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talent

Anderson & ArlAnde

I teach at the Kenny School in Dorchester, MA, and I have worked in BELL programs for six years. The unique challenge of my classroom—both during the school day and after school and in the summer—is that I work with students who, like me, emigrated from Haiti.

Anderson and Arlande are cousins who first ar-rived in the United States two years ago. They could only speak Creole. The time we spend in BELL practicing the language and building vo-cabulary is helping them pick up English faster. At first, they were afraid to raise their hands and participate in class. Now, they are two of my most successful and confident students. Anderson loves to read and isn’t afraid to ask questions. Arlande’s favorite subject is math. I see so much potential in them—Arlande wants to be a pediatrician, while Anderson has pas-sion for music—and I have no doubt that they will succeed.

Teaching isn’t just a job to me—it’s much more than that. I teach scholars like Anderson and Arlande because they are our future. These scholars are the leaders of tomorrow.

Ms. Prophete, BELL Teacher

BrittAni’s speech

Hello. My name is Brittani. I am 11 years old,

and I have been attending BELL for three

years. Drawing and reading are my favorite

activities.

There are lots of examples that I can give

for how BELL has helped me become a better

student. I think the most surprising example is

the story of the Rafflesia plant. Do you know

what a Rafflesia plant is? Well I do. During

BELL last year we read about the plant which

lives in the rain forest and is endangered. The

Rafflesia plant has large flowers on a vine, but

no roots. It was very interesting to read about

the plant, and for some reason I remembered

lots of details about it. The funny thing was,

last year when I was taking the MCAS test

(Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment

System), it asked questions about the Raffle-

sia plant. I felt like a real expert answering all

the questions with ease!

Brittani, BELL Scholar

My son, Aries

Aries is my son and he is a 4th grade scholar in the Bronx, NY. Today, he just won the “Star Scholar” award because he attends the BELL After School program every day, works hard, has a positive attitude, and gets along well with his peers.

Aries has come a long way since I first enrolled him in BELL three years ago. He used to have difficulty reading, and that made him very shy in class. Now, he scores a 100 on every test, or even 105 with the extra credit words. He’s using fifth grade words and he’s in the fourth grade! He is confident now, and no longer shy about working with other students.

I’m thrilled with Aries’ progress. Ms. Laura, BELL’s Site Manager, hands me progress reports that detail his performance and help me understand what he needs to work on. As President of the Parent and Teacher Association at our school, I’m always asked about what program works for kids, and I say that in my opinion, BELL is the best program for our children. We want BELL to always be here for them.

Annette, BELL Parent

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BELL’s mission is to increase the academic achievement, self-confidence, and life oppor-tunities of children living in under-resourced, urban communities. Because we believe in the tremendous potential of all children to excel, we recognize them as “scholars.”

We pursue our mission because too many children in under-resourced schools and high-poverty neighborhoods do not have a fair chance to fulfill their potential. Overcrowded schools, a lack of acces-sible, high-quality educational resources, and a culture of low expectations produce chronic trends of academic underperfor-mance that are particularly pronounced for high-need students. Last year, more than 80% of 4th graders from low-income, urban communities throughout the country were not proficient in reading. To make matters worse, more than 60% of disadvantaged students lack access to high-quality learning opportunities during the summer, causing a phenomenon known as “summer learning loss” that each year widens the academic achievement gap between them and their more affluent peers.

impact

BELL SCHOLAr ENrOLLMENT

17,500

15,000

12,500

10,000

7,500

5,000

2,500

0

2007 2009 2011

BELL SummerBELL After School

Scholars Served

Fiscal Year

While BELL is growing across the board, it is rapidly increasing the size and scope of its summer learning program through strategic partnerships with schools and districts. In 2011, for the first time, BELL served approximately equal numbers of students in the summer as it did after school.

“My students are more prepared to learn, thanks to BELL.”PrINCIPAL FArID rEYES, PS 103, BrONx, NY

2011* Goals Actual

Impact Scholars will gain at least three months’ grade-equivalent reading and math skills in BELL Summer.

+3 mo. +6 mo.

Scholars in BELL After School will demonstrate improved effort and motivation to learn in school.

75% 92%

Scholars will increase their self-confidence.

75% 88%

Parents will increase their engagement in their child’s education.

75% 79%

Program Metrics

Scholar Enrollment 10,200 15,776

Average Daily Attendance 75% 80%

School Partners 50 72

States 5 6

*(July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011)

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programs BELL pursues its mission by delivering high-quality expanded learning programs for students during the summer and after school. The BELL Summer and BELL After School programs serve children, called “scholars,” in grades K-8 at public schools. The program models include research-based elements that help scholars excel. BELL works closely with partner schools and districts to design expanded learning opportunities that best meet student needs.

BELL Summer is a full-day summer learning experience that operates five days per week for up to six weeks. The program helps scholars strengthen core reading and math skills, gain 21st century skills, transition between grades, and enter school in the fall ready to succeed. The program is often hosted at the schools scholars will be attending in the fall, which helps them transition into middle or high school, get comfortable in their new surroundings, and meet new friends and teachers. BELL’s summer learning program has been scientifically validated through a rigorous, independent evaluation conducted by The Urban Institute, setting BELL apart as a summer learning provider with strong evidence of impact.

BELL After School provides tutoring and mentorship to equip scholars with the confidence and determination they need to become engaged learners in school. The program operates up to three hours per day, five days per week, for up to 32 weeks during the school year.

Partners deepen the impact of BELL’s core program models. For example, the Target Foundation is helping BELL scholars read by the third grade as part of its Early readers Program, because third grade is when scholars shift from learning to read to reading to learn. The Charles Hayden Foundation and the Open Society Institute are helping deliver the Boys of BELL experience, a summer learning program specifically designed to meet the unique learning needs of boys.

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COrE ELEMENTS

• Data-Driven Academic Support: Certified teachers and tutors lead small group instruc-tion using skills-based curricula aligned with state and national learning standards. Lessons are supplemented with a series of multicultural children’s books that make learn-ing relevant and engaging. Instructors are provided extensive training and are equipped with detailed diagnostic data on each scholar.

• Mentorship & Social Skills Building: BELL sets high ex-pectations for scholars. BELL’s program teams are trained to serve as mentors to build the most important capacity schol-ars need to sustain increased performance—their own belief that they can and will succeed.

• Enrichment & Community Engagement: Summer and after school time is an opportunity to broaden scholars’ horizons and connect them to their community. BELL programs feature enrichment courses such as creative arts, science, and health; community service projects; and a wide range of special events.

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• Measurement: BELL’s use of data to drive instruction and improve qual-ity sets its programs apart from the competition. Standardized diagnostic tests are used at the beginning and end of each program to measure impact. A web-based assessment platform helps staff to craft individualized learning plans and track progress. Social skills and self-efficacy assessments, and a series of surveys provide deeper insight into program impact and quality.

• Parent Engagement: Because parent engagement is a major factor in sustaining scholar success, BELL empowers parents to take a more active role in their child’s educa-tion by helping them understand and support their children’s needs; increase their communication with school teachers; and access a wide range of resources through BELL’s network of community-based partners.

Scholars are best served when BELL, schools, and school districts work together to design and deliver expanded learning opportunities tailored to their needs. Partnerships that mobilize existing community resources and leverage public resources with private investments enable BELL to reach more scholars with a higher-quality program model. In today’s economic environment, public-private partnerships are essential for increasing the scope and scale of expanded learning programs without relying too heavily on any single source of funding.

In the past year, BELL worked in close partnership with schools and school districts in many communities to strategically deliver BELL Summer and BELL After School to the highest-need students and in the most under-resourced schools. BELL is proud to partner with Baltimore City Public Schools, Boston Public Schools, Detroit Public Schools, Newark Public Schools, the New York City Department of Education, and Springfield Public Schools (MA). Grants from foundations, corpora-tions, and individuals are helping make such partner-ships possible, including a major, three-year invest-ment from the Smarter Summers Initiative, an effort of the National Summer Learning Association and The Walmart Foundation.

By forming new partnerships with schools and school districts, and leveraging public resources with private investments, BELL was able to reach more scholars than ever before.

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Student enrollment assistance

Teacher recruitment assistance

Classrooms, gymnasiums, auditoriums

Snacks & meal service

Student data

Public funding

Greater number of scholars served

Targeted enrollment of high-need scholars

Strong connection between school-day and school-year learning

Shared culture of high expectations and performance

More enriching program experiences for scholars

Greater scholar outcomes

greater impactschools & district partners

BELL

Program management

Academic & enrichment curriculum & supplies

Multi-cultural library

Student enrollment & attendance management

Teacher & tutor recruitment, hiring, training

Field trips, guest speakers, community service

Parent engagement

Assessment & evaluation

Philanthropic support

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strategic priorities

In 2011, BELL launched the newest phase of its strategic growth plan to achieve the following goals:

• Sustainable Growth: Expand impact to reach 50,000 students (cumulative) from 2011–2014 in current regions and new regions. Further increase student achievement, turn around low-performing schools, and advance long-term sustainability.

• Impact & Evidence Base: Strengthen BELL programs and outcomes by enhancing academic and enrichment curricula; disseminate best practices to increase the quality of summer learning programs throughout the country; and generate additional evidence of impact on student performance.

• Capacity: Expand ability to deliver world-class programming at scale by leveraging information technology to refine core systems; strengthen com-munication activities; and inform local and national efforts to strengthen summer learning policy.

Three-year grants from the Wallace Foundation and the Social Innovation Fund with the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, among others, are enabling BELL to build its capacity and invest growth capital to expand into new schools and districts.

THE WALLACE FounDATIon & BELL

the Wallace Foundation is helping Bell partner with more schools and school districts to deliver summer learning opportunities for more scholars. the Foundation made a three-year investment to support Bell’s growth plan from 2011–2013 as part of its More Time For Learning initiative. the foundation is also facilitating knowledge-sharing by bringing Bell together with other lead-ing providers to advance the out-of-school-time field. Dara Rose, Senior Program Officer at the Foundation, offers her perspective on why the Wallace Foundation supports Bell’s work:

1 Why did the Wallace Foundation invest in BELL?

In selecting BELL and a small number of other leading non-profit organizations to receive support to refine and further expand programming, The Wallace Foundation considered findings of a 2009 report by the Child Trends that identified 15 summer programs that aim to help children with core academics and that offer credible evidence of success. the Foundation also consid-ered organizations’ management strength, consistent program quality, and commitment to self-assessment through rigorous data collection and analysis as well as third party evaluation.

2 What does the out-of-school-time field have to learn from BELL’s approach and impact?

Making progress on mitigating summer learning loss will require the work of a number of factors including school districts and non-profits. BELL and a number of other nonprofits are demon-strating ways that partnerships can be productive.

3 What gives you confidence in your investment in BELL?

We think that rAnd education’s Making Summer Count usefully highlights a number of features that are common to effective summer learning programs. Bell’s program design is consistent with these findings, which point the way to helping children suc-ceed—our ultimate goal.

Priorities FY11 Achievements FY12 Goals

Sustainability BELL formed new partnerships with Boston Public Schools and Detroit Public Schools, and expanded partnerships with Baltimore City Public Schools and Springfield Public Schools, resulting in increased collaboration, public funding, and enrollment for summer learning programs. BELL formed new partnerships with schools in Newark and New York City, leading to a greater impact after school.

BELL will launch new partnerships in the Carolinas and California in the summer of 2012, and build a pipeline of opportunities that results in at least one additional new regional operation in 2013. BELL is using growth capital to supplement public investments and establish new region operations as the organization generates increased local funding to maintain programming long-term.

Quality To prepare for an anticipated increase in middle school enrollment, BELL enhanced its academic and enrichment curricula tailored to the learning needs and interests of middle school students. BELL incorporated more nonfiction texts into its Multicultural Readers Library, and piloted science, youth development, and service learning courses.

BELL will pilot an AmeriCorps program to deepen alumni, parent, and community engagement. It will test new math curricula for middle school scholars, and continue to diversify enrichment activities to further develop scholars’ college- and career-ready skills.

Evidence BELL partnered with the research firm MDRC to complete the design of a rigorous, independent evaluation of BELL Summer’s impact on student success. MDrC piloted the study in the spring of 2011.

BELL will work with MDrC to complete data collection in the 2012 BELL Summer program, and continue collecting in-school performance and engagement data through the 2012–2013 school year.

Infrastructure BELL continued to build the flexible information technology infrastructure required to efficiently deliver programming that meets the varied needs of a wide variety of partners. Investments focused on strengthening the customized Customer relation-ship Management system in Salesforce.com to better support program activities and data requirements. They also helped us launch a human resources information system to facilitate hiring, training, and supporting thousands of educators.

In 2012, BELL will continue to advance systems and processes that ensure consistency in program quality and program outcomes across sites and cities. BELL’s team will focus on finding new ways to harness technologies that empower program staff to deliver individualized instruction, monitor quality, and continually strengthen program delivery at the classroom level, ensuring that teachers and tutors maximize learning time.

Talent BELL strengthened its team by adding expertise in program development to ensure the continued innovation of its program models, and in school and district partnership development to create a pipeline of new expansion opportunities.

BELL will increase its investment in talent development to support growth, maximize quality, and ensure that its team fulfills its potential. In 2012, BELL’s team will roll out a series of workshops and seminars on themes such as leadership development and employee engagement.

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financials

FY11 FINANCIAL SUMMArYJuly 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011

Support and RevenueTotal: $24,514,599

ExpensesTotal: $23,816,149

Public Contracts (55%) $13,518,964

Program (87%)$20,656,456

Fundraising (4%)$880,823

General & Administrative (9%)$2,278,870

In-Kind & Other (15%)$3,691,053

Individuals & Events (1%) $194,584

Corporations (11%) $2,751,500

Foundations (18%) $4,358,498

SOUrCES OF SUPPOrT

George H. & Jane A. Mifflin Memorial Fund

Growth Philanthropy Network

Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

The Helena rubinstein Foundation

Highland Street Foundation

Hoffberger Family Philanthropies

J.C. Kellogg Foundation

J.P.B. Foundation

Knez Family Charitable Foundation

The Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation

Lockhart Vaughan Foundation

Lone Pine Foundation, Inc.

Matilda R. Wilson Fund

The MCJ Foundation b

George H. & Jane A. Mifflin Fund

Edmond N. & Virginia H. Moriarty Foundation

National Summer Learning Association

The New York Community Trust

Open Society Foundations

Orchard Foundation

The Panayotou Family Charitable Fund t

Paul & Edith Babson Foundation

robert Treat Paine Association

The Philanthropic Initiative

The Pinkerton Foundation

rowland Foundation, Inc.

roy A. Hunt Foundation

Adelard A. & Valeda Lea roy Foundation

Samberg Family Foundation

Shippy Foundation

Thomas & Stacey Siebel Foundation

Social Impact Exchange

richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation t

Staples Foundation for Learning

The Foundation To Be Named Later

Alvin & Fanny B. Thalheimer Foundation

Tiger Foundation

united Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley

Victoria Foundation

Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation

The Wallace Foundation

Walmart Foundation

William E. & Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust

Yawkey Foundation

CorporationsAT&T Foundation

Atlantic-ACM h

Bain Capital Children’s Charity

Bank of America t

The Baupost Group Charitable Fund

BJ’s Charitable Foundation

BlueCross BlueShield

Brown rudnick

Capital One

Foundations120 Broadway Partners

Altman Foundation

Amelia Peabody Foundation

American Eagle outfitters Foundation

Andor Capital Management Foundation

Associated Grant Makers of MA

Baltimore Community Foundation

Barr Foundation

Ben E. Factors Foundation

Bernard Family Fund

Boston After School & Beyond

The Boston Foundation t

Bushrod H. Campbell & Adah F. Hall Charity Fund

Charles Hayden Foundation

Clayton Baker Trust

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

Community Foundation for the Central Savannah river Area

Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

Davlin Foundation

Dickler Family Foundation

Dorot Foundation

Dorothy Mustin Buttolph Foundation

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation

Evans Family Foundation

Fieldstone Foundation

Fordham Street Foundation

Frank Family Foundation

thank you

Castanea Partners t

Citizens Bank

Con Edison Corporate Giving Program

Deutsche Bank

Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation

eCratchit t

EMC t

Employees of Deutsche Bank

Ernst & Young h

First Book National Book Bank

FlagStar Bank t

Goldman, Sachs & Co. b

Goulston & Storrs t

The Hartford

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Kingdon Capital Management b

KPMG LLP h

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

MassMutual Financial Group

MetLife Foundation

Metro Medical

New York Life Foundation

The PIMCO Foundation

Pitney Bowes Foundation

Prudential Foundation

raptor Capital Management t

The reebok Foundation

Seawall Development Company

Sovereign Bank t

State Street Foundation ht

T. rowe Price Foundation, Inc.

Target Corporation

TJx Foundation

Touradji Capital Management b

Verizon Foundation

Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation

Warburg Pincus b t

WilmerHale t

IndividualsKate Alessi t

Dave Ament

Anonymous

Paula Arrojo

Mike Ascione

Jesse & Pamela Baker t

Baltimore City Combined Charity Campaign

Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle

Graig Bears

Michael Berk

Terence Boga

Tomas Bok

Michelle Boyers & Brad Gerstner

Joseph & Susan Buckley

Chris & Sylvia Bulger t

Joseph Campanelli t

russell Carlson

Todd Carlson b

John Carroll

John Cogan & Mary Cornil

Kenneth & Virgina Colburn

Bill Connolly

Phil & Lisette Cooper t

Thomas & Line Corcoran

Heather Crosby t

randi & Joel Cutler t

James & Lauren Czapla

Michael & Julia Dailey b

Bob & Susan D’Angelo

Deanna & Tony DiNovi t

richard Donovan t

Paul & Sandra Edgerley t

Joe & Alison Freeman t

Joe & ruthanne Fuller t

Gregory Galeaz

Joseph Gilles

Jason Ginsburg

Gabriel Gomez

Jennifer & David Gorman t

Brad Gerstner t

Larry Greenberg t

Gene & Susan Guill b

Donna Hale t

Barbara Hostetter t

Lisa Joyce b

Neal & Sue Karelitz t

Sean Kavanagh

Peter Kellogg

robert Kelley

John Kim & Kathy Choi t

Debra Knez t

Jessica Knez b

Seth & Cindy Lawry t

Laraine Levy t

Peter Lipson

Donald & Brigette Manekin

Harry & Jaimie Manion t

Paul Margolis t

Stephen McAnena

Joe & Kathy McCarthy

Paul & Susan Meister t

Doug Miller t

Karen & Jeff Miller t

Michele & Dave Mittelman t

John & Mary Ellen Moriarty b

Valerie Mosley

Ed Mulherin

Sharyn & George Neble

Soren & Caroline Oberg t

Timothy O’Neal

Steve & Judy Pagliuca t

Jim & Kathleen Pallotta

Tim & Lynne Palmer t

Susan Paternoster

Anne Peretz

Chris Piela

Carole & Art Prest t

Charles & E. Jeri Queenan t

Brian Quinif b

Sarah Quinlan b

Pamela & richard remis t

robin & Sam richardson

Arthur rosen b

Joshua ross

Justin Sadrian & Lee Kellogg b t

Luly & Maurice Samuels t

Will & Jodi Scarbrough

robin & Steven Scari t

Doug & Andi Shaw t

Gary & Caryl Shaw

Brian Shortsleeve

Michael & Wendy Simches t

Peter & Susan Simon t

rhonda & robert Skloff t

Dana & rob Smith t

Lauren A. Smith & Jim Boll t

richard & Susan Smith

Helene Solomon t

Laurene & Scott Sperling t

robert & Kathleen Stansky t

James Stern b

Andrew Suckling b

Maureen Sweeney

Mark Taber

Joe Timilty t

Frank Walley t

Patti & Rick Wayne t

Lornette Weekes

Kent Weldon t

Gloria White-Hammond t

Theodore Woo

Steve Woodsum

Public Sources of Funding21st Century Community Learning Centers

Baltimore City Public Schools

Bank Street College of Education

Boston Public Schools

office of Jobs & Community Services, Community Development Block Grant Proram

Detroit Public Schools

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation

The Family League of Baltimore City, Inc.

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Newark Public Schools

Springfield Public Schools

The After School Corporation (TASC)

In-KindAirTran Airways

Baltimore City Public Schools

Best Buy

Children’s Aid Society

City University of New York (CUNY)

Detroit Public Schools

First Book National Book Bank

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Maryland Food Bank

Newark Public Schools

operation Warm

Organizational Services, Inc.

The After School Corporation (TASC)

Donors listed gave at least $1,000 from the period beginning July 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2011. This list is accurate to the best of our knowledge.

b Be Smart event sponsort Talent Show event sponsorh Homecoming event sponsor

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LETTEr FrOM THE CHAIr & THE CEOIn each BELL classroom, we make a promise to each BELL scholar:We will help you succeed.

In 2011, we delivered on that promise for more than 15,000 scholars. And we exceeded our goals by working in partnership with schools and districts in six states.

Our promise is made stronger through partnerships.Take, for example, Springfield Public Schools in Massachusetts. In each of the last

two summers, BELL and the district worked together to provide targeted summer learning experiences to scholars in transition years between elementary and middle

school, and between middle school and high school, and scholars at risk of being retained in grade. Leveraging public funding with private contributions, BELL and Springfield Public Schools were able to deliver more hours of summer learning and

produce greater learning gains for scholars.Partnerships produce extraordinary scholar outcomes. In BELL Summer, scholars boosted their literacy and math skills by half of an entire grade level. In BELL After

School, scholars learned at a faster rate than their peers, gaining confidence and skills that help them succeed in school. BELL’s impact is being integrated into part-

ner schools’ reform plans, as targeted BELL programs prepare scholars for learning

in the school day, provide teachers and principals with data and deeper insight into

scholar performance, and support scholars’ successful transition from grade to grade.

In 2011, we launched a growth plan to extend our promise to more scholars in more

schools and communities. Thanks to our partnerships with schools and school districts, and to all of the foundations, corporations, and individuals who support our work, we exceeded our goals for 2011. We served more scholars, formed more

partnerships, and worked in more communities than ever before. And we learned a

great deal along the way to help us be even more effective.As we look forward to 2012, we state the same promise to each BELL scholar: We

will help you succeed.Laurene & Tiffany

Laurene Sperling Tiffany Gueye, Ph.D.Chair, Board of Directors Chief Executive officer

team

• Be Smart New York: In March BELL kicked off a series of fun, social engagements in New York City with a trivia night at The Avenue. Guests were challenged with a barrage of New York City history—with scholars joining via video to ask some of their own trivia questions. Thank you to the Be Smart New York sponsors and planning committee.

• Homecoming: In October, BELL’s new Young Professionals Council (YPC) hosted its inaugural Homecoming friendraiser at Space with a Soul in Boston’s Seaport district. The event introduced the next generation of volunteers, board members, investors, and partners to BELL’s work.

EVENTS SPOTLIGHT

• Talent Show: In November, BELL hosted its inaugural Talent Show in Boston. Friends gathered at the Park Plaza Castle to celebrate the talents of BELL scholars, who performed with local artists including American Idol Finalist Siobhan Magnus, Urban Slam Poet Ashley rose, and America’s Best Dance Crew’s Phunk Phenomenon. rafanelli Events delivered a fresh, colorful, and festive event that drew more than 300 guests. A special thank you goes out to all of the sponsors who helped make the gala such a success, and whose generosity will help us reach more scholars in BELL Summer in 2012.

Board of DirectorsLaurene Sperling, Chair

Nicholas Bogard J. Nicholas Arthur

Tiffany C. Gueye, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer, BELL

Gene Guill Deutsche Bank

Kathleen Kelley

John J-H Kim, Vice Chair District Management Council; Harvard Business School

Debra Knez Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation

Donald Manekin Seawall Development Company

Doug Miller

Soren Oberg Thomas H. Lee Partners

Prof. Charles Ogletree, Jr. Chair Emeritus, Harvard Law School

Chris Piela FCCI Insurance Group

Justin Sadrian Warburg Pincus

Dr. Lauren Smith Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health

Evaluation Advisory BoardDuncan Chaplin, Ph.D. Senior Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research

Leslie Goodyear, Ph.D. Senior Research Associate Education Development Center, Inc.

Denise Huang , Ph.D. Senior Research Associate National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing

Priscilla Little Research and Evaluation Consultant

Beth Miller, Ph.D. Director of Research & Evaluation, Nellie Mae Education Foundation

Elizabeth reisner Founder, Policy Studies Associates, Inc.

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serving scholars, families, and schools in the following states:

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

new Jersey

new york

north carolina

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