2013 Pathway School Annual Report

2012–2013 ANNUAL REPORT
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Friends
2013 was a year of progressive transition at the
Pathway School. I’d like to thank long-time board
member, Dr. Edmond Watters, who served as interim
President prior to my appointment. During his
ten-month tenure, the Pathway School continued
to build on its strategic goals of improving our
curriculum offerings; especially in the area of reading
readiness, and expanding vocational opportunities
for our older students. In addition, enrollment in
Pathway’s Emotional Support program grew by
more than 20 percent.
Many thanks to our various community business
partners, who provide employment opportunities
for Pathway students. During the past year, 85
students worked at eighteen different businesses
in the surrounding area. Additionally, The Pathway
School was able to leverage state funding through
the Education Improvement Tax Credit program to
offer creative social skill building programs to our
neediest students during the summer of 2013.
Throughout this year’s Annual Report, you will read
of our many success stories, students’ academic
progression, productive worksite experiences, and
about several grants we received from private
foundations this year that are helping to transform
our program offerings.
THROUGHOUT THIS
YEAR’S ANNUAL
REPORT, YOU WILL
READ OF OUR MANY
SUCCESS STORIES.
As the new Chief Executive of the Pathway School
I am focused on the development of innovative
programs to augment the high quality, caring
education provided by our dedicated staff. I
will also be working to establish even more
partnerships with businesses and organizations in
the community to afford more of our students the
experience of meaningful vocational opportunities,
thereby raising the image of our fine school.
Thank you for your generous support. A school like
Pathway cannot survive without care and support
from its many community partners.
I look forward to speaking with our many
stakeholders, to hear your thoughts and ideas and
to share the vision we have for the Pathway School
in the years to come.
Sincerely,
David J. Schultheis
neediest students during the summer of 2013.our

READING PROGRAM FUNDED THROUGH CDF
Increasing reading and comprehension skills is
one of the most important daily missions at the
Pathway school. With funding through the Child
Development Foundation (CDF), our students will
have the opportunity to improve their reading
comprehension skills. Many students come to
Pathway with significant reading deficits. CDF funds
have facilitated the purchase of the PCI Education
Reading Program. This program is designed
to help special education teachers integrate a
developmentally appropriate reading curriculum
with personalized, differentiated instruction for
each student in the classroom. The PCI Reading
Program is a research-based curriculum created
specifically to teach students with intellectual or
developmental disabilities, autism and significant
learning disabilities to read. Designed as a threelevel
system, the program takes non-readers on a
step by step process through whole-word, visual
discrimination and basic word decoding. This creates
a solid foundation that will help students become
more independent and successful readers as they
learn to identify and comprehend more words. The
PCI Reading program encourages students to grow
in confidence and become lifelong readers.
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OUTCOMES REPORT
The Pathway School has completed its second outcome report on service delivery effectiveness this academic
year. Student academic learning gains were examined in Reading, Math, and Science using the results of three
distinct measurement procedures:
• State achievement tests, administered annually each spring;
• A benchmark and progress monitoring system, administered at frequent intervals throughout the school
year;
• Diagnostic evaluations, administered in the fall and spring.
Students’ social and emotional progress was also assessed with the use of standardized assessments at the
beginning and end of the school year. This was supplemented with the analysis of multiple behavior indicators
collected through daily data compilation. Lastly, students’ vocational growth was also examined using a nonstandardized
tool that assessed their employability and executive functioning skills that are necessary for
successful employment. These assessments were administered in the fall and spring.
Overall, the results and findings of both the Emotional Support (ES) and Therapeutic Academic programs (TAP)
were very promising. In the ES program, all students (100%) advanced between one and two years in their
reading ability. There was a 61% reduction in physical holds in the program, a significant improvement. In the
TAP program, PASA reading and math results were better in 2012 than in previous years. There was also an
increase in students who scored proficient and advanced. Forty-eight percent of TAP students saw increases in
their reading levels and there was a 5% school-wide incident reduction in recorded aggressions per day.
As the 2013-2014 school year progresses, the Education Department is working hard to ensure continuous
improvement in both of these programs and continues to aim for greater success outcomes for all students.
PATHWAY’S DRAMA PROGRAM
Through generous donations from the Wyncote Foundation,
the Pathway Drama Program produced three plays:
Cinderella, Seussical the Musical, and The Pathway Players
Review. Under the direction of our resident drama teacher
and People’s Light & Theatre Associate Artistic Director, Mr.
Pete Pryor, this unique drama program affords our students
the thrill of performing in front of a live audience. Creative
opportunities like this help to enhance students’ literacy
abilities, social skills, and confidence while overcoming a
little bit of stage fright! Students who have participated in
our school plays in the past, have made additional strides
in displaying relevant emotions, offering help without
prompting, controlling their tempers, and acknowledging
the perspectives of others. In addition to the therapeutic
benefits of the theatric program, Pathway students achieve
a lifetime of fond memories.

PATHWAY STUDENTS AT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
The mission of the Pathway School is to prepare
our students for life after graduation. With
the support of our business and community
partners, our students are given the opportunity
to gain valuable work experiences and on-thejob
skills training.
For more than 20 years, IKEA has provided
a supportive worksite for Pathway students.
IKEA has created a variety of opportunities for
students to learn good communication skills, the
Two of the newest worksites to employ Pathway
students are animal rescues - the Francisvale
Home for Smaller Animals in Radnor, PA, and
Pawsabilities Animal Rescue in Harleysville, PA.
Fifteen students have enjoyed the opportunity
to work with dogs, cats, guinea pigs, birds, and
other pets in need of tender loving care. Pathway
students were responsible for a variety of vital pet
care responsibilities, from feeding and walking
the animals to cleaning cages and bathing. The
importance of following directions, and even the
value of giving back to their communites.
At IKEA of Conshohocken, Pathway students
can be found processing returns, working in the
“Bistro,” assisting in the prep kitchen, replenishing
items on shelves, and building furniture pieces
for the “As-Is” displays seen around the store.
IKEA has a culture that recognizes hard work,
and on many occasions IKEA has provided
Pathway students with glowing letters of
recommendation, facilitating their transition
into competitive employment after graduation.
opportunities presented at these animal rescue
sites allowed students to gain a better respect
for other living things, and learn the importance
of responsibility. They learned to be more gentle
while making a difference to the lives of animals
who suffered from neglect and abandonment in
the past.
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The Pathway School would like to thank all of its 2012–2013 contributors.
Because of your support and generosity, we are able to uphold our mission to build academic, social, and life skills in
students with special needs to promote their success after Pathway.
*This report lists gifts received between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013. Every effort has been made to accurately recognize contributors.
We sincerely regret any error and ask that you please advise the Development Office of any corrections.
2012-2013 ANNUAL FUND
52nd Anniversary Club
($5,000 & Above)
Mr. Damon Eleuterius, Team Dinner
Sam Weisman, Ph.D & Nancy Crown, Ph.D
Edward & Jennifer O’Brien
Rifat Pamukcu, M.D. & Ms. Lisa Brown
Mr. Larry Pokora
President’s Circle
($2,500 – $4,999)
Anonymous
Robert & Linda Brockway
Mr. Robert Dick
Evan Kovalsky, M.D
Mr. R. Michael Poole, M.D. & Cynthia M. Caron, M.D
Mr. Gary K. Williams
Pathway Benefactor
($1,000 – $2,499)
Ms. Pat Baun
Mr. Don Doernberg & Ms. Cynthia Pope
Mr. & Mrs. William Harrigan
H. Brad & Sarah Kerr
Mr. Brian Makoid
Mr. Frank X. Powers
Ms. Kim Scott
Lee & Celeste Schwartz, Ph.D
Edmond A. Watters III, Ph.D
Hadley & Victoria Williams
Pathway Leader
($500 – $999)
Herbert & Rochelle Bass
Mr. R. Bass
Mr. Murrey Cohen & Ms. Karen Lecks
Robert & Suzanne Fleming
Mr. Howard M. Haberman
Mr. Russ Hengst
Mr. Charles M. Hoffman
Mr. Bob Kile
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Maola
Richard & Susan Marcus
Mr. Eric Miller & Dr. Amy Siegel
Mr. Mike Minnis & Ms. Mary Ellen Donohue
Mr. Cecil Moore
Mr. Gary Mucklow & Ms. Sharon Gimpel
John & Louise Robertson
Mr. Thomas Vernon
Pathway Patron
($100 – $499)
Mr. Charles Abdo & Ms. Christine Mulcahy
Ms. Rita Blau
Jeffry & Harriet Bleiman
Mr. J. Kenneth Butera & Ms. Alissa Halperin
Mr. Gerald Charlton
Ms. Christine Chiodo
Mr. Claude Dorais
Mr. Alan Feld
Mr. Frederick Felter
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Furey
Ms. Diane Gonsalves
Mr. Jon Haney
Mr. Bill Kirkpatrick
Mr. Jeffrey Lewis
Mr. Peter Maller
Ms. Joyce McCauley
Mr. Dave Miller
Ronald & Mary Lou Panner
Mr. Gary Pearson
Ms. Diana Phifer
Ms. Georgia Rackley
Mr. Michael A. Riotto
Mr. Blair Rush
Ms. Penny Southwell
Ms. Star Weiss
Pathway Friend
(Up to $99)
Scott & Maureen Arnold
Ms. Kate Ballard
Mr. David Barr
Ms. Danyne Bowles
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Brooks
Mr. Donald Bullock
Mr. John Burkitt
Ms. Lucia Bush
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Butler
Ms. Kristie Caldwell
Tim & Shawn Cassidy
Mr. Frederick Felter
Mr. David Gittleman
Ms. Jennifer Graham
Andrea Hanaway, M.D.
Leslie & Marie Harris
Ms. Garrity Harris
Ms. Gwenanne Hartshorn
Mr. John Haydt
Mr. Peter Herschel
Mr. Brian Holman
Tim & Heidi Johnson
Mr. Tim Johnson
Mr. Steven Kaplan
Ms. Gail Karafin
Ms. Linda Law
Mr. Bill Leahey
Mr. Jeff Leyrer
Ms. Lakrisha Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. John Madison
Ms. Ashley McShea
Ms. Tera Morris
Mr. Gary Mucklow & Ms. Sharon Gimpel
Ms. Nancy Nolan
Mr. Karl Oerth
Mr. Gary Pearson
Ms. Jennifer Pearson
Ms. Pat Meyer-Peterson
Ms. Danielle Pindell
Ms. Nina Prestia
Mr. Don Pringle
Mr. Steven Reed
Ms. Omayra Sanchez
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Schakow
Ms. Michelle Sheehan
Ms. Carmen Signorino
Ms. Amy Smith
Ms. Marge Souder
Mr. Lance Tart
Ms. Suzanne Thomas
Ms. Irene Walters
Mr. George Weiss
Ms. Ashley Wilson
Mr. Jeff Wilson
Business and Corporations
Boscov’s, Plymouth Meeting
Chick-Fil-A, Audubon
John Evans’ Sons, Inc.
Shannondell at Valley Forge
Wegmans, Collegeville
Foundations
Child Development Foundation
Foundation of the Pennsylvania Medical Society
We would like to thank our families, local businesses, and friends for donations of time, auctions items ,
and other non-cash gifts to support educational programs and special events.

Kistler-Tiffany Foundation
Montgomery County Foundation/MBF Fund
Quaker Chemical Foundation
Wyncote Foundation
American Charities
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Watson
In-Kind Donations
Copy Secure
Donna Archer Photography
IKEA
Ms. Wendy Morris
EITC
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
National Penn Bank
FORE! the kids Golf Outing
Mr. Nate Allen
Axis Construction
Herbert & Rochelle Bass
Mr. R. Bass
Ms. Pat Baun
Jeff & Sharon Beales
Bimbo Bakeries
Steven Binnick, M.D
Mr. Michael Black
Jeffry & Harriet Bleiman
Ms. Peggy Boggs
Ms. Danyne Bowles
Mr. Stephen Buck
Butera, Beausang, Cohen & Brennan
Mr. J. Kenneth Butera & Ms. Alissa Halperin
Mr. Nick Castellano
Central Property Search
Chick-Fil-A, Audubon
Mr. Sam Class
Mr. Murray Cohen & Ms. Karen Lecks
Mr. Bob Cook
Costello Worldwide Marketing
Criterion
Sam & Barbara Anne Davey
Mr. Eric David
Ms. Motria Dejneka
Mr. Robert Dick
Mr. Mike Donlan
Dudnyk
Mr. Chris Dunton
Elko and Associates
Exelon Corporation: Limerick Generating Station
Ms. Jeanette Filopanti
Robert & Suzanne Fleming
Ms. Tania Fornelos
Mr. Sean Fox
Fox Rothschild, LLP
Chuck & Bonnie Fullem
Mr. Roger Garbett
Mr. Stanley Geiger
General Healthcare
Mr. Tracy Griffie
Ms. Ginny Grosse
Mr. Jon Haney
Mr. & Mrs. William Harrigan
Ms. Kim Harvey
Mr. Russ Hengst
Hilton Garden Inn
Homewood Suites by Hilton Valley Forge
IKEA
Tim & Heidi Johnson
Mr. Josh Katz
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Keenan
H. Brad & Sarah Kerr
Mr. Bob Kile
Ms. Olinda King
Evan Kovalsky, M.D.
Ms. Linda Krause
Mr. Jeff Leyrer
Linton’s Managed Services
Mr. Nathan Long
Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Luther
Luxury Broker International
Mr. Brian Makoid
Mr. Daniel Malatesta
Mr. & Mrs. David Maola
Richard & Susan Marcus
Mr. Mitch Marion
Mr. William McGeehan
McMahon Automotive Group
Mr. Dave Miller
Mr. Eric Miller & Dr. Amy Siegel
Mr. Mike Minnis & Ms. Mary Ellen Donohue
Ms. Maureen Modestine
Mr. Cecil Moore
National Penn Bank
Mr. Mike Nissen
Ms. Mary Kay O’Brien
Mr. Michael O’Toole
Rifat Pamukcu, M.D. & Ms. Lisa Brown
Partlow Insurance Agency
Mr. Gary Pearson
Phoenixville Hospital
Mr. Laren Pitcairn
Mr. Larry Pokora
R. Michael Poole, M.D. & Cynthia M. Caron, M.D
Mr. Frank X. Powers
Mr. John Quarles, Jr.
Mr. Steven Reed
Mr. Blair Rush
Dennis & Marjorie Schlosser
Lee & Celeste Schwartz, Ph.D
Lee & Joan Schwartz
Ms. Kim Scott
Ms. Michelle Sheehan
Paul & Nancy Shelly
Mr. Jarrod Showers
Mr. Joseph Silberman
Sloane Honda
Mr. Sam Sneed
Mr. Thomas Spencer
Mr. Bill Stedman
Team David
Trion, a Marsh & McLennon Agency
Valley Forge Security
Vertex
Mr. John Wannenburg & Ms. Jennifer Peck
Warfel Construction
Mr. Ukee Washington
Edmund A. Watters III, Ph.D.
Mr. John Weekley
Mr. Jeff Westphal
Mr. Gary K. Williams
Paul & Deborah Wissel
Ms. Lori Wooten
* The Pathway School acknowledges gifts sent
through the United Way and is grateful for this
generosity which has enriched the program and
services for our remarkable students.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13 FOUNDATION SUMMARY
The Pathway School received several grants during the 2012-2013 school year that enabled
enhancements to vital programs throughout the school.
Kistler-Tiffany Foundation
A grant from the Kistler-Tiffany Foundation replaced the outdated computers in one of Pathway’s student techlabs.
This lab is accessed by many students who use the lab to develop research based projects for their history,
science or language arts classes. In addition to adding greater functionality through the purchase of updated
equipment, our students are able to become familiar with the technology used in other environments, such
as in their career education work place. The Kistler-Tiffany Foundation is helping to position our students for
success with their school work and improved employability skills.
Montgomery County Foundation/MBF Fund
A Cut Above, Pathway’s paper shredding business, was developed through a generous grant from the Montgomery
County Foundation/MBF Fund. Many students are working each day to complete the task of shredding
and disposing of the material in an environmentally responsible way, while learning important employability
skills. Future goals of this program are to solicit additional shredding business from Pathway’s business partners,
as productivity levels increase.
Quaker Chemical Foundation
Pathway’s High school science program benefited from a grant given by the Quaker Chemical Foundation. This
money was used to purchase materials that encourage hands-on activities and experiments for geology and
zoology, including water pollutant analysis kits, curriculum mastery games for high school science, and demo
labs. This multisensory approach solidifies facts introduced in the classroom and enables the students to integrate
these philosophies into their life experience. Hands-on educational experiences like these have aided
Pathway students in their ability to grasp abstract science concepts.

RiverCrest Golf Club and Preserve Phoenixville, PA
FORE! the kids
is the Pathway
School’s most significant
annual fundraiser. Last year
100 golfers came out to raise
money for various student initiatives
that ensure all our children have access
to a healthy lunch, up-to-date technology
in all campus classrooms and transitional support
services as they move forward into adulthood.
*Sponsorship opportunities available: 610-277-0660, Ext.212
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THE PATHWAY SCHOOL OPERATIONS REVENUE AND EXPENSES
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2013
REVENUE
Tuition & Fees 93% $7,382,705
Contributions 2% $178,671
OPERATING EXPENSES
Program Expenses 74% $5,763,006
Administrative 13% $1,001,625
Grants and Donor
Designated Gifts
1% $96,195
Interest and Lease
Amortization
0% $13,794
Investment Gain
Endowment Fund
2% $130,119
Other 2% $162,931
TOTAL REVENUE 100% $7,950,621
Physical Plant 10% $809,095
Fund-raising 3% $225,279
Other 0% $8,233
TOTAL EXPENSES 100% $7,821,032

THE PATHWAY SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman: Hadley Williams, Ph.D., MBA
Vice Chairman: Edmond A. Watters, III, Ph.D.
Secretary: Richard Marcus, Ph.D
Treasurer: William S. Harrigan
Lisa Brown
Robert W. Fleming, Jr.
Thomas F. Furey, Jr.
Evan S. Kovalsky, M.D.
Jennifer J. Peck
R. Michael Poole, M.D., FACP
Frank X. Powers
Michael A. Riotto
Celeste Schwartz, Ph.D.
Gary K. Williams
H. Brad Kerr
THE PATHWAY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
President: David J. Schultheis, MMPA
Vice President for Development: Louise Robertson, M.Ed., MBA
Chief Financial Officer: William A. Kirkpatrick, MBA
Director of Education: Diane Gonsalves, M.S.
Director of Human Resources: Christine Chiodo, B.A., PHR
Director of Admissions: Diana Phifer, M.S.
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162 Egypt Road
Jeffersonville, PA 19403
610-277-0660
www.pathwayschool.org
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