NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS
Enhancing the mental health and educational competence of all children.
ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13
Presented to NASP Delegate Assembly, July 2013
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ABOUT THE CHILDREN’S FUND
The NASP Children’s Fund, Inc., was founded in 1986 as a tax-exempt, non-profit,
independent 501c.3 charity that is affiliated with the National Association of School
Psychologists. The Fund accepts and disburses monies for charitable purposes that are
consistent with the Fund’s priorities. Information about the Fund can be obtained through any
of the Trustees on the Board or through the NASP office.
The
Children’s
Fund
home
page
can
also
be
accessed
at:
www.nasponline.org/about_nasp/childfund.html, or by linking through the NASP homepage.
ORGANIZATION
Membership is open to members of NASP. Current dues are $10 and must be specifically
noted as membership dues. Any donations as well as entrance to the annual action and
purchases at the auction are separate from membership. The Board of Trustees directs all
Fund activities and is a separate entity from the NASP Board.
BECOMING A TRUSTEE
There are presently two Trustees from each of the four geographical regions of NASP, plus
two At-Large Trustees. Any Fund member may nominate any Fund member (including self
nominations) for a position on the Board. Following the nomination process, the full Delegate
Assembly elects the At-Large positions, while the regional Trustees are elected by the delegates
from the region they represent. Elections are held during the Spring Delegate Assembly.
Trustee terms are four years in length and begin July 1. Trustees elect CF officers on an annual
basis.
OBJECTIVES AND GIVING POLICIES
The
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purpose of the Children’s Fund, Inc. shall be to:
Advocate for the essential rights and welfare of all children and youth;
Promote learning environments that facilitate optimal development;
Research effective interventions that address distressing circumstances of children and
youth;
 Embrace individual differences in children and youth.
Historically, the Children’s Fund has supported collaborative research into promising programs
through competitive grants. More recently the Fund has broadened its scope to include requests for
service projects and proposals for assistance with the aftermath of disasters. The Fund also
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distributes a number of Tiny Grants, Youth Empowerment Grants, and Mental Health Grants designed
to quickly fund important activities directly affecting children. All grant application forms and
procedures can be downloaded on the website.
MISSION OF THE CHILDREN’S FUND
To promote the welfare of children through the specialty of school psychology, accomplished
by receiving gifts and donations, investing the assets of the corporation, and awarding funds for
projects specifically related to children.
CHILDREN’S FUND BOARD STRUCTURE AND TERMS: June 30, 2013
Board of Trustees
President:
Mark Roth (NE; 2009-2013)
mmroth1@myfairpoint.net
207-947-3628
Vice President
Janet Friedman (NE; 2008-2012)
jannasp@comcast.net
856-768-6641
Secretary
Jeanne Pound (SE; 2009-2013)
ejpound@aol.com
770-460-0161
Treasurer:
Juliette Madigan (C; 2009-2013)
julmadigan@aol.com
216-221-8854
Fulvia Franco (at-large; 2009-2013)
fulvia.franco@jordan.k12.ut.us
801-572-0287
Abby Gottsegen (W; 2010-2014)
Abby.gottsegen@comcast.net
801-583-6506
Sally Baas (C; 2011-2015)
baas@csp.edu
651-238-7570
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Beverly Winter (SE; 2010-2014)
bevwinter1@suddenlink.net
304-253-4641
Joe Gerard (at-large; 2011-2015)
jgerard@gci.net
907-745-3369
Tom Delaney (W; 2012-2016)
tomdelaney48@aol.com
856-768-6641
New trustees, Candis Hogan (C) and Lynn Thies (NE) were elected to begin their four year
terms in July, 2013.
Ex Officio: Susan Gorin, NASP Executive Director
Auction Coordinators – Fulvia Franco and Joe Gerard
Allocations Coordinator – Abby Gottsegen
Service Projects Coordinator – Mark Roth
Tiny Grants Coordinator – Janet Friedman
Youth Empowerment Grants Coordinator – Beverly Winter
Disaster Relief – Sally Baas
Nominations and Elections Coordinator – Beverly Winter
Web Liaisons with NASP Office– Jeanne Pound and Janet Friedman
Host City Service Project – Tom Delaney
Finance: Juliette Madigan, Mark Roth, Janet Friedman
NASP Office Liaison – Laura Benson, NASP CFO
The CF Board would like to thank and recognize Mark Roth (NE) for his time,
wisdom, leadership and service during the past nine years as trustee, committee
chair, Vice-President, and President. His contributions and dedication have been
outstanding and much appreciated.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE NASP CHILDREN’S FUND, INC.
2012-2013
Although the economy has been less than positive, school psychologists and friends of
NASP combined to make the 2012 Children’s Fund auction in Seattle a success. We thank state
associations as well as individuals for their continued support of the Children’s Fund. The profits
generated from the auction and convention activities support the grant programs sponsored by
the Children’s Fund.
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A detailed budget for the year 2012-13 follows (represents budgeted amounts, not actually
revenue and expenses):
Income
Auction Revenue
Pearson Gift
Dues
General Contributions
Disaster Relief
Community Recovery
Donations/Memorials
Interest Income
Miscellaneous from Reserves
Shire Grant
$20,000
$ 7,500
$ 1,500
$14,000
$ 500
$27,475
$ 5,000
Total Income
Expenses
Auction
Meetings
Audit
Membership
Organizational expenses
Elections
Recognition/Honorarium
Miscellaneous
$76,975
$ 9,000
$10,000
$ 3,000
$ 1,000
$
450
$
25
$
200
$
300
Total Expenses
Allocations
Service Grants
Tiny Grants – basic needs
Tiny Grants – mental health
Youth Empowerment
Disaster Relief
Community Project – host city
Special Event at Auction
Total Allocations
$23,975
$ 6,000
$14,000
$10,000
$ 3,000
$ 5,000
$10,000
$ 5,000
$53,000
$76,975
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CHILDREN’S FUND SUMMARY REPORT, 2012-13
Projects supported by the NASP Children’s Fund, Inc. this year have included funding for the
Service Projects, Tiny Grants for Basic Needs or Mental Health resources as well as Youth
Empowerment.
SERVICE GRANTS
Three Service Grant Proposals were approved and funded for this fiscal year:
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School Wide Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports: STARR Program at
Newport Academy, a Public Day School for Students with Emotional Difficulties
for $2,000 submitted by Lisa B. Harrell, School Psychologist, Newport New,
Virginia
Introducing a Socio-Emotional Learning Curriculum in 5 Elementary Schools in
Rodrigues, Mauritius, in the amount of $3,000 submitted by Anick Tolbize, Ph.D.
Increasing Positive Behavior through a PBIS Reinforcer Bank", in the amount of
$2500 submitted by Emily Graybill (Atlanta, GA).
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT GRANTS
Two grants carrying over from last year and one new Youth Empowerment grant was
awarded for the 2012-13 school year for a total of $1250.00. The grants involved a Performing
Arts program, Planting a Garden, and an Anti-Bullying program. All grants were overseen by a
local School Psychologist and carried out by the students. All grants involved students who
developed the ideas to empower the others in their schools.
TINYGRANTS
A Children’s Fund project to provide small grants – up to $300 – directly to NASP
members to help meet children’s welfare, educational, or mental health needs. TinyGrants
began in 2003 and have continued to be very popular. Basic Needs TinyGrants – Items to help
meet basic needs of children such as clothing, eyeglasses, book bags, school supplies, etc.
Mental Health TinyGrants: Intended to encourage school psychologists to enhance their
own capabilities to provide mental health services within their schools. Acceptable purchases
include therapeutic video tapes and games, relaxation tapes, classroom guidance materials,
group counseling resources, books for bibliotherapy, etc.
As of May 6, 2013, 64 Tiny Grant and 37 Basic Needs grants at $300 each, and 27
Mental Health grants at $200 each have been distributed for a total of $16,000 program.
Budgeted but not yet distributed as of May 6, 2013 was $8,500 ($3,900 for basic needs and
$4,600 in mental health grants).
DISASTER RELIEF
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There were 6 requests with no requests being funded directly as Disaster Relief grants
as the Children's Fund disbursed Disaster Relief money to assist those affected by the hurricane
in New Jersey.
HOST CONVENTION CITY SERVICE PROJECT
The Children’s Fund trustees selected Daybreak Star/United Indians of All Tribes
Foundation as the service project in Seattle to which $10,000 was committed. A description of
the project prepared by the Daybreak Star staff follows:
Our Head Start program at United Indians of all Tribes Foundation provides free
preschool and family support services to 108 children from low income and homeless families as
well as home based education services to 40 infants and pregnant women. Over 90 percent of
the families we serve are living at or below federal poverty guidelines. The demographics of our
Head Start families are as follows 44 are Native American, 22 are Latino, 17 African, 10 Asian, 8
African American, and 7 are other or unspecified. Like the national average, 30% of our
students have developmental challenges that prevent them from being school ready and
jeopardize optimal overall learning environments. 50% of our preschoolers are dual language
learners. The learning gap and technology divide definitely impact the lives of our students, and
their families’ life trajectories. Our program would benefit immensely if we were included in the
Children’s Fund Program. Please consider the following items for donation:
WePlaySmart™ Interactive Learning Center
WePlaySmart™ is a cooperative learning environment for children with activities
specifically designed to encourage, observe and improve cognitive, social and emotional skills.
Teaching positive behavior and teamwork is the essence behind WePlaySmart, encouraging
children to make their own decisions, solve problems and collaborate while they play
interactive games.
WePlaySmart monitors child progress in the following skill areas: self concept, behavior
control, emotional control, attention and social competence. With child behavior issues on the
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rise in early education classrooms, the emphasis on social and emotional skill-building and
teacher training is growing and the WePlaySmart approach to learning is the solution.
WePlaySmart whiteboards are designed to develop social emotional skills, classroom
inclusion and membership while focusing on academic school readiness goals. Please see links
for information .
http://www.hatchearlychildhood.com/Pages/iStartSmart-computers-for-kids
http://www.hatchearlychildhood.com/Pages/teach-smart-interactive-whiteboard
Additionally on February 15th we are having a Community Volunteer Day and wish to
invite Children’s Fund involvement. Primarily we will be working on the following two projects.
Outside Gardening:
We are hoping that our volunteers will build 4 raised beds and one compost bin. The designs of
the gardening beds and bin will depend on the volunteers’ creative vision in conjunction with
our Native Gardening curriculum, and the height of our average preschooler. Volunteers should
come prepared for this hands-on, outdoor and dirty project!
Indoor Sewing Circles:
We are asking volunteers to beautify our classrooms by sewing simple table cloths,
costumes, babydoll clothes and blankets; and to work on End of the Year celebration vests and
shawls.
Every year we make felt vests for our
graduating boys, and felt shawls for our
graduating girls. We use Native American designs to create one of a kind ceremonial clothing.
Host City Project Report
This year the Children’s Fund Board of Trustees selected Daybreak Star Native American
Cultural Center and Head Start Preschool for the Host City Project site. Daybreak Star is run by
the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation and serves an urban, non-reservation population of
Native Americans and other families eligible for Head Start. The preschool program serves over
100 students and also provides home-based services to over forty infants and pregnant women.
Over ninety percent of the families live below federal poverty guidelines. Over half of the
students are dual-language learners and one-third have developmental challenges.
The Children’s Fund met with Daybreak Star leadership, including Kelvin Frank, PhD,
Executive Director, United Indians of All Tribes, Robert Radford, PhD, Administrator of the
Daybreak Star Preschool and Chryssa Best, Head Teacher. Children’s Fund worked within the
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program goals developed by the Daybreak Star staff. Their goals were: 1) close the technology
gap for their students, 2) build a garden for their traditional medicinal herb curriculum for their
students; and, 3) sew vests the students bead and decorate to wear at their graduation from
preschool.
Students graduating from the Daybreak Star preschool face entrance into programs
that often involve computer-assisted instruction in general education classrooms in Seattle
Schools. However, they lack exposure to computers at home. Daybreak Star staff wanted to
close this gap and also be able to better track student progress and target their teaching.
Children’s Fund made a substantial contribution ($10,000) toward purchase of three computerassisted teaching stations specifically for preschool-age students. The software assists the
teachers in assessing the developmental skill acquisition of their students, allowing them to
better plan interventions where needed. The volunteer day was planned for the Friday of the
convention week in Seattle. NASP attendees responded to a Communique article and
volunteered for the daylong work session. Labor was divided into the construction of planter
boxes for the medicinal plant instruction area and sewing of vests for the children to decorate
for graduation. Both aspects of the project involved NASP volunteers and Daybreak Star staff
and parents working together.
The day was not all hard work, however, and participants were rewarded with an
incredible salmon lunch, cooked Native American style over an open fire overlooking Puget
Sound. Participants also were treated to a guided tour of the Native American artwork at the
facility.
An article about the project, written by Tom Delaney, MEd., NCSP (Retired), Children’s
Fund Western Regional Trustee, appeared in the May issue of Communique.
OTHER CHILDREN’S FUND ACTIVITIES
Auction - The Children’s Fund Auction continues to be a highlight of the NASP convention with
state associations, publishers, and many individuals contributing items for both the live and
silent auctions. The Trustees wish to thank all who contributed items, to those who volunteered
time and talents, to those who attended and to those who purchased items. A special thank
you to Shire Pharmaceuticals for the grant. Prior to the beginning of the live auction, a moment
of silence was observed in memory of Mary Sherlach, School Psychologist, Newtown Elementary
School, and her 20 students who died in the horrific attack at their school. The Children’s Fund
established a fund, managed by the NASP office, for individuals to make donations to a
Community Mental Health Center at the request of the Sherlach family.
Special Event - The Seattle event was a gala to coincide with Valentine’s Day. Through the
gift of a $5,000 grant from the Educational Division of Shire Pharmaceuticals to be used for a
fundraising reception, the Children’s Fund provided light hors d’oeuvres, a photographer,
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delicious chocolates, a jazz band and wonderful decorations for a light-hearted commemoration
of Valentine’s Day.
Lapel Pins - The Children’s Fund lapel pins continue to be available at the convention booth
displaying the CF logo.
Brochures - The Children’s Fund brochures completed last year continue to be available. They
will updated during the 2013-14 fiscal year.
Membership - The Children’s Fund continues to work to establish consistent procedures for
membership. Membership now coincides with the start of the NASP membership year - from
July 1st to June 30th. Trustees continue to recruit members and strongly encourage all
delegates to join. The $15 declared membership fee enables the Children’s Fund to provide
more grants for our children. During the convention, those who were newly elected were given
information on joining the Children’s Fund. All delegates and Executive Council officers are
invited to become or continue to be members of Children’s Fund. Please see a trustee from your
region to join.
Website - The Communications work group has continued to update the information about the
Children's Fund that is contained on the NASP website (current Trustees and their contact
information, annual auction information, grant applications and additional information regarding
disaster relief and other grants, etc.). Earl Fenwick, NASP liaison to the website, is asked to
delete outdated information to be sure that all information on the website is current. Minutes
of the board meetings are also posted as well as the volunteer schedule for the CF booth at the
convention, all in the Children's Fund Community on the NASP website.
Respectfully submitted,
Mark D. Roth, President
The NASP Children’s Fund, Inc.
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