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DonorsBrickton Montessori School’s 2015 Annual Fund
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Annual Fund Campaign. With your generous support, we were able to raise $35,377.
Major Donors $2,500+David Anthony and Mariann Lemke (P/D)David Duffy and LaDonna Taylor (P/D)
Leadership Donors $1,000 - $2,499Sari Anthony – In memory of Telly Anthony (GP)
Steve and Mary Disse (P)Philip and Suzanne Ergastolo (PA/D/M)Dihan Fernando (D)
Dr. Paul Lisnek and the Contursi family(P/PA)Michael and Dora Messina (P)Daniel and Heidi Natura (P/D/M)
Community Givers $500 - $999Michael and Lara Austrins (P)
Elizabeth Norman (Fa)Chandra and Suneetha Pendyala (P)The Family of Matthew and Agnes Plaza(P)Sergey and Olga Shafran (P)
Givers $1 - $499Robert and Molly Arnoldt (P/PA/Fa)Melonie Arroyo (P/Fa)
Megan Bucaro (P)Marusia Calderon (P)
Daniel and Shashona Chau (P)Efrain Cintron and Mirvette Badal (P)Edward and Denise Cortez (PA)
Patricia Cribben (Fa)Michael and Sharon Damore (Fd)Leo and Ann Davin (GP)David and Cindy Degand (P/D)Deborah DeYoung (P)Olina Dolly (P)Ivana Drazic-Cunningham (P)
Frances Franzke (GP)
Georgi Gergov (P)
Peter and Sara Gregory (PA/Fa)
Erica Lane (P/Fa)
Charles Martin (Fa)
Raymond and Amanda McPartlin (P/M)Liz Menczynski (Fa)Phil and Patricia Moran (Fa)Robert Murphy and Verma Veenu (P)Ryan Noe and Deena Reyes (P)Beth Peachey (Fa)David and Lori Plier (P)Steve and Donna Pollizze (P)Michael Pugliese and Dorothy Schweitzer (Fa)Matthew and Meghan Ricard (P)Marie Rodriguez (Fa)Mauricio and Ana Rodriguez (P)
Alice Rowland (PA/D)Herman and Rosa Sanchez (P) Satyendra Sarmah and Renu Gupta (P/D)Rick and Liz Skrodzki (Fa)
Larry and Diane Steinert (PA/Fa)
Megan White (Fa)
Paul Wrezel and Lisa Spragia (A)
Annual Fund Corporate Matching DonationsAll-Over Pest SolutionsLiving Habitats
Verizon Foundation
A = AlumniFa = Faculty/staffFd = FriendGP = GrandparentM = Matching giftP = Parent of current studentPA = Parent of alumni studentD = Board of directors
Dear Brickton families and friends,
It is with great pleasure that we share with you our Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Report. While the educational landscape has continued to evolve in the Chicagoland area since Brickton was founded, our commitment to our mission has not. It is as true now as it was almost 30 years ago – “We are a community of learners working together to provide a Montessori educational experience that engages and inspires students to become life-long learners and responsible participants in our diverse global community.” As we lead Brickton into the future, our efforts are centered on educational best practices in the classroom and long-range strategic planning so we are best positioned to support our students’ growth – today and tomorrow.
Selecting “collaboration” as our year-long theme provided opportunities for our entirecommunity to explore what that means at Brickton Montessori School. Thank you to the students, faculty, parents, volunteers, and donors for their collaboration and contributions to making this such a successful school year. Let’s take a walk through 2014-2015 to see collaboration in action, from long standing traditions to unique experiences!
Sincerely,
Cheryl LaCost David Anthony Head of School Board President
Annual Report“… the first thing his education demands is the provision
of an environment in which he can develop the powers given him by nature. This does not mean just to amuse him and let him
do what he likes. But it does mean that we have to adjust our minds to doing a work of collaboration with nature, to being obedient
to one of her laws, the law which decrees that development
Dr. Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind, Chapter 8, p. 89
Donors2015 Annual Benefit
We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals and businesses for their generous support of our Annual Benefit through finan-cial contributions and in-kind donations to the auction. Contributions totaled: $41,163.
Individual SupportersDan AdamsDavid Anthony and Mariann LemkeSari AnthonySunil and Niranchana AnantharamanRobert and Molly ArnoldtMichael and Lara Austrins
Mark Treppa and Maggie Bauer
Diana Campbell
Dan and Shashona ChauEfrain Cintron and Mirvette BadalBill Clark and Stacy NorrisAaron Cooper and Melissa Ramirez-Cooper
Ivana Drazic-CunninghamMary Dalicandro and Michael DohertyMichael and Sharon DamorePaul Darksi and Marzena Witmska
David and Cynthia DegandDebra DeYoungSteve and Mary Disse
Olina DollyMike and Renee DoyleDavid Duffy and LaDonna TaylorMarcia ElliottPhillip and Suzanne ErgastoloDihan FernandoTerry Flechs and Cheryl Russell
Sharon GoodayDiane GrassiPeter and Sara Gregory
Erica Lane
Charles Martin
Omar and Nichole Martinez
Raymond and Amanda McPartlinMichael and Dora MessinaPhil and Pat MoranRobert Murphy and Verma VeenuSandy MurphyDaniel and Heidi NaturaAnna OlechRyan Noe and Deena ReyesMarcus and Elizabeth NormanBeth PeacheyBrian and Tracy PeckChandra Pendyala and Suneetha Gottimukkala
Adrian and Loredana Pop
Michael Pugliese and Dotty SchweitzerAldis Rauda Matthew and Meg RicardMauricio and Ana Rodriguez
Alice RowlandBlair and Elissa SarkissSatyendra Sarmah and Renu Gupta Andrea SchererAmish and Nirali ShahLiz and Rick SkrodzkiLauren Smith
Larry and Diane Steinart
Richard and Aurea Thomas
Vija ViksneBob WeisskopfMegan White
Business SupportersAce HardwareAmerican Science and SurplusBoho Theatre/Chicago
Chicago Architecture FoundationChicago Botanical GardenChicago Recording CompanyDuPage Children's Museum
Gordon Aveda SalonHarry Caray's/RosemontHarley-Davidson Museum
Life Time FitnessLynfred WineryLynette's School of DanceMarriott Theatre/LincolnshireMedieval Times/SchaumburgMixed BagsNorth Shore Center for the Performing Arts/SkokieOmni Chicago HotelPark Ridge Chamber of CommercePRP Wines InternationalRAMRenaissance Hotel/Chicago-O'HareRotofugiShedd AquariumShoreline SightseeingSimply Organized by Meg, LLCStorytime IO TheaterSuper Soccer StarsThe Comedy Sportz TheatreThe Wandering Boys
Trinity Academy of Irish DanceWGN RadioWonder Works, A Children's Museum
Brickton 5K Walk & Fun Run
Brickton thanks our vendors for their generous support our race.We raised in total $994.
All-over Pest SolutionsChess ScholarsDawn's DairyGreat American Bagel CompanyGourmet Gorilla
Malatesta Law Offices, LLC
Financials
Board of Directors 2014-2015
David Anthony, President
Cindy Degand, Vice President
Suzanne Ergastolo, Treasurer
Satyendra Sarmah, Secretary
Dihan Fernando, Director
Heidi Natura, Director
Alice Rowland, Director
LaDonna Taylor, Director
Cheryl LaCost, Head of School
Operating Income
Tuition and Fees $1,338,313
Summer Program $ 110,952
Charitable Contributions $ 82,333
Total $1,531,598 (100%)
Operating Expenses
Salaries & Benefits $ 954,842
Student Programs $ 348,922
Facility $ 146,544
Other* $ 81,290
Total $1,531,598 (100%)
* Other includes administration, insurance, accounting, legal fees, technology and reserves.
Brickton Montessori School is audited annually by the accounting firm of Gibbert & Associates.
Parent Alliance Leadership2014-2015
Betty Boduch
Nichole Martinez
Shashona Chau
Annual Benefit Co- chairs 2014-2015
Deb DeYoung
Maggie Bauer
87.4%
7.2%
5.4%
62.3%
9.6%
22.8%
5.3%
Life-long learning through collaboration
Our students begin collaborating from the
moment they enter our classrooms. As early
as the Toddler program, the child is pouring
a glass of water for a friend, helping to carry
a chair, setting the table with another student,
taking turns to build a block structure,
and creating their language through song,
dance and conversation within the community.
In Children’s House, the budding independence
expands into confidence, knowing they are an
important member of the community. Together
they prepare snack, arrange flowers, compose
stories with the moveable alphabet, count, solve
equations and explore our world through scientif-
ic and cultural experiences. Our well-designed
classrooms and materials facilitate the child’s
development of the required patience,
resilience, and stamina needed for collaborative
activity. Add to this the opportunities provided to
create a plan and complete an activity with a
friend, which foster the development of execu-
tive functioning skills we know are important for
success in all areas of life.
At the Elementary level, the development
of collaboration is illustrated by the culture
of literacy at Brickton and our Book Buddies
program. Lower Elementary students grab totes
of freshly packed books, anticipating the arrival
book buddies. Fueled by the dynamism of the
Children’s House students. Veteran Middle
School students mentored younger partners
during Children’s Book Week and Poem in
Your Pocket Day.
Middle School students compose their own
classroom blog, providing a student perspective
of field trips, academic concepts and social
happenings. Growing developmentally in inde-
pendence as they move through the programs
and curriculum leads to the great collaborative
work required for the Middle School’s week-long
agrarian trip to Shenandoah, Iowa, which took
place this past May. Our students planned the trip
independently, figuring out travel, housing, recre-
ation, food, and learning experiences for the
week. While on the farm, they learned about
modern farming, raising livestock, ethanol produc-
tion, and small-town life. And beyond our class-
room doors, our students have collaborated with
the wider community through cross school experi-
ences at Nature’s Classroom Institute, Chicago
area Montessori adolescent gatherings, cross
country meets and more!
Where do our students continue their educational journeys?
Our alumni have been accepted to the following
high schools:
Elgin Academy
Fenwick High School
Francis W. Parker School
Glenbrook South High School
Gordon Tech High School
Lane Tech High School
The Latin School
Loyola Academy
Maine South High School
Mount Prospect High School
Northside College Prep
Northridge Preparatory School
Notre Dame High School
Oak Park River Forest High School
Rickover Naval Academy
Roycemore School
St. Patrick's High School
Taft High School
Trinity High School
Whitney Young High School
Wolcott School
Modeling a commitment to service learning
Service learning, often referred to as community
service within Montessori, is evident in our class-
rooms, from cleaning up spills or helping a peer
with a lesson, to working as a student server for
pizza and hotdog lunch. Our students take this
outside our school community, cleaning up the
surrounding neighborhood and forest preserve
to removing trees from the river at Nature’s Class-
room and the Middle School’s commitment to
maintaining Ohio Street Beach through the
Alliance for Great Lakes Adopt-A-Beach program.
Brickton Montessori School was founded by
a dedicated team of parents and educators
collaborating to provide a Montessori education
for their children and the community. That tradi-
tion of collaboration continues with our dedicated
volunteers from our parents, friends, and alumni
communities. Families are invited to commit 5
hours of volunteer effort each year. Guided by the
Parent Alliance (PA), countless hours of collabora-
tive volunteerism were visible from school beautifi-
cation projects to managing community events.
This year the PA debuted a new program,
Beyond Brickton, to further extend service learn-
ing beyond the walls of our school. At their first
event, volunteers worked with Feed Our Starving
Children to fill over 100 food packets that were
packed for distribution to children in Djibouti,
Africa. Additional opportunities were made
possible by the generosity of our volunteers,
including:
Back-to-School Block Party
Picture day
Operation Child Find (Early Childhood Screening
Program)
Scholastic book orders
Effortless Fundraisers (e.g. Box Tops for Education,
and toner cartridge recycling)
Adult Cermamic Painting Party
Family Movie Night
Big Leap (Annual Benefit Dinner & Auction)
Bowling Bash
Staff Appreciation Breakfast
Peace Picnic
Longitudinal collaboration leads to life-long learning
The idea that there is a ‘Montessori’, one right
way to respond, one perfect way to prepare our
classrooms, or one correct Montessori training
program runs counter to our true mission. Brickton
staff collaborate with each other and the wider
Montessori and educational community to
expand our knowledge base, strengthen our
relationships, and connect with children, families
and colleagues. As Montessorians we have three
roles: to serve the child by carefully preparing the
environment; to be astute observers in order to
respond to each child’s unique and individual
needs; and finally to celebrate and accept the
child in front of us. Collaboration is absolutely
critical to the life-long learning of a Montessorian.
Collectively our staff completed over 700 hours
of professional development from attending
workshops and webinars on Montessori-specific
topics to seminars on national best practices
in specific curricular areas. Brickton is committed
to the growth of Montessori beyond our doors.
We have the distinction of supporting our local
teacher education programs by providing intern-
ship opportunities, classroom observations, and
resources for school visits and lectures. In addition,
our faculty and leadership participate in accredi-
tation visits to support other American Montessori
Society (AMS) and Independent Schools Associa-
tion of the Central States (ISACS) schools in our
joint goal towards continuous improvement.
Our staff were instrumental in providing their
expertise to help chair, coordinate, market and
facilitate the Association of Illinois Montessori
Schools (AIMS) 2015 conference and were delight-
ed to host 40 heads of school at the quarterly
spring AIMS community meeting at Brickton.