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Mission: Hilltop preschool provides the opportunity for 3, 4 and 5-year-olds living in poverty on columbus, ohio's west side to attend a best-practice preschool.
Programs: Academic milestones and whole child/family enrichment osu speech-language-hearing literacy intervention program continued imagine that program through columbus museum of art continued parent volunteer brings mindfulness training to students love literacy family event and resource fair math madness family event featuring curious george library established for students with support of osu speech-language- hearing super science day - successful despite the rain children enjoy field trip to columbus zoo 2017 graduation at west high school; keynote speaker, superintendent dan good get ready to read pre-test (50% < ave. ) and post-test results (50% > ave. ) show incredible growth pens-b report: pre-test (73% < ave. ) and post-test (73% > ave. ) show remarkable math growth neighborhood safety celebration for families and community program moves to full-day for 4 & 5-year olds columbuskids screenings spark services ecrn developmental screenings vision, hearing and brigance screenings administered family field trip to columbus metropolitan library trunk-or-treat family event family thanksgiving celebration and art show christmas around the world family celebration professional development and staff support staff/hec board new year party and game night event staff attends oaeyc in may staff and volunteer appreciation brunch laura moehrman and matt berning participate in futureready's leadership academy in-service trip to the columbus metropolitan library in-service trip to columbus childhood league in-service trip to the columbus museum of art two caseworkers/social workers join staff from integrative services as a teacher/family advocates food services assistant joins staff; all food preparation and service move in-house thank you brunch for staff's student recruitment efforts grants, sponsorships, fundraising and gifts ohio department of education grant continues city of columbus early start funding continues shoes for students from ualc osu speech and hearing project funded local matters gardening opportunity funded coats for children sponsored by son ministries frank ewing foundation grant for imagine learning licenses subaru of america foundation grant for imagine learning licenses henry w. Bull foundation grant harry c. Moores grant columbus blue jackets grant reiman foundation grant hilliard central office made 100 blankets for our children kiwanis grant honda grant generous donations through the columbus foundation's big give campaign: 33,336. 64 received three foundation gifts for a total of 23,089. 55 siemer foundation: 10,000 ingram white castle foundation: 8,000 private donor: 5,089. 55 credit card donations in the amount of 7,610 hilltop preschool's portion of the bonus pool = 2,637. 09 board/administrative/operational enhancements auditor retained 2017-18 fisher fellow joins board hilltop preschool again receives sutq 5-star certification press and promotion board president jane leach appointed to chair mayor andrew ginther's hilltop early childhood partnership with the charge to report how to double hilltop pre-k enrollment by 2020. Extensive community involvement (bean dinner, farmers' markets, ymca events, veritas block parties, etc. ) for recruitment new logo tag line adopted: where futures soar building signage installed including bilingual banner