2017-2018 Annual Report ___________________________________________________________________

Side by Side strives to engage, equip, and encourage parents to partner with schools to promote their children’s success in the classroom.

Highlights

Recognized by Maryland Nonprofits for completion of Standards for Excellence Basics, a set of rigorous organizational best practices for nonprofit organizations

Engaged 1,339 parents and children in Great Start family nights

Held 84 workshops and 12 family game nights for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, 1st-grade, and 2nd-grade families at six schools

Served our Spanish-speaking families by providing a rotating schedule of 11 interpreters to assist during parent workshops

Expanded a dynamic program called Booster Club to 5 schools, with retired educators working with 128 students identified by teachers as needing extra assistance in reading skills

Established professional relationships—37 teachers taught parents a variety of math and reading techniques to use with their children at home

“To highlight how much of an impact Side by Side has had, of all our first-graders,

67% have improved to either on or above grade level. That started from a low rate of 23%. Now, I would love to sit here and say, ‘It’s all the teachers.’ There’s actually no way that would be possible without the support of an organization like Side by Side. When the families come for a Side by Side event, they truly immerse themselves in what Side by Side is promoting, which is helping to create communication between home and school and giving parents the tools they need at home.” – Justin FitzGerald, principal at Bond Mill Elementary

“ This is my 3rd year doing Side by Side and I truly believe it has done nothing but

wonderful things for our students. Just on a personal level, running the parent workshops and being able to interact with the families, I feel I have a better connection with them. I think about the kids I had last year that I put in Booster Club. These were students I considered, “Ooh, ‘I’m a little worried about their reading data. I want them to make it; I want them to show the growth, and maybe what I’m doing in the classroom is not enough and they need that extra support.” When the Booster Club teachers were finished, every one of my kindergarten students made their growth. There is nothing I can say but positive things.” – Christina Harter, kindergarten teacher at Deerfield Run Elementary

“Side by Side matters not just because it’s trying not to leave a child behind, but it’s also

equipping the parents to not be left behind either. Side by Side realizes that by engaging, equipping and encouraging the parents to partner with the schools, they are promoting the success of children in the classroom. Because they are equipping the children today, a better community of tomorrow is being built. Paul Shane Spear says, ‘As one person, I cannot change the world, but I can change the world of one person,’ So thank you, Side by Side, for being the hands of God and for displaying God’s heart in the world.” – LaTonya Delaney, Great Start volunteer

Financial Statistics July 31, 2017-June 30, 2018

Revenue: $176,977 Expenses: $160,232 Revenue over Expenses: $16,745 Of note in fiscal year 2017-2018, Side by Side created a Best Friends Club, whose members committed to donating $1,000 or more per year for five years. Seventeen people became the initial Best Friends in the latter part of the fiscal year. BF’s, we love you! We ended the fiscal year with a healthy $16,745 in revenues above expenses. To view our audit, go to our website: https://sidebysidelaurel.org.

We thank our major donors and community sponsors:

Laurel Wreath Lodge #149 Woman’s Club of Laurel

Foundations 30%

Individuals 20%Govt. grants 12%

Fundraisers 15%

Churches 11%

Other 12%

2017-2018 Revenues

Program 72%

Administration 10%

Fundraising 18%

2017-2018 Expenses

County Councilwoman Mary Lehman

Constellation NewEnergy Inc.

We are deeply indebted to the generosity of these individuals who donated in 2018!

$1,000 and above Anonymous Donald and Valerie Ausherman Amanda and Brien Berard Darice and Rick Binfield Becky and Dale Boeckman Grace and Robert Catchings Linda and Roger Engstrom Jane and Joe Hanfman Laima and Norman Kuring Cynthia and Stephen Manock Bobbi McCeney David and Tina McGuffey Ann and Dan Messina Joe and Marilyn Murchison John R. Murchison Michael Murchison and Barbara Sullivan David and Terry Muzzy Suzanne and James O’Connor Lanny Peterson Ron and Carole Pieper Susan and Carl Racine Gregory Ressler John and Nancy Tardy $500 to $999 Nancy Becraft Margaret and Calvert Benedict John Birge Robert Fraser Lilah Haxton Beth Johns Barbara Julian Pamela Mann Ann and David Meixner Robert and Jeanne Mignon Jerry Moxley Arthur Myatt Jody and Stephen Noyes Katharine Peterson Sen. Jim Rosapepe Janine Shaffer Stephan and Mary Stankewich Ann Wagner Betsy Welsh $250 to $499 Anonymous Michael and Cyndi Arnold Dana Bynum Phillip and Cynthia Chase Bonnie and Bill Clarke Thomas and Elizabeth DeMik Jennifer and Doug Doughty Lea Fitzsimons Bill and Sharon Foster Stephanie Gonzales Michael and Nancy Gorman Kerry Greer Stacy Harper-Avilla Juliana Heck Joseph and Carolyn Hoolihan Mary Kurfess Susan and Arthur Marshall Roland and Ann Marie Miller Michael J. Murchison Reid and Linda Murchison Robert Murchison Sherry Myers

Russell and Karla Nemec Ann Parr Margaret and Michael Rice Vicki Shank Rene Stein Lynn and Joe Vasquez Larry and Susan Zimmerman $100 to $249 Marsha Baker Tracy Bailey Jon and Marsha Barnes Mary and Nelson Beyer Dan and Natasha Bowlds Lesley and John Brinton Bill and Ruth Brooks Betsy and Chauncey Brothers Tom and Ann Capehart Marcus and Valda Christian Lynn Zapalski Class Don and Kathleen Dalphonse Wendy and Richard Dengler Maurine Elebash William and Natalie Ennis Patricia Farmer Gerald and Claudia Fink Cheryl Petty Garnette Sherry and Clifford Gotshall Richard Gwathmey Judith Hackman Neil Hamrick Laura Hanagan Judith Haxton John and Shirley Heinsohn Elaine and Casey Henderson Julie Hildebrand Virginia Melissa Holland Ronald Horst Cherilyn and David Hostetler Todd and Eva Howard Stephen and Maggie Hubbard Virginia and Gregory Jennings Douglas Jordan John Kalie Frances Keepers John and Judy Kuntz Elizabeth Anne Marie Lakey Cheryl Lee Toni Lewis Lynda Byrd Logan and Marvin Logan Nancy and Steve Love Scott and Laurie Loveless Karen Lubieniecki and Ken Skrivseth George Mahler James Mattoon Patricia Maynard Barbara Miller Kay and Glenn Miller Susan Wentworth Miranda Craig Moe Carey and Trudie Myers Roxanne Neloms C. Philip Nichols Charlene Passmore Debra and Arnold Rausch Richard and Mary Reynells Joseph and Joan Robison Moffett Roller James Ryan Michael and Lillian Shawyer

Donald and Donna Sheaffer Kevin Sterling and Mary Casazza Greg and Peggy Sweitzer Laudis and Sara Turney Paul and Rosalie Vollmar James and Nancy Welsh Deborah Werre Daniel and Winona Whitener Roger and Rhoda Williamson Less than $100 Susan Alvarez Lindsey Baker Res Batamula Daniel Baumiller Scott and Linda Birdsong Kerry and Susan Blount Martha and Henry Borger Kelly Boudreau Ray and Kathy Boyer Tim Brennan Dawn and Kevin Budd Steven Cieri Bryan and Barbara De Boinville Randhir Dhir Judy Diedrich Vivi Diefenthaler Lenora Dernoga Carl DeWalt Lee Dix and Nedra Wingate-Dix Stephen and Dorothy Dolan Therese Duarte Alma Edgerly Patricia Elliott Amy Elmquist Joseph and Patricia Fisher Paul and Deborah Fitzer Joyce Fitzgerald Wilma Foster James and Marlene Frazier Robert and Dorothy Fulton Celia Gabrel Colette Gingles/CoProductions LLC Mark and Elizabeth Gorman Annamieka Gunderson Kama-Lynn Hamilton Lois Hamilton Kathryn Hayes Mildred Heyward Marion Hoekstra Hollis Hoglund LaTricia January Joanne Jess Linda Kean George Kilbourne Jenny Laure