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Message Your Impact in Action27601 Fairmount Blvd. Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124 rgreller@grossschechter.org | 216.763.1400Your support will improve the student experience and strengthen Kehillat Gross Schechter. It will provide cutting-edge, research-based educational resources and improvements to the physical space. We envision a school that advances high-quality educators, builds belonging among families and where students master design thinking, creative collaboration, problem solving, critical thinking and deepen their connection to Israel and overall Jewish literacy. PurposeJewish day schools are one of the most powerful ways to ensure the continuity of vibrant Jewish life outside of Israel. In order for Gross Schechter to thrive for generations to come, and bolster Jewish life through continued academic excellence, top-notch faculty and the warm haimish feeling, we must rely on our kehillah. Through the generosity of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, along with the support of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and your help, we can make this future a reality.Gross Schechter Day School provides academic excellence immersed within a joyous Jewish learning and living environment. Our students love learning, become their best selves and embrace Jewish practice, values and community.A TRANSFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN Seizing the Moment• Empowering Every Student: Now more than ever, students require a highly-tailored program to help them thrive according to their individual abilities. • Attracting and Retaining First-Class Educators: Gross Schechter students deserve the best and most innovative educators. Raising salaries, improving benets and enhancing professional development opportunities will ensure Gross Schechter can continue to hire and retain the best, most-innovative teachers. • Growing Enrollment, Expanding Opportunities: The demand for high-quality Jewish education has never been greater. • Modern Spaces for Meaningful Learning: Our students need an environment that inspires curiosity, collaboration and connection—where memories are made and Jewish values come alive.• A Secure Future for Generations to Come: A robust endowment will provide long-term nancial stability, ensuring that Gross Schechter remains accessible to all families who seek a transformative Jewish education.WHY NOW? Gross Schechter Day School stands out among area schools with its forward-thinking academics and its warm and inclusive community built on Jewish values. The low student-teacher ratio means teachers meet students where they are to nurture their unique strengths. Our students earn top recognition in regional science fairs, Power of the Pen, Bible Contest and on advanced math placement exams. Students build condence in their Jewish identity with meaningful milestone ceremonies, charting their growth from ABCs and Aleph/Bet to reading uently from the Torah and becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Zionism and Israel education are paramount at Gross Schechter. The eighth grade Israel trip is a capstone experience for our students oering a unique opportunity to connect with their heritage, explore historical and cultural landmarks and strengthen their bonds with classmates.Gross Schechter graduates excel academically throughout their continued education, often thriving in advanced courses. They become community leaders, earn recognition in Jewish and general elds, and many return to Cleveland to raise families at Gross Schechter.This is all possible with the commitment of our collective kehillah including parents, teachers, generous donors, friends and families. The Gross Schechter Dierence
Your Impact in Action27601 Fairmount Blvd. Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124 rgreller@grossschechter.org | 216.763.1400Your support will improve the student experience and strengthen Kehillat Gross Schechter. It will provide cutting-edge, research-based educational resources and improvements to the physical space. We envision a school that advances high-quality educators, builds belonging among families and where students master design thinking, creative collaboration, problem solving, critical thinking and deepen their connection to Israel and overall Jewish literacy. PurposeJewish day schools are one of the most powerful ways to ensure the continuity of vibrant Jewish life outside of Israel. In order for Gross Schechter to thrive for generations to come, and bolster Jewish life through continued academic excellence, top-notch faculty and the warm haimish feeling, we must rely on our kehillah. Through the generosity of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, along with the support of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and your help, we can make this future a reality.Gross Schechter Day School provides academic excellence immersed within a joyous Jewish learning and living environment. Our students love learning, become their best selves and embrace Jewish practice, values and community.A TRANSFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN Seizing the Moment• Empowering Every Student: Now more than ever, students require a highly-tailored program to help them thrive according to their individual abilities. • Attracting and Retaining First-Class Educators: Gross Schechter students deserve the best and most innovative educators. Raising salaries, improving benets and enhancing professional development opportunities will ensure Gross Schechter can continue to hire and retain the best, most-innovative teachers. • Growing Enrollment, Expanding Opportunities: The demand for high-quality Jewish education has never been greater. • Modern Spaces for Meaningful Learning: Our students need an environment that inspires curiosity, collaboration and connection—where memories are made and Jewish values come alive.• A Secure Future for Generations to Come: A robust endowment will provide long-term nancial stability, ensuring that Gross Schechter remains accessible to all families who seek a transformative Jewish education.WHY NOW? Gross Schechter Day School stands out among area schools with its forward-thinking academics and its warm and inclusive community built on Jewish values. The low student-teacher ratio means teachers meet students where they are to nurture their unique strengths. Our students earn top recognition in regional science fairs, Power of the Pen, Bible Contest and on advanced math placement exams. Students build condence in their Jewish identity with meaningful milestone ceremonies, charting their growth from ABCs and Aleph/Bet to reading uently from the Torah and becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Zionism and Israel education are paramount at Gross Schechter. The eighth grade Israel trip is a capstone experience for our students oering a unique opportunity to connect with their heritage, explore historical and cultural landmarks and strengthen their bonds with classmates.Gross Schechter graduates excel academically throughout their continued education, often thriving in advanced courses. They become community leaders, earn recognition in Jewish and general elds, and many return to Cleveland to raise families at Gross Schechter.This is all possible with the commitment of our collective kehillah including parents, teachers, generous donors, friends and families. The Gross Schechter Dierence
Your Impact in Action27601 Fairmount Blvd. Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124 rgreller@grossschechter.org | 216.763.1400Your support will improve the student experience and strengthen Kehillat Gross Schechter. It will provide cutting-edge, research-based educational resources and improvements to the physical space. We envision a school that advances high-quality educators, builds belonging among families and where students master design thinking, creative collaboration, problem solving, critical thinking and deepen their connection to Israel and overall Jewish literacy. PurposeJewish day schools are one of the most powerful ways to ensure the continuity of vibrant Jewish life outside of Israel. In order for Gross Schechter to thrive for generations to come, and bolster Jewish life through continued academic excellence, top-notch faculty and the warm haimish feeling, we must rely on our kehillah. Through the generosity of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, along with the support of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and your help, we can make this future a reality.Gross Schechter Day School provides academic excellence immersed within a joyous Jewish learning and living environment. Our students love learning, become their best selves and embrace Jewish practice, values and community.A TRANSFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN Seizing the Moment• Empowering Every Student: Now more than ever, students require a highly-tailored program to help them thrive according to their individual abilities. • Attracting and Retaining First-Class Educators: Gross Schechter students deserve the best and most innovative educators. Raising salaries, improving benets and enhancing professional development opportunities will ensure Gross Schechter can continue to hire and retain the best, most-innovative teachers. • Growing Enrollment, Expanding Opportunities: The demand for high-quality Jewish education has never been greater. • Modern Spaces for Meaningful Learning: Our students need an environment that inspires curiosity, collaboration and connection—where memories are made and Jewish values come alive.• A Secure Future for Generations to Come: A robust endowment will provide long-term nancial stability, ensuring that Gross Schechter remains accessible to all families who seek a transformative Jewish education.WHY NOW? Gross Schechter Day School stands out among area schools with its forward-thinking academics and its warm and inclusive community built on Jewish values. The low student-teacher ratio means teachers meet students where they are to nurture their unique strengths. Our students earn top recognition in regional science fairs, Power of the Pen, Bible Contest and on advanced math placement exams. Students build condence in their Jewish identity with meaningful milestone ceremonies, charting their growth from ABCs and Aleph/Bet to reading uently from the Torah and becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Zionism and Israel education are paramount at Gross Schechter. The eighth grade Israel trip is a capstone experience for our students oering a unique opportunity to connect with their heritage, explore historical and cultural landmarks and strengthen their bonds with classmates.Gross Schechter graduates excel academically throughout their continued education, often thriving in advanced courses. They become community leaders, earn recognition in Jewish and general elds, and many return to Cleveland to raise families at Gross Schechter.This is all possible with the commitment of our collective kehillah including parents, teachers, generous donors, friends and families. The Gross Schechter Dierence
This Jewish teaching is engraved below the photo of Toby and Morton J. Gross, both of blessed memory, adorning the front entrance of Gross Schechter Day School. Now is the time for us to rise and lead for generations to follow. The Gross Schechter students and families of today and tomorrow are relying on your generosity to seize this transformational opportunity to better support teachers, increase aordability for parents seeking Jewish education and widen accessibility for all types of learners on a revitalized campus equipped to provide a state-of-the-art educational environment. In this moment, we ask you to lead us in launching these endowment and capital initiatives so that Gross Schechter continues to equip lifelong leaders for our Jewish community long into the future. Our campaign will ensure Gross Schechter Day School continues to thrive as a center of learning, growth and Jewish continuity.“A generation follows its leaders.”OUR VISION FOR THE FUTUREGinny GaliliHead of School, Gross Schechter Day SchoolCampus TransformationEndowment GrowthIncreasing Financial AccessibilityWhile we pride ourselves on helping all access a GSDS education, available private and state funding do not cover the full costs of providing nancial aid. Growing the scholarship fund will ensure that every child has access to a Jewish education, regardless of nancial circumstance.Expanding Educational Accessibility We prioritize accessibility to a GSDS education for all types of learners, from academically gifted to those who have historically been underserved by Jewish day schools. Current private and state resources already leave an annual funding shortfall. The transformational campaign will allow us to ll this gap and to expand our services to even more learners. Investing in PeopleWe aim to continue to build a strong culture of professional growth, oer a more competitive salary and benets package and deepen our investment in outstanding faculty and professional leaders. This will strengthen the environment of academic excellence across all disciplines.Learn more about how you can help to transform for our Kehillah.SEIZE THE MOMENT.grossschechter.org/transformational-campaign THE CAMPAIGN GOALS Campus Transformation: Renovating and expanding our facilities to meet the needs of our students and sta in one shared building, including state-of-the-art classrooms, a vibrant dedicated space for tellah and spaces for arts, innovation and gathering. Endowment Growth: Securing our school’s nancial future by building an endowment that supports innovative programming, professional development and operational excellence.Our Transformational CampaignThis campaign is an opportunity for you to leave a lasting, transformative impact on the learning environment at Gross Schechter Day School. Now more than ever, there is no greater gift or a more valuable investment than a Jewish education. We are proud to have our children attend Gross Schechter Day School and are honored to be a part of such a vibrant school community.” – Current Parent“• Bringing Infant Care into the building• Creating a Beit Tellah/Beit Midrash (with indoor/outdoor elements)• Adding a collaboration, design and maker space for Middle School• Modernizing the library/media center• Creating small group intervention spaces• Improving science and art rooms• Updating performance and gathering space• Remodeling the main entrance to create a security stop• Returning Pre-K and Kindergarten to the Early Childhood wing• Expanding Early Childhood teaching kitchen and large muscle room• Adding two new Early Childhood classrooms• Updating the building interior to align with the design of the new addition
This Jewish teaching is engraved below the photo of Toby and Morton J. Gross, both of blessed memory, adorning the front entrance of Gross Schechter Day School. Now is the time for us to rise and lead for generations to follow. The Gross Schechter students and families of today and tomorrow are relying on your generosity to seize this transformational opportunity to better support teachers, increase aordability for parents seeking Jewish education and widen accessibility for all types of learners on a revitalized campus equipped to provide a state-of-the-art educational environment. In this moment, we ask you to lead us in launching these endowment and capital initiatives so that Gross Schechter continues to equip lifelong leaders for our Jewish community long into the future. Our campaign will ensure Gross Schechter Day School continues to thrive as a center of learning, growth and Jewish continuity.“A generation follows its leaders.”OUR VISION FOR THE FUTUREGinny GaliliHead of School, Gross Schechter Day SchoolCampus TransformationEndowment GrowthIncreasing Financial AccessibilityWhile we pride ourselves on helping all access a GSDS education, available private and state funding do not cover the full costs of providing nancial aid. Growing the scholarship fund will ensure that every child has access to a Jewish education, regardless of nancial circumstance.Expanding Educational Accessibility We prioritize accessibility to a GSDS education for all types of learners, from academically gifted to those who have historically been underserved by Jewish day schools. Current private and state resources already leave an annual funding shortfall. The transformational campaign will allow us to ll this gap and to expand our services to even more learners. Investing in PeopleWe aim to continue to build a strong culture of professional growth, oer a more competitive salary and benets package and deepen our investment in outstanding faculty and professional leaders. This will strengthen the environment of academic excellence across all disciplines.Learn more about how you can help to transform for our Kehillah.SEIZE THE MOMENT.grossschechter.org/transformational-campaign THE CAMPAIGN GOALS Campus Transformation: Renovating and expanding our facilities to meet the needs of our students and sta in one shared building, including state-of-the-art classrooms, a vibrant dedicated space for tellah and spaces for arts, innovation and gathering. Endowment Growth: Securing our school’s nancial future by building an endowment that supports innovative programming, professional development and operational excellence.Our Transformational CampaignThis campaign is an opportunity for you to leave a lasting, transformative impact on the learning environment at Gross Schechter Day School. Now more than ever, there is no greater gift or a more valuable investment than a Jewish education. We are proud to have our children attend Gross Schechter Day School and are honored to be a part of such a vibrant school community.” – Current Parent“• Bringing Infant Care into the building• Creating a Beit Tellah/Beit Midrash (with indoor/outdoor elements)• Adding a collaboration, design and maker space for Middle School• Modernizing the library/media center• Creating small group intervention spaces• Improving science and art rooms• Updating performance and gathering space• Remodeling the main entrance to create a security stop• Returning Pre-K and Kindergarten to the Early Childhood wing• Expanding Early Childhood teaching kitchen and large muscle room• Adding two new Early Childhood classrooms• Updating the building interior to align with the design of the new addition
This Jewish teaching is engraved below the photo of Toby and Morton J. Gross, both of blessed memory, adorning the front entrance of Gross Schechter Day School. Now is the time for us to rise and lead for generations to follow. The Gross Schechter students and families of today and tomorrow are relying on your generosity to seize this transformational opportunity to better support teachers, increase aordability for parents seeking Jewish education and widen accessibility for all types of learners on a revitalized campus equipped to provide a state-of-the-art educational environment. In this moment, we ask you to lead us in launching these endowment and capital initiatives so that Gross Schechter continues to equip lifelong leaders for our Jewish community long into the future. Our campaign will ensure Gross Schechter Day School continues to thrive as a center of learning, growth and Jewish continuity.“A generation follows its leaders.”OUR VISION FOR THE FUTUREGinny GaliliHead of School, Gross Schechter Day SchoolCampus TransformationEndowment GrowthIncreasing Financial AccessibilityWhile we pride ourselves on helping all access a GSDS education, available private and state funding do not cover the full costs of providing nancial aid. Growing the scholarship fund will ensure that every child has access to a Jewish education, regardless of nancial circumstance.Expanding Educational Accessibility We prioritize accessibility to a GSDS education for all types of learners, from academically gifted to those who have historically been underserved by Jewish day schools. Current private and state resources already leave an annual funding shortfall. The transformational campaign will allow us to ll this gap and to expand our services to even more learners. Investing in PeopleWe aim to continue to build a strong culture of professional growth, oer a more competitive salary and benets package and deepen our investment in outstanding faculty and professional leaders. This will strengthen the environment of academic excellence across all disciplines.Learn more about how you can help to transform for our Kehillah.SEIZE THE MOMENT.grossschechter.org/transformational-campaign THE CAMPAIGN GOALS Campus Transformation: Renovating and expanding our facilities to meet the needs of our students and sta in one shared building, including state-of-the-art classrooms, a vibrant dedicated space for tellah and spaces for arts, innovation and gathering. Endowment Growth: Securing our school’s nancial future by building an endowment that supports innovative programming, professional development and operational excellence.Our Transformational CampaignThis campaign is an opportunity for you to leave a lasting, transformative impact on the learning environment at Gross Schechter Day School. Now more than ever, there is no greater gift or a more valuable investment than a Jewish education. We are proud to have our children attend Gross Schechter Day School and are honored to be a part of such a vibrant school community.” – Current Parent“• Bringing Infant Care into the building• Creating a Beit Tellah/Beit Midrash (with indoor/outdoor elements)• Adding a collaboration, design and maker space for Middle School• Modernizing the library/media center• Creating small group intervention spaces• Improving science and art rooms• Updating performance and gathering space• Remodeling the main entrance to create a security stop• Returning Pre-K and Kindergarten to the Early Childhood wing• Expanding Early Childhood teaching kitchen and large muscle room• Adding two new Early Childhood classrooms• Updating the building interior to align with the design of the new addition
This Jewish teaching is engraved below the photo of Toby and Morton J. Gross, both of blessed memory, adorning the front entrance of Gross Schechter Day School. Now is the time for us to rise and lead for generations to follow. The Gross Schechter students and families of today and tomorrow are relying on your generosity to seize this transformational opportunity to better support teachers, increase aordability for parents seeking Jewish education and widen accessibility for all types of learners on a revitalized campus equipped to provide a state-of-the-art educational environment. In this moment, we ask you to lead us in launching these endowment and capital initiatives so that Gross Schechter continues to equip lifelong leaders for our Jewish community long into the future. Our campaign will ensure Gross Schechter Day School continues to thrive as a center of learning, growth and Jewish continuity.“A generation follows its leaders.”OUR VISION FOR THE FUTUREGinny GaliliHead of School, Gross Schechter Day SchoolCampus TransformationEndowment GrowthIncreasing Financial AccessibilityWhile we pride ourselves on helping all access a GSDS education, available private and state funding do not cover the full costs of providing nancial aid. Growing the scholarship fund will ensure that every child has access to a Jewish education, regardless of nancial circumstance.Expanding Educational Accessibility We prioritize accessibility to a GSDS education for all types of learners, from academically gifted to those who have historically been underserved by Jewish day schools. Current private and state resources already leave an annual funding shortfall. The transformational campaign will allow us to ll this gap and to expand our services to even more learners. Investing in PeopleWe aim to continue to build a strong culture of professional growth, oer a more competitive salary and benets package and deepen our investment in outstanding faculty and professional leaders. This will strengthen the environment of academic excellence across all disciplines.Learn more about how you can help to transform for our Kehillah.SEIZE THE MOMENT.grossschechter.org/transformational-campaign THE CAMPAIGN GOALS Campus Transformation: Renovating and expanding our facilities to meet the needs of our students and sta in one shared building, including state-of-the-art classrooms, a vibrant dedicated space for tellah and spaces for arts, innovation and gathering. Endowment Growth: Securing our school’s nancial future by building an endowment that supports innovative programming, professional development and operational excellence.Our Transformational CampaignThis campaign is an opportunity for you to leave a lasting, transformative impact on the learning environment at Gross Schechter Day School. Now more than ever, there is no greater gift or a more valuable investment than a Jewish education. We are proud to have our children attend Gross Schechter Day School and are honored to be a part of such a vibrant school community.” – Current Parent“• Bringing Infant Care into the building• Creating a Beit Tellah/Beit Midrash (with indoor/outdoor elements)• Adding a collaboration, design and maker space for Middle School• Modernizing the library/media center• Creating small group intervention spaces• Improving science and art rooms• Updating performance and gathering space• Remodeling the main entrance to create a security stop• Returning Pre-K and Kindergarten to the Early Childhood wing• Expanding Early Childhood teaching kitchen and large muscle room• Adding two new Early Childhood classrooms• Updating the building interior to align with the design of the new addition
Your Impact in Action27601 Fairmount Blvd. Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124 rgreller@grossschechter.org | 216.763.1400Your support will improve the student experience and strengthen Kehillat Gross Schechter. It will provide cutting-edge, research-based educational resources and improvements to the physical space. We envision a school that advances high-quality educators, builds belonging among families and where students master design thinking, creative collaboration, problem solving, critical thinking and deepen their connection to Israel and overall Jewish literacy. PurposeJewish day schools are one of the most powerful ways to ensure the continuity of vibrant Jewish life outside of Israel. In order for Gross Schechter to thrive for generations to come, and bolster Jewish life through continued academic excellence, top-notch faculty and the warm haimish feeling, we must rely on our kehillah. Through the generosity of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, along with the support of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and your help, we can make this future a reality.Gross Schechter Day School provides academic excellence immersed within a joyous Jewish learning and living environment. Our students love learning, become their best selves and embrace Jewish practice, values and community.A TRANSFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN Seizing the Moment• Empowering Every Student: Now more than ever, students require a highly-tailored program to help them thrive according to their individual abilities. • Attracting and Retaining First-Class Educators: Gross Schechter students deserve the best and most innovative educators. Raising salaries, improving benets and enhancing professional development opportunities will ensure Gross Schechter can continue to hire and retain the best, most-innovative teachers. • Growing Enrollment, Expanding Opportunities: The demand for high-quality Jewish education has never been greater. • Modern Spaces for Meaningful Learning: Our students need an environment that inspires curiosity, collaboration and connection—where memories are made and Jewish values come alive.• A Secure Future for Generations to Come: A robust endowment will provide long-term nancial stability, ensuring that Gross Schechter remains accessible to all families who seek a transformative Jewish education.WHY NOW? Gross Schechter Day School stands out among area schools with its forward-thinking academics and its warm and inclusive community built on Jewish values. The low student-teacher ratio means teachers meet students where they are to nurture their unique strengths. Our students earn top recognition in regional science fairs, Power of the Pen, Bible Contest and on advanced math placement exams. Students build condence in their Jewish identity with meaningful milestone ceremonies, charting their growth from ABCs and Aleph/Bet to reading uently from the Torah and becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Zionism and Israel education are paramount at Gross Schechter. The eighth grade Israel trip is a capstone experience for our students oering a unique opportunity to connect with their heritage, explore historical and cultural landmarks and strengthen their bonds with classmates.Gross Schechter graduates excel academically throughout their continued education, often thriving in advanced courses. They become community leaders, earn recognition in Jewish and general elds, and many return to Cleveland to raise families at Gross Schechter.This is all possible with the commitment of our collective kehillah including parents, teachers, generous donors, friends and families. The Gross Schechter Dierence