Supporting Enhanced Education For
Cold Spring Harbor Since 2012
We believe in innovation, the value of public education, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
How We Got Started
In 2012, a small group of Cold Spring Harbor School District community leaders recognized that private funding invested in our public schools would enhance creativity and innovation. With this objective in mind the Cold Spring Harbor Educational Foundation was born.
Through an ongoing dialogue with the Board of Education, the Superintendent, and the community, the CSH Ed Foundation seeks to identify and support educational programs, that will enrich our children's academic experience and best prepare them for the future.
What We Do
The CSH Educational Foundation is a community-based 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to raising funds for innovative initiatives and essential educational student based programs that are beyond the scope of the school budget.
The district budget primarily covers salaries and benefits for its staff, as well as regulatory expenses, transportation and facilities costs, food service expenses, utilities, and other expenses necessary just to provide students with their education. There is little available for innovation, new programs, or enhancements. The CSH Educational Foundation fills this gap, and our students benefit tremendously.
How CSH Students Benefit
From the personalized learning experiences using leading-edge reading and math programs in the youngest grades, to the expansion of robotics and computer coding into the elementary schools, to the enhancement of research capabilities in the High School Research Lab, the Foundation’s funding has had a tremendous impact.
Our students’ access to technology has increased by 50%, reading levels have increased by 25% when utilizing these new technologies, and our high school science students are entering higher-level competitions and securing prestigious laboratory internships across Long Island.
Board Of Directors
Amanda Light, Co-President
Heather Savarese, Co-President
Kristin Winkler, Vice President
Dawn Roth-Sabatino, Treasurer
Hadley Bohn, Secretary
Jackie Cella, Director
Jamie Costa, Director
Arish Dalal, Director
Dan DeDora, Director
Colleen Haskell, Director
Sarah Kashetta, Director
Jenean Ketterer, Director
Caroline Mullen, Director
Anne Salmon, Director
Clark Wohlferd, Director
Advisory Board
Tara Belfi
Stephanie DiNozzi
Patricia Marcin
Adam Savarese
Jason Gladowsky
Ex Officio Members
Mr. Joseph Monastero, Superintendent of Schools
Ms. Genevieve LaGattuta, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
Board Of Education Liaison
Alex Whelehan
Founder And Past President
Stephanie DiNozzi
Immediate Past President
Chloe Henning
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