Bodine head packet

Our Strategic Plan.Our Goals.

Our Future.

Bodine School is a 1st–8th grade independent school that has an inclusive community of thinkers and doers committed

to fostering the intellect and character of its dyslexic learners. In its 40-year history, the school has drawn

strength and resilience from the vast accomplishments of its students and the organization’s collective impact on

the Memphis community. With unyielding compassion and resolute drive, Bodine imparts what no other school in the state or region can provide: A life changing experience.

Dear Friends,

From its inception in 1972, Bodine School’s story articulates its core beliefs in cultivating innovative minds, offering transformative experiences, and ensuring boundless opportunities. Founded by an inventor, Bodine has always valued innovation, research, and progress over stagnation and the educational status quo. Faced with an unrecognized need in the Memphis community, the school’s founders, Richard and Virginia Bodine, set in motion a commanding force of community service and expertise. This trajectory was renewed in 1991 when the school’s Executive Director energized its mission by returning its focus to the unique needs of the dyslexic learner. This vital decision paid off in large dividends over the last decade as the school’s focus on early intervention, adoption of the middle school concept, and a move towards increased technology integration strengthened the institution’s impact and raised its public profile. Over the last five years, more and more educators, clinicians, psychologists, and families have come to know and covet The Bodine Experience.

Success breeds opportunity, and the school’s recent acceleration leaves much work to be done. The presence of the Gates Foundation, consolidation of the Shelby County and Memphis City Schools, and Tennessee’s Race to the Top recognition has shed the national educational spotlight on Memphis, and with it comes unparalleled possibilities. In its renewed commitment to offering the nation’s best educational experience for a dyslexic learner, Bodine School will be bold.

Over the next several years, Bodine School will strengthen its position as the school of choice for the dyslexic learner. At the core of this experience is a data-driven, researched based approach to language arts, but this is not at the expense of a holistic approach to student growth and experience. Cultivating the dyslexic mind is not about cures, remedies, or bitter elixirs. It is done in embracing the distinct struggles and strengths associated with dyslexia and communicating this belief in the school’s every utterance, large or small. This is the future of Bodine School.

Sincerely,

Josh J. ClarkHead of School

Kneeland GammilChair, Board of Trustees

July 2012

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Innovative Minds:Program

However, as all institutions of learning consider what it means to prepare students for a world of certain change, Bodine School is renewing its commitment to not only specialized language arts instruction but a full academic experience that prepares young people for the next phase in their academic career and for emerging 21st century challenges.

Bodine School has always relied on data and research to drive its program initiatives. Through its partnership with the Simultaneous Multisensory Institute of Language Arts (SMILA), Bodine offers an individualized language program that eliminates barriers and changes lives.

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Goal 1: Bodine School will offer an educational program nationally recognized for its expertise in unlocking the dyslexic mind.

• Infuse the school’s core belief that different learning demands different teaching into all subjects, disciplines and approaches

• Integrate new technologies, hands-on approaches, and inquiry-based learning that push student thinking and offer new experiences for learning and assessment

• Attract, train, and retain a highly qualified, highly effective faculty

• Institute data-driven systems of measurement to monitor and assess student progress on an individual and school-wide scale

• Embrace a “lab school” model where Bodine conducts, produces, and contributes to research regarding dyslexic teaching and learning

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Bodine School recognizes that the unique needs of a dyslexic learner cannot be addressed at the cost of a holistic student experience. In addition to becoming astute readers and writers, it is equally important that Bodine students explore their artistic and athletic interests, learn the role of responsible global-citizenship, foster social skills, and develop strong elements of character. Further, Bodine recognizes that student growth requires a partnership between the school and families and wants to empower parents to understand and support their child.

Innovative Minds:Whole School Approach

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Goal 2: Bodine School will offer a whole school experience that promotes personal, moral, physical, and social growth in its students and provides a culture of support and education for its parents.

• Provide a transparent, structured character education program that is uniquely tailored to the struggles and strengths of a dyslexic learner

• Offer extra-curricular, age-appropriate opportunities that allow students to explore skills and talents associated with the structuring of the dyslexic brain

• Offer parent educational opportunities inline with the school’s mission, current science, and the common topics and challenges of youth

• Offer parents opportunities to share stories, challenges and successes that promote a common culture of mutual understanding and support

• Explore ways to provide students with expanded athletic opportunities

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Bodine School is fortunate to sit on a 6 acre lot nestled within a suburban forest. The thick line of trees guarding its perimeter and expansive open spaces creates a protected campus with room for expansion. Bodine has identified a range of key facility enhancements necessary to create a physical environment which fosters creativity, collaboration, and the other unique attributes associated with dyslexic thinking.

Tranformative Experiences: Facility

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Goal 3: Bodine School’s facility will reflect the unique struggles and strengths of the dyslexic mind by supporting a pedagogy that is student-centered, innovative, and nurturing and by promoting an aesthetic that is inspiring, youthful, and whimsical.

• Design and implement school-wide a consistent aesthetic that reflects the immense potential and creativity of the dyslexic mind

• Transform the physical grounds into a welcoming garden for meditation, revitalization, play, and thought

• Renovate classroom spaces to support a student-centered approach to learning that provides for a range of instructional approaches including collaborative learning, hands-on / inquiry-based problem solving, and individual instruction

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Bodine School is a Memphis asset, falling within the ranks of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and other invaluable community resources.

Tranformative Experiences:Sharing the Bodine Experience

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Goal 4: In line with the gravity of its work, Bodine School will create and control an external image that reflects the prestige of its program while also energizing its commitment to serving dyslexic students from all populations and backgrounds.

• Bodine School will embark on a branding campaign that emphasizes its whole child approach to unlocking the dyslexic mind and fostering its unique talents and opportunities

• Bodine School will explore ways to diversify its student population and secure funding so that its program and experience are accessible to any qualifying dyslexic student

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Bodine School recognizes that altruistic goals and a rousing purpose are superfluous without a realistic plan for solid funding and strong governance.

Boundless Opportunities: Sustainability

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• Bodine School will develop a strategic Board of Trustees fully engaged in ensuring the school’s long-term growth by committing to Independent School Board of Trustees Best Practices

• Bodine School will explore and implement mission-appropriate programs — on and off site, physical and digital — that will benefit the community at large and provide the school with additional sources of revenue

• Bodine School will create a development plan that identifies key initiatives beyond the annual operating costs of the school

• Bodine School Board of Trustees will objectively consider the school’s rising operational costs and create and implement a sound business plan that supports the true cost and value of The Bodine Experience

Goal 5: Bodine School will take significant steps towards ensuring the organization’s long-term sustainability and mission-driven growth.

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HEAD’S REPORT 2014-2015

The mission of Bodine School is to lead the Mid-South in teaching children with dyslexia to read and succeed.

Mission

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2432 Yester Oaks Drive • Germantown, TN 38139phone: 901.754.1800 • fax: 901.751.8595 • www.bodineschool.org

We have made every attempt to recognize all of our donors correctly. If we have inadvertently omitted, misplaced or misspelled a name, please forgive our oversight and know that our supporters are important to us. This report reflects annual giving payments received by June 30, 2015.

Bodine Friends,It’s hard to believe I just wrapped up my fourth school year at Bodine School. In those four years, while I expected to see transformations in our students, something more happened: I experienced a transformation within myself.

It’s not just because of the mother who tells me through tears how her once - broken child is reading to her at night. It’s not just the overwhelming pride I feel when observing a classroom full of eager children wanting to be called on by the teacher. It’s not just the teacher who gets emotion al when a student ’s face brightens up because he “gets it.”

True, these things have been a big part of my personal transformation. But what I’ve discovered is that I truly felt transform ed when I realized how many people really believe in what we do at Bodine S chool.

Without supporters like you , our program would not have the impact it has today. Enrollment would not be at an all-time high as it is today. Our teachers would not have access to the best - in - the - country Orton Gillingham training. Without you, our students would not have the chance to realize - and exceed - their potential.

You have made a tremendous difference, and on behalf of our students, alumni, and myself: thank you.

Without you, there would be no transformations to celebrate.

With thanks and appreciation,

Josh J. ClarkHead of SchoolBodine School

From the Board Chair...

Dear Friends and Families,

As I close my second year as Bodine School’s Chair of the Board of Trustees, I am excited about where the school has gone and where it’s positioned to go. In just two years, our reach has expanded far beyond our Germantown campus into the greater Memphis area through partnerships with Teach for America, KIPP Charter Schools, St. George’s Memphis campus, and more.

What’s ahead is just as exciting as Bodine continues to identify ways to spread our expertise and help improve literacy for children in the Mid-South. With dyslexic children in Shelby County alone, it is our privilege and duty to help make a difference...a difference that is only possible because of supporters like you.

I watched how Bodine helped transform my son’s academic abilities when he attended Bodine a few years ago. It’s equally satisfying to see others benefit from Bodine’s expertise in the same way. Each time we receive support from you, these transformations continue to help the youth in our community. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I thank you for believing in, and supporting, Bodine’s mission.

With gratitude,

Jill Giles, PhDBoard of Trustees Chair & Alumni ParentBodine School

2014-2015 Student Growth Highlights

Books Read2,292

71%Average Increase in

Reading Fluency

All Students


Decoding

31Students

Transitioned to Different Schools

30%Average Time Spent

in One-on-One or Small Group Setting

35,295,683Words Read

First Year Students


Decoding


Reading Fluency

Third Year Students


Sight Word Recognition over 3 year period

433%Average Increase

in Decodingover 3 year period

Matching GiftsAutoZoneHoneywell InternationalMerck Partnership for GivingSunTrust Foundation

Foundation Gifts & GrantsBox Tops for EducationGermantown Arts AllianceLichterman Loewenberg FoundationSpeer Charitable TrustThe Juice Plus Children Foundation, Inc

Legacy Society$10,000 +

Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. BodineMr. and Mrs. George CatesMr. and Mrs. William T. GilesSpeer Charitable Trust

Inventor’s Society$5,000 - $9,999

Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Wurtzberger

Visionary Society$1,000 - $4,999

Mr. and Mrs. Scott ArnoldMr. and Mrs. Scott BarberBodine Parent OrganizationMr. and Mrs. Andrew CatesMr. Josh and Mrs. Melanie ClarkMr. and Mrs. Peter ClaverieMr. and Mrs. Mark ClemonsMr. and Mrs. David CrippenMr. and Mrs. James CrowleyMr. Ted and Dr. Lyle DavisMr. and Mrs. Buchanan D. DunavantMr. and Mrs. Mark A. FinestoneMr. Walter FisherMr. and Mrs. William FrenchMr. and Mrs. F. Kneeland GammillGermantown Arts AllianceMr. and Mrs. James S. GillilandMr. and Mrs. Howard GrahamMr. and Dr. Frank Jemison Jr.Jim Keras Auto GroupKrogerMr. and Mrs. Gerald C. Marshall

Ms. Shelby McCloudMrs. Frank NorfleetMr. and Mrs. Chris NunnMr. and Mrs. Michael OdomMrs. S. Herbert RheaMr. and Mrs. Andrew RuhlandDr. and Mrs. John W. Runyan Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David SayleMr. and Mrs. Hugh ShackelfordMr. and Mrs. John P. SheahanTake Home GourmetMr. and Mrs. H. Gordon ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Lewis UnglesbyUnited Way of the Mid SouthMr. and Mrs. Eric Yunkun

Blue and Orange Club$500 - $999

AutoZone Liberty BowlMr. Jason and Mrs. Brenda BerryDr. and Mrs. Blake BillupsMr. and Mrs. Sanford BlockmanBox Tops for EducationMr. William R. BurchMr. and Mrs. Kirk A. CarawayMr. and Mrs. Tony CarrollMr. and Mrs. John DunavantMr. and Mrs. Tom DyerMr. and Mrs. James HawkinsMr. Kerry and Mrs. Sutton Mora HayesMr. W. Kent Ingram Jr.The Juice Plus Children Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Chris KuhloMr. and Mrs. Nathaniel LandauMr. and Mrs. Allen LindbergMalco Theatres, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McPhersonMr. Jim and Mrs. Linda MoffittMrs. Cheryl M. NeillMr. and Mrs. Boyd RhodesMr. and Mrs. Donnie SappingtonDr. Michael Schneider and Dr. Luella ChurchwellTarget Stores - Take Charge of EducationMr. Scott and Mrs. Natalie Williams

Green and Yellow Club$100 - $499

Mr. and Mrs. James B. AmmonsMs. Beth Andrews

AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Patrick M. ArdisMr. and Mrs. Chris BakerMr. and Mrs. Joseph BattalieMr. and Mrs. Christopher BeardMr. and Mrs. Leo BearmanMr. William and Mrs. Melissa BensonMr. and Mrs. Ed BerryMr. and Mrs. Anthony BiondaMs. Meredith S. BlackMr. Jeffrey and Mrs. Christina BlockMr. and Mrs. Stephen BonnemaMr. and Mrs. Cran R. BoyceMr. Charles L. BrockMr. John and Mrs. Anne Cook BurrussMr. and Mrs. John J. CapocacciaMr. and Mrs. Julian CardenasMs. Jane CashMr. and Mrs. Bruce W. CasperMr. and Mrs. William T. CheairsMrs. Sara E. ClemonsDr. and Mrs. Robert Cockroft Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. CraigMr. Robert and Mrs. Heather CrowleyMs. Laura CullenMr. and Mrs. Jason DallasMr. Reece DaughertyMr. and Mrs. Richard DaughertyMr. Reginald and Dr. Suzanne DeganMr. and Mrs. Michael DempsterMrs. Judy DeshaiesMr. and Mrs. Mike DinhMr. Jim and Dr. Krista J. DorrohMr. and Mrs. Richard A. DorseyMr. and Mrs. William T. DuncanMr. and Mrs. George G. Early IIIMr. and Mrs. Charles R. EvansDr. and Mrs. William D. FalveyMrs. Cathy C. FayMr. Raymond FinkeMr. and Mrs. Richard L. FisherMs. Betty C. FoxMs. Annette FranklinMr. and Mrs. Robert FrazeeMr. Howard FrumMr. Jonathan and Mrs. Michelle GainesMr. and Mrs. Frank GibbsMr. and Mrs. Mark GrochauMr. Dennis and Dr. Janna HackerMr. and Mrs. Fred HaleDr. and Mrs. Richard N. Hathcock

Bodine School DonorsFundraising continues to play a vital role in the enhancement of our programs, resources, facility and more. No matter the size of the donation, Bodine is extremely thankful for each and every gift. Gifts recorded are those received from July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015.

Mr. and Mrs. George W. HeathMr. and Mrs. Shane HelveringMs. Kim-An HernandezMr. and Mrs. Pete HirscheyMs. Ilona HollarMr. and Mrs. Clyde B. HutchinsDr. and Mrs. Eric HutchinsMr. and Mrs. Andrew InglisMr. Scott and Mrs. Sheri JamesMr. and Mrs. Mitch JamesMr. and Mrs. Robert K. JonesMr. and Mrs. Todd KaplanMr. John KeeseeMr. and Mrs. Giles W. KingMrs. Ed KueffnerMs. Morgan LathumMr. and Mrs. Chris LazariniDrs. Roland and Rene Friemoth LeeLewis, Thomason, King, Krieg & Waldrop, PCLichterman Loewenberg FoundationLuckett PropertiesMr. and Mrs. Justin T. MackeyMr. and Mrs. Robert MashburnMr. and Mrs. Robert G. MashburnMr. and Mrs. Scott McCaigMr. and Mrs. Jim McMillenMr. and Mrs. Michael A. Miller Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Julius MoodyMr. and Mrs. Bill MuirMr. and Mrs. Kevin MylesMr. and Mrs. Travis D. NanceNew Hope Christian Academy, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Leighton PageMr. and Mrs. Scott PahlowMr. and Mrs. William W. PallmeMr. and Mrs. Phil PassmanMr. and Mrs. Clayton PeeplesMr. and Mrs. Alonzo PendletonMr. and Mrs. Justin B. PeraMr. and Mrs. Todd PooleMr. and Mrs. James C. Rainer IIIMr. Philip and Mrs. Sarah ReedMrs. Wardean ReevesMr. and Mrs. Ray RoseMs. Lisa RoseMr. and Mrs. John RylandMr. John SalmonMr. Michael and Mrs. Jordan ScarleskiMr. and Mrs. Ronald SchamingMrs. Barbara SchneiderMr. and Mrs. John SchneiderMr. and Mrs. Montgomery B. SernelMr. and Mrs. Phillip G. ShackelfordMr. and Mrs. Robert SharpMrs. Cathy ShortMr. and Mrs. Scott SmithMr. Todd and Mrs. Pam Stein

Mr. Walter StiggerMr. and Mrs. Jim StockardMs. Genie StringerLt. Col. and Mrs. Dwyer K. StringerMr. and Mrs. Christopher L. TaylorMr. and Mrs. Steve ThorntonThread CreationsMr. and Mrs. David TiebelTrezevant Episcopal HomeMr. and Mrs. Lewis UnglesbyMr. and Mrs. Steve VihlenMr. Dave WagnerMs. Lori WakefieldMr. and Mrs. Limual WalpoleMr. Melvin and Mrs. Loie WatkinsMr. William WeissMr. and Mrs. Tony WildeMr. and Mrs. Brian WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Robert J. WilsonMr. and Mrs. Ghany Zafer

Friends’ Club$1 -$99

Mrs. Julia AllenAllie Prescott & Partners, LLCMr. and Mrs. Glenn BakerMr. and Mrs. Roy BellMrs. Wai BingMr. and Mrs. Cary M. BomaritoMrs. Jean BorkertMr. and Mrs. Christopher BrightMr. Joseph M. BuchwaldMs. Ann Virginia BurrussMs. Leslie DunavantMr. and Mrs. Mark DyeMr. and Mrs. Brian EvansMrs. Gearldene FeltusFreecause, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. FreemanMr. and Mrs. Joshua GortlerMr. and Mrs. Kevin GrayMrs. Wendell E. HallMrs. Barbara HartmanMs. Sandy HootsMs. Judy L. HuddlestonMs. Danielle JacksonMs. Betty JoeMr. John KellerMs. Laura Jean LeeMr. and Mrs. Leonard LigonMr. and Mrs. Owen R. LopezMr. and Mrs. Koji MatsushimaMr. and Mrs. John McAllisterMr. and Mrs. Adam McCollumMr. and Mrs. Travis MorrisMr. David and Mrs. Deann MowerMr. and Mrs. Adam M. Nahmias

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas PalmerMr. and Mrs. Wendell PalmerMr. and Mrs. Robert W. PollyMr. and Mrs. Andrew RainerMr. Stuart and Mrs. Penny RayMr. and Mrs. Richard RickardMr. and Mrs. Chris RingMr. and Mrs. Cody RogersMr. and Mrs. Robert L. RooneyMr. and Mrs. Ari SauerMs. Nili SauerSchnucks EScriptMr. Cody and Mrs. Rebecca SemlerMr. and Mrs. Thomas ShepherdMs. Cynthia ShippMr. and Mrs. James ShoemakeMr. and Mrs. Derek SimontonMr. and Mrs. Ronnie S. SpainMr. Terry StanfordDr. and Mrs. Vaughn E. StimbertMr. Richard TowneWaddell & Associates, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. John T. Wade IIMr. and Mrs. Jason WalkerMr. Harry W. WellfordMr. and Mrs. Terrance WilkinsMr. and Mrs. Dan WoodMr. and Mrs. Scott WrightMs. Edna Yunkun

Gifts Made in LovingHONOR & MEMORY

Jesse AmmonsMr. and Mrs. Robert L. Rooney

Hadley ArnoldMr. Jason and Mrs. Brenda Berry

Christina BlockMr. William and Mrs. Melissa Benson

Aliza Blockman’s weddingMr. and Mrs. Joshua Gortler

Peggy and Dick BodineMs. Jane Cash

Peggy Bodine’s BirthdayMr. and Mrs. Roy Bell

Richard BodineMr. and Mrs. Gerald C. MarshallMrs. S. Herbert RheaDr. and Mrs. John W. Runyan Jr.

Bodine Middle School TeachersMr. and Mrs. David Sayle

Anne Cook BurrussMr. William and Mrs. Melissa Benson

Presley CarrollMs. Betty C. Fox

Josh ClarkMr. and Mrs. Tom Dyer

Mimi ClemonsLewis, Thomason, King, Krieg & Waldrop, PC

Granny Sheila CockeMr. and Mrs. Kirk A. Caraway

Zachary CooperMrs. Ilona Hollar

Mr. and Mrs. Craig DismukeMr. and Mrs. Hugh Shackelford

Grayson DunavantMr. and Mrs. Richard L. Fisher

Lucy DunavantMr. and Mrs. Richard L. FisherLuckett Properties

Alexander Taylor FinkeMr. Raymond Finke

Kaylan FrenchMr. and Mrs. Bill Muir

James and Nancy HancheyMs. and Mrs. Hugh Shackelford

Kendyl Katelynn HeathMr. and Mrs. George W. Heath

Andrew HelveringMr. and Mrs. Shane Helvering

Clara JoeMs. Betty JoeMrs. Wai BingMs. Laura Jean Lee

Frayser JohnstonMr. and Mrs. Boyd Rhodes

Jordan KeeseeMr. John Keesee

Harrison KellerMr. John Keller

Abigail KingMr. and Mrs. Glenn Baker

Emma Claire MackeyMr. and Mrs. Fred Hale

The McConnell FamilyMr. and Mrs. Todd Kaplan

Mr. and Mrs. Mark MedfordMr. and Mrs. Hugh Shackelford

Linda MoffittMr. William and Mrs. Melissa Benson

DeAnn MowerMrs. Cathy C. Fay

The Nunn FamilyMr. and Mrs. John J. Capocaccia

Emily NunnMs. Annette Franklin

Jacob OrtegaMrs. Wendell E. Hall

Robert RainerMr. and Mrs. James C. Rainer III

Joshua RickardMr. and Mrs. Richard Rickard

Mia SappingtonMr. and Mrs. Peter Claverie

Ciara SernelMr. and Mrs. Montgomery B. SernelMr. and Mrs. Robert J. Wilson

Charline ShackelfordMr. and Mrs. Hugh Shackelford

Henry W. ShackelfordMr. and Mrs. Cran R. Boyce

Miller SharpMrs. Judy Deshaies

Grayson SimontonMrs. Wardean Reeves

The Sutton FamilyMr. and Mrs. Todd Kaplan

Virginia UnglesbyMr. and Mrs. Pete HirscheyMr. and Mrs. Lewis Unglesby

Preston VihlenMr. and Mrs. Steve Vihlen

Mr. and Mrs. Britton WilkinsMr. and Mrs. Hugh Shackelford

Andrew WrightMr. and Mrs. Scott Wright

In Honor

Dan BoyteAllie Prescott & Partners, LLCMr. Joseph M. BuchwaldMr. and Mrs. Charles R. EvansLt. Col. and Mrs. Dwyer K. StringerWaddell & Associates, Inc.

Jean CollinsMr. James Hawkins

Walter and Erna FrankMrs. Ed Kueffner

Robert HarrellMr. and Mrs. Frank Gibbs and Family

Peggy HawkinsMr. James Hawkins

Oscar Thomas Marshall IVMr. and Mrs. Scott Pahlow

Tom NeillMrs. Cheryl M. Neill

Tom RobertsMs. James Hawkins

Martha TowneMr. Richard Towne

Erika YunkunAnonymousMr. and Mrs. Anthony BiondaMr. and Mrs. John McAllisterMs. Edna YunkunMr. and Mrs. Eric Yunkun

In Memory

AnonymousAutoZone Liberty BowlMr. and Mrs. Anthony BiondaMs. Meredith S. BlackJim Keras Auto GroupMalco Theatres, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. John McAllisterSouthern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)Speer Charitable TrustThe Juice Plus Children Foundation, Inc.Ms. Edna YunkunMr. and Mrs. Eric Yunkun

Erika Center Donors

The Erika Center at Bodine School

In 2014, Bodine School announced its new initiative: The Erika Center at Bodine School.

The Erika Center is a bridge between the life-changing work of Bodine School’s Germantown campus and the tens of thousands of young people in Shelby County desperate for its help. So named for Erika Yunkun, a remarkable Bodine student who passed away in 2011, the center gives us the opportunity to dramatically reduce the illiteracy epidemic in our community by broadly sharing our expertise in literacy and language instruction.

The Erika Center is achieving this through a combination of teacher training, fee-based remediation services, and community awareness. These three initiatives work together to support and reinforce each other’s success.

Teacher TrainingAt the core of the Erika Center is a focused and exhaustive effort to teach teachers.

Thanks to a recent grant from an anonymous friend of the school, Bodine is now implementing a 24-month teacher-training pilot program based on Ron Yoshimoto’s Orton-Gillingham International approach. This is allowing us to translate Bodine’s research-based approach to reading remediation into effective instruction in a public school. Teach for America (TFA) members, Kipp Memphis Teachers, and Teachers from Cromwell Elementary participated in 32 hours of OG coursework at Bodine this July. A few participants were selected to complete a one-year mentoring program with Bodine trainers as they implement OG in their classrooms. This collaborative mentoring program will include observations at both schools and ongoing data analysis of student progress. It will also provide Bodine with feedback on how to improve the training process and provide objective measures of student progress in the years that follow.

In addition to the TFA members, the Erika Center has provided training to teachers from Promise Academy Charter School, KIPP Memphis Charter Schools, St. George’s Memphis Campus, and Desoto County Public Schools.


The Erika Center already provides remediation services to some children who do not attend Bodine, including one-on-one tutoring and individualized remediation services, which are offered to families for a fee. The goal is to continue to increase the number of children served each year.

Fee-Based Remediation Services

Community AwarenessIn an effort to educate Memphians on the complexities of reading and Bodine’s expertise regarding it, and to outline reading’s critical importance throughout our community, Bodine will once again offer a community education series during the 2015-2016 school year.

Academy ofOrton-GillinghamPractitionersand Educators

Each year, new and returning Bodine teachers receive intense OG-training. The OG Approach is widely accepted as the most effective language-based, multisensory approach to teaching individuals with dyslexia or who have related struggles with reading, spelling, and writing.

One of the many benefits to being OG trained is that it gives a teacher the ability to provide an individualized approach to helping each student with his/her unique learning needs. As the region’s leader in remediating children with dyslexia and related-reading differences, Bodine is excited to continue its commitment to providing a multisensory approach to instruction to students who think and learn differently.

For the past 2 years, Bodine teachers have completed more than 150 hours of graduate level coursework. Teachers and staff at Bodine hold the distinction of Classroom Educator and Associate Level Certification through the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE).

Trainers at Bodine have come from all over the world, including South Carolina, New York, and Singapore. AOGPE is internationally renowned for its leadership and expertise in training teachers to support dyslexic learners. And while there are less than 15 schools in the nation that hold the distinction of accreditation through AOGPE, Bodine is getting closer to joining that exclusive list.

OG & Bodine Teachers

Bodine HouseSystem:

Where the Legacy of Dyslexic Thinking Continues

In August 2014, Bodine School introduced a House System to all students. Through a fun, energetic sorting ceremony, students were given their House assignments, joining a team of faculty and staff members in their House, who had been sorted a few weeks before then.

The purpose of Bodine’s House System is to: • enhance the sense of pride at Bodine, • reinforce the school culture and values, • encourage a healthy, competitive environment, • promote multi-grade level interaction, • reward students for their hard work and effort, and• empower students to embrace the advantages of their ability to think differently.

The Houses were immediately embraced this year as students worked together demonstrating teamwork, tenacity and good

sportsmanship during the various activities.

House members earned points all year in a variety of ways, including House competitions, Field Day, daily homework completion and more. At the Awards Program on May 15, the House with the most cumulative points was awarded the prestigious House Cup.

HEAD’S REPORT 2014-2015HOUSE OF EDISON

HOUSE OF JOBS

HOUSE OF EINSTEIN HOUSE OF DAVINCI

Mr. Clark greets students at the inaugural sorting ceremony on August 15, 2014.

Melina is SO excited to be in the House of Jobs!

The Houses of Bodine are named after four prominent dyslexics. Through their innovative thinking and creative approaches, they didn’t just impact our world; they changed it.

The Houses of Bodine

House of EinsteinAlbert Einstein was the greatest scientist of all time. After failing his first university entrance exam, he went on to change the world of physics forever with his theories of relativity and the mass-energy equivalence or E=MC2 . Einstein changed the way we think about space, time and matter.

House of da VinciLeonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest artists and thinkers of all time. Not only did he create some of the most famous paintings, he also made amazing advances in science and technology. He wrote all of his notes and journals backwards, so many people doubted his brilliance.

House of JobsSteve Jobs was a visionary. Though he had a very difficult time in school and dropped out of college, he started one of the most successful companies of all time - Apple. He revolutionized the way people communicate and today his products are used all over the world.

House of EdisonThomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors who developed many devices that changed our world. He overcame a lot as a child, even his teacher sending him home with a note stating that he was “too stupid to learn.” Not only did he create the light bulb, he also invented the phonograph and the motion picture camera.

Congratulations to the House of Edison, 2014-2015 winner of the House Cup!


Bodine’s four 8th graders served as leaders of the Houses this year. From L to R: Eric Lichterman (House of Edison), Camden Rogers (House of Jobs), Aaron McCaig (House of da Vinci), Chase Brock (House of Einstein).

Auction 2015

Bodine School

Auction 2015Bodine’s 2015 Auction, themed Beyond Words, was another huge success for Bodine! Led by Auction Chair Hadley Arnold, she and her committee created an atmosphere and celebration that truly embodies the amazing things that happen at Bodine. Held at Minglewood Hall in Memphis, guests enjoyed the various spaces created to bid on items in the silent auction, enjoy buying wine at the Wall of Wine, winning a gift card at the Pop Stars station, and even trying a game of Bodine corn hole, all while catching up with friends.

WMCTV Meteorologist Ron Childers again this year had the crowd on the edge of their seats during the live auction. His determination to have fun and raise money paid off in the end as Bodine grossed more than $100,000.

This event proved that Bodine, its students, and its supporters are simply Beyond Words!

Thank you to all of our auction sponsors!

Wall of WineGrinder Taber Grinder

Hall of FameBlack McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C.

Lewis ThomasonMicroport Orthopedics

PIP Printing and Marketing ServicesEast Memphis RVC Outdoors

FriendChristina and Jeffrey Block

CB Richard EllisFouts & Morgan

The Hardison Law FirmHollis and BurnsPediatrics East

Razorback Concrete CompanyBuster’s Liquors

Golden KeyArthur Dunavant InvestmentsBaker & Whitt Diversified Trust

Paragon Bank

2014-2015 BPO Board

Thanks to these dedicated parents for leading this year’s BPO! This group helped create memorable experiences, including a faculty/staff holiday luncheon, Teacher Appreciation Week, a $4,000 donation to the school, concessions at the Talent Show, spirit wear, the annual cake sale, Friday Lunch and more!

Douglas DunavantPresident

Cari McCaig and Betsy Hutchins

Classroom Liaison Officers

Camille ThorntonTreasurer

Pam Evansand Teri Barber

Friday Lunch Officers

Stefanie Taylorand Charolette Palmer

Hospitality Officers

Supporting Our Children,

Our School, and Each Other

Deborah GoodeTeacher Appreciation Officer

Hadley Arnoldand Kim Nunn

Fundraising Officers

2014-2015Board of Trustees

Imad AbdullahRegional One Health

Allison CatesCommunity Volunteer

Douglas DunavantCommunity Volunteer

Cindy FinestoneCommunity Volunteer

Walter FisherValero Memphis Refinery

Robert FrazeeFrazee Investment Consulting

Kneeland “Neel” GammillDiversified Trust Company

Jill Giles, PhDBoard ChairPart-Time Assistant Professor,Rhodes College and CommunityVolunteer

Chris NunnSecurity Bancorp of TN

Daniel RiedererFedEx

Keva RobinsonFirst Tennessee Bank

Andrew RuhlandCisco Systems

Hugh ShackelfordVining Sparks

Denise YunkunCommunity Volunteer

Richard BodineDavid CrippenEmeritus

Community Education Series Recap

An Evening with Rudy RuettigerNovember 6 at Houston High School

Over 400 families, teams, youth groups, and sports fans from the Memphis community joined

Mr. Ruettiger for a conversation about Character, Courage, Contribution, and Commitment.

Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger - the inspiration for the 1993 film, “RUDY” - is an American sports icon.

The whole world is familiar with his determination to play football at the University of Notre

Dame. Before he could play for one of the country’s greatest football dynasties, though, he

had to gain acceptance to one of the world’s most rigorous academic programs. As a dyslexic

learner, Rudy’s perseverance both on and off the field is an inspiration to anyone with a dream.

A Presentation from Joyce Cooper-Kahn on Executive FunctioningFebruary 3 at Bodine School

Dr. Cooper-Kahn is a clinical child psychologist and co-author with Laurie Dietzel, PhD, of

the book “Late, Lost and Unprepared: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Children with Executive

Functioning.” She is the co-founder of Psychological Resource Associated, a private mental

health group in Severna Park, MD, where she specializes in helping children and families to

successfully manage the variety of developmental challenges affecting children.

A Social and Educational Evening exclusive to Bodine Alumni with Nancy Hill, Director of College Counseling at Currey Ingram AcademyMarch 30 at Elfo’s

A large group of Bodine Alumni came to Elfo’s Restaurant and received vital information

pertaining to their dyslexic child’s college experience.

For the past twelve years Mrs. Hill has served as the Director of College Counseling at Currey

Ingram Academy, where she has guided many students with learning differences through the

college research, application and selection process. She has earned degrees from Skidmore

College (B.S.), George Washington University (M.A.), Harvard University (M.P.H.), as well as a

Certificate in College Counseling from U.C.L.A. Extension, where she later taught “Special Issues in College Counseling.”

Bodine Students Have Transitioned

to Most Public & Private Schools,

Including:

Briarcrest

Christian Brothers

Collierville Schools

ECS

Germantown Municipal School District

Grace-St. Luke’s

Hutchison

Lausanne

Pleasant View

St. Benedict

St. Francis

St. George’s

Woodland

Congratulations to Bodine’sNewest Alumni!

What’s Next: 2015-2016 & Beyond

Not Growing Pains... Growing GainsThis is an exciting time at Bodine School. Many new and exciting enhancements continue to take place as Bodine moves to focus on being a first through sixth grade program.

In the 2015-2106 School Year, Bodine will:

• have nine elementary sections for the first time in school history.

• pilot programs to further support the school’s mission and its effectiveness, including a Reading Power Hour.

• have more staff available to offer students specific remediation at their current level.

• ensure students spend at least 30 percent of their specific remediation time in a one-on-one or small group setting.

• continue to grow its working relationship with industry-leading institutions such as The Schenck School, Atlanta Speech School, and The Gow School.

• grow its partnership with many schools, including KIPP Charter Schools and Teach for America.

Meet Bodine’s 2015-16 Academic Department Leadership Team!

As a Bodine alumni parent and educator of 21 years, Hilary Robinson brings a wealth of knowledge and a unique understanding to the new

Head of Lower School role at Bodine School. In this role, Mrs. Robinson will oversee the school’s day-to-day operations, focusing heavily on student and teacher experiences. Mrs. Robinson is eager to bring her professional - as well as her personal, Bodine - experiences to the faculty, staff and families.

Prior to joining Bodine, Mrs. Robinson taught English and math at St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Memphis for 11 years. She also has experience working as the Head of the Special Education Department at Lakeside Park Elementary School in Hendersonville, Tenn.

Mrs. Robinson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in French, Elementary Education (K-8), and Special Education (K-8) from Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss. She earned her Master’s degree in Reading and Literacy from Marygrove College in Detroit. When away from her career, Mrs. Robinson can usually be seen with her husband, Charlie, and four children at a sporting event of some kind. She loves to read and travel.

Hilary RobinsonHead of Lower School

Dr. Lyle Hull Davis will continue as Bodine’s Director of Education for her 4th year. With the addition of Mrs. Robinson, Dr. Davis will be able to focus solely on ensuring the fidelity of

Bodine’s remediation program. Since joining Bodine, Dr. Davis has been instrumental in enhancing the remediation offered at Bodine, specifically by bringing Orton-Gillingham (OG) training to both Bodine and Mid-South area teachers.

Over the past decade, Dr. Davis has conducted research studies pertaining to children’s language and literacy development within clinical and classroom-based contexts. Additionally, she has designed training materials, computer-based evaluation tools and content for a major educational software company.

Dr. Davis received her doctorate from Northwestern University in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She holds a masters in Special Education from the University of Virginia, and she completed her undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University in Special Education and Cognitive Studies. Outside of work, Dr. Davis enjoys spending time with her husband and three children. She enjoys coaching, running and shooting on soccer or lacrosse goals. When time permits, she spends time outdoors playing tennis, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, and skiing (water or snow). The family’s two labs frequently join them on their expeditions.

Lyle Hull Davis, PhDDirector of Education

Reece DaughertyTeacher and Assistant Head of Lower SchoolStarting his 6th year at Bodine School, Reece Daugherty will continue teaching Middle School Language Arts while also filling the new role of Assistant Head of Lower School. In this role, Mr. Daugherty will lead families through the process of transitioning out of Bodine, aid teachers in monitoring student progress throughout the year, and assist Mrs. Robinson with daily logistics.

Mr. Daugherty joined Bodine as an elementary teacher in 2010. Since then, he has emerged as a well-respected teacher with promising leadership qualities. In 2013, Mr. Daugherty was named Lead Teacher and Language Arts Teacher in middle school. Prior to joining Bodine, Mr. Daugherty worked at Lichterman Nature Center as a Teacher/Naturalist.

Mr. Daugherty holds a Master of Arts degree in Teaching and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, both from Christian Brothers University. Mr. Daugherty is an Orton-Gillingham trained educator and a Certified Academic Language Therapist. In his leisure time, Mr. Daugherty enjoys relaxing with his dogs and reading books about education and wildlife. He also enjoys caring for his collection of scaly pets, including lizards and a snake.

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The mission of Bodine School is to lead the Mid-South in teaching children with dyslexia to read and succeed.

Mission

Stay Connected

2432 Yester Oaks Drive • Germantown, TN 38139phone: 901.754.1800 • fax: 901.751.8595 • www.bodineschool.org

Bodine is eager to help families and friends get involved.

As you read through this booklet and want to know more about any of the outlined areas, call or email any of these Bodine team members:

Josh ClarkHead of School

[email protected]

Jordan ScarleskiDirector of Development

[email protected]

Brenda BerryDirector of Advancement & Admissions

[email protected]

Dear Friends,

There are few things I despise more in this world than these three little words:

Some Assembly Required

I just glance at a Malibu Barbie Dream Home and break out in cold sweats. I cannot walk past a wooden train set without crying. I think most parents would agree: “Some” translates into several hours and “Assembly” means you better have an engineering degree.

Given this phobia, I am always so impressed when I visit Bodine School’s Innovation Lab. I watch as our students transform tissue boxes, Coke bottles, and marshmallows into towering cities or futuristic machines. Though our students have an unexpected struggle in reading, writing and spelling, their dyslexic minds can build solutions for our most complicated problems. Given the immense opportunities and challenges awaiting our region, we need them to start building now.

During the 2015 - 2016 School Year, Bodine School will be Building Beyond Our Building. While no actual dirt will turn, we will build within our region an appreciation for the dyslexic mind and an understanding of reading’s complexities. We will lay a strong foundation for our students, so they may build a better future.

I hope you will join me as we build a better school, a better future, a better community and pride in dyslexia. When you invest your time, money, passion, and belief in Bodine School, our entire community benefits.

Thank you for your continued support. Now let’s start building!

Sincerely,

Josh J. ClarkHead of School

By selecting from the Family of Funds, you can match your personal interests and philanthropic passions to the needs of Bodine School. Gifts directed to these funds benefit every child, every day. Gifts of any size make a difference.

TechnologyAcademic Programming Fine ArtsFacility EnhancementsProfessional DevelopmentCommunity OutreachTuition AssistanceMost Immediate Needs

Building a Better SchoolAnnual giving strengthens and sustains the extraordinary work of Bodine School. By investing in Bodine School and its students, you are investing in the entire community.

Bodine School’s Family of Funds

Building a Better School

“How can I help build a better school?”Contact Jordan or Josh to make a gift to Bodine School’s 2015-2016 Annual Fund today. Donors will receive this sticker for their vehicle!

Capital and Endowed gifts to Bodine School support facility improvements, major renovations, community outreach, and new initiatives.

Capital and Endowed Gifts

Building a Better Future

Planned Giving provides an opportunity for donors to support Bodine School through deferred gifts such as trusts, charitable gift annuities, insurance policies, and bequests.

Planned Giving

“How can I help build a better future?”Call Josh or Jordan to discuss the tax benefits of

your gift before the end of the year.

Building a Better Future

Building a Better Teacher: We All Play a RolePresented by Elizabeth Green, Chalkbeat co-founder, CEO and editor-in-chiefAuthor of Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to Everyone)Thursday, October 1, 7-9 p.m.

Bodine School

Every child has the right to learn to read. It is up to every citizen – not just teachers and school administrators – to ensure every child receives an education that will allow him to make positive contributions to our community. The Erika Center at Bodine School is doing its part to help members of the community embrace this responsibility through its teacher training programs and community education series.

Building a Better Community

Every child in our community deserves to have a confident, well-qualified teacher. Anyone interested in ensuring that our community is investing the proper time and resources in teacher preparation should plan to attend this engaging presentation. Ms. Green will articulate how she believes there is no profession more important than teaching, and that our teaching preparation should reflect that.

As co-founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief of Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization that

covers educational change efforts across the country, Elizabeth Green has written for The New York Times Magazine, The New York Sun, and U.S. News & World Report. She studied education as an Abe Journalism Fellow in Japan and was a Spencer Fellow in education journalism at Columbia University. She serves on the board of the Education Writers Association.

The Dyslexic Advantage: An Evening with Today’s Leading Researcher in DyslexiaDr. Brock EideThursday, March 3, 2016, Time TBDBodine School

Co-author of The Dyslexic Advantage, and The Mislabeled Child, Dr. Brock Eide is an international authority on dyslexia and learning differences.

In The Dyslexic Advantage, Eide outlines that many successful architects, lawyers, engineers – even bestselling novelists – had difficulties learning to read and write as children. He and co-author and wife, Fernette Eide, explain how individuals with dyslexia, which is 20% of the population, share a unique learning style that can create advantages in a classroom, at a job, or at home.

Building a Better Community

“How can I help build a better community?”

Visit www.bodineschool.org/erikacenter for more information. Check back

often to see additional speakers added throughout the school year.

October 14, 2015Bodine School

Community Leader Breakfast is a time for industry and reading leaders to come to Bodine’s campus, learn more about dyslexia and see why everyone in the community is raving about The Bodine Experience.

Community Leader Breakfast

February 20, 2016Minglewood Hall

New name, same great party! Join us for the Inaugural Bow Tie Bash hosted by Bodine School! Put on your best bow tie and come out to the party of the year to experience the transformation only Bodine can provide!

Bow Tie Bash

“How can I help celebrate Bodineand its incredible students?”

Contact Jordan or Brenda to get involved and help us celebrate!

How Your SupportHelped in 2014-2015

• More than 500 people attended the Community Education Series.• Over $180,000 raised in the 2014-2015 Annual Fund.• 96% participation from parents and 100% from faculty and staff

in Annual Fund.• The 2015 Auction brought in over 350 diverse supporters

through attendees, sponsors, donors, and families.• Our students toured more than 100 visitors at Community Leader

Breakfast, including the Mayor of Memphis and other Memphis dignitaries.

• A Bodine Proud lawn sign helped spread BODINE PRIDE! throughout the community.

• Nearly 100 area teachers participated in a teacher training session or workshop at Bodine School.

“How can I help build another successful year at Bodine?”

Be proud of the part you played in this success and join us again this year to help make it the best year yet!

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Dyslexia is the most common LD

(learning disability), comprising 80%

of the LD community.

A child who is age 6 can:• Write words• Write sentences• Blend sounds together• Decode nonsense words• Segment words into syllables• Identify sounds and letters (sound # symbol relationship)

• Begin to decode (vc,vcv, words, words with blends (2 and 3 letters), words with consonant digraphs, magic e words, etc.)

The information provided was compiled by the International Dyslexia Association & Bodine School.

1/3 of all American

entrepreneurs are dyslexic.

Elementary Aged Children Reading Milestones

A preschool age child can:• Produce rhyming words• Divide words into syllables• Divide sentences into words• Discriminate rhyming words• Divide words into phonemes A phoneme is a basic unit of sound

• Delete roots, syllables, and phonemes Example: “Say cowboy. Now say it again, but don’t say ‘boy’. ”

• Substitute a phoneme to form a new word

Example: Say “f” - “u” - “n” “What is that?”; Now say it again but change the “f” to “s”

• Identify a phoneme by its position in a word

(beginning, middle, end)

A child in 2nd - 5th grade:• Can spell well• Has appropriate handwriting• Enjoys reading and writing• Has appropriate or strong written

expression• Has appropriate or strong reading

strategies• Can recall sight words quickly without

much repetition• Comprehends reading material on or

above grade level• Reads accurately: Can decode words on

or above grade level

Critical Skills for Successful ReadersPhonological Awareness

Automatic and Accurate Letter NamingLetter-Sound Association

Word Reading Accuracy and FluencyPassage Reading Fluency and Comprehension

Essential Components of Effective Reading InstructionPhonemic Awareness

Written ExpressionSpeaking and Listening

Phonics and Word RecognitionFluency

VocabularyComprehension

Signs of Dyslexia or Related Reading Differences

Does your child:� Have difficulty recognizing and/or producing rhyming words?� Have difficulty recognizing beginning, middle and/or ending sounds in spoken

words?� Have difficulty determining differences between sounds?� Have difficulty segmenting words (breaking words) into sounds and/or

blending sounds into words?� Mispronounce words or have difficulty producing words in spoken language?

� Do poorly on weekly spelling tests?� Have difficulty spelling words on writing assignments (sentences, paragraphs)?� Use but confuse letters (reversals, omissions, misrepresentations) in spelling?� Inconsistently spell the same word several different ways?

� Have difficulty matching letters and sounds (what sound does “G” make? What letter or letters make the /k/ sound?)?

� Have difficulty recognizing sight words quickly and automatically?� Have difficulty “sounding out words” (decoding)?� Read slowly?� Make frequent errors (repetitions, miscues, or substitutions) in oral reading?� Take frequent breaks (every 5-10 minutes) from reading or becomes frustrated easily when reading?

� Have difficulty quickly naming familiar items (colors, numbers, shapes, objects)?� Have difficulty understanding spoken directions?� Have difficulty producing what he/she wants to say or write?� Have difficulty organizing ideas for spoken or written language?� Have difficulty understanding what he/she reads?

If you feel your child struggles with any of the above critical reading, retention, comprehension or recall skills, you may consider getting your child a psycho educational

evaluation. For more information, call Bodine School at 901-754-1800.

There are 35,000 dyslexic students in Shelby County

2432 Yester Oaks Dr. • Germantown, TN 38139 • 901-754-1800www.bodineschool.org

Dyslexia is...Often unexpected

Neurobiological in originA specific learning disability

A dyslexic child often has:A deficit in phonological components

Inaccurate or non-fluent word recognitionA deficit in spelling and decoding abilities

If I have my child tested, what tests will he/she need to have administered?A psycho educational evaluation which should include:• Phoneme awareness tasks in kindergarten and beginning first

grade level.• Timed tests of letter naming or letter-sound associations in

kindergarten and beginning first grade level.• Direct measure of decoding and word recognition toward the

middle and end of first grade and beyond.• Oral reading fluency (a timed test that combines reading rates

and accuracy) once the student can read connected text.

The story of Bodine School is a story of light.

Its narrative begins 157 years ago in a small, one room schoolhouse in Port Huron, Michigan. A young boy stumbles down the school’s front steps. His disheveled appearance a sign of his hasty and unexpected dismissal. He navigates through the piling snow as his eyes swell with tears. He is frightened and confused, worried of what his mother will do when she discovers him home hours before the school bell. He does not understand that pinned to his jacket is a note meant to explain it all.

Dear Mrs. Edison,I am sorry. Thomas is too stupid to learn.

26 years later, Thomas Edison’s dyslexic mind invents the lightbulb, bringing light to a world filled with darkness.

The story fast forwards 83 years to1962, where in a small chicken coop in Germantown, TN, a young inventor and his wife start a fledging electronics venture. The Bodine Company will go on to be one of the world’s leading lighting companies.

Only 7 years later, though, in 1969, all light is lost. Rick Bodine is the only child of Richard and Virginia Bodine. A natural inventor, Rick is always building or taking things apart. Though he shows enormous aptitudes in science and engineering, Rick cannot read. He is labeled stupid and lazy by his teachers. Richard and Virginia, however, refuse to believe their child is anything but gifted. After years of frustration, a physician finally identifies Rick as dyslexic. With no support available for dyslexic learners in Tennessee, Rick attends a boarding school in Florida. After only a semester, Rick makes tremendous gains. Shortly into his second semester, though, there is an accident, and Rick Bodine drowns.

Devastated, Richard and Virginia Bodine do not retreat into grief. Instead, only three years later, in 1971, they open Tennessee’s first and only school for dyslexic students - so no family ever has to send their child away again. It is a sanctuary of light for children too often left in the dark.

The school’s story now leaps forward to 2007. A new student joins Bodine’s 3rd grade class. Erika Yunkun is a model student. Her work ethic is eclipsed only by her compassion for and encouragement of her classmates. Her teacher coins the class mantra, “When in doubt, look at Erika.” Her family is so grateful for the work of Bodine, Erika’s mother agrees to serve as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

4 years later darkness returns. In the Spring of 2011 Erika is diagnosed with a brain tumor and passes away a few months later. Once again the school is left in shadows.

The story of Bodine School, though, is a story of light.

Faced with tragedy, Bodine found strength and purpose in service. Erika had a genuine love for learning. It was a passion she came by naturally, coming from a long line of educators. Erika’s family hoped that her memory and legacy would continue by providing teachers with the expertise that helped change her life.

In 2012, the Bodine School community crafted a strategic plan which invests in all aspects of its community -

• a nationally recognized academic program for dyslexic students;• a whole-school experience that nurtures all aspects of childhood;• a community outreach program that trains teachers from across the MidSouth;• and a physical campus that reflects the whimsy and importance of this work.

The Erika Center will accomplish all of these goals. It is the next chapter in Bodine School’s story.

In late 2012 an anonymous, unsolicited donor contributed the 2nd largest individual gift in school history. The donor knew nothing of the school’s future plans, including the Erika Center. The gift was made, though, with one restriction. It must preserve and honor the memory of Erika Yunkun. Once again, out of darkness, Bodine School found light.

At its essence, The Erika Center is a bridge between the life-changing work of Bodine School’s Germantown Campus and the tens of thousands of young people in Shelby County desperate for its help.

There are over 36,000 dyslexic young people in Shelby County, populating all races, zip codes, backgrounds, etc. Dyslexia is the most common learning disability (LD), comprising 80% of all LD diagnoses. Currently, the state of TN does not recognize dyslexia as a learning disability, and the majority of dyslexic students in Shelby County do not receive the services they need to meet their vast potential. In addition to individuals who are neurologically dyslexic, tens of thousands of more young people in Shelby County qualify as “functionally” dyslexic. These individuals were not exposed to early language skills in the first 5 years of life – they were not read to, not engaged in conversation, etc. – and therefore their language and literacy skills mirror the characteristics of dyslexia. Functional dyslexia is disproportionately higher in high poverty, urban areas. Unfortunately, traditional teacher preparation programs assume students walk into classrooms ready to learn to read. However, students who are dyslexic – neurological or functional – need a more specialized approach. Currently in Shelby County, 53% of kindergarden students lack "kindergarden readiness" skills, greatly hampering their ability to learn to read. 66% of 3rd graders are not reading proficiently.

The societal costs of this epidemic are profound:• 74% of poor readers in 1st grade will remain deficient readers in 9th grade.• African American students with a learning disability are 4 X’s more likely to be

incarcerated than their peers. • The percent of children with a learning disability in the lowest income group is

more than double that of the highest income group. • Adults with a learning disability are twice as likely to be unemployed.

Through teacher training and individual student services, the Erika Center will expand Bodine School’s impact on the MidSouth exponentially.

10/15/15, 3:58 PMBodine receives $600,000 private gift to take dyslexia expertise to public schools

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Bodine receives $600,000 private gift to take dyslexia expertise topublic schools

School has received a $600,000 gift from anonymous Memphis donors to expand its workwith literacy and dyslexia in inner-city schools.

Through a partnership with Teach for America and KIPP charter schools in North andSouth Memphis, Bodine is dedicating faculty to the schools each week, startingwith KIPP Memphis Collegiate Elementary on Henry Avenue in North Memphis. Next year,the partnership will expand to KIPP Memphis Preparatory Elementary, a new school in theAchievement School District, on Corry Road in South Memphis.

For nearly two years, Bodine has been offering training to public school teachers whowanted to learn the Orton-Gillingham techniques it uses to help children with dyslexia findalternative ways to learn to read. If teachers had to take a day of work toattend, Bodine paid for the substitute teacher.

But without a teacher in the school to reinforce the concepts or to help teachers work


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with 30 children in a class instead of the 10 at Bodine in Germantown, the work lost somesteam, said Josh Clark, head of school at Bodine.

Bodine has deployed two staff members to KIPP in North Memphis. Their job is to helpthree teachers who took its four-day class this summer work it into their curriculum.

“At least once a week, they’re getting implementation feedback, which allows them to getbetter,” said Julie Poluszejko, assistant principal. “That’s huge for teachers.”

KIPP teachers, who have access to a school camera for videotaping lessons, can recordtheir lessons for feedback later, which is likely, Poluszejko said.

“One of the teachers is submitting her plans for feedback,” she said. “It’s anotheropportunity to get someone else looking at her lesson plans.”

Based on TCAP scores released this summer, 67.4 percent of elementary and middleschoolchildren in Shelby County Schools do not read at grade level. In the ASD, thebottom 5 percent of schools which the state is taking over and turning into charterschools, reading failure is 87.3 percent.

Clark considers that figure an epidemic. With research that shows poverty creates manyof the outward signs of dyslexia, including poor working memory and vocabulary, hewants Bodine to learn to tailor its programs for a much wider audience. He hopes that willreduce the number of children, African-Americans in particular, who are referred forspecial education services because they cannot read.

“I truly believe this school can become a lab school for our city and that the work we aredoing can be transferred throughout our region,” said Clark.

Bodine has considered creating a charter school or an annex in the inner-city to share itsteaching methods.

“It would be a bomb shelter in a war zone,” Clark said. “There’s no way we are going toget to that level with one teacher and 30 kids. But with this, oh, my gosh, look at theimpact we can create.”

In 24 months, Clark intends to have a portable program that can fit in any public school.

“We’ll bring teachers and instructional leaders in for four or five days of training, and then


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provide the support they need to implement. The ultimate goal is to put trainers in otherorganizations,” Clark said.

“I’d love to get to the point where KIPP in North Memphis has someone so thoroughlytrained and engrossed in this approach, they can support their own teachers. It ispossible. I have no doubt about it.”

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