2016-17 Annual Report2016-17 Annual ReportCentral PA’s Jewish Day School

I write to you this year more convinced than ever of the power of a Silver Academy education to better the world.

In that spirit, I would like to share with you a portion of the speech given by Chaim Bell at

his Silver Academy graduation this past June. Chaim focused his remarks on the obligation to honor all beings, kavod habriot.“It’s very easy to respect someone like you but disregard someone different. Perhaps this is why we are commanded no less than thirty-six times throughout the Torah not to do wrong to the ger. Ger literally means stranger or convert but generally means those that are liable to oppression or discrimination. As the ger is more vulnerable than other human beings, the punishment for wronging them is quite severe…Being reminded not to harm the ger can make us stop and think before we alienate someone different from us. I think this is especially important to remember among my peers, teenagers. Though each of us was created in the image of G-d, we all have unique strengths and challenges. If we can remember that we each have an Inner Ger—something making us vulnerable—perhaps it will remind us to respect each other so we are not guilty of exploiting the vulnerable in others.The Silver Academy understands this very well. It recognizes the best in every child and helps them grow. This is one of the many reasons I love The Silver Academy.”Thanks to your past support, The Silver Academy has been able to teach these important lessons, developing not just minds, but powerful, sensitive and understanding souls.Your continued support enables the cultivation of mensches. I thank you in advance for fostering the academic and spiritual development of these all too rare and valuable community members and future leaders. Your contribution to The Silver Academy is an investment in a bright future.I hope you will share these thoughts with friends and family. We would be happy to give you a taste of the magic occurring at The Silver Academy each day. I invite you to bring a friend and tour the school; let the voices of our children uplift you!My sincerest wishes for a healthy, happy, and spiritually nourishing year to you and your families.B’todah, Holly Engelman President, The Silver Academy Board

Dear Friends,

“I love this school so much! “I don’t want to leave!” These are the statements I heard our 8th graders uttering at graduation when they realized their days at The Silver Academy were coming to an end. After all, they had spent the majority of their lives learning, studying, and growing intellectually, socially, and emotionally within our walls. And while we love and are attached to these students, we recognize that these comments are the greatest compliments in the world!These feelings do not merely happen. Great teachers, cutting edge curriculum, and a philosophy that recognizes the ‘whole’ student, putting the student and his or her individual needs at the center of the educational process, is what separates Silver from other private schools. Academic excellence and ongoing assessment of our dual curriculum assures our students and families that they are not only receiving the highest Jewish and general studies education, but they are also getting a solid foundation for Jewish living and Jewish leadership. There is no better investment that you can make—an investment in our future—an investment in The Silver Academy.But, the next chapter must be written together. The belief that academic excellence is achievable at The Silver Academy is just the beginning. Through our conversations with alumni, we have been told time and time again how Silver prepared them academically to be successful in high school and beyond, and gave them a strong Jewish foundation that encouraged service and a commitment to our heritage. The students at The Silver Academy are our future leaders, our future philanthropists, and most importantly, the future of our incredible Harrisburg Jewish community.Let’s write the next chapter together. Thank you for your financial support of The Silver Academy. I urge you to maintain or increase your support in the year to come.

Debra S. FreeburnHead of School

“I don’t want to leave!”

“I love this school

so much!”

Annual ContributionsSilver Society $10,000+Jack & Janet & Harren Pitnick

Philanthropic FundMr. & Mrs. Dan Schwab

Pillar $5,000 - $9,999Bill & Beverlee Lehr Fund #2

Foundation for Enhancing Comm.Ms. Peggy GroveJewish Community Foundation

of Central PennsylvaniaLipsett Supporting Fund of the

Jewish Community Foundation

Cornerstone $1,800- $4,999Mr. & Mrs. Franklin AbelAhold Financial ServicesDr. Richard Blutstein &

Dr. Katherine BakerDr. & Mrs. Jerry BrennerMr. & Mrs. Joel BurcatConstortium of Jewish Day SchoolsMr. & Mrs. Michael DoctrowMr. & Mrs. Arthur DymEleanor Koplovitz Memorial Yeshiva

Endowment of the JCFCPAMr. Harvey EngelmanDr. Moshe Bell &

Dr. Holly EngelmanDr. & Mrs. Stanley LewinMr. & Mrs. Martin LowyRabbi & Mrs. Barry NussbaumMr. & Mrs. Jack OgunDr. & Mrs. Bryan ReidMr. & Mrs. Stuart SacksSaul Ewing, LLP, Joel R. Burcat,

Esq., PartnerDr. & Mrs. Steven WassnerMr. & Mrs. Michael Weinstock

Guardian $500 -$1,799Mr. Josh Millman &

Ms. Deborah AbelAnonymousAnonymousMr. & Mrs. Bruce BazelonDr. & Mrs. Edward BeckDr. Avi Beck & Dr. Anat BeckMr. Keith Welks &

Ms. Teri BermanMr. & Mrs. Harry BorgerMr. & Mrs. Arthur BrennerMr. & Mrs. Stuart BrennerChisuk Emuna CongregationDr. & Mrs. Edwin CohenMrs. Faye DoctrowMr. & Mrs. Aaron Dym

Lag B’Omer Color WaR

Yom Ha’AtzmautIsraeli Independence Day

Purim

Mr. Burton Morris & Ms. Marian Frankston

Friedman Memorial CharityMr. Ronald Hartmand &

Ms. Leslie GolombMr. & Mrs. Barry GordonMr. & Mrs. Daniel GrabensteinMr. & Mrs. Norman GrasHarrisburg Haverim

EndowmentDr. Barry Hartman &

Dr. Patricia HicksDr. Roberto Hodara &

Dr. Judith HodaraMr. & Mrs. Arthur HoffmanMr. & Mrs. Stuart ItzkovitzMr. & Mrs. Jay KrevskyMr. & Mrs. Samuel LevineMrs. Janet LilienthalMary Sachs TrustMr. & Mrs. Morris OgunDr. & Mrs. Sidney PollackMrs. Eunyce PressReach FoundationDr. & Mrs. Alan RoummMr. & Mrs. Bert RubinDr. Marc Schaefer &

Ms. Stacey ShubitzMr. Michael SiegelMr. & Mrs. Lee SiegelMr. & Mrs. Robert SteinhartMrs. Cynthia SussmanMr. & Mrs. Stephen SymonsMr. Reuel Deppen &

Ms. Christine WnukDr. & Mrs. Charles YanofskyMrs. Debbie YoffeMr. & Mrs. Laurence

ZimmermannMr. & Mrs. Larry Zucker

Benefactor $100-$499Abel PersonnelMr. & Mrs. Jonathan

Abel-MillmanDr. & Mrs. Alan AdelmanMr. & Mrs. Larry AnselDr. Jonathan AronsonDr. & Mrs. Raphael AronsonMr. Paul BarresiMr. & Dr. Norman BergelMr. & Mrs. Leonard BermanBeth T’filoh Dahan Community

SchoolMr. & Mrs. Larry BogatzMr. Heskel BurnsteinMr. Heskel BurnsteinRabbi Carl ChoperDr. Rickey Chotiner &

Dr. Robyn Chotiner

“Annie”

Downtown HarrisburgThe Symphony & Capitol Tour

Mr. & Mrs. Sanford CohenMr. & Mrs. Howard CohenMrs. Jeanette CohenMr. & Mrs. Joseph CompofeliceRabbi & Mrs. Eric CytrynDr. & Mrs. Brian DechowitzMs. Rebecca DoctrowMs. Marcia EmersonMr. & Mrs. Leon FeinermanMr. & Mrs. Arthur FergensonMr. & Mrs. Michael FieldstoneMr. & Mrs. Joshua FirstMs. Janice FitzgeraldDr. & Mrs. Charles FoerMs. Janet ForemanMr. & Mrs. Bradley FormanMr. & Mrs. Gregg FreeburnMr. & Mrs. Richard FreeburnMr. & Mrs. Harvey FreedenbergRabbi & Mrs. Elisha FriedmanMr. Stuart GarnerMr. & Mrs. Howard GersteinMr. & Mrs. Warren GittlenMr. & Mrs. Leonard GoldbergMr. & Mrs. Martin GoldinMr. & Mrs. Adam GoldsmithMr. & Mrs. Philip GoldsteinMr. & Mrs. Martin GoldwasserMr. & Mrs. Damien GraeffMs. Shelley GreebelDr. & Mrs. Phil GreenMr. & Mrs. Edward GreenbergMr. & Mrs. Harry GrossDr. Mark Glick &

Dr. Margaret GrotzingerMr. Leon GuberskyMr. & Mrs. James HalbertMr. & Mrs. Benjamin HenigRabbi Peter Kessler &

Mr. David HermanMr. & Mrs. Joel HervitzMr. & Ms. Jason HinesMr. & Mrs. Jerry HoganMs. Danielle HouserMs. Betty HungerfordMr. Ronald IsaacmanMrs. Beverly IsaacmanMr. Andrew JacobsonMs. Deborah JohnsonMs. Marsha KameronMr. & Mrs. Abraham KeehnMs. Paulette KeiferMs. Sally KeltnerKesher Israel CongregationDr. Ross KlineMr. & Mrs. Robert KonowitchMr. & Mrs. Iosif KorsunskyMs. Anita KresgeMr. & Mrs. Solomon KrevskyKrevsky & Rosen Law Office P.C.

Science!

EITC Rally!

Mr. & Mrs. Howard KrugMr. Paul LatchfordMr. & Mrs. Steven LehnerMr. Moises Leiferman &

Ms. Seena Chriti LeifermanMr. & Mrs. Isaac LevineDr. & Mrs. Maurice LewisDr. Ted Merwin &

Dr. Andrea LieberDr. Varsha LiftMr. & Mrs. Donald LipsonMs. Valeriya LitvakDr. Michael LockMs. Barbara LockMr. & Mrs. Mark MaiselDr. & Mrs. Craig MatchMr. & Mrs. Fred MendelsonMr. & Mrs. Richard MichlovitzMr. Edward MillnerMr. Steven MinerMr. Herman MinkoffMr. & Mrs. Kristopher NovakMr. Harvey OgunMr. & Mrs. Andrew OronsDr. & Mrs. Herbert ParnesDr. & Mrs. Ralph PicciottoMr. & Mrs. Martin RadissDr. & Mrs. Lawrence RandMr. Ira Weinstock &

Ms. Lillian RappaportMr. & Mrs. James RebackMr. & Mrs. Menashe ReuvennyRodney & Sue Lipman EstateMr. Andrew Romano IIIMr. Norman RosenMr. & Mrs. Alan RosenbergMr. Geoffrey RosenbergMs. Yolanda RosenscheinMr. & Mrs. Arthur RosentholMs. Jennifer RossMr. Alvin RostolskyMr. Jeffrey RothenbergMr. & Mrs. Steven RubinMr. & Mrs. Scott RubinMr. & Mrs. Robert RuthDr. Judith SamkoffMr. Fred SandowMs. Gail SangerRabbi & Mrs. Chaim SchertzDr. Mark Cohen &

Ms. Alanna SchoorMr. & Mrs. Karen SchreiberMr. & Mrs. Daniel SchulderMs. Ayelet ShankenMr. Marty Rogoff &

Ms. Julie ShermanMrs. Marjorie ShermanMr. & Mrs. Yaakov ShlingerMr. & Mrs. Conrad SiegelMr. & Mrs. Lawrence SilverMr. Felix Thau &

Ms. Roberta Silver

Graduation

Israel TripEITC Rally!

Silver Academy

Board or Directors

Holly Engelman, President

Katherine Baker, Vice-President

Emily Halper, Vice-President

Stacey Shubitz, Vice-President

Bryan Reid, Secretary

Aaron Dym, Treasurer

Eva Siegel, Assistant Treasurer

Joel Burcat, General Counsel

Serving Through 2018Teri BermanVarsha LiftMiriam Weinstock

Serving Through 2019Isaac LevineAyelet Shanken

Serving Through 2020Emily FreeburnYamit FriedmanJudith Schulder

Kathleen BeveridgeKate CarpenterMarina CherepinskyJane DaltonShari DymAlla FligelmanDebra FreeburnTony FreiSusan GaughanMoshe Yosef GewirtzAdam GrobmanAmy GuilmetteLindsay HameroffYasminah Huberman

Brandy HurleyMindy LockJessica McCoolGail RebuckTammy ReidDebra RietmulderEllis RosenbergMyrna RubinJackie RubinGeorge SchmidtKaren SchreiberCheryl SinowayJessica WenzelburgerGretchen Willard

Faculty & Staff

Ms. Renee SingerDr. Harry SmeltzMr. & Mrs. Morton SpectorMr. & Mrs. David SpectorMr. Zachary SpitzDr. & Mrs. Lewis SteinMr. & Mrs. Barry SteinMr. & Mrs. Gary SteinMrs. Ruth Stein, z”lMr. & Mrs. Michael SteinbergMr. & Mrs. Elliot StrokoffMr. Paul Plasky &

Dr. Irene SussmanMr. & Mrs. Alan SwidlerMs. Brenda UrieDr. & Mrs. Ari WassnerMr. & Mrs. Assaf ZilberingMr. & Mrs. Ben Zion Zilbering

Supporter $1 - $99Mr. & Mrs. Al AdelmannMr. & Mrs. Carey BalabanMr. & Mrs. Seymour BargetMr. David BazelonMr. & Mrs. Harry BeerMr. & Mrs. Elie BenoudizMrs. Leah BlumenfeldMr. & Mrs. Herbert BrennerMs. Janetta BrennerMr. & Mrs. Mark BrodskyDr. & Mrs. Simon BronnerMr. & Mrs. Richard CasherDr. & Mrs. David ChernicoffMr. Phil CunioMr. & Mrs. Jack DaltonMr. & Mrs. Scott DeBroffMr. & Mrs. Irwin DunietzDr. & Mrs. Jeffrey FineMs. Arielle Frankston MorrisMs. Patricia FurlongMs. Nancy GarnerMr. & Mrs. Elijah GoldMs. Diane GoldbergMs. Lisha GoldbergMs. Cheryl GoldsteinMs. Yona GorelickMr. & Mrs. Gerald GornishMs. Joyce GreenMr. & Mrs. Gary GrobmanMr. & Mrs. Barry HalperMr. & Mrs. Robert HarringerMr. Doug HeckertMr. Daniel HoffmanMs. Brandy HurleyMr. & Mrs. William JacksonDr. & Mrs. Dennis KatzMs. Sari KayeMs. Anne KeeganMs. Casie KelloggMr. John KerryMr. & Mrs. Arthur Krieg

4thgrade

The Silver AcademyTerra Nova

Average Percentile Scores2016-2017 School Year

80

40

03rd

grade5th

grade6th

grade7th

grade8th

grade

ReadingLanguageMath

National Average

Terra Nova is a series of standardized achievement tests designed to assess student achievement in reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, vocabulary, spelling, and writing. The students’ scores reflect their achievement in comparison to all students who took the test nationally. This is expressed as a raw score that is then converted to a percentile. In the 2016-2017 school year, the average percentile score for all subjects, in all grades, was far above the national average.

Ms. Lory KrivoskyMr. & Mrs. Alexander LitvakMr. Harris Finkelstein &

Ms. Jill LockMr. & Mrs. Stuart MagduleRabbi & Mrs. Akiva MalesMr. & Mrs. MeederMr. & Mrs. Robert MendelsohnDr. & Mrs. Bruce MillerMr. Eddie Gornish &

Ms. Naomi MitchellMr. & Mrs. Herbert NurickMr. & Mrs. Daniel OckoMr. & Mrs. Joseph OlevichDr. & Mrs. Lester PollakMr. & Mrs. Nat PuttermanMr. & Mrs. Andrew RebuckMr. & Mrs. David RemmelMs. Rebecca RobinsonMs. Robin Lee RommelMs. Arlene RosenMr. Reuben RosenbergDr. & Mrs. Morton RubensteinMs. Sara Jo RubinMr. Michael SandDr. & Mrs. Robert SankerMs. Linda SchaeferMr. & Mrs. Israel SchwabMr. & Mrs. Howard SherrMs. Robyn ShoemakerMr. Harvey ShomerMr. & Mrs. Carl ShumanMr. & Mrs. Gerson SilverMrs. Diane SingerDr. & Mrs. Steven SingerMr. & Mrs. Alan SkulskyMr. Evan SmithMrs. Audrey SofferMr. & Mrs. Michael SolomonMr. & Mrs. Gary SteinRabbi & Mrs. Asher SteinMr. David SternbergMs. Barbara StraussMs. Sandra Strauss-SchachterMr. & Mrs. Richard SweetMr. & Mrs. Stanley SykesMr. Jeffrey King &

Ms. Sondra TopperMr. Daniel UrieMr. Tom WallinMr. & Mrs. Steven WeikertMr. & Mrs. Jeremy WohlbergMrs. Rose Ann WoldorfMr. & Mrs. Leonard YablonDr. & Mrs. Bruce YeamansMrs. Toby YoffeMs. Lorraine Zehr

Debby Millman AbelDorothy AbelFranklin AbelJerry BrennerSadie BrennerGail BurcatJoel BurcatRebecca CookFaye DoctrowMichael DoctrowRicci DoctrowAaron DymShari DymHolly EngelmanJanice FitzgeraldLisa FoerJanet ForemanBrad FormanRichard & Debra Free-burn

Barry GordonGerald GorelickDan GrabensteinNorman GrasMaggie & Mark Glick GrotzingerJill Henig & FamilyJudith Silverman HodaraArthur HoffmanCarol HoffmanSusan LevitonStanley LewinAndrea LieberMartin LowyF. Josh MillmanBurt MorrisRon MuroffJack OgunEunice PressDavid Raffel

Ann RosenbergEllis RosenbergRuben RosenbergBert RubinMyrna RubinMyra SacksFredrick SandowMarc SchaeferStacey ShubitzEva SiegelLee SiegelMichael SiegelAlyce SpectorMorton SpectorHilary SteinbergMichael SteinbergRhea SwidlerLibby UrieOren YagilRachel Zilbering

Central PA’s Jewish Day School�e Silver Academy�e Silver Academy

“By the breath of children, G-d sustains the world.” Talmud Bavli, Shabbat 119b.

Thank you for your support of The Silver Academy! Our children experience a quality day-school education thanks to your commitment. After-lifetime gifts help to secure the financial future our beloved school. Thus, The Silver Academy is proudly participating in our community-wide legacy initiative. Our Jewish Community Foundation of Central PA is sponsoring this collaborative, legacy program.

These individuals have made a commitment today to continue to provide a Silver Academy education for our children in the future.

Please join them and ensure the Jewish future!

The Jewish Community Foundation of Central PA is sponsoring our collaborative, community wide legacy program.

Jewish Community Foundation of Central Pennsylvania

Adina & Robert Sanker Philanthropic Fund

Arthur & Carol Hoffman Family Fund

Charles & Eunyce Press Endowment Fund

Dorothy G. & Franklin D. Abel Philanthropic Fund

Dr. Alfred J. & Marjorie M. Sherman Philanthropic Fund

Eleanor Koplovitz Memorial Yeshiva Endowment

Faith & Davy Goldsmith Philanthropic Fund

Hanna Sachs Cantor Scholarship Endowment

Harrisburg Haverim EndowmentIsaac & Victoria Levine

Philanthropic FundJack & Janet & Harren Pitnick

Philanthropic EndowmentJavitch Yeshiva Academy FundKorsunsky Family Charitable

FundLife & Legacy Program FundLipsett Philanthropic Fund of the

FoundationMarcia & S&y Cohen Family

FundMiss Elkie Koplovitz Memorial

FundPaulette Keifer Family FundPeggy A. Grove Family FundPhyllis & Leonard Berman

Philanthropic FundStephen & Susan Symons

Philanthropic FundSamuel Levine & Dr. Irene

Berman-Levine Philanthropic Fund

Shlomo Zalman Krevsky FundStephen & Susan Symons

Philanthropic FundSussman Family Philanthropic

FundTeri Berman Philanthropic FundWassner Family FundWerrin Sacks Philanthropic FundWomen of Vision Philanthropic

FundWright Halbert Family Fund

Every effort was made to recognize correctly all of our generous donors and honor their listing request. If there are any inaccuracies or omissions please call the development office at 717-238-8775

The Harold Grinspoon Foundation

2017 Life & Legacy Leadership Gathering

$25,000 +Harrisburg Jewish Scholarship 1 LLCM&T BankW&L Sales Co., Inc.

$10,000 - $24,999BHC Holdings, Inc.Daisy Data Displays, Inc.PNC Bank N.A.Rubin Industrial Co., Inc.UHS of Pennsylvania, Inc.York Haven Fabricators

$5000 - $9,999Abel PersonnelBravo Group, Inc.Orrstown BankPNC Financial Services, IncUGI EnergyUPMC Health BenefitsWaste Management

$1000 - $4999Arc Applications, Inc.Avalon Insurance Group, Inc.Capital Advantage Insurance CompanyFulton BankNorman Gras Kosher Food ConsultantOak Tree Development GroupInformation Network Associates, Inc.Weis Markets

Thank you to our contributing scholarship organizationsBridge Educational Foundation

The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg Scholarship Organization

The Silver Academy Foundation

EITC & OSTC Contributors

EITC-Education Improvemnet Tax Credit | OSTC-Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit

The Silver Academy Foundation supports the interests of The Silver Academy, and advances traditional Jewish education. Generous contributors started making “endowment fund” gifts to The Rabbi David L. Silver Yeshiva Academy in the 1970s. These gifts and others grew until the school’s board recognized it would be prudent to place these funds into a separate entity, independent from the school. Founded in 1993 as a 501 (c)(3) organization, the Foundation received its initial funding from these early investments held by The Silver Academy. An independent board manages the Foundation’s assets. These initial investments have been supplemented by additional con-tributions made by friends of the School. This grew to well over one million dollars in the first decade of our existence.For the last few years, an average of over $150,000 per year has been advanced or loaned to the School for scholarships and to supplement the budget leaving the current assets of the Foundation at a little over $200,000.The members of the Foundation’s Board wish to thank you for your support.

OfficersMorton Spector President

Lee Siegel Vice President

Martin Lowy Treasurer

Myra Sacks Secretary

Arthur Hoffman Assistant Secretary

BoardBarb BazelonJoel Burcat Aaron Dym Holly EngelmanArthur HoffmanDavy GoldsmithMartin LowyLeah MuroffLee SiegelMorton Spector

Ronald IsaacmanInvestment Advisor

Silver Academy

Foundation Board

The Silver AcademyInternal Unaudited Operating Income & Expenses

12 months ended August 31, 2016

Tuition $1,134,500

School Scholarship Awards ($347, 650)

EITC Scholarship Awards ($438,900)

Net Tuition $407,595 ($347,950)

EITC/OSTC Contributions $314,180

Contributions $186,777

Silver Academy Foundation Grant $200,000

Other $32,603

Total Income $1,081,510

Income 2015-2016

Expenses 2015-2016

*Educational Improvement Tax Credit /Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit

Total Salaries and Benefits $873,009

Education Expenses $87,839

Administrative Expenses $95,035

Development Expenses $8,344

Other $31,574

Total Expenses $1,095,801

Net Tuition

EITC/OSTC Contributions

Contributions

SA Foundation Grant

Other

32%

29%

17%

19%

3%

Total Salaries and Benefits

Education Expenses

Administrative Expenses

Development Expenses

Other

32%

29%

17%

19%

3%

The Silver AcademyInternal Unaudited Operating Income & Expenses

12 months ended August 31, 2017

Tuition $ 1,476,927

School Scholarship Awards $ (435,028)

EITC Scholarship Awards $ (583,488)

Net Tuition $ 458,411

EITC/OSTC Contributions $ 289,800

Contributions $ 148,464

Silver Academy Foundation Grant $ 100,000

Other $ 28,778

Total Income $ 1,025,453

Income 2016-2017

Expenses 2016-2017

Total Salaries and Benefits $ 756,204

Education Expenses $ 71,604

Administrative Expenses $ 105,699

Development Expenses $ 10,120

Other $ 33,452

Total Expenses $ 977,079

Net Tuition

EITC/OSTC Contributions

Contributions

SA Foundation Grant

Other

45%

28%

14%

10%

3%

Total Salaries and Benefits

Education Expenses

Administrative Expenses

Development Expenses

Other

77%

7%

11%

1% 4%

Central PA’s Jewish Day School

�e Silver Academy�e Silver Academy

3301 N. Front StreetHarrisburg, PA 17110

tel 717-238-8775fax 717-238-8773

www.silveracademypa.org