Annual Report 2014
CHAMPIONS PLAZA DONORS Robert & Joanne Berkshire Family • The Bradford Family • The Mike Cassling Family • Harley & Beth Schrager Foundation • Security National Bank • The Westside Foundation • American National Bank/John & Wende Kotouc • Terry & Jackie Kroeger Family • Jeff & Becky Sharp Family • The Cutler Family • The Hawkins Charitable Trust • Scott & Ann Hofmann Family • John & Chrisi Hughes • Jay Noddle • Dr. Ken & Kay Barjenbruch • The Fred & Sally Bekins Foundation • Barbara & Art Denney • Darlynn & Tom Fellman • Bill, Pete & Tom Hanley & the Hanley Family • Todd & Barb McQueen & Family • Andrew & Kimberly Robinson Family • The Phillip & Terri Schrager Foundation • The Seline Family Foundation • The Watanabe Family • Tim & Linda Daughtery • Scott & Cindy Heider • Randy & Karen Horn • The Paul C. Jessen Family • Mammel Foundation • William & Angela Thorell • Dan & Jennifer Hamann Family • Michael & Kim Williams • The Karnes Family • Heather & John Russell & Family • The Lippincott Family • Angie & John Bekins • Jacquie & Brent Estee • Jeff, Danielle, Harper & Zev Gordman • Laura & John Iliff • Bob & Myrna Krohn • Blane & Marie McCann • Lisa, Jessica, Andrew & Michael Mellen • Trent & Kendra Quinlan • David, Julie, Katelyn & Erik Williams • 2014 Warrior Football Team • Rod & Cindy Anderson • Thomas Campbell • Mike Coyle & Pam Bloch Coyle • Mark Dietrich • Brett & Jackie Froendt • Rick & Nicole Kelley Family • Dr. & Mrs. Scott Morrison • Timothy Quinn • Dean & Jessie Rasmussen • Cindy & Bob Rieke • Ted & Amee Zetzman • Jerry Adams • Steve Albert • Carl Andersen • Joan Anderson • Aon Corporation • Jane Archerd • Greg & Cheryl Armitage • James & Nancy Armitage • Stacey Atlas • Jane Bailey • Kenneth Bayles & Helen North • Bob & Shari Berger • Ken & Annie Bird • Tom Blair • Mark Boyer • Jon Bridgewater • Jason & Stacey Bryant • Kevin & Kelly Buscher • Bill & Sarah Carver • Norm & Phyllis Choat • Clark Creative Group • Terri Connell • Norman Cummins • Jim & Jodie DeSordi • Patrick DiBiase • Scott Dobry • Gus & Carol Dworak • Michael & Krista Endelman • Shawn & Brenda Frederick • Lynne Friedel Gellman • Brett Froendt • Steve Galloway • Ed & Barb Ganey • John & Kay Lynn Goldner • Jeff & Danielle Gordman • Scott Graham • John & Shelley Graves • Gina & Mack Greder • Mace Hack & Rosie Zweiback • Brad & Cindy Hammitt • Karen Harn • Jason & Courtney Hellman • Paul & Lori Hogan • Chris & Cathy Hoyme • David & Ashley Ingvoldstadt • James & Cynthia Irvine • Marnee Jepsen • John Keiser • Tim Kerrigan • Bob Klein • Richard J. Kutilek • Grant & Beth Leach • Craig Limoges • Mark & Yoko Lincoln • Dana Martens • Jan & Debbie Mazgaj • Paul Dowling McCarthy • Bill & Sylvia McCormick • Sandra Meinecke • Lou Miloni • Verne Moore • Scott & Anne Morrison • Patrick Moylan • Ann & Dan Murphy • Diana Myers • Ronn & Trudi Nolin • Paul Nyholm • Jason & Kristen Papenfuss • Doug & Janet Parsonage • Dennis & Jessica Pate • Todd & Susan Pellett • Gary & Kim Petersen • Dave & Cindy Rector • Pete & Susanne Ricketts • Schemmer • Michael & Andrea Siegel • James & Kim Simon • Karl & Molly Skold • Tom & Elizabeth Stewart • Don & Barb Terry • Kolleen Thompson • Ronald Thorngren • Bob & Maureen Toy • Susan Wachner • Greg & Becky Walker • Mike & Betty Williams • Nancy Wiltz • Walter & Lareeni Wood • Woodward Family Foundation • Lisa Worrall • Emebet Yohannes
2014 DONORS IN-KIND DONORS: Ad Screen Graphics • All Flags, etc. • American Lift & Sign Service • Artistic Sign & Design • ASI Signage & Design • Aurora Technology • Blakeman Engineering • Creative Sites • David Day Associates • Drey Roofing • Eurowood Cabinets • Fineline Painting • Foral Lawn Care • Hawkins Constuction Co. • Lueder Construction • Prairie Mechanical • Renze Display • Robert Torson Architects • S & W Fence Co. • SIGNWORKS Inc. • S L Jensen Construction • Structures Concrete & Paving, Inc. • Steve Timmons • Tinkham Surveying, Inc. • Tom Hansen Construction Inc. • Tyler Foster • Liz Jones • Dudley Rinaker • Steve Timmons • Marty Woodke
2014 GOLF SPONSORS Hawkins Sisters-Kathryn & Patricia • Americal, Inc. • Security National Bank • Koley Jessen P.C. • Riley Family Foundation • Huber Chevrolet Company DLR Group • Fourth Estate Vineyard • MCL Construction Co, Inc. • Omaha Paper Company • Security Equipment Inc. • The Caddy Shack • MCL Construction • David & Julie Williams Alegent Creighton Occupational Health Services • Joanne Berkshire • Children’s Hospital & Medical Center • David DeBuse Construction • Dundee Mortgage • Enterprise Bank • Envoy, Inc. • Brent & Jacquie Estee • Floors, Incorporated • Frankel Zacharia L.L.C. • Fraser Stryker • Fullencamp, Doyle & Jobeun • Heafey-Heafey-Hoffman-Dworak & Cutler • Jelecos • Keystone Glass Company • Marcotte Insurance • McGill Restoration, Inc. • Mutual of Omaha Bank • Nebraska Methodist College • Nelson Murphy Insurance & Investments • Omaha Steaks • One Source - The Background Check Company • Prairie Mechanical Corporation • RBC Wealth Management • Rockbrook Village • Schemmer • Scooters • SolutionOne • State Farm Insurance • The Trane Company • The Urology Center • Woodke & Gibbons, P.C. • Access Elevator & Lifts, Inc. • All Makes Office Equipment • American National Bank • Broadmoor Development Co. • CBSHome Real Estate • DMSi • Bill & Sally Hanley • Chris & Sarah McGowan • Russ Manners • Ed & Carrie May • Tom & Cindy McGowan • Fred & Patty Suarez • Ron & Linda Wax • Aon Corporation • Ken & Annie Bird • Stu & Dari Dornan • John & Kay Lynn Goldner • Mace Hack • K.E. & Sally Kampfe • Dave & Kris Karnes • Les & Doris Sladek • Mr. Tom Albracht • Gail Anderson • Mr. Robert Belgrade • Mr. Greg Brokke • Mr. Scott Brokke • Thomas Bush • Sid Carstenson • Mike & Lori Graff • Gary Hruby • Jim & Patti Jansen • Robert A Laughlin, Attorney at Law • John & Heather Russell • Terry & Joyce Tomich • Elisabeth Diesing
Miranda Aden • Maria Akers • Louise Allen • Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority, Inc. • Kurt Andersen • Kathryn Anderson • Tanin Arkfeld • John Ashley • Stacey Atlas • Tom & Susie Baechle • Theresa Banark • Collette Bednarczky • Scott & Julie Beier • John & Angie Bekins • Berkshire & Burmeister Law • Ken & Annie Bird • Douglas & Elizabeth Bisson • Dana Blakely • Brian & Shannon Boerner • Kathy Bognich • Jim & Ann Bonham • Dana & Dani Bradford • Kathleen Broniecki • Megan Brown • David Burkhart • Thomas & Joedy Burton • Kim Buscher • Scott & Heather Carson • Elaine Chapek • Don Chase • Norm & Phyllis Choat • Dennis & Ann Christiansen • Fred & Melanie Clark • David Clark • Terri Connell • Gail Cooksey • Ian & Suzy Crabb • Luann Cronican • Ron & Laura Croom • Lauri Cunningham • Samantha Curto • Adam Dahms • Jay Dandy • Paul & Liz David • Jodie Desordi • District 66 Retired Staff • Mark & Kelli Dudley • Duane Dudley • Emspace • Brent & Jacquie Estee • Kimberly Falk • Mark & Kristi Frei • Paul Gesellchen • David Gilinsky • Todd & Candy Golden • David & Whitney Goldner • Jeff & Danielle Gordman • Gary & Lisa Gotsdiner • Walter Graham • Mace Hack & Rosie Zweiback • Pendery Haines • Dan & Jennifer Hamann • Bill & Sally Hanley • Robert Harberg • Scott & Denise Hazelrigg • Nancy Hickok • Robert Howard • Bob Howard • John & Chrisi Hughes • David Humphry • John & Laura Iliff • Brenda Irwin • Randi Jablin • Arnie & Lois Jensen • Shilo Jorgensen • K.E. & Sally Kampfe • Rick & Nicole Kelley • Julie Kerrigan Collins • William King • Anna & Shawn Kolterman • Jean Korff • Terry & Jackie Kroeger • William & Nancy Krueger • John Larandeau • Rick & Lynn Lawson • Andy & Trish Liakos • Joni & Ric Lindquist • Patti Livingstone • Bob & Linda Lovgren • Sunny Lundgren • Virginia Marsh • Sara & Eric Martin • Maureen Masters • Mick & Jean McCarthy • John & Deb McCollister • Emily McCormick • Todd & Barb McQueen • Carol Miner • Jeff & Beth Morrissette • Grant & Karin Mussman • Jon & Lindsey Natvig • Jeff & Margaret Nelson • Michael & Susie Norton • Karen O’Keefe • Lee & Kathleen Ogle • Marilyn Oldenhuis • Dana Osborne • Harriet Otis • John Palmer • Jamie Palmesano • Doug & Janet Parsonage • Eric & Natalie Petersen • Alan Potash • Emily Ramacciotti • Wayne & Louise Rasmussen • Pat & Melissa Regan • Maryanne Ricketts • Marianne Rieser • Mark & Beth Ruben • Peggy Rupprecht • John & Heather Russell • Yasmin Saad • Marcia Schmitz • Enid Schonewise • Jeffrey Schrager • Greg & Debbi Schreiner Dimmick • Adina Schuller • Wayne Schwarz • Sue & Steve Seline • Robert & Cindy Serfass • Sally Shepherd • Bob & Sheri Shonka • Gayle Smith • Shannon Sokolik • Michael Staenberg • Melissa Steiner • Louri Sullivan • Michelle Sullivan • Robert & Karen Sundell • Patrick & Nina Swanson • Pat Sweet • Richard & Jonell Tempero • Didi Tyree • John & Meagan Van Gelder • William Vann • Joy Veylupek • Jeff & Deanna Wagner • Benjamin Wallace • Dana & David Wear • Cory Wedergren • Aaron Weiner • Katie Weitz • Ken & Valerie West • WHS Class of 1969 • Steve & Brigid Wilkening • Robin Wise • Lisa Wortmann • Robert Zagozda • Amee Zetzman
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR DONORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN 2014
Family Support Fund
In 2014 the Foundation granted $5000 to establish a Family Support Fund, which will supplement the Westside Community Schools Food and Clothing Pantries by providing for the immediate basic needs of our students and families in poverty.
Additional District Support
In 2014 the Foundation allocated $50,000 for the development of new modular scheduling software in conjunction with the Raikes School of Computer Science and Management. Additionally, $12,000 was given for the principal mentoring program.
Shield/Lance Scanning Project
The Westside Foundation has created an online directory of Westside High School Yearbooks (Shield) and Newspapers (Lance). We’ve partnered with the Westside Alumni Association to find businesses, groups and individuals to sponsor the cost to digitize these moments in WHS history. To view these online visit www.wcsfoundation66.org/archive To sponsor a Shield/Lance visit www.wcsfoundation66.org/?p=690
Staff Recognition
At the end of each school year the Foundation recognizes 10 non-certified staff members who work as educational assistants, maintenance staff, Access 66 food service and catering staff, or administrative assistants and secretaries for work excellence. Each employee who receives this recognition receives $500. The following were the recipients for 2013-2014: Marla Boyd, Mary Grant, Bonita Hayes, Kris Johnson, Sally Lecouna, Sahida Naddimulla, Jennifer Scruggs, Kathy Sullivan, Julie Thacker and Tana Waters.
Omaha Gives 2014 Results
Omaha Gives! is a 24-hour, online giving event organized annually by the Omaha Community Foundation to grow philanthropy in the metro area. In the 2014 campaign, $122,313 was raised with $5,261 in matching funds, totaling $127,574 raised for the Westside Foundation.
Teacher Recognition
The Foundation gives three Bravo Awards every year to recognize outstanding teachers in the District. The recipients receive a check for $500 and an engraved crystal award. The following were the recipients for 2013-2014: Rob Huebner (WMS Music), Terri Kleinschmit (Hillside), Marlo Tomich (Swanson), Nathan Bramley (WHS History).
Student Scholarships
The Foundation works with donors to set up scholarships and coordinates student distribution with the District. In 2014 the Foundation gave $29,000 in scholarships to 29 students. A few of those scholarships specified Nebraska schools, but most of them provided aid for students to attend schools of their choice across the nation.
Grants
During 2014-2015 the Foundation gave $32,350 in grants to support educational programs in the District. These classroom grants helped with reading, math, science, music and field trip projects that would otherwise not have been funded by the General Fund Budget. In addition, $7,350 from the Foundation’s Special Academic Needs Fund sent students to four competitions across the country including Destination Imagination, the History Bee, the Quiz Bowl competition, the National Leadership Conference for future business leaders, and the National Tournament of Champions for Speech.
Self-Guided Reading Inquiry
Fifth-grade students at Oakdale are challenged to work towards their reading objectives in a manner that both interests and challenges them. With a grant from the Westside Foundation, 5th grade teacher Meredith Chambers purchased Newberry Award Winning novels as well as beanbags and organizational materials to support the personalized learning environment in her classroom. Students are encouraged to utilize the technology available to them, along with the knowledge they have gained from their reading and apply it to hands-on-activities of their choosing, all guided by fifth-grade reading indicators and teacher-set objectives.
School-wide Enrichment
Pursuing innovative educational ideals and personalized learning for all students is the cornerstone of the Westside Community Schools Vision. Westgate teacher, Amanda Moon has embraced this vision and brought it to life through School-wide Enrichment. This program gives students the opportunity to choose from more than 25 different clusters (courses of instruction) to best meet their interests and strengths. Clusters range from learning about reptiles and other animals, to investigative science and computer programming. Each interest cluster allows students to develop and apply academic skills to real-world issues that are meaningful to them. Students meet in their chosen cluster weekly for 45 minutes, working on projects, learning new skills and taking field trips. Please consider a donation to the Westside Foundation to help us continue building excellence for Westside Community Schools. www.wcsfoundation66.org
Facilities Improvement
Over the past 10 years the Foundation has raised money to renovate the football stadium, build tennis courts and a new baseball field, update the auditorium at Westside High School, and add a new auditorium at Westside Middle School. In 2014 the Foundation raised private funds for the new stadium entrance project and Champions Plaza. The new stadium entrance includes; new restrooms and concessions stand, ticket booth and a new picnic area. Champions Plaza recognizes all the state champion teams and athletes, as well as honoring Tom Pate with a new memorial. These improvements benefit the District and the metropolitan area as they provide top-notch facilities for numerous local, state and national events. For example several of the College World Series teams have practiced on the Westside baseball field. Football teams like USC and Midland Lutheran College have used the field. It is also used for play-off and metro tournament games.
Save the Date Westside VIVI 2015
Let’s have some fun, show our kids they rate, make a note on your cal and save the date! October 3rd, 2015 @ 6 p.m. Embassy Suites La Vista
The Westside Foundation provides student scholarships, teacher recognition, classroom grants, facilities improvement, and support for Westside Community Schools when tax dollars are not available. Supporters and donors include alumni, district residents, businesses, teachers, staff, parents and friends—most from within District boundaries and the metropolitan area but many from across the state, and around the nation too. They all share a common belief that a strong public education is essential to the quality of life and the future well being of our community.
Directors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Sue Seline Vice-President Mike Williams Treasurer Andrew Schmillen Secretary Jennifer Hamann
Betsy Baker Ken Bird Mike Boyer William Cutler Jacquie Estee Mark Frei Lisa Gotsdiner
Pete Hanley Scott Hazelrigg Jason Hellman Rick Kelley John Kotouc Terry Kroeger Diny Landen Blane McCann
Paul Meyers D.J. Rezac Kimberly Robinson Peggy Rupprecht Terri Schrager Louri Sullivan Kristin Williams Bob Zagozda Rosie Zweiback
Early Childhood Education
The Westside Foundation supports the Westside Early Childhood Program that provides a safe, engaging educational environment for children ages 18 months through sixth grade. The program offers developmentally appropriate opportunities for children to grow and develop socially, emotionally, intellectually, and physically with the support and guidance of competent and compassionate adults. EARLY CHILDHOOD: Is located at all 10 elementary schools in the District Is also located at Underwood Hills Employs more than 135 teachers Serves more than 1,100 children Budget for 2014-15 is $3.5 million EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INCLUDES: Toddler Program for 18 months to age 3 Pre-School for 3 to 5-year-olds Before and after school program Four-year-old day school program
5 of our early childhood centers received NAEYC accreditation in 2014. They are Paddock Road, Prairie Lane, Rockbrook, Oakdale and Sunset. Westbrook was accredited in 2013. Westgate and Underwood Hills are currently in the accreditation process. Westside Early Childhood was selected by the state to be part of the Nebraska Early Childhood Pyramid Model. This program supports social and emotional development for children birth to age five. The Pyramid team will provide expert coaching and extensive training to Westside Early Childhood’s leadership team for 2 years.