Annual Report 2013-14

Respect Responsibility

Resourcefulness

Dear CMS Community,

Every time I have occasion to address our community it seems my first thoughts are of gratitude and humility. This occasion is no different. Our 13-14 school year was filled with joy and accomplishment. Dedicated staff, supportive parents, and a school full of happy children made for another delightful year. We sent four people to Montessori teacher training, and opened a second Toddler Class for the first time in the school’s history.

The Middle School Program started off its first year in its new building with great success. Our goal to have several of the micro-businesses up and running was met. District 30, specifically Maple School, welcomed our 6th, 7th and 8th grade students to join their athletic teams and participate in their after school clubs helping our students to integrate into the wider community. And our first three 8th grade students, Class of 2014, graduated and transitioned to high school.

We remain committed to the development of character, because we understand it to be the single most influential and most powerful aspect that any person has to affect change and create a life of his or her choosing. We have a faculty and staff who do not lose focus: it is character which matters most. And most importantly we have a community of families who share that commitment.

Wendy Calise Head of School

Dear CMS Community,

As one of the original Countryside board members, I vividly recall our humble beginnings in the early days when we rented space in the basement of a Glenview church. We sure have come a long way. My early board colleagues and I look back and take great pride in the growth of the school and the acquisition of our own facilities. The expansion decision to embark on the middle school and its magnificent new facility far surpassed what was contemplated in those formative days. The mission of Countryside remains as relevant as ever. I look forward to watching CMS continue to grow fully into its expanded space.

Martin S. FishmanBoard President

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In July and August of 2014 educators from Canada, Russia, England, Nigeria, Austria, and New Zealand attend the annual Summer Institute hosted at Countryside.

Finance and Operations

Montessori Teachers Institute for Professional Studies

In 2009, at the encouragement of CMS school mentors, Head of School, Wendy Calise, founded a professional development organization to provide practical advice to other Montessori schools and teachers that addresses the concerns and challenges that they face as they offer families Montessori education in the 21st century.

Countryside Montessori now enjoys an international reputation. Hundreds of teachers have come from more than forty states and fifteen countries to learn from the CMS model. CMS teachers provide an online mentoring community accessed weekly by hundreds of teachers. They are often called upon to consult at other Montessori schools who are familiar with their work. Every summer more than 150 teachers come from all over the United States and other countries to attend a Summer Institute at CMS.

Revenue 2013-2014: $3,386,000 Expenses 2013-2014: $3,386,000

Salaries $1,935,000 Finanical Assistance $403,000 Class Supplies/Building Maintenance $150,000

Other Expenses $430,000 Debt Service/Capital Expenses $468,000 Total Expenses $3,386,000

Tuition $2,615,000 Lunch $84,000 Other Income $185,000

Donations $301,000 Middle School Donations $201,000 Total Revenue $3,386,000

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g 2013-14 Annual Giving Chairpersons:Barry and Bobbi Ann Fulk

Legacy Gift ($10,000 to $14,999)The Carrigan Family

The Corley FamilyThe Cummings Family

The Kulle FamilyThe Osman FamilyThe Zheng Family

Leadership Gift ($7,500 - $9,999) The Jaffe Family (Sophia)

Life Gift ($5,000 - $7,499) The Ajiri Family

The Brehm FamilyThe Calise Family

The Hoffman FamilyThe Portis Family

The Terman Family

Liberty Gift ($2,501 - $4,999)The Anguiano Family

The Ansari FamilyThe Chakravarthy Family

The Chung Family (Grace, Laura)The Jou Family

The Fulk FamilyThe Gondeck Family

The Jaffe Family (Lea, Ryan)The Kim Family

The Huang FamilyThe Lim Family

The Clark Family (Jack)The Onibokun Family

The Peters FamilyThe Price FamilyThe Rizzo FamilyThe Rouse Family

The Selvaraj FamilyThe Spencer FamilyThe Mynatt FamilyThe Wang Family

Fair Share Gift ($2,500)Anonymous

The Austria FamilyThe Beswick Family

The Bongiovanni FamilyThe Chao FamilyThe Collin Family

The Coppieters FamilyThe Greenhouse Family

The Henofer FamilyThe Hughes FamilyThe Itahara Family

The Lee Family (Nathaniel)The Noordover Family

The Samaras Family Allison Shank

The Weinzweig Family

Loyalty Gift (up to $2,500)The Ajani Family

The Ali FamilyThe Lenero Family

The Anderson Family (Blake)The Anderson Family (Kieley, Alison)

The Armenta FamilyThe Aspinall FamilyThe Babool FamilyThe Bader Family

The Bae FamilyThe Bayer Family

The Berkson FamilyThe Bhwani FamilyThe Burton FamilyAmy Carlson (Staff)

The Chie FamilyThe Chuang Family

The Chung Family (Alison)The Ciota Family

Carol Cipolla (Staff)The Clark Family (Tess)

The Cole Family (Chris Latham)The Cordova Family (Alex Schoppe)

The Dadwani FamilyThe Dalal FamilyThe Dean Family

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The Decker Family Krista Delaney (Staff)Magali DePilla (Staff)

The Doyle FamilyThe Fleming Family

Joe Francavilla (Staff)The Gadjev Family

Kara Garzelloni (Staff)The Gharib FamilyThe Ghias Family

The Gonzaga FamilyThe Gordin FamilyThe Hemani FamilyThe Hirani FamilyThe Hogan Family

The Holland FamilyThe Horwitz FamilyThe Jensen FamilyThe Jacob Family

Megan Jaeschke (Staff)The Junkovic Family

The Kagan FamilyThe Kan Family

The Kansara FamilyThe Kaplan FamilyThe Kassam Family

The Khemani FamilyThe Khowaja Family

The Kober FamilyThe Krasavin Family

The Lalani FamilyThe Lam Family

Berkley Lane (Staff)The Luett Family

The MacBlane FamilyThe Madnani FamilyThe Makim Family

The McDougal FamilyThe McGough Family

The Medina FamilyThe Mitchell Family

Linda Whitted (Board)The Nagar Family

The Nathani FamilyKaren O’Malley (Staff)

The O’Malley Family (Lily)The Onelien FamilyThe Layland Family

Linda Pear (Staff)The Poonja Family

Ben Price (Staff)Jennifer Robinson (Staff)

Loyalty Gift (up to $2,500)The Rogers Family

Adriana Salazar (Staff)Kim Shultz (Staff)The Smolik FamilyThe Stone FamilyThe Trieu Family

The Ullmann FamilyTaylor Wesenberg (Staff)

Kathy Wos (Staff)The Wang Family

The Wyville FamilyThe Zeidman Family

AG Corporate DonorsAbbott (Coppieters, Nathani)

Discover (Nagar)ITW (Osman)

Kraft Foods (Hoffman, Zheng) Magnetar Capital LLC (Decker)

Motorola (Lam)MSCI (Greenhouse)

Middle School Giftsfrom Parents and Grandparents

Gifts in Kind$120,000

The Gambaccini Family$50,000

Crystal Equation (Terman)

$5,000 to $9,999Anonymous

$1,000 to $4,999* Susan Anderson

The Cummings FamilyPeter Roknich

The Selvaraj Family

Up to $999* Giacoma Bongiovanni

* Dong Yup Chang* Davy Cheung (Lam)

* Shizuko FulkThe Huang Family

* Kelly Klaus (Weinzweig)* The Morrison Family (Jacob)

* Bipin Pai (Osman)* Donatella Raphael (Bongiovanni)

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Administration TeamWendy Calise (24 yrs. at CMS)

Jim Aspinall (7 yrs. at CMS)Karen O’Malley (17 yrs. at CMS)Francesca Giannis (1 yr. at CMS)

Ian Turner (1 yr. at CMS)Lisa Sanden (22 yrs. at CMS)

AYM TeamMichele Aspinall (25 yrs. at CMS)

Kara Garzelloni (7 yrs. at CMS)Kathy Wos (6 yrs. at CMS)

Physical Education TeamKrista Delaney (35 yrs. at CMS)

Toddler TeamVeronica Armenta (16 yrs. at CMS)

Rebecca English (1 yr. at CMS)Jennifer Robinson (2 yrs. at CMS)

Adriana Salazar (1 yr. at CMS)

Elementary TeamKim Anderson (12 yrs. at CMS)

Sean Doyle (2 yrs. at CMS)Ben Price (2 yrs. at CMS)

Taylor Wesenberg (3 yrs. at CMS)

Primary TeamAmy Carlson (4 yrs. at CMS)Berkley Lane (2 yrs. at CMS)Kim Shultz (18 yrs at CMS)

Genevieve Youhanna (1 yr. at CMS)

Middle School TeamGuy Calise (24 yrs. at CMS)

Jennifer Rogers (11 yrs. at CMS)

Hospitality TeamAnnette Kulle (Founder of CMS)

Spanish Language TeamMagali DePilla (2 yrs. at CMS)

Veronica Armenta (16 yrs. at CMS)

Music Education TeamJoseph Francavilla (13 yrs. at CMS)

Facilities TeamJuan Armenta (19 yrs. at CMS)Frank Kulle (Founder of CMS)

Jim Aspinall (7 yrs. at CMS)

Second Row: Berkley Lane, Kim Shultz, Sean Doyle, Kim Anderson, Jim Aspinall, Karen O’Malley, Kathy Wos, Magali DePilla, Joe Francavilla, Guy Calise,

Brittany Bennington, Veronica Armenta, Genevieve Youhanna, Lisa Sanden, Adrianna Salazar, Taylor Wesenberg, Amy CarlsonFirst Row:

Wendy Calise, Krista Delaney, Jennifer Robinson, Ian Turner, Michele Aspinall, Jennifer Rogers, Ben Price, Frank Kulle, Annette Kulle

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