Breakthrough Manchester 2017 Annual Report

MISSION
OUR DUAL MISSION:
Breakthrough Manchester changes students’ academic trajectories and supports them
along the path to college by providing six years of intensive, tuition-free programming.
Simultaneously, Breakthrough builds the next generation of teachers through competitive
recruitment, research-based training, and coaching from master teachers. At BTM, we are
changing the world one student and one teacher at a time.
WE DO THIS BY:
● INSPIRING EXCITEMENT FOR LEARNING
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Motivated, diverse middle school students gain the skills and
confidence they need to excel in school. At Breakthrough,
it’s cool to be smart.
● CREATING PATHS TO COLLEGE
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BTM challenges, prepares and supports high-potential,
limited-opportunity middle school and high school students to
succeed in rigorous programs and aspire to attend college.
● PROMOTING CAREERS IN EDUCATION
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BTM cultivates leadership in talented high school and college
students who teach classes and help to run our programs.
Through training, support and hands-on experience,
Breakthrough Manchester teachers are inspired to become
the next generation of America’s educators and leaders.
THE PATH TO COLLEGE
LETTER FROM DIRECTOR
Dear Friends,
Thanks to you, Breakthrough Manchester has celebrated another remarkable year,
including the completion of a 6-year college access pipeline hosted on two campuses,
a 72% growth in our middle school program and the achievement of a 7-month
operating reserve as working capital for future expansion. Through our Students
Teaching Students model, our mission remains focused on closing the educational
opportunity gap, steeped in the philosophy that bright, motivated students should
succeed academically regardless of their income level, race, language, family structure
or zip code.
Breakthrough continues to work strategically toward thoughtful expansion of our 6-year,
tuition-free college access program. This year we added a third required summer for
rising 9th graders at The Derryfield School site to connect explicitly with the high school
program for Breakthrough students, which is funded and operated by Southern NH
University’s School of Education on SNHU’s campus. We also admitted a talented pool
of 40 incredibly diverse 6th graders. The only one of its kind in northern New England,
Breakthrough Manchester is supported by a growing pool of community donors who
understand the value of our work.
I hope you take pride and satisfaction in the work and accomplishments outlined in this
report. The success of our students and teachers translates into the development of a
local pool of top talent, perhaps otherwise overlooked, for our future workforce. We
remain profoundly grateful for our supporters and partners who donate their time, talent
and treasure in service of our mission.
Becky Berk, M.Ed.
Executive Director
Breakthrough Manchester
6th graders apply to
Breakthrough Manchester at The Derryfield School
for Middle School Programming
Summer before
7th Grade
And School Year Supports
Summer before
8th Grade
And School Year Supports
Summer before
9th Grade
Grades 9-12 — Continue with
Breakthrough Manchester at Southern NH University
College-Bound School Year Programming
COLLEGE!
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