Thank you 2019-2020 Gratitude Report Dear Generous Donor, Little did we know that 2019-2020 was going to be an unprecedented year. As we all experienced, life changed dramatically when the pandemic hit in March. But, thanks to your support, Santa Monica students continue to benefit from enriching programs. This continuity for our children is vital and is only possible because of your contribution. Thank you. In this report, we celebrate the opportunities you created for our students. We hope that these student stories warm your heart, just as your investment in education has warmed ours. With sincerest gratitude, Nancy Patel, President Linda Greenberg 2019-2020 Board of Directors Executive Director Our mission To engage the community to invest in a vibrant educational experience for all students in the Santa Monica public schools. Because of you... Samohi engineers won at JPL STEM Students from Samohi's 1,570 elementary Project Lead the Way students are engineering program took introduced to home the prize for the enriching STEM largest device at the annual programs JPL Invention Challenge JAMS students learn in December! how to work as a team in a rigorous Your donation helps fund app design class this engineering experience at Samohi. In this four-year program, students engage in hands-on activities to invent, design and solve Samohi students problems, leading many of them to consider careers in science develop leadership or engineering. and problem-solving skills in Project Lead Take a look at students preparing their devices the Way, a four-year for the JPL competition in this video. engineering program Students benefit from small-group Aides learning Highly trained Your donation funds instructional instructional aides aides (IAs), vital educators in support students’ Santa Monica elementary classes. social-emotional and Elementary students benefit from academic growth personalized lessons and small group Aides teach reading, work with IAs. Since the COVID-19 writing and math in pandemic closed schools, IAs have small groups been crucial to students’ success during distance learning. In Zoom 70 aides work in our classes, IAs help teachers faciliate whole class sessions and work with 8 elementary schools, helping over 3,800 small groups of students in breakout rooms. students As one third-grade teacher said, “IAs are vital. Students benefit from having personalized and individualized attention. Academically, more students are able to receive targeted support. In terms of social- emotional support, the students feel heard, seen and valued, thanks to IAs. The benefits are huge.” Because of you... Cameron, Diego & Eloise gave Arts “Hakuna Matata” meaning All 3,800 elementary students get to draw, Last winter, Lincoln Middle sing or perform in arts School students Cameron, classes Diego and Eloise brought the house down in their school’s Middle and high production of Disney’s The school students have Lion King, Jr. access to robust dance, theater With support from the Ed and visual art classes Foundation these students and many others acted, sang, danced and Music coaches built sets to put on a incredible show. Cameron, Diego and Eloise were assist teachers and slated to bring their Hakuna Matata spirit to the 2020 Wine Auction with students in our Title 1 a performance for the event’s attendees. When COVID-19 forced the elementary schools event to go virtual, it didn’t stop these students. They worked together and both middle to make an incredible virtual version of their performance. schools Health Office Specialists provide Wellness comfort and care Health Office Specialists care for This year, Health Office Specialists 3,037 students at became even more crucial. During Lincoln and three distance learning, the specialists elementary schools are tracking student health data, 1,369 middle communicating with parents regarding schoolers practice required vaccines and medications, mindfulness distributing personal protective techniques equipment for essential staff, and helping to prepare isolation rooms. Staff are trained to support middle And thanks to your support, students will be cared for when they return school students’ to campus as well. The largest elementary schools in Santa Monica social-emotional have Health Office Specialists covering the times when the school nurse development is not on campus. These staff perform essential daily health services, from tracking glucose levels in students with juvenile diabetes to managing allergies. And, when unexpected health situations arise, there is a health worker on campus to provide immediate help. Graphics from Freepik.com Williams College (1) Willamette University (1) Harvard University (1) University of Washington, Seattle (2) Columbia University (3) Boston College (1) Reed College (2) Saint Martin’s University (1) Cornell University (2) MIT (1) Lewis and Boston Conservatory (2) Amherst College (1) Whitman College (1) Fordham University (2) Wellesley College (1) Clark College (1) Tufts University (3) New York University (2) Smith College (1) Oregon State St. Olaf College (2) Pace University (1) Boston University (1) University (1) Macalester College (1) Syracuse University (1) University of University of Wisconsin, Barnard College (2) Massachusetts, Madison (1) The University of Chicago (2) Marist College (1) Amherst (1) DePaul University (1) The New School (4) Roosevelt University (1) The Culinary Institute of America (1) Parsons School of Design (1) University of Michigan (3) Middlebury College (1) Kenyon College (1) Oberlin College (2) Oberlin Conservatory (2) Cleveland Institute Investing today helps their of Music (1) Brown University (2) tomorrow. Brigham Young University (2) Neumont College of Wesleyan University (1) Computer Science (1) Haverford College (1) Yale University (1) Pennsylvania State University (2) Connecticut College (1) The University of the Arts, Philadelphia (1) Rutgers University (1) New Jersey Tech (1) Purdue University (1) Congratulations to Johns Hopkins University (1) Indiana University (2) DePauw University (1) Goucher College (1) Samohi’s Class of 2020! Georgetown University (3) George Washington University (1) American University (1) Washington University in St. Louis (1) Colorado College (1) University of Colorado, Boulder (4) Colorado State University (1) Middle Tennessee State Colorado School of Mines (1) University (1) Duke University (1) Oklahoma State University (1) University of Alabama (1) Alabama A&M Stanford University (1) University (1) Spelman College (1) University of California, Berkeley (13) University of California, Davis (12) University of California, Los Angeles (18) INTERNATIONAL: University of California, Irvine (6) University of Arizona (2) University of California, Merced (1) Northern Arizona University (1) University of St. Andrews (2) University of California, Riverside (1) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (1) Unversidad de la Habana (1) University of California, Santa Barbara (9) Concordia University (1) University of Texas, El Paso (1) University of California, Santa Cruz (14) École Polytechnique (1) St. Edward’s University (1) University of California, San Diego (6) NYU- Shanghai (1) University of Southern California (4) Tulane University (3) University of Redlands (1) Southeastern Louisiana University (1) Miami Dade College (1) CalArts (1) University of Hawai’i at Manoa (1) Florida State University (1) Otis College of Art and Design (1) Chapman University (2) Scripps College (1) Biola University (1) Occidental College (2) Loyola Marymount University (2) Mills College (2) Pepperdine University (1) Cuesta College (1) The Santa Monica High School Class of 2020 Mount Saint Mary’s University (1) Cypress College (1) Vanguard University (1) Humboldt State University (1) California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (9) Sacramento State University (1) California Polytechnic State University, Pomona (3) San Diego State University (2) California State University, Bakersfield (2) San Francisco State University (2) California State University, Channel Islands (2) Los Angeles Valley College (1) California State University, Dominguez Hills (2) San Bernadino Valley College (1) California State University, Fullerton (7) Santa Barbara City College (1) California State University, Northridge (19) El Camino College (1) California State University, Long Beach (2) Santa Monica College (84) California State University, Los Angeles (3) Victor Valley College (1) *This map reflects data collected by May 25, 2020 through a school-sanctioned Naviance survey of the entire twelfth grade Chelsea Seifer California State University, San Marcos (1) Los Angeles Trade Technical College (1) Goes to CollegeCenter Spread !!Editor Financial overview SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENDOWMENT-FUNDED PROGRAMS $476,253 Scholarships and Other Academic Grants 6.8% $218,820 ANNUALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS Music Elementary Visual and Performing Arts, 6.1% Classroom Aides and Stretch Grants $195,679 64.1% $2,068,155 Secondary Visual and Performing Arts 1.9% $3,228,295 $61,754 2019-2020 Expenditures* Fundraising and Operating Expenses 21.2% *Unaudited financials. Diagram represents Ed $683,887 Foundation funding allocations, not total program costs. Some programs listed here receive additional district funding. Our generous donors: July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 Legacy Circle (Estate Gifts) 5+ Years Grandparents Staff/Board of Education CORPORATE HEROES $50,000 - $99,999 Ilona Brown and Lisa Pound, Compass Bird DLR Group Fairmont Miramar Hotel and