Cotting School

2005 Annual Report ounded in 1893, Cotting School is America’s fi rst Accreditations and Approvals day school for children with a broad spectrum of Cotting School is a chapter- approved private day school. The School’s programs are fully approved by the State Flearning and communication disabilities, physical Department of Education for service to children ages  to  with challenges, and complex medical conditions. special educational needs. To meet the diverse needs of a multifaceted population Affiliations requires programming that focuses on the whole child. University’s Sargent College of Health Cotting does more than simply create interventions and Rehabilitation Sciences COTTING SCHOOL to target a student’s diagnosis or disorder. It designs a 453 Concord Avenue Children’s Hospital New England College of Optometry continuum of educational, therapeutic, and support Lexington MA 02421 School of Dental Medicine services to ensure that the students and their families (781) 862-7323 ’s Bouve College of Health Sciences become part of a “comprehensive classroom” within an www.cotting.org Clinical Training Program extended learning community.

Design: Pat Mullaly, Circle Graphics Memberships Photography: Martha Stewart Massachusetts Association of -Approved Private Schools Cotting’s exceptional care for children can be described National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children by two seemingly opposite adjectives: tough and tender. There is tenaciousness in our students and our staff. There is a fi ghting spirit at Cotting, a “we can do it” toughness that helps students overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. At the same time, there is tenderness in our school, a nurturing staff and students who treat each other with exquisite kindness.

Cotting School serves 130 day students from 74 Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire communities and provides residential services to 8 young adults at HOPE House. C otting transforms each of us –

students, parents, staff, trustees and volunteers – constantly.

Daily encounters between students and staff change lives. Subtle or profound, gradual or instant, each event creates a chain effect that sets off a new set of transformations in other students, staff, family members and volunteers.

Our annual report shares the exquisite transformations we are privileged to encounter every day in the course of our work.

1 TransformingPotential

arena Manandhar conquers the speed credit Cotting School with providing the innovative bumps in the Cotting School parking lot tools and methodology Sarena needed to excel. much like life – with an overwhelming determination and the thrill of a “We really wanted an intensive program that would challenge. Her parents Sheela and Binay provide all of the services needed in one place with a Snever imagined that Sarena – at 9-years-old – would coordinated, holistic approach,” Sheela said. “When be racing through playgrounds. we visited Cotting for the first time, it felt like we had found a home.” Sarena’s parents always believed that she would achieve more than the vegetative life her doctors Cotting’s Intensive Services Program proved a perfect expected. “We never believed in this,” they said. “It fit. The program, which combines education, therapy was our goal to do whatever we could to bring out the and rehabilitation for children with severe global best in her despite her disabilities.” Sarena, thriving disabilities, establishes an individual education plan on family support and the nurturing therapeutic for each child in an environment that breeds success. environment at Cotting’s Intensive Services Program, Language and communication, motor development, far exceeded all expectations. daily living skills, and social development are all taught through innovative methods designed to When Sarena first arrived at Cotting, she was maximize each child’s potential. nervous around strangers. Now, that fear has nearly evaporated – Sarena engages newcomers through eye Serena’s achievements build each year. “Every aspect contact and is learning to use pictures and objects to of her growth and development has been a success,” communicate. She loves music, independence and her parents said. “We cherish every moment of being a part of the group. She’s even learning how to her successes as well as her challenges. She is an walk independently with a walker. Sheela and Binay inspiration. She is our role model.”

Sarena’s parents have traveled around the world with her. Binay, her father, says Sarena is his role model. Her physical therapist Alison Lierhaus has always believed in Sarena’s potential to walk independently.

  Transforminga Family

hen Mary and Navil Sethna In 2004, Cyrus began classes at Cotting School. The traveled to India in 1994 to pick decision marked a turning point for the family – for up their adoptive twin sons Cyrus the first time the worry that had consumed Mary and Reginald, they found them and Navil and overshadowed Cyrus’ public school in a ramshackle orphanage – a experience transformed into confidence. Cotting Wcondemned building tucked beneath railroad tracks. School provided a structure for Cyrus that increased Inside, 24 infants and toddlers were lying on floor his focus, strengthened his ability to follow routines mats, bathed in the shadowy glow of a dim light bulb. independently, and increased his overall level of The Sethnas scanned the room, finding only one crib participation. – for the baby who cried the loudest. Cyrus’ personality transformed. He now stands Because Cyrus and Reginald were too ill for the behind the microphone and introduces our basketball journey home, the Sethnas nursed them for four team for the Booster Club before games, a feat that months in India before returning to Boston. Severe Mary and Navil could not have imagined just a few malnutrition and cardiac problems prompted a four- years before. Teachers see a dramatic transformation month, intensive care stay for Reginald when he as well, describing him as funny, hard-working, and arrived in Boston. Cyrus developed complications to someone who enjoys all social situations. his pancreas and kidneys. “Cotting School provided the innovative supports When the time came for the brothers to enter school, that Cyrus desperately needed in order to learn,” Cyrus struggled socially and academically, and Mary said. “Our family will always be grateful to Reginald worried so much about his brother that his Cotting School and its teachers for providing a safe, own performance suffered. Mary and Navil realized nurturing environment for him to grow.” that even if it meant enrolling the boys in different schools, a change was critical to enhance their individual strengths and meet their challenges.

The Sethna family has found a second home at Cotting. Reginald and Mary pay a visit to the classroom where Cyrus is working with his teacher, Sejal Shah. Like many Cotting parents, Mary is often here to meet with parent groups led by Pam Varrin, Coordinator of Family Support Services.

  TransformingPerspectives

The following is an excerpt of a school essay entitled, “Her” written by Will Randle for his 8th grade English class.

he sun shone like a spotlight on announcer proclaimed with a sense of joy and pride young Lizzy Randle as she finished the that everyone there had. She called Lizzy’s group up daunting course. She sat straight atop towards the front and excitement crept into my veins. her beautiful horse with a gleaming smile from ear to ear. She had done it, “Fifth place is Lizzy Randle,” I turned to my mom Twe all thought, she had won the event and qualified in disbelief but she was cheering, with a fake smile. for the semifinals. I knew she was shocked. A pink ribbon was handed to Lizzy and she took it with a small nod of gratitude Elation enveloped the whole family as Lizzy though I believe she was a bit upset herself. The other dismounted the horse and ran over to us with a look awards that were given out were all a blur, I was sad of pride and joy like never before. The hugs and for Lizzy because I thought she had done better than congratulations came and went. Now it was time for fifth. The award ceremony for Lizzy’s group ended and the medal ceremony. The loud speakers crackled as we ran up to her with open arms and cheers. the microphone turned on. “Great job Liz, I thought you did better than fifth,” Growing up with a sister or any family member my mom said in a cheery voice as Lizzy was looking for that matter, with special needs is a life altering down at her ribbon. Almost as if Lizzy didn’t hear my and challenging experience. Lizzy does not grasp mom she proclaimed, “Look, pink, my favorite color!” concepts, whether they are academic or everyday And that was it. situations, as easily or well as the average kid her age. This can be very, very frustrating, but also quite If any of you know Lizzy, she is one of the happiest humbling and rewarding. people you will ever meet, and for that one reason she is one of my biggest role models. Through ups Lizzy has transformed my life in many different and downs she has always been there for support ways. Lizzy often asks lots of questions not knowing and comfort, and I cannot recall one time she has when to stop; this has helped me be that much more ever insulted me or let me down. The experience of patient with people in other aspects of life. I know I having a special needs sibling is one that is forever am more aware of people around me, and what I and etched into my life experiences and continues to others say about people, because of my sister Lizzy. define me as a human being. The engraving can Amazingly, Lizzy seems to block out negativity around never be erased. We all strive to live a happy life by her. She just doesn’t dwell on things like I often do; using and following our heart. She has shown me how instead, Lizzy is calm when things are bad and praises to be the best person that I can be. She may not have you when you have done something good. the knowledge I have, but her heart has the power to The Randles rally around Lizzy. She has changed change lives, shake people’s beliefs to the core, and their lives in unexpected ways. “Good morning and welcome to Ironstone farm,” the leave unforgettable footprints on people’s souls.

  TransformingExpectations

very morning, Brendan O’Keefe makes setting. The program provides training for up to four his bed, tucking in the corners and years, concentrating on the vocational, self-care and smoothing out the plaid duvet. Like most daily living skills needed for true independent living. 20-somethings, he savors his independence, From cooking classes to job placement, HOPE House hates doing laundry and could survive on has helped nine young adults through the process. Emicrowave dinners, if necessary. But for Brendan, basic life skills weren’t always part of his routine. During his time at HOPE House, Brendan learned how to cook, manage his finances, take care of himself Brendan’s challenges surfaced while he was a young and better interact with others. After about two years, child. Doctors warned the O’Keefes that Brendan Brendan was ready to be on his own. would have trouble with simple motor skills – he would not be able to ride a two-wheeler or ice skate. “HOPE House was like a graduate school for independent living,” Pat said. “The experience really “Well, he rode a bike in kindergarten and was playing built up his confidence.” hockey by age seven or eight,” his mother Patti said. “Brendan has gone so far beyond what we ever hoped At first, Brendan had a roommate but, “I wanted for him. We set reasonable goals. He always exceeded to live on my own,” he said. He now lives in a one- them.” bedroom apartment and works at a nearby hotel. He oversees his own finances – he keeps a checkbook, Brendan excelled at Cotting School. But when learned the account management program Quicken, he graduated in 1998, the strides he made toward and even uses an ATM card. For the more challenging independence were somewhat limited by a lack of aspects of living alone, Brendan has some help from a options tailored for someone with his particular needs. personal care assistant who stops by each day. That changed in February 2000 when Cotting School opened HOPE House, an intensive program that His ties to HOPE House remain. With each residential assists young adults in their quest for independence. move, HOPE House staff visit his apartment and Brendan was one of the first residents. assess his needs. “They set him up, they label everything,” Pat said. “HOPE House launched Brendan,” said his father, Pat O’Keefe. What’s next for Brendan? He works with a tutor each week to keep his reading and math skills sharp; HOPE House represents a natural extension of he wants to go back to school so that he doesn’t Cotting School by continuing social growth, self- lose what he achieved at Cotting. As for his living advocacy skills and vocational training in a new arrangements, Brendan says: “I want a bigger place.”

With all the medals, photos, and posters adorning the walls, Brendan’s apartment truly feels like home, and it is! Brendan receives daily support from a personal care assistant, but many chores, like making his bed, he does on his own. His pride shines.   TransformingLearning

or Hannah Sheehan, Cotting was her incredible confidence and self esteem. Reading tutor fourth school placement in as many Ruth Berg started Hannah on the Wilson program years. She is diagnosed with Landau to teach her to read. She used motivational tricks, Kleffner Syndrome, a rare childhood namely the Harry Potter series, to engage Hannah neurological disorder characterized by in books. After three years at Cotting, Hannah was the loss of the ability to understand ready to return to her public school. With help from Fspeech. Before going to Cotting, Hannah had been her teachers, she had built a foundation of academic placed in a private school, public school, and a class knowledge, self-confidence, and a love of learning. for hearing impaired children. “Hannah’s disability is difficult for people, even many professionals, to Returning to the public school, “was a big step” understand,” says Ida, Hannah’s mom. “People told remembers Ida. “Hannah took it all in stride. At us she was not applying herself, or that she wasn’t first she had a lot of support. Gradually, some of the paying attention. We were even told that she was supports are being removed. She is doing things that ‘unable to access learning.’ We looked at so many we never thought would be possible.” Hannah now different placements, none of which seemed to be a loves to read, writes for her school newspaper, and fit for Hannah.” has recently joined the band. Finally, the Sheehan’s advocate suggested that they Hannah says, “I didn’t used to like school before visit Cotting. “Everyone there really seemed to un- derstand Hannah’s disability and the impact it had Cotting. It was hard for me and teachers thought on her learning,” says Ida. “But more important than I wasn’t trying or I wasn’t paying attention. Then, that, they saw her ability to learn. They believed in when I went to Cotting, everything changed. her and now she believes in herself.” Everyone knew how to help me learn. Now, I like going to school. I get really excited when I know the When Hannah began here, she was a non-reader, answer to a question or when I get an A on a test. which greatly concerned her parents. Cathy Mayo, And I know as long as I keep on working hard, I will Hannah’s classroom teacher, helped Hannah build keep on doing great.”

Hannah will always be a member of the Cotting community. Her best friend Mahoney-Jean was the first to welcome her back on a recent visit. Faculty members like occupational therapist Melissa Litton were also happy to see Hannah.

10 11 TransformingCultural Differences

hen Vartan Chaparian moved to good work ethic and know what it means to do a the U.S. 25 years ago, he never good job. I learn a lot from them.” imagined that he would spend time overseeing vocational train- Project Bridges reinforces the Cotting School mis- ing for students with disabilities. sion of independence and self-esteem. By rotating WThese days, he pores over tables filled with wires students through various internships at participat- and electrical tools, guiding students on a step-by- ing companies, Project Bridges exposes them to step journey of career development. the types of subtle social instruction that classroom vocational training cannot teach. The program also It’s all part of Project Bridges, a Cotting School ini- helps students identify interests and gain valuable tiative that takes job training outside the classroom. work experience. Students sharpen their self-confidence by working in a variety of fields, from food service to retail, bank- Brian McClory, a student in the program, thrives ing and horticulture to data entry. The experience under the independence offered by the Project provides students with real work, instilling pride and Bridges program. Vartan is the only supervisor who furthering independence. has given him the opportunity to work on his own. “I like working with Vartan – he trusts me enough As Systems Supervisor at Liberty Engineering in to give me my own space,” he said. “I’ve learned Newton, Vartan teaches students the proper steps how to really be focused on what I’m doing.” to assembling medical testing equipment – critical For Vartan, it changed his perception of people with work that must be done correctly. The final prod- disabilities. “In Armenia, I never saw people with ucts are carefully stored and eventually sent out to disabilities. There they are hidden by their families,” vendors. he said. “In this country I saw people with dis- abilities walking in the street. I was surprised to see “In the beginning I did not trust the students to that.” Project Bridges Coordinator Molly Stone has work with electrical tools, but we tried it,” he said. watched Vartan grow along with his students. “He “Now the students are doing assembly work that the knows how to find the right jobs for the students. It regular employees have trouble with. They have a makes every student feel successful.”

Vartan has a knack for matching Project Bridges students like Brian and Jim to the right jobs for them. Employment Transition Coordinator Molly Stone guides students through the career explo- ration process.

12 13 Dear Friends, Together, we are becoming Cotting School. We are becoming Cotting School because we are constantly building on our 11-year history and our successful work with children, to meet the challenging and changing PACE needs of our students. We are relentlessly setting higher goals, creatively and innovatively taking Cotting to its next level. Assistive Technology During the past year, the Massachusetts Department of Education performed a signifi cant program review of the services provided by Cotting School. We received the highest ratings in almost all compliance areas. In Center Opens Doors the exit interview, the auditors described Cotting as, “outstanding, unbelievable, the best (they) had seen.” We also conducted two Customer Satisfaction Surveys – one with parents and one with school districts. Overwhelmingly, parents and school districts told us they are highly pleased with our school and the services we provide. Although Cotting School excelled in both of these reviews, we cannot stand still; we must knew at a very early age that I must be fortifi ed with an education in order to Parent volunteer Ruth Camille of continue to advance. achieve complete independence and self-reliance. These were the pinnacles for Ruth Camille Interiors donated I which I knew I must struggle; and without them my life would possess little or her professional expertise for With advancement in mind, the Cotting staff and volunteers spent the past year engaged in strategic no meaning.” – Cotting School Alumna Ms. Dorothy Pace the Pace Center’s design. Her development. Among our accomplishments, we opened the doors of the Dorothy Pace Assistive Technology son Michael enrolled at Cotting Assessment Center (ATAC). This new Center will allow us to ensure our students have the most current Dorothy Pace established herself as a champion for people with disabilities at 10 years ago. “Michael has and appropriate assistive technology supports. We also created the Cotting Family Community, a parent a young age. Paralyzed from the waist down after a case of polio as a toddler, developed into a self confi dent organization that refl ects the spirit of the School, a Cotting School Alumni Family Association, a Cotting Pace learned early the struggles and challenges in obtaining an education. young man; our family can see and hear his progress through the Government Affairs Committee, professional service teams, and a new strategic plan. As a child, she sought assistance from the governor of New Hampshire use of his communications device. in her search for an appropriate school. As an adult, Ms. Pace lobbied for Through my work on the Cotting To help build community, we instituted a Back-to-School Night, attended by 100 parents; an Invite Your employment rights for people with disabilities in the 190s and 190s, long campus, I witnessed fi rst hand the Legislator to Cotting School Day attended by  Senators,  Representatives and  Legislative Aides; and the before the issue had moved into the mainstream. knowledgeable, dedicated, incredibly Cotting School Fall Family Barbeque attended by 1 students, families and staff. In addition the number of hard working professionals who visitors to Cotting’s new web site – www.cotting.org – has more than doubled during the past 1 months. Ms. Pace remembered Cotting School in her estate plans with a legacy gift of make Cotting a superior place $0,000. In honor of her entrepreneurial spirit, Cotting School established for students and families to learn and grow.” The process of becoming Cotting School is one of transformations. For each day, our goal is independence the Dorothy Pace Assistive Technology Assessment Center. and success – one student with special needs at a time. the PaCe Center Cotting School is a community passionately engaged in creating its best future – a future in which the • Provides a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary assessment of students’ achievements and ideas of one person ignite the potential of another. We invite you to continue your assistive technology needs within a meaningful educational setting; partnership with Cotting as, together, we enhance and expand our tradition of exemplary services for children with special needs. • Generates fi ndings that become part of the student’s instructional profi le and provide a record of recommended services, devices, and instructional Best wishes, practices; • Creates a vehicle to organize and store data about the use of assistive technology at Cotting so it can better monitor and respond to changing needs and trends; David W. Manzo • Provides recommendations of assistive technology devices and services President/Executive Director that increase student access to curriculum, learning, and independence; • Provides support and education to families using assistive technology in multiple environments.

1 1 Parent Organizations at Beacon Hill Visits Cotting School

Cotting School 2005-2006 Cotting School students welcomed state representatives to our campus in December after a successful letter writing campaign outlined a host The Cotting Family Community of reasons for legislators to visit. “You could make a difference,” David Tri-chairs: Sandra Gillis N. wrote. Matt W. shared the success of the school’s community Linda Maddaluno service program and Mahoney-Jean enticed a senator with visions of Mary Sethna the gym and library.

Secretary: Robin Frost The personalized letters worked, and on December 2, Cotting School officially hosted 40 state legislators and aides as part of “Invite Your Treasurer: Jill Abend Legislator to Cotting School Day.” (Eight legislators who could not Lower School Liaison: Janet Avola attend visited in the weeks that followed the event.) Legislators paired up with school staff and parents for a glimpse into the array Middle School Liaison: Kelly Tetrault of innovative programs and learning techniques at Cotting. School Mia told Representative Patrick Natale how happy she is to be a Cotting School Upper School Liaison: Pam Witkowski staff introduced legislators to the latest technological advancements student on “Invite Your Legislator to “Our child is able to be for children with special needs. They also toured the school’s Medical Cotting School Day: A View Inside a part of a classroom that not Department, Vision and Dental clinics, Tutorial Department and the School.” Physical, Communication and Occupational Therapy Departments. only is appropriate for her Parent Advisory Council Government Affairs Jill Abend Committee academic level, but is also Janet Avola Linda Zoeller Anderson* Students spent hours preparing for the event, carefully choosing Susan Carr Janet Avola questions to ask legislators when they popped into classrooms for a appropriate for her social/ Meg Comeau Virginia Birmingham* visit. Students wanted to know – what is the best part of the job? The peer group level. She is a Judi Doyle Janine Brown-Smith* worst? Why did you want to become a legislator? The breadth of the Sandra Gillis Judi Doyle questions reflected the diversity of the students – each student asking full member of the school Eileen Lee Helena Flanagan a question in their own unique way. One student had meticulously community, instead of being Linda Maddaluno Naomi Kennedy* programmed his question into his communication device, while Joanne Mahoney David Manzo* on the fringes, left out.” another student asked her question in sign language, which her aide Suzanne Morse-Fortier Katherine Martin translated. The young constituents sat quietly, waiting patiently for Carol O’Donnell Jamie McGlame answers. The undercurrent of excitement, however, escaped in quick Heather Oliver Suzanne Morse-Fortier “Our son’s teacher has Anne Randle Suzanne Koehler bursts throughout the day. found the right balance for Patricia Rogers Art Krusinski The event, organized by the Governmental Affairs Committee, sought Deborah Smith Mary Sethna to provide legislators with an in-depth look into the technologically him to learn and become JoAnne Snider Mary Steuart advanced world of special education. more independent. As for Mary Steuart Kelly Tetrault Pamela Varrin* my husband and myself, Holly Yasaitis* The students in Mr. Tanner’s home having him in ‘the Cotting room learn about current events and *Cotting staff government issues on both the state family’ has given us peace of and national level. On Legislator Day, Representative David Torrisi and mind. Thank you!” Representative David Linsky took part in the lesson. -from Cotting parents in our Parent Satisfaction Survey, January 2005

16 17 Cities and Towns Served by Cotting School Acton Hingham Quincy Allston Hopkinton Randolph Amesbury Jamaica Plain Reading Andover Lawrence Revere Arlington Leominster Roslindale Auburn Lexington Salem Ayer Lincoln Saugus Belmont Littleton Sharon Project Bridges “Meaningful employment “Cotting has innovative Billerica Lowell Somersworth, NH is the key to independence. Creating visions of a brighter future teaching methods, quality Boston Lynn South Hampton Project Bridges helped Boxford Lynnfield Stoneham therapy services, and the Project Bridges represents a natural extension of Cotting School’s curriculum, my son get there.” Burlington Marlborough Sudbury taking our mission of independence and self-esteem into the community. latest advances in assistive Cambridge Medfield Swampscott Project Bridges rotates students through various internships at participating -a parent of a Cotting alumnus technology.” Canton Medford Tyngsborough companies, exposing them to the types of subtle social instruction that Carlisle Melrose Wakefield classroom prevocational training cannot teach. The program also helps students “Cotting students always Chelmsford Methuen Walpole identify interests and gain valuable work experience. “Cotting is high quality. Chelsea Milford Waltham come well-prepared for their Chicopee Millis Watertown Project Bridges Sites Caring. Professional.” Animal Rescue League, Dedham Lahey Clinic, Burlington and Lexington internships. They dress and Concord Natick Weare Blockbuster Video, Waltham and Lexington Healthcare behave like professionals. Danvers Newton Westborough Sudbury Liberty Engineering, Newton “We feel fortunate when Dedham Norfolk Westwood Burlington LABBB Lincoln Integrated Preschool Clearly this is an opportunity we can get a student into Dorchester North Andover Weymouth Buddy Dog Humane Society, Sudbury (Magic Garden) that means a lot to them.” Dover North Reading Whitman Cambridge Public Library Mahoney’s Rocky Ledge, Winchester Cotting.” Dracut Northborough Wilmington Citizens Bank, Lexington New England Homes for the Deaf, -a Project Bridges employer East Boston Norwell Winchester Corporate Chefs, Maynard Danvers De Cordova Museum and Pilgrim Rehabilitation, Peabody Everett Peabody Winthrop “Cotting challenges each Sculpture Park, Lincoln Seasons Four, Lexington Framingham Pembroke Woburn student to do their best!” Eastern Bank, Lexington Stride Rite, Lexington Groton Plymouth Worcester Eastern Mountain Sports, T.J. Maxx, Bedford Burlington and Acton Xerox Corporation, Waltham -from school district HomeGoods, Bedford representatives in our School District Satisfaction Survey, January 2005

18 19 FACULTY and STAFF

Executive Director’s Office Special Education, Faculty Carol K. Long, M.Ed. Occupational and Physical Rachel Lann, M.S., Dr. Laura Weissman, M.D. Stephanie J. Smith David W. Manzo, M.Ed. Admissions and Student Ruth J. Berg, M.Ed. Classroom Instructor Therapy CF-SLP Elizabeth Whitaker, R.N. Marcie M. Thomas President/Executive Services Remedial Specialist Angela Mahoney, M.Ed. Virginia M. Birmingham, Speech/Language Pathology Eleanor Yasaitis, M.Ed., Nathaniel Thomas Director Krista Macari, M.S. Paulette E. Binder, B.S. Prevocational Instructor M.A., P.T. Clinical Fellow M.S.W. James Walker Janine Brown-Smith, J.D. Director of Student Services Home Economics Molly Manchester Kathleen Lynch, M.S. School Psychologist Demelza White, B.A. Chief Operating Officer Leah Thibodeau, M.Ed., Instructor Employment Coordinator Team Leader Speech/Language Dori Zackin, M.A.T. Barbara E. Andersen C.A.G.S. Winifred Birmingham, M.A. Christine Manseau Cynthia Furbish, B.S., P.T. Pathologist Technology Center Executive Assistant Special Education Team Leader, Intensive Music Instructor Physical Therapist Jane Perera, M.S., Patricia V. Salmonson, B.S. HOPE House Patricia A. Dabrowney Coordinator Services Program Catherine A. Mayo, M.Ed. Audra Hamilton, M.S. CCC-SLP Supervisor, Zoë C. Thibodeau Executive Secretary Sally Keene Ann P. Buckley, M.Ed. Classroom Instructor; O.T.R./L. Speech/Language Prevocational Services Program Director (retired) Secretary Classroom Instructor Lower School Team Leader Occupational Therapist Pathologist William DeAngelis, M.Ed. Kathleen Kelly Paula F. Rocheleau, A.S. Richard M. Caffelle, B.S. Maryann M. McArthur, M.Ed. Ann Hodson, B.S., Karen Waddill, M.A., Instructor Program Assistant Headmaster’s Office Secretary Adaptive Physical Classroom Instructor O.T.R./L. CCC-SLP Danielle Lucero, M.Ed. Michael L. Talbot, Ed.D. Sandra Tremain Education Instructor; Eileen McLaughlin, M.Ed. Occupational Therapist Speech/Language Program Assistants Program Assistant Headmaster Secretary Transportation Coordinator Classroom Instructor Amy Houghton, B.S., Pathologist, Team Leader Monika Baus Audra Maria, B.A. Veronica M. Laffey Elizabeth Camire, M.S. George F. Moran, M.Ed. O.T.R./L. Maryann Beamon, B.S. Job Developer/Coach Executive Secretary Physical Plant and Classroom Instructor Library/Media Director; Occupational Therapy Medical and Other Bonnie Branson, B.F.A. Patricia Nolan Maintenance Alada C. Caughey, M.Ed. Upper School Coordinator Team Leader; Clinical Support Services Diana Cacicio Program Assistant Business Office Michael Cummings Instructor, Intensive Noreen V. Murphy, M.Ed. Feeding Team Leader Nancy Carlson, O.D. Meredith Caffelle Stanley Rogers Michael Pembroke, M.B.A. Director of Buildings Services Program Music Instructor (retired) Kerrie Joseph, M.S., Director, Judithann Cushman, B.M.Ed. Resident Supervisor Chief Financial Officer/ and Grounds Dorothy S. Clark, M.Ed. William D. Phelan, M.Ed. O.T.R./L. Seamark Vision Clinic Susan A. DeLuca Louise Sawyer Business Manager Robert Dixon Classroom Instructor Industrial Arts Instructor Occupational Therapist Karen Carr, L.P.N. Pauline Edwards Program Assistant Kim Choi, B.S. William Doody (retired) Maxine Rosenberg, M.Ed. Susannah Kowal, Jane M. Chase, A.S., R.N. Cameron Esposito, B.A. Theresa G. Smith, B.S. Senior Accountant James Hakemian Eleanor Coffin, B.S. Remedial Specialist; M.S., P.T. Intensive Services Program Courtney Gagnon Program Assistant Daisylene Cyr David McHardy Classroom Instructor Team Leader, Tutorial Physical Therapist Nancy Dumont, R.N. Kerry Gorman, B.S. Kathy Doris Whelan Receptionist John Navaroli, B.S. Daniel J. Cuddy, B.S. Services Alison Lierhaus, M.S., P.T. Abigail Foster-Howard, R.N. Pia Haapanen-Banzy, B.A. Relief Resident Supervisor Eileen M. Giddings, B.S. Adaptive Physical Patricia V. Salmonson, B.S. Physical Therapist Dr. Laurie Gladder, M.D. Jennifer L. Hodgdon, B.A. Elizabeth Whitaker, R.N. Accountant Food Service Education Instructor; Supervisor, Prevocational Intensive Services Program Janice Iannessa, C.R.R.N. Allison Hopkins, B.A. Nurse Bridget Irish, M.B.A., S.P.H.R. Fatima Sousa Director, Student Services; Melissa Litton, B.S., Maria Kritsineli, D.M.D. Allison Kaelin, B.A. Human Resources Director of Food Service Activities; Team Leader, S.A.L.S.E. O.T.R./L. Maletia Laskow, D.M.D. Linda Killian, B.A. Consultant Maria Gonçalves Transportation Coordinator Lauren M. Selvitella, M.Ed. Occupational Therapist Courtney Martinello, C.N.A. Sarah Kivlan, B.A. Maria Medeiros Katy D’Ambrosio, B.S. Classroom Instructor Robin M. Spurgeon, A.S. Charlotte Mullaney, R.N. Anna Kratsova, B.A. Development and Public Rosa D. Pontes Classroom Instructor Sejal P. Shah, B.A. Physical Therapy Assistant Intensive Services Program Nicole Leger, B.A. Information Office Maria M. Vieira Elizabeth A. Harkins, B.A. Classroom Instructor Carolyn C. Stoller, M.S., Carol Orton, R.N. Patricia Lingley Linda Zoeller Anderson, B.A. Classroom Instructor Margaret S. Stone, B.S. O.T.R./L. Michele Passanisi, R.N. Judith Lustig, M.A. Associate Director of Kathleen D. Hickey, M.Ed. Employment Transition Occupational Therapist Medical Department Tara Macho, B.A. Development Classroom Instructor; Coordinator Team Leader Lorraine Magarian Linda M. Byam, A.S. Middle School Team Leader James R. Tanner, B.A. Communication Therapy Elizabeth Fay Russell, M.A., Julie McMillan Administrative Assistant (retired) Classroom Instructor; Susan Davis, M.S., C.A.G.S. Vanessa Melanson, B.A. Tommy D. Fears, M.A. Scott Huntoon, B.A. Team Leader, Summer CCC-SLP Director of Guidance Lindsey A. Messervy, B.A. Webmaster Classroom Instructor School Speech/Language Melissa Suckow, O.D. Jaime L. Murray, B.S. Naomi Kennedy, M.Ed. Michael Teuber, M.Ed. Pathologist Director, Seamark Vision Deborah Mullen, B.S. Classroom Instructor Classroom Instructor Elizabeth Detarando, M.S., Clinic, 2004-2005 Julia Ober, B.S. Eileen F. Kiernan, M.Ed. Rosanne E. Trolan, B.F.A. CCC-SLP Anthi Tsamtsouris, D.M.D. Maureen O’Donnell Education Technologist Fine Arts/Creative Speech/Language Director, Dental Clinic Valerie Passanisi, B.A. Joanne E. Kotelly, M.Ed. Activities Instructor Pathologist Kathleen Vasell, M.Ed., Judith A. Pollins Classroom Instructor Rosemarie I. Zunke, M.Ed. Jessica Dionne, M.S., L.M.H.C. Stephanie Randazzo, R.N. Lucille M. Kulis, M.S. Classroom Instructor CCC-SLP Guidance Counselor Edward Reed Remedial Specialist Speech/Language Pamela Varrin, Ph.D. Ryan Rowlinson Pathologist Coordinator of Family Louise Sawyer Stephanie Gulla, M.S., Support Services CCC-SLP Speech/Language Pathologist

20 21 Board of Trustees To the Cotting School Family: Dear Friends, Cotting School Officers of the Corporation What makes a school the best it can be? We As Treasurer of Cotting School, I am pleased to Summary of Selected Anne P. Ogilby, Esq., ask that rigorous question each day because, share my report for the fiscal year ending June 30, Operating Data Year in the evolving worlds of special education 2005. Chairman; Ropes & Gray Ending June 30, 2005 Raymond L. Killian, Jr., and the not-for-profit sector, the definition of “best” keeps changing. Chairman Emeritus At Cotting School we want to ensure that we continue to meet the It is a bold claim to say that Cotting is a leader in the field of special education, but one that we can back up by looking at the number and size of gifts we David W. Manzo, M.Ed., challenging and changing needs of our students while remaining an Revenue, Gains and Support President; Cotting School innovative and viable organization. receive from stakeholders who believe in our mission. Whether these gifts allow David S. Lee, Senior Vice Chairman us to strengthen our programs, purchase equipment, or enhance the facilities, Tuition...... $6,263,253 Charles W. Gibson, Secretary; The Cotting staff and Board of Trustees worked over the past year with one thing is sure – each gift is vital to the ongoing achievements of Cotting Deland, Gibson Insurance Assoc. other key stakeholders – students’ families, public school districts and other School. Gifts, Contributions, Legacies, Charles T. Haydock, Vice Chairman & funding agencies, business and government leaders, volunteers and donors, Grants, Bequests and Net Assets Treasurer; Welch & Forbes neighbors, friends and professional advisory groups – to draft a new strategic Cotting’s tuition, which increased by a modest 2.6 percent this year, is set by the Released from Restrictions plan to guide our vision of being the best we can be. The timing of this Commonwealth of Massachusetts and paid by each student’s referring school ...... $1,003,132 Trustees process was ideal, following the successful transition of David Manzo to district. However, this allotment covers only 70 percent of the cost of Cotting’s John Beach, Bridges Associates Cotting’s President/Executive Director. outstanding services. The other 30 percent comes, in part, from fundraising Investment Return Designated for John F. Chaves, Ph.D., State University events, gifts to the Annual Fund, and bequests. Current Operations...... $2,154,169 of NY at Stony Brook The new strategic plan, adopted by the Board in October 2005, identifies Henry W. Clark, Ph.D., Esq., key goals for Cotting for the next three years, and outlines strategies for To illustrate the point, out of the $996,976 Cotting received in gifts and pledges Other Income ...... $67,052 Clark, Hunt & Embry achieving these goals. It is a plan designed to keep us vigilant, and to help over the last fiscal year, approximately $416,000 was contributed through Robert C. Delaney, Sherborn, MA Total Revenue, us achieve our vision: that Cotting will consistently provide innovative, Annual Giving, $120,000 to various Special Projects, and $460,000 as a result Lynda G. Kabbash, M.D., of an estate gift given by Dorothy Pace, a student at Cotting during the 1930s. Gains and Support...... $9,487,606 New England Baptist Hospital high-impact programs and services for children with special needs. D. Eliot Klein, We will continue our mission of meeting the diverse needs of our students Like Dorothy Pace, whose bequest was used to help establish the Assistive Cambridge Trust Company through the collaborative efforts of the Cotting Community. We are Technology Assessment Center, individuals who include the school in their Operating Expenses Richard E. McDonald, Program and support salaries committed to continuous quality enhancement to ensure we are the best estate plans through a bequest, charitable trust, or other planned giving Collins Stewart Inc. and services...... $5,841,083 that we can be. vehicle, express their strong commitment to Cotting’s students and mission. Virginia L. Nicholas, Boston, MA The Cotting Legacy Circle was created in recognition of their foresight and Joan L. Thorndike, Brookline, MA Sincerely, generosity. Individuals who would like to join the Legacy Circle, have questions, Payroll tax and fringe benefits...... $1,796,252 or would like to discuss a planned gift or bequest should contact our President, Trustees Emeriti Francis H. Burr, Esq., Ropes & Gray* David Manzo, or the Development Office at any time. Depreciation...... $650,583 H. Phelps Edwards, Jr., Wellesley, MA I am tremendously grateful to all who volunteer time and/or contribute funds. Paul F. Perkins, Esq., Ropes & Gray Anne Phillips Ogilby Your outstanding generosity is helping to shape the School and, at the same Heat, light, insurance, William O. Taylor, Chairman, Board of Trustees repairs and maintenance..... $707,473 Chairman Emeritus; time, signifying confidence in the education and services which Cotting School The Boston Globe provides. School supplies and John L. Thorndike, Sincerely, office expenses...... $417,526 Treasurer Emeritus; Fiduciary Trust Company (retired) Food...... $69,954 Elise R. Wallace, Sherborn, MA Total Operating *Deceased Expenses...... $9,482,871 Charles T. Haydock Vice Chairman and Treasurer Net...... $4,735

22 23 Medical and Senior Advisors “There is a closeness between D. Eliot Klein, Chairman Susan Halby, Concord, MA the students and their teachers. Cambridge Trust Company Bayard Henry, Chestnut Hill, MA The students are not afraid of R. Bradford Bailey, Esq. Lynda G. Kabbash, M.D. their teachers. They are in this Denner O’Malley, LLP New England Baptist Hospital together.” Linda G. Bandini, R.D., Ph.D. Lawrence C. Kaplan, M.D., Sc.M. - Elise Wallace, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Trustee Emerita and Development Department of Health Sciences, Committee Chairman Susan Nelson, ITG Inc.

Nancy Carlson, O.D. Julian Pearlman, M.D. New England College of Optometry Lexington Pediatrics “The word I keep coming Charles A. Cheever, Esq. Donald M. Roy Choate, Hall & Stewart New England Wealth Advisors back to is dignity. The Andrew Colin, M.D., Children’s Hospital Alexander Thorndike “There is an atmosphere of surroundings at Cotting Century Capital Management David Cushing, Lehman Brothers tolerance here that hopefully convey a sense of dignity. Anthi Tsamtsouris, D.M.D., M.S. Edward Diehl Tufts University School of Dental would permeate the rest of the These kids are in a place Edward Diehl Associates (retired) Medicine Friends of Cotting School world.” that really suggests their Arthur H. Downing Harry C. Webster, M.D. - Joan Thorndike, Raytheon Company (retired) Mrs. Margaret M. Bicknell Honorary Members self-worth.” New England Medical Center Trustee and Development Mrs. Carol Howell John Emans, M.D., Children’s Hospital Mrs. Robert L. Ball Committee member - John Beach, Trustee Alexander Wright, M.D. Mrs. Helen C. Killian Mrs. Nathaniel D. Clapp Andrew Feinberg, Esq., Lycos, Inc. New England Baptist Hospital Mrs. Olivia Kistner Mrs. Glover B. Mayfield Mrs. Lawrence B. Damon Mrs. Samuel Q. Nichols Mrs. Francis B. Haydock Mrs. Terri Scheff Mrs. Clyde J. Heath Mrs. Ronald L. Skates Mrs. William B. Osgood Finance Committee Development Mrs. Sylvia Skinner Mrs. Paul F. Perkins Mrs. Deborah C. Smith Committee Mrs. Edward W. Smith, III Charles T. Haydock, Chairman Mrs. Charles W. Stone Welch & Forbes Charles Bradford, Marshfield, MA Mrs. W. Nicholas Thorndike Bayard Henry, Chestnut Hill, MA Mrs. Orrin G. Wood, Jr. David Cushing, Lehman Brothers Mrs. David B. Wray Raymond Killian, ITG Inc. Robert Delaney, Sherborn, MA Richard McDonald Charles Gibson Collins Stewart Inc. Deland, Gibson Insurance Associates Anne P. Ogilby, Esq., Ropes & Gray David S. Lee Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. Alexander Thorndike (retired) Century Capital Management Susan L. Nelson, ITG Inc. John L. Thorndike, Dover, MA Stuart Randle, GI Dynamics Joan L. Thorndike, Brookline, MA Elise R. Wallace, Chairman Sherborn, MA 24 25 Special Giving Annual Giving

The 1893 Society Mary Perry Circle Tuition, set by the state and paid by each student’s home district, covers only 70% of the services children Composed of donors who give $1,000 or more, the 1893 The Mary Perry Circle is a giving opportunity for parents receive from a Cotting education. Our loyal community of donors help make up the crucial 30% difference. Society makes it possible to purchase specific equipment to thank Cotting teachers for their skills, expertise, hard This report acknowledges all gifts between July 1, 2004 and December 31, 2005. Thank you! and other restricted needs. work and dedication. $50,000 or more Anonymous (1) Cotting Society President’s Guild William A. Lynch Trust Merrill Lynch & Co. Dorothy Pace Foundation $10,000 and greater $2,000 to $4,999 David M. Mandel, Esq. Foundation, Inc. The Peabody Foundation, Inc. Boston Investment Anonymous (1) Paul McDonald and Deborah and Tim Moore The Cotting Legacy Circle Community Mr. and Mrs. William Leah Thibodeau Dr. and Mrs. Carl $10,000 to $49,999 The following individuals have notified the school that Mrs. Francis H. Burr J. Cassidy Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Mores Anonymous (1) they have chosen to include us in their estate plans. The James F. Casey Deland, Gibson Insurance E. McDonald Mr. Michael J. Nahill The Blizard Family Anonymous (3) Fund at the Boston Associates, Inc. Frankland W. L. Roslindale Pediatric The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Elizabeth Bradford Foundation Eaton Foundation Miles, Jr., Esq. Associates, P.C. Friends of Cotting School William J. Carmichael James W. Dunphy Trust Catherine Fleming Guy Nichols David and Terri Scheff The David and Katherine Moore Family Foundation, Inc. Kelly Clark Julie and Bayard Henry Charles W. Gibson Bobby Orr Enterprises Charles H. Taylor, Jr. U.S. Trust Mr. Wilfred G. Corey The Humane Society of Helen W. Handanian Trust William M. Payne, Jr. Telamon Insurance & $5,000 to $9,999 Robert C. Delaney the Commonwealth Charles T. Haydock Charles H. Pearson Financial Network Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Massachusetts Rosamond T. Dye of Massachusetts Adelaide B. Howland Trust Charitable Trust William Webber David Greenewalt Charitable Trust H. Phelps Edwards, Jr. ITG Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Mr. and Mrs. H. Bradlee and Joan Howland Dr. Scholl Foundation Miss Joan E. Forrester Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jones Perry Mr. and Mrs. David Mary M. Henrikson L. Killian, Jr. Dr. Lynda G. Kabbash Mr. and Mrs. William B. Wray $1,000 to $4,999 Richard and Patricia Herd Harry D. Neary Fund Leonard, Mulherin & O. Taylor Dr. Alexander Wright M. Peter Anderson Trust Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Killian, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. Nicholas Greene, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. William Frankland W. L. Miles, Jr., Esq. Charles F. Kropp Thorndike Joan and William Leyden N. Thorndike, Jr. Faculty Council Mr. and Mrs. H. Bradlee Perry Mrs. Lillian Leary Neil and Elise Wallace David, Noreen Jon Tullis and $150 to $499 Radio Shack Matching Gifts Program Carl W. Mores and Lou Manzo Jeannette Newman Anonymous (11) Diane Newark Chairman’s Society Mr. Hugh Scandrett Joseph Warren-Soley Norman and Sydney The Jacqueline Payne Nancy P. Osgood $5,000 to $9,999 Lanny and Anne Lodge F. & AM Abend Memorial Financial Aid Fund George S. and Helen Pappagianis Anonymous (1) Thorndike Darwin P. Adams and Established in memory of a longtime friend of Cotting, Mrs. Alice W. Read Della and Dave Cushing Founders’ Association Mary Eisenberg the fund provides assistance for extracurricular activities. John L. Thorndike Mr. H. Phelps Edwards, Jr. Leadership Circle $500 to $999 John and Kathy Ashe Mrs. Neil W. Wallace Mr. and Mrs. John Glynn $1,000 to $1,999 Anonymous (1) Bertram Backinoff William M. Payne, Jr. Grand Royal Anonymous (4) Janine Brown-Smith Terry Edward Baillie Sarah and Charlie Stuart Legacies Received Arch Chapter of Dr. and Mrs. John Mary F. Lee Campbell Mrs. Robert L. Ball Lily A. Olson Massachusetts F. Chaves Charles Davis Trust Mr. John Beach The Kate C. Moore Memorial Fund Dorothy Pace Edith Kiley Lead Trust Mr. and Mrs. Robert Floyd and Laura Dewhirst Julie Bennett Established in memory of a dedicated staff member, this Mr. and Mrs. David S. Lee C. Delaney The Greenwoods and Peggy and Bob Bicknell fund provides communications equipment, materials, and A Gift of Music Marsh & McLennan Floyd and Louise Dewhirst O’Briens Boston Lodge of Elks of financial assistance to students. This year the school was honored to receive a very special Companies, Inc. Rarie Taylor Dye Gregory Gullickson the USA, #10 in-kind gift from Marjorie and Vincent Murphy: a 1917 The David and Katherine Moore Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Mr. and Mrs. William Mr. and Mrs. Charles Susan and Charlie Steinway, Model “O” Piano in exceptional condition. Elliot F. Shepatin Nicholas E. Flanagan C. Harwood Bradford Music instructor Christine Manseau, who accompanies Frances and David Thurston Anne P. and Henry M. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Richard and Patricia Herd Mrs. William B. Brengle Cotting’s new chorus on the Steinway, says “It sounds Ogilby Educational Matching Mr. Robert Holmes Medical Intensive Care great and we are so lucky to have such a beautiful piano Sarah B. Porter Gifts Program Mr. Eliot Klein Unit (9-C) Brigham & at this school!” Anne and Stu Randle Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lions Club Women’s Hospital Frank Reed and G. Hluchyj of Lexington, Inc. Dorothy Brown Margaret Jane Peters Michael D. Lamarre Gale and Glover B. Emily S. Byrd Memorial Trust Alfred V. Lincoln Trust Mayfield Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Mrs. Arthur T. Lyman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cabot L. Skates David S. Lynch Trust McCrystal Anthony and Ann Calitri 26 27 faculty council (cont.) Susan M. Myers Friends Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Mr. Kenneth Garee Eleanor and Lee Campbell Dr. and Mrs. Shapur Naimi up to $149 Cashman Downie Mrs. Virginia Garofalo William J. Carmichael Gary and Maria Nardone Anonymous (36) Mr. and Mrs. George Mr. Martin G. Drexhage Gethsemane Demolay Mr. William C. Casey, III Ms. Susan L. Nelson Enrico Alessandro, Catalano and Ms. Anne E. Fisher Commandery Henry W. Clark, Esq. Brian and Carol O’Donnell Class of 1975 Nancy and Russell Cecil Michael B. Driscoll Christine, Philip and Amy and Robert Cohen Katharine Old Mayra B. Amaro Chelsea Letter Carriers Nancy L. Duerr James Glennon Lee S. Connors Helen and George S. Linda and Eric Anderson Mrs. Nathaniel D. Clapp Dr. and Mrs. Paul E. Duffy Mr. C. Gerald Gnerre J. Linzee Coolidge Pappagianis Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brenda Clark Mr. and Mrs. Hugh George and Janice Wilfred G. Corey Michael Pembroke Antonetti Nancy and Lou Cohen and Dunlap, Jr. Gonnella Corporate Chefs, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Arey Family Family George Duncan and the Marjorie E. Goode Judithann G. Cushman Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Ruth Cohen Enterprise Bank Family Ruth B. Goode Lawrence B. Damon, Jr. Yerevan Peterson Ashley Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Teresa V. Duran William and Patricia Joan and Marvin Dill Phillips Family Charitable Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Atchue Coiro Harriett M. Eckstein McLean Griffiths John Dise Foundation Audrey Atkinson Dr. Andrew Colin Mrs. Alexander Ellis Elizabeth and Norman Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Charles A. Rheault Lee and James Aven Phyllis D. Collins Mr. and Mrs. J. Hart Hansen Downing Louise C. Riemer Robert and Nancy Bacon Thomas J. Concannon ‘76 Evans Edward N. Harris Boston Investment Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Doyle Mrs. Edward J. Ruane Mrs. W. Benjamin Bacon Dr. Marie Aloisi Connors Horace E. Fader Staff of the Case Jim and Ida Fitzgerald Christine Russo Bank of America Matching Gavin Corey Kathleen A. Fales Management Program Community Supports Ms. Joan Forrester Mrs. R. H. Schneider Gifts Program Cotting OT/PT Team Daniel and Gail Farmer at Harvard Vanguard Sarah Garth Ernest Van B. Seasholes Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Ailsa M. Crawford Ms. Judith M. Faxon Medical Associates otting Esther Greenspan’s Parents John and Diane Sellars Barnett Cynthia Corsby and Donna and Steve Fedele Ms. Mary G. Heffernan C Deborah and Gayle Kathleen and Ross A. E. Barrington Mark Medaugh Debbie Feingold Hon. Paul Heffernan Greenwood Sherbrooke Sam and Vivian Berman Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Josephine M. Herbert This year the Boston Investment Community’s Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Peter M. Small Ms. Esther Bertino Culverwell Feldman Barbara Hernberg Annual Party raised nearly $122,000 for Cotting S. Gregory Mrs. Deborah L. Smith Cathy Biggi Lawrence F. Cummings Elsie Feltz Kathleen D. Hickey School. For a quarter of a century, Cotting has been José E. Gutierrez Mrs. Edward W. Smith, III Sheila Bills James and Jean Curley Cynthia and Donald Elizabeth A. Hickie buoyed by this holiday tradition that began with a Dorothy M. Hagberg Dr. Robert and Leslie B. Winifred Birmingham Katherine Rielly Currier Ferreri Linda and John Hoadley fun-loving group of friends who wanted to raise a little Susan M. Halby Stacks Whitney and Susan Blair Mrs. Tarrant Cutler Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ann and Gardner Hodson money for the school. That first party was a 50’s style Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mrs. Charles W. Stone Mr. John M. Blum Maureen E. D’Addario Ferreri Doris Hoffman sock hop in Florian Hall in Dorchester, MA. It raised Harney Sarah Payne Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Rolland and Josephine Fidelity MARCOM Mr. Wilbur Hollingsworth about $100 – the cost of admission in 2005! Mr. and Mrs. William V. Mrs. Philip H. Suter Bogen Daigneault Organization Amory Houghton, Jr. Hovey Ms. Virginia Suzedell Mr. Albert A. Bonasoro, Jr. Bob D’Amico Marie Finnerty Amy A. Houghton Cotting is extremely grateful to past and present Mrs. Dorothy H. Kelso Mrs. Charles H. Taylor Sheila and Raymond Mr. Frederic L. Day, Jr. Laura Gordon Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. members of the Boston Investment Community Jack and Susan Killian Mr. Stephen E. Taylor and Bourgeois Mrs. Mary DeAvilla Mrs. Patricia M. Fitzgerald Hutker Committee who, led by Richard McDonald, Ray Nancy C. Killian Ms. M. E. Malone Taylor The Boyajian Family Connie and Mike Del Rose Phyllis and Robert Flatt, Janice Iannessa Killian and Susan Nelson, have raised millions of Olivia Kistner Charles Terrell, Ed.D. Mrs. Laurence J. Brengle Denise A. DesJardins Jason, Eric and Andrew Yolette and Isong Ibokette dollars for Cotting over the years. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kohler Barbara Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Joseph R. Devane Mrs. Frances M. Fleming Ms. Ann Marie Interrante Mark and Kathryn Dorothy and John Bright Wenonah Devens FM Global Italian American War Boston Investment Community Committee 2005 Lagunowich Thorndike Irene Britt Ms. Madeline M. Dexter Joseph and Phyllis Foley Veterans Ladies Mr. and Mrs. Alexander David and Margarita The Buckley-Fennell’s Antonietta DiLemme Mrs. Karen Foley Auxiliary Post 16 Jeanne Austin Richard McDonald Lamont, II Turcotte Cathryn and Paul Buco Mr. and Mrs. Domenic Martha and Frank Malden SIG, LLC Collins Stewart Inc. Patricia P. Lawrence Waltham Prospectors John Buco DiMella Forward Ms. Irene M. Johnson Ellen A. Little Chapter of Susie Buttrick Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Fountain Family The Kane Family Frank Driscoll Kathleen McDonough Ann R. Luce Good Sam Club John G. and Antoinette DiMella Maria M. Freda Adeline and Harry Keller SIG, LLC Paul and Linda Maddaluno Mss. Lisa and Hope F. Caban Nevart Dohanian Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Nancy Kelley Frank Murphy Gary and Gail Marcarelli Watt-Bucci Mr. Edward Camille Paul Dolan Fritz Rosemary Kelley David Hennessey Dufresne Securities Jeff Marden and Ms. Elaine Mrs. Orrin G. Wood Angela L. Carangelo Kathy Donovan Lucille Frost Jan M. Kerhulas McHugh Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. G. Dorsey Mr. Richard Funai Mr. and Mrs. Michael Goldman, Sachs & Co. Edward M. Moriarty Jr. & Carey Antoinette and John Jean E. Gaff Killian Susan Nelson Associates, P.C. Ruth F. Carr D’Orto Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bob and Margee Kinney Ray Killian ITG Inc. Shelley Morss Rose D’Orto and Family Gardner Mary Klem ITG Inc.

28 29 friends (cont.) Theresa, Jim and Matthew Joseph F. Penni Scott and Donna Semel Bill and Elaine Kneeland Melchin The Percival Family Mrs. Beatrice A. Sennott The Friends Appeal Anton F. and Barbara M. Irene M. Merrill Ms. Maria A. Perkins Richard and Barbara Shea Kreuzer Mary L. Miller Michelle Nichols Peters Evelyn L. and The Friends of Cotting School have long supported our summer programs through their annual appeal. Although Joe Kurey Paul E. Mills Mr. and Mrs. Paul Petroski Edward T. Silva donations to the Friends Appeal are acknowledged in the Annual Giving Clubs, we’d like to pay special recognition Ted Kurpiel Mrs. Robert W. Minton Nancy and Harold Phillips Frank and Ann Silva to these donors, many of whom have given loyally for decades. James and Susan Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Dr. and Mrs. Donald Diane Singer LaBrecque Moccia Shelton Pierce Joseph and Mary Sloane Pearl Lajoie The Moccia Family Ms. Cindy Piltch and Mr. Robert Moors Smith, M.D. Anonymous (7) Barbara and Charles Harwood Mrs. Karl Riemer Carol and Richard Lane Hazel B. Mollica Jamie Katz Roseann Smith Darwin Adams and Mary Eisenberg Barbara Hernberg Mr. and Mrs. William L. Saltonstall Joseph and Diana LaRuffa Ms. Laurie Mollica Ms. Arlene Andrew Pippin Mrs. John Soleau Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Ashley Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Hutker David and Terri Scheff Mrs. Constance Lawson Dr. and Mrs. Erik Mollo- Mr. Griffin Porter Helen C. Spring Mrs. W. Benjamin Bacon Dr. Lynda Kabbash Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Seamans, Jr. Mrs. Willie Mae Lawson Christensen Ms. Martha Poynter Barry Stafford Mrs. Robert L. Ball Ray and Helen Killian Ross and Kathleen Sherbrooke Ellen M. Leahy Lisa Molodec Anna and John Puleo Mr. and Mrs. Burgess P. Peggy and Bob Bicknell Mary Klem Peter M. Small Betty Leavey Mr. and Mrs. William T. Andrea Pulver Standley Mrs. William B. Brengle Larry and Paige Kohler Mrs. Deborah Smith Leo Lechtenberg and Morgan Irving W. Rabb The Steele Family Dorothy Brown Patricia P. Lawrence Mrs. Edward W. Smith, III co-workers Anna M. Morris Howard Rashba Beth L. Stern Susie Buttrick Mr. and Mrs. David S. Lee Bonnie Soleau Mrs. Mildred Lee Mrs. Judith K. Morton RBC Capital Institutional Mrs. Joan M. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Cabot Ellen A. Little Helen C. Spring Molly and Alan Lerner Alice H. Moulton Equity Sales & Trading, Susan A. Sullivan Eleanor and Lee Campbell Anne and Jon London Dr. Robert and Leslie B. Stacks Hannah Levy Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Canada The Sutherland Family William J. Carmichael Mrs. Glover B. Mayfield Mr. and Mrs. Burgess P. Standley Mrs. Bernice Lewiton Munroe Reading Royal Arch Sylvia N. Tananbaum Lee S. Connors Mr. and Mrs. John McMahon Mrs. Charles W. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lewitt Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Chapter Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Linzee Coolidge Mrs. Robert W. Minton Mrs. Philip H. Suter Airie Lindsay Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Tetrault Mrs. Tarrant Cutler Shelley Morss Charles H. Taylor, Jr. Grace Lipson Mrs. Kathryn M. Murphy Reyes Anne Tierney Mr. Frederic L. Day, Jr. Alice H. Moulton Mrs. Charles H. Taylor The Loftus Family Marie C. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Riffin Patricia W. Towle Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dunlap, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Shapur Naimi Mrs. W. Nicholas Thorndike Vita M. Loiacono Paul C. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Eleanor Treano Mrs. Alexander Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Thomas John and Joan Vanderpoel Anne and Jon London Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Rodgers, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Al Turcotte Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Fritz L. P. O’Donnell Neil and Elise Wallace Susan G. Loring Murphy Karen L. Rose J. J. Vaccaro, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Gardner Anne Phillips Ogilby Mrs. Orrin G. Wood Frank Lovell Patrick, Janice, Patrick II, Betty, Steven Mary C. Vallesio Sarah Garth Katharine Old Mr. and Mrs. David B. Wray Miss Enid Lubarsky Kim and Derek Nisco and Ilyse Ross John and Joan Vanderpoel Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Gregory Nancy and Bill Osgood Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Wynyard Kathleen M. MacIvor Albert, Martha and Erin Mrs. F. Rubins-Goldstein Robert and Martha Susan M. Halby Mr. and Mrs. H. Bradlee Perry Friends and Co-workers at North Charlie Rudd Wainwright the Malden DTA John and Lois O’Connell Joseph and Jaye Russo Mr. William A. Waldron Mr. and Mrs. Lester D. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. P. Mr. and Mrs. William L. Merton L. Ward Matthews O’Donnell Saltonstall Anne S. Watson R. McAlister Eileen O’Donnell-Franklin Willis Sanford Dan and Louise Weeder Mr. Gerald McCue Susan Oettgen Fran and Mert Sapers Jo L. Wellins Ms. Kathleen E. Marcia Offsey and Rabbi Michael D. Sargent Elaine A. Westmoreland McDonough Louis Stein Family of Doris Sarkisian Norma A. Whalen Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ms. Katherine D. James and Stephanie Jackie and Steve Winokur McElholm O’Halloran Scanlan Lorraine Woodrow McGlynn Middle School Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bridget Scarelli Mr. Charles K. Woodworth Celia Hammond O’Keefe Mr. Ira H. Scheinerman Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McLaughlin and Family Mrs. Mary J. O’Malley Robert Scheinerman and Wynyard Mr. and Mrs. John Nancy and Bill Osgood Suzanne Reyes Michael F. Yannetti, McMahon Ms. Mary O’Sullivan Nancy and Donald D.M.D. John, Bonnie and Joseph Richard B. Palanzi Schwartz Tom and Jane Yewcic McNamara Mrs. Dorothy Parlee Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Mr. James J. Young McNamara & Dr. and Mrs. Barrie Paster Seamans, Jr. Ernest and Helen Zucco Associates, P.C. Clara J. Pendzick George and Ruth Selby

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Memorials Mary C. MacDonald Honorariums David V. Murphy Lucy Agri John H. MacKenzie, Jr. Suzanne Bacon Susan Nelson Jennie Arey Theodore Mather Ginny Birmingham Kathleen O’Donnell Alfred Ascher Joyce Mayer Janine Brown-Smith Katie O’Keefe Oscar C. Ayotte Plassie McAlister and All Cotting Faculty Brendan, Martha Gabriella Backinoff Edward J. McCrystal, III and Professional Staff and Domenick Roche Joseph Badolato Francis McKay Jillian Burke Alana Joyce Russo Stanley Berger Samuel J. Mollica Mikey Camille Our daughter, Samantha Cameron S. Blizard Kate C. Moore William J. Carmichael James Sanford Marvin Bloom Lynn A. (DeYoung) Becky Caulfield Hillary Semel Elvira Bonasoro Morgan Class of 1977 Jenna Siracuse Lucy Bonasoro Norah Murray Mahoney-Jean Coppinger Mrs. Edward W. Smith, III Mary Boyle Michael P. Myers, Jr. Nathan Daigneault India Smith Edward H. Bradford, Jr. Sgt. Joseph M. Nolan Jennifer Mara Dill The good work of Maryann Bucci Jacqueline and Carolyn J. Downie dedicated people on Nora Burke, loving sister William Payne Mr. and Mrs. Arthur behalf of the special Francis H. Burr Charles Perkins Downing’s 50th needs population Hannah Caban Margaret Puopolo Wedding Anniversary Maureen Dart Szymczak, Lucy Cammarata Theresa A. Regan Tara K. Driscoll Director Special Phyllis Carmichael Anna Rosen Esther’s Teachers and Staff Services, Swampscott Michael A. Carnevale Edward J. Ruane The Wonderful Faculty Public Schools Kaarina H. Cass Mrs. H. W. Dwight Rudd and Staff Abby Tetrault Walter Clark Phyllis Russo Samantha Wilson Ferreri Gregory T. Walsh Suzanne Colbert Doris Sarkisian Sara E. Frost Matthew Wellins Carmela Corey Frank Scalli Andrew Geljookian Naomi Willinsky Charles E. and Rubin H. Schneider Jackie Greenwood Mrs. Orrin G. Wood Sarah W. Cotting John R. Sennott James L. Hickey, ‘80 Janelle Yewcic Lawrence W. Cummings Karl Sheehan Kathleen Hickey Lucy A. Dattman Fanny Siegal and Linda Killian Gertrude DeAvilla Kurt Riley St. Pierre Sally Keene Deanna Deleidi Damon C. Stone Ray Killian Salvatore (Sam) D’Orto James J. Sullivan, Jr., Esq. Susannah Kowal Janice Dowd Pehr and Katherine Bryanne Lamarre Margaret E. Duran Swenson David and Cinda Lee Teresa V. Duran Charles H. Taylor, Sr. Michael Lee Sara Flad Bradford Towle Nicky Leger Francis L. Fleming, Jr., My sister, Mary Treano Joan and William Leyden Class of 1963 Daniel R. Turcotte Alan T. Lipson Joan Phillips Ford The beloved father Donald Lipson Clara Wagner Gnerre of Mary Waters Traci and Jonathan Lipson George Goldstein Peter G. Whitman Kevin Mahoney Charlotte M. Harris Mrs. Carol Titus David Manzo Vivian Havian Young, ‘74 Robin M. McCarthy Mary A. Hennessey James Zolla Andrew Miller Norman Ingram Kara Moccia Edith Moir Kiley Dr. Carl Mores, Joseph Loiacono deeply caring Paul W. Lowney Cotting leader

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