Lamplighters Yeshivah, a Chabad preschool, boys and girls elementary schools in Crown Heights, Brooklyn that employ Chassidic teachings, Montessori methodology and behavioral science to customize the educational environment for each child, is committed to transparency- to staff, parents, donors and community members.
To support that value and empower its parent body, Lamplighters held a parent education event titled “Its Time for Transparency.” While the school regularly holds parent education events on their educational methodology, model and curriculum, this is the first time a parent education event was geared toward a topic beyond education – that they believe parents need to have the opportunity to learn about.
On Tuesday, December 6th, 20 parents and staff – and 155 more via the Facebook live stream on their parent Facebook group – listened to Yocheved Sidof, Lamplighters’ Executive Director, present on the schools’ demographics, growth trajectory, impact, financial aid allotment and financials – with a closer look at last year’s fiscal budget and projections of the current fiscal year.
Parents revealed community misconceptions about Lamplighters and money, reviewed Lamplighters spending and fundraising streams, and explored ways to empower the greater parent community to create a culture of philanthropy at Lamplighters.
At the event, that staff of Lamplighters Yeshivah, now in its seventh year, distributed its first Annual Report, to provide their stakeholders with a deeper perspective on their growth, impact of their work in the past year, and financial information.
Click here to read the Lamplighter’s Annual Report
The school should have no obligation to show financials at all. There should be complete trust in the hanhola that everything is operating well and leave it at that. I don’t understand why people question these days.
Transparency is audited financials. Can we see that?
Phenomenal job Sara Goorevich!!
Fluff? Actual numbers about their growth, trainees, budget breakdown, number of tours, first person narrative, even number of whattsapp groups between parents and teachers at over 200 – how is that fluff? What else do you expect? What does your school’s annual report look like?
I was hoping to see more details in the financial report like how much money does the school make on training and summer workshops…
These numbers are very vague and don’t actually tell anything..
thank you LampLighters Yeshivah for being the change we all would like to see, b’poel (in action). I hope the upcoming campaign on Charidy is more successful than you imagined… Ashreinu MaTov Chelkeinu – Chassidim Ahnu.
This is something every school in Crown Heights should do. Kol Hakavod!
I was excited to read your report but dissatisfied with what you shared. Seemed v fluffy. Great PR stint though
Always innovative, always disruptive, you lead by example.
Good for them. This should be replicated in other institutions.
PLEASE share – Hope all schools follow this excellent lead.