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A Message From Our Chair..........................................3
A Year In Review...........................................................4
Enhancing Our Schools Through Grants.................5-6
Financial Report.............................................................7
Donor Recognition..................................................8-11
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A Message
From Our Chair
Dear Friends,
I am so grateful for the continued support the Blue Springs School District community shows for
all of our students. The sharing of your time, talents and treasures has ensured our children have
the best possible resources, igniting their spark to become lifetime learners and to continue their
ascent far beyond the brick and mortar of the Blue Springs School District. While true that great
schools transform communities, I believe the school/community relationship to be symbiotic
in which great communities sustain their schools’ greatness. The Blue Springs Education
Foundation has proven a vital conduit between our schools and community.
I encourage you to thumb through our annual report as we highlight this past year’s
achievements from the various programs BSEF supports. Learn how thousands of children,
as well as adults, have benefited from the W.E.E. Learning Bus, how Blue Springs teachers,
administrators and staff have utilized grants to transform schools and individual students
through grant funding.
We still have work to do. Each year brings with it a wide-eyed class of kindergarten students who
are hungry to learn, challenges for teachers and staff to stretch their resources while continuing
to be engaging and innovative in the classroom, and ever evolving challenges life tosses to our
students.
Please join me in supporting Blue Springs’ students, teachers and staff with your donation of
time, talents or treasures. By pooling our means we can continue to “Advance the Legacy” of
the Blue Springs School District, Blue Springs Education Foundation and most importantly, our
students.
Sincerely,
Chris Ary
Foundation
Leadership
The Blue Springs Education Foundation is a non-profit organization serving the students, staff, and
schools of the Blue Springs School District. The Foundation is governed by a board of directors who
dedicate themselves to enhancing the programs and services within the school district.
Chris Ary, Major Saver, Chairman
Carman Duvall, Volunteer, Vice Chair
Lori Moon, The Muscle Source, Secretary
Kirk Sampson, BSSDAdministration,Treasurer
Ron Baker, St. Luke’s East Hospital
Phil Bartolotta, Fogel-Anderson Construction
Dick Bartow, George K. Baum
Donna Best, First American Title
Kent Bradford, Board of Education
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Jennifer Casey, Board of Education
Jamie Conaty, Volunteer
Andrew Elliott, Commerce Bank
Jim Finley, Superintendent of Schools
Scott Fullerton, Fullerton CPAs
Kelly Goddard, Teacher, BHMS
Patricia Hatley, Retired BSSD Employee
Keith Maxey, Retired BSSD Employee
Ted Meyer, Meyer Music
Abby Olson, Teacher, WYE
Julius Oswald, Oswald Roam Rew & Fry
Ava Payne, Volunteer
Lyle Shaver, Volunteer
Mark Whitlow, Office Products Alliance
Katie Woolf, Executive Director
A Year in Review
The 2014-2015 school year brought with it a plethora of new programs, priorities, and partnerships for the
Blue Springs Education Foundation.
Celebratory worthy accomplishments include:
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Reaching the milestone of raising over $1,000,000 through district Major Saver campaigns
•
Awarded over $100,000 in scholarships to 60 recipients
•
Hosted 350 attendees at our annual fundraising breakfast
•
Welcomed 124 new Blue Springs School District staff donors
District Enhancements include:
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Purchasing the SPOT Vision Screener to help efficiently and accurately screen student vision
•
Granted $5,000 to Daniel Young Elementary for a take-home library
•
Granted $10,000 to William Yates Elementary for their project, Reading Recess
•
Granted over $25,000 to district schools to enhance current classroom curriculum
New programs and opportunities include:
•
Chosen by Jersey Mike’s Subs to be their charitable partner
•
Welcomed two new scholarship funds, 3 Cats Scholarship Fund and the Michelle Nurnberg Memorial Scholarship Fund
•
Sponsored the district Poetry Contest and provided books and classroom grants to the winners
•
Participated in the summer program “So you want to be an Author” and provided three scholarships to the winners
•
Provided nationally known teen motivational speaker, Jeff Yalden for BSSHS & VVHS seniors
Barton & Bartolotta Honored
The annual fundraising breakfast, Spring into Giving, was held on March 26, 2015. Attendees were
entertained by students, Superintendent Dr. Jim Finley, and BSSHS graduate/American Idol Contestant, Zack
Kaltenbach. Retired BSSD administrator and BSEF Executive Director Katherine Barton was honored for
her vision, service, and leadership of the education foundation. Blue Springs Education Foundation Board
Member Phil Bartolotta received the Spirit of Service award for his contributions to the school district,
foundation, and community.
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Enhancing Our Schools
Through Grants
Blue Springs High School
Franklin Smith Elementary
*Grant sponsored by truckmovers.com
*Grant sponsored by Lyle & Grace Shaver
Spectrum of a Rainbow- $889
Jan Brown TI-84 Graphing Calculators for Special Education
$2,490
Brea Clary
Focusing on the Science of Agriculture 2-$1,000
Morgan Payton
Blue Springs South High School
Mathspace in the Classroom-$4,992
Dannelle Barnett, Nathan Dorsch, Kathy Wilbers,
Monte Davis, Errich Oberlander, Kellen Laws, Jakob
Estep and Jackie Qualls
Enhancing Instruction Through Hands-on Experiences
$2,826
Susan Bubalo and Beth Roberts
Brittany Hill Middle School
PE Get Fit Online-$2,085
Shelly Neuweg
Delta Woods Middle School
Distar Arithmetic-$2,243
Jamie Estep
Freshman Center
Focusing on the Science of Agriculture-$992
Morgan Payton
*Grant sponsored by Oswald Roam Rew & Fry LLC
Moreland Ridge Middle School
Positive Behavior Support Phase 2-$1,975
Brett Lyon, Matt Neuweg, Catarina Kennedy, Rhonda
Jacoby, Laurie Mermelstein, Lisa Kolar and Janai
Howard
*Grant sponsored by Tandem Paving
Paul Kinder Middle School
PBIS for Success-$2,400
Emily Hauck
*Grant sponsored by Major Saver
Sunny Pointe Elementary
Differentiated Learning Supports-$678
Marissa Giangrosso
*Grant sponsored by Major Saver
Creating a Monarch Waystation-$592
Karen Kraus and Annalisa Stonner
*Grant sponsored by truckmovers.com
Thomas Ultican Elementary
Using Data Collection to Prepare
Students for STEM Careers-$480
Karen Kraus
*Grant sponsored by Meyer Music
*Grant sponsored by truckmovers.com
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Actively and Independently
Engaged in Kindergarten-$1,685
Stephanie Callahan
WYE Awarded
$10,000
New this year, BSEF offered a $10,000
collaboration grant. This grant was awarded to
Grant Awarded for
Community Literacy
December 2014, a $5000 grant was awarded
to Daniel Young Elementary (DYE) by Women
Endowing Education (WEE), a giving circle
William Yates Elementary for their program,
Reading Recess. The collaboration of teachers
Amy Borchers, Kaitie Harris, Corie Cromwell,
and Hollie Ryan will use this funding to excite
and empower the love of reading in their
students and families. Reading Recess will
provide an extensive and sophisticated library
to be strategically utilized by WYE students.
within the Blue Springs Education Foundation.
This library will include Playaways. The
Any employee of the Blue Springs School District
Playaways will enable the students to follow
was eligible to apply for the grant; the purpose
along in a book, away from school, while their
was to support a project that improved student
teacher, friend, or principal narrates the book
achievement, increased student opportunity, and/
or assisted underperforming student groups. DYE’s
Administrative Intern Allison Spencer was chosen
back to them. WYE is a fully-funded Title 1
school, meaning 50% of their students receive
free and reduced lunch. Reading Recess will
give the families of WYE the tools they need
to receive the grant for DYE’s Community Literacy
to continue reading at home, including the
Program. The grant will provide more than 800
opportunity for siblings that are not yet school-
high-quality books for DYE students and families
age to participate.
to read at home. These books will not only improve
the students’ reading ability, they will also promote
reading at home, leading to lifelong learning.
Allison noted, “We greatly appreciate WEE funding
this grant opportunity because it bridged the homeschool connection in reading.” Congratulations to
Allison Spencer and Daniel Young Elementary.
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Fin an c i al R eport
OPERATING INCOME
Contributions Include: Major
Saver fundraiser, annual
breakfast, BSSD staff donors,
and community donors.
Grants awarded include:
Classroom grants, student
scholarships, district projects,
at-risk funding, marketing/
operating uses, Spring
reception, friend in need,
insurance coverage and
administrative costs.
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
*Funds do not sustain
award amounts and
are supplemented/
administered through the
operating account.
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$238,115.16
$100,000
Grants Awarded
Contributions Ending Balance
Beginning Balance
June 30, 2015
July 1, 2014
$500,000
$400,000
$440,743.52
$409,099.96
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
$38,556.66
Grants Awarded
PROJECT FUNDS
Including; staff grants*,
student scholarships*, food
for thought, family in need,
miscellaneous restricted,
BSEF projects, Women
Endowing Education, and
Kids R.O.C.K.
$205,837.89
$200,000
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
Including: AndersonBartolotta, Paradise Park,
Bo Hotmer, Pam Marquez,
Slade Morlang, Stayton
and Patricia Parr, Paul
Consiglio, Devin Branch,
Garrett Clark, Blue Springs
Ministerial Alliance, Gale
Bartow, Blue Springs
Chamber, Meyer Family,
Manuel/Fox, Bartolotta
Family, 3 Cats*, Michelle
Nurnberg*, Qualkinbush,
and Christy.
*New in 2014-2015
$474,736.38
$442,459.11
$70,200.22
Contributions
Beginning Balance
July 1, 2014
Ending Balance
June 30, 2015
$210,849.35
$217,147.05
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
$58,349.64
Grants Awarded
Beginning Balance
July 1, 2014
$64,647.34
Contributions
Ending Balance
June 30, 2015
BREAKFAST SPONSORS
from Spring Into Giving 2015
Major Contributors
truckmovers.com
Major Saver
Meyer Music
Oswald Roam Rew & Fry LLC
Lyle & Grace Shaver
Tandem Paving
Chris Ary & Holly Cosan-Ary
All Breakfast Sponsors
A Minor Adjustment
Blue Springs Ladies Elks
Blue Springs Ford
Centerpoint Medical Center
Central Bank of the Midwest
Commerce Bank
Jim & Karin Finley
Fogel Anderson Construction
Flynn Midwest LP
George K. Baum & Company
JE Dunn Construction Company
Paul Kinder
Lunar Bowl
Paradise Park
Kent & Ava Payne
ServiceMark Telecom
Saint Luke’s East Hopsital
Summit Masonry
Katie Woolf
CBIZ
Scott & Dayla Fullerton
Results Investments
St. Mary’s Medical Center
Dave Wright Foundation
Hollis+Miller Architects
Kennedy’s Custom Jewelers
America’s Community Bank
Cavanaugh Pet Hospital
Cosentino Enterprises Inc.
Delta Dental of Missouri
ECTO Development Corporation
Fike Corporation
First American Title
Forrest T. Jones & Company
Henderson Engineers
Indiveri Orthodontics
Metropolitan Community College
Office Products Alliance
TED Systems, LLC
Ad Trends, Inc.
Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce
Cooperating Plan Management
Dykhouse Orthodontics
Genevieve’s Home & Handmade
Jeffery & Carol Journagan The Millay Group
W.E.E. Members
Randy & Barbara Wisthoff
Blue Springs PTA Council
Blue Springs High School
Blue Springs South High School
Brittany Hill Middle School PTSA
Chapel Lakes Elementary PTA
Cordill-Mason Elementary PTA
Franklin Smith Elementary
Freshman Center
Lucy Franklin Elementary
Moreland Ridge Middle School PTSA
Paul Kinder Middle School PTSA
Thomas Ultican Elementary PTA
Voy Spears, Jr. Elementary PTA
William Yates Elementary
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BSSD Staff Donors
Dawn Adamczyk
David Adams
Angela Adkins
Thomas Alderman
Michael Allen
Callie Anderson
Dan Anderson
Norma Anderson
Winona Anderson
Leigh Anne Andreasen
Lisa Andrews
Cara Anger
Brett Anwander
Christi Appleman
Angela Archer
Kathleen Asbury
Jeannette Ashby Welter
Susan Renee Austin
Jennifer Bahr
Linda Bahr
Angie Baich
Erin Bailey
David Baker
Pattie Balano
Richard Barrett
Kaylee Bartolotta
Charlie Belt
Katie Benge
Paula Benson
Ashleigh Bertrand
Ann Billings
Laura Billings
Mary Bilson
Christy Blaney
Lynn Blixrud
Molly Blocker
Amy Borchers
Dana Bowers
Marlaine Boyd
Tim Braley
James Brandner
Jim Breske
Kim Brightwell
Linda Brock
David Brouse
Janette Brown
Jill Brown
Kelsey Brown
Rhonda Brown
Shelley Brown
Steve Brown
Casey Brownsberger
Francesca Brownsberger
Mark Bubalo
Susan Bubalo
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Tamela Burke
Benjamin Burwell
Gail Bush
Shawn Callahan
Stephanie Callahan
Amanda Carey
Maridella Carter
Jan Castle
Travis Chambers
Grant Christianson
Shawn Clark
Sharon Cole
Johnna Coleman
Sharon Collier
Michael Compton
Kristine Cook
Laura Cook
Steve Cook
Susan Cooper
Ashley Couch
Adam Courter
Jill Courter
Julie Crane
Ryan Crum
Allison Crump
Starla Cumberford
Julianne Cunningham
Brian Curp
Leisa Daniel
Jayme Dean
Karen Doolin
Vicky Dowler
Darcie Dreher
Suzanne Drinkwater
Ramona Dunn
Karen Eagle
Audrey Ebbrecht
Sue Edmondson
Kerri Edwards
Michael Engler
Calvin Ennis
Brooke Enright
Heidi Epps
Leslie Evans
Christine Falk
April Fallis
Melissa Fergerson
Laura Finch
James Finley
Deana Flax
Kelly Flax
Elizabeth Floyd
Amia Ford
Chery Foster
David Foster
Holly Fox
Lori Frederick
Teresa Frisbie
Danica Fuimaono
Wendell Fuimaono
Allison Gardner
Kimberly Garten
Robin Gaschler
Nicole Gaulden
Savannah Gehrs
Cassandra Gengelbach
Annie Genser
Ryan Gettings
Christine Gibler
Sam Gilkey
Doug Gillispie
Linda Glasgow
Kristen Glassmaker
Kelly Goddard
Steve Goddard
Jennifer Gooch
Nick Goos
Melissa Goss
Sonya Gough
Barbie Gran
Tara Grauberger
Laura Green
Kevin Grover
Baylee Gwadera
Michael Hagerty
Denise Haglund
Valerie Halas
Laura Harmon
Brian Harris
Heather Hay
Lisa Hecht
Stephan Heinking
Janet Helmandollar
Kelly Henik
Hilary Henry
Katie Henry
Sabina Hersh
Dana Hicks
Daniel Hicks
Adam Higgins
Wendy Hilbert
Marc Hill
Lynn Hines
Carlie Hobbs
Virginia Hogan
Steven Hollowell
Terri Holstrom
Pamela Howard
Sarah Hubbard-Zearley
Kendra Hursman
Jessica Husted
Jean Hwang
Shannon Ingram
Stephanie Isaacks
Debbie Jerome
Robert Jerome
Robert C Jerome
Bryce Johnson
Greg Johnson
Kimberley Johnson
Kathryn Jones
Timothy Jones
Karin Keener
Whitney Keeton
Tracy Kempf
Heather Knudsen
Kelly Knudsen
Lisa Kolar
Karen Kraus
Heather Krikorian
Debra Kroll
Stephanie Ladd
Mark Landes
Amanda Laws
Wallace Laws
Kelly Lee
Jennifer Leffler
Alicia Leimkuehler
Jennifer Lindsay
Michele Lindsey
Ted Linke
Annette Luke
Glenna Lurten
Brett Lyon
Monique Mabin
Morgan Mantle
Stephanie Marker
Lynn Renee Marshall
Brandon Martin
Deborah Renee Martin
Doug Mattson
Karin Maybell
Kristine Mayer
Perry McCormick
Debbie McCoy
Wes McCubbin
Allen McDanel
Romona McDanel
Christine McDowell
Margaret McDowell Trust
Randy McFarland
Paula McGowan
Sarah McInerny
Sara McMahan
Susan McNeal
... BSSD Staff Donors Continued
Kerri Mears
Jennifer Medina
Laura Mermelstein
Lisa Miceli
Tani Miller
Victoria Miller
Elizabeth Milligan
Jennifer Minnis
Craig Minton
Larry Mittie
Megan Montgomery
Frances Moran
Shelly Buccero Munden
Renee Murry
Eric Neff
Karla Neff
Amy Neisius
Christie Nesbitt
Matt Neuweg
Michelle Neuweg
Todd Nurnberg
Cathi O’Neill
Steve Ogden
Katie Okenquist
Angela Oliver
Abby Olson
Kathryn Orf
Catherine Owen
Stephanie Owings
Lisa Pace
Jennifer Parker
Kimberly Parrish
Joanne Patrick
Kathryn Pedersen
Paula Pennington
Lauren Peter
Stephanie Peterman
Susan Phillips
Nancy Piedimonte
Kim Poertner
Stephanie Purvis
Shannan Pycior
Lori Raines
Angela Redel
Bethany Reed
Suzanne Rexroad
Lori Reynolds
Catherine Rice
Whitney Richeson
Brendon Riggs
Laine Riley
Michelle Rios
Marla Ritchie
Janel Robinson
Sally Rockhold
Tom Rodenberg
Shawn Roderick
Tiffany Rodriguez
Kacey Roush
Holly Russell
Kirk Sampson
Pam Sbisa
Karin Schafer
Terri Schmidt
Angela Schmitt
Katrina Schmitt
Angelia Schnakenberg
Emily Schneider
Rochelle Schroeder
Janis Schuberth
Sarah Schulenberg
Annette Seago
Ashley Seifert
Michele Seigler
Jennifer Self
Patrice Semegran
Jill Sherman
Seth Shippy
Tiera Shrout
Pamela Shrum
Kimmich Sinclair
Michelle Sisco
Casey Sisney
Traci Slead
Allyson Smith
Ashley Smith
Christen Smith
Mark Spaulding
Allison Spencer
Cynthia Sprenger
Jennifer Stacy
Lisa Stacy
Melissa Starr
Tamatha Steinwachs
Megan Stephenson
John Stickney
Laura Stiles
Ashley Stoffregen
Janis Stoll
Suzanne Stottlemyre
Krista Strader
Amy Sullivan
Angela Sullivan
Abbie Swisher
Elizabeth Tabler
Elizabeth Talamantez
Carol Tempel
Cindy Terry
Logan Thorp
Joni Tiller
Tosha Todd
Debra Trefz
Dallas Truex
Lisa Tuckfield Camp
Lori Turner
Chris Van Camp
Joyce Vechnak-Sampson
Jan Velander
Ja-Ronika Veldheer
Tricia Veuleman
Lisa Wall
Jill Wallace
Marissa Walsh
Megan Walton
Jenifer Ward
Tammy Warson
Damon Weatherspoon
Rachell Weiss
Lisa Welch
Heather Wells
Frank Wheeler
Shelley Wheeler
Julia White
Lizabeth White
Mary Ann White
Andrea Wier
Alicia Williams
Debra Williams
Kristina Williams
Linda Williams
Loretta Williams
Carrie Wilson
Amy Wilson
Jennifer Wilson
Janet Wittmeyer
Wendy Woodward
Shellie Wolfenbarger
Jason Woolf
Katie Woolf
Sheila Woolf
Barbara Woolsey
Mary Yong
Barbara Young
Jacquelyn Young
Eden Young
Scott Young
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Foundation donors
Fred Abernathy
Devin Anderson
Larry & Vivian Apprill
R. Kyle Avondet
Julie Baker
Sally Baldwin
Edward Bartkowski
Jeff & Robin Bartolotta
Katherine Barton
Nancy Bartow
Kimberly Bastable
Danny Baumhover
Darrell Bixby
Matthew Bogert
John Boyd
Mary Boydston-Gardner
Kent Bradford
Michele Branch
Robert & Dorothy Branch
Donna Brewer
Sue Brouse
Janeece Buckner
Cheryl Casement
Jennifer Casey
Jane Cavanaugh
Nikki Christian
Lisa Clark
Kay Coen
Ronald Cole
Randy Comfort
Jamie Conaty
Dorothy Cooper
Angela Corum
Tim Crone
Pat Crowe
Virginia Dameron
Amy Davenport
Haven Devine
Anne Drake
Matthew Dunn
Carman Duvall
Brad Eaton
Andy Elliott
Penny Ellwood
Jim & Jackie Fairbanks
Dale Falck
Randy Flenker
Jennifer Flowers
Eleanor Frasier
David Gaab
Danielle Gilbert
Jason Gillman
Rhonda Gilstrap
Robert Gregory
Randy Griffin
Mary Beth Haake
Major Hammett
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Deborah Handzel
Sandy Harlan
Patricia Hatley
Sally Haynes
Judith Hazlett
Michael Heckenbach
David Hentges
Kenneth Herring
William Hess
Daniel Howell
Randy Hughes
Vicki Hummell
Lane Hunter
Jill Johnston
Ashley Jones
Gary Jones
Mary Kaltenbach
Jeff Keele
Daryl Keith
Michael Kelly
Barbara Landes
Sandra Lavelle
Judith Lee
Rebecca Lewis
James Lichti
Dennis Littrell
Kenneth Logan
Jeff Manuel
Lona Maxey
Diane Mayfield
Terry McClain
Linda McConnell
Nick Messina
Jacob Meyer
Lauri Meyer
Russ Meyer
Alan Michelson
Judy Michelson
Cynthia Miller
Patty Mohn
Carla Munden
Kevin Norman
Jill Oswald
Stacy Rath
J.L. Robinson
Kyla Schweitzer
Robert Seago
Donna Severance
Debra Shetley
Tom Shireman
Courtney Starr
Nancy Stonner
Jeffrey Stowell
Rita Thomas
Ben Thompson
Lara Vermillion
Shane Voyles
Dale & Priscilla Walkup
Carolyn Watley
Meta Watson
Debra Weilbacher
Tom Westfall
Cynthia Wright
Dave Wright
Carol Yankovich
Adam Young
Maureen York
Foundation Business Donors
Buckner Elementary PTO
Christian Business Committee
City of Grain Valley
Colonial Square Homes
Community Educators Association
Cooperating School Districts of Greater KC
Envirostar Waste Service, Inc.
EPR Properties
Gordman’s Partners in Education
Highway 5 Car Wash
HTC Hypertech Computers
Jay Greco Insurance Agency
Jersey Mike’s Subs
McCarthy Auto Group of Blue Springs
McCoy Towing, Inc.
Microsoft Matching Gifts
My Tribute Gift in honor of Michelle Nurnberg
Participants of the Foundation 5K
Rolland Studios
Rotary Club of Blue Springs
Summit Masonry
Truist
Vision Sports
Wildcat Siding
Katie Woolf, Director
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