved the importance of the work that we have done together.
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SEPTEMBER 1993 The Park School welcomes Jerrold I. Katz as our 11th headmaster in our 105-year history “While Jerry has many strengths, the Search Committee, Board, and faculty were attracted to him in particular because of his commitment to excellence in teaching. Jerry and I had many coffees at Putterham Circle where he explained his plans for the first few months as Head. He stressed that excellence attracts excellence; that Park had many outstanding master teachers who loved the school and could become beacons to others; that the best faculty recruits would come from the appeal of joining a faculty with high standards, and not from our expressed desire to become more diverse.”
School undertakes comprehensive multicultural assessment in 1989; Board adopts Philosophy of Multicultural Education.
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I believe that multicultural education is a means to an end (respect for diversity) and not an end in itself…. Respect for diversity is an essential component of academic excellence in the 1990s.
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“Working with Jerry on diversity initiatives at Park was definitely a high point for me in my career. Occasionally, you get the honor of working with a consummate professional who sets the highest standards for himself and his work. Jerry not only focuses on excellence but he does so with compassion and insight for what builds a healthy culture and a well-developed young person.” Dr. Stacy L. Scott Park’s Director of Diversity 1987–2000
George P. Denny III Trustee 1990–1993, Search Committee Chair 1992–1993, Board Chair 1993–1997, Vice Chair 1997–1998
Park as catalyst for change and innovation — math, science, technology I envision at Park a school within which students access and enjoy quality-learning experiences in inquiry-based classrooms where technology serves as a facilitator of learning. In a world where information changes and increases constantly, students will need to think more critically, communicate more creatively, and solve problems more analytically than in the past. Both existing and emerging technology can help our students to access information, to develop teamwork, to investigate complex processes and environments, and to connect with other students and resources in distant places. Jerry Katz, writing in The Park Parent, October 1993
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We must have courage to reflect seriously upon his [Lester Thurow’s] concerns for standards and about the length of the school year, as we think about what kind of learning environment we want to provide students in the 21st century. Jerry Katz, writing in The Park Parent, February 1994 Note: Lester Thurow, noted economist and former dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management, gave the keynote address at the event welcoming Jerry to the Park School community.
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JUNE 1994 Launch of Long-Range Educational Plan Identifies 3 Key Areas to Address 1. Increasing faculty compensation; 2. Increasing financial aid; 3. Increasing facilities to accommodate programmatic goals. “Jerry’s steady striving for improvement became anchored by a Long Range Educational Plan that I had the incredible experience of developing with Jerry and members of both the Board and faculty. Jerry then set out to accomplish our goals and succeeded at capital campaigns that enabled us to build the West Building to enhance science and athletics, to institute robust ongoing faculty professional development, to increase faculty compensation to the top ten percent of the peer group so that we would never lose great faculty to others, and to substantially increase financial aid so that families with economically diverse backgrounds could join the Park community.”
SEPTEMBER 1994 Technological advancements Tom Smith becomes Park’s first Director of Technology; School is wired with 2” conduit throughout the building; library introduces electronic card catalogue.
JUNE 1995 1994–95 self-evaluation for AISNE reaccreditation process concludes Major recommendations: address space limitations, and provide more time for faculty collaboration
David D. Croll Trustee 1994 –1997, Board Chair 1997–2000, Vice Chair 2001–2002
SUMMER 1995 After-School Program expands — new facility underway “After years of sharing classroom space in the afternoon for the growing After-School Program, it was wonderful to have a dedicated facility; a ‘home’ for children to come to after their formal school day ends.” Prue Paine After-School Program Director 1987–2003
“ASP was bursting at the seams, and the new building provided the much-needed space we had hoped for for so many years. It features an open floor plan with 4 classrooms, a game room, and its very own playground. What luxury! The facility enabled us to expand and enhance the quality of programming we could offer to students.” Dean Laabs After-School teacher 1991–1996 Art teacher 2010–present
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OCTOBER 1995 AISNE Visiting Team Evaluation “In the early 90s, each science class consisted of 18 students crowded into a small classroom in the main building, with barely any room for setting up microscopes. Jerry involved the science department in planning — having us meet with the architects to design a space for teaching and a space for ‘doing.’ Today, the classrooms have plenty of light and fresh air, and the labs are equipped with SmartBoards, computers and other technology that allow children to use their strengths to learn more effectively. Thank you, Jerry, for your support and your vision.” Prabha (Papali) Nambiar Science Department Head 1988–2008
AUGUST 1996 West Building groundbreaking
MAY 1996 Campaign for Park launches Campaign for Park (1996–1997) Total Raised $10.1 million Funds build West Building, a facility supporting Park’s commitment to math, science, and athletics, and increases faculty compensation. Park solidifies its place as a leader among peer schools and becomes competitive with faculty salaries in public schools.
“Jerry’s tenure at Park has been a period of enormous transformation and strengthening for the school. His imprint has been felt in so many ways — cultural, educational, financial, human, and dramatically on the physical facilities. As B&G Chair at the beginning of his tenure, I can tell you that Jerry was ambitious. We took on the expansion of the administrative offices, renovation of the theater, improvement and expansion of the tutoring rooms, significant improvements to the Faulkner House, construction of the After-School building and planning and construction of the West Building. Jerry’s focus was always on mission. For him that was the driver of everything we did. Working together with the Board, Jerry drove the West Building project to assure that we had adequate facilities to strengthen our math, science and technology programs at Park and of course to strengthen our physical education program with a great new gym. He was open to and supportive of a design-build approach, which was unconventional for a school like Park but resulted in a highly functional building at a very affordable price. Jerry was a perfect leader for these efforts. He facilitated the development of the vision. He was patient and built consensus. He assembled a great team; he encouraged them and gave them autonomy. He inspired high standards. It was an honor and a true pleasure to work with Jerry. He always got great results.” Jonathan G. Davis Building & Grounds Committee Chair 1993 –1998
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SUMMER 1996 Jerry attends NAIS’s first Pacific Basin Conference about 21st Century skills As we continue the process of reviewing and strengthening the experience of students at Park, we must never lose sight of the fact that our children are living in an ever-changing world. Our practice must be informed by our own emerging image of the skills, values, and habits of mind that will shape life in the 21st century.
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SEPTEMBER 1996 Academic Innovations Educational Policy Committee created; Time & Learning Committee evaluates Lower School schedules and adjusts to make more developmentally appropriate and less disruptive.
Jerry Katz, writing in The Park Parent, October 1996
Jerry provided an unusual combination of thoughtful leadership on both process and education. He helped the Educational Policy Committee provide input and insights into educational policy while making sure that this group of Trustees did not dictate curricular decisions. Simultaneously, he wisely counseled us about how children learn and what they should be learning.
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OCTOBER 1997 Affirming diversity as an essential component of excellence in education • No child should be isolated by race/ethnicity in his or her grade level. • Every child should experience racial/ethnic diversity as a central component of being a student at Park.
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Ruthanne Fuller Educational Policy Committee Chair 1996 –1997 SEPTEMBER 1997 West Building opens for 1997–98 school year “Adding the West Building was huge for teachers in all disciplines, not just math and science, because rooms in both buildings could now reflect curriculum and be organized around the work being done, rather than being shared constantly by a parade of teachers. For math and science, the importance of these disciplines was now visible.“ Alison Connolly Math teacher 1989–present
“Science teaching in the Upper Division at Park took a huge leap forward with the construction of the science labs in the West Building. Our lab spaces are the perfect places to do experiments, to explore ideas — to do science. The construction of the science wing had, and continues to have, a huge impact on the experiences of teachers and students in science.”
“Jerry Katz came to Park School when The Steppingstone Foundation was in its formative stages, only two years into its own journey. Over the 20 years since, Jerry has consistently championed Steppingstone’s growth and mission to help prepare underserved Boston youth to thrive at wonderful schools like Park and succeed at four-year colleges beyond that. Over the years, more than 30 Steppingstone Scholars have flourished in Park’s classrooms, theater, and athletic fields. Under Jerry’s direction, the school even endowed a fund to provide financial aid to Steppingstone Scholars. We are so grateful for Jerry’s tireless and farreaching leadership in the areas of diversity, inclusion, and access during his tenure.” Michael Danziger The Steppingstone Foundation Founder and CEO
Brian Beaver Science teacher, 1994–present
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SEPTEMBER 1997 Early Childhood Program Reviewed As a result of the 1996–97 Early Childhood Review, Park eliminates the “Transition Class” and begins to lengthen the Kindergarten school day. “It was a great privilege to work with Jerry Katz from 1997–2000 as chair of the Board’s Educational Policy Committee. Jerry was eager to move Park forward, and the Board was eager to fulfill its fiduciary role regarding the School’s program. Working together, we forged a committee where the Board and the Head could process such thorny issues as lengthening the school year, or conducting a survey of school graduates on how well Park had prepared them for secondary school. What held us together was the clarity of Jerry’s vision of Park School’s future, and the Board’s commitment to help that vision become today’s reality.“
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Summer Programs expand Park expands summer programs to grow revenue. School creates new external programs director position to coordinate blossoming summer programs. “Adventures in Science” camp joins PEP (Park Enrichment Program) and CAAP (Creative Arts at Park).
SEPTEMBER 1999 Grade VI expands to 60 students To address demand for Upper School, Grade VI grows to four sections of 15 students each.
Richard Marshall, MD Educational Policy Committee Chair 1997–2000
Institutionalizes accountability and ongoing improvement through regular faculty evaluations and program reviews. We must insure our continuing ability to hire outstanding new teachers in what may well be an increasingly competitive era for both independent and public schools. I believe that aggressive commitments to faculty compensation, an expanding range of professional development opportunities, and a renewed investment in our intern program, which serves to attract outstanding potential candidates to the field of teaching, will need to be central to our efforts at Park during the years ahead. Jerry Katz, writing in The Park Parent, October 1997
“Jerry came to Park as an agent of change yet he truly understood and cherished the culture, traditions and values, which were integral to Park’s distinctive place in the independent school world. Under Jerry’s watch, the nurturing and supportive sense of community was preserved and strengthened. At the same time, he infused the Park community with an exciting energy — a culture of continual improvement. It was highly rewarding to be part of a community where the Board of Trustees, Headmaster, faculty and staff, students and parents all embraced a variety of goals and initiatives which moved the Park School into a leadership position in virtually every key metric for K–IX independent education — admissions and secondary school placement, curricular development, faculty professional development, faculty compensation, economic and ethnic diversity, financial health and first class building and grounds. I feel very grateful for the privilege to have worked so closely with Jerry and to have served The Park School.” J. Michael Maynard Trustee 1997–2000, Board Chair 2000–2004, Vice Chair 2004–2005
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“It was my privilege to work with Jerry in my role as head of two standing Board committees (EPC and Diversity) and one ad hoc strategic planning committee (Redefining and Reaffirming Park’s Values). By including all stakeholders (faculty, staff, trustees) in the work of these committees, Jerry allowed all perspectives to be considered. At the same time, we all learned the importance of holding the boundaries between points of view. In our roles as parents or faculty, we acted as stewards for Park’s students, programs, and community.” Amy S. Lampert ’63 Diversity Committee Chair 2004–2005 Educational Policy Committee Chair 2000–2003
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OCTOBER 2000 Long-Range Plan identifies 4 Key Areas for Park to Address 1) Revitalizing our commitment to the core values that bind us together 2) Developing a strengthened model for faculty professional development 3) Ensuring the provision of facilities needed to support our N–IX program 4) Increasing our endowment to support both academic excellence and economic diversity
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SPRING 2000 Park School Pursuit launches Park School Pursuit capital campaign (2000–2003) Total Raised $13.6 million • Increases Financial Aid from 17% of students to 21% of student body receiving financial assistance • Grows endowed funds for Faculty Compensation & Professional Development
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MAY 2001 LGBT Diversity Forum launches community discussion Park continues to examine diversity. The Board reviews the School’s nondiscrimination language and includes sexual orientation. Faculty and staff engage in professional development around sensitivity and support for issues of sexual orientation.
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“When I entered Park as a Pre–K parent in 1993, Jerry’s first year, ours was one of only 3 LGBTheaded families. Over Jerry’s 20 years, the number has grown to become a critical mass of families and faculty. Our students now understand that there are all kinds of families and that our community values them all equally.” Merle Jacobs Director of Admission 2008 –present, parent 1993–2004
“The Diversity Forums, and the Board Diversity Committee meetings, by their nature, involved difficult conversations. Jerry was always an eloquent, reasoned, and thoughtful spokesman for the values regarding diversity that Park and he held dear. Jerry’s focus on and commitment to a diverse community at Park were ever-present. The diversity of the students, families, and faculty at Park enriched our family’s lives, and our experiences at the School continue to reverberate positively.”
At an independent school such as Park, we can set our own goals, and we must continuously look ahead. Last year’s long-range planning effort was really an exercise in asking ourselves, “What steps need to be taken to ensure that Park can continue to fulfill its mission five years from now?” Jerry Katz, writing in The Park Parent October 2000
Anne Craige McNay Diversity Committee Chair 2001–2007
MARCH 2001 Multiple renovation projects underway Major renovations and reconfiguring of Park’s Theater, Business office/computer lab, and woodworking studio “It was with much anticipation that I greeted the arrival of Jerry Katz to Park School in the fall of 1993. One dreams of continuity of vision and leadership. Now, 20 years later, look at what Park has accomplished under Jerry’s headship! There have been numerous additions and improvements to the educational facilities at Park: the After-School Program Building and renovation of Faulkner House, the West Building classrooms and gymnasium, the renovation of the theater, the tutoring area, and the dining room and kitchen areas, the Business Office addition, and the recent library renovation and North Wing classroom addition. While the physical facilities were necessary and important, it is through Jerry’s vision and leadership that Park is, more importantly, a leader in the areas of diversity, professional development, faculty compensation and curriculum development. Jerry will leave Park a financiallystrong school that, true to its mission, provides excellence in education in a nurturing environment.”
“Jerry’s affirmation of the valu e of service learning in educating our students for the twenty-first century led to expanded programs, including Park’s first international service trip. Thanks to Jerry’s enthusiasm and support for the eighthgrade trip to Costa Rica, 30 young people have now had transformative experiences living on a sustainable ranch and working in a village school. Many months after their return home, several students declared the trip to Costa Rica was their most memorable experience in their Park years.” Comfort Halsey Cope Service Learning Coordinator 2001– present
Jerry Cathey Assistant Head for Finance and Operations 1983–2006
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JUNE 2004 2004–05 year of self-evaluation for AISNE reaccreditation process concludes
FALL 2001 Increasing professional development opportunities “Park teachers engage in professional development opportunities that extend their learning beyond the walls of Park. Jerry’s unique leadership in this area promotes teaching excellence. Exploring best practices, collaborating from thought leaders in education and committing resources to support our faculty’s professional and personal growth, all underscore the value we place on lifelong learning.” Cynthia Harmon Assistant Head for Program & Professional Development 2008–present
JANUARY 2002 Theater renovation completed SEPTEMBER 2002 Redesigned Nursery/Kindergarten playground opens Between 1992 and 2002 at Park, a period of dramatic growth in our programs, facilities, and services, tuition rose at a pace far below the national average — about 10 percent in real dollars (compared to 30% nationally) — thanks to remarkable growth in annual giving, endowment revenue and expansion of summer programs. During this same period, financial aid at Park more than doubled and faculty salaries grew to a leadership position among area independent schools, in part supported by compensation associated with a longer academic year.
SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2003 Jerry Katz on sabbatical fall term Wanda Holland Greene serves as acting head MAY 2003 Park School Pursuit capital campaign initiatives underway • Technology and teaching to different learning styles • Service Learning • Financial Aid
Jerry Katz, writing in The Park Parent December 2002
“Few CEOs can match Jerry’s ability to embrace and articulate a mission-centric aspiration and then rally groups with varying perspectives to come together to achieve a common goal. I had the pleasure of seeing this skill set in action when Jerry and I, with the help of a very active and involved Board, administration, and faculty, reached the conclusion that we had to find a way to modernize the Main Building classrooms to match the faculty’s commitment to teaching to different learning styles. We also wanted to expand the lower and middle school enrollment but also reduce class size. Jerry had the vision to see how a new classroom wing could be the means to accomplish these disparate goals. It was his tireless pursuit of this lofty goal that led to our successfully implementing these changes. Jerry put Park on a secure pedagogical, physical plant, and financial basis for the next era of the School. How many CEOs can leave that sort of legacy? I assure you very few… It was a singular honor to be Jerry’s Board Chair partner — I learned so much from him and gained a lifelong friend in the process.” David G. Fubini Trustee 1999–2003 and Board Chair 2004 – 2007
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SEPTEMBER 2007 Daily TEACH period instituted
SEPTEMBER 2006 Board approves new enrollment plan and facilities improvements
“I saw a big opportunity to enrich “Getting bigger to get smaller” will Park School’s ideas of diversity allow School to grow from 505 when I decided to found the GSA, and subsequently ‘came out.’ To me, students in 2006–07 to 550 in 2009–10. diversity wasn’t just skin deep, or limited to religious and cultural “When I first arrived at Park in 2004, backgrounds; it ran deeper than it was clear that the classrooms that. I received unequivocal support were not large enough to accomfrom Jerry Katz, as well as Alison modate differentiated instruction Connolly, Wanda Holland Greene and small group work. As I toured and other school administrators.” parents around the III–IV hallways, I Peter Boskey ’05 noticed clusters of students trying to find places to work together quietly. Once the renovation was complete, the hallways became calmer which LGBT SNAPSHOT helped temper the overall pace of the school. Jerry has led a school 1993–1994 equally nurturing to children and to 3 LGBT families the adults who guide them.”
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NOVEMBER 2006 Foundations for the Future launches
2006–07’s TOTAL Committee (Time Optimized for Teaching and Learning) Committee recommends daily period for Upper Division students and advisors. TEACH (Time for Enrichment, Advisory, Challenge, and Help) is born.
Foundations for the Future capital campaign (2006–10) Total Raised $14.7 million • Funds significant facilities improvements, including addition of new Grade IV/V classrooms (North Wing); larger I – III classrooms; renovated library; and installation of air conditioning • Funds support financial aid for 23% of student body
Jonathan Prosky Associate Director of Admission 2004 – present
• Funds solidify Park’s faculty compensation at top of peer schools
“Between 2005 and 2008, the EPC engaged with the educational aspects of the physical expansion of the school into the new North Wing and renovations of the library. We participated in a review of the structure of enrollment at the
school: where should Park expand entry points to optimize goals like financial stability and a diverse student body? EPC looked at Grade IX, leading to a Board decision to enthusiastically reaffirm the School’s commitment to the
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OCTOBER 2005 AISNE Visiting Team Evaluation Major commendations: consistent modeling and articulation of Park’s culture, exemplary professional development program, clear commitment to diversity, and “The Visiting Team commends the Board and Head of School for their strong professional partnership, modeled in the productive, supportive relationship between the Board Chair and Head…” Major recommendations: pursue facilities improvements — incorporating Board’s strategic thinking on enrollment management to address growing concern about class size, actively pursue continued diversification of the faculty, develop a fresh long–range educational plan,
program; and reviewed athletics, strengthening the athletics program and its reputation. We tweaked and reaffirmed the importance of regular program reviews. We developed an initiative on faculty excellence, refining the evaluation process and strengthening professional development. We tracked progress on implementation of the recommendations made by an outside review committee as part of the reaccreditation process that Park goes through every ten years. In all of these efforts, Park has relied on a partnership of parents, administrators, faculty, and staff. What a pleasure it was to be a part of it!” Polly Hoppin ’74 Educational Policy Committee Chair, 2005–2008
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“When I started working at Park, I immediately noticed a difference in the school climate. Park felt like a second home, and my colleagues felt like family. Each year, I thank Jerry for creating that special environment. The spectacular learning space in the North Wing had immediate benefits for creating a classroom with enough room, literally, to differentiate instruction and accommodate diverse learning styles. I do not take for granted this beautiful space in which I am privileged to work. The many windows provide a front row seat to falling snow, a rain storm, or swooping hawks. Park School is clearly a second home to my whole family, and I am so grateful to Jerry for his compassionate, visionary leadership that has made it so welcoming for all of us.”
SEPTEMBER 2008 School opens with renovations complete and enrollment increased • Physical size of Grades I –V classrooms expands from 420 to 650 sq. ft. • North Wing adds total of 8 new classrooms • Renovated library becomes a 21st century resource to students, faculty, and parents • Main Building’s climate controls and energy efficiency improves • Grades I–V grow from 3 sections of 16 students each (48) to 4 sections of 14 students each (56)
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SPRING 2009 Significant increase in financial aid requests The Board develops a new financial model of the School and restructures the financial aid budget to accommodate many current families whose circumstances have changed as a result of the financial collapse. As head of school, I recognize the challenge of leadership in times like these. I am committed to continuing to articulate the importance of our mission, to planning thoughtfully, to sharing timely, accurate information with all who must be affected by the hard choices that may lie ahead and to staying focused on the core values of simplicity and sincerity that have long been at the center of the Park community. Jerry Katz, writing in The Park Parent April 2009
553 students 32.7% students of color “We must have the greatest elementary school library west of Hogwarts.”
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Ted Wells Grade IV teacher, 2002–present
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2007–08 SCHOOL YEAR Ongoing construction of North Wing, Library renovation underway “During the new classroom expansion, Jerry brought a clear focus and vision of what he wanted to the design phase that caused it to be a very efficient process. He knew that it was time to let the contractors work when we entered the construction phase. Jerry stuck to his vision and the end result of Jerry’s management and discipline was that the project was brought in on time and under budget and most importantly his desire to see upgraded and expanded classrooms for Park to meet the demands of 21st century elementary school education was achieved. I feel tremendously lucky to have been a parent, a board member and a committee chair during his tenure.”
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OCTOBER 2009 Park administers AIM survey Park asks current parents and teachers to evaluate diversity, inclusivity, and multiculturalism at Park using a survey (Assessment of Inclusivity and Multiculturalism) from the National Association of Independent Schools.
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racial and socioeconomic diversity at “Park’s transparent reflection on the Park School. For many, the School is challenges of sustaining momentum working well in these areas; for around diversity initiatives revealed some, it is not working well at all. that it was, truly, ‘walking the talk.’ When I joined the Board in 2006, I Jerry Katz, writing in The Park Parent found that the School’s trustees February / March 2010 were willing to push into this impor-
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tant work. Jerry facilitated the trustees’ consideration of topics around race, class, and sexual orientation. With the AIM survey, I witnessed Jerry’s direct engagement with the full school community. He not only listened well but actually initiated discussions that were essential and not easy. Jerry is a leader in the important work to grow independent schools’ capacities to break through a history of exclusion and take substantive action to ensure that our institutions are addressing the explicit and hidden barriers to creating and sustaining diverse communities.” Ralph Wales Head of School, Gordon School (Providence, Rhode Island) Diversity Committee Chair, 2008 –2010
There is, however, an unevenness in the experience of both
“I will never forget our family starting at Park, and meeting Jerry for the first time. He warmly welcomed both me and my wife, Holly. Since her name is Polly, it was then I learned I had met one of the few people worse than I am at remembering names. Of course, during his twenty years of leadership there were thousands of parents and students yet only one of him. As I was to appreciate as board chair, how lucky for us he was there.
NOVEMBER 2009 Partnership established with Chinese partner school
JANUARY 2010 New Long-Range Plan (Park21) launched
Jerry Katz visits Greentown Yuhua QinQin School in Hangzhou, China
The [Strategic Planning] Committee’s goal is to define the key strategic priorities for Park for the next 5–10 years. Park is defined by its faculty, program, and culture, and the committee hopes to assess how we can optimize each of these areas to ensure we are preparing students to lead in, and contribute to, our diverse and global society.
I watched Jerry deal with the diverse constituencies that students, faculty and parents represent; navigate a daunting breadth of sensitive and complicated topics; and move Park into the future while honoring the past. During our working relationship, fate offered several uniquely difficult issues. Jerry's intellect, judgment and integrity were always exceptional. On so many questions, Jerry saw the central point clearly and got it right. Jerry was an architect of many initiatives that we take for granted but other primary schools still see as aspirations. The school he leaves us is a leader in admissions selectivity; faculty composition and compensation; professional development; financial aid; parent support; diversity; inclusion; and secondary school placement. Jerry ‘adjusted to changing times with unchanging principles,’ and Park today is a credit to both his vision of education and devotion to core values. This is what attracted and retained such excellent teachers. This is what helped families chart the foundation years for their children. Jerry's leadership strengthened and raised Park School. Thank you, Jerry.” Kevin J. Maroni Trustee 2001–2007 and Board Chair 2007–2011
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“Jerry’s sense of purpose, commitment to academic excellence, and ability to manage expectations are the key drivers for an effective Educational Policy Committee at Park. Jerry pushed us as a committee to answer difficult questions while maintaining the delicate balance between those areas that are the purview of the Head of School and those that fall to the Board. It is a privilege to work with Jerry, who has the skill to keep processes moving forward and assist each of us in understanding our role in ensuring Park provides an academically rigorous and robust program. Jerry’s willingness to benchmark against peer and aspirant schools, measure performance and work tirelessly toward continuous program improvement ensures Park is well-positioned for the next chapter of its history.” Carmel Shields Educational Policy Committee Chair, 2008–2010
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School leadership is a complex mix of relationships, small daily encounters, and big ideas. It is managing life every day, and it is leading change over time. It has been my privilege to do work that is endlessly varied, constantly challenging, and always meaningful.
SEPTEMBER 2010 Curriculum innovations First Mandarin class for Grade VI students Robotics introduced into science curriculum “Over the years, Jerry and I discussed the possibility of adding Mandarin to our language curriculum. I was most impressed with his wish that this change in the program should integrate Mandarin in a way that was faithful to the overall work of the Modern Language Department. Jerry wanted to be sure that the new teacher would be a good fit and that the Mandarin course would have the expectations and organization that have marked modern language work at Park. I was pleased with the seriousness and honesty of his approach.” Peter Amershadian Modern Language Department Head, 1988 –2011
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“As Chair of the Diversity Committee, I have had the privilege of observing first hand Jerry’s commitment to diversity and inclusivity. What has impressed me most with regard to Jerry’s leadership is his understanding of perspective. He is willing to look at the world through any lens and he ensures that every voice can be heard. Furthermore, he has created an environment where others feel empowered to be leaders in these efforts as well. Finally, I think Jerry fully believes that diversity is not a destination, but an on going, ever evolving process. Park will never be ‘done,’ rather, Park will always be committed to these values that Jerry holds so dearly.” Vinny Chiang, MD Diversity Committee Chair, 2010–present
2011–12 ACADEMIC YEAR Working to incorporate technological innovations in the classroom With funding from Park21, technology is enhancing classroom learning. Every student in Grades III, IV and V is assigned an iPad to use daily, with a 2:1 ratio for younger students in the Lower Division. Beginning in fall 2013, Grade VI will pilot a 1:1 PC program. Students and faculty alike use Google Apps for Education as a standard tool for submitting, correcting, and editing homework and assignments at Park.
SPRING 2010 – PRESENT Fundraising for Park21 begins A $16.5 million strategic plan to ignite Park’s academic program and ensure future flexibility for the School.
• New Capabilities for Teachers — faculty leadership grants, faculty coach, expanded professional development, time for collaboration and innovation ($4 million) • 21st Century Learning — Math, Science and Technology and Service Learning initiatives ($5.5 million) • Bridge Funding while endowment grows ($1 million)
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JUNE 2013 Applause! An evening celebrating 20 years of excellence in education under the leadership of Jerry Katz OCTOBER 2012 The Jerry Katz Park21 Fund launched For 20 years, Jerry Katz has been a catalyst for change and innovation — seeking ways to improve Park’s curriculum and programs. In honor of Jerry’s years of service as head of school, Park created the Jerry Katz Park21 Fund, a named fund within the $10 million endowment for innovation. The Jerry Katz Park21 Fund recognizes Jerry’s passion for looking beyond the School’s walls to uncover great educational practices and ideas and bring them back to Park. This fund will give the next head of school the means to act quickly on new and exciting initiatives which fall outside the regular school operating budget, enabling worthy new ideas to be piloted and implemented immediately rather than waiting for the next budgeting cycle . . . . Jerry has championed innovation and positive change at Park for the past twenty years. A fund targeting innovation is a fitting tribute as his lasting legacy at Park.
DECEMBER 2012 Park acquires 8.3 acres of land adjacent to campus Purchasing 133 Goddard Ave.— home to Nancy and Kim Faulkner ’45 for 40 years — provides Park the flexibility to build more on the existing campus when future needs arise. The $6 million purchase was funded through donations raised through Park21, including a very gnerous $1 million challenge. “When the financial crisis struck, all non-essential capital expenditures were appropriately put on hold. Jerry wanted to conserve our resources for perhaps the most important capital expenditure that we would make for the future of the Park School—the acquisition of the Faulkner property. Fortunately, as a result of good planning and the tireless efforts of Jerry in fundraising from the generous Park community, we successfully purchased this 8.3–acre property in December 2012. As a result of my work on the Building and Grounds committee, I was able to observe many of Jerry’s formidable skills up close. Like any great leader, Jerry sets the agenda, builds consensus by ensuring that the right people are involved in the process, and then drives the implementation to bring a project to fruition.”
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“I have had the very great pleasure of working with Jerry while his tenure as the Head of Park School is coming to a close. During years 18–20 under the same job title, one might think that more of the same — what had worked successfully in the past — would be the usual, perhaps even deserved, course. This, much to his credit, has not been the case with Jerry. Jerry’s approach of continuous improvement has instead been ‘juiced’ in the last several years. The financial crisis of 2008–09 and the attendant clarity around the fragility of some private schools, as well as new thinking in the world of education, sparked a new strategic plan, Park21, focused very intentionally on program, or in other words, what goes on in the classroom. Led by Jerry, Park21 is driving new approaches to learning science, identifying and implementing best practices in teaching, and furthering the adoption of technology as a tool to enhance pedagogy, to name just a few initiatives. I have been so impressed by the pursuit of excellence that has framed the end of Jerry’s path at Park. The work that he has done has positioned Park extremely well to continue that pursuit of excellence under a new leader.” Suzie Tapson Trustee 2008–2011 and Board Chair 2011– present
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12 Perfectly neat and organized desk blotter — notice the lack of clutter and sticky notes around it! 13 The day this photo was taken, Jerry was proofing the “Green Sheet,” the weekly newsletter distributed to Park’s faculty and staff. 14 Jerry’s paper calendar (there is no computer equivalent) and firstever cell phone, given to him by his children — used only occasionally. And in a surprise move, this pile is not perfectly aligned on the desk — a rarity! 15 This piece was made from a sign from Bob Hurlbut’s tenure as Head of Park School: it commemorates the members of the Building Committee who were responsible for the building of 171 Goddard Ave.
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18 Plants which enjoy Jerry’s compulsive dusting and trimming, sometimes during meetings, and thankfully also enjoy occasional care and maintenance courtesy of Jerry’s wife, Marti. 19 Two shovels: one from the groundbreaking of 171 Goddard in 1969, and the other used during the groundbreaking of the North Wing in 2007. 20 Beautiful tapestry Jerry picked up on a trip to Africa. 21 Amazing lack of clutter and doodads.
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JERRY KATZ A Peek Into Jerry Katz’s Day
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Check mailbox. Say hello to Mrs. Ball at the front desk.
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Lead Morning Meeting, closing with a moment of silence.
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M&Ms Each year, Jerry supplies 55.5 pounds of M&Ms to Ninth Graders. Over the last 20 years, 1,110 pounds or approximately 555,000 M&Ms have been consumed!
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E IG HT H U N DRE D members of the community gathered on Saturday, June 1st to celebrate Jerry Katz’s 20 years as head of The Park School. Because of the large numbers of faculty, parents, alumni, and other friends, the event took place at MIT’s Johnson Center and Kresge Auditorium. The evening was filled laughter, song, and touching reflections about Jerry’s time at Park.
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Excerpts of
“A SOUNDTRACK OF LIFE AND LEADERSHIP” by Wanda M. Holland Greene Head of School, Hamlin School (San Francisco), Former Assistant Head of School, The Park School
believe is right. Jerry is calm and decisive, and therefore brilliant in a crisis. I was a member of the administrative team on 9/11, I was there on the days when parents died unexpectedly and after long illnesses, when Park employees experienced sickness, disappointment, and loss. Anyone can lead a school on a good day. Great leaders like Jerry Katz solve problems, help to unscramble confusion, and bring healing when there is hurt. For your wise and thoughtful leadership on good days and bad, Jerry, we thank you. ....
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Jerry, I have produced a Motortown Review*—just for you— four songs that characterize and celebrate your twenty years of outstanding leadership at The Park School . . . Little Stevie Wonder would sing “You Are The Sunshine of My Life” not to Jerry, but for Jerry. Stevie would sing of the love that Jerry has for his extraordinary wife, Marti Katz, whose patience, wisdom, companionship, and generosity have been priceless gifts to him and to many of us. She is his theater mate from Boston to Broadway, his confidante and sounding board, and his partner in raising boys to men. And let’s be clear: she is also Jerry’s intellectual peer and an equally gifted educator. . . . ....
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles sing “Tracks of My Tears” to describe the tension
between the head of school’s public and private selves. Headship is a bold decision to live in the public eye for much of your waking hours. Being a head of school is not a job, and it is not even a career—it is a state of being— a lifestyle choice. Headship means getting comfortable with being the life of the party and being the topic of party conversation. Many of you may not realize that Jerry is, at his core, an introvert. I think it is fair to say that he is shy. He is also incredibly funny and playful, though not everyone sees or knows that side of him. Jerry’s leadership reveals that one does not have to be an extrovert to be an effective public figure; however, one does have to be willing to demonstrate moral courage again and again. Moral courage is an essential quality in leaders and absolutely required if one wants to build an extraordinary school. Courageous action has been a key to Jerry’s success and has allowed Park to adapt and thrive for 125 years. . . . .... Yes, this song by The Temptations is called “Ball of Confusion”—the truth is that leader-
ship is not glamorous. Sure, there are great perks. There’s access to beautiful places, fascinating people, and great seats at athletic events. However, there is no perk large enough to soothe the soul on a very difficult and confusing day. Leading an organization during a crisis and managing change over time means being willing to do what it best for children and their families always, always, always. Before you become a head of school, no one tells you that you will have to risk public disapproval and withstand harsh criticism even when you are doing what you
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“Reach Out, I’ll Be There” is a song which expresses the gratitude that many educators and friends in this auditorium feel. We have all been blessed by the years of friendship, mentorship, and sponsorship that Jerry has provided throughout our lives. I am only one example of those who have benefitted from Jerry’s counsel and support; not only has he offered advice and insight (that’s what we call mentoring)—he has created numerous leadership opportunities for leaders like me to grow and learn. He has worked hard to build our capacity as leaders, and we are forever in his debt. By bringing many of us to the board of trustees table, inviting us to lead major program initiatives, prepping us for interviews, and attending meetings and conferences with us, we are stronger leaders. This is what we call sponsorship. Jerry is a friend, a mentor, and a sponsor, and he has been selfless in these roles.
.... This musical revue is drawing to a close, but the reality is that the lyrics of Jerry’s life are still being written; he might not be young anymore, but he is youthful in his energy and in his ideals about what the world can and should be. He is, after all, a child of the 60’s. In the spirit of the music and the civil rights movement of that decade, I will close with the words of a man who meant a great deal to Jerry: Senator Robert Francis Kennedy. In 1962, Bobby Kennedy declared, “This world demands the qualities of youth; not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the life of ease.” Jerry, may you strive to remain youthful in the way you think and in the way that you lead, and may New York City bring you and Marti more joy and more adventure than your hearts can hold. * During the 1960s, Motown artists such as Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and the Supremes performed in packaged concert tours known as The Motortown Review.
1. Andrew Segar, Lower Division Head 2. Toni Gilligan, Kindergarten Teacher 3. Jerry Katz with art teacher Fern Cunningham-Terry and the bronze sculpture she created to honor Jerry. 4. Members of the Grade VIII and IX percussion class performed for guests.
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colleague and fellow educator on the Board of Trustees, it was an honor to contribute an ‘outsider’s’ perspective to the engaging conversations we had over those years. There is so much I learned from you, Jerry; I cannot begin to encapsulate it into a few sentences so I use this space to say ‘thank you.’ Little did I know that you, a grad student working in a little summer camp program for exceptional children, and I, working at the same camp during my PG year before college, would meet in 1970’s Rutland Vermont and separately begin journeys filled with wonderfully intersecting paths! You may have chosen a path that now takes you out of the Bay State, but when did geography ever get in the way of our relationship? I applaud you, thank you, know your wishes will each come true, and assure you \that you and I will always find each other whenever we need each other and with that, I say ‘until we meet again!’
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Pamela Parks McLaurin Director of Admission & Financial Aid, The Winsor School Member of the Park School Board of Trustees 2004 –2011
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1. Cynthia Harmon, Middle Division Head and Assistant Head of School 2. Jan Spaulding takes in the delicious food 3. Suzie Tapson, Chair of the Park School Board of Trustees 4. Bob Tisi performs a rousing rendition of “New York, New York!”
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YOUR LEADERSHIP as an educator may be rooted in
your work at Park over the past 20 years, but extends throughout out the nation though your powerful guidance and sponsorship of others along the way. I will always be grateful for the many, many ways you and Marti have given of yourselves personally and professionally to Jonas and me. You excellence as educators lives on through us. Dr. Kate Windsor Head of School, Miss Porter’s School, Farmington Connecticut Member of the Park School Board of Trustees 2000–2006
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1. Kate Taylor-Mighty and Sofia Silverglass, both Class of 2008 2. Kate Taylor-Mighty ’08, Max Cooper ’12, Sarah Clavijo ’11, and Diana Rutherford ’03 3. Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter, Alkia Powell, Wanda Holland-Greene, and Paula Johnson 4. Grade VIII and IX Chorus
AFTER JOINING the EPC, I learned quickly that Park
School was in the forefront of independent schools in making transparent the process of curriculum and program review. Jerry Katz’s leadership, his belief in the importance of board engagement and the voice of parents being heard, were critical to the formation of the Educational Policy Committee and to its future. During my time as chair of the EPC (2005–2007), we underwent a review of the mission and function of the Committee, to both renew the commitment to the EPC and to ensure that the roles of the board and the faculty remained beneficial, appropriate and respectful. That time with Jerry, Wanda Holland Greene, faculty members, and the Board gave me tremendous insight into the complexity of curriculum development and review, the rigor with which Park undertakes these activities and the leadership it takes to make this process transparent to the parent community. I also learned that with each review there were trade-offs that had to be considered and that at the end of the day, Jerry had to make the call. We were able to see Jerry operate as the consummate educator that he is. Although I later served as the Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of the Committee on Trustees, it was the experience on the EPC was the most important in understanding the standards of excellence, the seriousness with which every decision is made regarding curriculum and programs, and in learning what a truly outstanding leader we have in Jerry Katz.
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1. Jerry Katz and Susan Buckey 2. David Croll, Scott Nathan and Kevin Maroni 3. Andrew Segar, Susan Segar, Hilary Segar ’03, Lindsay Segar’99 and Marco Steineseck 4. Lexi Olmsted, Ly Tran, Bea Wilderman, and Sam Wilderman 5. Bob Hurlbut and Jerry Katz 6. Marti Katz and Emily Tucker 7. Keyon Vafa ’09 and Nicholas Deveau ’09 8. Jerry Katz, Ann Ellen Rutherford, and John Rutherford 9. Polly Maroni, Louisa Carroll ’07, Laura Carroll, and Peter Amershadian
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JERRY KATZ is definitively and unquestionably a leader. He has the
right job in a school! Even as he nurtures and supports teachers and students, he knows where he wishes to move an institution. Park bears the stamp of his confident, purposeful work. From my place as the head of a elementary and middle school in Rhode Island, Park’s excellence shines forth. It is evident that Jerry is both the primary architect and caring custodian of that lighthouse. Ralph Wales Head of School, Gordon School, Providence Rhode Island Member of the Park School Board of Trustees 2006 –2012
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Ed Tiffany and Kathrene Tiffany Bell ’96 Chris Duckworth ‘12, Jamie Little ‘11, Keyon Vafa ‘09, Afarin Vafa and Neekon Vafa ‘12 Brendan Cooney and Charlie Cooney Liga Aldins, Linda Knight, Comfort Halsey Cope and Jan Spaulding Amy Davis, Jerry Cathey, and Martha Gray Kimberly Catlin, Bennett Wilson ’04, and Lynne Wilson Betsy Ball and John Hall Paula Callahan, Sean Callahan, Jennifer Tisi, Maryanne Tisi, Bob Tisi, and Mikaela Cox ’13 Bea Sanders and Nancy Faulkner Ann Stock and Bob Stock Brian Lavin, Leah Cumsky-Whitlock Lavin ’96, Linda Whitlock and Mark Cumsky Abby Bok ’06, Monica Stadecker ’06, Elan Tye ’06 Charlie Cunningham and Suzie Tapson
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Frederic A. Eustis II Marian R. Ferguson Tim C. Ferguson Lisa Black Franks ‘78 David G. Fubini Ruthanne Fuller Katherine C. Halpern Prentiss C. Higgins Polly J. Hoppin ‘74 Deborah Incandela Bonnie James Julia Lloyd Johannsen ‘93 Abigail Johnson Cynthia S. Johnson Edward Johnson IV Heidi Johnson Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH Brian Kavoogian Francine Koris Jonathan A. Kraft ‘79 Patti Kraft William H. Kremer
Ronald Ancrum Nancy S. Anthony Paul J. Ayoub ‘78 David Ball ‘85 Richard Banks ‘74 Richard K. Bendetson Amy S. Berylyson ‘68 Thomas W. Bullitt Ming Hui Chen Marcus Cherry Vincent Chiang, MD Teresa Chope John Connaughton Kimberly Cox David D. Croll Jonathan G. Davis George P. Denny III Atul Dhir Lisa Amick DiAdamo ‘86 William B. Drucker Richard Edie Lee Englert
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Garrett Solomon ‘86 Harold W. Sparrow Kerry Noone Swords Suzie Tapson Benjamin B. Taylor Lanny Thorndike ‘81 Edwin P. Tiffany Eliot Wadsworth II Ralph L. Wales Steven Walske Nancy E. Watters Deborah Jackson Weiss Ronald B. White Linda A. Whitlock Sam Wilderman Ira Wilson Katherine Windsor Susan M. Witke Marc B. Wolpow Beverly Woo Caroline Cunningham Young ‘74 Fancy C. Zilberfarb
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Patrick C. Kung Amy S. Lampert ‘63 Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot Jonathan O. Lee Mira Z. Levitt Martin J. Mannion James P. Manzi Anne Punzak Marcus Kevin J. Maroni Richard Marshall, MD Carmine A. Martignetti Ralph A. Martin Stuart Mathews J. Michael Maynard Amy Lloyd McCarthy ‘86 Pamela McLaurin Anne Craige McNay Katie McWeeny Hamilton Mehlman ‘74 Melvin B. Miller Anne Mitchell Bart Mitchell
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80 percent of current faculty & administrators hired by Jerry Katz
Edith Adams Maria Fleming Alvarez ’81 Lila Austin Liz Ballard Nancy Barre Melody Bartlett ’95 Diana Bateman Brian Beaver Dorothea Black Susan Bogue Myslick Courtney Bonang Cathy Boskey Eliza Botsford Sarah Borque Peter Bown Kimberly Boyd Gio Bradley-Campbell Sarah Braga Kat Callard Jack Cao Joe Casella Brian Cassie
Emily Cause Kung-Yi Chang Mulian Chen Kathy Coen Kathy Come Morgan Darby Caitlin Dick Christine DeBlois Joel DeJesus Patricia Delgado Marguerite Dole LaToya Downing-Peltier Carolyn Drucker Tracy Duliban Dan Eberle Flo Farrell Kara Fonseca Kimberly Formisano Kyra Fries Scotty Fries Toni Gilligan Liesl Gilman
Anita Greenbaum-Brush Elaine Hamilton Cynthia Harmon Debby Henry Dita Henderson Mike Hickey Krisin Hoins Thomas Huynh Merle Jacobs Emily Kellogg Jean Kendall Dean Laabs Tory Lane Jen Lindstrom Bob Little Meg Lloyd ’98 Sheika Luc Alice Perera Lucey ’77 Greg Lyons Karen Manning Mike Maussaro Juliana McIntyre
Katrina Mills Miguel Morales Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter Marshall Neilson Jessica Niehbur Paul Newmark Tim O’Brien Heather Offen Ewan Paul Christian Porter Jonathan Prosky Eliza Quincy Alli Raabe Shalini Rao Rebecca Reger Jen Riley Alan Rivera Sarah Rose Jill Rubinstein Michelle Rufo Mary Russell Bea Sanders
WHEN I THINK of Jerry Katz, the first word that comes to
mind is …“unwavering,” unwavering in his commitment to equity and justice; unwavering in his belief that all children can achieve; unwavering in his vision that great private schools have a public purpose. Park School has been blessed by a giant in the field with Jerry as its leader, as NAIS has been blessed with Jerry as a trustee of our organization. Patrick F. Bassett President, NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) (Jerry served as a member of the NAIS Board of Trustees from 2006–2013)
The Inspirational Freedom Choir features students in Kindergarten–Grade VI.
Scott Sandvik Steve Savage Sue Seufert Karen Siegal Claudia Silva Ritu Singh Nicole Siverls Alli Smith Mally Smith ’01 Carolyn Snook Andrea Sparks Raymond Stewart Paul Toussaint Laurie Turner Leah Walters Ted Wells Dana Welshman-Studley ’85 Jerilyn Willig Lyn Williams Adam Young
Alumni Notes
From Left: John Barkan ’85, Carlos Castillo ’97, Diana Walcott ’85, Diego Alvarado ’01, Rebecca Lewin Scott ’89, Amy Lloyd McCarthy ’86, Abbott Lawrence ’85, Kathrene Tiffany Bell ’96, Lisa Amick DiAdamo ’86, Allison Morse ’89, Tamsin Knox Yucel ’70 and Melissa Daniels Madden ’85. Not pictured: Amy Lampert ’63
Alumni Contribute to Head of School Search Thank you to the many Alumni Sub-Committee members who helped select Park’s 12th Head of School, Michael Robinson. These alumni contributed to the Search Process by interviewing the final three candidates.
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the last of a five-year term on the committee.” Pamela was District Governor in Western Massachusetts from 2001-2002 and she is thrilled be a grandmother for the fourth time in April!
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Renny Little writes that his son Bob (Park School’s Athletic Director) is enjoying his sabbatical year from Park: putting on an addition to his house in Acton and restoring a 1923 Model T Ford which once belonged to Renny’s father.
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I’ll sign off with my heartfelt sentiment that there is nothing like a Park School friend and nothing like a Park School memory. I’m looking forward to seeing classmates for our big 34th this summer- though generally unheralded, apparently it’s shaping up to be a critical reunion milestone! Class of ’79, I hope you can all make it to town.”
Clockwise from top left: This winter, Nadia Belash McKay ’79 and her family skied at Mad River Glen, their favorite mountain; Tony ’79, Danny ’75 and Kenny ’77 Mack celebrate Danny’s marriage to Miwa Mack; A scene from Marshall Berenson ’77’s new film, “Pie.”
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Marshall Berenson is very excited about starring in and producing (with his wife Kathy) their first film titled “Pie.” “The ultimate goal is to produce feature films here in the Boston area,” Marshall writes. “Pie” was shot on location in Cambridge and Allston and is the story of an unrepentant Lothario who discovers the error of his ways through an encounter with the woman of his dreams. Marshall will submit the film to international film festivals for screening in mid2013 through 2014. For more information, visit www.piethefilm.com or “pie the film” on Facebook.
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1973 Class Representative Rick Berenson
1974 Class Representatives Rodger Cohen Margaret Smith Bell
1975 Class Representatives Colin McNay Bill Sullivan Danny Mack was married on September 1, outside the lodge at the top of the gondola at the Steamboat Springs Ski Resort in Colorado. He writes, “My two brothers (both Park alumni, Ken ’77 and Tony ’79) and my oldest son were my groomsmen.” Congratulations, Danny!
1976 Class Representative Tenney Mead Cover For news of Tiina Bougas Smith’s son, Trace, please see Class of 2008 news.
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1978 Class Representative Needed!
1979 Class Representatives Sally Solomon Lalla Carouthers Sally Solomon writes, “Hello Class of ’79, and thank you, Lalla Carothers, for continuing to keep us actively connected! Since I wrote last, I am still very happy and lucky to love my job as a persistence specialist, advising college students who face difficult academic or other obstacles. David and I will celebrate our sixth year of marriage this month,
which makes me feel falsely young to have been so recently wed. Since the call for notes included some pre-fabricated questions, I will gladly use them to share my uneventful news: Are you graduating from high school, college or graduate school this spring? Negative, but my brother (Sam Solomon ’77) has a daughter who is graduating from college this spring. I believe that counts, as I am the proud aunt. Perhaps you are heading somewhere warm this winter to escape the cold? Negative, but I saw a budding crocus yesterday, so it will be warm in Brookline soon. I believe that counts.
Lalla Carothers writes from Cumberland, Maine, where she lives with her husband, 10 year-old daughter, 6 yearold son, and 3 year-old dog. “I wear lots of volunteering hats from teaching and coaching to working with other parents to improve school food and serving on a board of a non-profit working to get rid of toxics in our everyday products. Education and the environment are my biggest passions. Mostly I’m grateful for my health and the lovely people in my life.” Holly Dando writes, “I’m finishing my first year of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy’s Integrated Trauma Studies program and will graduate May of 2014. I really enjoying the return to school, still working full-time in AIDS care and have started working as a psychotherapist in a project at Cornell treating veterans with PTSD. Busy, but isn’t that lucky? Hi to all, I guess we’re up for 35th anniversary next year...” Ruth Flanagan still lives in Madison, Wisconsin “and I still spend most of my day with middle schoolers. This year, I am teaching both 8th grade English and 7th grade world geography. I am having fun, and I am constantly frazzled. I have my own 7th grader, Lucy, who loves Shakespeare and Tae Kwon
Are you recently engaged or did you get married this past year? Negative, but see above for marriage info. Did you get together with your Park friends over the winter holiday? Yes! Often! Although it’s on FB, I do count it as staying connected. It is always a thrill to see and hear what my Park pals are up to. Since last writing, I’ve had the opportunity to see Nadia Belash McKay (though very sadly it was at our dear classmate Robin Randolph’s memorial service), as well as Gordon Gabbay, Tony Mack, and Maggie Remensnyder. Do you have a new venture that you would like to share with the Park community? Err…we’re planning to weatherize our porch.
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Hilary Hart ’79’s third book about women’s spirituality, Body of Wisdom: Women’s Spiritual Power and How it Serves was published in April.
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lose to 100 alumni, friends and Park faculty gathered together at the Hampshire House on Thursday, February 7th for the 4th Annual Park Alumni February Fete. The impending blizzard did not keep people away from a festive evening of reconnecting! Guests heard from Alumni Committee Co-Chairs Kathrene Tiffany Bell ’96 and Rebecca Lewin Scott ’89. Head of School Jerry Katz began to say goodbye to the Alumni community as he prepared to leave Park at the end of the academic year. It was a fabulous evening and we look forward to seeing everyone again next year!
Clockwise from top left corner: Yrinee Michaelidis ’00 and Bri Connolly ’01; Helen Burrage, Katharine Burrage Schmitt ’94, Buzz Burrage ’57 and Alyssa Burrage Scott ’92; Greg Kadetsky ’96 and Bea Sanders, Director of Development; Joanie Amick Kelly ’84, Diana Walcott ’85 and Joe Koltun ’85; Alumni Committee Co-Chairs, Rebecca Lewin Scott ’89 and Kathrene Tiffany Bell ’96; Brian Swett ’94, Dean Conway and Ruthie Rowbotham ’93; Eliza Drachman-Jones Quincy ’98, Director of Alumni Relations, and Laura Delgado ’98; Garrett Solomon ’86, Dean Conway, Bob Hurlbut and Becky Solomon; Laura Burnes ’93, Kathrene Tiffany Bell ’96 and Thacher Tiffany ’93; Diego Alvarado ’01 and Greg Kadetsky ‘96; Anne McNay, Caleb Winder and Phoebe Gallagher Winder ’84; Sisters Amy Lloyd McCarthy ’86 and Julia Lloyd Johannsen ’93; Merrill Hawkins ’96 and David Lawton; Sarah Gessner ’89, Katherine Rowbotham ’89 and Rebecca Lewin Scott ’89; Jonathan Sheffi ’96, Kathrene Tiffany Bell ’96, Lilla Curran ’95 and Nashan Vassel ’95; Rebecca Lewin Scott ’89 and Greg Cope ’71; Sarah Hall Weigel ’92, Bob Hurlbut and Julia Lloyd Johannsen ‘93; Sisters Alyssa Burrage Scott ’92 and Katharine Burrage Schmitt ’94; Whit Growdon ’90, Abigail Ross Goodman ’91 and David Glynn ’91
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Do. Not sure if there’s some interesting connection there. My husband Andy and I are also excited to report that our older daughter, Amelia, will be going to the University of Chicago next year and hopes to focus on studying Arabic.” “Time certainly flies but all is great with us!,” reports Nina Frusztajer. “We (myself and my three children Catherine, Hugo and Zeno) all play instruments (piano, ukelele, guitar, drums) and sing. The kids perform in recitals and compose their own songs, and I am still playing with a band (guitar and vocals), which is really fun. I was very lucky to be able to attend the Grammy’s this year, which was a blast.” Hilary Hart’s third book about women’s spirituality, Body of Wisdom: Women’s Spiritual Power and How it Serves was published in April. “If you are interested in women’s spiritual power, how it functions, and how it can help resolve some of the world’s most pressing challenges, please check it out! Aside from book news, I’m living in Taos (where I hung out with Lucy Perera before she moved away!) and still really enjoying staying in touch with my Park classmates on Facebook.” Nadia Belash McKay reports, “All is well. I own and operate Mom Corps Boston, a staffing firm that firmly believes that flexibility is the workstyle of the future and a way to attract and retain top talent. Needless to say, it’s an interesting time for us with all of the controversy in the press. Enjoying living in Milton with my husband Jim, and boys Henry (12) and Ollie (9).”
1980 Class Representative Susan Schorr Myra Paci writes “My husband Michael Furlong and I are still happily married and have even started a company together: SLAP Agency. We’re a marketing and video production company, so we have basically combined our talents and two career paths into one. So far, so good. Check out our website at www.slapsf.com. On other fronts, our older daughter Adriana is finishing 8th grade and will start Berkeley High School next fall, if all goes as planned. Our younger daughter Nora is in 4th grade and organizes all our lives. My mother Mary Paci and brothers Christopher ’74 and Stefano ’77— and their families—are all thriving as well; this is a true blessing. Greetings to all you Parkies of yesteryear: students, teachers, and administrators!” Greg Welpton has been back in New England for a little over a year, work-
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ing as the operations manager for Hodgdon Defense Composites in Bath, Maine. Greg tells us, “I’m living down on 40 acres between the Kennebec and Bath rivers. It’s pretty quiet and peaceful here—and a nice place to retreat to from the organized chaos of getting a production facility up, running and delivering boats out the door. I wish everyone out there well, and if you are ever up in Maine to please stop in and say ‘hi’!”
1981 Class Representatives Matt Carothers Alex Mehlman
1982 Class Representative Allison Nash Mael Tracy Slater, whose trials of navigating life and language in Japan was featured in a recent Park Bulletin, has a memoir forthcoming from Penguin’s Putnam imprint. Her book, The Good Shufu: A Wife in Search of a Life Between East and West, is the true story of finding love and meaning in another language and home in another world—and of how sometimes, when we let go of everything we’ve ever planned for, we find more than we could have ever hoped. thegoodshufu.wordpress.com
1983 Class Representatives Lisa Livens Freeman Elise Mott
1984 Class Representative Anne Collins Goodyear Anne Collins Goodyear writes, “Things have been busy and exciting with lots of new professional and personal opportunities. I recently assumed the presidency of the College Art Association, helped design a project for study the fair use of copyrighted images by scholars and artists for which the College Art Association has been awarded two major grants and, now, just recently, have accepted, together with my husband Frank, positions as the CoDirectors of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.” Laura Church Wilmerding and her interior design firm Laura Wilmerding Interiors was featured in the March 2013 issue of House Beautiful magazine. Congratulations, Anne and Laura!
Top to bottom: Nina Frusztajer’s ’79 kids Catherine 11, Hugo 9, and Zeno 10; Myra Paci ’80 with her husband Michael Furlong and their two kids Adriana and Nora; Interior designer Laura Church Wilmerding ’84 was featured in the March 2013 issue of House Beautiful magazine.
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Right: Katrina Newbury ’85 taught her daughter, Gillian ’23, and the Pre-K class about paper conversation. Below (L-R): 1985 classmates Nancy Baker Cahill and Whitney Wood had a wonderful visit in Miami during Art Basel, an international contemporary art fair. Nancy’s work “Entropics” was on display in December at Miami Project; Jessica Stone Baker ’89 and her husband Christopher visited Hawaii’s Manawaiopuna Falls this winter; Abby Scott and cousins Max and Julia Glick on the beach in Nevis. Abby is the daughter of Rebecca Lewin Scott ’89 and Jordan Scott ’89. Max and Julia are the children of Ian Glick ’93. Sadia Shepard ’90, Andreas Burgess and baby daughter Noor
1985 Class Representative Rachel Levine Foley Katrina Newbury, associate paper conservator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, joined forces with Betsy Platt and Paul Newmark’s Pre-K students to introduce the world of art conservation. Katrina, who daughter Gillian is in the Park Class of 2023, explained her visit. “Many children have been to museums and shared their experiences. After reviewing what we find in art museums, why we don’t touch art and why it is important to leave bulky back packs and coats in the coat check [so we don’t bump into the art], we observed and compared characteristics of different papers [thin, transparent tissues, thicker card stock and a mysterious paper that wouldn’t rip [aka: Tyvek] by listening to how they sound when shaken, looking through
them, crumpling them and seeing how easily they tear. Next, we looked at some before and after treatment images of real museum art works and played ‘I Spy’ to find the problem and then the repair. Finally, we made our own art, ’damaged it”’ and fixed it using paste. As another experiment, we wet some inkjet printed images and observed how the colors came out. Hopefully, the take away was that conservators are essentially art doctors and that most art can be fixed if it gets damaged (and not that we rip things so we can fix them)!”
1986 Class Representatives Mark Epker Jay Livens Congratulations to Minnie Ames and Brian Hirschfeld who welcomed twins Eli and Hannah Hirschfeld into their family on September 27, 2012.
1987 Class Representatives Mary Sarah Baker Geoffrey Glick Congratulations to Mary Sarah Baker on her recent engagement to Sam Fairweather!
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1989 Class Representatives Dahlia Aronson Ian Glick Rebecca Lewin Scott Jessica Stone Barer writes “We were in Kauai for two weeks this winter, surfing, and hiking (and getting some much needed R & R). We saw the infamous Manawaiopuna Falls (seen
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1990 Class Representatives Zachary Cherry Alexander Rabinsky Sadia Shephard has exciting news to share: “My husband, Andreas Burgess, and I welcomed our first child, daughter Noor Jehan Shepard Burgess, who was born at Mass General Hospital September 30, 2012. At four months she experienced Winter Storm Nemo, her first blizzard, at my parents’ home in South Dartmouth, and loved watching the snow fall.”
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1992 Class Representative Needed! Congratulations to Rich and Louise Baker Lee, who welcomed beautiful baby daughters Alice and Adelaide in August.
1993 Class Representatives Jaime Quiros Alison Ross Jessica Ko Beck
1994 Class Representatives Alan Bern Aba Taylor
1995 Class Representative Lilla Curran The Class of 1995 deserves a round of applause! First, congratulations to Melissa Deland and Julie Deland on the birth of their little girl, Reeves Julia Deland, who was born on February 21. And, more congratulations for Diana Potter Chevignard and her husband Alban on the birth of their little girl Alice Valentine Elisabeth Chevignard, on November 1, 2012. And, finally, congratulations to Hilary Walton on her marriage to John Lehman on March 10, 2012.
Top row: Park alumni at Hilary Walton Lehman’s wedding: Alex Ellis ’94, David Walton ’94, Francie Walton Karlen ’87, John Lehman, Hilary Walton Lehman ’95, Jenny Walton Burke ’91, Melissa Deland ’95, Eve (Wadsworth) Lehrman ’95, Amanda Walton ’95, Katharine Burrage Schmitt ’95, and Buzz Burrage ’57
1996 Class Representatives Kathrene Tiffany Bell Nick Brescia Merrill Hawkins Katayoun Shahrokhi Congratulations to Kathrene Tiffany Bell and Anderson Bell on their baby girl Alden Tiffany Bell who was born on November 17, 2012. Andrew Taylor is in the running to become one of Food & Wine Magazine’s Best New Chefs of 2013. Andrew owns the award-winning Eventide Oyster Co. in Portland, Maine. If you are ever in the area stop by his restaurant for some oysters, a lobster roll, and to say hello!
1997 Class Representatives Sarah Conway Suzy McManmon Sarah Robbat Captain Chase Johnson, U.S. Marine Corps, returned safely from a deployment as the prosecutor for Regional Command (Southwest), Helmand Provence, Afghanistan. He and
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Middle row: Adelaide and Alice Lee, twin daughters of Louise Baker Lee ‘92 and Rich Lee; Chef Andrew Taylor ’96 is making a name for himself in Portland, Maine Bottom row: Capt. Chase Johnson’s (‘97) U.S. Marine Corps Unit
his wife Lucy are happy to be back on the beaches of Southern California. And, congratulations to Sarah Shoukimas on her engagement to Mike Ryan!
1998 Class Representatives Lydia Hawkins Meg Lloyd Sarah Swettberg Alex Miller was named one of Forbes Top 30 under 30 in the area
of energy. An assistant professor at the University of North Carolina, Miller is researching novel catalysts for use in the sustainable manufacture of next-generation fuels. In addition to converting natural gas and biomass to more convenient liquid fuels, his group is developing catalysts that utilize solar energy to convert water and carbon dioxide directly to liquid fuels and oxygen. Congratulations to Alex Saltzman on his recent engagement to Megan Leahey!
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Park proudly presented the 2012 Alumni Achievement Award to Severine Fleming ’97 on Thursday, October 25, 2012. Following in the footsteps of recipients before her, Severine is making a difference in her community and inspiring others in all that she does. As the director and chief logistician of the Greenhorns project, a small, land-based nonprofit for young farmers, Severine is an agriculturalist, activist, and organizer based in New York’s Hudson River Valley.
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Severine spent the morning at Park visiting with students and faculty. During a special Morning Meeting presentation, Severine spoke about her work with the Greenhorns organization and her work as a young farmer in 21st century America. She took questions from the students and talked about how her interest in farming sparked at an early age when she discovered how much she loves baby animals. Severine spoke with many students throughout the day, ranging from Kindergarteners through ninth graders. It was great to have Severine back at Park to inspire tomorrow’s future farmers to follow their dreams. Spending time with Kindergarten.
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Congratulations to Cameron Marchant who will be inducted into 2013 Athletic Hall of Fame at the Noble and Greenough School. Susanna Whitaker Waters writes, “I was married to Willie Waters on June 9 in Westport Harbor—a beautiful day. I was lucky to have Liz Stahl as one of my maids-of-honor, and having Lindsay Segar and Margaret Gormley in attendance helped to make it a memorable celebration.”
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2001 Lindsay Arnold is working for the U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Association. She is responsible for managing the U.S. World Cup ski competitions, which help determine the next U.S. Olympic ski team. Lindsay will travel to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia to help manage the U.S. team! Caitlin Dick returned to Park this fall and writes “I have had a great
time re-connecting with the Park community this year as both an AfterSchool Program teacher and a fifth grade assistant teacher!” In January, Dakin Henderson spoke at Morning Meeting about his experience making documentary films. As he led the students in a moment of silence, he asked “if someone were to make a documentary film about your life, what would it be about?”
2002 Class Representatives Alejandro Alvarado Alex Lebow
Alex King, Alex Lebow, Julia Spiro and Matt Weinberg got together for a mini reunion over the holidays!
2003 Class Representative Diana Rutherford
2004 Class Representative Steven Fox
2005 Class Representative Lily Bullitt
Alejandro Alvarado, Molly Boskey, Farrell Frankel, Nathan Kellogg,
Top row: 1999 Classmates celebrating Susanna Whitaker Waters wedding: Margaret Gormley, Susanna Whitaker Waters, Willie Waters, Lindsay Segar and Liz Stahl; After speaking at Morning Meeting about his filmmaking, Dakin Henderson ’01 caught up with Upper Division Head Alice Perera Lucey ’77 Bottom row: This spring, Amit Barsil ’00 led an independent study in computer science and network research at Boston University Academy, where Phil Gambone teaches humanities. Amit lives in Boston and works as a freelance web designer, developer and entrepreneur; 2002 classmates Molly Boskey, Alex Lebow, Farrell Frankel, Matt Weinberg, Julia Spiro, Alex King, Alejandro Alvarado and Nathan Kellogg got together for a mini reunion over the holidays!
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On a perfect sunny fall day in September, over 100 Park alumni and their families celebrated the end of summer at the Annual 14 Park Alumni Clambake. Many classes were represented and everyone feasted on fresh lobster, clam chowder, and much more. We even had a visit from a life-size lobster! Our youngest guests participated in a donuteating contest and 12 potato sack races. A fun day was had by all!
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Class Representatives Thomas Cope Benjamin Schwartz
Congrats to Park’s own Charlie Rugg who was selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the first round of the Major League Soccer Superdraft. Charlie will play forward for the reigning MLS Cup championship team.
2008 Class Representatives Marielle Rabins Manizeh Afridi Tiina Bougas Smith ’76 tells us that Trace Smith competed in the 2013 Alpine World Championships in Austria this February. The course, where Lindsay Vonn was badly
injured, was long, very steep, and icy. “Trace nailed the slalom, finishing 36th in front of 35,000 spectators!”
2009 Class Representatives Mercedes Garcia-Orozco Cary Williams
2010 Class Representatives Annie Goodridge Gilad Seckler Michela Thomsen
Clockwise from top left: Runningback Michael Cox ’04 was drafted by the New York Giants this spring. He transferred from Michigan to UMass for his senior year and rushed for a team high 715 yards and 5 touchdowns on 198 carries. Park fans, look for Michael this fall!; 2007 classmates Ben Lampert, Ben Schwartz, Alex Jundanian, Thomas Cope, with William Jundanian ‘10; Charlie Rugg ’06, was drafted to play professional soccer in L.A. this winter; Emma Thorne ‘04 and Ellie Shepley ‘05 performed in “Ocean Kingdom,” a retelling of Perecles at a theater in Brooklyn; Trace Smith ’08 celebrates after a successful slalom run at the Alpine World Championships in Austria.
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2011 Class Representatives Grace Donnell-Kilmer Eliza Thomas
2012 Class Representatives Enya Meade Jaleel Williams
Alumni representing the classes of 2008 – 2013 returned to Park for the annual Young Alumni Bagel Breakfast before Yule Festival. The event has grown into a tradition for Park’s most recent graduates— with more than 50 alumni attending and joining in for a rousing finale of “Children Go Where I Send Thee” at Yule Festival!
From the top: 1. Kat Mitchell, Ellie Parker, Sabrina Rabins, and Chloe LeStage, all Class of 2013; 2. Courtney Collins-Pisano ’15, Chris Collins-Pisano ’09 and Caroline Collins-Pisano’15; 3. Amy Simpson ’11, Wiley Holton ’12, and Mikaela Cox ’13; 4. Christina DeVaughn ’90, Tam DeVaughn ’96, Eliza Drachman-Jones Quincy ’98; 5. 2013 classmates: Rachel Spitzer, Tori Alvarez, Ashlyn Frank, Mica Curtin-Bowen; 6. Teagan Atwood ’14, Harry Sherman ’13, Ben Thompson-Hall ’13, and Jack Maroni ’14; 7. Maddie Hurley ’13, Jaleel Williams ’12, and Ashlyn Frank ’13; 8. Alan Rivera and Michela Thompsen ’10; 9. Katrina Newbury’85, Anika Singh ’11, and Bea Sanders
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In Memoriam Bill Burnham ’63 October 5, 2012 Dwight Fanton February 4, 2013 Father of Roma Hoyt Grandfather of Catie Hoyt ’06 and Emily Hoyt ’10 Gale Pasternack Goldsmith January 24, 2013 Mother of Claire Pasternack ’98 and Jonathan Pasternack ’02 Arthur Perry Hall February 19, 2013 Father of Vicky Hall Kehlenbeck ’68 Grandfather of Alexander Kehlenbeck ’98 and David Kehlenbeck ’00 Top row (L-R): Amanda Zhou, Louie Feingold, Bronwyn Shields, and Lily Sexton — all Park Class of 2012 are also members of Exeter’s Class of 2015; Reeves Julia Deland, daughter of Melissa Deland ’95 and Julie Deland
Eric H. Johnson, MD April 8, 2012 Father of Cassandra Johnson ’93, Abigail Johnson ’98 and Lyman Johnson ’00 John W. Priestley, Jr. March 11, 2013 Father of Anne Priestly ’71, John W. Priestly III ’72, and the late Joel Priestley ’76
Bottom row: Alden Tiffany Bell, daughter of Kathrene Tiffany Bell ’96 and Anderson Bell
Melvin Alan Prives April 10, 2012 Father of Todd Prives ’92 and Elizabeth Prives ’96 Richard Prouty ’27 June 15, 2012
Arrivals 1986 Minnie Ames and Brian Hirschfeld Eli and Hannah Hirschfeld September 27, 2012 1990 Sadia Shephard and Andreas Burgess Noor Jehan Shephard Burgess September 30, 2012 1992 Louise Baker Lee and Rich Lee Alice and Adelaide Lee August 1, 2012
Engagements 1995 Diana Potter Chevignard and Alban Chevignard Alice Valentine Elisabeth Chevignard November 1, 2012 Melissa Deland and Julie Deland Reeves Julia Deland February 21, 2013 1996 Kathrene Tiffany Bell and Anderson Bell Alden Tiffany Bell November 17, 2012
1987 Mary Sarah Baker and Sam Fairweather 1997 Sarah Shoukimas and Mike Ryan 1998 Alex Saltzman and Megan Leahey
Weddings 1975 Danny Mack and Miwa Mack 1995 Hilary Walton and John Lehman March 10, 2012 1999 Susanna Whitaker and Willie Waters June 9, 2012
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Merrill Robbins April 22, 2012 Mother of Merrill Woodworth ’73 Wendy Wheeler February 6, 2013 Mother of Amy Wheeler ’81 and Beth Wheeler ’81
125 years ago, in the fall of 1888, Miss Caroline Augusta Pierce opened the doors to a new school. Located in one half of a double house at 346-348 Walnut Street, this small proprietary school served 16 children of various ages from neighboring families in Brookline. Today’s Park School—with 554 students from over 30 cities and towns—is a direct descendent of that first class. 125 years later, The Park School is thriving. We invite you to join us as we celebrate the incredible history and successes of this unique institution at special school events and year-long anniversary festivities.
125th Birthday Alumni Clambake Sunday, September 15 Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day Wednesday, November 27 Yule Festival Friday, December 20 125th Celebration Featuring New Head of School Michael Robinson Thursday, January 16 May Day Friday, May 2 Alumni Reunion & Springfest Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17
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