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LEXINGTON SCHOOL & CENTER
FOR THE DEAF
ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015
Lexington School & Center for the Deaf
26-26 75th Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
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Lexington School for the Deaf, a private, non-profit
school was founded in 1864 by Isacc and Hannah Rosen-
feld, who wanted to provide an education for their deaf
daughter. By 1880, funds were raised to establish a
school on Lexington Avenue in New York City. In 1968,
the school was relocated to East Elmhurst, Queens, to
accommodate the growing student body. Today, Lexing-
ton is the largest school for the deaf in New York State
with a current enrollment of 270 students.
The school’s programs include the parent-infant toddler program, a preschool program, and the
elementary, middle and high school. The Foreign Language Transition program supports the
transition of newly arrived students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Our special
needs classes serve students with developmental and communication challenges. Lexington
maintains a high teacher to student ratio to ensure a high level of instruction and attention from
our Master’s prepared teachers and instructional assistants. All students receive speech therapy
and a team of mental health counselors provides supportive services.
Other Services
The Lexington Vocational Services Center provides job
preparation, placement, coaching and supportive employ-
ment services to Deaf adults in New Jersey and New York.
Lexington’s job developers, job coaches and independent
living specialists work closely with clients and employers to
ensure a successful job transition and placement.
The Lexington Center for Mental Health Services pro-
vides skilled counseling services to deaf adults and children.
Services include an Article 31 mental health clinic, children’s
intensive case management, support groups for deaf families and outreach to deaf patients in
New York City hospital inpatient psychiatric units.
The Lexington Hearing and Speech Center provides diagnostic and screening hearing and
speech services to approximately 3,000 people every year. Clients range in age from infants to
senior citizens. The Center is licensed by the New York State Department of Health as an Article
28 outpatient center and certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Council
of Professional Services Accreditation to provide audiology and speech language pathology and
also serves as a continuing education site.
A Message from Our CEO/Superintendent
Lexington School is comprehensively committed to Learning and Teaching. This learner-
centered perspective is a hallmark of the Lexington School’s approach to teaching. We strive to
empower educators by helping them develop a deep understanding of how students learn, so that
they can effectively apply and adapt teaching strategies to meet their own goals and their stu-
dents’ needs. The purpose is to present current research and theory on student learning in a way
that can inform and guide effective teaching practices. Learning and Teaching is the focus of
the School Improvement Team (SIT), a brand-new leadership committee started in the fall of
2014.
Since January 2015, Lexington’s Vocational Services Center has added more than 50 new clients
and additional job coaches both in NY and NJ. Vocational Services has absorbed numerous con-
sumers due to the closure of FEGS and will be receiving its NYS contract for the Communication
Skills Programs (CSP). Vocational Services has continues its relationship with the Center for In-
dependence of the Disabled-NY (CIDNY) to streamline the benefits application process for con-
sumers. Lexington’s Deaf Women for Economic Independence (Dear-WEI) program has received
a fifth year of funding from the New York Women’s Foundation. The $70,000 grant will help Deaf
women achieve vocational and economic security. Lexington has expanded partnerships with nu-
merous employers in New York and the New Jersey which has led to growth in both locations.
Lexington’s Hearing & Speech Center continues its strong commitment to provide highly personal-
ized services to individuals with hearing loss. The Center provides free hearing screenings through
its Lunch and Learn Open Houses throughout the year. Through the generosity of the Moses L.
Parchelsky Foundation, the Center also provides hearing screening services to local senior citizen
centers.
I am proud of all the Lexington family has accomplished this past year and look forward to contin-
uing our service to the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community in the years ahead.
ASSETS
2015
2014
Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,834,844 $1,684,456
Investments 8,748,533 9,334,332
Accounts receivable
New York State – aidable budget 2,910,548 1,033,710
Title I 158,221
Other (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $149,000 in 2015 and 2014)
709,720 515,144
Prepaid Expenses 94,485
Fixed assets – net 8,012,354 8,642,547
Total Assets $26,374,220 $21,304,674
LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
Liabilities
Accounts payable & accrued expenses $4,289,978 $4,140,611
Capital lease payable 265,539
Line of credit 4,000,000 750,000
Due to government agencies 49,467 138,241
Deferred revenue 2,658,377 58,125
Total Liabilities 11,263,361 5,086,977
Net assets
Unrestricted 13,737,005 14,847,318
Temporarily restricted 955,723 952,248
Permanently restricted 418,131 418,131
Total Net Assets 15,110,859 16,217,697
Total Liabilities & Net Assets $26,374,220 $21,304,674
Lexington School for the Deaf & Related Entities
Combined Balance Sheet - June 30, 2015 & 2014
Lexington School for the Deaf & Related Entities
Combined Statement of Activities
Years Ended June 30, 2015 & 2014
Revenues, gains, losses & other support
2015
2014
Government grants
Tuition and maintenance of pupils – aidable budget $20,955,472 $20,955,473
Title I – Improvement Communication Arts 400,260 551,921
Government grants and contracts 857,574 785,273
Fees for service & other revenue 2,466,095 2,048,635
Contributions 192,598 191,022
Special events (*150th Anniversary Celebration) 3,000 *75,049
Less direct costs (689) (62,674)
Investment income (loss) (135,816) 1,270,913
Total revenues, gains, losses & other support 24,738,494 25,815,612
Expenses
Program services
New York State educational services 18,226,827 18,377,287
Private 726,451 702,144
Title I 408,710 552,170
Vocational services 1,575,271 1,478,381
Hearing & speech 1,096,343 979,665
Mental health 691,958 727,142
Community program 12,029 16,272
Total program services 22,737,589 22,833,061
Supporting services
Management and general 3,028,199 2,988,703
Fund raising 79,544 7,808
Total supporting services 3,107,743 2,996,511
Total expenses (includes interest expense of $62,344 and $55,708 in 2015 & 2014, respectively)
25,845,332 25,829,572
Change in net assets (1,106,838) (13,960)
Net assets – beginning of year 16,217,697 16,231,657
Net assets – end of year $15,110,859 $16,217,697
Lexington
Celebrates
150th
Anniversary
In June 2014, Lexington
celebrated its 150th Anni-
versary. Festivities includ-
ed a gala at the Apella in
New York City and a
barbeque for Lexington
alumni, staff and friends.
The celebration honored
several special friends of
Lexington.
Dr. Oscar Cohen was
recognized for his thirty-
five years of extraordinary
devotion and service to
Lexington and his unend-
ing commitment to the
Deaf community. Dr. Roz
Rosen, a distinguished
alumna, was honored for
setting a shining example
in the Deaf community in
the United States and
abroad. Ralph and
Ricky Lauren received
Lexington’s first ever Hu-
manitarian Award for their
generous contribution of
the Ralph and Ricky Lau-
ren Center for the Per-
Donors to the Lexington School and Center for the Deaf The Lexington School and Cen-ter for the Deaf is grateful to
all of our contributors. The
accomplishments of Lexington are a tribute to our donors,
whose contributions, large and small, have enabled us to sup-
port so many worthwhile en-deavors for our students and
our clients.
$25,000 & Above Estate of Ruby Fleming
Ambrose Monell Foundation
New York Women’s Founda-tion
The Partnership for the Homeless
$10,000 to $24,999 The William J. & Dorothy K.
O’Neill Foundation The Moses L. Parshelsky
Foundation
Estate of Winston Shyatt
$1,000 - $4,999 Stephen & Caroline Adler
AIG Matching Grants Program
(Thomas DiVittorio) Alison Cayne
Greenberg Traurig LLP (Alan Mansfield)
John Hsu Capital Group (I. David Paley)
Jerry Lauren
Pancyprian Association, Inc. Pfizer United Way Campaign
Salesforce.com Foundation (Arvin Pasricha)
Sorenson Communications
Stephanie Stiefel & Robert Cohen
W. P. Owner’s Corporation Charity Fund
$500—$999 IBM Employee Services Center
(Philip Bravin, Arvin Pasricha) Thomas DiVittorio
Stephen & Sharon Mann
Jane Spencer James Stanfield Co., Inc.
$100—$499 Husayn Al-Husayni BoxTops for Education
Broken Drums Entertainment Maguire & Moore Capital
Advisors (Ricky Thomas)
Cathy Gavin Albert Hlibok
Mark Lacher Stephen Leffler
Maspeth Federal Savings and
Loan Association Patrick McCormac
Modell’s Ira Newman
North Queens Homeowners Association
Joseph & Linda Pon
Robin Resnick Charles & Valenti Rotondi
Robert Sheiner The Solow Foundation
St. Joan of Arc
Louise E. Von Damm Alma Walther
Michael C. Wolf
$5—$99 Charles Adler Martin & Carole Brownstein
Patrick Creamer Joyce Ehrlich
Robert Gerolimatos Gregory Hlibok
Edith Jarnow
Ann Keane Martin Klauser
Ann Mahdessian Daniele Novikoff
Cesar & Luiza Ogando
Esther Pinedo & Admed Elyoumni
Paige Polisner Adrianne Robins
Barbara Robinson Gary Rosenblatt
Eleanor Rubin
John & Genevieve Ruzicka Eileen Seremeth
Herman & Vivian Shapiro Shore Trading Co., Inc./
Martin Klausner
Edward Smooke Stephen Solomon
Target Corporation Philip & Peggy Tempesta
Your Cause
Bernice Weintraub Bram David Weiser
Julia Zeni
2014-15 Foundation & Corporate Support
We are grateful to all of our funders. Thank you for supporting us!
Foundation & Estate Support
Estate of Ruby Fleming Ambrose Monell Foundation
The New York Women's Foundation The William J. & Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation
Moses L. Parshelsky Foundation The Partnership for the Homeless
Estate of Winston S. Shyatt The Solow Foundation
Corporate & Community Support
AIG Matching Grants Program Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Greenberg Traurig LLP John HSU Capital Group
IBM Employees Services Center Jewish Communal Fund
Chase - Maguire & Moore Capital Advisors Maspeth Federal Savings
Pancyprian Association Inc. Pfizer United Way Campaign Salesforce.com Foundation
PLACE STAMP HERE
LEXINGTON SCHOOL & CENTER FOR THE DEAF
26-26 75th Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
718-350-3300
www.lexnyc.org
2014-15 Board of Trustees
Philip Bravin, President
Gregory Hlibok, Vice President
Claudia Gordon, Secretary
Seth Bravin, Treasurer
David Bahar
Patrice Creamer
Albert Hlibok
Alan Mansfield
Frank Moriya
Jarrod Musano
David Paley
Arvin Pasricha
Russell Rosen
Linda Schlesinger
Robert Steinberg
Ricky Thomas
Administrative Team
Donald A. Galloway CEO/Superintendent
Maria Noto Chief Financial Officer
Louis Taxin Assistant Superintendent, Pupil Personnel Services
Maureen Tillwitz Human Resources
Jane Moran Principal
Adele I. Agin Executive Director, Mental Health Center, Vocational Services Center, Speech & Hearing Center