ANNUAL REPORT

ON COVER: The Academy of Construction and Design completes its first student-built house with support from more than 50 industry partners. Hard hats stand ready for the first day of training after the groundbreaking in October 2010. Honesty Younger, 2012 Academy graduate.

ABOVE FROM TOP LEFT: The Meet the Future luncheon brings together students, parents, industry executives and community leaders. Academy director Shelly Karriem, class of 2011 graduate Jose Cruz and class of 2014 student Chester Broadway join Miller & Long Co. chairman John McMahon, DCPS School Operations executive Reginald Ballard and Cardozo High School principal Tanya Roane in the student-built house ribbon cutting ceremony. An Academy student takes pride in the building project.

Table of Contents

4 Leadership

6 Meet the Future

11 Academy of Construction and Design

14 DC Apprenticeship Academy

16 Financial Summary

17 Mission Statement

© 2013 DC Students Construction Trades Foundation. All rights reserved. Photos: Imagine Photography. Graphic Design: Jenn French Designs, LLC.

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Achieving Our MissionWhat does student achievement look like? In 2001, when we began talking with school leaders, we saw a critical need to bring skilled trades education back to District of Columbia schools. We worked with community leaders, industry employers and educational partners to develop a plan for a technical academy, located within the traditional high school setting, that would strengthen students’ math, reading and science skills while introducing them to training and career opportunities in carpentry, electrical, heating/ventilation/air conditioning and other skilled trades.

Upon hearing our presentation at a meeting of the District of Columbia Board of Education, a student representative to the Board remarked there might be fewer students dropping out of school if they could participate in programs like the technical academy. His comment echoed our mission to encourage students to stay in school and graduate with marketable skills. After further planning with school officials, the Academy of Construction and Design opened at Cardozo Senior High School in 2005.

From the beginning, our board and staff have maintained an exceptional learning environment for career and technical education. Industry leaders actively participate as mentors, program partners and members of our Executive Council, and student achievement is our greatest measure of success.

This annual report offers an update on training programs we offer for high school students in the Academy of Construction and Design and for registered apprentices in the DC Apprenticeship Academy. Contact us and follow our progress to see how the DC Students Construction Trades Foundation is creating pathways to careers.

John McMahon Carol RandolphBoard President Chief Operations Officer

Co-Founders of the Academy of Construction and Design at Cardozo Senior High School

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ABOVE: Board president John McMahon and chief operations officer Carol Randolph welcome business executives, government officials and community leaders to the first of a series of legislative briefings on career and technical education. Foundation program director Beth Moore (c), Academy director Shelly Karriem (r) and Carol Randolph celebrate the completion of the first student-built house.

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Board of Directors and OfficersRobert BraunohlerRegional Vice PresidentProperty Group Partners

William H. DeanPresident & CEO M.C. Dean, Inc.

Steven J. DonohoePresident Donohoe Construction Company

Monty HoffmanCEOPN Hoffman

Jim KinkeadSenior Vice PresidentClark Construction Group, LLC

John M. McMahonBoard PresidentChairman, Miller & Long Co., Inc.

Thomas A. NidaExecutive Vice President for Community DevelopmentUnited Bank

Carol J. RandolphChief Operations OfficerVice President, Strategic CommunicationsMiller & Long Co., Inc.

Sheldon ShapiroExecutive Vice PresidentShapiro & Duncan Mechanical Contractors

Gerald SigalChairmanSigal Construction

Michael SigalPresidentGCS, Inc.

John P. TarpeyRegional CEO – North RegionBalfour Beatty Construction

Rev. Stephen E. TuckerPresidentJOBS Coalition

I. Margaret WhiteBoard MemberJOBS Coalition

Roderic L. WoodsonBoard Secretary and TreasurerPartner, Holland & Knight, LLP

Board of Directors founding members Gerry Sigal (l) and Steve Donohoe (r) with board advisor Rod Woodson.

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Executive CouncilJim AnglemyerPresidentWCS Construction, LLC

Michael CassidyPresident & CEOTW Perry, Inc.

Giuseppe CecchiPresident & CEOIDI Group Companies

Jim DavisPresident, James G. Davis Construction Corporation

Norman DreyfussExecutive Vice PresidentIDI Group Companies

Paul EliasSenior Vice PresidentThe JBG Companies

Paul Facchina, Sr.Division ManagerFacchina Construction

R. William HardExecutive Vice PresidentLCOR, Inc.

Douglas JemalPresidentDouglas Development Corporation

Jonathan KurtisSenior Vice PresidentBoston Properties, Inc.

John MagnoliaPresidentMagnolia Companies

Edward J. Quinn, Jr. Chairman TW Perry, Inc.

Craig RuppertPresidentRuppert Companies

Rudy SeikalyPresidentMCN Build

Lewis ShrenskyVice PresidentFort Myer Construction Company

Stanley W. Sloter Founder, President & CEO of Real Estate DevelopmentParadigm Companies

Paul SowterSenior Vice President of DevelopmentVornado/Charles E. Smith

William A. Thompson, IIIVice President, Mid Atlantic District Manager Hensel Phelps Construction Company

David W. WhytePresident of Construction ServicesParadigm Companies

Shelton ZuckermanPresident Zuckerman Gravely Development, Inc.

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StaffMarshall JaniferLead Carpentry InstructorAcademy of Construction and Design

Shelly KarriemDirectorAcademy of Construction and Design

Beth MooreProgram DirectorDC Students Construction Trades Foundation

William RobertsElectrical InstructorAcademy of Construction and Design

Cheryl RodgersManagerDC Apprenticeship Academy

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Meet the FutureThe Meet the Future luncheon is our signature annual event to recognize graduating seniors and benefit career and technical education programs in the Academy of Construction and Design at Cardozo Senior High School. In May each year, business leaders generously give students informal mentoring over lunch about building industry careers.

On May 16, 2012, more than 100 industry representatives joined more than 80 middle and high school students and Academy alumni at the Foundation’s sixth annual Meet the Future luncheon, hosted at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel Conference Center in downtown Washington, DC.

Norman Dreyfuss Scholarship CompetitionThe announcement of Norman Dreyfuss Scholarship Competition winners creates fun and suspense at the Meet the Future event, along with well-deserved recognition for the accomplishments of Academy students. Graduating seniors who are starting industry jobs or entering colleges and universities are eligible to compete for these one-time cash awards based on grade point average, technical skill development, and good citizenship in the Cardozo school community. In the class of 2012, Dominic Wright earned the top $4,000 scholarship. Jeffrey Baker and Dominique Gatling received second and third place awards of $3,000 and $2,000, respectively. Industry executive Norman Dreyfuss was inspired to establish the scholarship fund for Academy of Construction and Design students after attending the Meet the Future luncheon.

Thanks to the generous seed gift from Norman Dreyfuss and the support it continues to inspire from additional donors, the Foundation has awarded $23,000 in scholarships to Academy graduates since 2009.

I’m excited about these programs that enable young people to help themselves. They learn a trade or go to college, and they are going to give back to society so much more. It’s not charity to me. It’s really helping someone go to the next level, and maybe they will go back to Cardozo and motivate the next kids to do the same thing.”

– Norman Dreyfuss Executive Vice President IDI Group Companies

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FROM LEFT: Academy senior Dominic Wright and his mother Shadawn celebrate his top honors in the 2012 Norman Dreyfuss Scholarship competition. John McMahon looks on as Norman Dreyfuss describes the impact of scholarships for CTE students. Class of 2012 graduates with Academy instructors and advisors (seated l-r): William Roberts (electrical), Marshall Janifer (carpentry), Shelly Karriem (director), Richard Lawrence (electrical) and Cheryl Rodgers (college admissions and career planning). 2012 luncheon chair Michael Sigal, president of GCS, Inc., welcomes Meet the Future participants.

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TOP: Board president John McMahon, former Cardozo principal Dr. Gwendolyn Grant, DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson, D.C. Councilmember Jim Graham, Mayor Vincent Gray and keynote speaker Nathan McCall at the 2012 Meet the Future luncheon. BELOW: Academy of Construction and Design students and alumni (l-r): Thelma Leggett, class of 2013; Dymond Blackeney, class of 2012; and Jose Cruz, class of 2011.

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Meet the Future: By the Numbers

90% High school graduation rate for students enrolled in the Academy of Construction and Design

5 Trade specialties offered in the Academy include carpentry, electrical, HVAC, plumbing and masonry

100 Average number of high school youth who participate in Academy classes and training activities each year

$356KFunds raised by the Meet the Future event since 2007, to support career and technical education

Save the Date!Meet the Future Luncheon | May 15, 2013Mark your calendar and plan to join us! Watch for details about this very special event in our e-newsletter and online.

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Students put science, technology, engineering and math lessons into practice on the Build a House – Build a Future training site. Pictured above: 2012 graduates Donnell Davis and Dominique Gatling. Lead carpentry instructor Marshall Janifer (lower left) teaches students math calculations that are used throughout the design-build process.

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Building Success: Academy of Construction and Design Academy students benefit from classroom learning, hands-on activities and field training, as they earn industry-recognized credentials and pre-apprenticeship certificates in carpentry, electrical, HVAC, plumbing and masonry. Enrollment is open to students from all Wards of the District of Columbia, and classes meet in specially equipped classrooms at Cardozo Senior High School. In 2011, the Academy relocated to temporary classrooms, as D.C. Public Schools began its planned renovation of Cardozo Senior High School. Cardozo is scheduled to reopen its updated, state-of-the-art campus in fall 2013, including an expanded training facility for the Academy of Construction and Design.

The Academy’s technical courses are accredited by the National Center for Construction Education and Research. The DC Students Construction Trades Foundation also sponsors the Green AdvantageTM environmental awareness curriculum for students participating in the Academy’s school year and Summer Institute classes.

In October 2010, the Foundation broke ground on the first student-built house in the Academy’s Build a House – Build a Future career readiness initiative. Students have taken their math, carpentry, mechanical drawing, blueprint reading, and practical science studies from the classroom to this real-life construction site, under the guidance of certified instructors and volunteers from leading building contractors. Construction was completed in December 2012, and the 2,000 square-foot, single family house in Northwest Washington is being listed for sale. Proceeds will be reinvested in the Academy’s annual homebuilding program.

38Academy seniors

received training at the student-built house site.

260NCCER training modules

were completed and documented in student

transcripts.

30Academy graduates

were hired for building industry jobs or

enrolled in colleges and universities.

Build a House – Build a Future: 2010-2012

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Building Success: Student Profiles Recent graduates describe their experiences in the Academy of Construction and Design. All are Norman Dreyfuss Scholarship winners.

Marie Ngo MBock, Class of 2009 and recipient of the first Norman Dreyfuss Scholarship, interned at M.C. Dean, Inc. while attending Trinity University and is now studying for certification as a project manager for the company.

Being a French speaking person in an English country has not been very easy. My biggest challenge has been the transition between the

two languages and cultures. During my first year in my new high school, my counselor suggested the Academy of Construction and Design, where I started taking carpentry. I was the laughingstock of the class because of my accent and my timidity. My teachers there told me I could ask them anything, from problems in class to everyday life matters. They helped me with scholarships, school work, college searches and other opportunities, helping me enhance my life and helping me become more open to the world around me. I believe the things learned at the Academy of Construction and Design made me a better, stronger and wiser young woman and I would not have been able to learn them anywhere else.

Jeffrey Baker, Class of 2012, is a freshman attending Allegheny College of Maryland.

My parents died by the time I was 14 years old, and I have been homeless during my entire high school life, bouncing from house to house. I turned

to the streets and participated in negative activities. I was disrespectful, suspended from school all the time and definitely not a model student. I knew that I needed to change. I wanted to do better, and I started to work harder to get my high school diploma. In the Academy of Construction and Design, I gained skills on using tools and building things, but nothing compares to the life tools that were given to me, including how to function and believe in myself. These tools are priceless! I have been accepted to Allegheny College of Maryland, and I will attend in the fall of 2012. Amazing, from homelessness to a college campus! I believed, and it is happening.

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Freddy Possian, Class of 2009, is a third-year student at Pennsylvania State University pursuing a degree in international business.

I believe that getting into the Academy was one of the most meaningful choices I have ever made. I am an honor student with excellent grades and

a promising future. While at the Academy I learned many skills. I had a lot of time with hands on training, and I participated in classes about money management, time management and learned about college. I also believe that the Academy of Construction and Design impacted my decision to attend college simply because of the teachers instilling in me that I can. I will be the first person in my family to ever go to college and I will also use my education and knowledge to start my own business to help others financially and educationally. The Academy of Construction and Design has taught me skills that will serve me for life.

CLOCKWISE: Academy alumni Marie Ngo Mbock, Freddy Possian and Jeffrey Baker.

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A Stronger Workforce: DC Apprenticeship AcademyCommercial and residential builders and specialty contractors face many challenges in their efforts to recruit, hire, develop and retain skilled workers to meet the demands of the construction marketplace throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

As a training provider serving construction firms and contractors registered with the D.C. Department of Employment Services Office of Apprenticeship Information and Training, the DC Apprenticeship Academy offers all levels of related instruction for craft workers to become licensed journey professionals.

Course offerings are tailored to the workforce needs of sponsoring employers, whose apprentice trainees attend classes on weekday evenings in the DC Students Construction Trades Foundation’s training facility at Cardozo Senior High School.

Employer Spotlight: M. C. Dean, Inc.M.C. Dean is a global company with its headquarters and base of operations in greater Washington. Since 2008, the electrical engineering and infrastructure firm has enrolled more than 150 employees in the registered electrical apprenticeship instruction program in the DC Apprenticeship Academy. Apprentices participate in a minimum of 2,000 hours of on-the-job training each year, while completing four levels of classroom instruction that includes electrical theory, blueprint reading, mathematics, electrical code requirements, safety and first aid practices.

Registered apprentices attend night classes while working full-time, demonstrating the focus and determination that will help them advance in their careers as journey professionals and master electricians.

5Trade Specialties

Offered:

Electrical

Carpentry

Masonry

Reinforced Iron Worker

Concrete Form-Building

104Enrolled Apprentices

2011-2012 DC Apprenticeship Academy

15Sponsoring Employers

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AT RIGHT: In 2010, the DC Apprenticeship Academy credentialed the first graduates from its four-year registered apprenticeship program, a first for D.C. in nearly three decades. Mayor Vincent Gray (pictured above with 2011 graduates) and CSOSA vocational development specialist Tony Lewis (at podium) are featured speakers at annual graduation ceremonies. Registered apprenticeship leads to career advancement in the building industry.

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Financial SummaryStatement of Operating Support, Revenue & ExpenseYear Ending September 30, 2012

Public Support & RevenuePublic Support Contributions $360,660 Contributed Goods and Services 358,298 Norman Dreyfuss Scholarship Fund-restricted 20,020

Total Public Support $738,978

Revenue Program Service Fees $130,247 Net Assets Released from Restriction 28,907

Total Revenue $159,154

Total Public Support & Revenue $898,132

ExpensesProgram Services Education and Training Programs $699,772

Total Program Services $699,772

Supporting Services Management & General $52,321 Fundraising 85,162

Total Expenses $837,255

Excess (Deficiency) of Public Support $60,877& Revenues Over Expenses

This summary reflects the DC Students Construction Trades Foundation’s consolidated program operations, including equipment depreciation expense. Endowment gifts and contributions and expenses for major multi-year capital projects are not included.

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2012 Financials We are grateful to individual, corporate and foundation sponsors who recognize the wide-ranging benefits of supporting student achievement through career and technical education.

Acacia Foundation | A.C. & R. Insulation Co., Inc. | A. Wash & Associates Aggregate Industries | Art Display Company | Atlantic Equipment & Surplus, Inc. Balfour Beatty Construction | Building Specialties | C. J. Coakley Co., Inc. Capitol Commercial Cleaning | CH Edwards | Catalogue for Philanthropy Greater Washington | Clark Construction Group, LLC | Creative Pipe Solutions Donohoe Construction Company | Ernest Maier, Inc. | Floors Etc FMC & Associates, LLC | FOUNDRY | GCS, Inc. | GE | Gerdau AmeristeelGoldin & Stafford, Inc. | Inscape Studio | J Suss Industries, Inc.KCE Structural Engineers, P.C. | Kogok Corporation | Lach Tile Lafarge North America | M.C. Dean, Inc. Magnolia Plumbing, Inc. Manders Decorating | Miller & Long Co., Inc. | New Commandment Baptist Church | P & D Drywall Contractor, LLC | P&P Contractors, Inc. Prospect Waterproofing Co. | Reznick Group | Ruppert Landscape | Sanijohn Scaffold Resource | Shapiro & Duncan Mechanical Contractors, Inc.Sigal Construction Corporation | Sonco Worldwide | Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. Superior Iron Works | T.W. Perry | The Black Benefactors | The Fireguard Corporation | United Bank | Universal Stones | VIKA Capitol, LLCWells & Associates, Inc. | Weyer’s Floor Service, Inc.

Mission StatementWe believe in the ability of every person to find success when pathways are available to them. We strive to make skilled trades education and training accessible to residents of the District of Columbia.

ExpensesProgram Services Education and Training Programs $699,772

Total Program Services $699,772

Supporting Services Management & General $52,321 Fundraising 85,162

Total Expenses $837,255

Excess (Deficiency) of Public Support $60,877& Revenues Over Expenses

This summary reflects the DC Students Construction Trades Foundation’s consolidated program operations, including equipment depreciation expense. Endowment gifts and contributions and expenses for major multi-year capital projects are not included.

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Thank YouThank you for participating in our education and training mission in so many ways:

Annual Meet the Future Luncheon to benefit the Academy of Construction and Design at Cardozo Senior High School. For information, email meetthefuture@dcstudentsctf.org , or call 202.340.5657.

Norman Dreyfuss Scholarship Fund for Academy of Construction and Design graduates entering industry jobs or college degree programs. For information, email meetthefuture@dcstudentsctf.org , or call 202.340.5657.

Build a House – Build a Future welcomes financial and in-kind support for the homebuilding initiative to train high school and Summer Institute students in the Academy of Construction and Design at Cardozo Senior High School. For information, call Academy Director Shelly Karriem at 202.673.7346, or email shelly.karriem@dc.gov

Greater Washington Catalogue for Philanthropy features DC Students Construction Trades Foundation as one of the best small nonprofits serving the region’s education and human development needs. For information, call Program Director Beth Moore at 202.642.0806, or email beth@dcstudentsctf.org

Give to the Max Day DC is a 24-hour, online giving campaign to mobilize support for nonprofits serving the D.C. region. For details about the upcoming campaign on June 6, 2013, follow DC Students Construction Trades Foundation on Facebook and on Twitter @SkilledTradesDC.

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FROM TOP LEFT: The ribbon cutting ceremony. Class of 2013 senior Damieon Agee (c) with class of 2014 students Chester Broadway (l) and Aunyee Waller (r). Shapiro & Duncan Inc. Mechanical Contractors design-build director Mark Drury joins Shelly Karriem and Cardozo H.S. students. Angel Hall, 2011 Academy graduate.

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FROM TOP RIGHT: 2011 Academy graduates Darwin Garcia, Dwayne Hawkins and Ingrid Lopez participated on the student-built house that is now under contract for sale.

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FROM LEFT: Board president John McMahon, Academy director Shelly Karriem and Cardozo H.S. principal Tonya Roane join Academy instructors, students and alumni at the student-built house site. Lead carpentry instructor Marshall Janifer with pre-apprenticeship students Meleke Hooper (l) and Taevan McCray (r). Meyona Morgan (r) and Cardell Torney (l), class of 2012 graduates.