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news of the school out re-enrollment contracts to current families receiving financial aid in midfebruary, when we send out acceptances. before, families receiving financial aid did not get their re-enrollment contracts until april. This put them in a difficult situation,” said Moreira. Horace Mann has further demonstrated consideration for families applying for financial assistance by separating the financial aid office from the purview of the admissions office, both administratively and physically. “in the past families were wary that applying for financial aid would effect their application for admission. This was uncomfortable for them and for us,” explained Moreira. “This year we relocated the financial aid office. parents no longer enter the admissions office to apply for financial aid. The office of our assistant Director of financial aid, chrissalee erriah, is now located in the business office. The fact that parents don’t walk into the admissions office or have their paperwork there goes a long way to making them understand that HM respects the financial aid process.” Together lisa Moreira and Jason caldwell are streamlining the entire admissions process. chris Garrison ’04 joined caldwell as assistant Director of admissions for the Middle and Upper Divisions, and is involved in outreach as well as admissions. “We’ve also instituted a new interview weekend to alleviate some of the stress on the interview cycle,” said caldwell. “There is always an uptake in applications after winter break, and adding this weekend relieves some of the pressure of getting all applicants in, especially if we lose interview time for snow days. of course, that means admissions officers and staff have to come in on a weekend, but no one minds if it means doing it right.” Moreira will be part of that weekend. in her role of overseeing admissions at Horace Mann, and because of her ongoing commitment to the process, she added, “i’m helping the admissions office out with that weekend, and with things like open House tours. i won’t photo by Libby Barge Lisa moreira (center) and dr. Tom Kelly congratulated alumni council President Justin Lerer ’95 and ac benefit chair suzanne sloan ’77 on fundraising efforts on behalf of current students. through students i met at MiT, including some from Horace Mann. They were great kids, well-prepared for college. They knew how to develop relationships with teachers. i learned from them,” a DEDicaTion To HoRacE mann Moreira recalled. Upon graduation, ScHooL STEmminG fRom ExPERiEncE Moreira was offered a job at oracle, and as Dr. Kelly stated, lisa Moreira is the a one-year position as an admissions perfect person to head Horace Mann’s counselor at MiT. i loved MiT, so i denewest administrative initiative, and ferred oracle for a year. after the year, Jason caldwell is equally qualified to MiT offered me a full-time position.” build upon her efforts as Director of Moreira became an admissions officer admissions. as a management student at MiT for the next five years, before at MiT Moreira said she “spent time joining HM’s administration. in both the computer science and the “i’ve always been thrilled i came to math departments. i certainly believe Horace Mann. My new opportunity is those experiences formed me as a really exciting. i’m aware of only one thinker—the kind of thinker who is exother school that has something close cited about finding this data and putting to our institutional research office. it to work. i am also teaching psycholThat’s at brown. our institutional ogy this year. research and statistics research work is another way Horace are very important to psychology.” Mann is leading the charge.” The institutional research office for Jason caldwell, his latest opporDirector said she came to appreciate the tunity enables him to publically herald significance of an independent school his appreciation of his Horace Mann education when she was at MiT, as a education. “i am very proud to be back. student and as an admissions officer. i want people to know about the Horace Moreira attended a high school where Mann that is a community of artists as 22 percent of graduates went on to well as athletes, that’s a school driven college. “i was public school all the way, by student/teacher relationships. i want but i learned about independent schools them to know the school i went to.” $ Horace mann magazine Winter 2012 participate in committee deliberations, now that i’m involved in institutional research and enrollment management, but, we’re all working toward the same goal.” 27

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Horace Mann - Winter 2012

Horace Mann - Winter 2012
Contents
Letters
Greetings from Dr. Tom Kelly
Greetings from Melissa Parento ’90
Horace Mann School’s 125th Anniversary Observances Begin
Strategic Thinking
New Initiatives in Institutional Research and Admissions
HM's New Director of College Counseling
Timothy HO and Monica Merlo are 2011 Tina and Dave Bellet Teaching Excellence Award Winners
Langfan Oratorical Contest, 2011
Horace Mann School Graduates 178 in June, 2011
Alumni Council Corner
Bookshelf
Class Notes
Memorials
Philanthropy and You

Horace Mann - Winter 2012