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MISS PORTER’S SCHOOL Annual Report JULY 1, 2010 – JUNE 30, 2011 3 Message from the Head of School 19 Reunion Giving 4 Message from the President and 24 Current Parents Executive Vice President of the 27 Parents of Ancients, Grandparents Board of Trustees and Friends 5 Farmington Founder Society 32 Moonbeams Circle 8 Annual Giving 34 Endowment Funds 9 Ancient Giving 36 Volunteers MISS PORTER’S SCHOOL 2010–2011 ANNUAL REPORT Head of School BOARD OF TRUSTEES ALUMNAE BOARD NOVA NINE Katherine Gladstone Windsor, Ed.D. Senior Director, Institutional Advancement Anita Barker Weeks ’77 Serena McKnight Bowman ’83 Brandie A. Morris Julia McCormack President Co-President Head of School Bloomfield, Connecticut Annual Report Editor, Director of Operations and Mimi Colgate Kirk ’57 Cynthia Bevivino Quealy ’89 Donor Relations Executive Vice President Co-President Renya Venkat Rebecca Yao Second Head of School Director of Communications Elizabeth Kilcullen Blake ’69 Alice Hamblin Williams ’79 Darien, Connecticut Siobhan Federici Vice President Co-Vice President Alexandra E. Polacek Manager, Database and Gift Services Michael J. Cheshire Sloan Frazer Pendleton ’85 Co-Head of New Girls Jose Lugo Vice President Co-Vice President Farmington, Connecticut Janet Isham Field ’66 Nicole D. D’Amato ’97 Amanda C. Rimsa Vice President Recording Secretary Co-Head of New Girls Operating Budget 2010-11 Ann Oberrender Noyes ’76 Marylou Walker Arnett ’82 Andover, Connecticut Treasurer Total operating expenses: $20,562,405 P. Ridgely Horsey Biddle ’80 Judith A. Blakelock Judy Milliken Holden ’68 Co-Head of Main Source of Funds Suzanne Walker Buck ’89 West Hartford, Connecticut 3% Secretary Katherine Gladstone Nikki L. Duncan ’98 Maria E. Skinner Windsor, Ed.D. Valerie Greene Flynn ’81 Co-Head of Main Head of School, ex officio Greenwich, Connecticut 10% Ceseli Dillingham Foster ’60 Fraser Bennett Beede ’81 Sarah E. C. Cottone Andrea E. Hailey ’99 Head of Diversity Elisabeth Cole Carpentieri ’57 Norwalk, Connecticut Helen Matheson Hilliard ’82 22% Jean Marckwald Chapin ’56 Corinne F. Schoeller 65% Deana N. Jones-Jean ’99 Harry T. Daniels Head of Athletic Association Caitlin E. McLaughlin West Palm Beach, Florida Anne Melissa Dowling ’76 Lischick ’02 Alexandra G. Hagerty Clover Macdonald Drinkwater ’64 Nancy Westervelt Mulvey ’77 Head of Student Association Tuition and Fee 65% Peabody, Massachusetts Thomas Dudeck Katherine F. Osterman ’97 Endowment 22% Alexandra Erickson Golinkin ’73 Michelle J. Peters ’87 Contributions 10% John K. Greene Mary Weaver Renner ’81 Auxiliary and Darcy S. Mauro ’83 Other Income 3% Lara F. Thompson ’89 Elizabeth Markham Katharine Richmond Trotman ’60 Application of Funds McLanahan ’81 2% Anne-Lane Byrd Schubert ’91, J. Michael McQuade, ex officio ex officio Sharon McQuade, ex officio Susan MacColl Walker, ex officio 12% Anne Stillman Nordeman ’65 30% Gaier Notman Palmisano ’69 16% Cynthia Bevivino Quealy ’89, ex officio S. Gregg Renfrew ’86 22% Adam Rohdie 18% Katrina Weiss Ryan ’98 Barbara Bates Sedoric ’75 General and Cynthia Milliken Taylor Administrative 30% Catherine Whitney Welles ’79 Plant 22% Student Aid 18% Nancy White Wheeler ’90 Instruction 16% John C. Wilcox Student Support 12% Ariel M. Zwang ’81 Auxiliary 2% All gifts listed in this report are those received between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, with the exception of Reunion gifts. The Alumnae and Development Office has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information contained in this Annual Report. If we have inadvertently omitted or misspelled your name, please accept our apologies and notify us at 860-409-3625. To learn more about ways to support Miss Porter’s School or donate online, please visit us at www.porters.org/giving. 2 LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL “ Our student enrollment is at its highest in the school’s history, demonstrating that a Miss Porter’s School education is very much in demand.” Dr. Katherine G. Windsor Head of School At Miss Porter’s School, girls are taught to with Division I collegiate athletic programs. In my travels, I have the opportunity to meet find the leader within. With the help of our Challenged by our innovative curriculum, members of the wider Miss Porter’s School outstanding faculty and staff, students explore dynamic faculty and rigorous coursework, family, and I especially enjoy listening to possibilities and test boundaries as they build members of the Class of 2011 are well your Farmington stories and sharing with the necessary skills to shape a changing world. prepared to take their places at the nation’s you the experiences of today’s students. The As head of school, I watch their struggles and most selective colleges and universities. transformative effects of an all girls’ education triumphs, see their growth of confidence, and are readily apparent in these conversations, Other notable accomplishments included our share in the pride of Sarah Porter’s legacy. and our continued success depends on the selection as one of Hartford Business Journal’s continued engagement of our community of In 2010-2011, we saw the extraordinary Best Places to Work and as members of The Ancients, parents, grandparents, students, completion of The Campaign for Miss Porter’s Center for the Study of Boys’ and Girls’ Lives friends, faculty and staff. Your support is, and School which raised more than $88 million for and the Online School for Girls. Each of will always be, the foundation on which our unrestricted endowment, faculty development, these honors prove that Miss Porter’s School students stand. financial aid and operating support. Our is determined to create the most relevant and endowment remains strong with a value of rewarding experience for both our students and With appreciation, $100 million. Nationally, we are among the our faculty. strongest schools in endowment dollars per We continue to attract the best and the brightest student—placing in the top 10 percent, or young scholars to Farmington. In August, $310,559 per student. Porter’s welcomed more than 100 New Girls to Katherine G. Windsor, Ed.D. Our students demonstrated great academic, continue our tradition of intellectual curiosity, Head of School artistic, and athletic achievements. Multiple leadership, integrity, courage and global students received recognition for their work citizenship. Our student enrollment is at its with the Science Olympiad, earned Advanced highest in the school’s history, demonstrating Placement awards and honors from national that a Miss Porter’s School education is very writing and artistic competitions, and signed much in demand. Gifts and Pledge Commitments to Miss Porters School Totaled $9,647,817 The Annual Fund totaled $2,184,462– July 2010 through June 2011 Gifts and Commitments Annual Fund $2,184,462 Capital & Endowment $2,488,084 Revocable Planned Gifts $3,881,768 Multi-year Annual Fund $1,093,503 Pledges $9,647,817 Grand Total 3 LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES “ We continue to strive to grow the endowment to help the school fund its immediate needs, enhance its resources for the future, and provide long-term budget relief.” Penny Barker Weeks ’77 Mimi Colgate Kirk ’57 President Executive Vice President Once again the Miss Porter’s School In 2010-2011, we also saw the conclusion of the Miss Porter’s School Board of Trustees, community has risen to the challenge. Through of The Campaign for Miss Porter’s School. Alumnae Board, Nominating Committee, financial support and active volunteerism, Phase II of the campaign raised more than $33 Parent Leadership Committee, Class of 2011, hundreds of Ancients, parents and friends have million, exceeding its goal by over $1 million. and faculty and staff gave to the Annual Fund played a role in helping our school achieve Combining Phases I and II, the campaign in 2010-2011. tremendous success. The effects of your earned more than $88 million—the largest Your commitment to the mission of Miss support can be seen all around Farmington as amount ever raised in the history of the school. Porter’s School is inspiring. On behalf of the students strive for academic excellence, share We would not have been able to achieve this board of trustees, we extend our gratitude for innovative ideas and talents, collaborate to without your thoughtful gifts, pledges and your generous support. Thank you for all that create solutions, and form lasting friendships. bequests. you do for Miss Porter’s School. We are pleased to report that Miss Porter’s According to the National Association of With gratitude, School had a very strong year of fundraising. Independent Schools, Miss Porter’s School In 2010-2011, gifts and pledges to the school donors are among the most consistent when totaled $9,647,817. Of that amount, $2,184,462 compared to our peer schools. For 2010-2011, was raised for the Annual Fund. Your support Miss Porter’s School was ranked in the top Penny Barker Weeks ‘77 of the Annual Fund is essential for the success 10 percent of schools in alumni giving—42 President of the school as ten percent of the school’s percent of our Ancients gave to the Annual operating budget depends on these dollars. Fund. This number was an admirable increase of 10 percentage points from 2009-2010. At the close of the fiscal year, the school’s Parents heeded the call as well with 66 percent endowment remained steady at $100 million. giving in 2010-2011, up eight percent from Mimi Colgate Kirk ‘57 We continue to strive to grow the endowment the previous fiscal year. We consider giving Executive Vice President to help the school fund its immediate needs, a symbol of affection for the school and are enhance its resources for the future, and remarkably proud to report that 100 percent provide long-term budget relief.