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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Letter from the Executive Director 2 Cove Partners with Our Community 3 Transition Spotlight 4 Planned Giving 5 Tributes and Memorial Donations 5 Scholarship and Financial Aid 5 Aaron Ryan Thal Scholarship 5 Thought Leadership 6 2 1

Looking Forward to Celebrating 70 6 2015-16 Donors 7 Parent Honor Roll 11 10 Ways to Show Cougar Pride 12 Matching Gifts 12 In-Kind Gifts 12 The Cove School Board of Trustees 13 Administrative and Key Staff 13 Academic Advisory Board 13 Civic Advisory Board 13 YPC Steering Committee 13 Financials 14

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D E A R C O V E FA M I LY A N D F R I E N D S : What a remarkable year! The 2015-16 school year brought the Cove Community together in meaningful ways that touched the hearts of our students, parents, families and staff.

Thanks to all of you, Cove was able to serve our greatest enrollment in decades with 155 students spanning grades 1-12. Our year began at capacity and continued with a wait list that was only able to be filled by the vacancies of our graduating class.

The need for a quality education for students with disabilities is great, and the ability of our school to meet that need is possible because of YOU! Thanks to your generosity, the opportunities for our students have grown and the accomplishments they have achieved are remarkable. The annual funds we raised supported specialized training, unique academic programs, state of the art technology, intensive services, expanded job coaching, etc. Each student at Cove

requires a highly individualized education plan that comes with significant costs that cannot be met through tuition dollars alone.

The current financial hardships at the state and federal levels remain a threat to our overall funding as well and are risks to the progress we must make for the students and families who need it most.

All of the gifts that were given to Cove last year are important to us. Each dollar counts and contributes to the unified strength we must have to support our students during these difficult times.

Each of you has our sincere thanks for the countless gifts you have provided to our school. We thank you for your donations, for your trust, and for your ongoing commitment to make a difference for those with disabilities.

With Much Gratitude,

Sally L. Sover, Ed.D. Executive Director

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C O V E PA RT N E R S W I T H Cove is proud to have built numerous relationships with valuable community partners. Partnerships often develop through a parent, board member, or transition introductions. These connections help Cove foster deeper ties to the broader Chicagoland community.

C U R R I C U L U M PA RT N E R S Curriculum partners work with our students in specific areas of study that dovetail with their work, or provide materials and equipment that facilitate learning in a specific discipline.

Employees from Pearson volunteered at an elementary read-in.

Volunteers from UL presented material on home safety to our elementary students.

Cove welcomed USI employees to clean up and transform the school’s outdoor grounds.

Winnetka’s Eagle Scout Troop 20 worked to restore the sensory garden by replacing clay soil, mulching, tilling and fertilizing the area.

V O L U N T E E R PA RT N E R S Volunteer partners touch Cove by donating their time and energy with hands-on projects. In turn, these individuals gain a better perspective of students with learning disabilities.

T R A N S I T I O N PA RT N E R S Cove’s transition partners participate in career day and open their doors for students to job shadow or intern.

A Cove student internship at Anton’s Fruit Market in Highland Park.

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STUDENTS

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S TA F F M E M B E R S

A Cove student internship at Jimmy John’s in Highland Park.

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VOLUNTEERS

OUR COMMUNITY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR 2015-2016 FUNDING PARTNERS.

F U N D I N G PA RT N E R S Cove depends on our community of generous foundations and businesses to help cover the gap between the cost of education and the cost of tuition.

Funding partners support Cove by underwriting the cost of our Annual Benefit, sponsoring our One Step at a Cove’s One Step at a Time 5K brings together community sponsors and volunteers to help support our scholarship fund at Cove.

Time 5K, and/or providing financial

Cove’s Annual Benefit raises nearly half of the funds that support our school each fiscal year.

support during the 2015-16 year.

THE POWER OF COMMUNITY

TRANSITION SPOTLIGHT Cove Partners with Walgreens to give students an opportunity

The Cove School and Walgreens came together to help our students gain real world work experience. In the summer of 2016, three senior Cove students held internships at the Deerfield Walgreens. Between stocking, cashiering, and merchandising the students were able to learn the many responsibilities of a Walgreen’s employee. A Cove job coach assisted our students and was tremendously proud of the progress each student showed. Not only did the students work well individually, but they also came together to support each other and work as a team. Most importantly, our students were able to recognize their challenges, strengths, and weaknesses through performing the different positions. While some of the students enjoyed interacting with Walgreen’s guests in a customer service role, others gravitated to

to learn retail and

more task-related roles such as shelf stocking. This learning experience helped Cove students under-

stocking skills.

stand their preferred positions, develop a skill-set, and gain comfort in a new environment. Cove is grateful for the education Walgreens gave our students as well as the impact they made on their futures.

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COMMUNITY PA RT N E R S

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FUNDING PA RT N E R S

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S T U D E N T S PA RT I C I PAT E D I N I N T E R N S H I P S, F I E L D T R I P S AND JOB SHADOWS

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PLANNED GIVING

SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID

Cove’s Legacy Giving Circle

The Cove School’s student body has always been reflective of the

Leave your own legacy by making The Cove School part of your

reality that learning disabilities affect children from all economic

estate plans. This is an important way to help Cove deliver the

backgrounds. The cost of private tuition for those who do not re-

same vital services well into the future. With your gift, you could

ceive support from their local school districts is prohibitive for many

also receive substantial tax and financial benefits. Development

families. Additionally, many families find it a hardship to pay for hot

Chair, Rob Flanagan, has committed to a planned gift to Cove.

lunches, field trips, after-school spots and activities.

As one of the first members of The Cove Legacy Giving Circle, Rob stated “Cove has had an enormous positive impact on my daughter and our entire family, and I’ve seen how it has transformed the lives of so many students over the years. I’m gratified to have an opportunity to plant seeds to support Cove so it can carry out its mission for generations to come. My hope is that legacy giving will be a strong new pillar of support for Cove.”

Please consider this simple way to ensure Cove will be able to provide an exceptional education for students today, tomorrow and beyond.

Sharing Fund To enable all students to fully participate in the school’s programs, Cove raises dollars through events and grants directed to a needbased Scholarship and Financial Aid Fund. Each year, Cove families also have the opportunity to help one another by donating to the Sharing Fund.

Community Events Two of Cove’s community events have a specific focus on scholarship and financial aid. Cove’s One Step at a Time 5K Run and Walk

Your personal financial advisor or estate lawyer can assist in

directly supports our scholarship fund. In 2016, the 5th annual

exploring planned giving alternatives. If you have any general

race raised over $21,000. At the 2016 Annual Benefit, over a dozen

questions about planned giving, please contact Director of

Cove High School students volunteered, selling buttons for a game

Development, Stephanie Sanderman at (847) 562-2100 or email

of “Heads of Tails”. This effort raised over $14,000 for need-based

ssanderman@coveschool.org.

tuition scholarships.

If you have already made The Cove School part of your estate

Foundation Support

plan, please let us know so we can recognize you as part of the Cove Legacy Giving Circle.

The Siragusa Foundation has supported Cove since 1986, providing much needed support to families in need of tuition assistance at Cove.

TRIBUTES AND MEMORIAL DONATIONS Did you know that you, a friend, or relative can make a gift to Cove in honor of or in memory of a loved one? Proceeds support students at Cove. A card will be sent to your loved one acknowledging your donation.

President’s Scholarship To honor each outgoing Board of Trustees president, we established a special scholarship fund that will help students in need of tuition assistance. The Presidents’ Scholarship Fund will continue in honor of each immediate past president upon their end of service as a lasting legacy.

AARON RYAN THAL SCHOLARSHIP The Aaron Ryan Thal Scholarship will be awarded annually to a graduating senior to be used towards his or her post-secondary opportunity. We are grateful to our donors who continue to support our student body and the memory of Aaron.

If you would like to make a donation to support any of the above giving opportunities, please contact Stephanie Sanderman at ssanderman@coveschool.org or call 847-562-2100.

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP From its earliest beginnings when it was founded in 1947 until today, Cove remains a leader in the LD field. Cove is committed to providing ongoing education and professional development for all staff members and area LD professionals. We strive to be considered thought leaders in the learning disability community. For the past five years Cove has brought experts such as Dr. Russell Barkley, Dr. Steven Feifer, Dr. Warren Rosen and Dr. Peg Dawson in the areas of ADHD, Dyslexia, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Executive Functioning to educate our staff and community professionals. Training sessions have occurred in topics such as math, reading, behavior, and diversity just to name a few. By enhancing our knowledge on these and other important LD topics, we continue to make Cove the best place for students to learn and flourish.

L O O K I N G F O R WA R D T O C E L E B R AT I N G 7 0 Cove is looking forward to celebrating our 70th year, a platinum anniversary.

We are so proud of all the accomplishments we have made as leaders in education for students with complex learning disabilities. As we reflect on 70 years, we will celebrate the history, the progress, breakthroughs, and successes of The Cove School.

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2015-16 DONORS* We thank the following individuals who supported Cove during our many efforts in the 2015-2016 school year including the Annual Campaign, Annual Benefit, One Step at a Time 5K, Silent Auction Basket Money and so many more ways. This honor roll reflects our donor’s comprehensive giving for the year.

North Star Level ($10,000 and up)

Horne Family Tennis Charity Event

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Pietrafetta

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Ambrosino

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Knudson Joel and Margie Kosmicki

Mr. Karl Rosengren and Ms. Sarah Mangelsdorf

Anonymous

Mr. Mark Lampert

Astellas USA Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Karl Leinberger

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Barnhart LYFE Kitchen MB Financial Bank Mr. and Mrs. David Bartels Alvin H. Baum Family Fund Jan Bryan Revocable Trust Scott and Lynda Canel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Culver, Jr.

Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation

Demetrios and Lillian Selevredes John and Kate Siebert Mr. and Mrs. Craig D. Smith Sally and Bob Sover Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Staff

Beverly and Mitchell Petersen Mr. and Mrs. Steven Stubitz Ms. Norma Thal Mr. and Mrs. John Pratt Queue Marketing Communications Group, Inc.

George and Sarah Valaika

The Reichert Foundation

Edward and Karen Weil

Mr. Stephen D. Schutt and Ms. Loretta Grennon

Winston & Strawn Foundation

The Siragusa Foundation Mr. Carl Sterk

David and Marsha Woodhouse

Leadership Level ($2,500 to $4,999)

Inspiration Level ($1,000 to $2,499)

American Chemet Corporation

Ms. Elizabeth Alpern

Mesirow Financial

Anonymous

The Mondi Family

Norman and Rebecca Blase

Baird

Mrs. Corrine V. Reichert

BMO Harris Bank

Trust Under the Will of John G. Searle

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Braun

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Michael & Nydia Searle

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar David

‡ Dan and Gina Dickinson Martin and Robin Ellen Edward and Carol Finnegan ‡ Lisa and Rob Flanagan Dean and Minda Gerber Mrs. Abby A. Goddard Grane Transportation Mr. and Mrs. Allan Grane Kim and Maureen Klatt Mr. and Mrs. Jose Mejia

Mr. Brad Stanek and Ms. Debra Johnson Mr. Robert Steel Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Tovey Mr. and Mrs. George Viero Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Werner Ms. Christine Wiedmayer

Visionary Level ($5,000 to $9,999) Mr. Jim Ball Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bohaboy Mr. Carey Cooper and Dr. Cheryl Kraff-Cooper Betsy and David Crosswhite Danaco Solutions, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Jay Goodgold David and Sue Gottfred Mr. and Mrs. William K. Hall HCI Equity Partners Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Hickey

Michael and Kelly Coyne Mr. and Mrs. Greg G. Dingens Dr Pepper Snapple Group Howard and Betsy Ellen David and Ann Erie Mr. and Mrs. Ron Fowler G&O Thermal Supply Company Mr. and Mrs. Ari Goldberg Mr. Robert Grimm Drs. Jo-Ann and Thomas Hoeppner Mr. Todd Kaplan and Ms. Katie Hazelwood Donald and Teresa Law LG Construction Group Miller Cooper & Co. Ltd. Modestus Bauer Foundation Morelia Supermarket Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Vangalis

Mr. Patrick Finlon

Sean and Laurie Giblin Mr. Lawrence Gill Mark and Amy Goldenberg Gonnella Baking Company Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grane Mr. and Mrs. H. Grane Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Graves Mr. David Greene and Ms. Nicole Selevredes Mr. and Mrs. Mark Heckler Mr. and Mrs. David Heide

The Kleinman Family

The Medel Wiedmayer Family

Mr. Bob Burne

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome H. Meyer

Tony and Caroline Martorano

Michael Best and Friedich

Mr. and Mrs. George J. Cibula, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Miller

Phillip and Robbie Cichon

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moran

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Coffey

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Morcott

Cozzini Bros, Inc.

Mr. Melvin Niemeyer

Mr. Brian Crawford and Ms. Vicky Piper

Ms. Marcia Nowak

Kerryann and Joe Minton

Mr. Nick Paldrmic and Ms. Anne Potvin Mr. Tony Perrelli Richard and Rene Petritis Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Pleuss Mr. and Mrs. James Purky Mrs. Martha Ann Purky

‡ Members of Cove’s Legacy Giving Circle

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Mr. and Mrs. Neil Serbin Seyfarth Shaw LLP Sharper Dot Printing, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Linhard Stepf Ms. Svetlana Stillman Streska Family Foundation Ms. Anne Sullivan

Mr. Brian Svrusis and Mr. and Mrs. George Kapotas Ms. Tamra Wener Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Patrick and Jennifer Keenan Swoiskin The Kelley Family Symetra Mr. Michael Kesselman Mr. and Mrs. Charles Talbot Mr. David Kistenbroker and Target Corporation Ms. Cynthia Heusing

Mr. Jeff Bucklew

Mr. and Mrs. David Finelstein

Ms. Harriet Seitler

Mr. Doug Sutton

The Massari Family

Motorola Mobility Foundation Mr. John Dul Neiman Marcus Eyes On The Lake

Steven and Debbie Scarlati

Byron and Gloria Johnson

Susan and Peter Brown

DHS ORS

Stephanie and Steve Sanderman

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Suarez

Ms. Heather Mandel

Craig and Marla Davishoff

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Sampson

Mr. and Mrs. George E. Johnson

Mr. Robert Bied and Ms. Margaret Smith

Creative Contracting Resources Group, Inc.

Rosecrance Health Network

Hans and Monika Hiebl

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Basson Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Kozeny Mr. and Mrs. Matt Baxter International MacPherson Foundation

Carey’s Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Peter Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Flaherty William and Patricia Rodriguez The GE Foundation

* Donations listed are July 1 – June 30. Gifts made after June 30th will be listed in next year’s Annual Report.

Please contact the development office if you find an error or would prefer a different listing of your name.

Mr. Robert Teinowitz and Ms. Anne Siebert

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Thorp Ms. Carol Tichy Mr. Christopher Tritsis and Dr. Julie Tritsis UPS Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Wallace Waypoint Estate and Business Planning Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Wolf Worsek & Vihon LLP Young Professionals For Cove Mr. and Mrs. Jack Zachary

Partnership Level ($500 to $999) AbbVie Employee Engagement Fund Alexandra and Darin Argentar Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Armacost Mr. and Mrs. Robert Auld

Baird Foundation, Inc.

Colin Scantleburry

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Stanek

Mr. and Mrs. James Bedford Fred and Laurie Levy

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sterk

David and Kathleen Biede

Mr. and Mrs. Rodrigo Levy

Mr. John Stieper, III

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Bohaboy

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Lewis

Dr. and Mrs. John Sultan

Mr. and Mrs. James Boudreau Bright Funds Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brottman

Mark and Carole Lindgren Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Lourie LPL Financial Foundation

James and Jenine Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. Erik Lundberg CNA

Patrick and Rhoda Lundy

Matt and Robin Cook

Mr. Maurilio Mejia

Cushman & Wakefield

Meridian Behavioral Health Services

USI Midwest Cincinnati Courtney and Tyler VanLonkhuyzen Ms. Julie Womack Mr. and Mrs. David Zurkowski

Dan and Susan Milanak

Michael and Sara DiFucci

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Miller

Mr. Robert Adomi

Foundation Inc.

Dr. William Najem and Ms. Kate East

Regina and Matt Aniolowski

Mr. Kristian Novakovic

Ms. Andrea Barrett

Ms. Janet R. Diehl

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ditthardt Minute Men Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moran Isadore & Sadie Dorin

Ms. Dina Albert

Ms. Karen Dul

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Apel

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Dustman Ms. Cynthia Dvorak Dworkin & Maciariello Dykema Mr. and Mrs. Steve Eitel Dean and Kathy Eitel Jennifer and Gregory Elfering Frank and Cathy Ferraro Mark and Alice Flaherty Mr. Rob Fleetwood Mr. and Mrs. James Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Gordon The Gottfred Family Foundation David and Kathryn Graff Mr. James Henneberry and Ms. Danette J. Buckley

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Novar Mr. and Mrs. William R. Oberheide OCA Ventures LLC Don and Maura Olsen Mr. and Mrs. Christian C. Pappas Mr. and Mrs. Steve Prebish Ms. Neta Pritzker Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Puccini Dale and Tracey Redderoth Ms. Irene Reininger Helaine and Howard Resnick James and Anna Riedler Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rosenson Mr. Michael Sachs

Bill and Mimi Horowitz

Jim and Patti Schofield

Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Hughes

The Shiao Family Fund Mr. Bill Shipley

Michael and Carol Irgang

Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Siegert

Doug and Courtney Jack Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Jercich Doris Johnson, Ph.D. Robin and Paul Johnstone Dr. and Mrs. Marc S. Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Sean Keck Kirkland & Ellis Foundation Ms. Christina M. Klatt Ms. Deanna Koffron Mrs. Patricia Kowalski Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Kozlov Ms. Jennifer A. Kraft and Mr.

Anita and Stephen Simes Mr. and Mrs. James Sover

Painting, Inc.

Mitch and Anne Macknin

Mr. and Mrs. Robert DiMeo

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest MacVicar

Mr. and Mrs. Duke W. Tomei Mr. and Mrs. Eric Dustman First Bank of Highland Park UL

Achievement Level ($250 to $499)

Mr. Paul Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Scott DeKuiper Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lonigro Delta City Construction &

Sarah and Philip Alexander

Dean and Barbara Bastow Ms. Kathryn Bauer Mr. and Mrs. Neal Becker Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Benjamin Mr. Gregg Berman Kristy and Anthony Bonolo Mr. and Mrs. Brian Borkan John and Martha Bosch Chris and Liesel Brown Mr. Jin-Ho Chung and Dr. Alissa Chung Mr. and Mrs. Keith Cyrus Mr. Tim Dable Decoma Day Camp

Stacy and Zachary Franke

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Malin Mr. Anthony Marchione

Guido and Beth Giazzon

Massage Envy

Joseph H. Goldberg Family Foundation

Eddie and Nellie McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Danijel Medic

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Gottfred

New York Jewelers, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gottfred

Mr. Nathan Novak

The Okon Family Mr. and Mrs. Todd Graveline Mr. Nick Pealy David and Jennifer Mr. and Mrs. Hyde Perce Grumhaus Beth and Ted Pickus Mr. and Mrs. John Hartig Mr. and Mrs. John Pizzato Ms. Mai Ho and Mr. Thi Rita and James Planey Nguyen Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Josh Holton Prujansky Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Rivkin & Rivkin, LLC Hughes Rubin Law, A Professional Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Johnson Corporation Mr. Howard Kaspin Mr. Kevin Rutherford Mr. and Mrs. Neil Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schutt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dr. and Mrs. Luke Sewall Kerwin Mr. and Mrs. Mark G. Ms. Geraldine A. King Shambo Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey King Ms. Robin Shapo Mr. and Mrs. David Kowalski Mrs. Vicki Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Lisitza Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Skalkos Mr. and Mrs. Ken Smorynski Mr. Patrick Spain Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stein Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Stillman Mr. James Tully Mr. and Mrs. Doug Twohey Ms. Elizabeth Vance Mr. and Mrs. Brian Vile Steve and Amy Walsh Phil and Carole Walthers Ms. Sandra Wettig Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wikel Ms. Phyllis Wolfe

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Patricia and Frank Calarco Ms. Susan Canter

303 Taxi LLC

Ms. Nancy Cantwell

Ms. Gail Adler

Mr. and Mrs. Reid Cardon

Ms. Anne M. Finnegan and Dr. Daniel E. Cohen

Debbie and Michael Goldstein

Mr. Joe Holland

Mrs. Joan Fiore

Mr. Eduardo Gonzalez and Leticia Heredia

Dr. Dwight Hopkins

Mrs. Margaret Flaherty

Mr. John Flaherty Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carmody Robert and Mary Flanagan Advantage Management, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Casey Mr. Ronald Flanders Patty and Scott Alford Mr. Robert Adler

Mr. Henry Allen Allstate Insurance Company AmazonSmile Mr. Adam Andrews Mr. Bruce Armstrong Ms. Connie Ashbaugh Automated Services, Inc Doug and Amy Auw Mr. James Bacon Mr. and Mrs. Matt Bailey Ms. Mildred C. Barnes Mr. Timothy Bartelt Dr. and Mrs. John A. Bartok Mr. Dan Bartoli John and Cheryl Baumann BDO USA, LLP Ms. Cathy Becker Peter and Anne Bednarski Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Belka Mrs. Karen Bellak Mrs. Shelly Benjamin Ms. Carol A. Berkowitz

Mr. Greg Cesca

Mr. Michael Fogg

Mr. Terry Chan and Ms. Qunying Zhang

Keith and Linnea Framnes

Ms. Ruth Chao

Mr. Paul A. Friedman

Mr. John Child Cisco Matching Gifts

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Franks Ms. Stephanie Fuerst Ms. Robin Gabriel

Ms. Debra Gates

Mr. Jack Hazekamp

Mr. Scott Dahlstrom Mr. Esta Davis Ms. Jackie Dearborn Jack and Punkie Delaney Mr. and Mrs. Alexander DeWitt Linda and Richard Dick

Richard and Geraldine Gayle Ms. Susan Gelderman Ms. Tracee Gerber Dr. Marjorie Getz and Mr. David N. Sheftel Mr. Paul Giblin

Mr. Phillip Biazzo

The Early Family

Mr. Jakub Dzielski Brian and Brooke Eby Mr. and Mrs. Michael Eccleston

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bogaard

Ms. Jill Eitel

Ms. Hillary Borg

Ms. Shannon M. English

Ms. Paula Brady

Deborah and James Elliott Mrs. Alice Erie Mr. Mark Facey

Mr. Howard Brandeisky

Mr. Mario Facundo and Ms. Delia Sanchez

Mr. Jackson Brandstetter

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Falk

Scott and Dana Brandt

Don and Ann Falls

Bratschi Plumbing

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Fansler

Mr. and Mrs. John Brennan

Mr. Philip Farrell

Mr. Max Broedlow

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Faxel

Mr. and Mrs. Drew Brownly

Mr. Daniel Faxel

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bruns

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Feinberg

Ms. Regina Buckley

Kathleen and Scott Ferguson

Ms. Nora Bullard

Marty and Frank Fink

Mr. Brandon Byrd

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David and Mary Grumhaus

Ms. Nicole Hawkins

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Goldenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Boyd

Mrs. Christine A. Grene

Gassensmith & Associates, Ltd.

Mr. John Dabe

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Goldberg

Ms. Victoria Boyce

Mrs. Greta Greene

Ms. Jillian Czubek

Ms. Michele Drage

Matthew and Renee Blue

Ms. Jackie Greenberg

Mr. Robert Haufe

Ms. Michele Berrington and Mr. Phillip Goldberg

Mrs. Leona D. Blitzsten

Ms. Molly Green

Ms. Robin Trew

Giving Tree Associates, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Black

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Green

Mr. and Mrs. John Cushing

Mr. Michael Donohue and Ms. Mary Stevens

Mr. Richard Berlinger

Susan and Barry Gray

Ms. Lauri Grzelak

The Gilfand Family

Mr. Eric Berkowitz

Mrs. Myrna Gradman

Dr. Sandra Claiborne and Mr. Mr. and Mrs. George Gabriel TourĂŠ Claiborne Ms. Paige Galassini Mr. and Mrs. William Clarke Mr. Anthony Gamble Mr. Michael Cleary Rob and Cecilia Gamrath Ms. Ann Covode Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Ms. Roberta Crampton Garibay Mr. Larry J. Crosswhite Ms. Jill Gassensmith and

Brad and Laurie Dickinson

Mr. Evan Berkowitz

Mr. Charlie Gonzalez

Terry and Julie Guardalabene Vince and Judy Guzaldo Ms. Donna Hall Mr. Michael Hapner Christopher and Kerry Hasbrook

Ms. Jeanie Hayes Ms. Dawn Herman Ms. Sherry Hermann Jeffrey and Myra Hersh Mr. Jay Hesdorffer Ms. Corey Hillman Hochberg Family Foundation

Judith and Richard Homer Amy and David Hopper Ms. Stacy Huggins Mr. and Mrs. Brian Isom Ms. Jill Jackson Jay and Kim Jacoby Mr. Steve Jaglarski Ms. Mary Kay Jakovich Mr. Randy Jalloway Mr. and Mrs. Mark Janosy Trayton and Lisa Jay Mr. William T. Johncock Linda and Kurt Johnson Philip and Sandra Johnson Ms. Tricia Johnson Ms. Carol Jones Ms. Gerda Joseph Ms. Michelle Josephson

Mark and Janet Kaczkowski

Dr. Jordan Mandel

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Petritis Ms. Marilynn Sullivan

Mr. Glenn Kailus

Mr. Paul Mangelsdorf

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Petritis

Mr. John Surdey

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Kamenear

Jim and Elyce Mann

Ms. Melissa Petritis

Ms. Elizabeth Sutton

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kaminski

John and Cindy Markich

Craig and Lisa Takaoka

Mr. and Mrs. Karl Marsicek

Frank and Alyssa Petropoulos Ms. Heidi Petrus

Ms. Brenda J. Teaster

Ms. Staci Kamp Ms. Corinne Kampe Ms. Gayle Kantro Ms. Rosalie L. Kaufman

Mr. M. Finley Maxson Deborah McCann Mr. Michael McClain

Mr. William McCorry and Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Kaufman Ms. Peggy Clark Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Michael McCullough Mr. Jonathan Kaufman

Mrs. Cindy Phelan Dr. Charles Pistorio and Ms. Janis L. Wennberg Ms. Stephanie Plein Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pleune Mr. Geoffrey Plouffe

Mr. Bruce Taylor Kenneth and Tasha Terry Ms. Daron Teske Dr. Linda Thomas Mr. Michael Thompson Mr. Joe Tiemeyer Thayer and Elizabeth Torgerson

Mr. Steve Keiser

Mr. and Mrs. Martin McGarry Mr. Michael Poggi

Richard and Alison Kelliher-Paz

The McGraw Hill Companies Mr. Jim McKiernan

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Mr. and Mrs. Michael Puccini Tornheim

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kelly

John and Catherine McNally

Ms. Barbara L. Ralsky

Jayson and Michelle Tran

Ms. Dara Kesselman

Mr. McArthur Means

Mr. Phil Rash

Mr. Lionel Trepanier

Mr. Allen Kittleson

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Melancon Ms. Peggy Raven

Mr. and Mrs. George Valaika

Mr. Jason Klingler

Ms. Cheryl Mendelson

Ms. Jill Reichel

Ms. Joy Vangalis

Ms. Talia Kohan

Mr. Michael Mengarelli

Ms. Sandra Reinartz

Ms. Kimberly Vick

Ms. Julie Korol

Mr. J. Paul Mercury

Mr. David P. Resnick

Ms. Erin Kraft

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Milevsky

Richard and Bonita Riederer

Mr. Hai Vo and Ms. Georgina Sandico-Vo

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence F. Kral

Mr. Steve Minor

Ms. Theresa Riedler

Mr. Kurt Kubon

Ms. Aditi Mishra

Mr. Kingsley Roberts

Mr. Kris Mitra

Ms. Brenda Robinson

Ms. Beth Vroman

Ms. Tracy Sametz

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Wall

Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Sanderman

Mr. Nowell Warthen Ms. Carol Weber

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Schor

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Weil

Lois and Jeff Kulinsky

Jerry and Nancy Monica

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kwarta Ms. Veronica Moreno and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Landau Mr. Arnie Garcia Abby and Ed Lasky

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Mowder

Mr. Alex Laube

Mr. David E. Muschler and Ms. Ann L. Becker

Kenneth and Ella Law

Barbara and Ira Post

Mr. Marty Vondra Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vorwald

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Rodriguez Ms. Colleen Vrshek Mr. Peter Waldstein Wanjie and Jianhong Rong

Ms. Michelle LeDain

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nellans Ms. Joan Schor Mr. Daniel Newtoff Mr. and Mrs. Demetrios

Left Brain Wealth Management, LLC

Mrs. Madeleine Niziolek

Selevredes, II

Michael and Paula West

Ms. Michelle Nolan

Mrs. Jennifer Sender

Whitted, Takiff + Hansen, LLC.

Henry and Debra Lawrie

Mr. John Lega

Mr. and Mrs. William D. Mr. Sherwin M. Lesk and Ms. Norwell Donna Wolin-Lesk Margo, Michael and Daniel Oberman Alan and Karyn Lev Marc and Dominique Levine Ms. Lauren Levy

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Oken

Mrs. Elizabeth Okesson

Mr. Scott Sender Ms. Tami Sender

Wemet Docket Management Inc.

Ms. Laura Wilewski

Jack and Virginia Shapiro

Mr. and Mrs. David Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Shea

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Winter Bill and Donna Wittert

Mr. and Mrs. William Shropshire

Ms. Lisa Wojtasiak and Ms. Dena Zingarelli

Ms. Stefanie Levy

Mr. Christopher Oldanie

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Wood Lewis

David and Karen Oppenheim Ms. Sari B. Shuman

Ms. Elizabeth Wrobel

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Packard

Mrs. Jean Siebert

Ms. Dominique Lewis

Jason and Samantha Pagels

Mr. Howard Siegel

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Yastrow

Mr. Salvatore Ligammari

Ms. Anne Palmieri

Ms. Sandra Silva

Ms. Jennifer Ligammari

Mr. and Mrs. Farhad Patel

Susan and Casey Sloan

Mr. and Mrs. Timm Linders

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Paul

Smart Lunches Inc

Brad and Klaudia Lindgren

Ms. Lynn Pease

Ken and Debbie Soren

Ms. Dorothy-Jean Lloyd

Ms. Araceli Perez

Mrs. Antoinette Sottrel

Rima and Bob Lockwood

Ms. Rafael Perez

Patti and Barry Lubin

Ms. Ann Perkins

Ms. Kathryn Sover and Mr. Matthew M. Kane

Mr. J. Lulien

Susan and David Petersen

Ms. Laura Lundy

Mr. and Mrs. Don Petersen

Mr. Walter Mahany Mr. Gerry Mallizzio

Ms. Mary Ann Yates Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Yucknut Winnie and Warren Zhu Martin and Ann Zimmer Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Zingarelli

Mr. Steve Spangler Mr. Sandy Speirs

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Peterson Ms. Roslyn Steinberg Mr. Lawrence J. Strickland Mr. Garrett Peterson

* Donations listed are July 1 – June 30. Gifts made after June 30th will be listed in next year’s Annual Report.

Please contact the development office if you find an error or would prefer a different listing of your name.

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PA R E N T H O N O R R O L L * We would like to highlight our parent supporters of The Cove School during the 2015-16 school year. We are particularly grateful for their dedication and generosity.

Mr. and Mrs. Neal Becker Mr. Robert Bied and Ms. Margaret Smith Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Braun James and Jenine Buchanan Mr. Jin-Ho Chung and Dr. Alissa Chung Phillip and Robbie Cichon Dr. Sandra Claiborne and Mr. Touré Claiborne Michael and Kelly Coyne Mr. Brian Crawford and Ms. Vicky Piper Betsy and David Crosswhite Mr. and Mrs. Robert Culver, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Cushing Craig and Marla Davishoff Michael and Sara DiFucci Mr. John Dul Ms. Karen Dul Mr. and Mrs. Steve Eitel Howard and Betsy Ellen David and Ann Erie

Mr. Mario Facundo and Ms. Delia Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Randy Falk Frank and Cathy Ferraro Mark and Alice Flaherty Lisa and Rob Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Ron Fowler Mr. and Mrs. George Gabriel Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Garibay Guido and Beth Giazzon Sean and Laurie Giblin Mark and Amy Goldenberg Mr. Eduardo Gonzalez and Leticia Heredia Mr. and Mrs. Jay Goodgold Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gordon David and Sue Gottfred Mr. and Mrs. Allan Grane Ms. Dawn Herman Ms. Sherry Hermann Hans and Monika Hiebl Dr. Dwight Hopkins

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Isom Doug and Courtney Jack Mr. and Mrs. Mark Janosy Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Jercich Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Neil Kaufman Patrick and Jennifer Keenan The Kelley Family Ms. Geraldine A. King Mr. David Kistenbroker and Ms. Cynthia Heusing Kim and Maureen Klatt Joel and Margie Kosmicki Mr. and Mrs. David Kowalski Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Kozeny Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Kozlov Marc and Dominique Levine Ms. Dominique Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Lisitza Ms. Heather Mandel Dr. Jordan Mandel Mr. and Mrs. Karl Marsicek The Massari Family Mr. and Mrs. Martin McGarry Mr. and Mrs. Jose Mejia Mr. and Mrs. Mark Miller The Mondi Family Ms. Veronica Moreno and Mr. Arnie Garcia Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Novar Mr. and Mrs. Eric Oken Mr. Nick Paldrmic and Ms. Anne Potvin Mr. and Mrs. Farhad Patel Mr. and Mrs. Scott Paul Beverly and Mitchell Petersen Mrs. Cindy Phelan Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Pietrafetta

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Puccini Mr. and Mrs. James Purky Dale and Tracey Redderoth Ms. Irene Reininger James and Anna Riedler Mr. and Mrs. Brian Rodriguez Wanjie and Jianhong Rong Mr. and Mrs. Craig Sampson Steven and Debbie Scarlati Mr. and Mrs. Steve Schor Mr. Stephen D. Schutt and Ms. Loretta Grennon Demetrios and Lillian Selevredes Ms. Jennifer Sender Mr. Scott Sender John and Kate Siebert Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Staff Mr. Brad Stanek and Ms. Debra Johnson Ms. Svetlana Stillman Mr. and Mrs. Tom Suarez Kenneth and Tasha Terry Dr. Linda Thomas Thayer and Elizabeth Torgerson Mr. and Mrs. Doug Twohey George and Sarah Valaika Ms. Elizabeth Vance Mr. and Mrs. Ross Vangalis Mr. Hai Vo and Ms. Georgina Sandico-Vo Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Wallace Steve and Amy Walsh Michael and Paula West Ms. Christine Wiedmayer Mr. and Mrs. David Wilson Ms. Lisa Wojtasiak and Ms. Dena Zingarelli

* Donations listed are July 1 – June 30. Gifts made after June 30th will be listed in next year’s Annual Report. Please contact the development office if you find an error or would prefer a different listing of your name.

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10 WAYS TO SHOW YOUR COVE COUGAR PRIDE 1 4 8

Need a last minute gift? Buy a gift card from Cove and a percentage of the sale will go directly to Cove.

Like us on social media!

Participate in Cove’s annual One Step at a Time 5K. Recruit family and friends to run or walk with you on June 17, 2017 (date subject to SCHOOL OVE 2 EC change).

Spread the word about Cove! Place a Cove magnet on your car and wear your Cove wear! Our next Open House’s are March 8, and June 21, 2017.

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Bring a friend or two to the Annual Cove Benefit on Saturday, February 25, 2017.

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Sign up for Amazon Smile and Heinen’s Tasteful Rewards Preferred Card. Your shopping supports Cove.

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Make a gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one. Proceeds support students at Cove.

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Present at Cove’s Career Day on March 16, 2017. We welcome you and your company to partner with us!

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Find out if your company will match a gift that you make to our school.

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Take a minute to express what Cove means to you. Whether you’re a current parent, staff member, alumni, or community member, we would love to hear your testimonial.

For more information, please contact Stephanie Sanderman at ssanderman@coveschool.org.

M AT C H I N G G I F T S

IN-KIND GIFTS

Matching gifts increase total donations to The Cove School.

With sincere gratitude to the following parents and friends of Cove who made matching gifts, and to the corporations and foundations that matched their contributions:

In-kind gifts support our programs throughout the year. Not listed are the many individuals that donated auction items for the Annual Benefit. We are so grateful for the support of those individuals as well as the donors listed below.

AbbVie Employee Engagement Fund John and Martha Bosch Mr. Terry Chan and Ms. Qunying Zhang M s. Anne M. Finnegan and Dr. Daniel E. Cohen Allstate Insurance Company Mr. and Mrs. Alexander DeWitt Baird Foundation, Inc. The Kleinman Family Bank of America Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Pratt

Cisco Matching Gifts John and Kate Siebert CNA Mr. James Henneberry and Ms. Danette J. Buckley The GE Foundation Suan and Farhad Patel LPL Financial Foundation Dan and Susan Milanak Symetra Sean and Laurie Giblin

Carpe Diem Racing

Not Just Balloons, Ltd.

EdSights, LLC

Once Upon a Bagel

Einsteins

Pearson

Highland Pop

Running Right

Lobster Gram

Starbucks

Kellogg Company

Sunset Foods

Mr. John Markich

Trader Joes

Ms. Cynthia Mondi

The Bar Method

Ms. Veronica Moreno

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Neiman Marcus Northbrook

Varisport, Inc./Ultraslide

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COVE LEADERSHIP The Cove School Board of Trustees 2016-2017 Dan Dickinson President

Jay Goodgold Treasurer, Chair - Finance Committe

Jim Ball

Linhard Stepf Ross Vangalis David Woodhouse

Scott I. Canel

David Graff Chair - Facilities Committee

Daniel J. Collins

Joseph Hickey

David Crosswhite Chair - Marketing Committee

Honorary Lifetime Trustees

Maureen Klatt

Carey Cooper

Richard P. DiStasio

Donald J. Law Chair - Committee on Trustees

Edward G. Finnegan, Jr.

Lisa Flanagan Chair - Legislative Task Force

Donald G. Olsen

Rob Flanagan Chair - Development Committee

Mark G. Shambo

Nick Paldrmic

Dean Gerber Edward S. Weil

Administrative and Key Staff

Academic Advisory Board

Sally L. Sover, Ed.D. Executive Director

Stephanie Sanderman Director of Development

Jo-Ann Hoeppner, Ph.D.

Pearl Rieger, M.A.

Mark Ditthardt District Liaison/Admissions Coordinator

Doris Johnson, Ph.D.

Warren Rosen, Ph.D.

Robin Johnstone, Ph.D. Clinical Director John R. Stieper, III Director of Education Stacy Post Director of Finance

Jo-Ann Hoeppner, Ph.D. Clinical Consultant Mark Wall Dean of Students

Civic Advisory Board Charlie Bobrinskoy

Mark Koulogeorge

Robert Chodos

Karen May

Daniel O. Dickinson

State Senator Julie Morrison

Eileen M. Frank Joel M. Friedman Susan Garrett

Jeffrey A. Hechtman Marvin Isles

State Rep. Elaine Nekritz William Pate John Pratt Michael Sachs

Eileen Kamerick Steven Koch

Young Professionals for Cove Steering Committee Ian Goldberg

Sean Regan

Ryan Lieberman

Katy Sover

Bradley Lindgren

Kaley Ventura

Melissa Petritis

Nicole Weldzius

Rebecca Ramos

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FINANCIALS Revenues Revenues TUITION AND FEES TUITION AND FEES

$7,632,584

$7,632,584

86.4%

CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUTIONS

$982,434

11.1%

COVE@65 CAMP CAMP COVE@65

$59,861

0.7%

INTEREST INCOME INTEREST INCOME

$394

0.0%

OTHER R EVENUES OTHER REVENUES

$160,756

1.8%

$8,836,029

100.0%

Total Revenues

Total Revenues

$160,756 $394

$59,861

Expenses Expenses EMPLOYEE EXPENSE EMPLOYEE EXPENSE

$6,919,201

80.3%

SUPPLIES AND SERVICE SUPPLIES AND SERVICE

$1,102,273

12.8%

$302,134

3.5%

$47,421

0.6%

OCCUPANCY OCCUPANCY

$180,654

2.1%

SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP

$62,500

0.7%

$8,614,182

100.0%

DEPRECIATION DEPRECIATION INTEREST EXPENSE INTEREST EXPENSE

Total Expenses Total Expenses

$982,434

$6,919,201

$62,500

$180,654

$302,134

$1,102,273

$47,421

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