2021-2022 Annual Report

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Our Mission

At The Island School we educate each of our children; we nourish their innate curiosity, inspire a lifelong enthusiasm for learning, and foster respect and appreciation for themselves and others.

Dear Families and Friends of The Island School,

When I reflect on the 2021-2022 school year, the image of a flower bud comes to mind. Even though we started the year tightly restricted by the pandemic, the heart of our school remained. We continued to value experiential learning, encourage the development of social emotional skills and demonstrate our commitment to honoring the diversity in our community and the world beyond.

As the year progressed and the impacts of the pandemic lessened, we saw our community open up again into the beautiful blossom we all appreciate. Volunteers could once again help out on a regular basis. Families could join us for Cultural Study and Monday Morning Sing. And, together we created a Diversity Statement through the efforts of parents, staff and our Board, continuing our commitment to creating a diverse, equitable, inclusive and just community.

Thank you for your continued support and commitment to The Island School. Your dedication helped us to continue to grow the next generation of leaders who value diversity, practice inclusion and seek opportunities to create a more just and equitable world.

Gratefully,

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Amanda Ward
Head of School

2021-2022 Success Story

Honoring Culture and Upholding Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The Island School community moves ahead in a commitment to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.

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At The Island School we work intentionally to honor a variety of cultures throughout our school year. While we recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day, the learning is not confined to one day. In third grade students study the Northwest Native Coast and in fourth and fifth grades children learn about the impact of the Suquamish people on Bainbridge Island as well as the native tribes of Washington State. And, of course, as a whole school we spend the month of March studying the culture of another country during our Cultural Study.

Additionally, our staff makes an intentional effort for children to notice not just the differences but also the similarities between their culture and others. As our librarian, George, often says when comparing and contrasting our own culture to others, the goal is for children to conclude “Same same but different.”

In the bigger picture, and beyond learning about cultures, our school community is engaged in ongoing work in the areas of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI). We formed a Family Equity Team and a Staff Equity Team and conducted an equity audit.

These teams and the Board of Trustees discussed how to pursue our commitment to JEDI. All agreed it is essential to confirm and articulate our beliefs in written form. Leaning on the findings from the equity audit and our core mission, we composed a JEDI Statement that clearly communicates our beliefs and actions. The JEDI Statement includes four kid-friendly pillars:

Justice - Stand up for what is right.

Equity - Everyone gets what they need to shine.

Diversity - Difference makes us stronger.

Inclusion - Embrace everyone for who they truly are.

These commitments guide our actions today and in the future. While our staff is focused on including JEDI in their teaching and looking closely at curriculum and book collections, our Board is in the process of reviewing all of our school’s policies through a JEDI lens. We view the statement as a dynamic one that will change and develop with the support and feedback of our community.

Board of Trustees - Faculty and Staff

Board of Trustees
2021-2022

Rainey Scott, President

Kathleen Smith, Vice President

Alice Hunting, Secretary

Kim Wilson, Treasurer

Amanda Ward, Head of School

Bill Baxter

Brian Carlson

Jenny Morber

Kate O’Brien

Chaitee Sungupta

 

Faculty & Staff
2021-2022

Dee Bennett

Shannon Boss

Cindy Brickley

Jessica Christianson

Jessie Dameron

Mike Derzon

Lana Fuller

Betsy Griggs

Taya Hall

Joan Henderson

Drew Keller

Robin Miller

Christine Newkirk

Ursula Pontieri

Matthew Reimer

Katey Rissi

Aleta Schuelke

George Shannon

Marcia Short

Amanda Ward

2021-2022 Contributions

We gratefully acknowledge all donors who contributed to The Island School during the 2021-2022 school year.

Annual Fund Donors

Alumni

Nora Carlson

Alice Hunting

 

Alumni Parents

Lynn & Bill Agnew

Stephen & Laurie Arnold

John Bonow & Carol Ann Davidson

Molly & Brian Carlson

Ann Cheng

Marlene Beran Connolly

Roger Coulter & Katy Mathias

Ralph Derrickson

Angela Droz

Eileen & Richard Duncan

Carmen & Greg Epstein

Barbara & Allan Ferrin

Karolynn Flynn & Roger Katz

Alison & Matt Freeman-Gleason

Chris Gutsche & Kathleen Smith

Cate Hempton

Eric Hoffman & Katherine Zonoff

Tim Holsapple & April Cattell

Sarah & Jim Hopper

David Hunting

Victoria Irwin

Barb & John Kittell

Jenny & John Lange

Lynn & Marc LaSof

Shan Lin

Ellie Linen Low & Dave Low

Angela & Chris Macey-Cushman

Joanne & Kevin Maher

Anna & Bill McClain

Nicki McCraw

Laurie & Ken McEwan

Lisa & Andy Miller

Jack Nunn & Susan Swannack-Nunn

Kate & Michael O'Brien

Laura & Tim O'Mara

Kathy & Bob Schott

Sue Somers

Gibby Stratton & Shelley Neeleman

Richard Tait

April Trabucco

Angela & Kurt Van Wyck

Kelly Webster

Kim & Ches Wilson

Helen Withers

 

Parents

Anonymous

Anonymous

Amy & Matt Baker

Lynda & Bill Baxter

Lauretta & Sean Blyth

Leandri & Allen Brown

Lindsey & Dan Camarena

Tina & Travis Crawford

Greer & Chris Dunn

Ann Yzuel-Fite & David Fite

Adam Fuller & Amanda Allen

Matt Helmer & Beth Novak

Cynthia Hall

Christina Haring-Larson & Scott Larson

Meghan & Mac Martin

Jenny & Shaun Morber

Sarah & Jeff O'Donnell

Stephanie & Ben Page

Courtney & Arthur Peterson

Max Polin

Paul Robinson & Sarah Webster

Jennifer & Mike Saia

Rainey & Brian Scott

Lauren & Joan Scout

Vanathi & Naren Siddaiah

Peter Stoddard & Sophie deLignerolles

Taylor Tan

Jason Uitvlugt & Megan Cramer

Alisha & Josh Weiss

Kari & Brian Wetzler

Grandparents and Relatives

Anonymous

Linda Bergeron

Jody Burnham

Bonny Danielson

Jodee & Larry Erickson

Keith & Lee Harrison

Doug Hoecker & Carmen Grosse

Katherine Johnson

Cindy Law

Ann Lovejoy

Jack Martin & Colleen Crowley

Tana Martin

Fay & Nat Page

Laura Phypers

Kris Rogers & Brad Butler

Sandi & Roger Sater

Kathy & Pat Scanlan

Deborah & Proctor Schenk

Sumedha Sengupta

David Steiner

Hilary Swain

Nancy & Harry Wetzler

 

Friends

Carol Burns

Betsy & Paul Carroll

Dezhang Chu & Lina Yang

Cynthia Chung

Barbara Clinton & Ray Wheeler

Kemp Crawford

Vicki & Matt Culp

Helen Dunbar

Lisa Giles

Lisa & David Glaze

Ed Frymoyer

Barbara Golden

Trish & Paul King

Susan L. Mac Donald

Austin Ohm & Emily Scali

Diana Peters

William & Sandra Shopes

Carolyn & Sherwin Van Mersbergen

Eva Kristine Velisaris

 

Staff

Shannon & Dimitri Boss

Mike Derzon & Robin Supplee

Lana Fuller & Ted Siebert

Taya & Porter Hall

Joan & Jeff Henderson

Robin & Dan Miller

Christine Newkirk

Ursula & Michael Pontieri

Aleta Schuelke

George Shannon

Marcia & Brent Short

Amanda & Adam Ward

 

Corporations/Foundations

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Carlson Family Charitable Giving Fund

Crawford Family Charitable Fund

Derzon/Supplee Family Giving Fund

HBD Holdings, LLC

Kittell Family Donor-Advised Fund

One Call For All

Paine Partnership LLC

Salesforce.com, Inc.

 

Annual Fund in Honor of Joan Henderson

Cate Hempton

Annual Fund in Honor of Cindy Brickley

Shan Lin

Annual Fund in Honor of Carol Sperling

Laura & Tim O’Mara

Annual Fund in Memory of Kestrel and Aurora Peterson

Hilary Swain

Financial Aid Donors

Chris & Kori Abbott

Anonymous

Anonymous

Jessica Aubin

Eran Barak & Natalie Namer-Waldenstrom

Lynda & Bill Baxter

Johnny Bregar & Maura Ahearne

Cindy & Doug Brickley

Matt Bullemer & Katherine Weston

Kathy & Chris Butterly

Cristy Caldwell

Lindsey & Dan Camarena

Liz & Suha Can

Carol & Dave Carley

Molly & Brian Carlson

Carlson Family Charitable Giving Fund

Betsy & Paul Carroll

Caiti & Robby Carver

John Chang & Myong Lee

Barbara Clinton

Candi Coe

Roger Coulter & Katy Mathias

Mary Cowie

Tina & Travis Crawford

Crawford Family Charitable Fund

Dave & Jane Danielson

Bonny Danielson

Berg Danielson & Chaitee Sengupta

Mike Derzon & Robin Supplee

Narinder & Sukhi Dhaliwal

Barbara & Allan Ferrin

Kendra Field & Dee Bennett

Ann & David Fite

Lana Fuller & Ted Siebert

Dan Gebow & Hazel Tudryn

Betsy Griggs

Chris Gutsche & Kathleen Smith

Taya & Porter Hall

Matt Helmer & Beth Novak

Cate & Gordon Hempton

Joan & Jeff Henderson

Christine Henderson

Alice Hunting

David Hunting

Emily & Matthew Jones

Lily & Cameron Karsten

Jocelyn Kempe

Trish & Paul King

Kitsap Community Foundation

Chris Knight

Julia Knight

Anna & Bill McClain

Sandra & Bill McIver

Kim & Corey McMillian

Robin & Dan Miller

Jenny & Shaun Morber

Jack & Susan Nunn

Bridget & Lucas Pearl

Courtney & Arthur Peterson

Matthew Reimer

Rebecca & Daniel Roberts

Jennifer & Michael Saia

Tim Scearce & Laurie McConnachie

Kathy & Bob Schott

Rainey & Brian Scott

Lauren & Joan Scout

Sumedha Sengupta

Vanathi & Narendra Siddaiah

Peter Stoddard & Sophie DeLignerolles

Will Storch

Jayme & Mike Stuntz

Walt Vogdes

Amanda & Adam Ward

Joyce & Lee Willson & Brooke Troyer

Kim & Ches Wilson

Apple Alley Alliance

Greer & Chris Dunn

Ann & David Fite

Lauri & Andrew Gregg

Lily & Cameron Karsten

Chris Knight

Matt Kuntz & Megan Sater

Robin & Dan Miller

Bridget & Lucas Pearl

Ursula & Michael Pontieri

Aleta Schuelke

Rainey & Brian Scott

Leo Sooter & Anna Choi

 

Mini Woods Multipliers

Liz & Suha Can

Mike Derzon & Robin Supplee

Kendra Field & Dee Bennett

Trish & Paul King

Christine Newkirk

Tim Scearce & Laurie McConnachie

Peter Stoddard & Sophie deLignerolles

 

In Honor of Joan Henderson

Candi Coe

In Honor of Trish King

Robin & Dan Miller

In Honor of Calder Lange

Walter Vogdes

In Honor of Nat Lange

Walter Vogdes

 

In Honor of Cindy Brickley’s Retirement

Anne & Geof Barker

Beka Bielman

Molly & Brian Carlson

Betsy & Paul Carroll

Ann Cheng

Mike Derzon & Robin Supplee

Eun-Sook & Scott Goidel

Chris Gutsche & Kathleen Smith

Joan & Jeff Henderson

Alice Hunting

David Hunting

Jenny & John Lange

Robin & Dan Miller

Jenny & Shaun Morber

Ursula & Michael Pontieri

Amanda & Adam Ward

Kelly Webster

Alisha & Josh Weiss

Kim & Ches Wilson

 

Class of 2022 Legacy Gift

Amy & Matt Baker

Carrie & Kyle Beyer

Cynthia Hall

Chris Knight

Tim Scearce & Laurie McConnachie

Kari & Brian Wetzler

Other Gifts 2021-2022

In Kind Contributions 

Lynda Baxter

Brian Carlson

Candi Coe

Ralph Derrickson

Lana Fuller

Dan Gebow & Hazel Tudryn

George Shannon

Jan van Fredenberg

Margie & Larry Wienkers

 

Other Contributions

AmazonSmile Foundation

Eagle Harbor Book Co.

PayPal Giving Fund

Paul Robinson & Sarah Webster

Jennifer & Mike Saia

 

Victoria Somers Endowment for the Library

Sue Somers

Revenue & Expenses

Revenue
Tuition & Fees82%
Annual Fund6%
Other Fundraising8%
Rental/Interest1%
Grant Income
3%
100%
Expenses
Program Expenses69%
Financial Aid17%
Operations14%
100%
Revenue 2021-2022
Expenses 2021-2022

Thank You

We gratefully acknowledge all donors who contributed to The Island School during the 2021-2022 school year. We have tried to ensure that this report is accurate and that names are spelled correctly. We apologize for any errors and ask that you let us know of any mistakes.

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The Island School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, citizenship or immigration status, gender identity or expression, genetic information or other legally protected status in admission of otherwise qualified students or in providing access to the rights, privileges, programs, or activities generally available to all students and their families, including educational policies, tuition assistance programs, other school-administered programs and activities.

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