Annual review

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Breaking New Ground in Education.

Every Day.

P I LOT S C H O O L 2 0 17

Breaking New Ground in Education.

Every Day.

1 From Transition to Transformation 2 From Our Director 3 From Our Board President 4 Every Detail Drives Our Purpose 6 Testimonials 10 Facts and Figures 11 Financials 12 Annual Fund Donors 13 Capital Campaign Donors 15 Placements

From Transition to Transformation.

A child’s education, like life itself, is a journey. At Pilot School, everything we do is to help

our students overcome their learning challenges so that they may engage in their own educational path — however and wherever it takes them. Our goal is to transition students into a traditional

academic environment when they are ready — preparing them with the tools of self-advocacy and skills, as well as the confidence and motivation to embrace and enjoy the learning experience as they move through the journeys of their lives.

This brochure is the story of Pilot School’s own recent journey. When the previous school building

was constructed in 1965, it was at the forefront of facilities designed to help children with learning

differences. In the five decades since, exponential growth in technology that provided new insights into the learning process created the need for a 21st century learning environment. The new Pilot School seamlessly combines the natural wonders of the surrounding 50-acre campus with the design elements of the building itself.

At last, the final vision for this new learning environment has been more than just realized. It has been transcended.

The new Pilot School is indeed a compelling, child-centered environment that integrates out-of-

doors learning experiences in a building that itself encourages students to incorporate awareness

of everything around them, from groundwater systems to woodlands and from movement to calm.

Thinking, reasoning, observational and problem-solving skills are flourishing in the living,

breathing classrooms of woods, terraces, hills, and streams. Sensory experiences are vital to the interconnection of brain and body — they build engagement, connectedness, and a sense of belonging.

Having moved from a school building constructed decades ago to an innovative facility in the

midst of 50 acres of nature and woodlands, we weave together nature and nurture, flora and fauna, the natural wonder of children with the wisdom gleaned from leading research in maximizing learning effectiveness. Welcome to the Pilot School of today — and tomorrow.

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From Our Director On a recent spring afternoon when all was quiet after school, I donned my boots and set out on one of the trails behind the school. The day’s busy events were soon crowded out by thoughts of the exciting challenges ahead.

The first thing to jolt me out of my work mindset was the smell of the forest — not the visual awareness of being in the woods, but the sweet organic smell of leaves, sticks, and the dark humid earth. Inspired, I paused to allow all of my senses to be engaged.

I looked around at the trees and vegetation that were the source of those forest smells. I heard birds chirping and felt breezes that caused plants and trees to sway.

I reached the ridge connecting two incredibly different rock formations where Rocky Run and Hurricane Run streams converge. This ridge, created thousands of years ago during the Ice Age, is a natural phenomenon and teaching tool — a place where history, geography, and geology intersect.

Deep breaths brought peaceful feelings and a reminder about the importance of nature in our lives. Today, recalling that calming late afternoon experience, I think about the research that establishes our genetic connection to nature, as shared by journalist, author, and nature advocate Richard Louv. A featured guest and speaker at our School Opening in November, he emphasized how stress and poor health can result if our connection to nature becomes disrupted.

Exposure to nature encourages the release of hormones that improve outlook and the availability to learn by lowering levels of stress and fear. With such magnificent opportunities for integrative learning throughout our campus, I am excited to see Pilot’s teachers creating experiences that reflect the wealth of new ways to learn and teach discovered through 21st century technology and research.

Now that the dream of this new campus has been realized, my excitement is tinged with a mix of emotions as I realize that it’s time for a personal transition. I am leaving my role as director as of August 1 and passing the torch to Alix Kokkoris, who has been part of the Pilot family for 15 years, first as teacher and most recently as Head of the Lower Division. I am thrilled that Alix has accepted this position, and I look forward to working with her as a volunteer. Pilot has been part of my life for 40 years, and it will remain so as I concentrate my focus on strategic initiatives and fundraising.

How thankful all of us at Pilot are to the many people and foundations who provided financial support to make our vision a reality. Because of your belief in our mission and your generous support, children who benefit from the specialized education at Pilot School have endless opportunities for independence and success.

Thank you, from the depths of all of our hearts,

Kathleen B. Craven, Director 2

From Our Board President I can’t tell you how proud I am to be a part of this “new” school. Proud of not just the new physical plant and environs but of the new spirit that permeates the school.

Students, teachers, staff, and the board have been invigorated by the long-anticipated move. You can sense it when walking in the door. I equate the feeling to receiving an unexpectedly high estimate on Antiques Road Show — you just want to say, “Wow!” And, you want to keep saying it as you walk around watching the kids trying not to run (for joy) through the halls and gazing out at the always new panorama of nature and light that surrounds them.

The changes won’t cease with the move. As everyone is adapting to our new environment so, too, the board and staff will be looking at expanded programming and opportunities that this platform offers, all imbued with that unique Pilot spirit and approach.

Enjoy reading this tribute to our new school and future,

H. Rodney Scott, President, Pilot School Board of Trustees

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Every Detail Drives Our Purpose Every detail of the new building and campus was intentionally designed based upon 21st century insights into how the brain learns.

Every member of the team — from architects to builders to site engineers and landscape professionals — understood, accepted, and exceeded the challenge to create an interactive, multi-sensory learning environment that integrates what is happening inside and outside the building.

Lesson plans link content learned in the classroom with the virtually boundless information available through the Internet and other technologies with experiential, hands-on learning in nearby fields and streams.

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Wings were built with different size hallways to better fit the children using them. Furniture was selected to move naturally with children, to improve focus and attention rather than detract from it.

Even details such as angling exterior windows to optimize natural light and direct the eye towards the most inspirational views were carefully thought out and implemented.

Rooms were designed for optimum flexibility to engage children with novelty and to adapt to new uses and configurations as needs change and evolve.

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After so many years of planning, evaluation, fundraising, design, and construction, the official first school day in our new home took place on November 14, 2016. And the transformation of our learning experience, and our students’ lives, continues to take place...every day.

With its innovative, child-centered design, Pilot School offers many new opportunities, including the benefit of increased flexibility and new connections to nature and the surrounding world. Students can experience lessons with new opportunities to touch, feel, and see ideas that were not previously available to them!

Excitement seems to course through their veins as they approach each and every new experience. Students beam with pride, eager to show off their school and the great and unique qualities that the facilities and campus have to offer. It truly is a place like no other.

–Casey Cline, Teacher

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We can say when one door closed, another glorious door opened. It feels as though our new doors and vast windows are operating as openings for unlimited ideas and possibilities in both teaching and learning.

Pilot School has always been about unlocking the potential, but the new surroundings give the sense that the potential has expanded and may just be unlimited.

The Pilot Way continues to be a wondrous way of learning and growing.

–Susan Stewart, Teacher

Historically, Pilot has always had the mission and faculty skill set to ensure a fabulous education to learning challenged students. With this new facility and campus, the school integrates cutting-edge technology, leading-edge teaching, and a holistic approach combining nature, nurture, and the findings of neuroscience to afford each individual student the best opportunity to excel and realize his or her potential. –Andy Jefferson, Board Member and Pilot Parent

Driving onto this amazing campus every morning is motivating, inspiring, and peaceful all at the same time. Driving up at night is, in a word, magical. In the Art Studio, a glass wall with shelving holds both works in progress and finished masterpieces. Spotlighting illuminates these shelves for a gallery-like viewing experience.

Students and staff take pride in this amazing building in which every element was designed to alleviate distraction and aid in creating a peaceful learning environment. The new school building makes teaching here, and learning here, a true joy.� –Ruth Sklut, Art Teacher

Light: Situated to capture maximum hours of daylight, the building features large windows in classrooms and hallways to bring calming views of nature and beneficial natural light from the outside in.

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Water: Water is necessary for life and the school and campus were designed to integrate the various water systems inside and out, including the green roof, rain gardens, storm water management and pond-band ecosystem. By observing our water system cycles, students learn to respect and appreciate this vital resource.

This new school home has been transformative in the way teaching and learning take place at Pilot.

As of August 1, my own role will be transformed as I transition into the position of director. I am both humbled and honored to be chosen for this position, and I will be guided by the legacy of the dedicated educators who filled this role before me, Kathy Craven and Doris LeStourgeon. I thank the Board of Trustees for their confidence and look forward to the ongoing support of the entire Pilot family as we move forward into the future.

–Alexandra Kokkoris, Division Head, Lower Division

When my son John enters the building, he always does so at a run. He cannot wait to be greeted by all the staff waiting at the doors to wish him good morning by name. John says, “It’s awesome!” and “The pool is one of a kind. It makes you feel good.

The OT and PT helps you feel better.” We are positive that this school is the place for John.

–Kim Kuhl, Pilot Parent and John Kuhl, Pilot Student, Age 10

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Energy: A key consideration was to significantly reduce the building footprint and energy consumption while maintaining a high degree of aesthetics and functionality. Highly insulated walls combined with energyefficient windows, heating, cooling and ventilation are expected to reduce energy usage by 30 percent.

When touring the new building and campus, we were struck by the way the environment envelops everyone who enters with a warm and welcoming feeling. The lobby’s enormous boulders and homey fireplace serve as a gathering space for the children before, during, and after school. It feels like an extension of home — a safe place to be yourself and be treated with kindness and understanding. Every single brick seems to echo Pilot’s mission of caring deeply for each child as an individual. As we left our tour, Brad mentioned how lucky the children were to have such a magical place.

–Trina and Brad Hendrixson, Former Pilot Parent and Student.

As I move around the country, spreading the word about the importance of connecting children and ourselves to the natural world, I’ve visited countless schools. Now and then I walk into a school and have an almost visceral thought: “I wish my sons, now 29 and 34, could have gone to this school.”

Pilot School is one of the best. While much of the education world has drifted away from nature, Pilot teaches not to the test, but to the whole child.

–Richard Louv, author of “Last Child in the Woods,” “The Nature Principle,” and “Vitamin N”

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A View of the Numbers: Facts and Figures

50 Faculty and Staff with 42 advanced degrees

100%

alumni high school graduation rate

80%

college graduation rate*

98%

5:1 student teacher ratio

of students remain in their next school through the highest grade offered, after transitioning out of Pilot* *10 year history

24 inches

is the measure by which growing children can range in physical height and their overall size can be just as diverse. Desks and chairs need to fit the learner, not the other way around.

10 to 15 minutes is the span of time elementary school children can maintain concentration.

Our furniture moves with children to stimulate brain activity, improve balance, and increase focus.

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5 fresh air circulations

per hour improve indoor air quality and increase attention, concentration, and overall health

8 to 10 hours

is too long for children to remain static and seated.

Yet, that’s how much time children sit during the day without recess and after-school play.

7 On-site Therapies Occupational "

"Physical Speech/Language "

"Music Art "

"Psychology Counseling "

3 outdoor classrooms include nature as a soothing and peaceful component of learning.

302 trees, 915 shrubs, 7,462 perennials with 95% native to the area.

The zero-entry pool welcomes young and/or fearful swimmers into the water with its gradual, non-threatening slope. Our saltwater pool promotes overall social, mental, and physical health through physical activity and relaxation in an environment free of neurotoxins.

A View of the Numbers: Financials from August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017 At Pilot, we are proud that we are currently able to devote 83 percent of all revenues to academic programming. With energy savings and an anticipated boost in enrollment allowed by the larger school facility, we hope that we can increase that percentage in the very near future.

As always, we recognize that our donors make it possible for our students to enjoy the very highest caliber of individualized education and attention, and our appreciation knows no bounds.

Our sincere thanks to everyone who supports the vision and values of The Pilot School. We couldn’t do what we do — or be where we are — without you.

To make a donation online, please visit www.pilotschool.org/giving.

Uses of Funds: Expenses

83 %

Sources of Funds: Revenue

83%

Tuition & Fees

14 %

3 % 8%

n Academic Program

n Academic Support/ Administration

n Fund Raising

3% Miscellaneous

6% Investment

Contributions

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We Appreciate Our Donors. Every Day.

Without the generosity of donors to our Annual Fund and our Capital Campaign, the view would be bleak indeed. n There would be no new school building nor campus to celebrate. There would be no way to compensate for the difference in tuition vs. actual cost to educate. n Thanks to you, our initial vision has become our daily view. And it is both inspirational and transformational.

Annual Fund Donors

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Buccini Doris A. Freebery Jack and Jeanette Burnam Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Fresconi, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Calabrese, Sr. William and Adrienne Gallagher Peter and Darcy Caldwell John and Irene Gangemi At the time of this writing, yearly Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Campbell Lou and Rhonda Gatti Jane and John Carey The Geoghegan Family tuition charged is $29,400, Mr. R. R. M. Carpenter, IV Dr. and Mrs. James R. Gibson compared to the actual cost of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. M. Carpenter, III Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gildea, Jr. educating one student is $37,400. Mrs. Virginia Carroll Jim and Alexis Glaze Barry Cash and Janet Reed Dr. Henry R. Glyde Contributions to the Annual Paul D. Cash Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Golian Fund help cover the difference.

Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Ciarlo Mr. and Mrs. William Graff Thanks to all of our donors whose Mr. Peter M. Coghill Susanne J. Greenberg generosity makes a difference in Mrs. Mary Ann Collins Mr. and Mrs. Michael Greene Mrs. Lindsay Conaway Mrs. E.D. Griffenberg, Jr. our student’s lives every day.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Constantinou Karen and Lowell Groundland And into the future.

Emily E. Cordell Thomas and Lexie Hanna Mr. and Mrs. Richard Corroon Mr. Paul Harrell, Jr. Borkee-Hagley Foundation Linda Cox Mr. and Mrs. Craig Harrington Curran Foundation Ms. Cindi Cozza Mr. John Harrison Dietze Charitable Foundation Mrs. Kathleen B. Craven Niki and John Hawkins Ellason Downs Perpetual Trust Ms. Phoebe Craven The Hay Family Pepper Hamilton Michael P. Cuocolo The Hedrick Family Nor’ Easter Foundation David Cutler Rep. Debra and Mr. Pat Heffernan Peirce Park Group Jane Bultman Dalldorf Mr. and Mrs. Bradley W. Hendrixson Rencourt Foundation The D’Alonzo Family Mrs. Margaret R. Henry Sezna Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Daney Stephen and Betsy Hershey Joan R. Adams Laura and Greg Davies Laura J. Hettleman Luke A. Allen Elizabeth Dearlove Mrs. Paula Higgins Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Alonzo Mr. and Mrs. John N. Demsey Ron and Leslie Hill Mr. Ashley H. Altschuler Ms. Marilyn Denn David Hodas Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence K. Alwine Michele and Matthew Denn Gerry Holler Carl and Maryellen Anderson Ms. Debra Deptula Craig and Susan Hooper Ms. Kelley Andrews Mrs. Arthur G. Diver Ms. Nancy C. Hyland Dr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Arrigo Judy Dodd Niki T. Ingram Dr. and Mrs. Jean Y. Audigier Mrs. Carolyn Doerr Ms. Karen Jacobs and Mr. Jack B. Blumenfeld Mr. Mark A. Audigier John P. and Lynn M. Donahue Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jefferson Mrs. Wilhelmina Austin Audrey and Mike Donohue Bruce L. Jewett Mariana Bair Mr. and Mrs. Ford B. Draper, Jr. Zhongjiang Jia Mr. and Mrs. Maurice A. Baumann Marlene Drewes Ann Jones John and Mary Bayard Ben duPont Mrs. Leslie Jones Louisa and Rufus Bayard Mr. Irenee duPont, Jr. Dayle and Michael Joseph George P. Beer Mr. and Mrs. William Ebbott Lynne Keane Jeb and Eda Bell Mrs. Eugene Ellick Ms. C. Victoria Kitchell Miss Ruslana Belokopyty Dr. and Mrs. Joachim Elterich Patricia Knodel Karl and Kristin Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Embley Nick and Alix Kokkoris Paul and Sue Bennett Davis and Judy Emory Mr. Kevin L. Kramer Mrs. Georgina Bissell Don and Karen Enslen Mr. William Kronenberg, III Mrs. Robert H. Bolling Mr. and Mrs. Charles Erhardt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Konrad Mr. Erich and Mrs. Melissa Bollman Necol Evans Mr. Eugene Kuczmarski John and Nancy Borden Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Evans, Jr. Drs. Gerard A. Kuhn and Katherine A. King Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Brandt Kim and Richard Facciolo John and Cindy Larned Eileen and Charles Brennan Lorena J. Farrar Thomas Leamy Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Brennan Charles Fawthorp Miss Doris M. LeStourgeon Dr. Alfred B. Brown Anne and John Fields Ellen and Alan Levin Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Chip Brown Ms. Juliann S. Figliola Suzanne and Stuart Levy Ms. Margaret H. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Don Fishman Arno and Mary Loessner Mr. William H. Brownlee Pete and Marie Fitzpatrick Mr. and Mrs. John Lopez Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Brown, Sr. O. Wells Foster Ms. Virginia Lovett Jeff and Pam Bryer Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Frank Mr. H. D. Lunger Mr. and Mrs. John B. Bryer Frank Family Mr. and Mrs. David H. Lyons Mr. and Mrs. D. Robert Buccini Mr. and Mrs. William H. Frederick, Jr. Victoria R. Maccari

August 1, 2016–July 31, 2017

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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Mack Mr. and Mrs. J. C. B. MacKeand Mr. and Mrs. Ian A. MacKinnon Mrs. Michelle A. Madden The S. A. Manthorpe Family Mr. and Mrs. Edmund S. Mayo, III Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Mazie Dr. and Mrs. Charles V. Mazza Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. McBride Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCammon, IV Phyllis M. McCarthy Sandy McCorkle Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. McCoy Tom and Marsha McCoy Mrs. Irene D. McDonald Mr. and Mrs. James P. McFadden Mr. and Mrs. David C. McFarlan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Gibson McIlvain, III Dr. and Mrs. William Medford Drs. James and Rita Meek Mr. and Mrs. Ray L. Mendelsohn Mrs. Arthur I. Mendolia Carol A. Mentzer Mr. George M. Moffett, II Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. T. Moore, II Virginia M. Morgan Morgan Stanley Ms. Alexandra V. Morris Owen Morris, III Anne B. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. John M. Murray, II Mr. Richard Nielsen Cynthia Obidinski Margaret Odiorne Mrs. Virginia W. Ogle Mr. and Mrs. Denis P. O’Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Papa, Jr. Chris and Mary Patterson Dr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Pennington, III Mr. John F. Petrillo

George and Barbara Pettyjohn Gregory J. Pfister and Rebecca Brewer Anita Behrle Phillips Mr. K. Donald Proctor and The Rev. Judith Harris Proctor Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Prost Mr. and Mrs. James M. Purcell Timothy L. Randolph and Jessica W. Reed Larry and Peggy Reardon Barbara Redden Stephen and Joanmarie Reisen Mariana S. Richards Mr. Robert H. Richter Melissa and Scott Riegel Joyce M. Rivers Ms. Pat Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas P. Roscoe Mr. and Mrs. David F. Rosenberg David and Susan Rothfuss Mary Ann Rozsas Tom and Katie Salvatore Phil Saxon Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert S. Scarborough, III Marika and Jonathon Schoolar Mr. and Mrs. H. Rodney Scott Mr. Charles P. Schutt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Shepherd, Jr. Colleen Shivone Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Shopa David and Gail Simpson Mr. and Mrs. James Simpson Dr. and Mrs. Narinder G. Singh Mr. and Mrs. David Singleton Mrs. Ruth D. Sklut Ms. Eve Slap Mr. Mark A. Smith and Ms. Melissa S. McDonald Sarah C. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Rodman Snelling Carol and Bill Spiker Allen Anthony Spizzo Mr. and Mrs. William C. Spruance Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Steele Ms. Leila Steele James C. Stein Miss Susan Stewart Dr. and Mrs. Michael Stillabower Ms. Theresa Stranahan Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor Jeffrey Teets Phyllis and Bob Thomas Dan and Karin Thurman Donald and Angela Tilton Steve and Carol Torpey Michael Townsley Robert and Joan Tuleya Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Tuleya Andrea and Tonchie Vest Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Viceconte Janet Walker Mrs. Mary Welch Mr. and Mrs. William L. Wellons Gregory and Rachel Werkheiser Charlene White Lauren and Bryan Williams Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wissing Mr. Daniel F. Wolcott, Jr. Richard and Tara Wood Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Wood Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell E. Zebrowski Mr. and Mrs. William H. Zimmerman

Capital Campaign Donors More than 500 parents, board members, grandparents, faculty members, friends, foundations, corporations, and alumni have contributed to our capital campaign. We are grateful to each and every donor for helping us realize our vision of a 50-acre school. We have raised 93% of our $17,500,000 goal. We are so close, but we still need your help.

Now that you’ve seen the incredible achievement your support made possible, please help us bring this campaign to a conclusion so we may continue to help our students learn, thrive and grow throughout their educational journey ahead.

Joan R. Adams The Alonzo Family Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Altmaier Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence K. Alwine Mrs. Harry W. Anderson Ms. Kelley Andrews Anonymous Richard and Janice Antinoph Mr. and Mrs. Bradley R. Aronstam Dr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Arrigo Dr. and Mrs. Berton Ashman Asplundh Foundation Susan Atwater Mrs. Wilhemina Austin Patricia Bacon Bryn Bailey Barbara Chambers Baker Mr. Charles S. Baker, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Michael Banbury Bancroft Construction Company Mrs. Emily B. Bankert Mr. and Mrs. William Barlow Mr. and Mrs. Glenn P. Barnhill Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Basciani Mr. and Mrs. Guy Batt Josephine Bayard Rufus and Louisa Bayard Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Beardwood Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Beardwood Pat and George Beck Austin H. Beer James E. & Constance L. Bell Foundation Jeb and Eda Bell Miss Ruslana Belokopyty Karl and Kristin Bennett Paul and Sue Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Brandon P. Biery Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr. Mr. David T. Blake Alex Bodenstab, M.D. Mrs. Robert H. Bolling, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Erich J. Bollman

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert R. Bollman Rev. Anne B. Bonnyman Mr. and Mrs. Carl Book Pete and Susan Borden Dr. and Mrs. Howard Z. Borin Borkee-Hagley Foundation John D. Boykin, Class of 1963 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Brandt Charles and Eileen Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C.T. Brokaw Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Brooks Dr. Alfred B. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Chip Brown Mr. and Mrs. Henry I. Brown, III Maggie Brown Mrs. Carolyn M. Bruce C. John Bryer John and Denise Bryer Mr. and Mrs. D. Robert Buccini Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Buccini Mrs. Debbie Buenaga Sir Bulldozer Jeannette and Jack Burnam Dr. Warren G. Butt and Ms. Elaine M. Schmerling Mrs. Virginia Butters Cabot-Kjellerup Foundation Richard and Marigene Calabrese Doug and Lynda Campbell Joyce and Carl Campion John and Jane Carey The Carota Family Carpenter Foundation Betsy Carpenter David H. C. Carpenter Keith P. Carpenter Lucinda Carpenter Mrs. R. R. M. Carpenter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R.R.M. Carpenter, III R.R.M. Carpenter, IV Mr. Barry Cash and Ms. Janet Reed Luis and Wendi Castillo Mr. and Mrs. George Cattermole Mr. and Mrs. Ted Cecala Robby and John Chabalko Chichester duPont Foundation Cho Benn Holback + Associates Keith, Coral, Ralph and Marilyn Churchill Dr. and Mrs. Alphonso P. Ciarlo Mr. and Mrs. David P. Cline Patricia and John Cochran Dr. John W. Collette Mrs. Mary Ann Collins Mrs. Lindsay Conaway Dan and Mary Conlin Mr. and Mrs. John Constantinou Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Cooch, Jr, Mr. and Mrs. Lammot L. Copeland, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Corcoran Mr. and Mrs. Richard Corroon Cynthia L. Cozza Kathy and David Craven Crestlea Foundation Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Crichton, Jr. Crystal Trust Mr. Michael P. Cuocolo Curran Foundation Carol Curtis Jane and Vincent Cyr Jane Bultman Dalldorf Mr. and Mrs. William F. D’Alonzo

Lee and Ferne Daney The Danko Family Mr. and Mrs. George J. Danneman Mr. Jay S. Danneman Gregory and Laura Davies Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davis Dean Foundation, Inc. Elizabeth Dearlove Mr. and Mrs. Ulf K. Demberger Mr. and Mrs. John N. Demsey Mrs. Cynthia Denham Mr. and Mrs. James S. Denham, III Mrs. William B. Denham, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Denn Ms. Debra Deptula Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. DeWees, Jr. DFRC Dietze Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Dick, III Mr. and Mrs. Pasqualo Diodato Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Dionisi Mr. Douglas Diver Judy Dodd Alice and Bob Donaghy Mr. and Mrs. F. Michael Donohue, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. F. Michael Donohue, IV Ellason Downs Perpetual Charitable Trust Mr. Avery Draper Mr. and Mrs. Ford B. Draper, Jr. Marlene Drewes Jacqueline A. Drewes Mr. and Mrs. Bob Duhadaway Drs. William H. and Beth R. Duncan Mr. Benjamin F. duPont Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. duPont Coley and Mary duPont Mr. and Mrs. Henri V. duPont Mr. and Mrs. Jacob M. duPont The Hon. and Mrs. Pierre S. duPont, IV Mr. William K. duPont Mrs. Sandra B. Ebbott Ederic Foundation Mrs. Eugene Ellick Tom and Mary Ann Embley Davis and Judy Emory Endo Pharmaceuticals Mrs. Janice Engle Don and Karen Enslen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Evans, Jr. The Facciolo Family Fair Play Foundation The Fannin Family Mrs. Lorena Farrar Dr. and Mrs. Michael D. Feldman Mr. and Mrs. John B. Fields Nick Fina Tonya and K. Cole Flickinger Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Flinn Mr. Stephen D. Flitcraft ForeSite Associates Sutton Hays Forwood Mr. O. Wells Foster Dick and Sharon Fox Mr. and Mrs. Zissimo Frangopoulos Mrs. Carmen Frankosky Mr. and Mrs. S. Sam Fratoni Mr. and Mrs. William H. Frederick, Jr. Doris A. Freebery Rick, Nancy and Ricky Freebery Jesse and Susan Fullerton The Anthony and Catherine Fusco Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Brian J. Galinat

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John and Irene Gangemi Ms. Lindsay Ganster Chris and Michelle Gardiner Lou and Rhonda Gatti Mr. Larry R. Gebensleben Joseph H. and Imogene B. Geoghegan Mr. and Mrs. Bob George Mrs. Erica A. Gibbons Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Gibson Robert Gildea, III Mrs. William Gillespie, III Alexis and Jim Glaze William E. Godfrey Andrew and Lois Golian Good Samaritan Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gould Michael and Susan Gould Mr. and Mrs. Jon G. Govatos Mrs. E.D. Griffenberg Sherry Grimes Lowell and Karen Groundland The Gulea Family Haley Hagenbach and Family Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harra Mr. Paul Harrell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Craig Harrington Mr. George S. Harrington Mr. John Harrison Mr. Harry G. Haskell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hayward The Hedrick Family Mr. and Mrs. G. Patrick Heffernan Hendrixson Family Group Barbara Henry Ms. Margaret R. Henry Wes Henry Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Hershey Paula Higgins Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hobson Dr. Dennis J. Hoelzer Mrs. Gerry Holler Home and School Association Carl Hostetter Mrs. Alice B. Hupfel Debbie and Eric Hutz and Family Ms. Nancy Hyland The Imber Family Niki Ingram and Andrew Unthank

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Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Ireland Mrs. Paul A. Isken Alice M. Ivy Mr. and Mrs. John R. Jackson Ms. Karen Jacobs and Mr. Jack Blumenfeld Sharon Jacobs, Donald and Brian Unger Dr. Rebecca Jaffe and Mr. Jerome Heisler Andy and Heather Jefferson Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Jewett Mr. Zhongjiang Jia and Ms. Tao Zhang Mr. and Mrs. Bradley D. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Edgar N. Johnson Heather N. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. William D. Johnston Ann L. Jones Mrs. Leslie Jones Mr. and Mrs. Owen Brett Jones Mr. Russell O. Jones Dayle and Michael Joseph Mr. Otto J. Juhl, III Mr. Ralph J. Juhl The Jumbo Family Gordon and Cindy Kaiser Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keane Dr. and Mrs. Roger Kerzner The Kimmel Family Ms. C. Victoria Kitchell Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Knodel Verna Elaine Knowles Alix and Nick Kokkoris Sally Krapf Janet and Jack Krol Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Kubeck Dr. Gerard A. Kuhn and Dr. Elizabeth A. King Mr. Gary Kulik and Ms. Barbara Melosh Mr. Carl Kumpf Laffey-McHugh Foundation Stephen and Joyce Lamb Mr. William O. LaMotte, III Kurt and Rita Landgraf Tom and Andrea Lapinski J.J. Larned’s Family Dr. and Mrs. Robert Laskowski Dr. and Mrs. Ira H. LaVoe Karen and David Lazar Tom Leamy Mr. Kenneth G. LeFevre Lemole Family Charitable Trust Miss Doris M. LeStourgeon Mr. and Mrs. Alan B. Levin Diane and Harry Levin Foundation Richard and Andrea Levine and Emily Rogosin The Levinson Family Stuart and Suzanne Levy Dan and Missy Lickle Renee and Bill Lickle Dr. and Mrs. G. Arno Loessner Longwood Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Lopez Mrs. Robert S. Lovett, II Ms. Virginia Lovett Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Lubin Mr. and Mrs. William D. Luke, Jr. Mr. Ivar A. Lundgaard and Ms. Susan R. Duer Mr. and Mrs. Per I. Lundgaard Mr. and Mrs. F. Edmund Lynch Drs. Christine and Christopher Lyons Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Maccari Dr. and Mrs. Barton L. Mackey Ian and Mary MacKinnon Kelley F. MacKinnon

Madame Mini Me Mr. and Mrs. William Maley Mr. and Mrs. William E. Manning Dick and Pat Manski Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Manthorpe Marmot Foundation Mrs. Jane Maroney Ms. Judith A. Marsey Mrs. Beatrice D. Massih Ms. Diana Maxmin Linda Simon and Eric Mazie David Mazza Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. McArdle Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCammon, IV Michael E. McCarthy Phyllis M. McCarthy Mrs. Charles B. McCoy Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. McCoy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. McCoy Thomas F. McCoy Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McCusker Dr. and Mrs. Matthew McDermott, Jr. Ellice and Rosa McDonald Foundation David and Elizabeth McFarlan Mrs. Marcella R. McGee Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. McGuinn Mr. and Mrs. John P. McKay Mr. and Mrs. James V. McKeon, III Ligon E. McMurry Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. McNeil Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Measley Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Measley, Jr. Drs. Rita and James Meek Mr. John Mekus and Ms. Mona Warwar Judy Mellen Mrs. Arthur Mendolia Mrs. Carol A. Mentzer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mentzer Richard and Nancy Mercante Mr. Jack D. Miller Milliken Foundation Julia Moorhead and Family Mrs. John M. Morgan Xannie Vest Morris Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Edmon L. Morton Mr. and Mrs. David Morton Mrs. Patricia J. Moss Soonie, John and Susan Mulford Anne B. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. John M. Murray, II Mr. and Mrs. Peter Murray The Murray Charitable Trust The Grateful Family of Seamus Murtagh Debbie and Jerome Nachlis Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Naylor John and DoDo Newlin Mr. Richard A. Nielsen Novartis Foundation Valerie Sill and Dennis O’Brien Chuck and Helen Oertel Adam and Richard Ogorek Mrs. Betty Papastavros Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Parton Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Peaper Karen and David Pensak Mrs. Joy Peoples Mr. and Mrs. Joe Petrillo John Petrillo George and Barbara Pettyjohn Lear and Gary Pfeiffer Mr. Gregory J. Pfister and Ms. Rebecca Brewer

Sandra Pileggi Mrs. Deneane Platt Dr. Bill and Eleni Ploumis Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Porter, III Mrs. Margaret Price Mr. K. Donald Proctor and The Rev. Judith Harris Proctor Dianne Prost & Janet Prost Schmidt Jim and Susan Purcell Mr. and Mrs. Michael Purzycki Colleen M. Quinn Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Reed, Sr. Rehabilitation Consultants, Inc. Gavin William Reichert Rencourt Foundation Rencourt-Carpenter Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richards, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Richardson Robert H. Richter Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Rickards Mr. and Mrs. John E. Riegel Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Riegel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott P. Riegel Joyce M. Rivers Ms. Joanne Robinson Diana Rollins David and Elaine Rosenberg Mrs. Donald P. Ross, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David E. Rothfuss Ms. Mary Ann Rozsas Jeanne and Tom Rueger Barbara and Bruce Russo Henry and Joan Rust Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Sager Mrs. Joanne Saienni Tom and Katie Salvatore Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Saridakis Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Sarkissian Mr. and Mrs. H. Murray Sawyer Phil Saxon Mrs. Ben Scharf Joe and Debbie Schell Marika and Jonathan Schoolar Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Schutt, Jr. Scooter-Boxie Foundation Mr. H. Rodney Scott Mrs. Kathy Seeman Mrs. Gail Sezna Mrs. Lynn A. Sharkey Sharp Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Chad Shear Mr. and Mrs. Torin Shear Dr. and Mrs. William D. Shellenberger Mr. and Mrs. William R. Shepherd, Jr. Mrs. Nelson T. Shields, III Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon Shields Colleen Shivone Sharon and Michael Shone Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Silliman, III Dr. and Mrs. David Simpson Mr. and Mrs. James Simpson Brian, Stephanie and Ruth Sklut Ms. Jennifer K. Skolfield Eve Slap, Eryn Slap and Ben Slap-Marshall Joseph and Joann Slights, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Slights, III Ms. Marsha L. Sloan Mrs. Sarah C. Smith Jonathan Snyder David K. Solacoff, MD and M. Lynne duPont, MD Southern Health Partners

Carol and William Spiker Mr. Joseph Spino Harold Springer, III Margaretta K. Stabler James C. Stein Mr. Phillip Stewart, Jr. Miss Susan Stewart Dr. and Mrs. Michael Stillabower Dr. George Strawbridge, Jr. The Margaret Dorrance Strawbridge Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Streitwieser Morris and Donna Stroud Mr. and Mrs. Donal P. Sullivan Mark and Patt Suwyn Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Taub Bob and Debbie Taylor Jeffrey Teets Mr. and Mrs. Adrian M. Tenney Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Terribile Donna L. Terribile Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Thomas Mr. Russell L. Thomas Edgar A. Thronson Foundation Mrs. Lani C. Thureau Donald and Angela Tilton Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tomases Michael and Andrew Townsley Gray W. Trainer Vincent and Manori Turmel Bruce and Janet VanDyke Andrea and Tonchie Vest in honor of Owen Zee Morris Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Vinton, III Mrs. Judy Voge Mrs. Janet Walker Mrs. Beth Wallace Larry and Beth Ann Walsh Rachel Ward Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Weidner Mrs. Annette Weiner Welfare Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John S. Wellons Mr. and Mrs. William L. Wellons Mrs. Libby H. Wentworth Chris Bird and Jim Werner Ms. Lynn Weymouth Mr. and Mrs. Philip Weymouth, Jr. Weymouth, Swayze & Corroon Mr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Weymouth Mr. and Mrs. Wayne White Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun W. Wick The Wiest Family The Williamson Family Wilmington Trust Company Ms. Debbie Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wise Edward and Connie Wissing Cam and Donna Witzleben Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Wolcott, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Dave M. Wolfenden Jean and Dick Wood Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Wood, III Mr. and Mrs. John J. Woodard WSFS Bank Yaverland Foundation Ann B. Young Mr. and Mrs. Stuart B. Young Joan Zantzinger Mitch and Lisa Zebrowski Charlotte L. Zimmerman

Placements

While Pilot Students come from many different schools and backgrounds, they share the goal of gaining the skills, knowledge and confidence that will help them thrive into the future. Pilot students have successfully transitioned into: A.G. Waters Middle School A.I. duPont High School AIM Academy Appoquinimink High School Aquinas Academy Archmere Academy Avon Old Farms Bishop Shanahan Blue Ridge School Brandywine Springs Elementary Brewster Academy Cab Calloway School of the Arts Cambria County Christian School Centreville Layton School Charles F. Patton Middle School Cherokee High School Concord High School Conrad Schools of Science Cyber Charter School Delaware Military Academy Delaware Valley Friends Delcastle Vocational High School Downingtown Middle School Farmland Elementary School Foxcroft School Gallaher Elementary School Garnet Valley High School Garnet Valley Middle School Gateway Lab School Gow School H.B. duPont Middle School Hanby Middle School Henderson High School Highlands Elementary Howard High School of Technology Kennett High School Kennett Middle School Lower Merion Maui Preparatory High School

Mt. Pleasant High School North Star Elementary Northwoods School Octorara High School Oxford Area High School Padua Academy Paul M. Hodgson Vo-Tech High School Peirce Middle School Penncrest High School Phelps School Pocopson Elementary School Providence Creek Academy Salesianum High School Sanford School Springer Middle School St. Cornelius School St. Edmond’s Academy St. Elizabeth Elementary School St. Elizabeth High School St. Georges Technical High School St. Mark’s High School St. Peter’s Sun Valley High School Tatnall School The College School The Rectory School Tower Hill Unionville Elementary School Unionville High School Upland Country Day School Ursuline Academy Vanguard School Walter Johnson High School West Nottingham Academy Westtown School WillowWood High School Wilmington Christian School Wilmington Friends School Woodlynde School

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