from the HEAD OF SCHOOL
Dear Poly Community,
In a year that tested our resilience and reaffirmed our deepest values, I am filled with gratitude and admiration for the remarkable strength of the Polytechnic School community. It is with that spirit that I present to you the 2024–2025 Report of Giving, a reflection of what we can achieve when we stand together.
The theme of this year’s Report of Giving, “Celebrating Community,” captures the essence of what makes this institution so special. I’m incredibly proud of the example this community has set for our students. Together, we not only pursue academic excellence, but we also live out a commitment to one another. While our classrooms and campus develop our students into leaders and scholars, this year our community also showed them how to be altruistic citizens.
This report is more than a record of gifts—it is a story of community. It reflects the countless ways your generosity enables our students to grow, lead, and thrive. And it reminds us that even in the most uncertain moments, Poly’s foundation is unshakable because of you.
Thank you for all that you do. I am honored to be part of this extraordinary community.
With appreciation,
JOHN W. BRACKER
Head of School
VISION AND MISSION
We envision a community of students, inspired by transformative teaching, who will contribute profoundly to the world as intellectual leaders.
We develop the unique intellect, talents, and character of each student in a community dedicated to academic excellence, personal responsibility, and service to others.
From the
CHAIR OF THE
Dear Poly Community,
Thank you for the generosity you have shown Polytechnic School over the past year. It has been a year of resilience, strong support, and important decision-making. Your commitment to the school—through giving, participation, and care for this community—has made a real difference. Because of you, our supporters, Poly is a great school.​​
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
We have seen meaningful success in our fundraising efforts this year, setting us up for a year of celebration. Poly raised over $17 million in fundraising activity, cash, and pledges this year, a milestone that demonstrated the continued generosity of our community. We have been able to invest these gifts into campus improvement projects, growth in our scholarship offerings for students, and support for our faculty and their work.
As we look ahead, we do so with a clear sense of purpose. The Board, along with Head of School John Bracker, will be engaging the school community in a multi-year visioning process—an opportunity to step back, listen, and think broadly about the future of Poly. We are committed to working in partnership with our extensive Poly community to guide the school forward.
Thank you again for being part of this community and for supporting Polytechnic School.
Sincerely,
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Alec Hudnut P’17, ’20
Chair, Board of Trustees (2024–present)
TRUSTEES
Board of
2024-25
Poly is grateful to its 2024–2025 Trustees, all of whom contributed to the school and achieved 100% Board participation in the Poly Fund and other philanthropy.
Alexander Hudnut, Chair
Mohsin Ansari*
Koko Archibong ’99*
Kwame Brathwaite*
Ezra Callahan ’99
Rosalina Cardenas
Kristin Ceva*
Henry Choi
Annie Deng
Jim Franke ’86
Mark Holdsworth ’83*
Ming Hsieh*
Jeffrey Keltner
Roberto Longoria
Lori MacPherson ’85
Denise Nelson Nash
Carol Pomerantz
Maricruz Prado
Peter Rice
Jethro Rothe-Kushel ’99
Sonia Singla
Amber Tyson ’94
Courtenay Valenti
*not pictured
From the ADVANCEMENT TEAM
Dear Poly Family,
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It is with much affection and gratitude that I share this year’s Report of Giving with you. In the wake of the Southern California wildfires, our community responded with altruism, empathy, service, and generosity. The phrase “servant leaders” took on new meaning, as we saw hundreds of those in our community take care of those in sudden need.
Thank you to those of you who stepped forward for all of our fellow families, alumni, faculty, and staff. With nearly 20% of our community initially impacted, it took a village of the best Poly sort to help us all find our footing again.
Personally, I am especially grateful. Thank you to those who opened their homes to my family and to those who offered the many small, surprising kindnesses along our journey: pajamas, a wooden spoon, a card game, impromptu childcare, so many stuffed animals, a hug. It is a profound experience to hold grief and loss in one hand while receiving such abundance in the other.
As we walk into this new school year, the Poly Relief Fund will continue in perpetuity, standing by to support Poly families and colleagues through this challenge and the challenges to come.
At the same time, we celebrate the many other acts of generosity across our campus, each made possible by philanthropic support. Every corner of our school has felt the effects of this incredible giving.
Thank you, Poly family—near and far—for wrapping your arms around all of us. Thank you for your partnership with the Advancement team and for your generosity of spirit and resources. May we celebrate the philanthropy that was our hallmark of 2024–2025 and begin this new school year with grace and unity.
My very best,
MEREDITH ROBBINS P'36
Chief Advancement Officer