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2015 ANNUAL REPORT “ Oliver Scholars Are Careful Writers, Sharp Thinkers, Creative Artists, Passionate Athletes, Eloquent 2015 ANNUAL REPORT “ Oliver Scholars are careful writers, sharp thinkers, creative artists, passionate athletes, eloquent speakers, and interdisciplinary investigators. They have capacious hearts and expansive minds, informed by a deep commitment to bringing about progressive change in communities that matter to them.” ~ Jason Harris, Director of Diversity - Friends Seminary Our Mission The Oliver Scholars Program prepares high achieving African-American and Latino students for success at top independent high schools and prestigious colleges. We provide crucial support for our Scholars so they can realize their full potential and ultimately give back to the city, the nation, and the world. Dear Friends of Oliver, Events of the past year have caused many of us to reflect upon the need for social transformation and increased opportunity. Through startling news reports and online images, we have come face to face with the persistence of racial injustice. From Ferguson to Flint, it has become plain that our society is neither color-blind nor class-blind, and that more needs to be done to make the promise of the American Dream real for all. At Oliver, we have doubled down on our determination to provide equity and access for students. In 2015, we greatly expanded and enhanced our programming: • We expanded our Fall-Term and Spring-Term classes to give our students the academic edge they need to excel in 9th grade. • We co-sponsored, with the National Partnership for Educational Access, a symposium on educational reform, “Charter Schools and Independent Schools: An Opportunity for Dialogue?” at the offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Midtown. • We introduced a Social Justice Summer Institute, with full scholarships for Oliver students. • We substantially grew SIP III, our summer program for students in high school. • We reorganized and professionalized our staffing to better serve students. We hired a new Recruitment and Admissions Manager and created a College Guidance office with a new Assistant Director for College Support. • We conducted a year of strategic planning to explore ways Oliver can serve even more students in the future. To build a foundation for the long-term sustainability of Oliver, we grew our development efforts: • We held our second evening Gala, grossing over $500,000 • We held “Scrabble for Scholars,” our first fundraising event in the Hamptons • We launched an Alumni Advisory Council, including alumni from the classes of 1992, 1997, 2004, 2008, and 2009. • We inaugurated a Junior Board • We added four Life Trustees and welcomed three new first-year Trustees. For over 30 years, Oliver has opened doors of opportunity for hardworking students of color, ensuring they have the chance to attend top independent schools, where they will be with peers and faculty who truly value learning. Emphasizing our three core values of Scholarship, Leader- ship, and Service, Oliver has nurtured a generation of free-thinkers, self-starters, and socially conscious citizens – in other words, a generation of true New Yorkers. Thank you for being part of the Oliver family and for giving your time, your money, and your love to our students. David Allyn Dorothea Schlosser CEO Chair of the Board 3 Recruitment and Admissions Oliver received 425 nominations for the class of 2020 78 were ultimately invited to Interview Weekend and 50 were admitted That’s an acceptance rate of just 11% “ My interviewee was incredibly mature and thoughtful. She was well-spoken and did an impressive job moving beyond recounting facts about literature. She referenced the Russian Revolution while discussing Animal Farm and touched on the theme of absolute power and corruption. I would admit her today if I could!” ~ Jenna King Director of Middle and Upper School Admissions Riverdale Country School 4 “ Oliver changes the lives of students of color from low-income areas for the better. This program means widening their visions of the world beyond the limited perspective of our neighborhoods, it means learning how to effect the necessary change to address inequities, but most importantly, Oliver Scholars means learning how to strengthen and employ the many talents that a Scholar will need to make changes in our society” ~ Fausto Jimenez-Fabian Director of High School Placement The Equity Project Charter School 5 Placement 7 independent schools offered Oliver students admission for the first time: • Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) • Middlesex School (MA) 47% • Dana Hall School (MA) • Saint Ann’s School (NY) of our students matriculated Dwight-Englewood United Nations International into an independent day school • • School (NJ) School (NY) • Hewitt School (NY) 38% The class of 2020 applied to a matriculated into an independent boarding school total of 77 schools in the fall. “ Our experience as Oliver Scholars parents was that of an 15% extended family. Great support system, the togetherness, matriculated into a warm and friendly faces with one ultimate goal – to ensure specialized high school that our daughter received an awesome opportunity as a Scholar. No one does it like Oliver Scholars.” ~ Linet and Dwight Howard Parents of Jada Howard, Deerfield ’19 6 The class of 2020 applied to a total of 77 schools in the fall. “ Our first Oliver candidates have not only impressed the admissions staff, but the Headmaster as well. Your candidates have amazing character, and the support of a committed, professional staff. We look forward to building a strong relationship In the fall, applications were with Oliver.” sent to 12 new schools: ~ Kyle Mason • Berkshire School (MA) Director of Outreach and Recruitment • Canterbury School (CT) The Cate School, Carpinteria, CA • Dwight School (NY) • The Hill School (PA) • Leman Manhattan Preparatory School (NY) • Santa Catalina School (CA) • St. Timothy’s School (MD) • Stevenson School (CA) • Thacher School (CA) • Webb School (CA) • White Mountain School (NH) • York Preparatory School (NY) $1,533,000 Total financial aid awarded to the class of 2019 (for freshman year). Over four years that number will exceed $6 million! 7 74% of our Scholars 8th Grade Classes saw an SSAT score increase Classes offered English - “Writing the Self” Math - Algebra Secondary School Admission Test Prep STEM (Spring 2016) Leadership (Spring 2016) Oliver also offered three placement workshops for 8th graders and families Mock Interview Night (in conjunction with Morgan Stanley) Parent-to-Parent Q&A Night Financial Aid Workshop (hosted by Speyer Legacy School) “ The Oliver Scholars Program offered me SSAT prep, math, and English classes in the spring and fall. These classes not only prepared me for a rigorous independent school education, but now I am able to excel in classes where I once had trouble. Oliver has believed in me even at times when I stopped believing in myself. For that reason, I am eternally grateful.” ~ Lili Massac ’19 Brooklyn Friends School 8 9 Summer Immersion Program 92% of the scholars found Over 100 students participated in Oliver’s five-week Summer Immersion Program, which consists of four weeks of day SIP helpful in their transition classes, and a Capstone residential week at The Pomfret School in Connecticut. A special thanks to John Jay College of Criminal to independent schools Justice for donating space for the four-week day program, and to Professor Jennifer Dysart for serving as Oliver’s liaison! SIP I SIP II SIP III Electives Algebra 1 Math-Algebra 2 and STEM Improv Comedy English-Expository Geometry Pre-Calculus Chess Writing English- Identity, Writing Seminar Drawing History-The Civil War Power, and Inclusion in Ralph Ellison’s Culture, Media, Independent School Invisible Man and Criticism Admissions Preparation History-The Cold War Secondary School Science-Biology and Admissions Physics Test Prep New Scholar Seminar Thank you to John Jay College of Criminal Justice! “ Throughout SIP I and II, I have been prepared for independent school life, but have also formed relationships that will last a lifetime. I know that I can always count on my Oliver family, they will always be there by my side to support me. Oliver has helped me reach my dreams. They have taught us the art of time management and that not only is a good student someone with high grades, but also someone who is deter- mined, compassionate, and hardworking. I am so grateful to Oliver for the help they have given me.” ~ Vanessa Marino ’19 Riverdale 10 92% of the scholars found SIP helpful in their transition to independent schools Thanks to our Independent School Admissions Representative Panelists! Berkeley Carroll School Northfield Mount Hermon School Brooklyn Friends School Packer-Collegiate Institute Chapin School Riverdale Country School Concord Academy Rye Country Day School Dana Hall School Saint Ann’s School Dwight-Englewood School St. Andrew’s School Emma Willard School St. Mark’s School Friends Seminary Suffield Academy Marymount School The Governor’s Academy Master’s School 11 The Oliver Scholars Program Cycle 7th grade 8th grade 9th through 12th grade • September-February — outreach • September-December — SSAT • Students receive counseling, to middle schools and community prep classes, interviews at tutoring, and other support based organizations (approx 800) independent schools including: • October-February — Nominations • January-May — Algebra, STEM, • Monthly “Tuesday Talks” (approx 400-500) English, Leadership classes designed to expose Scholars to a variety of different • November-March — Open Houses • February — Day school decisions for prospective
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