Over the past 25 years, the United States has spent billions of dollars trying to close the achievement gap with no effect.

Since TEAM opened its first middle school in 2002, its students have been narrowing the gap between Newark and the nation…

… in just four years.

TEAM is among 82 KIPP schools around the country serving more than 20,000 students. 85 percent of KIPP students have gone on to college, twice the rate of their surrounding communities.

What TEAM’s students are accomplishing in middle school is not an isolated success story.

Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP)82 schools20,000 students

K THE CHALLENGE

TEAM Schools, like the rest of KIPP, originally focused on

middle school – a critical turning point in the trajectory

of most students in our nation’s cities. Despite KIPP’s

success in middle school, it began to become clear that

the herculean effort necessary to close the gap in middle

school could be significantly lessened if only we started

a bit earlier.

OUR SOLUTION

This fall, TEAM Schools opened SPARK Academy in

Newark, our first elementary school. Already, just three

months in, 93% of students have made one reading level

worth of growth on the STEP literacy assessment. If they

continue on this pace, the majority of SPARK students

will be on grade level or above going into first grade.

The first KIPP elementary in the country, SHINE Academy,

was founded in Houston in 2004. By the end of third

grade, the founding class at SHINE outperformed every

elementary school in the city of Houston but one.

In 2014, when SPARK’s students enter middle school,

TEAM and Rise teachers will face a new challenge:

rewriting their curricula to serve students who are on or

above grade level.

K 5 8 11 12

In 2014, SPARK Kindergartners will be the first TEAM students to enter our middle schools on or above grade level - not striving to catch up, but climbing further ahead.

Jalen and his classmates have gone, on average, from knowing

some of their letters and numbers to writing and reading

whole words.

‘‘‘‘At SPARK, Jalen is already learning how to count to 40

in Spanish to the tune of a guitar and crafting creative

stories that demonstrate advanced writing skills for

his age. At home, Jalen’s parents say he’s applying his

vocabulary words daily, telling them he needs to be

“studious” as he sits down to review his sight words.

Jalen’s teachers are confident that as he travels the road

through our K-12 network, a team of dedicated teachers

with high expectations will be there every step of the

way to ensure that he is prepared to spark the change

he wishes to see in the world.

- Ms. BELCHER

SPARK School Leader

Developmentally, kindergarten is the best time for

them to learn as much as they can. Kindergartners are

truly sponges. That is especially true of Jalen.

- Ms. RONALLO

Founding SPARK Teacher

Each week, SPARK students master sophisticated vocabulary

words like “restless” as part of a comprehensive and advanced

kindergarten literacy curriculum.

GRADE LEVEL TEAM SCHOOLS STUDENTS

K 1%

1st 13%

2nd 11%

3rd 25%

4th 19%

On Level 31%

5 THE CHALLENGE

Of the 191 students that TEAM and Rise have accepted

into the fifth grade class this year, half entered reading

at a third grade level or below. This deficit impacts

learning in all subjects. Imagine trying to pass a math or

science test when you can’t read the questions.

OUR SOLUTION

After a great deal of hard work by Quadier (pictured

right) and his teachers, he has moved five reading levels

- roughly the equivalent of one full grade level - in only

three months at TEAM. Each student has an individual

growth plan designed to meet his unique needs. Time

is set aside for teachers to work with students in small

groups for skill building, guided reading, and to ensure

that every child is challenged and progressing.

K 5 8

In fifth grade, TEAM and Rise students enter two or more years behind and put in hundreds of extra hours to start closing the gap.*

The result – fifth graders like Quadier have made a whole year of progress in just a few months.

* TEAM and Rise students currently enter in the fifth grade

from neighborhood public schools. Once SPARK is fully grown

to serve K-4, they will matriculate from there, already on or

above grade level.

The majority of TEAM students

enter fifth grade reading books

like this (above).*

This is what they should be

reading (right).**

11 12

‘‘

SAMPLE FIFTH GRADE TEXT

Quadier is doing so much better than when he was in

(his previous) school. I am so proud of my son. Thank

you for your work, TEAM.- QUADIER’S MOM

**Gantos, Jack. “Joey Pigza Loses Control.” New York, NY: HarperTrophy, 2000.

‘‘Besides making almost a year of growth in reading, I

have found that he is becoming a more focused young

man. He knows the work is within his reach and he

knows that when he struggles he can find help. So now,

instead of getting distracted, he is intensely focused on

thinking about a text and participating in class. I almost

can’t get upset when he calls out the answer. He is just

so eager to share his thoughts and to show everything

he knows.

His perseverance is beyond words. He works hard

if not harder than his peers because he wants to

prepare himself for college. Very few people have the

determination Quadier has. And he’s only ten. If he

continues on this pace, he will grow almost four years in

one year’s time. That’s heroic .”

- Ms. NAGLE

Quadier’s Reading Teacher

‘‘8 THE CHALLENGE

Only 50% of Newark’s African American eighth graders

score “proficient or above” on state tests in language

arts, and only 29% pass New Jersey’s math test.*

OUR SOLUTION

Each year from fifth to eighth grade, Rise and TEAM

students make an average of more than 1.5 years of

academic growth, twice the progress they would be

making in the typical neighborhood school. Rise and

TEAM students spend 60% more time in class and

have access to their teachers after school hours and

on weekends. Just as important as the academics, Rise

students like Dayzah consider their school not only a

path to college, but also a second home.

K 5 8 11 12

When I was in fifth grade I wasn’t motivated like I am now. I wasn’t a bad student but I wasn’t focused on getting good grades... I didn’t think about going to college. I’ve grown so, so much.

DAYZAHFounding member of Rise AcademyClass of 2014

In an assignment for eighth grade English (opposite page),

Dayzah reflects on how overcoming her fears on school trips

has helped her overcome obstacles in her academics.

*Source: New Jersey Department of Education

‘‘Dayzah’s resiliency is best demonstrated in her

academic growth over the past three years. Dayzah,

her family, and all of her teachers all express pride in

her accomplishment of advancing as a struggling fifth

grade student, who was reading below grade level, to

an intellectually thriving eighth grade student who is

consistently grouped with the top quarter of her class in

Literature. It is not an exaggeration to say that Dayzah

is now an avid reader who motivates her classmates and

family with her love of learning and open determination

to attend college.

- Ms. WILLIAMSON

Rise School Counselor

‘‘11 THE CHALLENGE

Just over 40% of Newark juniors and seniors pass the

state high school graduation exam after three tries. As

a result, 96% of Newark public school graduates who

enrolled in college level coursework needed to take

remedial courses.*

OUR SOLUTION

While their peers in most Newark high schools are

falling further behind, Bethanie (pictured right) and

her classmates are completing a high school course-

load commensurate with that of some of the nation’s

top private schools. The majority of NCA students are

on a college prep track that will include Calculus, AP U.S.

History, AP Literature and an AP Science or Social Studies

course.

NCA students are also broadening their world - from

studying abroad in France; to participating in a business

plan competition at Columbia University; to traveling to

Rwanda.

*Source: Newark Public Schools

Bethanie and her classmates at NCA helped write books for

children in Rwanda. Over the summer she personally delivered

these books to over 2,000 students.

K 5 8 11 12

At NCA, I have done things I never dreamed of, in and out of school. My work here is not normal work—it takes time and critical thought. I know I am ready for college.

BETHANIEFounding member of NCAClass of 2011

On her way home from

Rwanda, Bethanie wrote to

her teacher to thank her for

the incredible journey. ‘‘ The whole purpose for putting my kids in TEAM Schools

was to let them do better. To be on grade level. I wanted

a school that would challenge them. Now they are on

the path I wanted for them. A steady path pursuing

college. NCA is preparing them. I am extremely

proud of Bethanie and her accomplishments so far. I

look forward to seeing where she goes and seeing what

she is going to become. I love watching her grow.

- BETHANIE’S MOM

‘‘12 THE CHALLENGE

By the end of high school, African American and Latino

twelfth graders read, on average, on the same level as

White eighth graders. Of African American and Latino

students who make it to the tenth grade, only 61%

will complete a high school degree and only 17% will

complete a college degree. In an economy with fewer

and fewer jobs for high school graduates, lack of access

to college for low-income students is likely to perpetuate

the cycle of poverty.*

OUR SOLUTION

Before TEAM opened its high school, all of our founding

class were accepted to college preparatory boarding,

private, parochial and magnet schools. Today, TEAM

has alumni at Phillips Exeter, Deerfield Academy, Loomis

Chaffee, Miss Porter’s School, St. Andrew’s, St. George’s

School, Montclair Kimberley Academy, and Newark

Academy, to name a few. Seniors like Tearra are only a

few months away from opening college acceptance

letters and a few months more from being the first

TEAM alumni to go off to college.

AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO STUDENTSK 5 8 11 12

After college, I see myself right back here, in Newark, trying to make a change. I mean, I want to change the world, but I need to start with where I came from.

TEARRATEAM Academy AlumPhillips Exeter AcademyClass of 2010

At Place du Tribunal, Tearra

and classmates study the

differences between Roman

and Gothic arcs.

*Source: Education Trust

Tearra as an eighth

grader at TEAM (left)

is now at Phillips

Exeter and has spent

the past semester

studying abroad in

France.

Tearra and

classmates visit

the Palace of

Versailles (above).

Imagine this... What if our students never attended a failing school? What if academic rigor AND love of learning were instilled from day one? What if our students knew from their very first day that they were going to college?

This is the case for our kindergartners. And one day soon, this will be the case for Newark and for the nearly 3,000 students on our wait list who all deserve an excellent education.

WHO WE SERVE

We are dedicated to continuing to serve the students

who have historically been most underserved in the

traditional public school system.

Admission to all TEAM Schools is lottery based. There is

no test or entrance requirement to get in. Students and

parents simply complete a one-page application or call

our schools.

The demographics of TEAM Schools closely mirror the

demographic makeup of the surrounding public schools

– 96% African American, 4% Hispanic and 80% qualify

for free and reduced meals. Our students also have

comparable special education needs to those found in

our neighboring schools – 10% of our students qualify

for special education resources.

GROWING TO MEET THE NEED

In seven years, TEAM Schools has grown from one school,

serving 80 students, to four schools, serving over 1,000

students, and TEAM plans to grow to serve over 2,500

students, four years from now. Despite our efforts, we

cannot expand quickly enough to meet the demand

from Newark families. Last year, TEAM Schools received

more than 600 applications to fill 100 seats in its new

elementary school, and there are currently nearly 3,000

students on the wait list for all four schools.

TEAM is driven by the urgency of the educational need

we see in the surrounding community, but we are

committed to ensuring that we balance the imperative

to serve more students with an unwavering focus on

excellence as we grow.

TEAM CHARTER SCHOOLS

TEAM Charter Schools serves over 1,000 students in four

free public schools open to all students in Newark.

Our schools are in session, on average, from 7:30 to

4:00 pm each day, two Saturdays a month and part of

the summer. But the true meaning of going “above

and beyond” is not simply measured in hours, days or

assignments completed. Our teachers go even further,

changing lives and building bonds with our students

that will guide them through college and beyond.

NJ ASK

TEAM and Rise students, like all New Jersey students, take the New Jersey

Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK) in grades five through eight. The

scores above represent the percentage of students who are either proficient or

advanced proficient. Note: Rise did not yet have eighth grade in Spring 2009.

Scores shown are for the oldest grade at each school. High school students do

not take a state exam until the eleventh grade.

MAP

The MAP test is a nationally-normed diagnostic and computer adaptive

assessment in core subjects. MAP scores compare TEAM Schools students to

tens of thousands of students from the across the country representing a cross

section of American students and providing a national reference point. *Note:

Only Rise Academy took the general science test in grades 5-7 in Fall 2009.

The students of TEAM Schools outperform their Newark

public school peers in every grade and subject.

Math

LEVERAGE

Charter schools have the unusual advantage of

leveraging private philanthropy with public dollars.

Because 82% of our funding comes from public sources,

every dollar of private support will go 4.5 times as far.

SUSTAINABILITY

TEAM also has the unusual advantage of reaching

financial sustainability on public funding once our

schools are fully enrolled (see chart below). The

fundraising required is similar to a venture investment

to get us through the startup phase. Once we are

sustainable, the ROI of that initial philanthropy grows

exponentially as we serve more kids for years to come. A

gift to TEAM is one that quite literally keeps on giving.

THE VALUE OF A DEGREE

Over the past 50 years the gap in earnings between high

school graduates and college graduates has expanded

rapidly. Today, the gap is at an all time high.

COLLEGE COMPLETION

Nationally, only 17% of African American and Latino

tenth graders go on to finish college.

TRANSFORMING NEWARK’S FUTURE

If TEAM can even come close to replicating KIPP’s

national success, our current 1,000 students will earn

over $1 billion more in their lifetimes than they would

have had they attended their neighborhood school.

By comparison, 77% of KIPP graduates in the

class of 2001 are in college or have completed a degree.

The difference between high school and college

completion for our students will be $1.2 million in lifetime earnings.

Every dollar raised to reach 1,000 students has created

approximately $75 of return on that investment

in Newark’s future.

$1.2 MILLION

High SchoolDropout

Master’s

Bachelor’s

Some College

High SchoolDiploma

39%

5%12%17%

26%$1.1

$1.5$1.9 $1.9

$2.7

$3.3

No Diploma

High School Diploma

Some College

Associates College Degree

Master’s

75ROI =X

As a charter school, TEAM relies on

philanthropy to support its growth to

serve more students, its extended school

day and school year and its acquisition

and renovation of facilities for its

schools.

BEN COPE

bcope@teamschools.org

(973) 705-8326 x1009

TEAM Schools is seeking talented

teachers, leaders and builders to help us

close the achievement gap.

If you or anyone you know would be

interested please visit our website at

www.teamschools.org/teach.

Over the past several years TEAM

Schools’ students have benefitted from

the countless hours volunteers have

spent tutoring and offering one on one

mentoring and support. Volunteers

from the surrounding communities also

host field trips, paint classrooms and

participate in Career Days throughout

the year.

NATASHA DIMARE

ndimare@teamschools.org

(973) 705-8326 x1021

If a picture is worth a thousand words,

then a visit is worth a thousand pictures.

We welcome other educators, parents,

media and members of the public to

visit our schools, meet our kids and see

our teachers in action.

BEN COPE

bcope@teamschools.org

(973) 705-8326 x 1009

US SECRETARY OF EDUCATION ARNE DUNCAN

BILL GATES

OPRAH WINFREY

“The schools are remarkable. When I need a pep talk, when I need inspiration, when I need to understand why I’m fighting, sometimes I dip into the KIPP schools and see what’s going on.”

“As I walk around [TEAM] I realize the consistency of the school’s approach to discipline frees the teachers to have fun

with their classes… The day turns out to be the most fun I’ve ever had visiting a school.”

“If the entire U.S., for two years, had top quartile teachers, the entire difference between us and Asia would go away. Within four years we would be blowing everyone in the world away… Now, there are a few

places – very few – where great teachers are being made. A good example of one is a set of charter schools called KIPP.”

“From Teach For America to the KIPP charter schools, we have proven strategies ready to scale.”

“The positive energy at TEAM Academy is palpable. Not having to worry about baseline concerns – safety, politeness – liberates everyone to be more open and productive. When I was visiting, students came up to the principal easily, saying hi, or making a joke, or asking about some upcoming program.”

“A revolutionary new school system.”

“KIPP is proving that with hard work and the right kind of discipline, children from poor minority neighborhoods can

perform every bit as well as the most privileged middle-school students across America.”

“Work hard. Be nice. A simple formula, almost corny, but it works – at TEAM Academy, the students

are attentive to their teachers and to each other, and they far outscore MOST other inner city schools, not because they ‘teach to the test’ but rather because they hearken back to a new-old idea: accountability.”

MAYOR CORY BOOKER

“The 1,000 young people at the four TEAM Charter Schools in Newark, NJ have opted for a top-

of-the-line education that demands more time, energy and brainpower than any [other] public school — and promises tireless support from teachers and faculty in return. TEAM Academy middle school is a place where it’s genuinely cool to be smart.”

TEAM Academy Volunteers2008-2009 School Year

Deborah CapannaJudy Gration

The Montclair Kimberley Academy:Thomas Nammack, HeadmasterLisa AmatoDiana BrazillMira ChampaneriaPramila CharpentierJoy DeKeizerSusan DunnJulianne FenhagenCharmaine GonsalvesLaura HeshmatyJackie KaufmanJoan McCuskerMelissa MintzBeth NotkinJulia ParishLaura PhillipsMichelle ReiterValerie RoseboroNancy SheehyNancy ShepardKate SonnenbergAmy SouthNicole SpainLinda SterlingMaureen Todd

Rise Academy Volunteers2008-2009 School Year

Laura HeshmatyNewark Academy:

Donald Austin, Head of SchoolMarianne AugustinePat BudziakMelissa CurwinAmy Ganz SadeghiFelicia GarnesMyra GibsonJennifer HutchinsonLisa KennedyKris KleinSue Melville

Carolyn MurrayDolly PengJane RedmondDarlene Reid-DodickCarrie SombergRoby WeinreichMolly WilliamsLori WolfsonRosemary Wright

High School Tutors 2008-2009 School YearThe Montclair Kimberley Academy:

Brian Kelly, StaffShaun ChampaneriorErin FurlongSteve PiconeMarion NammackJulie ReiterJesse SchwimmerEmma ShepardJaclyn SilverbergChelsea Strickland

In-Kind Legal ServicesAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld:

Roberta F. ColtonSylvie GoursaudJordan J. MetzgerSteven H. Schulman

Cole Schotz Meisel Forman & Leonard, P.A.:Allison R. Lissner

Ashenfelter, Slous, Tanner & Trevenen: Calvin O. Trevenen

Lowenstein Sandler: Stuart YusemKenneth H. Zimmerman

McCarter & English: R. Andrew Richards

TEAM Academy Board Amy Rosen, PresidentDaniel AdanJudy BedolSheila Boyd Heather CalveraseDerek CapannaChristopher CerfThomas DunnRahman Karriem Brendan MaherSteven Pollard Patricia RossPaymon Rouhanifard Linda SterlingPaula Tuffin

Friends of TEAM Board Tim Carden, PresidentConnie Max, Vice PresidentGideon AlpertDaniel HernandezCarmen MaldonadoJordan MetzgerAndrew RichardsThad SheelyRick Zack

Be the Change 2008 Committee Luce BattsekJudy BedolDeborah CapannaSusan DunnGail PollardJane RedmondAmy RosenKate SonnenbergLinda SterlingCarol WaksalEvergreen Partners:

Mindy CohenJenn Shetsen

Partner OrganizationsAmerican Civil Liberties UnionBig Brothers Big Sisters of EssexCamp TrailblazersCaucus EducationalCommunity Reinvestment FundGlen Highland Farm: Camp Border Collie for KidsGreater Newark ConservancyHudson & Union CountiesKIPP FoundationKIPP School Leaders and StaffLISC - Greater NewarkThe Montclair Kimberley AcademyNetwork for GoodNew Community CorporationNew Jersey Community CapitalNew Jersey Department of Education New Jersey Performing Arts CenterNew Jersey Public Charter Schools Association New Jersey SEEDSNewark Academy Newark AllianceNewarkNowNews 12, New JerseyNJITNorth Star Academy Charter SchoolThe North Ward Center and Robert Treat AcademyParent Association of The Montclair Kimberley Academy Parent Association of Newark AcademyPrudential FinancialRutgers School of Law, Community Law ClinicThe Star-LedgerTeach For AmericaTeach for America - NewarkUMDNJUnited Way of Essex and West HudsonWeequahic Park Super Neighborhood Wight Foundation

Corporate Supporters ADPAdvance at Gateway NewarkAEA InvestorsAmerican ExpressAssurance Realty GroupBank of AmericaBobbi Brown StudioBudget Print CenterCity National BankClean SweepDeutsche BankEaton Vance ManagementEdison PropertiesEvergreen PartnersG.R. Murray InsuranceThe GapGibbons PCHollister Construction ServicesHSBCHyphen Management LLCJonathan Rose Companies, Inc.KSS ArchitectsMark Tirondola Painting Contractor, Inc.Maverick Capital CharitiesMax Capital Development, LLCMikesell & AssociatesNew Jersey Community CapitalNew Jersey Performing Arts CenterNorth Mountain DentalPerry CapitalPorzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C.PricewaterhouseCoopersPrudential FinancialPSEGRBH GroupSandler O’Neill & Partners, LPScholasticSealed Air CorporationSills Cummis & Gross PCThe Star-LedgerStar ShuttleVerizonWatchung BooksellersWhole Foods

City of Newark Michele AlonsoAugusto Amador Charles A. BellMayor Cory A. BookerModia ButlerMildred C. Crump Alex DambachXiania FosterCarlos M. Gonzalez Oscar S. James II Margarita MuñizDonald M. Payne, Jr. Stefan PryorLuis A. Quintana Anibal Ramos,Jr. Ronald C. Rice Nelson RodriguezBeth Tanzosh Nakia WhiteAdam Zipkin

TEAM Schools Staff 2008-2009 School YearRosalie Asia Lorraine AufforthCrystal Barcelo Shennell Barnes Lauren Bassi Ryan Baylock Joanna Belcher Keith Belcher Faith Blasi Idalya Bonet-Rodriguez Christina Braganza David Branson Jesica Broadnax Kevin Brown Joi Brown Emily Burgos Anthony Carr Lauren Cooke Ben Cope Pallavi Dandu Risa De SilvaLaszlo de Simon

Thomas de SimonNatasha DiMare Doug Dobkowski Shanell Dunns-Thornes Mariel Elguero Eric Fisher Bill Fleming Michael FletcherTracy FlowersKelly Garnes Norah Gillam Shannon Grande Shaikil Grisham Robert GronauMichelle Hamer Terrie HeartleyVenus Henderson Yeisha Hernandez Ryan Hill Bridgett Hitchings Sasha Holley John Kaczorek Anne Kadowaki Rachel Kendall Carolyn King Katie JenningsSpencer Langevine Pedro Lebre Vince Marigna Andrew Martin Drew Martin Shan Martin Patrick McManusZonya Melendez Shayla Mitchell Anna Moffett Heidi Moore Tia Morris Cheney Munson Ali Nagle Kathleen Nugent Ilyan Nunez Diana Pasculli Archana Patel Sha Reagans Ranjana Reddy

Hannah Richman Will Roble Lavinia Rogers Lindsay Rosoff Nima Rouhanifard Phaedra Ruddock Cindy Sanchez Judi Sant’AmbrogioCharlotte Searcy-Lee Lisa Shea Kristen Sigler Ryan Silver Steve Small Michael SmallwoodNathan Smalley Sarah Smalley Daniel Sonnier Marc Sorresso Talia Staten Sam Sturm Marc Tan Haqquisha Taylor Suma Tumuluri Danielle Venable Leslie Wade Aimee Wagner Lucy Wall Traci Washington Chase Wesley Vermelle White-Angoy Kara Whittington Keena Williams Morris Williams Amillah Williamson Esther Winbush Brianne Wright

Anne JacobsonMila and Neil JaseyShavar Jeffries and Tenagne GirmaNate JohnsonThomas JohnstonArif JoshiHelen JoyceElizabeth KarlRahman and Sandra KarriemDrew KatzLisa and Robert KennedyGina KesslerKristin and Martin KleinAmy and Mike KleinAmy KnappDeborah KozakWilliam KraussDavid KressnerDana KruegerAaron KupermanJoseph KusnanDana KvalheimJohn LaBarcaMatthew LacknerPam LangeStig LeschlyLeslie Larson KatzNicholas LawlerAmy LazarusBetsy LembeckKenneth LevineRobert LevyBen LindquistA. and Ruth Lipper LipperRyan LockwoodYvette LuxenbergMaureen LynchDavid and Lee MacCollumMartha MaguireBrendan and Karen MaherCarmen MaldonadoLisa MargosianSteve MariottiAndrew MartinEdward MastrangeloPrema and Wallace Matthai-Davis

Janet MaughanConstance Max and Eric LeiningerJody MaxminJoan and John McCuskerPhilip and Glenda McNealSue MelvilleKen MerinJared MesznikJordan MetzgerSuzanne MichaudEduardo MihuraWilliam MikesellPam and Al MintzPhillip MoneSarah MooreBrunilda MoriartyElizabeth MorrillGavin MurphyMichael and Nancy MurphyTom and Alexandra NammackJohn and Helen NugentRobert O’BrienWendy OlsonSheila OttoTeresa OuAndrew PagetBrooke and Julia ParishLouis PasculliSarah PassarelliRichard PechterDolly PengPatricia and Tom PerlmutterLaura and John PhillipsJennifer PollackGary PollackSteven and Gail PollardDavid PozenMatt PuljizEddie RamosDavid Rapsas and Dory SwensonJane and Richard RedmondDarlene and John Reid-DodickElizabeth Penney ReiglemanJohn ReimnitzGlenn ReiterMichelle Reiter

Roger DoldenVictor DongeMary DouglasThomas and Susan DunnDavid and Helen DwyerRebecca EatonChris EldridgeErik FaganJulianne and Jim FenhagenLeigh FerraraJoseph and Kristen FerrareseCurtland E. FieldsMichal FinemanDon and Doris FisherRyan FitzgeraldLorraine FoleyNevin FoxKayce Freed JenningsSigrid GablerE.C. GanzLinda GarbusFelicia GarnesMyra and Jack GibsonMichael and Christine GilfillanMorton GoldfeinLawrence GoldmanMark GordonMatthew GrablerTovit Schultz and Michael GranoffEarlene GreenStephen and Myrna GreenbergBernel HallKevin HallPatricia HaverlandStephen HelyDaniel HernandezLeChez HerringLaura HeshmatyStephen HinsonLorna and Gerry HoffmanSonni HollandWilliam HoltKevin HuckGeoffrey HulmeJason HyneJames Isentol

Foundations The Achelis and Bodman FoundationsThe Albert Payson Terhune FoundationAmerican Express FoundationThe Arthur J. Gallagher FoundationBill & Melinda Gates FoundationCharles Hayden FoundationCharles Emil Thenen FoundationCharter School Growth FundCommunity Congregational ChurchThe Community Foundation of New JerseyThe Geraldine R. Dodge FoundationGutenstein Family Foundation Inc.Harris Family FoundationThe Healthcare Foundation of New JerseyThe Hyde and Watson FoundationJunior League of Montclair-Newark, Inc.The MCJ Amelior FoundationNewark Charter School FundSolomon Family Foundation, Inc.Turrell FundVictoria FoundationThe Walton Family FoundationThe Whitehill Foundation

IndividualsPeter AckermanAlexander AdamsonDaniel AdanSteve Adubato, Jr.Stephen N. Adubato, Sr.Jason AlloraMelissa AlterLisa and AmatoSharlene AsatoMashea AshtonAlex and Patty AvelinoVal and Barbara AzzoliCynthia Bailey LandisRichard Barth and Wendy KoppBianca and Michael BatorLucerne and Daniel BattsekSarah BeckJudy and Brian BedolRon BeitCraig Bench

David BerkowitzDeborah Berna FinemanMitch and Barbara BernsteinPaul BernsteinCopeland BerstcheReena BhatiaLisa BlockDan BotwinikSheila BoydRichard and Susan BraddockAndrew BrayDiana and Christopher BrazillTodd BrockettKris BromleyDenise Brown AllenPatricia Budziak BeecherO.J. and Robin BurnsGisela BusheyRose and John CaliHeather CalveraseShepherd and Jennifer CampbellDerek and Deborah CapannaRay and Patti ChambersChristopher CerfJonathan ChinPercy and Sally ChubbPeter ClarkeMindy CohenRodney CohenRichard CohnAngela and Dennis ColemanBarbara Bell ColemanDaniel ColletonRoberta ColtonNicholas and Ellie ColucciPaul and Janet CookeIrene Cooper-BaschSteven CopeDiana CorimskiJohn CozziDella CrewsLisa DaggsKelly DaleJustin de La ChapelleLaszlo de SimonAlvin Dietz

Patrick SullivanEloise TaylorTyler ThorntonWhitney TilsonStephanie and Joseph TomeiLouise and Gary TrabkaHank and Angela UberoiEllen UgiDaniel UryAdam ValainisJeffrey VanderbeekMark VingesRobert WaggonerIra and Denise WagnerCarol and Harlan WaksalCarol and Terry WallStanley Weeks Arthur WeinbachRoberta and Joshua WeinreichJosh and Judy WestonRyan WhalenDoris WhiteJohn and Christine WhitmanTheresa WhittingtonMark WiedmanKeith WiggsE. Belvin WilliamsSuzanne WillianJennifer WolfeLori WolfsonBenjamin WolinskyDanielle WolinskyDavid WolinskyDeborah WoodHeather and David WoodDe’Shawn WrightRosemary WrightTheodora and David WrightRick ZackJames and Tanja Zullo

Jane RichardsAnna RichardsonHershel and Elizabeth RichmanPenney RiegelmanTrish RomainDelambert RoseValerie and Brian RoseboroAmy Rosen and Tim CardenJames RosenSelma and Howard RosenMichael RosnerPaymon and Sara RouhanifardPeter and Sally RudoyDudley and Parish RyanJay and Wendy SabinAmy and Mani SadeghiPeter and Lynn SayreConstantino and Lucille ScerboDavid ScheckBrian SchollCynthia ScottCaryn ShafferRisa ShamesLawrence SharnakJohn and Mary Ellen SheaDavid ShihWalter and Judith ShipleyPaula ShuerVinay SinghMike SlaterJason SlosbergSaranne SmallChuck SmalleyAlfred and Joan SmithAndy SolagesMartin SolomanScott SolomonCarrie and Kenneth SombergKate SonnenbergSuzanne SperoMichael StanleyChristopher StavrouLinda and Brian SterlingAaron SterlingEmma SterlingStephen Stromsborg