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Letter from the Chairman 2 As Steppingstone marks its 20th year in 2010, we can be proud of so many accomplishments: more than 1,100 Scholars have graduated from The Steppingstone Academy, and nearly 200 have graduated from college. We have affiliate programs in Hartford and Philadelphia and have launched the National Partnership for Educational Access. The Steppingstone Foundation, started by a schoolteacher and a young entrepreneur, has more than delivered on its mission; it’s changed the lives of countless Scholars and has served as an example of what is possible. While I am proud of all that Steppingstone has accomplished so far, I am even more excited about what lies ahead. Recently, we completed a strategic plan and are now on a course to serve more students in Boston, and to become a leader in the field of college access and readiness. The growth initiatives in the strategic plan build on the success of The Steppingstone Academy in Boston, Philadelphia, and Hartford. In 2011, Steppingstone will launch a new initiative called the College Success Academy, which will provide after-school and summer programming to students attending partner public schools in Boston, with a goal of increasing the number of students attending and graduating from four-year colleges. Unlike The Steppingstone Academy, the College Success Academy will not rely on placement into independent and public exam schools. Therefore, Steppingstone can help more kids get on and stay on the path to college. We will start with two pilot public schools in Boston next summer. If we succeed as we plan to, we will add more schools and students. The second area of growth that I am excited to share with you is the National Partnership for Educational Access, or NPEA. We launched NPEA three years ago and had targeted about 30 other programs we thought might be interested in sharing best practices. We underestimated the interest by a little! As I write, there are 169 member organizations, collectively serving over 30,000 students around the country. In addition to hosting an annual conference, NPEA will convene members locally––beginning in Boston––in order to develop opportunities for collaboration. For example, NPEA will organize college tours for students in participating programs that don’t have the resources to sponsor tours themselves. Finally, we will link the growing number of NPEA-affiliated students with college admissions officers eager to recruit them, while also giving these students the opportunity to connect with other students going to the same college. I am very grateful for the support that you have given Steppingstone. Without the generosity of those listed on the following pages, there would be no Steppingstone Academy and no NPEA. In the same way, without your continued support, all our plans for growth and the College Success Academy would be just that—plans—rather than the opportunities that you make possible. Thank you for your wonderful support and for the confidence you have in Steppingstone. Brian J. Conway Chairman, The Steppingstone Foundation
Steppingstone Placement Schools Boston Beaver Country Day School Belmont Day School Belmont Hill School Boston College High School Boston Latin Academy Boston Latin School Boston Trinity Academy Boston University Academy Brimmer and May School Buckingham Browne & Nichols Cambridge School of Weston Commonwealth School Concord Academy Dana Hall School Dedham Country Day School Deerfield Academy Derby Academy Dexter School Fay School The Fessenden School The Governor’s Academy Holderness School The Meadowbrook School of Weston Milton Academy Newton Country Day School Noble and Greenough School John D. O’Bryant School The Park School Phillips Academy Phillips Exeter Academy The Rivers School The Roxbury Latin School Shady Hill School St. Mark’s School St. Paul’s School St. Sebastian’s School Southfield School Thayer Academy The Winsor School Xaverian Brothers High School Philadelphia Abington Friends School Academy of Notre Dame de Namur The Agnes Irwin School The Baldwin School Chestnut Hill Academy The Episcopal Academy Friends’ Central School Friends Select School Germantown Academy Germantown Friends School Girard College Greene Street Friends School The Haverford School Holy Child Academy The Julia R. Masterman School Philadelphia High School for Girls The Philadelphia School The Shipley School Springside School St. Peter’s School Westtown School William Penn Charter School Hartford Avon Old Farms Berkshire School Buxton School The Ethel Walker School Kent School The Loomis Chaffee School Marianapolis Preparatory School The Master’s School Miss Porter’s School Northwest Catholic High School Pomfret School Renbrook School Salisbury School Suffield Academy The Taft School Watkinson School Westminster School Westover School The Williston Northampton School 33
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