2015-2016 Annual Report

First Grade Published Books GrantSee Inside for More

2

From the ChairThe past year has been pivotal for the Roseville Area Schools Foundation. As we approached our 25th year anniversary, the board worked with district staff to develop a multi-year initiative with a focus on hands-on learning, the Fab Lab, which will be presented at this year’s Fall luncheon.

This past year we awarded over $36,000 in grants to support a diverse number of innovative projects throughout the Roseville Area School district. A few examples include digital probes for data collection, an engineering and design program, non-fiction reading materials, books for English language learners, a 6th grade orchestra and band Masterclass, and small guitars and portable keyboards for elective music.

Part of these funds came from a $12,000 grant awarded to the Foundation from the St. Jude Medical Foundation, and were used specifically for projects in science, technology, engineering, and math. This allowed us to support projects that would otherwise have gone unfunded.

Despite this good news, we could only fund a third of the innovative projects submitted to the Foundation. We remain committed to providing a broad array of opportunities for students and hope you will consider increasing your donation this year. We hope that in the coming year we can support an increased number of educational projects throughout District 623.

On behalf of the board, we thank you for your generous support of the Roseville Area Schools Foundation. We are humbled and sincerely grateful for the growing number of community members who support our work to improve education in Roseville Area Schools. The Roseville Area Schools Foundation looks forward to your continued commitment to our public schools. We really cannot do this without you!

Sincerely,

Linda McLoonChair, Board of Directors 2015-2016Roseville Area Schools Foundation

Roseville Area Schools Foundation 2015-2016 Annual Report

Our 2015-2016 Board Officers and MembersLinda McLoon • Chair, Gale Mason-Chagil • Vice Chair, Susan Hoyt • Treasurer,Dorothy Markowitz • Secretary

Matthew Brandt, Shana Crosson, Jan Gibson Talbot, Susan Guck, Craig Klausing, Peter Lindstrom, Margot Olsen, Scott Roste, Jennifer Sampson, Karen Schaub, Sara Schwebs, Beth Voermans, Anika Yokanovich

3

Our MissionThe Roseville Area Schools Foundation invests in innovative ideas to enrich learning for all District 623 students. Goals• Support programs for learning, problem-solving, creative analysis, and thinking skills • Support the pursuit of excellence by staff• Assist in establishing a partnership between the educational community and local business, government, and nonprofit organizations• Reinforce the goals of the Roseville Area School Board

“Students rarely get a chance to see their writing transformed from a thought, to drafted sentences, and into a finished piece,” Ms. Amundsen said. “We published students’ books to motivate them to be lifelong readers and writers.”

Students planned, drafted, and revised their stories before seeing the final product made into a bound book. Each student received a copy as a keepsake.

Published Books GrantEmmet D. Williams ElementaryFirst grade teacher Amanda Amundsen used her Foundation grant to turn her students into authors. After learning about insects in science, students used their knowledge and the writing process to write their own books.

rosevilleareaschoolsfoundation.org

4

Roseville Area Schools Foundation 2015-2016 Annual Report

“This project allows students to create without limits, standards, or grades,” instructor Katherine Young said. “Removing the pressure of grades allows students to discover new art subjects and build confidence for everyday life.”

Artistically Elevated GrantRoseville Area Middle SchoolStudents in Unity Center, an after-school program that provides student and family support, can now experiment with professional art tools. While students are free to express themselves with their own ideas, they also have a chance to see themselves in creative careers.

Our BeginningIn 1990, community leaders began exploring ideas to make Roseville Area Schools a model for excellence and innovation. Robert O. Ashbach, a Roseville-area business leader, donated $53,000 to lay the groundwork for the Roseville Area Schools Foundation, which would financially support additional learning opportunities for students in Roseville Area Schools. Since then, the Foundation has awarded $681,400 in grants to support students in the classroom and beyond. Volunteer board members continue to look for ways to bring innovation and excellence into classrooms in Roseville Area Schools while carefully managing the community’s financial contributions to the Foundation.

5

rosevilleareaschoolsfoundation.org

The Art of Wet Felting GrantHarambee ElementaryKindergarten and first grade students learn more than just wet felting in Melissa Kleemeier’s class; they learn skills to pass state standards. As students learn how to wet felt, they are exposed to new vocabulary, read how-to texts, share research, and write informational pieces. They also develop fine motor skills, which are critical for the age group.

“At this time in the kindergarten year, a number of students struggle with activities involving fine motor skills, such as writing, drawing, coloring, and cutting,” Ms. Kleemeier said.

“Through the wet felting project, students are challenged to use and develop stamina of fine motor skills. ”

Your Dollars Making a DifferenceTaxes do a lot, but they do not always stretch far enough to fully meet the needs of our diverse learners. That’s where the Roseville Area Schools Foundation comes in. The Foundation invites the community to help raise funds for projects that bolster student learning, problem solving, creative analysis, and thinking skills.

Thanks to generous donations from community members like you, the Roseville Area Schools Foundation supports programs that prepare students for success in school and beyond.

GivingThe Roseville Area Schools Foundation relies on donations from community members and organizations to continue funding grants that will enrich students’ learning experiences. By supporting the Roseville Area Schools Foundation, you can join us in investing in the future of our community. As a 501(c)(3), the Roseville Area Schools Foundation is authorized to accept directed gifts, real estate, stocks and bonds, and to participate in estate planning trusts, in addition to accepting traditional monetary donations.

6

Roseville Area Schools Foundation 2015-2016 Annual Report

Contributions July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016

DIAMOND $2,500+David and Mary Anderson Family FoundationJohn and Mary BachhuberGregg CummingsKathy and Vince DiGiornoKara SimeMark Traynor

PLATINUM $1,000-$2,499George and Barbara BaranyJohn and Leah GalleNicole GerlachDiane and Tim MaddenMorgan Stanley FoundationLuAnne and Greg PedersonJohn Thein

GOLD $500-$999Bobbi AlcottCheryl and Bill BradyJames and Edith BrotenScott and Jill CordesDave and Sue CummingsJoe and Tiffany EckbergMichael EttenPam HildebrandtJames and Janelle HouseLisa KirkwoodToby and Dorothy MarkowitzLinda and Steven McLoonScott RosteAldo SicoliMatt SundeenBeth and Gerry Voermans

SILVER $200-$499Philip BehrensJohn BloomquistMike BoguszewskiMarcus CulverScott CummingsMary Heer-Forsberg and Frank Forsberg

Dan and Cindy GallaherOlivia and Donald GaultSue and Bob GehrzJohn and Kay HatlestadJennifer HopperSusan Hoyt Craig KlausingFred and Mary KuefferRoger and Ellen LillemoenDavid and Cyndi Kaye MeierNexstar, Inc.Ali Naughton and Jason O’KeaneJoe PalloPremier BanksEducation Minnesota - RosevilleKathleen and David RothenbergerJennifer SampsonNatasha SandanayakeTerry Newby and Sara SchwebsFrank ShawDonald and Elaine SimeKay SorgatzJan and Kim VanderwallMaria and Zsolt VinczeOlga Zoltai

DONORS UP TO $199Aminat AlasiGinny and Craig AllenBarbara AndersonTed Meyer and Jaqueline AndersonTodd and Holly AndersonErin AzerScott and Sonia BakerAleli BalagtasChristiane BartelsMary Bear-DukesJamie and Gabe Becker-FinnSteve and Mary BennettJudy BerglundHeather BesonenBob BierscheidNancy BirgerBev BlixtJoshua Bodie

Nanako BowdenJennifer BrisboisLonnie BrokkeNancy BrownErica BrunikAngela ByrneSarah and Matt CaflischKaren CarlsenKeith and Nannette CarlsonChrister and Laurel CederbergDanielle ChristensenShana CrossonJames and Stephanie DeBenedetMelinda DeVriesCarrie DicksonShilin DongLeslie DoyleLonnie DubersteinPeter DufaultJuliann Nelson-Duffy and Ron DuffyJayne EarlyLisa Edstrom Keith EidmanShaimaa ElsayedLee ElsonJennifer EnglerKathryn ErnstHenry EttenJason and Jessica EttenPatricia EttenWilliam and Yuriko FarmerJulie FaulknerJoan FeliceLynn Flagstad and Amy FinkenDawn FlinschJose GaminoTheresa GardellaJim and Julie GarmakerTimothy GarvinBucky GeibDionne and Steve GenzGoutam GhoshKitty GoginsDaniela GoldfineDarlene Gorrill

7

Engineering Alternatives to Indoor Recess GrantParkview Center SchoolWhen it rains, indoor recess has always offered competitive games. Recently, third grade teacher Eli Eschenbauch added building materials to facilitate teamwork and creativity as well.

“No longer do we just want kids entertained [at recess],” Mr. Eschenbauch said. “We want them to grow socially and experiment with engineering.”

Building materials allow students to develop problem-solving and social-emotional skills in a relaxed environment.

Sharon KoehntoppBrad and Lisa KolandLeslie KopietzTeresa KothbauerRuth KriderKatherine KuettelSatish KumarRoy LaszewskiYong Kyoo LeeCamilla LehrJim Leslie and Lynnanne WarrenPatrick and Pamela LijewskiPeter LindstromJoe LovelandMarie LynchCindy MackintoshJanet MagreeCarol MaloneyDana and Brian MalzerTroy ManganMary MannsEmiliano Chagil and Gale Mason-ChagilDave and Teri MathewsRick MathwigKathy McClure

Mike McCormickKate and Paul McCreightThomas and Julie McDanielKristen McNameeBeth Mercer-TaylorChristine MillerNaoko Koyano and Yasushi NakagawaRon and Jennifer NelsonSusan NemitzCaprice NiccoliAmy O’NeilMargot and Bob OlsenTim OneillKatherine OnkenBrad PeperDave PintoSally PritchardTammy PustChris and Jennifer ReedySean ReganGladys ReilingBeth and Rob ReinhartJudy ReslerBarb RinehartAngela Robinson

Barb GoveMindy and Roger GreilingSusan and Chris GuckSung Gil HaMarianne HagemanFrank HarrisNyia HarrisHalimo HassanWes HautJohn HeimerlHeller Architects Inc.Asako HirabayashiEdwin Hodder Jr.Jessie HoegerTom and Pamela Hove Anne Hoyt TaffJerry HromatkaGeorge HudachekPenny HultsDonald and Pamela JakesCarolynn JohnsonRose and Steve JonesGeoff and Judy KaufmannTadd KellyJohn KilianCarol Lu Kinney

rosevilleareaschoolsfoundation.org

8

Jan BarkeLaura BerkasBecky BerkasCharlotte BocheGarin BogenholmTyrone BrookinsTina ClasenStacey DahlbyStacey DahlstromDonna DaykinKristin ElfstromKathy EnglundKathy FarrellMary FischerMike FlattenLaura GarnjobstSonya GindorffDenise GoodwilerKathy GriebelCindy GustafsonLoretta HayneShelley HoehnJuanita HoskinsCarol JohnsonBrian KolandSara LaineJenny LoeckJanet MaitrejeanMartha Mason-MillerTeri MathewsJolene MooreEd MurrayNancy NelsonTim O’BrienFlorence OdegardKristen Smith OlsonStephen PawelskiTamy ReesePat RothJanice SankotRyan SauterAndrea ScarpaKaren SchaubJulie SchulzAldo SicoliValerie SkrypekMelissa Sonnek

Roseville Area Schools Foundation 2015-2016 Annual Report

Contributions July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016

Becky SorlienMarquita StephensPatty StigenShari ThompsonMary TragiaiKathleen TyborJudy TyrerJudy VoightJake Von De LindeTheresa WhiteMerrie Zakaras

COMPANY MATCHING DONATIONSMedtronicUS BankBlue Cross Blue Shield

IN HONOR OFLilliam HoerrNancy McNultyMarlo and Bev RosvoldAldo SicoliBob and Molly SmithTeachers/Staff at PCS & RAHSJohn TheinPam Zbacnik

IN MEMORY OFBurdell M. Nelson

THANK A TEACHER HONOREESRandee AllenAndi AndersonEmily AndersonJessica ArmstrongJeff BibeauMelani BowserSandi CassavantSusanne CollinsDavid CzepaAmy DahlinJeff DaviesMatt DehnelShannon DeLozierJenni Deluca

DONORS UP TO $199Rich and Natasha RodichEllen RolnitzkyKevin and Amy RonnenbergKara RoseJames RothmundTom and Eve RoycraftStephen and Bridget SaboMohamed SamatarKelly ScanlanDan and Maryanna SchaeferMegan SchlueterJoan ShrumDuane SkieKeith SmelserBob and Jane SpartzKate and Jeremy StahlJerry StonerJohn StrandRick and Karen SundeenBenno SydowAndrea TandeSharon TarbleKaying ThaoSusan ThompsonMichael TierneyPatrick TrudgeonKristine VailTom ValoisKim and Shawn WaiteCecilia WarnerBarbara WestgardBarb WhiteJohn and Sandy WhiteMike and Pam WieheBob WillmusSally Silk and Thomas WolfeKristi WollitzRachel and Adam WrightBarbara YatesAnika and Ken YokanovichSandy YunkerMichael Zalk

ISD 623 STAFF CONTRIBUTIONSCyndi ArnesonJeff Babineau

9

EVENT SPONSORSAffinity Plus Federal Credit UnionD’Amico & SonsKennedy & Graven, CharteredMaguire AgencyNerland Cummings Group at Morgan StanleyPremier BanksWarners’ Stellian

Pat MoriartyAlison Nelson Deb ObeyBrittany O’ConnorTess OrmsethKent PaulsonStephen PawelskiLorna PlanaCameron RadkeNatalie RamirezRoberta RasmussenKarla Rivera-NavarroSarah RobinsonDebbie RomeroMary SchifskyMike SchroederAmanda SextonNatalie SkogstadJoni SpringerPeter SullivanMegan WallinTonya WeaverEmily Weber

Bekki DiffleyKrysta DoughtyIsaac EngelAddison EngelkingEli EschenbauchEmily Fang-YenAshli FoxPaula FreemanAlison GrayKatie HauserBret HemmerlinSarah HoltyMary HolubMarilyn HowardJenae HutchinsKelsey IversonDeborah LeganVarsha LeisethSara LewisJessica LindKathy MielkePaul MoellerLindsey MohamedAndy MooreJessica Morgan

Mindful Students GrantHarambee ElementarySecond grade teacher Heidi Hexom taught her class mindfulness, a stress reduction strategy that raises awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions, and surroundings. She practiced breathing exercises with her students to decrease stress that can hinder their achievement.

“Mindfulness helps improve learning,attention, emotional regulation, empathy, and conflict resolution,” Ms. Hexom said. “Equipping students with these strategies will enable them to handle challenges in a healthy way.”

rosevilleareaschoolsfoundation.org

10

Roseville Area Schools Foundation 2015-2016 Annual Report

Grants AwardedScholastic Action for Reading Engagement ........................................................................... $336.23First Grade Published Books ................................................................................................. $750.00Spanish Novels ....................................................................................................................... $300.00Entrepreneurship Mini-Camp ............................................................................................... $1,260.00Active Sitting: Hoki Stools ....................................................................................................... $750.00Coding for the Future ........................................................................................................... $1,200.00Mindful Students ..................................................................................................................... $675.00The Art of Wet Felting ............................................................................................................. $289.84Third Grade Bird Study ............................................................................................................ $800.00Helping Families Help Their Children ................................................................................... $1,748.28Libros para la Biblioteca ...................................................................................................... $1,000.00Title I Play ................................................................................................................................ $316.505th Grade STEM Initiative .................................................................................................... $1,400.00Engineering Alternative at Indoor Recess .............................................................................. $562.44Kidwind Project .................................................................................................................... $1,292.69Teaching Social Skills through the Ages ................................................................................ $568.99Commission of New Music for Brass Quintet ......................................................................... $500.00Extreme Sandbox ................................................................................................................ $1,445.00Increasing Reading/Writing in World Studies ELL ................................................................$3,250.00Quantum Advanced Placement Mini-Camp ........................................................................ $6,500.00Race: Are We So Different? 9th Grade Field Trip ............................................................... $3,000.00Computer Science Club ....................................................................................................... $1,200.00Artistically Elevated ................................................................................................................. $500.00Digital Data Collection with iPads ........................................................................................ $3,010.00Diverse Books for Diverse Kids .............................................................................................. $682.01Give Them Movement ............................................................................................................. $479.706th Grade Band and Orchestra Masterclass .......................................................................... $900.00Expanding Roseville’s Secondary Literature Collection ...................................................... $2,000.00Total Grants Awarded 2015-2016 School Year ............................................................. $36,716.68

11

Financial Report

ASSETS_____________________________________________________________________Cash in Bank Accounts .....................................$102,396.34 ............................................ $23,879.76Endowment Funds .............................................$371,180.04 ...........................................$448,160.45

_____________________________________________________________________Total Assets .....................................................$473,576.38 ...........................................$472,040.21

LIABILITIES_____________________________________________________________________Grants Payable......................................................$6,998.70 ...............................................$5,000.00

_____________________________________________________________________Total Liabilities ....................................................$6,998.70 .............................................. $5,000.00_____________________________________________________________________FUND BALANCE ............................................ $466,577.68 ........................................... $467,040.21

REVENUE_____________________________________________________________________Contributions/Fundraising .................................. $60,956.54 .............................................$53,090.70St. Jude Grant ..................................................... $12,000.00 .............................................$12,000.00Interest Earned.........................................................$334.06 .................................................. $107.48Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Income . ($41,486.91) ....................................................($1.89)

_____________________________________________________________________Total Revenue ................................................... $31,803.69 .............................................$65,196.29

EXPENSES_____________________________________________________________________Fundraising .........................................................($4,779.54) ............................................ ($6,358.90)Legal and Professional .......................................($3,729.00) .............................................($1,025.00)Administrative, Fees, Printing, Postage, IT ......... ($3,153.87) ............................................... ($689.98)Endowment Management Fees ......................... ($4,493.50) ............................................ ($2,208.30)Grants to Teachers ............................................ ($33,184.77) ...........................................($60,019.40)

_____________________________________________________________________Total Expenses .............................................. ($49,340.68) ...........................................($70,301.62)

_____________________________________________________________________Revenue Over/Under Expenses ....................... ($17,536.99) .............................................($5,105.33)Beginning Fund Balance July 1 ........................$472,040.21 ............................................$477,145.54Reserved for Grants Payable .............................($6,998.70) ............................................ ($5,000.00)

_____________________________________________________________________ENDING FUND BALANCE ............................. $447,504.52 ........................................... $467,040.21

Year EndJune 30, 2016

Year EndJune 30, 2015

rosevilleareaschoolsfoundation.org

2015-2016 Annual Report

Support quality education and impact a child’s life.Roseville Area Schools Foundation Annual Report is a publication of Roseville Area Schools Foundation 501(c)(3). 1910 County Road B West, Roseville, MN 55113

651.604.3507www.rosevilleareaschoolsfoundation.orgwww.facebook.com/RosevilleSchoolsFoundation

The Foundation Board of Directors and Roseville Area Schools would like to thank everyone who has made a contribution to the Foundation. Your contribution is an investment in the students of Roseville Area Schools and in the future of our communities.

Published Books Grant