1 north side community school 2020-2021 report card

1 North Side Community School 2020-2021 Report Card

Report Card

July 2020–June 2021


Thank you all for your continued support of our students during this very challenging school year. We are so grateful to be a part of a generous community. From donations of masks and water bottles, virtual tutors who gave their time to our students, and monetary donations to support necessary supplies for learning — we could not have done it without you. Thanks to your support we successfully delivered a hybrid learning experience, completed a major capital project and celebrated our very first graduating eighth grade class.

Though we had moments to celebrate, the pandemic greatly disrupted learning for our students. Virtual learning led to increased absenteeism and lower performance in reading and math. Throughout the year we proposed various interventions to combat the learning and developmental loss our students were experiencing. Despite herculean efforts of teachers conducting classes in an entirely new and untested format, we know our academic progress did not match previous years. We are re-doubling our efforts to ensure our students catch up to the expectations of parents, staff and administration. For the 2021-22 school year we are pleased to be fully in-person and prepared to continue efforts to ensure our students are grade-level ready.

We hope to see you this year on on campus! Thank you for being a great partner and supporting positive youth development.

With gratitude,

John GroteJohn GroteExecutive Director

Dear Friends,

North Side Community School 2020-2021 Report Card 3

North Side Community School 2020-2021

School ProfileAsian 3

Black 476

Multiracial 9

Pacific Islander 1

White 5

100% Free Lunch

Gender

Top Zip Codes

63115, 63113 63112, 63120 63106, 63107

Kingshighway East

PenroseWalnut Park

50% Girls

50% Boys

Neighborhoods Served

2020 Audited Financials

Total Revenue$7,190,997

Total Expenses$7,049,895

81% Program Expenses

Management 16% 3% Fundraising

Expenses

494Students


How We Responded to the PandemicThroughout the Covid-19 crisis over the last 18 months, our students, families and educators have shown resilience and supported one another in many ways. North Side provided technology for all students, internet access to support virtual and hybrid learning and meals for the community. We supported our educators by providing weekly professional development and hiring additional teaching assistants to provide small group interventions. Our school social workers continued phone and home visits to connect families to additional resources and support in the community.

Internet access for 1⁄3 of students

Meals for the community

Additional teaching

assistants to support

learning loss

Home visits

Technology for all

Weekly professional development

for staff


Elementary Campus ExpansionWe are thrilled to share that we completed our Beyond Expectations Capital Campaign in 2020. This project included a brand new building on our elementary campus with four new classrooms, as well as an expansion of our cafeteria. This project has increased our capacity to serve an additional 60 students on our elementary campus. Visit our website for a virtual tour!


8th Grade & Beyond North SideDuring the 2020-21 school year we welcomed our very first 8th grade class. North Side opened in 2009 serving 58 kindergarten and first grade students. Over the past 12 years we have expanded to serve nearly 500 students in prekindergarten to eighth grade across three campuses.

Our mission is to improve each student’s opportunities in education and in life by developing the skills, knowledge, and personal qualities necessary for success. In order to support our students beyond North Side, we have a high school placement coordinator working with our middle school students and families to support their transition from North Side to high school.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Third Baptist Church Des Peres Urban Endowment Fund, we hosted our first high school, college and career readiness event. Students heard from various high schools, colleges and universities and explored their interests for the future.


Fundraising EventsThe Young Friends of North Side hosted a fundraiser at Topgolf to support supplies necessary for virtual and in-person instruction. The sold-out event raised over $8,000!

The Magic of Childhood Gala was held on May 13th, 2021. 160 guests tuned into the event virtually and nearly $100,000 was raised to support North Side! Guests enjoyed special performances by our students, testimonials from parents, students, teachers and an alum. The event also recognized Stella Erondu, co-founder and founding principal of North Side for her 12 years of service to the school. Missed the event? Catch the videos on our YouTube Channel or website.


$50,000 and AboveKathy and John Anderson AnonymousEmerson Charitable TrustThe Opportunity TrustWilliam T. Kemper Foundation

$25,000 — $49,999Alvin Goldfarb FoundationBayer FundByron and Nancy Francis Innovative Technology

Education FundJames and Alison

Bates FoundationKen Rinderknect and

Barb Wallace University of Missouri

Saint Louis

$10,000 — $24,999The Berra Family

Charitable FoundationEmployees Community

Fund of Boeing

Gilbert FoundationJohn and Ruth Grote Pershing Charitable TrustPott FoundationHunter and Carla Powell Nancy Sachs

$5,000 — $9,999Sue Cejka Centene Charitable

FoundationDes Peres Baptist Church

Endowment Fund for Inner-City Ministries

Alice and David Galt Tracee and Robert Holmes HWP RiggingInterface Construction Corp.Amy and William Koman Law Offices of

Gretchen MyersRich Moran Opus Foundation

$2,500 — $4,9991904labsCigna FoundationCommerce BankMary Hartman The Jordan FoundationMidwest BankCentrePamela and Jim MorganAlison Nash and

Clarence Dula Andy and Peggy Newman Michael and Kathryn

Quinlan Saint Louis Philanthropic

Organization

Thank You to Our Donors

Leadership Circle — Contributing $1,000+ annually

Sustainers Circle — Monthly Donor

Simmons BankWilliam and Georganne Syler

$1,000 — $2,499American Online Giving

Foundation Inc.Ryan Bumb Michael and Camille

Carpenter Carrollton BankCommerce Bancshares

FoundationLarry and Judy Deutsch Margaret Donnelly Dowd Bennett LLPStacy and Matt Erker Zach and Janie Foster Chris and Ginger Gaebe Joseph Garea GivableLawrence Glynn Tucker and Cydney Grote Donna Harper Donna Jean Hill Thomas and Karleen Hoerr Jack Hood John and Lynn Hooff Sanjay Jain and Barb Combs JB Gury ManufacturingJohn & Muriel Eulich

Charitable Fund Ward and Carol Klein Steve MacDonough Tom and Amy Mackowiak Sue and Rick Meyer Lauren Ming Sharon Moran Doug Munsch Homer Nash Parkside FinancialEdward and Christy Schlafly John and Anne Shapleigh Jay and Colleen Shekelton Lela Shepley-Gamble


$1,000 — $2,499 (cont.) Pat and Tom Shipley Simon Law Firm, P.C.St. Louis Children’s

Hospital FoundationSt. Louis Christmas CarolsSt. Louis Community

FoundationStephens & AssociatesBrad Strahorn Stupp Bros. Bridge &

Iron Co. FoundationEllen Svenson Thompson CoburnAndrew and Caroline Walker Westbrook & Co., P.C.Patricia and Michael Wolff

$500 — $999Archway Chapter the

Links Inc.Robert BaxTim Brunt Libby Christianson Patrick and Kathy CraneRoss DeHaanEbony Duncan-ShippyShana FickCrystal FowlerJennifer GarlandVivian GibsonBrian and Danielle GrossDavid GrossmanJohn and Laurie HaffenrefferRobert and Sally HarrisonPhil Heagney and

Barbara ProsserJohn and Jennifer HeinRobert A. HornEric JohnstonPatrick KozenyMark KurzEvelyn LippoldTed and Joyce MacDonaldMartin Bros. DistributingAnne and Daniel MillerJames Mudd

Karen MyersJohn O’HaraSue PhillipsSally and Terry SchnuckLaura ShaubertBrian ShebleCrystal and Nelson SpencerHoward and Kate StephensRaymond and Gwyn ThorpeCarol WallLiza WeissPeter and Linda WernerBarb and Tom WilcherWill Flores FundYouthbridge Community

Foundation

$250 — $499Alpha Brewing CompanyAlastair AndersonWilliam BallPeter BenoistLaura BenteleCarl Bradbury Patrick BrooksElizabeth BruntDave and Karen BumbGerard and Suzanne CarmodyRob CiampoliDeb CottinKatherine CrandallAngela CuartasMaria ErkerTom GoldbergTom and Trish Goldberg Fund

at the Youthbridge Community Foundation

David GoranBob GroteThomas GroteFrieda and Scott HallLynne HawkinsonDale HerbeckPaul HettermanKristen HofCraig and Andrea LaBargeAllison Lee

June LewisWilliam and Sophie

LiebermannJane MackeyHarold and Genie MuellerPatti PeiskerJack and Lois QuinnJoe Leindecker and

Susan ReimeEloise SchlaflyKyle ShafferChris ShebanBarbara and Michael ShumanKristie and Donald SkorThomas Lee StewartChad Van DyckRay and Kathleen VoigtPreya VyasJohn S. WallachBob and Anne WattMichelle WillsAudie WoolseyKirk and LaVanna WrobleyYourCause, LLC Trustee for

the Pimco Foundation

$100 — $249Sheila Adams-LeanderJames BayneElizabeth Biggs Burger Law FirmJon CarlsonElaine CarterSandra ChaseLouis ColomboPatrick CourtneyGinny CrowleyKaci DannattJeff and Debby DieffenbachJean and Bob FickRichard and Karen FoxBob and Nancy GellmanJames and Barbara HaiderDan HaltenhofCecelia and Craig HandleyVictoria and Kent

Higginbotham


Steve HoerrRobin and Ed KeeneyJane and Mark KlamerJim KlimtJenifer KramerGerre LangtonClaire LeindeckerBeth and Philip LouisScott MacdonielsMarion McConnellMaura McShaneJeff MentelStephen MitchellTimothy MitchellAubrey MorrisonPamela & Stephen NangleMatthew PadbergSara ParachaRW PetersPeggy and Joel PittengerCharles RalkoRamaswamy RamaswamyWilliam RandallBen RassieurDonna and Bennison RocheJames RunnelsTom and Ulrike SchlaflyLaura SchminkMichael ShepleyGregory ShurtsSpire Inc.Peter and Mary StragandGlenn StrebeckEric ThebyJacqueline TurnerLisa Van AmburgBrenda and Lennie VossThomas WallBud and Susie WilsonStephen and Nicole WohlfordRoss WoolseyAisling and Chris ZaccerelliKurt and Becca Zimmerman

Up to $99Kari AielloWanda AponteCallie BambenekNancy BergKim Bettisworth and

Bill RaackCarolyn BoothLamechia BradfordJeri BrossGregory CampbellSharon CarterMichael ClitheroRobert and Sheila CohenDenise ColterBerkley ConleyCirce DiggsAlex DrewRachel D’Souza-SiebertSherea DunlapElizabeth ErkerChinwendu EronduAmanda EscamillaVicki FinnAnn FischerGala FitzpatrickWayne and Sue FleschPhillip GeorgeLarry GoldfarbLindsey HallRyan HeapsPatricia and Louis

HuelskoetterSarah HunterGene JacobsonBarbara LandesmanDan LevinKim LloydLauren LomaxElizabeth McCaneSheila McCarthyCaroline MugLorraine MurphyBrenda OcelloParker’s TableSara and Gordon PilkingtonKate Pitman

Mark PratzelNancy RoseMatthew ScheibleAnnette SchmitzDorothy ShackOwais ShaikhGabriella ThompsonJean TurneyDinah WallaceBarbara WashingtonCarmen WiedenhofferKim and Marylou WilsonMolly Winget

In-Kind DonorsAlpha Brewing CompanyAvenue RestaurantCarolyn BenacciMike BraunVanessa CasanovaLibby ChristiansonRob CiampoliColleen’sAnna ErkerElizabeth ErkerLibby ErkerMaria ErkerStacy and Matt ErkerTucker and Cydney GroteDan HaltenhofJohn and Jennifer HeinDavid and Tina HerpeKristen HofTracee and Robert HolmesJohn HooffMichelle KlenkeCarie LaudensteinMary MasonKen Rinderknect and

Barb WallaceMelanie RubMonica RusboldtLauren ShostakMandi ShulmanShannon SuttonAnna and Michael ToboniRay and Kathleen Voigt

$100 — $249 (cont.)


Board of DirectorsKathy Anderson, Board President

Community VolunteerMichael Carpenter, Vice President

Partner, MonetaBrian Gross, Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer, City AcademyKen Rinderknecht, Secretary

Retired, St. Louis Family CourtsWilliam Ball

Teacher, Webster Groves School District

Lamechia Bradford Parent Liason

Ryan Bumb Real Estate Manager, Opus

Stacy Erker Owner, Event Director, Stacy Erker Event Strategy

Crystal Fowler St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Byron Francis Retired, Armstrong Teasdale

Tom Hoerr Scholar in Residence/ Emeritus Head of School

Tracee Holmes Community Volunteer

Alison Nash Physician, WUCA Nash Pediatrics

Stanford Richardson Project Manager, Interface Construction Corp.

Patricia Shipley Retired Head of School

Liza Weiss Executive Director, Missouri Appleseed

Young Friends BoardBen Buford

Community VolunteerShana Fick

Manager, BKD CPAS & AdvisorsZach Foster

SVP Integrated strategy, BradoTucker Grote

Business Pro, Apple Inc. Danielle Langenekert

Director, Pharmaceutical Integration, Ascension Health

Joe Stroot Producer, Lockton Companies

School LeadershipJohn Grote

Executive DirectorStella Erondu

Elementary School PrincipalLeah Harris

Middle School PrincipalMartine McGull

Elementary School Assistant PrincipalStephon Greenlee

Middle School Assistant Principal

* Name listings are based on the records we have for gifts received July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021. If we have made an error or are missing information, please contact us at [email protected] to update our files. Thank you for your support!

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