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LEXINGTON SCHOOL & CENTER

FOR THE DEAF

ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015

Lexington School & Center for the Deaf

26-26 75th Street

East Elmhurst, NY 11370

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Lexington School for the Deaf, a private, non-profit

school was founded in 1864 by Isacc and Hannah Rosen-

feld, who wanted to provide an education for their deaf

daughter. By 1880, funds were raised to establish a

school on Lexington Avenue in New York City. In 1968,

the school was relocated to East Elmhurst, Queens, to

accommodate the growing student body. Today, Lexing-

ton is the largest school for the deaf in New York State

with a current enrollment of 270 students.

The school’s programs include the parent-infant toddler program, a preschool program, and the

elementary, middle and high school. The Foreign Language Transition program supports the

transition of newly arrived students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Our special

needs classes serve students with developmental and communication challenges. Lexington

maintains a high teacher to student ratio to ensure a high level of instruction and attention from

our Master’s prepared teachers and instructional assistants. All students receive speech therapy

and a team of mental health counselors provides supportive services.

Other Services

The Lexington Vocational Services Center provides job

preparation, placement, coaching and supportive employ-

ment services to Deaf adults in New Jersey and New York.

Lexington’s job developers, job coaches and independent

living specialists work closely with clients and employers to

ensure a successful job transition and placement.

The Lexington Center for Mental Health Services pro-

vides skilled counseling services to deaf adults and children.

Services include an Article 31 mental health clinic, children’s

intensive case management, support groups for deaf families and outreach to deaf patients in

New York City hospital inpatient psychiatric units.

The Lexington Hearing and Speech Center provides diagnostic and screening hearing and

speech services to approximately 3,000 people every year. Clients range in age from infants to

senior citizens. The Center is licensed by the New York State Department of Health as an Article

28 outpatient center and certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Council

of Professional Services Accreditation to provide audiology and speech language pathology and

also serves as a continuing education site.

A Message from Our CEO/Superintendent

Lexington School is comprehensively committed to Learning and Teaching. This learner-

centered perspective is a hallmark of the Lexington School’s approach to teaching. We strive to

empower educators by helping them develop a deep understanding of how students learn, so that

they can effectively apply and adapt teaching strategies to meet their own goals and their stu-

dents’ needs. The purpose is to present current research and theory on student learning in a way

that can inform and guide effective teaching practices. Learning and Teaching is the focus of

the School Improvement Team (SIT), a brand-new leadership committee started in the fall of

2014.

Since January 2015, Lexington’s Vocational Services Center has added more than 50 new clients

and additional job coaches both in NY and NJ. Vocational Services has absorbed numerous con-

sumers due to the closure of FEGS and will be receiving its NYS contract for the Communication

Skills Programs (CSP). Vocational Services has continues its relationship with the Center for In-

dependence of the Disabled-NY (CIDNY) to streamline the benefits application process for con-

sumers. Lexington’s Deaf Women for Economic Independence (Dear-WEI) program has received

a fifth year of funding from the New York Women’s Foundation. The $70,000 grant will help Deaf

women achieve vocational and economic security. Lexington has expanded partnerships with nu-

merous employers in New York and the New Jersey which has led to growth in both locations.

Lexington’s Hearing & Speech Center continues its strong commitment to provide highly personal-

ized services to individuals with hearing loss. The Center provides free hearing screenings through

its Lunch and Learn Open Houses throughout the year. Through the generosity of the Moses L.

Parchelsky Foundation, the Center also provides hearing screening services to local senior citizen

centers.

I am proud of all the Lexington family has accomplished this past year and look forward to contin-

uing our service to the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community in the years ahead.

ASSETS

2015

2014

Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,834,844 $1,684,456

Investments 8,748,533 9,334,332

Accounts receivable

New York State – aidable budget 2,910,548 1,033,710

Title I 158,221

Other (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $149,000 in 2015 and 2014)

709,720 515,144

Prepaid Expenses 94,485

Fixed assets – net 8,012,354 8,642,547

Total Assets $26,374,220 $21,304,674

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS

Liabilities

Accounts payable & accrued expenses $4,289,978 $4,140,611

Capital lease payable 265,539

Line of credit 4,000,000 750,000

Due to government agencies 49,467 138,241

Deferred revenue 2,658,377 58,125

Total Liabilities 11,263,361 5,086,977

Net assets

Unrestricted 13,737,005 14,847,318

Temporarily restricted 955,723 952,248

Permanently restricted 418,131 418,131

Total Net Assets 15,110,859 16,217,697

Total Liabilities & Net Assets $26,374,220 $21,304,674

Lexington School for the Deaf & Related Entities

Combined Balance Sheet - June 30, 2015 & 2014

Lexington School for the Deaf & Related Entities

Combined Statement of Activities

Years Ended June 30, 2015 & 2014

Revenues, gains, losses & other support

2015

2014

Government grants

Tuition and maintenance of pupils – aidable budget $20,955,472 $20,955,473

Title I – Improvement Communication Arts 400,260 551,921

Government grants and contracts 857,574 785,273

Fees for service & other revenue 2,466,095 2,048,635

Contributions 192,598 191,022

Special events (*150th Anniversary Celebration) 3,000 *75,049

Less direct costs (689) (62,674)

Investment income (loss) (135,816) 1,270,913

Total revenues, gains, losses & other support 24,738,494 25,815,612

Expenses

Program services

New York State educational services 18,226,827 18,377,287

Private 726,451 702,144

Title I 408,710 552,170

Vocational services 1,575,271 1,478,381

Hearing & speech 1,096,343 979,665

Mental health 691,958 727,142

Community program 12,029 16,272

Total program services 22,737,589 22,833,061

Supporting services

Management and general 3,028,199 2,988,703

Fund raising 79,544 7,808

Total supporting services 3,107,743 2,996,511

Total expenses (includes interest expense of $62,344 and $55,708 in 2015 & 2014, respectively)

25,845,332 25,829,572

Change in net assets (1,106,838) (13,960)

Net assets – beginning of year 16,217,697 16,231,657

Net assets – end of year $15,110,859 $16,217,697

Lexington

Celebrates

150th

Anniversary

In June 2014, Lexington

celebrated its 150th Anni-

versary. Festivities includ-

ed a gala at the Apella in

New York City and a

barbeque for Lexington

alumni, staff and friends.

The celebration honored

several special friends of

Lexington.

Dr. Oscar Cohen was

recognized for his thirty-

five years of extraordinary

devotion and service to

Lexington and his unend-

ing commitment to the

Deaf community. Dr. Roz

Rosen, a distinguished

alumna, was honored for

setting a shining example

in the Deaf community in

the United States and

abroad. Ralph and

Ricky Lauren received

Lexington’s first ever Hu-

manitarian Award for their

generous contribution of

the Ralph and Ricky Lau-

ren Center for the Per-

Donors to the Lexington School and Center for the Deaf The Lexington School and Cen-ter for the Deaf is grateful to

all of our contributors. The

accomplishments of Lexington are a tribute to our donors,

whose contributions, large and small, have enabled us to sup-

port so many worthwhile en-deavors for our students and

our clients.

$25,000 & Above Estate of Ruby Fleming

Ambrose Monell Foundation

New York Women’s Founda-tion

The Partnership for the Homeless

$10,000 to $24,999 The William J. & Dorothy K.

O’Neill Foundation The Moses L. Parshelsky

Foundation

Estate of Winston Shyatt

$1,000 - $4,999 Stephen & Caroline Adler

AIG Matching Grants Program

(Thomas DiVittorio) Alison Cayne

Greenberg Traurig LLP (Alan Mansfield)

John Hsu Capital Group (I. David Paley)

Jerry Lauren

Pancyprian Association, Inc. Pfizer United Way Campaign

Salesforce.com Foundation (Arvin Pasricha)

Sorenson Communications

Stephanie Stiefel & Robert Cohen

W. P. Owner’s Corporation Charity Fund

$500—$999 IBM Employee Services Center

(Philip Bravin, Arvin Pasricha) Thomas DiVittorio

Stephen & Sharon Mann

Jane Spencer James Stanfield Co., Inc.

$100—$499 Husayn Al-Husayni BoxTops for Education

Broken Drums Entertainment Maguire & Moore Capital

Advisors (Ricky Thomas)

Cathy Gavin Albert Hlibok

Mark Lacher Stephen Leffler

Maspeth Federal Savings and

Loan Association Patrick McCormac

Modell’s Ira Newman

North Queens Homeowners Association

Joseph & Linda Pon

Robin Resnick Charles & Valenti Rotondi

Robert Sheiner The Solow Foundation

St. Joan of Arc

Louise E. Von Damm Alma Walther

Michael C. Wolf

$5—$99 Charles Adler Martin & Carole Brownstein

Patrick Creamer Joyce Ehrlich

Robert Gerolimatos Gregory Hlibok

Edith Jarnow

Ann Keane Martin Klauser

Ann Mahdessian Daniele Novikoff

Cesar & Luiza Ogando

Esther Pinedo & Admed Elyoumni

Paige Polisner Adrianne Robins

Barbara Robinson Gary Rosenblatt

Eleanor Rubin

John & Genevieve Ruzicka Eileen Seremeth

Herman & Vivian Shapiro Shore Trading Co., Inc./

Martin Klausner

Edward Smooke Stephen Solomon

Target Corporation Philip & Peggy Tempesta

Your Cause

Bernice Weintraub Bram David Weiser

Julia Zeni

2014-15 Foundation & Corporate Support

We are grateful to all of our funders. Thank you for supporting us!

Foundation & Estate Support

Estate of Ruby Fleming Ambrose Monell Foundation

The New York Women's Foundation The William J. & Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation

Moses L. Parshelsky Foundation The Partnership for the Homeless

Estate of Winston S. Shyatt The Solow Foundation

Corporate & Community Support

AIG Matching Grants Program Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Greenberg Traurig LLP John HSU Capital Group

IBM Employees Services Center Jewish Communal Fund

Chase - Maguire & Moore Capital Advisors Maspeth Federal Savings

Pancyprian Association Inc. Pfizer United Way Campaign Salesforce.com Foundation

PLACE STAMP HERE

LEXINGTON SCHOOL & CENTER FOR THE DEAF

26-26 75th Street

East Elmhurst, NY 11370

718-350-3300

www.lexnyc.org

2014-15 Board of Trustees

Philip Bravin, President

Gregory Hlibok, Vice President

Claudia Gordon, Secretary

Seth Bravin, Treasurer

David Bahar

Patrice Creamer

Albert Hlibok

Alan Mansfield

Frank Moriya

Jarrod Musano

David Paley

Arvin Pasricha

Russell Rosen

Linda Schlesinger

Robert Steinberg

Ricky Thomas

Administrative Team

Donald A. Galloway CEO/Superintendent

Maria Noto Chief Financial Officer

Louis Taxin Assistant Superintendent, Pupil Personnel Services

Maureen Tillwitz Human Resources

Jane Moran Principal

Adele I. Agin Executive Director, Mental Health Center, Vocational Services Center, Speech & Hearing Center