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Annual Report 2011-2012

Determined Learners, Future Leaders

HIGH JUMP annual report 11-12

During the two or three years that they are enrolled in High Jump, students participate in over 350

classroom hours of academic enrichment annually, including Saturday programming and daily six-week

intensive summer sessions. High Jump students receive mentoring, high school application and financial

aid counseling, supplies and textbooks and are exposed to life-changing opportunities such as an annual

educational leadership experience and other special activities.

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OUR MISSIONHigh Jump equalizes access to education for middle

school students who have exhibited exceptional

academic ambition and potential, and who are of

limited economic means. We provide academic

enrichment, counseling, and support to students of

diverse backgrounds, with the goals of sending our

participants to superior college preparatory schools,

ensuring their success while they are there, and

enhancing their ability to gain admission to highly

regarded four-year colleges and universities.

“High Jump helped me turn opportunities that I thought were beyond my dreams into the next logical step.” – Shamsideen Musa, Cohort 7

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Shamsideen Musa, an alumnus of Cohort 7, shared an observation about the program that

resonates in many ways with the year we have had here at High Jump. In reflecting upon his path to his May 2012 graduation from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago, Shamsideen told a room full of High Jump friends and supporters, “High Jump helped me turn opportunities that I thought were beyond my dreams into the next logical step.” In June 2012, High Jump’s leadership realized a long-held dream to increase the number of students who benefit from the program’s mix of rigorous academics, powerful peer networks and character and leadership skill development. We are increasing the number of young people in Chicago who will experience the kind of opportunities that Shamsideen was talking about. One of our founding partners, the Francis W. Parker School, joined Latin School of Chicago and the University of Chicago Lab Schools to welcome High Jump students into their school communities.

Parker’s support coupled with Latin’s steadfast partnership and Lab’s commitment to allow us to serve 40 percent more students in our Prep 6 program has allowed us to grow dramatically. We now serve 220 students and are on track to serve 280 by June 2013.

I admit, being new to High Jump, I was nervous about pursuing a steeper trajectory of growth than High Jump had ever undertaken before. But the opportunity — to find even more talented kids, help them develop their talents and then connect them to earned opportunities — has been extremely meaningful to me both personally and professionally. Our staff team was so eager to double our recruiting challenge and find more students and then more great teachers to guide those students. Our board members were so invigorated to secure the financial support we needed and committed to guiding our growth. I realized this was a chance for High Jump to live up to the model Shamsideen and every other young High Jumper who had conquered fear, doubt and unease on their own path has set for us. We would turn this opportunity to grow into simply the next logical step.

Such alchemy would be impossible without the ongoing support of our generous donors and partners. We thank you for all that you have done and continue to do to support High Jump’s determined learners and future leaders.

With gratitude,

Lee HartExecutive Director

Dear Friends of High Jump,

from the Executive Director

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Dear Friends,

We are very pleased to share with you this annual report for High Jump’s 2011-2012 school year, a period marked by tremendous change and growth for the program. At the beginning of the year, we welcomed Lee Hart as our new executive director. For those of you fortunate enough to have met Lee, you will know that her energy and enthusiasm for working with High Jump’s talented students have only been matched by her drive to see the program serve more great kids. In just a short time, Lee has raised the bar – pushing hard to grow the program to a third campus location and to ensure that our results are tangible and measurable.

High Jump has a long history of providing high quality academic enrichment opportunities for Chicago’s brightest, hardest-working middle schoolers. Since its founding, our tuition-free program has focused intently on helping to make an excellent education accessible to motivated students, regardless of their financial situation. Students graduate from High Jump’s two-year course of study with a solid academic foundation, and 100 percent go on to attend the finest college preparatory high schools in and around Chicago, and across the country. Our students work hard to achieve their education goals, and as a community of supporters – faculty, staff, parents, volunteers and donors – we know that we must also continue to work hard to help them succeed.

As we look back on the year, we can say with certainty that we did work hard on the students’ behalf. With the generous support of the Francis W. Parker School community, we opened a new location that will allow High Jump to double the number of students the program serves. This is not only an exciting development for High Jump, but it is welcome news in our city and for the many deserving students who will benefit from greater access to learning and choice.

We are proud of our High Jump students, and of their achievements in school and in their careers. Their successes inspire us in so many ways. We hope that they continue to inspire you, too.

Thanks very much for your support.

All the best,

Vince CozziChair, Board of Trustees

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“Our students work hard to achieve their education goals, and as a community of supporters we know that we must also continue to work hard to help them succeed.” – Vince Cozzi, 2011-12 chair of the Board of Trustees

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Organizational Highlights 2011-2012

Independent, boarding and parochial

schools have committed more than

$1.4 million in financial support for

18 graduates of 2012’s Cohort 22.

To ensure a quality experience for all

students, High Jump began working

with Mission Measurement, nationally

respected consultants that work with

nonprofits to measure and maximize

their social impact.

In the third year of programming, the

number of students in attendance at High

Jump’s University of Chicago Laboratory

Schools Prep 6 program increased by more

than 40 percent. Even with the increase in

students, High Jump was able to maintain

a 15:1 student-to-teacher ratio.

With increased funding in 2012,

High Jump was able to create frontline

leadership positions for our campuses.

This is an integral part of fulfilling

the goal of becoming a successful

multi-site organization with replicable

goals and outcomes.

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High Jump secured several large

multi-year gifts that allowed the

program to launch a third campus at

Francis W. Parker School in 2012.

For the third year in a row, a High

Jump alumnus was awarded the Gates

Millennium Scholarship. In addition,

one alumnus received the QuestBridge

Scholarship and three alumni were named

Posse Scholars. These college-access and

youth-leadership scholarship funds are

highly competitive on a national level.

By June of 2013, High Jump will be

serving 280 students annually. Since

the program’s inception, High Jump has

produced more than 900 alumni.

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Programmatic Highlights 2011-2012

Exploring ChicagoSixth grade students toured the University

of Chicago and attended the acclaimed

Physics with a Bang showcase at the

University of Chicago Kersten Physics

Teaching Center. The day featured hands-on

demonstrations and lively lectures given

by university physics professors. Students

were also given tours of physics laboratories.

Seventh graders attended the Chicago

Shakespeare Theatre’s world premiere

family musical The Adventures of

Pinocchio, and enjoyed the sites of

Navy Pier.

The eighth graders ventured to Six Flags

Great America to study the laws of

physics in motion and discover how

math and science apply to roller coasters.

Students built model roller coasters

and learned how force and acceleration

operate in the real world.

Students build personal libraries of fiction and nonfiction booksHigh Jump students ended the school year

with a dynamic collection of books including: l Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck l Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson l Orphan of the Sun by Gill Harveyl Chandra’s Secret by Allan Strattonl Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijiel Our America: Life & Death on the South Side of Chicago by LeAlan Jones & Lloyd Newmanl Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Penal The Giver by Lois Lowryl Lord of the Flies by William Goldingl Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradburyl A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespearel Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

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Cornell ProfessorsHigh Jump’s Cornell University Professors

in Residence program welcomed three

professors who worked with the students

in the areas of math, science, and

communications. Professor Alan Zehnder

of the Department of Aerospace Engineering

worked with students on measuring the

power developed by wind turbines; Brian

O. Earle, Department of Communication

and the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied

Economics and Management, taught

students about interpersonal communication

skills, developing personal credibility

and how to secure and maintain it as a

presenter; and Susan Piliero, Emeritus

Professor of Education, engaged algebra

students in figuring out how to run a

profitable coffee shop.

Career Show & TellThe High Jump Annual Career Show &

Tell, featured workshops such as “It’s

the Law,” facilitated by executive inspector

general for the Office of the Illinois

Attorney General, Diane Saltoun; “Show

Me the Money,” led by senior associate

economist, Britton Lombardi from the

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; “All

Things Green” led by Hyatt’s manager of

environmental affairs, Marie Fukudome;

and “Real Estate Development,” presented

by High Jump trustee, Matt Means. The

students learned about the presenters’

educational backgrounds and professional

challenges, as well as how the students’

current studies will play a role in their

future careers.

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Revenues & Expenses

Special Events 42%

Individual Donors 16%

Foundations & Corporations 23%

In-Kind Contributions 18%

Student Fees 1%

Instructional 35%

General Institutional 11%

General Administration 16%

Instructional Support 30%

Student Support Services 5%

Student Activities 3%


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Revenues

Individual Donors $ 139,280

Foundations & Corporations $205,000

In-Kind Contribution $ 164,652

Student Fees $ 11,735

Special Events $ 382,819

Total $903,487

Expenses

Instructional $ 335,110

Instructional Support $292,410

Student Support Services $ 45,950

Student Activities $ 31,730

General Administration $ 149,688

General Institutional $ 107,905

Total $962,792

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Student Demographics


Current High Jump students attend public, parochial and charter schools from more than 45 Chicago neighborhoods. Enrollment priority is given to students who will be first in their family to attend college.

African American

Hispanic

Asian

Caucasian

Multi-Racial

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41%

44%

5%

3%

7%

Race & Ethnicity

Female

Male46%54%

Gender

Chicago Public Schools

Parochial Schools

Suburban Schools

Private Schools

Charter Schools

Home School

10%

1%

3%

21%

64%

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Student Neigborhood MapHigh Jump serves students from across the city of Chicago.

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High School MatriculationThe eighth grade Class of 2012, our Cohort 22, matriculated to the following college preparatory public, independent, boarding and parochial schools:

Public SchoolsChicago Talent Development Charter SchoolGwendolyn Brooks College PrepInstituto Health Sciences AcademyKenwood AcademyKing College PrepLane Tech College Prep High School (2)Lincoln Park High School, Double HonorsLincoln Park High School, HonorsLindblom Math & Science AcademyMorgan Park High SchoolMuchin College PrepNorthside College Prep High School (2)Rowe Clark Math & Science AcademySteinmetz Academic CentreVon Steuben Science CenterWalter Payton College Prep High SchoolWestinghouse College Prep (3)Whitney Young Magnet High School (2)

Independent SchoolsFrancis W. Parker School (2)Latin School of Chicago (5)Lycée Française de Chicago

Boarding SchoolsSt. George SchoolWestern Reserve Academy

Parochial SchoolsCristo Rey Jesuit High School (2)Fenwick High School (2)Loyola AcademyMother McAuley High SchoolSeton AcademyWalther Lutheran High School


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College MatriculationCohort 18, high school class of 2012, matriculated to the following colleges and universities:

Columbia UniversityCornell CollegeDePaul UniversityDePauw University Drake UniversityGrinnell CollegeParsons: The New School for DesignKalamazoo CollegeLoyola University New OrleansMarquette University (2)Middlebury College (2)Northern Illinois UniversityPomona College

Princeton UniversityStanford UniversityUniversity of California, MercedUniversity of Chicago (3)University of Illinois at Chicago (7)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (6)University of IowaUniversity of Michigan (3)University of Southern CaliforniaValparaiso UniversityWilliams College

United States Marine Corps

Types of Higher Education Institutions Attended

4 Year College And Universities 91%

No Information Available 7%

Enlisted in Armed Forces 2%

l Fifty-two percent of Cohort 18 alumni are attending top 50 liberal arts colleges and national universities as ranked by U.S. News and World Report.

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HIGH JUMP 2011-2012 CONTRIBUTORS High Jump is grateful to the following individuals, corporations and foundations whose generosity made it possible for Chicago area students to prepare for leadership and success in the college preparatory high school of their choice. The list below reflects gifts from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012.

75,000+The Crown Goodman FamilyThe John Buck Company FoundationThe Seedlings Foundation

50,000+Tim & Alicia Mullen

30,000+The Brinson FoundationKenny’s KidsBrad & Nicole Mann

25,000+AnonymousAnonymousLindy & Michael KeiserPriscilla & Steve Kersten

15,000+Efroymson Family FundLisa Gregg & Randy MitchellLaurie & Scott Rose

10,000+Arkes Family/Hinda Fund Meredith Bluhm-Wolf & William WolfPatricia Cox & FamilyBeth Kronfeld & Matt MeansMotor Werks of BarringtonGeorgy Ann & William PeluchiwskiGigi Pritzker Pucker & Michael Pucker Ventas Healthcare Properties

5,000+ Diana Aixalá & Gavin Campbell Jill & Richard Almeida Almeida Family FoundationLeslie & William Barker Ritu & Gautam Dhingra Don & Anne Edwards Francis W. Parker School Joanne Benazzi Friedland Jill Garling & Tom Wilson Andrew Karp & Kimberly Lynch Loraine Kaufman Foundation Lori and Steve KaufmanRachel Kohler & Mark Hoplamazian Julie & John Mathias Annmarie Neumeier Penny Pritzker & Bryan Traubert Naomi & John Reese Maureen Rogan & Vincent Cozzi Todd A. Smith & Marcia Friedl Jeanette Sublett & Langdon Neal Robin Loewenberg Tebbe & Mark Tebbe Tina & William Wardrop

2,500+ Anonymous Atlantic Trust Katie & Chris Barber Charles & Susan Barone Ivy H. Bennett Bruce Braun & Diane Saltoun John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Mary Beth & Philip Canfield Sally & John Carton Sonia Chae & Bob Agler Sandy & Bob Chapman John & Sarah Cobb Andrew Crown Laurel & David Elzinga Gregory & Patricia Gerber Suzanne Gignilliat & Tom Hinkes Mary & Charles Gofen Keith & Rodney Goldstein Arla & Joel Gomberg Andi & Jim Gordon The Edgewater FundsShelley Greenwood & John Lincoln Harris Bank The Horner Family Foundation Jill & John Levi Linda & Ira Hanan Nancy HornerHoulihan Lokey Carol Jones & Tom Hynes Steven Koch Koch Family FoundationJohn F. Kofler Jill & John Levi Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation Dex & Lynne Means Bill & Kate Morrison Adele & Michael Murphy Michael & Jane Murray


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The Northern Trust Company Joanne Nemerovski & Marc Brown Kristi & David Nuelle Michelle & Anu Parekh Adrienne Banks Pitts & Michael Pitts Melissa Pontikes & Mike Boyd Deborah & Stephen Quazzo Quest Food Management Services The Sidley Austin Foundation Elizabeth & Jeffrey Sharp Soliant Consulting Eileen & Rob Stein Jill & John Svoboda Julia & Errett Van Nice Katrina Veerhusen & Hugh McCombs Evan Michael McCombs Memorial FoundationBeth & Bruce White William Blair & Company Foundation

1,000+ Scott & Kathleen Aberle Carol Bernstein & Marty Eckstein Jillisa Brittan & Jeffrey Smith John W. Butler Jr. & John M. Vanderlinden Debra Cafaro & Terry Livingston Marcy & Greg Carlin Sarah Cogswell Stephanie & Rob Craigie Judy & Jamie Dimon Zack Fishman Martha & Joby Gardner Sabrina & Antonio Gracias Charlie & Stephanie Harrold Paul & Marianna Ingersoll Philip Kayden Betsy & Scott Lassar Richard Lazar & Jessica TampasHarriett LevineRay & Lisa LewisRocque LipfordElaine & Arthur MargulisKenneth & Jo MeansBobby & Swati MehtaChristopher & Charlene Huang Olson

Catherine & Bill PerezJoel SestitoRichard & Debra SimonLinda & Alan SwimmerNicholas Trakas & Marc Cerone

500 +Alicia AixaláHeidi & Craig Albert Ryan & Jessamine Baker Barbara & James Beard Ellen & George Benson Marjorie & Charles Benton Judith Block & Philip D. Block III Kristi & Kevin Brown Tamara & Robert Buday Cynthia & Benjamin Chereskin Elizabeth & Kent Dauten DLA Piper Eleanor & Michael Doar Tracy Drake Emlyn Eisenach & Eric Posner David & Dana Galowich Wilkingson & Nathalie Germain John Gibbons & Carlette McMullan Ellen & Paul Gignilliat Brent & Catherine Gledhill Sandy & Lee Golub Joyce & Russell Greenblatt Brian & Linda Hanessian Lee Hart & Lisa Dush Chris Hehmeyer High Jump Auxilliary Committee Anne & Steve Hobbs Steven Kaplan & Carol Rubin Patricia & Martin Koldyke Randall Larrimore Jim Lawson & Wende Fox Lawson Jennifer Ames Lazarre & Paul Lazarre Stuart & Susan Lucas Sonya Malunda & Charles Lampley, Jr. Jonathan & Stephanie Marks John McCartney Liz & Dean Mihas

Grove Mower & Brooke Hummer Shamsideen* & Christine Musa Wendy & Wally Nathan Jacqueline Pardo & Mark Hornung Beth Ann & Tom Papoutsis Cary & Beth Perlman Janice Rodgers & Dean Hagan Carolyn Saper & Lonnie Plecha Merrill Smith Mark & Terri Sullivan Robert & Kathy Sullivan John & Jessica Supera Lyndon & Daphne Taylor Scott Vogg Anne & Chip Von Weise

to 499 Liz & Bill Adams Shawn Agyeman* Julie & Ronald Allen Teri & Matt Andresen Angelica Angeles* Anonymous Anonymous* Anonymous Doug & Allison Bacon Susan & Steve Baird Maria Bechily & Scott Hodes Greg Beihl & Wendy Freyer Aileen Belizario Omri Ben-Shahar & Sarah Clarke Carolyn Blackman Louise Blodget Michael & Nancy Borders Eileen Brewer Kristopher & Onnie Brown Dana A. Butler Tony Cardoza & Catherine Mardikes John Chikos Brian Chin Stephanie & Michael Chu John Cochrane & Beth Fama Jessica Cogswell Kate Cogswell Kate M. Coleman James and Patricia Coston Kathleen & James Cowie

Stephanie Cox-Baston Alan Cravitz & Shashi Caudill Tim Cronister & Debra Sampey Carol Cushing Karen Dailey Celia & Andy David Daniel Davies & Alice Lyon Fern Bomchill Davis Edward Dobbins Paulette Dodson Danielle Drabkin Randall & Liz Dunn Jennifer Dupras Don & Beth EugenioPatti & Joseph FaragoStacy & Howard M. FeldmanGrant FeurerKaren G. FisherFor Your Glory Soap, Inc.Daniel B. FrankPeter Loring Goldman & Jessica GoldmanDana GonzalezJeremy GuterlTess HallinanMatthew HansonJeffrey Harvey & Julie SheltonNicho Hatsopoulos & Cathy OjakangasDavid Haymes & Leslie WinterThomas & Jane HechtAdam & Carey HecktmanJanet & Robert HelmanSteve & Lena HelmsPatty & Craig HendersonSuzanne HendrickArthur & Nicole HerbstFrank & Nancy HoganRussell and Catherine HolmquistHoly Trinity High SchoolJing Jing & Chris HseeCraig Hyland & Ryan HannonTasha Jackson-Jones & Damian JonesHeinrich Jaeger & Julie Lemon

Sadaf Jaffer*Lewis & Norma JenkinsAnna D. JohnsonHulon & Raymonda T. JohnsonChristopher & Allison JonesKarie & David Katz Dennis KellerStacey Kennedy*Elizabeth Kieff & Thomas LevinsonAri Klein & Courtney TarvisDavid Knapp & Cindy HoffmanBernard Kramer & Jill WeinbergJoseph & Karen LambertLindsay & Marc LandsbergPierre Lapan & Lena ClementGeralyn LawlerAnnie LeeLettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc.Rick Levin & Kimberly WeinerRobert & Carol Lifton Maria & Jose Lopez Alan and Janet Lougee Norma Loza* Laura & James McCormick Blythe & David Mendelson Anne Moore & Harry M. Dent III Tiffany Moore Chris & Eileen Murphy Mukaiba Musa David Nelson Ruthann Neumeier Philip* & Amina* Nevels Eleanor Nicholson Sandra Noble Heidi Ortolaza* Janet & Rodger OwenPeg M. PanzerJoan PaparigianJill Gofen ParkerJoan & David ParsonsNancy & Thomas PattersonBrenda PulliamJohn M. RafkinIrene ReedRonald Richlinski

Gina Rodriguez & Alex RodriguezJulie Ann Roin & Saul LevmoreEric Rosado*Andy & Laura RosenbandJose G. RuedaJennifer RuehlRenee RuffingSteven & Laura RugoNancy & David SarneErika SchmidtJohn & Brigid SextonMark & Linda ShapiroLindsey SimonFanette SingerSusan SlackDavid SmithJoel Spear & Cathy WyattNaomi & Jim StanhausDonna & James StinnettEmily Heisley Stoeckel & Kevin L. StoeckelDavid & Carol StoneKent & Lora SwansonAlyssa TempleHelen Tewelde*Marilynn & Carl ThomaBrian TiltonDain Tofson & Laura Schwab Deborah TometzCelia TurnerCeleste VillanuevaDorothy Osborn WaltonRichard WagnerEva Wassermann & Roger HillVanessa WeathersbyDebbie Weinstein & John HumlJ.T. WhiteMark* & Laura Wimbiscus YoonAndrea Zopp

In KindFrancis W. Parker SchoolLatin School of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago Laboratory Schools

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We thank you for all that you have done and continue to do to support High Jump’s determined learners and future leaders.

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High Jump Board of TrusteesVincent Cozzi Chair

Langdon Neal Immediate Past Chair

Priscilla Kersten Vice Chair

Adrienne Banks Pitts Secretary

John G. Levi Treasurer

Board Of Trustees

Diana Aixalá

Bill Barker

Ivy Bennett

Sally Carton

Sarah Cogswell

Patricia Cox

Randall Dunn

Charles S. Gofen

Rodney Goldstein

Shelley Greenwood

Charles Hunter

Anna Jonhson

Whitney Lasky

Julie Mathias

Michelle McGuire

Matthew D. Means

Georgy Ann Peluchiwski

Nicholas K. Pontikes

Naomi Reese

Scott B. Rose

Richard E. Rothkopf

Carolyn Saper

Jeffrey S. Sharp

Julie Simmons

Robin Tebbe

Errett Van Nice

Tina Wardrop

Trustees Emeriti

Richard J. Almeida

Paula Hannaway Crown

Frank Hogan

Dr. Eleanor Nicholson


High Jump StaffLee Hart Executive Director

Milton RodriguezDevelopment Director

Valerie Warnsby Program Director

Paty PereaCohort 11 Alumna

Program & Alumni Relations Coordinator

Prep 6 Coordinator – University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

Wilhelmina Walker Campus Director – Latin School of Chicago

Kimmy May Development & Executive Assistant

Veronica GalindoCampus Director – Francis W. Parker School