A Year of Action and Impact

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 What’s Inside At NCLD, we envision a society in which every individual possesses the academic, social and 04 From Our Leadership emotional skills needed to succeed in school, 06 Empower Parents at work and in life.

10 Transform Schools For more than 35 years, we’ve committed our

14 Create Policy and passion and expertise to make this vision a reality. Advocacy Impact We’ve helped improve millions of lives—by 18 Enable Young Adults empowering parents, helping to transform schools, 21 Looking Ahead to 2014 and advocating for families and children challenged by learning and attention issues. 22 Ensuring That Our Kids Count: Our Annual Benefit Our work is guided by the belief that better 24 The Year in Numbers academic, social and emotional outcomes for

26 Friends and Supporters individuals with learning and attention issues are directly linked to decisions and actions taken by the 29 Our Voluntary Boards most important people in their lives. 32 The NCLD Team This report tells the story of NCLD in 2013 and 33 Connecting to what we achieved to help people realize their power Change Lives to learn, to hope and to succeed.

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As the year concluded, Informed activities were at all-time highs Guided 23,000 for NCLD. pediatricians Connected with 75,000 on signs of LD educators and families 1.9 on RTINetwork.org

million Shared LD.org visitors information with Communicated with 257,000 monthly visitors 30,000 Facebook fans in the Mobilized year’s closing month Listened to 34,000 for legislative 37,000 action young adults through FriendsofQuinn.com

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 3 CONTENTS From Our Leadership

Dear Friends,

At NCLD, we look back on an extraordinarily Our School Transformation initiative and policymakers—we navigated and helped productive year with gratitude to our partners produced a more targeted approach to shape rapid changes in our field. and supporters who worked with us to fulfill to engaging schools, districts and state As we look ahead, NCLD is poised for yet our mission. Our success is very much about departments of education through greater growth and impact. Our agenda is people—parents feeling heard and supported, collaborative action. Mentoring and strategic ambitious—launching a major initiative to teens ready for college or work, principals consulting focused on leaders to produce create a stronger parent advocacy network, taking schools to new heights and legislators systemic change that improves the entire significantly increasing our work with schools, understanding the impact of their decisions. public school community. furthering best practices, advocating for new We’re proud of all the NCLD team, volunteer In Public Policy and Advocacy, we again policy changes and taking action on what we boards and trusted advisors have done to successfully advanced critical policy learn from our research with young adults. advance the Strategic Plan adopted by the recommendations and advocated for changes Thank you for being part of this exciting Board in 2012 to achieve the measurable in laws. This year we intensified our efforts period of learning, growth and change. results you will read more about in this report. to mobilize parents, doubling the number We could not do it without you! A great deal has been accomplished to begin receiving alerts and reaching out to legislators. to fulfill the goals laid out in this three-year plan. While we have worked for many years to help Best regards, To Empower Parents—we listened and Young Adults with learning and attention we acted. Parents guided the reimagining issues advocate for themselves and their of LD.org leading us to create best-in-class peers, in 2013 NCLD committed to learning content and more than 350 new web products. much more about this age group. A major We significantly expanded social media research project began looking at the critical activities to reach more parents and connect transition period from high school to college them to vital information. The significant or work to help us assess what is needed to increase in visits and meaningful time spent on fill gaps so that our young people strengthen LD.org proved that what we did was working. their ability to succeed.

We believe that empowering parents is the Most important this year, we came to a single most effective way to improve the greater appreciation of the importance of lives of children with learning and attention partnerships, understanding that collective issues. In the coming year, we will take that impact is far more powerful than what we can Frederic M. Poses James H. Wendorf understanding and commitment to parents to do alone. By working with others who care Chairman Executive Director much greater heights. Stay tuned. deeply about learning and attention issues— parents, other non-profits, schools, foundations

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 4 CONTENTS Our Four Strategic Priorities 1 Empower Parents 2 Transform Schools 3 Create Policy and Advocacy Impact 4 Enable Young Adults

Each aims to ensure success for individuals 60 million people, 1 in 5, including By expanding our reach, we can be with learning and attention issues. They 10 million children, struggle with learning more responsive to a rapidly changing work together to connect parents and others and attention issues. Our 2012 Strategic educational landscape and impact millions with resources, guidance and support; Plan laid out a broader mission for NCLD to more individuals, changing the trajectory deliver evidence-based tools, resources address the needs of the more than one in five of their lives and their families, schools and and professional development to educators children, adolescents and adults impacted by communities. to improve student outcomes; develop learning and attention issues—in school, at policies and engage advocates to strengthen home, in the community and in the workplace. educational rights and opportunities; and While NCLD had always met the needs of the better understand the aspirations and needs learning disabilities community, we recognized of young adults. the chance to serve a much larger community. Individuals with a formally identified learning disability represent 5% of the population, those with unidentified learning and attention issues represent another 15%.

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 5 CONTENTS LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO Empower Parents

This year NCLD expanded its outreach to parents to encompass a wider range of learning and attention issues— through LD.org and a very proactive social media initiative. We created a more engaging site that drew in a larger national network of parents and conducted campaigns to empower and mobilize them. Our goals were met and exceeded; LD.org experienced unprecedented growth.

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 6 CONTENTS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT REASON This incredible growth happened because we increased our reach and deepened our of actions on a number of fronts—as we: A lot can happen impact is a simple one—we listened to parents. They are our best feedback loop. LD.org’s Embarked on a complete redesign of in one year and it popularity increased by more effectively the site—a new architecture and browser- addressing their concerns, better defining personalized content by age and stage for did on LD.org audiences and areas of interest, creating the issues facing parents in a child’s journey multiple touch points and best-in-class content. Concentrated on creating the highest 1.9 million What we did worked—parents came back to quality content that most resonates for the site in much bigger numbers and stayed parents and makes them feel empowered LD.ORG VISITORS (UP 80%) longer. They were more fully engaged. Visits and ready to take action to the site rose some 80%; monthly visits Surveyed the community through LD.org doubled year over year. comments, email and social media Applied SEO practices to find out what 1.8 million resources parents are searching for and how they came to a particular site NEW VISITORS (UP 78%) Significantly increased social media activity to better understand issues and help parents find us more easily 843,198 Engaged new nationwide networks of parent bloggers who kept us up to date on RETURNING VISITORS the latest insights and connected parents to (UP 178%) each other and with thousands of professionals.

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 7 CONTENTS We asked, we listened, we responded. LD.org relied on parents and their understanding of what they needed for their child’s journey.

And so in 2013, LD.org introduced To keep the dialogue going and to remain more than 350 new products with more current on parent concerns, we accelerated approachable content in bite-size, digestible our social media activity on Facebook, pieces including downloadable e-books, YouTube and other sites. Here’s what we did: videos, monthly quizzes and podcasts. via earned media, Google Produced video “101s” to lay out basics Promoted LD.org ads, Facebook ads on critical subjects such as dysgraphia, executive functioning, dyslexia and more Began work with partners like Huffington Post and Univision Published “50 Questions About LD,” an expert-reviewed and popular collection Increased Facebook fans annually from 4,990 of parent questions to 46,092 and daily active users from 749 to 25,000 » View at LD.org/50questions Started year at 1,200 Twitter followers, closed at 5,000

Created IEP (Individualized Education Conducted weekly Twitter #LDchat with Program) tools targeted to parent concerns over 100,000 participants in facilitated offering a place for them to gather content and discussion an IEP Roadmap as a visual guide to the process Expanded blogger outreach with influential parents as advisors and increased NCLD » View at LD.org/iepheadquarters awareness among relevant online communities

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 8 CONTENTS And parents liked what we did.

“Thank you for doing these #LDchats “I’m proud to say that because on Twitter. They of you my grandchildren are really help with the feelings of isolation not going to be left behind.” on this parenting journey.”

“It takes time, patience, “Thank you for the steady stream understanding, and good of information that equipped information for your child to succeed. LD.org is my family to walk alongside my where you can get the nephew and so many unknown good information. The rest is up to you.” children with LD to wholeness.”

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 9 CONTENTS SERVING AS TRUSTED ADVISORS TO Transform Schools

We initiated a comprehensive new strategy in 2013 to expand the reach and impact of our services to schools and their leaders. And our efforts paid off. We’re working with leadership at all levels across the country to achieve systemic changes that transform schools into better places for all our children.

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 10 CONTENTS WE’RE BUILDING A MORE ROBUST New custom-designed Strategic Consulting “NCLD has been working KNOWLEDGE BASE of crucial issues facing programs began with three state departments with our Family School school leaders; delivering professional of education (Virginia, Kansas, and South learning, resources and tools; and providing Dakota) and seven school district (Chicago, Partnership Initiative strategic consulting services to state, district Illinois; Wichita, Kansas; Greenville and to make certain that and school level leaders. Sumter, South Carolina; Deer Valley, Arizona; Region 3 districts in Michigan; and Puget Chicago Public Schools Central to this new strategy was supporting Sound ESD, Washington.) are offering services school leaders in the implementation of On the Professional Learning front, our that are responsive to its a seven component Multi-Tier System brought together of Supports (MTSS), essential to whole- Common Core Roundtable diverse learners and their parents, educators, school administrators, system school transformation: Professional families…As our partner, Learning, Leadership, Empowering Culture, researchers and professional organizations to Assessments, Curriculum, Instruction and address barriers to students with LD achieving NCLD is providing Data-Driven Decision Making. Common Core Standards and national facilitation that is strategies to ensure success. responsive, competent In 2013, we enhanced collaboration with Some 3,000 people viewed our follow-up and compassionate.” schools around the country: Common Core webinar, broadening the audience to consider the important issues – Chicago Public Schools Office Our Leadership in Action Mentoring raised at the Roundtable, reflecting our Program is creating systemic transformation of Diverse Learner Supports and with seven cohorts of principals and their commitment to creating ongoing dialogues Services school teams in Colorado, Kentucky, on subjects of critical importance. Minnesota, South Dakota and Vermont in partnership with the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 11 CONTENTS Improving Honoring Great Teachers– schools for all Celebrating Remarkable Schools students.

RTI Network Builds on Impact At the end of 2013, our Response to Intervention (RTI) Action Network site RTINetwork.org reached more than 75,000 educators per month—a 37% increase NCLD Board Member in unique visitors and 24% Drake D. Duane, M.D. increase in page views from presents the award the previous year. to Dr. Lydia Carlis

The site expanded with new modules and webinars, most notably the introduction Bill Ellis Award Honors Vision and Impact of a Field Guide to Implementing RTI in partnership with Corwin Press which offered NCLD honored Dr. Lydia Carlis with the programs to underserved preschoolers in interactive learning modules to guide school 2012 Bill Ellis Teacher Preparation Award, Washington, DC. Dr. Carlis was selected teams through the planning and development named in memory of Bill Ellis, a great for her dedication to the art and science of process for establishing a Multi-Tier System of humanitarian, educator and visionary who teaching in a truly inclusive environment. Supports to give every child access to quality served as NCLD’s director of professional She has led her school in the extensive instruction and identify struggling students services. Bill recognized the value that use of the Response-to-Intervention (RTI) early to receive necessary supports to be general educators can play in the lives model to continually track the progress of all successful. The Guide has been well-received, of children with LD. students through staff reviews in three-week supporting schools through this all-important curriculum cycles ensuring that no child is planning process. Dr. Carlis is Chief of Research and Innovation allowed to fall through the cracks and needed for the AppleTree Institute which provides interventions are implemented promptly. accelerated early language and literacy » Visit RTINetwork.org for more on the Field Guide

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 12 CONTENTS The Carrie and Pete Rozelle Award for Innovation

NCLD’s 2012 “Celebrating our Schools” support for students who come from middle Dr. Marilyn Bartlett, guest speaker, discussed luncheon once again brought together key school with seemingly insurmountable the challenges growing up with dyslexia and supporters and thought leaders in education challenges. Students are empowered by the significance of winning her 1998 landmark and learning disabilities to honor two HSEI’s positive culture and personalized case (Bartlett v. NY Board of Law Examiners), outstanding New York City schools addressing support and the ReDesign Education model which ensured that those with LD have access the educational and social-emotional needs of integrating best practices into a complete to rights afforded in the Americans with children with LD and producing extraordinary approach to curriculum. Disabilities Act (ADA). student achievement school-wide. Churchill is an independent K-12 school Left: NCLD Board Members Michael C. Lasky, left, and Margi Booth, The award, named for NCLD’s founders, was where students with specific learning center, with guest speaker Dr. Marilyn Bartlett presented to The High School for Excellence disabilities benefit from a rigorous, multi- Top right: HSEI student Jonathan Ferraro presents award to and Innovation (HSEI) and The Churchill dimensional “Teaching Learning Model” with Principal, Tyona Washington. School and Center. HSEI is a first of its kind individualized learning profiles, adapted and Bottom right: Churchill Head of School Dr. Robert Siebert was presented school in New York City providing transitional updated curricula and systematic observation. the Rozelle Award by Julia Romano, Churchill alumna and teacher

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 13 CONTENTS MOBILIZING PARENTS TO CREATE Policy & Advocacy Impact

In 2013, NCLD once again influenced critical discussions in Congress, expanded options and protections for students with learning and attention issues and laid the foundation for increasing advocacy efforts by parents at the state and local levels.

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 14 CONTENTS WE HELPED ENGAGE PARENTS as more Our work together resulted in significant “I am advocating for a effective spokespeople on policy issues by impact on a number of key fronts, as we: strong reauthorization communicating with them in a more frequent and targeted way. Recommended expanded education research of the Elementary and on learning and attention issues in Education Secondary Education Act so Our increased and targeted efforts were met Sciences Reform Act (ESRA), urging Congress with great success, and by the end of 2013, the to incorporate these into legislation and bring that children with learning number of parents and supporters receiving attention to the need for more research disabilities are counted and action alerts and legislative updates grew 40 Worked with members of the U.S. House given high expectations.” percent, from 24,000 to over 34,000. of Representatives to include NCLD’s – Myriam Alizo, recommendations in the Workforce For the important No Child Left Behind Investment Act (WIA) NCLD Parent Leader legislation (ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act), 2,100 parents and supporters Helped achieve the end of the “Two wrote to Congress to express support Percent Rule” by collecting over 300 public for reauthorization of the law with strong comments thanking the U.S. Department accountability, the most ever for an NCLD of Education for ending the rule, including action alert and double the number of major dozens of personal stories about the impact action alerts in the previous year. of the change on children

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 15 CONTENTS Parents stepped forward to join us as advocates on a number of critical initiatives this year.

“By advocating with NCLD here in Washington, D.C. I hope to inspire parents in my home state of NCLD Parent Leaders take advocacy to the White House, left to right, Marcie Lipsitt, Bette Erickson, Nancy Ventrudo, Mark Halpert, Texas to get involved Myriam Alizo and Altaf Rahamatulla, Sr. and make a difference Left: Parent Leader Lyn Pollard for kids with learning of Texas with White House Special Assistant Steve Robinson. disabilities.” Right: Michael Yudin, right, Acting – Lyn Pollard, Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Ser- NCLD Parent Leader vices, responds to the concerns of NCLD’s Parent Leader Team.

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 16 CONTENTS Report Leads to Action Petition for a Quality Education In 2013, NCLD issued a highly informative report on high school graduation rates, More than 8,000 parents and “Diplomas at Risk” with more than 4,400 supporters signed NCLD’s downloads spurring parents to greater , action and legislators to respond. Petition for a Quality Education presented at the White House to education officials in June. » Visit LD.org/advocate

» Visit LD.org/petition to sign on

Laura Kaloi (presenting right) with NCLD parent leaders discussing high school graduation data from Diplomas at Risk with White House policymakers.

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 17 CONTENTS LISTENING TO Young Adults

In the 2012 Strategic Plan, NCLD for the first time formally identified young adults as a priority population to engage. This was not a new population for us but we wanted to learn more about how to better address their needs at this critical juncture in their lives. The first step was for us to get a clearer picture of their transition from school to postsecondary educational settings and the workplace.

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 18 CONTENTS Working closely with our partners at the Oak Foundation and Poses Family Foundation, we embarked on a large-scale research initiative in 2013, looking at more than 1,000 households FriendsofQuinn.com Joins NCLD with young adults 16 to 25 affected by learning Our commitment to young adults deepened and attention issues in the US. when we engaged an influential website for this age group, FriendsofQuinn.com to The study is designed to listen to young become part of NCLD in 2013. The site about their learning and attention people features interviews with prominent individuals “It is more common issues to find out what has and has not worked living with learning and attention issues whose than you can imagine. for them and what tools they need to increase lives are an inspiration. the odds of success in this transition. You are not alone. for about the Steven Spielberg discussed his dyslexia And while you will It will establish a knowledge base the first time in an exclusive interview with unique strengths, challenges and preferences of FriendsofQuinn.com. have this the rest of young adults with learning and attention issues. your life, you can dart Out of this data, NCLD will begin to between the raindrops identify strategies, activities and resources » Visit FriendsofQuinn.com to to get where you want that help young adults be confident and view full interviews effective self-advocates, as well as provide the with Steven Spielberg, Richard to and it will not hold LD field with the insights and recommendations Branson and others. you back.” of young people in an accessible “open source” format. - Steven Spielberg, Director, in an exclusive interview with FriendsofQuinn.com

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 19 CONTENTS Quinn Bradlee and guests enjoy the Host committee members Josh rooftop at the Standard Highline Wexler and Elizabeth Sherman

Celebrating Young Professionals

More than 150 young adults gathered at The evening celebrated NCLD’s new the Standard Highline in New York City partnership with Friends of Quinn, an innovative last summer to celebrate the power of online community that offers resources self-advocacy for young professionals with and support for young adults with learning learning and attention issues. Attendees differences, as well as for the people who love were encouraged to connect, speak out and them. CEO and founder Quinn Bradlee shared step forward—by sharing experiences and an excerpt of his exclusive interview with Sir “Being different is advocating for themselves and other young Richard Branson at the event. professionals. definitely good.” - Sir Richard Branson on Friendsof Quinn.com

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 20 CONTENTS 2014: Expanding Our Reach and Impact

Big News: In the coming year NCLD will: Understood.org Reach more parents with new e-products that resonate such as A first of its kind digital “Executive Function 101” ecosystem and online community will give parents access to the highest quality, Revise and expand “The State of Learning Disabilities 2014” customized content to fit the with the most up-to-date and relevant information unique needs of their child. Led by the Poses Family Expand our partnership with McREL, an international contributor Foundation, NCLD and a in the school transformation market group of organizations and funders are working together Convene experts and offer online tools to bring evidence-based to bring this project to life. practice ideas to thousands in RTI-Based LD Identification Roundtable

• Benetech • New Profit Inc. Disseminate first of its kind survey focused on parents’ experience of • CAST • Oak Foundation budget cuts in public schools, reaching out to more than 1,000 parents • Child Mind Institute • PEN and delivering the results to every member of Congress

• Common Sense • Tremaine Media Foundation Complete major research project on young adults and assess what • Eye to Eye • The Peter and is needed for this community Elizabeth C. Tower • Great Schools Foundation

• LDA • WETA

• NCLD » Visit LD.org to learn more about the latest news at NCLD.

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 21 CONTENTS ENSURING THAT OUR KIDS COUNT: Our 2013 Benefit

NCLD hosted its 36th Annual Benefit Dinner, the largest event in the country in support of individuals with LD. Raising more than $2.4 million, the benefit helps NCLD achieve its mission of improving the lives of all individuals with learning and attention issues—empowering parents, enabling young adults to become effective self-advocates, creating policy and advocacy impact and transforming schools nationwide.

Emcee Paula Zahn with NCLD Chairman Fred Poses

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 22 CONTENTS From left, guest presenters Sigourney Weaver and Barbara Walters, NCLD Benefit Chair Nancy Poses, and Emcee Paula Zahn

NCLD honored the Ford Motor Company the Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarship. “These and the extraordinary leadership of Bill Ford three self-advocates with boundless potential for support of individuals with disabilities have each proven that they can thrive despite through the company’s program FEDA (Ford any challenge or setback that comes their Employees Dealing with disAbilities). way,” she explained.

The Distinguished Leadership Award was The Anne Ford Scholarship is a $10,000 presented by Anne Ford, NCLD Chairman scholarship for a student pursuing a bachelor’s Emerita and John S. Weinberg, Honorary degree who exemplifies the importance of Benefit Chair. self-advocacy, demonstrates high academic achievement, shows perseverance and Legendary journalist Barbara Walters leadership and excels as a role model and presented the Young Leader Award to Quinn spokesperson for others struggling with LD. Anne Ford presented the Distinguished Leadership Award to Bill Ford Bradlee, founder and CEO of FriendsofQuinn. Top: and the Ford Motor Company com for his extraordinary outreach to young The Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarship Award Middle: Anne Ford, second from left, is proudly joined by scholarship people with LD. is a one-time, $2,500 scholarship given to a recipients from left, Ross Chapman, Holly Schallert and Kcory Woltz student who will be enrolled in a community Bottom: From left, NCLD Executive Director James Wendorf with NCLD Board Sigourney Weaver presented the Anne and college, vocational or technical training member Sally Quinn and Young Leader Award recipient Quinn Bradlee. Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarships to three program who demonstrates perseverance high school students. Ross Chapman and and commitment to achieving personal goals Holly Schallert were awarded the Anne Ford despite the challenges of LD. Scholarships, and Kcory Woltz was awarded

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 23 CONTENTS National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc. The Year Statements of Financial Position June 30, 2013 and 2012 in Numbers

ASSETS 2013 2012 REVENUE Cash $2,064,238 $2,026,381 Contributions and Other Receivables 1,238,161 961,561

Corporations & Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets 92,434 62,478 Foundations (47%) Investments 56,794 46,932

Special Events (42%) Security Deposits 10,625 10,625 Property and Equipment, net 170,585 178,600 Annual Board (3%) Giving TOTAL ASSETS $3,632,837 $ 3,286,577 Other Individual Giving (5%) LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 2013 2012 Fee for Service Accounts payable and accrued expenses $251,612 $242,737 /other (3%) Accrued vacation 127,991 132,250 EXPENSE Deferred revenue 22,500 -- Deferred rent 104,436 115,564

School TOTAL LIABILITIES 506,539 490,551 Transformation (24%)

Parent Net Assets: Empowerment (46%) Unrestricted 1,437,408 1,512,151

Public Policy (15%) Temporarily restricted 1,688,890 1,283,875 TOTAL NET ASSETS 3,126,298 2,796,026 Young Adult (1%) TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $3,632,837 $3,286,577 Management and General (8%)

Fundraising and Development (6%)

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 24 CONTENTS National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc. / Statements of Activities Years Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 2013 2012 Unrestricted Temporarily Total Unrestricted Temporarily Total Restricted Restricted

REVENUE, GAINS AND OTHER SUPPORT: Revenue from annual fund-raising event $2,449,897 $ -- $2,449,897 $2,482,732 $ -- $2,482,732 Direct costs of annual fund-raising event (149,800) -- (149,800) (134,545) -- (134,545) Net support from fund-raising event 2,300,097 -- 2,300,097 2,348,187 -- 2,348,187 Contributions 493,792 2,648,204 3,141,996 412,932 1,798,876 2,211,808 Investment income 12,091 -- 12,091 4,725 -- 4,725 Fee for Service 154,575 -- 154,575 12,100 -- 12,100 Net assets released from restrictions 2,243,189 (2,243,189) -- 1,443,899 (1,443,899) -- TOTAL REVENUE, GAINS AND OTHER SUPPORT 5,203,744 405,015 5,608,759 4,221,843 354,977 4,576,820

EXPENSES: Program Services: School Transformation 1,276,045 -- 1,276,045 1,515,819 -- 1,515,819 Parent Empowerment 2,452,325 -- 2,452,325 1,516,756 -- 1,516,756 Public Policy 767,762 -- 767,762 719,978 -- 719,978 Young Adult 47,040 -- 47,040 ------TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES 4,543,172 -- 4,543,172 3,752,553 -- 3,752,553 Support Services: Management and general 404,248 -- 404,248 343,292 -- 343,292 Fund-raising and development 331,067 -- 331,067 369,683 -- 369,683 TOTAL SUPPORT SERVICES 735,315 -- 735,315 712,975 -- 712,975 TOTAL EXPENSES 5,278,487 -- 5,278,487 4,465,528 -- 4,465,528 CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (74,743) 405,015 (330,272) (243,685) 354,977 111,292

NET ASSETS: Beginning 1,512,151 1,283,875 2,796,026 1,755,836 928,898 2,684,734 Ending $1,437,408 $1,688,890 $3,126,298 $1,512,151 $1,283,875 $2,796,026

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 25 CONTENTS Friends and Supporters

NCLD extends its sincere gratitude to the individuals and organizations whose support advanced the organization’s mission throughout this year. Their generosity has made it possible for NCLD to provide essential services and support to over 500,000 educators and individuals affected by learning and attention issues each month.

Mr. Kenneth DeRegt Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Mr. and Mrs. Ms. Patricia Quick Dr. Drake D. Duane $300,000+ and Ms. Alison Overseth Satow/ Jed David Satow Stephen S. Crawford Oak Foundation USA Family Foundation Raytheon Company Educational Testing Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Norris Eye to Eye National, Inc. Service The Poses Family Ms. Cassia Schifter/ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Foundation Mr. and Mrs. The Schifter Family Mr. and Mrs. Meagher & Flom LLP W.R. Grace Barry B. Siadat Desmond Fitzgerald Foundation, Inc. Foundation Sir Howard Stringer Allegra Ford Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Team Detroit $100,000- James Simons William D. Haney $20,000-$49,999 Ms. Anne Ford $299,999 Tishman Construction Mr. and Mrs. American Legion Child Mr. and Mrs. Ms. Charlotte M. Ford Corp. Ascend Performance Martin Helfant Welfare Foundation Richard Strauss Materials LLC Ms. Elena A. Ford Ambassador and Mrs. Ruth and Seymour Klein Mr. Alan Belzer and Ms. Mr. and Mrs. William vanden Heuvel Ford Motor Mr. William Ford Foundation Susan Martin Lenard B. Tessler Company Fund Ms. Cynthia C. Wainwright Mr. Paul Fribourg Kramer Levin Naftalis & The Marvin H. and Dr. Stephen Berger Goldman, Sachs Frankel LLP Davidson Foundation Home Box Office Inc. and Company $10,000-$19,999 Mr. Stan Wattles/The L.A.W. Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bayne Fund The Hirsch Family Mr. and Mrs. Arthur John R. Langeler LF USA, Inc. Foundation Mr. David B. Golub and Bellows Mr. and Mrs. Ms. Lisa Piazza Mr. Michael C. Lasky Edward J. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wood Johnson Ms. Margi Booth and Ms. Peggi Einhorn Thomas J. Lynch Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ralph M. James Ms. Shelly London Ms. Susan Lyne Mr. and Mrs. Bossidy/Bossidy and Mr. Larry Kanter $5,000-$9,999 Peter S. Kalikow Mr. and Mrs. Jarrod Kahn Foundation Mr. Antonio Magliocco / The Max Leather Group The Optima Charitable W.R. Berkley Corporation and Ms. Carla Solomon Ms. Mary Q. Pedersen Century 21 Associates Foundation Charitable Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Kier Foundation, Inc. Inc. Magna Services of America, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Optima Fund Mr. and Mrs. Management, LLC Bloomberg Philanthropies $50,000- $99,999 Kenneth B. Plevan Brad Cerepak Mr. James Marden Mr. and Mrs. James Postl Ms. Beth Chappell D’Aloia Family Ms. Sally Quinn and Mr. and Mrs. Ms. Valencia Morris Foundation Mr. Ben Bradlee Lawrence B. Costello The Dena Charitable Trust Mr. Robert Diquollo

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 26 CONTENTS Ms. Susan Naci Sidney Garber Fine Stern Center for Martin and Rebecca Greendale Lynn Sumitomo Banking and Mr. Alan Barlis Jewelry Language and Learning Eisenberg Foundation Family Foundation Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Jack Norris Mr. Peter Gaslow Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Ms. Marilyn Machlowitz Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sullivan, Jr. Dean Ellerthorpe William H. Swanson Ms. Eileen Nugent The Gayda Family Henry George Mackintosh and Mr. Lou Kling Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mr. Eric Epstein Foundation Ms. Lesley E. Taylor Dennis Zeleny Ms. Alison Overseth Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Manhattan Automobile Mr. Peter Tessler and David S. Grayson Alexander T. Ercklentz Company Ms. Monica Schwerin The Alan D. Pesky Company Dr. and Mrs. $1,000-$2,499 Ms. Arlene Falk Mr. Richard McClure TisBest Philanthrophy Mark J. Griffin Mr. Mark Plaumann and Mr. Joe Abdenour Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Dipu Mehta Mr. Luis Torres Ms. Marilyn Wilson Halstead Family Richard M. Feldman Mr. Jari Tuomala Foundation ACI Brands Inc. Mr. Rodman W. Ms. Jindra Rieger Mr. Gary Flom Moorhead, III Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. Peter Arbeeny Robert P. Viarengo The Rush Group Alan L. Jacobs Henry Ford Health System Mr. Edward R. Muller and Mr. and Mrs. Ms. Patricia E. Bauer Mr. and Mrs. Ms. Laura Schifter Mr. and Mrs. Neil Augustine Ms. Ethel Friedman and Mr. Matt Scriven Mr. Alex Nock Polyvios C. Vintiadis Daniel R. Kaplan Bank of America Ms. Nancy Garvey Mr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Schmidt Mr. Andrew Kavulich and Foundation Ms. Carol Ostrow Family Foundation The Gateway School David N. Weidman Ms. Christine Papa Mr. and Mrs. of New York Mr. Nicholas Pileggi Mr. James H. Wendorf Ms. Paula Zahn The Honorable William Barnet, III Mr. Peter A. Georgescu Mr. and Mrs. David Quinn and Ms. Barbara Fiorino Thomas H. Kean Mr. Jay H. Baronoff Mr. and Mrs. Rebecca School, LLC Mr. and Ms. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Kier David L. Getz $2,500-$4,999 Mr. Robert Book Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Wilens Ms. Kristine Baxter and Lankton Family Braun Business Give With Liberty Edmund Resor Foundation, Inc. Mr. James R. Rein Management, Inc. Globe-Tex Riverview School, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. $500-$999 Mr. Scott Bezsylko Ms. Robbie Bremmer Ms. Toni Goodale Roklen Foundation Evan Mittman The Advocacy Institute Mr. and Mrs. Ms. Maureen B. Brenner Mr. and Mrs. Drew Moss Mr. George P. Gugelmann Ross Stores, Inc. David Binstock and Ms. Jeannette AlphaVista Services, Inc. Mrs. Jane C. Bressler Mr. Peter Savitz Mr. and Ms. Richard Block National Football League Gugelmann Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Resnick Mr. John C. Gustafsson Mr. and Mrs. Ms. Cynthia Breen Michael A. Capasso Henry B. Schacht Ms. Hayley Berlent Mr. Steven Poses and Ms. Debbie Halpern and Mr. and Mrs. The Honorable Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Michel Berty Guy de Chazal Ms. Christine Sterner Gaston Caperton Mr. Jeremy Singer Eriberto R. Scocimara Mr. and Mrs. Churchill School Mr. and Mrs. Mr. Richard Cohen Mr. Jason Halpern William Browne John R. Robinson Mr. Tom Shapiro and Center Mr. James R. Houghton Frederic W. Cook & Co., Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Mary Brownell Delphi Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Inc. Lewis N. Sears Mr. and Mrs. Joel Isaacson Edward Shogan Mr. and Mrs. The Dresner Sadaka Mr. Aaron Davenport Ms. Townsend Kent Mr. and Mrs. Joe Simone Joseph A. Califano, Jr. Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Mr. Chet Kolton Mr. and Mrs. Catholic Education Mr. John G. Gantz, Jr. and Donald D. Deshler Ronald L. Skates Diocese of Ballarat Ms. Margot Levinson The Stecher Family The Kurtz Family Foundation Ms. Laurie Dowley Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weiss and Susan Chadick Eagle Hill Foundation, Inc. Richard E. Snyder

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 27 CONTENTS Len Camber Mr. James M. Garrick Mary McDowell Friends Mr. Michael Rafferty The Simmons Family Weisman Charitable Trust School Foundation Ms. Dana Goodman Mr. Daniel Ramelli Ms. Kathryn Weyland Clo-Shure International, Mr. and Mrs. Ms. Renee Solares David C. Wiener & Inc. The David and Stephen M. McPhersen Ms. Margaret Richardson Alan Greene Family Ms. Gail Stone and Company Ms. Michelle Cohen Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ms. Patricia Riley Mr. Matthew Fishbein Mark A. Michael Mr. Joel Wojnilower Discovery Charter Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Nanette Rosenberg Summit School Mr. Luis Yateem Preparatory School Jay M. Grossman Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Eric and Morris Moinian Mr. and Mrs. Robin Mr. James Ely Ms. Kaye Hasewinkel Laurie Roth Thebault Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Peter M. Sacerdote Mr. Marc A. Feinberg Mr. Bengt R. Holmstrom George B. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Michael We extend our Ms. Ashley Sandvi Urban thanks to the Fifth Pacific Foundation Mr. Jeff Kanter Mr. Richard Morrow Mr. Steven F. Schiffman Dr. Amanda hundreds of other Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. New Frontiers in Learning VanDerHeyden Brian D. Fitzgerald Henry Kohn Mr. and Mrs. Seymour individuals who have Mr. and Mrs. Siwoff Vehicle Donation supported the work Ms. Sarah Ford Drs. Paul LeClerc and John M. O’Mara Processing Center, Inc. Judith Ginsberg The Segel Foundation of NCLD in 2013. Ms. Roberta Finke Mr. and Mrs. Ms. Kathy Vincent Franklin Louisiana State University Peter B. Orthwein Mr. Michael Siegal Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lubetkin PCS Student Dr. John B. Sikorski Walsh, III » Join Our Mortimer B. Fuller, III Support Center Ms. Carlyn McCaffrey Mr. and Mrs. Robert Team of Supporters

Gifts in Kind

We are grateful to the hundreds of individuals and organizations who in 2013 donated their time, goods and services, and above all wisdom and expertise. We extend special thanks to the following individuals and organizations:

Danielle Ballard Davis & Gilbert LLP Mark Griffin, Ph.D. John Langeler Jill Nagle Donnee Ramelli George Batsche, Ph.D. Hans Dekker Debbie Halpern Michael Lasky Lynn A. Newman, Ed.D. Ashley Sandvi Kristy Baxter Grace Hightower DeNiro Sally Helton, M.S. Shelly London Alex Nock Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Jody Bellows Don Deshler, Ph.D. Stewart Hudson Christina Mead Stacy Parker-Fisher Larry Tihen, Ph.D. Margi Booth Michelle A. Duda, Ph.D., Jarrod Kahn Nicco Mele Ken Plevan BCBA-D Charlotte Svirsky Candace Cortiella H. Stephen Kaye, Ph.D Deidre Michael Fred and Nancy Poses Judy Elliott, Ph. D. Stan Wattles Bob Cunningham Daniel Koffler Mark Michael The Poses Family Anne Ford Foundation Linda Wernikoff, M.A.

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 28 CONTENTS Board of Directors*

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Margi Booth The Honorable Thomas H. Kean Sally Quinn Frederic M. Poses President THK Consulting Founder and Editor-in-Chief CEO M Booth & Associates, Inc. Far Hills, NJ “On Faith” ASCEND Performance New York, NY The Washington Post Materials LLC Michael C. Lasky Washington, DC Houston, TX Philip Kent Cooke Partner Head of Distribution Davis and Gilbert, LLP Cassia Schifter CHAIRMAN EMERITA Insikt Inc. New York, NY National Head Anne Ford San Francisco, CA of Sales and Marketing AFLD Mark A. Michael Crazy Beautiful Wines, New York, NY Donald D. Deshler, Ph.D. Managing Director New York, NY Director Bank of America Securities LLC VICE CHAIR Center for Research on Learning New York, NY Richard C. Strauss Mary J. Kalikow University of Kansas Chairman & CEO New York, NY Lawrence, KS Mary Q. Pedersen Republic Property Group Greenwich, CT Dallas, TX SECRETARY Drake Duane, M.D.

William Haney Director Alan D. Pesky Stan Wattles General Manager and General Institute for Developmental Principal Owner Counsel, Americas Division Behavioral Neurology The A. D. Pesky Co. GSW Enterprises, LLC Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Arizona Dystonia Institute Ketchum, ID Stuart, FL Corporation Adjunct Professor Andrea Davis Pinkney *As of December 31, 2013 New York, NY Arizona State University Vice President and Scottsdale, AZ Executive Editor TREASURER Scholastic Trade John R. Langeler John G. Gantz, Jr. Managing Director White Plains, NY New York, NY Optima Fund Management LLC Kenneth Plevan New York, NY Mark J. Griffin, Ph.D. Former Headmaster Partner Intellectual Property Kristine Baxter Eagle Hill School Former Head Greenwich, CT Litigation and Advice The Churchill School and Center Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & New York, NY Jarrod Kahn Flom LLP Co-President New York, NY Jody Bellows Cipriani Accessories Greenwich, CT a Division of LF USA New York, NY

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 29 CONTENTS Professional Advisory Board*

NCLD’s Professional Advisory Board (PAB) includes leading educators, psychologists, researchers, physicians and advocates. The PAB guides NCLD program activity and advises the executive team and Board of Directors on educational needs, program opportunities, public policy development and strategic planning.

CHAIRMAN Bob Cunningham Joanne Karger, J.D., Ed.D. Colleen Riley HONORARY MEMBERS Donald D. Deshler, Ph.D. Poses Family Foundation Center for Applied Kansas State Department Mark J. Griffin, Ph.D. University of Kansas New York, NY Special Technology of Education Eagle Hill School (Former) Lawrence, KS Wakefield, MA Topeka, KS Greenwich, CT Louis Danielson, Ph.D. VICE CHAIRMAN American Institutes Janette Klingner, Ph.D.** Brenda Taylor Stevan J. Kukic, Ph.D. Judy Elliott, Ph.D. for Research University of Colorado The School District of NCLD EduLead, LLC. Washington, DC at Boulder Philadelphia (Former) Longmont, CO Tampa, FL Boulder, CO Philadelphia, PA James Paul Gee, Ph.D. Betty Osman, Ph.D. George Batsche, Ph.D. Arizona State University Tamu Lucero, Ed.D. Martha L. Thurlow, Ph.D. White Plains Medical University of South Florida Sedona, AZ Stamford Public Schools University of Minnesota Center Tampa, FL Stamford, CT Minneapolis, MN White Plains, NY Susan Gorin, CAE Laura Breeden National Association of Margaret J. Matthew Wicks *As of December 31, 2013 Davis and Chapman School Psychologists McLaughlin, Ph.D. Connections Education Washington, DC Bethesda, MD University of Maryland Vienna, VA **Deceased, 2014 College Park, MD Katherine Brodie, Esq. Noel Gregg, Ph.D. Markay Winston, Ph.D. Ritzert | Leyton PC University of Georgia Karen J. Miller, MD Chicago Public Schools Washington, DC Athens, GA Tufts Medical Center Chicago, IL Boston, MA Mary Brownell, Ph.D. Thomas Hehir, Ed.D. University of Florida Harvard University Gabrielle Rappolt- Gainesville, FL Cambridge, MA Schlichtmann, Ed.D. Center for Applied David Chard, Ph.D. Debra Jennings Special Technology Southern Methodist Statewide Parent Wakefield, MA University Advocacy Network Dallas, TX Newark, NJ

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 30 CONTENTS Parent Leader Team*

Our Parent Leader Team is comprised of advocates from across the country who take the pulse on how policy and practice are impacting students. The team serves in an informal advisory capacity to NCLD, giving input and feedback on issues that stand in the way of children receiving the support they need to succeed.

The Parent Leaders also help plan, develop and review NCLD informational resources to ensure that they address parents’ ongoing needs. Team members also share their experience and expertise through blogs, articles and social media engagement.

Myriam Alizo Esther Falcetta Altaf Rahamatulla, Sr. Glen Rock, NJ Grove City, PA Levittown, PA

Julie Buick Mark Halpert Nancy U. Ventrudo Rochester, NY Boca Raton, FL Steamboat Springs, CO

Carmen Carley Michael Kaczor Debbie Walhof, M.D. Torrance, CA Glorieta, NM Bend, OR

Hilary Cole Andrew Kavulich *As of December 31, 2013 Oak Hill, VA Pennington, NJ The NCLD Parent Leader Team with Department of Education staff, Robbi Cooper Marcie Lipsitt including Acting Assistant Secretary Michael Yudin (top row, center). Austin, TX Franklin, MI » Learn more about our Parent Bette Erickson Lyn Pollard Leader Team Minneapolis, MN Dallas, TX

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 31 CONTENTS NCLD Team*

James H. Wendorf Karen Golembeski Jillian Levy ANNUAL REPORT TEAM Executive Director Assistant Director Web Production Associate School Transformation Mindy Liss Rashonda Ambrose Matthew Lurrie Creative Director and Writer Associate Director Marcia Griffith-Pauyo Outreach & Engagement Strategic Marketing Executive Assistant Assistant Julia Heitner Associate Editor Alan Bendich Kevin Hager Elaine Niefeld Director Chief Communications Associate Director Molly Conley Finance & Operations & Engagement Officer Education Programs Design Director

Quinn Bradlee Julia Heitner Jennifer Panicali Enterprise Press Youth Engagement Associate Development Assistant Web Production Manager Printer

Meghan Casey Jaana Hinkkanen Kaitlyn Richardson Policy Research Assistant Director, Corporate Program Associate & Advocacy Associate & Foundation Relations Public Policy & School Transformation Denise DeMarco Sheldon H. Horowitz, Ed. D. Individual Giving Officer Director Rebecca Woodall LD Resources Project Manager Kaleigh Dumbach-Fusco Parent Project Program Associate Lindsay Jones, Esq. LD Resources Director Olivea Woo Public Policy & Advocacy Manager of Partnerships Kevin Forsyth Associate Director Stevan J. Kukic, Ph.D. *As of January 31, 2014 Digital Strategy Director School Transformation Maggie Frank-Hsu Communities Manager Laura Kusnyer Associate Director Cindy Garcia Online Strategy & Engagement Finance & Operations Assistant Andrew Lee Web Editor

NCLD ANNUAL REPORT 2013 32 CONTENTS Connecting to Change Lives

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