Our campaign will help ensure that every child learns in an optimal environment and every family receives the support they need.
Our current facilities do not match the quality, scope or unique design of our excellent programming. Consolidating our K-12 program in a new building will provide stability to Cooke families and an optimal environment for its students.
The uniqueness of Cooke lies in the developmentally appropriate curriculum that will be enhanced through greater collaboration in a centralized location. New classrooms will offer greater access to technology to enrich the student experience.
“Cooke will finally have the facilities to complement their level of excellence in education and programming.”
Our campaign will strengthen our Transitions program and facilities for our 18 to 21-year-old students, and provide Cooke with the resources to expand our services to post-graduate young adults with special needs.
Transitions has experienced significant growth since its inception in 2007; it is expected that the current facility will reach capacity by 2019. Expanding to a larger facility will enable Cooke to continue to provide high-quality special education and transition services to 18-21 year old students.
We have learned that our graduates thrive with continued socialization and career support to avoid isolation and skill regression. More comprehensive alumni services are needed to sustain independence in the workplace and the home. Creating an alumni center with targeted programming will proactively address the long-term learning needs of Cooke graduates and their peers.
Highlights include:
“Having graduated from the Transitions program, our son Jake now attends community college, works and volunteers part time; we would never have imagined these accomplishments to be possible when he began Cooke in the 9th grade. As a result of Cooke’s Alumni program, Jake has a rich social life. He continues to connect with his Cooke friends, which is an important part of the success he has had as a young adult with special needs.”
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Legacy giving is very important to Cooke’s sustainability. Please contact Michael Eaton at Advancement@Cookeschool.org for more information.
Through the Affinity Membership Program, TD Bank will make an annual contribution to Cooke School based on the activity of all participating members’ TD Bank accounts.
Eligible accounts include:
Checking – Business & Consumer
Savings
Money Market
Certificate of Deposit
Retirement
If you are already a TD Bank customer, please visit any one of their locations and ask to have your balances included as part of the Cooke’s Affinity Membership Program (code: A1923).
Please see the Affinity Membership Program flyer for more information.
