at The Derryfield School

Annual Report 2010-2011

Webster

8

17

Bakersville34

Beech Street44

GosslerPark22

Green Acres

Smyth Road

19

Hallsville12

Highland-Go�s Falls21

Jewett14

McDonough12Northwest

38

ParkerVarney

20

Weston23

Wilson46

Sending Schools of Breakthrough Students

in Grades 6-122005-2011

West

Trinity

Memorial

Central

Out of District

Derryfield

St. Catherine's

Southside

Parkside

McLaughlin

Hillside

Middle Schools

Middle/High Schools

High Schools

Current Schools Serving Breakthrough Students in Grades 6-12

261 total current Breakthrough students in grades 6-12

83% students will be the first in their family to earn a 4-year degree

56% students qualify for free or reduced lunch

52% students identify as people of color

0 40% 60% 80% 100%20%

Sixth Graders

Seventh Graders

Algebra Readiness80% or better indicates readiness for an Algebra course.

Pre-Algebra Readiness80% or better indicates readiness for a Pre-Algebra course.*Sixth graders are still a year away from access to pre-algebra at school.

Student Growth in MathSix-Week Summer Session, 2011based on Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project, University of California Algebra is the “gateway class” to advanced courses in high school

and is strongly linked to attainment of a bachelor’s degree.* Each Manchester middle school offers only one section to its eighth graders, which means Breakthrough students must be among the top-performing students at their schools to be eligible. To get students on track:

Breakthrough math teachers use a rigorous, professionally 1. developed curriculum in the summer and school year that aligns with the Common Core Standards and is based on the visualization techniques of Singapore Math.Students who are below grade level in math receive math 2. coaching in addition to their regular math class. These students tend to make the largest gain in their math scores during the summer.Breakthrough uses the Math Diagnostic Testing Project, 3. developed by the University of California, to measure students’ gains during the summer. In 2011, 99% of sixth and seventh graders improved their scores with 28 days of instruction.

*Musen, Lindsey. 2010. Pre-Algebra and Algebra Enrollment and Achievement. Providence, RI: Brown University, Annenberg Institute for School Reform.

Getting Students on Track for Algebra

National Teacher Pipeline Project

Purpose: To guide our most promising teachers

into the best teacher training organizations in the United States.

Partners: Breakthrough has selected a small number of outstanding partners; the first three include MATCH Charter School’s Teacher Residency in Boston, the Aspire charter network in California, and Teach for America. Additional partners will be slowly added over time.

Process: In exchange for creating opportunities for Breakthrough teacher alumni to get into teaching programs after college, partners will report on successes of Breakthrough alumni participants in their selection process and training programs.

Participants: Already, many Breakthrough alumni are involved with these organizations. For example, Breakthrough alumni are three times as likely to be accepted to Teach For America than their peer applicants.

TheDerryfield

School

Bishop Brady High SchoolCentral High School

Eastern UniversityHamilton College

Kents Hill SchoolMemorial High School

Middlebury CollegeMount Ida College

Northeastern UniversityPinkerton AcademyPomona CollegeRochester Inst. of Tech.Syracuse University

University of Minnesota

University of New Hampshire

University of North CarolinaUniversity of Pennsylvania

Wellesley CollegeWesleyan University

West High SchoolYale University

Schools Represented by Breakthrough’s Summer and School-Year Teachers

Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Manchester in recognition of students who positively challenge themselves and take advantage of every opportunity. Merlyne Desire ’17, Aaron Velez ’17, Hamza Shahzad ’18, and Anyssa Phaneuf ’18

Bud Smith Scholars

Sponsored by Jayme’s Fund for Social Justice in recognition of a student who is intellectual, creative,

expressive, socially conscious, and is motivated to make the world a better place.

Anurag Ghimirey ’18 and Damion Neth ’17

Community-Sponsored Scholarships

Jayme’s Scholars

Sponsored by the Bishop’s Summer Reception Fund in recognition of a student’s dedication, perseverance and concern for others.Monericka Semeran ’18 and Arielys Liriano ’17

Bishop Leo E. O’Neil Scholars

HighlightsBreakthrough Manchester was named a recipient of the College Board New England Regional Assembly Recognition Award. This award recognizes a program that has shown outstanding commitment to students and the field of education by enabling underrepresented students with academic and leadership potential to attend college.

Breakthrough was named a recipient of the 2010 Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation, which has been given annually since 1991 to recognize existing programs that meet Peter Drucker’s definition of innovation

– “change that creates a new dimension of performance” – while making a real difference in the lives of the people they serve. The Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University is a think tank and action tank whose purpose is to better society by stimulating effective management and responsible leadership.

Derryfield families celebrated Breakthrough Manchester at the annual Parent Faculty Association Benefit by donating $25,250. At the event, José Maldonado ’03, shared stories about the positive impact both Breakthrough and Derryfield have had on shaping him as a student and person.

Continuing a long tradition of serving Breakthrough seventh and eighth graders, Phillips Exeter Academy’s summer program, Access Exeter, provided scholarships to four students this summer: Mikaela Aherrera ’16, Irean Ali ’16, Iban Garcia ’15 and Emira Kolisnichenko ’16.

Two rising ninth graders, Briana Chang ’15 and Fenwick Eckhardt ’15, received scholarships to participate in the Girls Summer Leadership Program at Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The program’s Director, Kristin Ryan, taught at Breakthrough from 1994-1996.

In May, Breakthrough partnered with the Manchester Foundation for Education to host a free, public screening of the documentary, Waiting for Superman, followed by a panel discussion with seven New Hampshire educators and policy makers. Over 120 people attended the event at The Derryfield School auditorium.

Contributors July 2010 – June 2011Community Leader$20,000 and aboveFerlins FoundationThe Donna Anne Poulack

Foundation

Program Leader$10,000 - 19,999The Clowes Fund, Inc.Orchard FoundationVerizon Foundation

Program Partner$5,000 - 9,999AnonymousAnne GreerBank of America Charitable

FoundationBreakthrough CollaborativeDell Foundation

Student Sponsor$1,500 - 4,999Anonymous (2)Steve and Katie Burke

Michael and Chris Cikacz§

Bill and Kathy GillettLouis Fink and Pamela GrichJayme’s Fund for Social Justice of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation - Manchester Region§

Donna K. LenckiDavid and Rosamond LockwoodGreg and Jennifer MelkonianRick and Lisa PattenEarl “Bud” Smith Scholarship Fund of the Kiwanis Club of Manchester of the New Hampshire Charitable FoundationJoel and Felicia Vargas In Memory of Martin I. Elkin

Leadership Giving$500 - 1,499Ella F. Anderson TrustMike and Deb AnthonyElliott Berry and Campbell HarveyStephen CamannMary Halpin Carter and Christopher H. M. Carter

Bill and Jane ClutterbuckPauline G. Elkin* In Memory of Martin I. ElkinStephen Elkin*Marco Gonzalez Kate Hanna, Hale and Hanna Melnick Paul J. and Lauren LeydenManchester Rotary ClubDan and Lisa MuskatDaniel C. and Lucy S. PotterBrent and Wendy PowellQueen City Rotary ClubRandy ReisMichael and Jan RomanowskyPhil and Judy RyanCraig and Cary SellersTim and Kim SochaBrian and Beth StevensPhil and Meg TatroThe VanArsdale/Dewey Family§ Garvin Warner and Margaret Wheeler

Matching GiftsMicrosoft Giving Campaign

Advocate$250 - 499AnonymousBrad and Linda BensonBarry and Caryl BrensingerDanielle M. ChandonnetEric Chang Lionel and Lillian CoulonKate Erskine Erin and Jeffrey FogelApril Shaw and Alex GranokJim and Laurie LampMaura MaguireDoug and Shannon McGinleyRoss and Kenna McLeodAnne D. MilneTrevor Munhall Matt and Michelle PiersonDan and Rhenea ReganJohn and Deborah RicheyDennis and Maureen Ryan*†Shelley and Joe SpiererJwalant and Bhavna VadaliaRichard and Frances WinnegLaura Noyes Zahn

Friend$1 - 249Vincent and Annie AliottaDebra J. AllenFrank and E. Diane AllenAgnes AshaliliJudith BatchelorJack Beard and Rebecca SniderCarrie BelangerGreg BerryDebbie Bills and Andy Bills Tom Birch and Anne Marie Kenn yMark and Tracy BlaisdellJohn BlecatsisBruce and Connie BlightClermont and Lisa BoutinSuzanne and Bill BoutonMr. and Mrs. Joseph BrunelleElsa BuenrostroLeah Burke Steven M. Burke, Jr. Alexis BusanoClare CailSophora Casimir Alexander Chan Candy ChaplinMark Chapman and Maude SalingerZachary Chapman Molly Cikacz

Emilie ColfordMr. Gerald V. Collins and Ms. Linda L. BournivalBrian and Michelle CoombesDenis and Nely CoteMr. and Mrs. Arnold CoteJerry CoteDaniel W. CoteFotios DellasJaime DemersMelissa DeSantisSteven and Laurel DevinoStephen Dolman and Donna Lenz-Dolman†Debbie and Dick DonnellyApril M. DugayGerald and Rochelle DuretteCindy DwyerEckhardt FamilyTimothy Eckhardt Lindsay C. Enman In Memory of Effie BlecatsisKathy and Dick Erskine In Memory of Effie BlecatsisMarion B. Erskine In Memory of Effie BlecatsisJoyia Rich Fazelat† Erik Fey and Kathleen Rutty-

Fey†Craig and Jeanine Finefrock†Kevin Finefrock Esther FishmanVirginia G. Flagg

Sue Flagg†Norm and Phyllis FortierCarrie Foster Barbara and Robert Fox†Sue FraserElenore FreedmanBennett FreemanGary and Gail GordonGrayson and Jon GovatosKenneth and Nicole Grinnell†Susan GrodmanSandra GutierrezDavid and Barbara HaightAlice and Brian HandwerkJeff and Kathleen HansonGary and Jeannette HarperErnest and Sally Haskell In Memory of Effie BlecatsisJim and Elise HoodDorothy JolinMark and Patricia KegelElena Kennedy Beverly D. KennettCynthia M. Krohn Joan Krohn In Memory of Effie BlecatsisNicholas J. Krohn Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. LabonteCynthia Lagrimas†Jimmy Lauzon Maria Holland LawMr. and Mrs. Thien LeThuan Le

Donna Le Herng Lee Michael Lehman and Jan McClureArt and Victoria LeknesClaudia LibisArelys Liriano Ping LiuAnn R. LoefflerTricia and Ned LucasSheila MahonKasim and Dzemila MazicJane and Brian McCoy In Memory of Effie BlecatsisRobert and Holly McKinneyHale Melnick Hanna Melnick Walt MilneAndy MoerleinCarlos and Ingrid MonzonMary M. MooreJanet D. MooreLeslie MorelCarol Morin and Linda RiedleGrace Moses Terri MoyerMichael MunhallPeter V. Nelson Paul and Joan NewcombTru Ngo and Thanh Huynh*†§ Chong Ni Lee Nyquist and Leslie Nixon

Judith OlivierMyriam PatinoTara M. PayneGeraldo and Ying Xia PetersonAllison PriceRay ProvencherKevin ProvencherCornelius E. RaifordDr. Murali R. Ravel and Mrs. Bharathi AnanthacharSteve Reichheld and Deb De BeradinisDan and Reina Reidy David ReynoldsKate Richey Elizabeth Richey Carlos Rincon and Sara VarelaBernadette Robinson Mario and Amy RomillaJon and Kathy RossDennis and Maureen RyanDick and Anne Marie SamuelsE. Charles and Wendy Sanborn†James and Lisa SarettePeter and Linda SatkwichJoel Schwelling and Joan IzenGary and Kathy ShomoChris Slusher and Barinder Ahluwalia

Karen A. Smith†Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. StaggDavid G. StahlErin Stiling Joss Stubblefield and Brenda EvansCurt Swinehart and Paula HollisAlicia Talbot Bill and Jean TallmanCarmen TapiadorMr. and Mrs. Philip B. TaubSam Theodosopoulos Justin Thibeault Charles and Barbara TrudeauKwok Tsang and Xiao SuMonica V. VasquezJeffrey and Alexis Wallace In Honor of Acadia Wallace RoessnerJoseph and Karen WellingtonMary Jane WellingtonMr. Jack N. Wentz and Ms. Martha J. Nagy-WentzAlex and Tina White Paul and Karen WhitmoreAldin and Cathy Wilson

Matching GiftsAutodesk, Inc.Intel Foundation

* Includes gift to Elkin Teaching Fellowship † Includes gift to Joel Vargas Achievement Fund § Includes gift to Endowment Denotes current or former student, teacher, or staff memberPlease notify us of errors or omissions at 603/641-9426 or kerskine@derryfield.org

Mark BlaisdellColby-Sawyer CollegeThe Derryfield SchoolDerryfield Repertory TheatreDunkin' DonutsElan Publishing Company, Inc. Kaitlin FinkFirst Resort Marketing, LLCGary and Gail Gordon

Kathy LeeManchester Community CollegeNew Hampshire Higher Education Assistance

FoundationPanera BreadPapa John's PizzaPuritan Backroom RestaurantDan and Rhenea Regan

Homestay FamiliesMarsha and Don BeecyAmilbia Benech-RobinsonBruce and Becky BerkBill and Kathy GillettSusan GrodmanBob and Edith Houlihan

Art and Victoria LeknesMaura MaguireDoug and Shannon McGinleyRich and Sarah SigelBarbara Wilson

In-Kind Giving

Breakthrough Manchester at The Derryfield School2108 River Road, Manchester, NH 03104

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