2017 Report Card Course Grade Mathematics A+ Science A+ Social Studies A+ Science A+ Technology A+ Average Grade A+ Comments: It’s all in the Prep! 1 MISSIONOur mission is to provide access and preparation for talented underrepresented youth to achieve success in college preparatory high schools and higher education. VISION We envision a future where all students have the opportunity to pursue excellence and success in a community that nurtures their individual talents, goals, and selves. Table of Contents: Message from Executive Director..........................................................................................3 Board of Directors.......................................................................................................................4 Core 4 Values.................................................................................................................................4 Overview of Buffalo Prep Programs......................................................................................5 Middle School Prep Year Round 2016-2017......................................................................6 Middle School Prep Summer 2017........................................................................................8 High School Prep 2016-2017..................................................................................................10 College Prep 2016-2017...........................................................................................................15 Program Recommendations........................................................... ........................................19 Prep for Tomorrow.....................................................................................................................21 Supporters.....................................................................................................................................22 BUFFALO PREP IS A AFFILIATED PROGRAM BUFFALO PREP • 18 ACHESON ANNEX • UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BUFFALO • NEW YORK • 14214 • 716.829.3605 • www.buffaloprep.com 2 Message from the Executive Director Following the great success of Buffalo Prep’s 25th Anniversary Initiative growth plan and Prep for Tomorrow capital campaign, the board of directors recently adopted a new strategic plan that shifts the organization’s focus from an external and campaign-specific fundraising phase to an internal and pedagogical and student- centered phase. Buffalo Prep faculty and staff, board of directors, students, alumni, and other key stakeholders began with a thoughtful process that identified a number of strategic imperatives to query. After several months of interviews, focus groups, and discussions, a comprehensive plan emerged that addresses all angles of study, and recognized needs, goals, strategies, and resources required. Furthermore, strategic intents have been established and desired outcomes have been set as a guiding force for prioritization and measurement for success and for allocation of financial and human resources. Strategic Intents • To create a resource-rich nonprofit organization that offers the talented and dedicated youth selected as Buffalo Prep students the most advantageous foundation possible for higher education. • To surround Buffalo Prep’s students with a robust infrastructure of support by engaging and mobilizing its core constituencies, including families, alumni, and community members (e.g., board members, mentors, and other volunteers), in identified and specific capacities. • To continue to invest in and grow the capacity of its administrative and programmatic staff to maximize efficiency and productivity, minimize burnout, and encourage personal growth. This plan has been “staged” for multi-year implementation; many benchmarks for achievement will be identified through the coming processes, with the creation of committees and other means of engagement to support the organization. As we strive to operationalize this new strategic plan, go deeper with the programs and services for our students and capitalize on the opportunity provided by moving to a new home with state-of-the art technology, a vital element to our growth, as identified by both our faculty and students, is the need to transform our educational offerings to better engage, support, and empower our students for success, not just academically, but socially as well. While the rigor will remain the same, together we will reorganize our learning environment to offer a culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogy. This shift in instruction requires that students maintain their own cultural integrity while still achieving the academic excellence that will prepare them for success in college preparatory high schools, higher education, and beyond. As Buffalo Prep implements this new plan, it is essential to recognize the extraordinary leadership that has shepherded the significant growth of its exceptional programs for more than a decade. Today, as Buffalo Prep is operated by a new leadership team, we will seek to build even deeper relationships with our students and their families and the community at large from the strong foundation that has been built. Patti Stephen Executive Director Message from the Executive Director 3 Board of Directors / Staff Board of Directors 2016-2017 OFFICERS Mary Ann Coulson, Amy Clifton, Kathie A. Keller, Dr. Yvonne S. President Vice President Treasurer Minor-Ragan, Secretary Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer Treasurer President & CEO Morgan Stanley Wealth LPCiminelli, Inc. Keller Technology YMRagan Consulting, LLC Management Corporation DIRECTORS Dina Benderson Honorable Craig D. Jock Mitchell Vivian Quinn, Esq. Community Volunteer Hannah Community Volunteer Partner Buffalo City Court Judge Nixon Peabody Richard Bryan Betsy Mitchell Executive Director Stephen Harrington Community Volunteer Luis Rodriguez, Jr. Chief Executive Officer Education Collaborative Chief Procurement Officer Rodriguez Construction of WNY Delaware North Oriana Montani Associate Group, Inc. John Dandolph Dr. Shelley McDonough Phillips Lytle LLP Chief Executive Officer Deborah Russell Unifrax Kimelberg Community Volunteer Adjunct Assistant Professor Alexandra Montante Community Volunteer Department of Sociology, Dr. Andrew Stott Jodyann Galvin University at Buffalo Partner Michael Newman Director and Dean of Hodgson Russ LLP Executive Vice President Undergraduate Education Christopher J. Lauricella University at Buffalo Head of School NOCO Energy Corp. Francisco Guzmán The Park School of Buffalo Architect / Engineer Bobbie Billings Neal Marcia O’Neil-White Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency Michele Lee Community Volunteer Executive Director Buffalo Prep City of Buffalo Department of Director Public Works Patrick P. Lee Foundation Jeff Pappalardo Chief Creative Officer Crowley Webb Buffalo Prep Administrative Staff 2016-2017 Marcia O’Neil-White Patti Stephen Grace O’Connor Executive Director Assistant Director, Manager of Annual Giving Director of Development Moira Ciechoski Tanika Holmes Elizabeth Guzmán Coordinator of Program Office Associate Admissions and Recruitment Operations Coordinator 4 Buffalo Prep Board of Directors Buffalo Prep Core 4 Values / Program Overview Buffalo Prep Core 4 Values The Buffalo Prep programs have integrated the Buffalo Prep Core 4 Values into their programming. Students who exemplify each of the Core 4 Values were nominated by their peers to receive recognition. Each of the Core 4 Values are listed below: 1. Integrity - Uncompromising adherence to honesty and a code of values. 2. Responsibility - Reliability or dependability; possessing moral and mental accountability. 3. Excellence - Possessing great qualities in high degree; always going above and beyond; being the very best you can be. 4. Leadership - Exhibiting INTEGRITY, RESPONSIBILITY, and EXCELLENCE, and inspiring others to be the best they can be. Program Overview POST-GRADE 5 / GRADE 6 / GRADE 7 GRADE 8 Middle School Prep High School Prep Summer and year-round Rigorous 14-month academic enrichment program to increase enrichment program to academic progress in the middle prepare admission to school years competitive high schools GRADE 9 / GRADE 10 / GRADE 11 / GRADE 12 BEYOND PREP College Prep & RTD Beyond Prep Academic support throughout high Alumni support and connection school to encourage high achievement during college, including outreach (honors and AP courses), and provide and mentoring as well as parental support for tutoring, SAT prep, and engagement and support the college admission and financial aid processes Core 4 Values/Program Overview 5 Middle School Prep Year-Round Academic Year 2016-2017 Overview Middle School Prep offers an enriching academic, cultural, and social summer program experience for qualified students who are entering sixth and seventh grade. The program helps prepare students to excel in school and exposes them to the resources of Buffalo Prep and other appropriate educational opportunities in Western New York. The year-round program is an extension of the summer program and invites approximately 45 students from the summer program for a 25-week enrichment opportunity during the seventh grade school year. To be considered for acceptance, parents are required to submit a letter of intent. Students are accepted based on their work ethic, respect for their fellow peers, and submission of a completed application. General Program Features 45 seventh grade students were accepted into the Middle School Prep Year-Round Program.