NCSSM Foundation
YOUR GIFT AT WORK ACROSS NCSSM 2020-2021
Dear supporter, Due to your generosity and that of other generous NCSSM Foundation donors, NCSSM has been able to respond in an agile way to the many challenges presented by the pandemic over the past year and a half. In the 2020-2021 academic year, NCSSM was able to provide connectivity, technology, and resources for students who lacked access at home—and to outfit NCSSM classrooms for hybrid learning and collaboration. Even during a time of extraordinary challenges, you helped move our mission forward. Thank you. We have so much to celebrate. This summer, 342 NCSSM Residential Program graduates and 179 NCSSM Online students ventured out into the larger world after turning their tassels at NCSSM’s 40th graduation ceremony and Online Recognition Ceremony. The Class of 2021 leaves NCSSM with countless achievements including more than $15 million in scholarship awards and acceptances into top schools. Our Morganton campus nears the completion of construction and will welcome residential students in fall 2022. The NCSSM Foundation will soon launch the public phase of our unprecedented $50 million Ignite + Transform campaign, and we hope you continue to be a part of its success. Thank you especially for your leadership gift in the 2020-21 academic year. Your support has enabled: • Innovative educational opportunities for our students, • Transformational research and mentorship experiences, • Student participation in national and international science competitions, • Cultural celebrations on campus, • Increased compensation for faculty and staff, and • Much more Since our founding in 1980, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics has advanced public education in our state and beyond. As we begin this new academic year, I hope we can look to you for your continued support as we work to inspire the next generation to accept the greater challenge. With sincere gratitude,
Todd Roberts, Ed.D. Chancellor
HIGHLIGHTS • Niche.com rated NCSSM as the No. 1 public high school
in NC and the No. 4 public high school in the US in their 2021 K-12 School & District Rankings
• A team of NCSSM students was named one of five national winners in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition
• In 2020, six NCSSM summer programs found ways to shift to virtual formats to challenge, enrich, and prepare some 1,100 students
• NCSSM hosted a virtual COVID-19 Symposium with Dr. Francis
Collins, NIH Director, and Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, scientific lead for coronavirus vaccine research, among others
YOUR 2020-21 GIFT AT WORK Health and Wellness • Supported NCSSM Counseling Services, which provides personal, academic, college, and career counseling
• Supported the Physical Activity and Wellness Department, which offers core and
elective courses, from self-defense and dance to sports medicine to 21 varsity sports
Access and Achievement • Funded student participation in academic competitions and events, including
Regeneron Science Talent Search, BioGenius, Conrad, NSBE, Rocketry, math modeling team events, speech, and debate • Provided speakers such as Nobel Laureate President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to discuss “Building Coalitions for Positive Change”
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion • Supported increase in representation of underrepresented minority (URM) students and
A STRONG COMMUNITY Each year, the NCSSM Foundation provides over 10% of the funding NCSSM needs to operate at its highest level.
Donors like you make the difference between a great educational experience and an exceptional one.
2,777 total donors $7,089,998 cash contributed 1,269
renewing donors
822
donors with 3+ years of consecutive giving
• Supported Step Up to STEM, a free one-week summer program for URM students
790
first-time donors
Investing in Faculty and Staff Excellence • Committed over $100,000 toward faculty and staff development • Increased compensation for faculty and staff
536
donors on Giving Tuesday
925
donors during March Challenge
Morganton Campus Construction • Funds contributed for NCSSM-Morganton will be used to complete construction and
138
donors to the John Kolena Memorial Fund
students from low-resource counties, with Class of 2023 being one of the most diverse ever
renovation activities associated with the seven facilities and 62-acre campus site
OUR NEWEST ALUMNI: THE CLASS OF 2021
342
179
residential graduates, hailing from 176 high schools across 71 counties, representing all 13 of NC’s congressional districts
NCSSM Online students completed the two-year honors program
195
63%
residential graduates will attend a UNC System school
of residential graduates will attend college in NC
INCOMING UNICORNS: THE CLASS OF 2023
1,494 total applicants
595 total enrolled
1,071 residential applicants* 423 online applicants*
358 residential students 237 online students
78 counties represented by Class of 2023 residential and online students
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*Reflects only students’ first choices
NCSSM Foundation P.O. Box 2733 Durham, NC 27715-2733