2012-2013 YU School Partnership Director's Report

Yeshiva University Institute for University-School Partnership

DIRECTOR ’S REPORT 2012 – 2013

Advancing teachers, leaders, schools and communities for a future of quality sustainable Jewish education.

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The most exciting part of our work is the collaboration with other

organizations, schools and communities to develop the field—so that no teacher, no student, no leader, no one who volunteers or seeks to support schools on a daily basis, feels alone.

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— Dr. Scott J. Goldberg Director, The YU School Partnership

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BLUEPRINTS

for the future of Jewish education

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Letter from President Richard M. Joel

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Letter from Dr. Scott J. Goldberg

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Our Mission

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YUSP Points of Pride

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School Human Resource Development

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Educational Quality

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Student Safety Programs and Resources

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Educational Assessment

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Finance, Governance and Operations North American Jewish Day School Conference

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A Thank You to Our Supporters

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YUSP on the Map and Looking Forward

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Contact Us

COVER PHOTO CREDITS FROM TOP TO BOTTOMS

Photos 1–5: Courtesy of Yeshiva University Archives Photo 6: Courtesy of The Moriah School Photo 7: Courtesy of Margolin Hebrew Academy

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Sir Ken Robinson, an English author, speaker, and educationalist, once remarked that our task as educators is to “educate our students’ whole being so they can face the future.” Robinson, in this keen insight, touches on the Jewish notion of shleimut, or “wholeness”. The shalom that we Jews pray for daily cannot merely refer to the absence of war; rather, it speaks to the sort of integrity, morality, and meaningfulness which runs countercurrent to much of our modern milieu; it speaks to our divine mandate to matter which enables us to find our fulfillment in a fractured world.

Yeshiva University’s Institute for University-School Partnership does the important work of facilitating that process of acquiring shleimut. YUSP assists educational institutions, as well as educators themselves, in providing our children with the tools necessary to both “know” and “own” their stories.

Its programs and initiatives have made it into an invaluable resource for so many in our community, and have allowed Yeshiva University to increase its presence in day schools throughout the country.

The incredible work YUSP, its fine professionals, and its dedicated lay leadership perform every day serves as the answer to that; they boldly carry out their mandate to find wholeness in a fractured world. For that and for so much more, YUSP provides great nachas, or pride, for the entire Yeshiva University family. I look forward to following the continued growth of YUSP as it advances the field of Jewish education in wondrous ways.

RICHARD M. JOEL President, Yeshiva University

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It is often said that when Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik gave shiurim (lessons) at Yeshiva University, it was as if he had invited the great sage Rambam into his classroom for a lively debate.

At the YU School Partnership, we like to say that children are always “in the room.” What does this mean? It means that in every conversation we have, we view the child as the center of a network of people coming together to educate the whole child. We are mindful of the teachers who will inspire children, engage them and touch their hearts. We think of the school leaders who will inspire faculty and the parent body to advance school quality and sustainability. When we consider the support teachers and leaders need to advance their own professional development, it is the children’s learning that is the center of our thinking. When we provide financial consulting that helps schools ensure sustainability, we are supporting future generations of children.

We believe that it is through partnership that children get educated and it is through partnership that we can advance the field of education. Indeed, we are proud to partner with other institutions and organizations to advocate for day school education, ensure quality through the development of excellent teachers and leaders, and maintain individual community and foundational support.

It is my pleasure to share with you this Director’s Report, which highlights the strides we have made in the past year toward actualizing our vision.

DR. SCOTT J. GOLDBERG Director, The YU School Partnership

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Photo courtesy of The Moriah School

There is no better time to be a Jewish day school student than today.

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Photo courtesy of The Moriah School Photo courtesy of Margolin Hebrew Academy

By providing Jewish day schools today with the tools to deliver a high quality education to even more Jewish children tomorrow, the future of Jewish education begins here…

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OUR MISSION

TO CONNECT Jewish educational professionals with each other.

TO SUPPORT the education of the whole child.

TO PROVIDE teachers and leaders with the latest resources and best practices.

TO ENABLE Jewish day schools to create high functioning governance models and processes.

TO INNOVATE in creating opportunities for the professional growth of teachers and leaders.

TO EQUIP Jewish day schools with the roadmap, tools and techniques to operate strategically and sustainably.

TO CREATE financial systems that are capable of supporting high quality, affordable schools.

Photo courtesy of Margolin Hebrew Academy

In Other Words‌

Photo courtesy of The Moriah School

To re-imagine the norms of Jewish education in which ongoing growth, learning and adaptation is the standard, while not forgetting that the children are at the center of everything we seek to accomplish.

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YUSP POINTS OF PRIDE

1,000+ jobseekers use YUSP’s Jewish education job board, Chinuch Link, to find a teaching position. $32,958,065 in median projected financial benefits for schools participating in our Benchmarking and Financial Re-engineering program by 2015.

1,000 people attended the 2013 North American Jewish Day School Conference.

54 educators have completed our online Certificate Programs in 2013.

55 successful head of school/senior leadership placements and 180 teacher placements.

65 members of our Critical Friends Group for peer to peer leadership development.

43 schools have been participating in our financial Benchmarking program.

28 schools are using MaDYK to assess 1,195 students in Hebrew reading.

60 new teachers are being supported this year by the New Teacher Induction Program and 41 new mentors have been trained to support them.

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SCHOOL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Matching the Right Schools with the Right Talent This year, the School Human Resource Development team was involved in more than 55 school leadership placements and 180 teacher placements.

In our effort to provide teachers and leaders with a comprehensive continuum of support and to professionalize the field, we have focused on: • identifying, recruiting and developing emerging teachers and leaders • supporting the schools and candidates during the job placement process • providing a wide array of support, enrichment and professional development opportunities for all future and current teachers and leaders In our partnership with schools, we seek to ensure the best teachers and leaders are hired and retained to educate our children and lead our schools.

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The YUSP Placement Office was

crucial in helping me navigate the often challenging terrain of professional growth. At literally every step of the process, the YUSP staff was there to support me in any way that I needed.

This process would have been signifi cantly more difficult and not nearly as successful without the assistance of

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the YUSP Placement Office.

— Rabbi Dov Emerson YULA, Los Angeles, CA

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SCHOOL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Creating a Forum to Learn, Connect And Grow Our Critical Friends Groups (CFGs) are professional learning communities in which educators, administrators and school staff hold monthly conference calls to advance their leadership skills through collaborative learning. In November 2012, we hosted our inaugural CFG convening in which more than 70 day school leaders from 62 schools gathered to share case studies in a confidential and supportive atmosphere. Participants encouraged each other to think deeply and critically about the challenges their schools face.

YU Lead’s inaugural year was an overwhelming success

as the blended learning leadership development program enabled 24 existing and emerging leaders to transform their leadership skills by learning with exceptional visionaries in the Jewish education field.

Participants in this program learned about:

• unlocking leadership presence • building a positive faculty culture • 21st century skills

The 2013 YU Jewish Job Fair, which was co-sponsored by the YU School Partnership and the Center for Jewish Future, welcomed 50 schools, 20 Jewish communal organizations, and 300 job seekers. Unlike other employment forums, the YU Jewish Job Fair brought together job seekers with schools and organizations that are seeking new talent. The YU Jewish Job Fair continues to be further professionalized through the use of Chinuch Link, YUSP’s online job portal exclusively for Jewish schools.

The Principals Partnership, a comprehensive, volunteer, mentoring program that matches experienced school leaders with leaders who are within their first three years of leadership, has been critical to the successful beginning of many new leaders. Through the Principals Partnership, we have brought together mentors who are committed to the field of Jewish education and who recognize the value in reflecting honestly about their own practice. In doing so, these mentors have embraced their own continued growth through the support and development of new leaders.

• problem based learning • instructional leadership • parent partnership

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• creating systems for student support

school human resource developement services.

• finance and governance and much more

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YU Lead has contributed to my success. I am now an informed person who has a good

understanding of what leadership should look like and how a functioning school should operate. This past year, I was offered an administrative position in a much larger school than the school I am currently in. I also received a request to visit and interview for a prestigious position in yet another school. Lastly, I received a promotion in the school

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I am currently employed at.

— Rabbi Avrohom Drandoff Columbus Torah Academy, Columbus, OH

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EDUCATIONAL QUALITY

Creating a Toolbox for Building Educational Excellence Integration and Online/Blended Learning Instruction and Design. Facilitated by our educational experts, participants received personalized advice, best practices and constructive feedback that helped them see and approach their classroom in a whole new light.

The Educational Quality team’s dedication to creating ongoing growth and learning opportunities for Jewish day school educators has taken professional development programming in the field to new heights. Through our support of teachers, leaders and schools at every step of their career path, we empower educators to envision and actualize what their optimal school and classroom environments should look like.

The Legacy Heritage Teacher Training Fellowship helped train, mentor, and support nine outstanding Modern Orthodox Judaic Studies teachers in eight schools nationwide. Our partnership with the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration and with Jewish day schools has helped us serve as a bridge between aspiring teachers and institutions looking for young, dynamic educators.

This year, participants in our 30-week Online Certificate Programs delved into highly relevant courses

in Differentiated Instruction, Educational Technology

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We want teachers who understand where our students are coming from emotionally,

psychologically and religiously and who are dedicated to becoming the best professionals they can be and that’s what the YU School Partnership looks for in a fellowship candidate. By partnering with the YU School Partnership, we provide the most exciting and innovative experience for our students.

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— Raizy Wilk Maimonides Academy, Los Angeles, CA

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EDUCATIONAL QUALITY

Listening to the Needs of the Field What can we do to support the new talent in our school?

We have heard this question a lot over the past couple of years. Now in its third year, our New Teacher Induction Program has helped 60 new teachers in 19 schools not only adjust, but thrive in their new teaching environments. With generous funding from the Jim Joseph Foundation, our Induction team continues to support new teachers by working with schools on an individual basis to set up comprehensive systems that enhance teacher learning.

Our regular webinars have delivered access to the wisdom within Yeshiva University’s network on topics that include: • Implementing Bullying Prevention in Your School • iPads in Education • Creating and Leveraging Brand Ambassadors: The Key to Building Your School’s Image • How to Manage Employees Successfully For educators who have sought to breathe new life into their curriculum, this past year brought about the debut of Open Day School. Through this online forum, close to 2,500 teachers are sharing and discussing their lessons plans and curricula. Open Day School has helped foster a student centered teaching culture in which educators feel empowered to utilize lessons that are developed by educators for educators.

If it takes a village to raise a child, imagine how much support is needed to adequately educate a class full of children. The 1,166+ members of our three Communities of Practice (CoPs) have been virtually connecting and sharing with like-minded peers. From discussing cutting-edge ideas (How the World of Warcraft videogame can be used to teach Gemara?) to discovering new avenues for learning (How to utilize Wiki’s for assignments), our CoP members are exploring tried and true innovations that are being introduced in classrooms around the country.

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STUDENT SAFETY PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES

Keeping our Children Safe and Happy With student safety operating at the forefront of everything we do, we provide schools with resources that ensure a physically safe and healthy socialemotional environment. Our research-based tools and best practices are a means to support school changes where it’s needed the most.

The BRAVE Bully Reduction and Social Leadership Development program delivers research-based bullying prevention and social emotional learning programming to schools. BRAVE combines the extensive research and practice of Dr. Rona Novick in all its programs, and develops school-based expertise through the training of a core team of professionals from the school and consultation with administration.

The Comprehensive Abuse Response Education (CARE) program promotes and supports change in Jewish day schools related to child abuse and safety. CARE’s mission is to increase child safety by supporting Jewish day schools in systematic changes for confronting and managing issues around abuse. CARE’s research-based and comprehensive three-pronged approach, which includes identification, training and consultation, and research, was developed by Dr. Isaac Schechter, Dina Rabhan and Dr. David Pelcovitz after surveying a broad sample of Jewish day schools in the first ever survey of school practices around issues related to abuse.

Though schools remain the safest place for children, even the most secure schools need to have a plan in the event of a dangerous intruder. In response to this need, we have developed Lockdown Drills Best Practices and Guidelines in partnership with Dr. Norman Blumenthal of Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services. This guide addresses both the logistical and psychological considerations when implementing lockdown security drills.

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EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT

Ensuring Effectiveness Through Assessment Mivchan Dinami shel Y’cholot Kriah (MaDYK) was

created by researchers at Yeshiva University in response to the growing concern that standardized testing only teaches to the test. Used in 28 schools across North America, MaDYK was created with consultation from researchers at Dynamic Measurement Group, and is based on DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills), a dynamic assessment of English literacy with demonstrated reliability and validity.

Results of MaDYK testing helps educators identify students who are at risk or already struggling with Hebrew reading and monitor their progress as they receive instruction support or interventions. Schools are also able to compare their students’ performance to other students learning to read Hebrew in day schools across the nation.

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MaDYK is a powerful tool. We have

been using MaDYK alongside the English DIBELS to assess student achievement, break up students into leveled groups, design support programs and recommend outsider intervention when indicated.

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— Elana Cohen Yeshivat Ben Porat Yosef, Paramus, NJ

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FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS

Paving the Way for Sustainable Schools Our Finance, Governance and Operations team partners with 65 schools within 19 communities to provide the data, expert advice and tools to enable them to operate strategically and sustainably in pursuit of educational excellence. Our ambition of cultivating sustainable financial systems and processes within the field of Jewish education is being realized through our comprehensive offering of financial assessments, governance consultations, strategic planning programs and benchchmarking and financial re-engineering projects.

This year, schools participating in our finance, governance and operations programs have achieved significant improvement in the following areas: • Student recruitment and retention • Annual fundraising • Tuition level and financial aid program changes • Board of director’s governance improvement • Long term financial planning

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The entire benchmarking experience

has been extremely professional. It was exciting to see how we allocate funds and where we can identify opportunities for improvement. The driving force of improving efficiencies while enhancing, not just maintaining, educational standards is a critical message to deliver in today’s climate. Our board was engaged and impressed by the thorough and detailed presentation.

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— Rabbi Jonathan Knapp Yavneh Academy, Paramus, NJ

• Long term strategic planning • Enhanced business office efficiency • Reduction of purchased goods and service costs

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FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS

Realizing the Possibility of Savings and Growth Opportunities Our Governance and Planning services provide critical assessments of a school’s sustainability and growth.

Our proprietary governance assessment survey is used by more than 100 Jewish day schools, and provides unparalleled research into which aspects of school governance correlate with better quality and financial sustainability. Our Finance, Governance and Operations team uses this data to guide schools and their board in implementing best practices in governance.

Through the Benchmarking and Financial Reengineering program, we are working with 43 Jewish

day schools in six communities toward our shared mission of increasing their revenue and reducing their expenses. The program begins with a comprehensive comparative financial benchmarking phase, in which schools identify their specific improvement opportunities. In the second phase, we bring in consultants who develop and implement customized improvement plans aimed to achieve development and/or recruiting goals over the span of three years. Collectively, participating schools are on track to achieve their 10 percent improvement targets by the end of 2015. This program is generously sponsored by the AVI CHAI Foundation and local federations and foundations in Baltimore, Bergen County, Philadelphia, Chicago and Cleveland.

Our Strategic Planning process enables schools to assess their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, define long term goals, and design and implement cutting edge strategies to address them. Two distinctive aspects of our approach has been the comprehensiveness of our situation assessment of education, leadership, governance, finance and operations and the care we take to ensure schools embed their strategic planning process within their governance models.

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I want to thank the YU School

Partnership for the incredible, detailed benchmarking report and the recommendations they provided.

Their analysis and attention to detail was extraordinary and I appreciate their approach to benchmarking. Comparing our school to others of similar size in all areas of income and expense was extremely beneficial. The YU School Partnership has given the Torah Day School of Dallas the information we need to implement a strategy for

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further growth and success.

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— David B. Winston Torah Day School of Dallas, Dallas, TX

management services

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FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS

Strategic Improvement Adding Up The following are just a few of the benefits schools have achieved and expect to experience by participating in our Benchmarking and Financial Re-engineering program.

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400K

500K

600K

700K

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Annual Fundraising Improvements 2012–2013

$1,945,000

2013–2014

$4,260,000

2014–2015

$6,420,000

Business Office Efficiency 2012–2013

$275,000

2013–2014

2014–2015

$610,000

$455,000

Enrollment Increases 2012–2013

$927,500

2013–2014

$1,725,000

2014–2015

$2,755,000

Capital Fundraising Improvements 2012–2013

$345,000

2013–2014

$935,000

2014–2015

$1,495,000

Purchased Services and Goods Cost Reduction 2012–2013

$220,000

2013–2014

2014–2015

$730,000

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$465,000

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THE NORTH AMERICAN JEWISH DAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE

Coming Together to Advance the Field of Jewish Education This past February, close to 1,000 professional and lay leaders from Jewish day schools spanning a range of denominations gathered for the fourth annual North American Jewish Day School Conference in Washington, D.C. In collaboration with PARDES: Day Schools of Reform Judaism, the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE), RAVSAK: The Jewish Community Day School Network, and the Schechter Day School Network, more than 100 sessions supported the theme: “Learning to Lead-Leading to Learn.” Participants were challenged to re-imagine their day school through workshops that were led by renowned thought leaders, including author Deborah Frieze and keynote speaker Tony Wagner.

Additionally, the YUSP Network Day was a memorable, interactive forum in which close to 250 day school leaders from YU-affiliated schools learned about innovations in education from leading educators, such as John D’Auria, brainstormed with their team and presented cutting edge ideas that re-envisioned their schools. Seven schools were awarded $500 each for their winning ideas. This impactful day was made possible with the generous sponsorship of Brad and Robin Klatt.

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A THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS

Philanthropic Pillars

We gratefully acknowledge our foundation and federation support.

We sincerely thank our donors at every level!

Anonymous

Your gift enables us to continue our core services of personnel placement and support, educational quality, and sustainability to impact over 200 schools throughout North America.

THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore The AVI CHAI Foundation Combined Jewish Philanthropies Crown Family Philanthropies Jewish Education Center of Cleveland

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey The Jim Joseph Foundation The Kohelet Foundation The Legacy Heritage Fund, Ltd. The Samis Foundation Targum Shlishi

Meet Our

‫מאה אחוז‬

The YU School Partnership’s Meah Achuz (‫ )מאה אחוז‬donors are a developing group of investors at the $10,000 level. Its name arises from our goal of attaining 100 (‫)מאה‬ donors who give $10,000 or more.

This fund will enable the YU School Partnership to maintain and enhance our current services and implement new programs that impact the excellence and sustainability of Jewish day schools.

Join our 100%!

We are extremely grateful to these generous leaders who have committed to gifts of $10,000 or greater to transform the educational quality and sustainability of Jewish day schools.

Anonymous Mr Philip and Mrs. Lisa Baratz

Mr. Nathan and Mrs. Shari Lindenbaum

Mr. Steven and Mrs. Esther Feder

Mr. David and Mrs. Lauren Lunzer

Mr. Jack and Mrs. Carol Forgash

Mr. David and Mrs. Marnie Nagel

Mr. Dov and Mrs. Nancy Friedberg

Mr. Josh and Mrs. Ronnie Penn

Mr. Larry and Mrs. Andrea Gill

Dr. Gary and Mrs. Elanna Rosenbaum

The Harris Family Mr. Bernard and Mrs. Laurie Hasten Mr. Lance and Dr. Rivkie Hirt Mr. Avi and Mrs. Becky Katz Mr. Harvey and Mrs. Gloria Kaylie Mr. Brad and Mrs. Robin Klatt

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Mr. Stanley and Mrs. Raine Silverstein Dr. Adam and Mrs. Shani Splaver Mr. Avi and Dr. Shulamit Steinlauf Mr. Saul and Mrs. Sharon Tawil Mr. Josh and Mrs. Elizabeth Trump

Mr. Howard and Mrs. Elayne Levkowitz

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A THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS

Why I Give to YUSP

BERNARD AND LAURIE HASTEN

ANDREA AND LARRY GILL

BRAD AND ROBIN KLATT

Chicago, IL

Los Angeles, CA

Livingston, NJ

“We give to the YU School Partnership because our community has benefitted tremendously from their initiatives.

With their guidance, we developed a financial plan for our school and met benchmarking goals. We could not have done it without their guidance!”

“Thanks to the amazing work being done at YUSP, our kids spend every day with so many talented Modern Orthodox educators who serve as inspiring role models for them. We are proud to give to an organization that is having such a profound effect upon so many future Jewish leaders.”

“Unfortunately, while we care so deeply about our 250,000 children entrusted to day schools, we have done too little to manage institutional development, academic excellence and affordability.

These are seemingly incongruous objectives. YUSP is one of the few initiatives which enables our pristine virtues to be achieved. We are proud to be counted as supporters.”

Advisory Council Members Richard M. Joel

Scott J. Goldberg

Samuel Moed

President

Chaim Hagler

Josh Penn

Henry Kressel

Laurie Hasten

Gil Perl

Chairman, YU Board of Trustees

Gil Irwin

Eli Rubin

Bini Krauss

Ari Segal

Marc Baker

Andrew J. Lauer

Helen Spirn

Lee Buckman

Joshua Levisohn

Avi Steinlauf

David Frankel

Nathan Lindenbaum

Perry Tirschwell

Larry Gill

Lester Lipshutz

Aton Teitelbaum

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COMMUNITIES WE OPERATE IN

Mapping Out Our Reach

THE UNITED STATES

Phoenix, AZ Tucson, AZ Berkeley, CA Beverly Hills, CA Carlsbad, CA La Crescenta, CA Lake Arrowhead, CA Los Angeles, CA Oakland, CA Palo Alto, CA San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA Saratoga, CA Sausalito, CA Sunnyvale, CA Valley Village, CA Denver, CO Englewood, CO Fairfield, CT Greenwich, CT New Haven, CT Orange, CT Stamford, CT West Hartford, CT Washington, D.C. Boca Raton, FL Casselberry, FL Ft. Lauderdale, FL Hollywood, FL Jacksonville, FL Lake Worth, FL Miami, FL Palm Beach, FL Tampa, FL Atlanta, GA Decatur, GA Roswell, GA Buffalo Grove, IL Chicago, IL

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Deerfield, IL Evanston, IL Lincolnwood, IL Northbrook, IL Skokie, IL Springfield, IL Indianapolis, IN Kansas City, KS Metairie, LA Amherst, MA Boston, MA Brookline, MA Cambridge, MA Great Barrington, MA Needham Heights, MA Newton, MA Norwood, MA Sharon, MA Waban, MA Waltham, MA West Roxbury, MA Baltimore, MD Gaithersburg, MD Pikesville, MD Rockville, MD Silver Spring, MD Oak Park, MI Southfield, MI West Bloomfield, MI Chesterfield, MO St Louis, MO Omaha, NE Bergenfield, NJ Boonton, NJ Cherry Hill, NJ Clifton, NJ Deal, NJ East Brunswick, NJ Edison, NJ

Elizabeth, NJ Englewood, NJ Fair Lawn, NJ Fort Lee, NJ Highland Park, NJ Lakewood, NJ Linden, NJ Livingston, NJ Matawan, NJ Morganville, NJ New Milford, NJ Oakhurst, NJ Oakland, NJ Paramus, NJ Passaic. NJ Paterson, NJ Piscataway, NJ Red Bank, NJ River Edge, NJ Rutherford, NJ Springfield, NJ Teaneck, NJ Voorhees, NJ Wanaque, NJ West Orange, NJ Las Vegas, NV Albany, NY Bellerose, NY Brooklyn, NY Cedarhurst, NY Clifton Park, NY East Northport, NY Far Rockaway, NY Flatbush, NY Flushing, NY Forest Hills, NY Fresh Meadows, NY Great Neck, NY Hewlett, NY

Hollis, NY Holliswood, NY Jamaica, NY Jericho, NY Kew Gardens, NY Larchmont, NY Lawrence, NY Little Neck, NY Long Beach, NY Mamaroneck, NY Monsey, NY New City, NY New Rochelle, NY New York, NY Plainview, NY Riverdale, NY Rochester, NY Roslyn Heights, NY Spring Valley, NY Staten Island, NY Suffern, NY Uniondale, NY Valley Stream, NY West Hempstead, NY White Plains, NY Williston Park, NY Woodmere, NY Yonkers, NY Akron, OH Beachwood, OH Cleveland, OH Columbus, OH Allentown, PA Bala Cynwyd, PA Bryn Mawr, PA Dresher, PA Elkins Park, PA Langhorne, PA Lansdale, PA

Merion Station, PA Philadelphia, PA Pittsburgh, PA Wynnewood, PA Yardley, PA Columbia, SC Memphis, TN Nashville, TN Dallas, TX Houston, TX Burke, VA Charlottesville, VA Fairfax, VA Seattle, WA CANADA

Calgary Edmonton Montreal Ottawa Toronto Vancouver Winnipeg AROUND THE WORLD

Australia Brazil Chile Hong Kong Israel South Africa Switzerland United Kingdom

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LOOKING FORWARD

2013 – 2014 In the coming year, we are excited to offer the following new programs and services: • Online Professional Development Modules.

• The first cohort of the Legacy Heritage YUTeach Fellowship for Judaic Studies teachers.

• New course offerings created by Jewish educators in the YUSP Online/Blended Certificate program (available at the end of the summer 2013).

• A free online one-week course “Introduction to Blended Learning” (available summer 2013).

• A four-week virtual online blended learning boot camp (summer 2013).

• An enhanced and expanded YU Lead Leadership Development Program, thanks to the support of the Avi Chai Foundation.

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In partnership with the Center for the Jewish Future, the YU School Kollel Fellowship will nurture and support the professional growth of 28 RIETS students as they teach in seven schools.

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Join us in our mission VISION AND STRATEGY

Dr. Scott J. Goldberg scott.goldberg@yu.edu Leadership and Teacher Placement

Including personalized career counseling and job placement for job seekers; support for schools seeking teachers and school leaders; online job board. www.yuschoolpartnership.org/jobs For leadership placement, Dina Rabhan rabhan@yu.edu For teacher placement, Rabbi Maccabee Avishur avishur@yu.edu

Professional Development

Strategic Planning and Governance

Comprehensive PD offerings for schools and individuals, online and onsite. www.yuschoolpartnership.org/ certificates

Support for schools through a process of strategic planning, from evaluating current performance, visioning goals and planning toward those goals.

Includes analytics to measure success. www.yuschoolpartnership.org/ strategicplanning

Melanie Eisen melanie.eisen@yu.edu

James MochĂŠ jmoche@yu.edu Educational Leadership YULead: Leadership Support and Development

Various leadership programs that convene school leaders for learning and sharing best practices, collaborating, and supporting growth. www.yuschoolpartnership.org/yulead

Consultancies for schools in such areas as leadership, teaching and learning, technology, Hebrew language, social-emotional development and religious/ spiritual growth.

Jane Taubenfeld Cohen jcohen11@yu.edu

Communities of Practice

Dina Rabhan rabhan@yu.edu

Online forums and in-person convenings to share resources and best practices, discuss trends and needs, and develop collaborative research in a variety of sub-fields. www.yuschoolpartnership.org/cops

Courseware Sharing

Dr. Eliezer Jones ejones1@yu.edu

EDUCATIONAL QUALITY

Consultancies

CONVENINGS

The Open Day School (ODS) is a collaboration with Jewish educators and schools to create open-source Judaic courseware for fully online and blended courses.

Dr. Eliezer Jones ejones1@yu.edu

FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS

Teaching and Learning New Teacher Induction

Programs for school leaders, mentors and new teachers to build systems that support new teachers. www.yuschoolpartnership.org/ induction Shira Loewenstein sloewens@yu.edu

Benchmarking and Financial Re-engineering

Comprehensive financial analysis to help schools understand, communicate and plan to meet the challenges of sustainability. www.yuschoolpartnership.org/ benchmarking James MochĂŠ jmoche@yu.edu

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Interested in getting involved or supporting the work of the YU School Partnership?

Rachel Cyrulnik rachel.cyrulnik@yu.edu Yeshiva University Institute for University-School Partnership 500 West 185th Street, BH 214 New York, NY 10033 212.960.5260

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