2022-2023

Annual

Impact Report

A Year of Extraordinary Impact

Jewish day schools and yeshivas are our greatest investment for a vibrant Jewish future. Prizmah is leading the field in ensuring our schools are at their best and that Jewish students are getting an excellent, inspiring education rooted in Jewish values.

There is great reason for optimism: enrollment across the field is up, the perceived value of day schools is increasing, and we have seen a significant rise in investments in our schools. Here’s how your investment in Prizmah fuels that optimism and leverages further success for day schools.

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Day Schools and
Yeshivas Served
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Lay and Professional
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Strengthening
the Jewish Day School
Network

Sharing leading practices and exchanging knowledge and resources strengthens Jewish day school education in North America. Prizmah is the network that makes this sharing possible.

By the Numbers

1,727

School leaders
from 241 schools
participated in more than

0
Prizmah programs,
gatherings, meetups,

and webinars.

1,601

Professionals
from 277 schools
engaged in

0 +
Reshet conversations
across 25 active online
communities.

206,604

Visitors to the
Prizmah Knowledge
Center,
which added

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Articles, thought-
leadership pieces,
and
research studies this year.

Learn more

0 %+
of schools engaged with Prizmah
report they have access to the

Expertise and Resources

they need through Prizmah
and its partners.

  0 %
of school leaders engaged with
Prizmah see value in being part
of the Prizmah network.
  0 %
reported utilizing Prizmah to access
concrete tools/resources to improve job performance.
  0 %
know their schools can benefit
from Prizmah's programs and services.

Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar

Speaker at the 2023 Prizmah Conference

The 2023
Prizmah Conference

The 2023 Prizmah
Conference

1,109 Jewish day school and yeshiva professionals and stakeholders from 206 schools from across the globe celebrated the spirit of creativity, explored innovative ideas, and fostered relationships to develop imaginative approaches to impact schools, students, and communities.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency | February 16, 2023
“As day school educators gather, focus is on investing in leadership and creativity”
eJewish Philanthropy | January 11, 2023
“The umbrella organization is turning its attention to educator recruitment and retention.”
Prizmah.org | February 9, 2023
“Relationships are the engine of the Jewish day school world.” By Mitchell Daar, Nancy Black, and Shira Wohlberg.

Expanding
Affordability and
Enrollment

As Prizmah helps schools and communities create models of affordability, more families consider sending their children to day schools. Last year, Prizmah partnered with more than 30 schools and communities to explore and adopt innovative affordability models.

Spotlight ENGAGE

In partnership with PJ Library, the Engage program has allowed Jewish day schools to position themselves as centers of Jewish engagement, advancing enrollment in more than 100 schools since inception. With special thanks to the Grinspoon Foundation and Lisa Popik Coll and Arieh Coll.

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New
Applications
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New Applications
Yielding
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New Enrollments
Representing
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New Enrollments
Representing an Estimated
$ 0 M
In Tuition
Revenue
$ 0 M
In Tuition Revenue

Spotlight Seattle

The Samis Foundation’s partnership with Prizmah yielded a middle income affordability model leading to

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Anticipated Increase
In Enrollment

Leveraging
Data to Increase
Enrollment

Having quality data helps our schools make informed decisions that lead to results.

Enrollment Pulse Survey

Our research helped schools understand why 75% of new students stayed in Jewish day school two years after the pandemic, and created marketing messaging to speak directly to prospective day school and yeshiva families.

Benchmarking
with DASL

The Data and Analysis for School Leadership (DASL) platform goes deep into school finance, giving over 100 participating school leaders access to critical comparative data.

Spotlight TORONTO

Partnering with The Julia and Henry Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Education of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, Prizmah created a benchmarking dashboard for 14 schools in the Toronto community to determine school financial health. Based on that data, Prizmah presented a series of specific recommendations to improve educational excellence and the schools’ perceived value.

Elevating Day School Leadership

Prizmah’s work in developing talented school leadership is addressing a deep need for schools across North America.

Rabbi Adina Allen

Co-Founder & Creative Director, Jewish Studio Project, Speaker at the 2023 Prizmah Conference.

Accelerating
Educational
Innovation

91% of 275 School Leaders reported that they applied their learning from a Prizmah Educational Innovation program or service in their school. 

Mental Health

Addressing the mental health needs of our school communities builds safer, more creative, and more productive learning environments. Prizmah’s Mental Health Summit, School Counselor Collaborative, and other mental health programming provides a framework that over 200 counselors have utilized to promote wellness in students and faculty.

With special thanks to The Covenant Foundation, BeWell at Jewish Federations of North America, and the Ruderman Foundation.

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Participants in the Mental Health Summit
  0
of respondents reported they learned a new skill or idea that they intended to apply in their work.

Unpacked for Educators

Educating students about the State of Israel continues to be a priority for Jewish day schools and yeshivas around the country and the world.

This year, 143 educators across the globe participated in the Unpacked for Educators Collaborative through Prizmah, accessing premium educational resources, advancing knowledge and skills through professional development, and networking with an international community of diverse Israel educators to bring resources and first-hand knowledge to their classrooms.

Judaic Studies

Prizmah continues to strengthen educators in Judaic studies to support every student’s connection to Judaism and tradition.

Educational administrators and faculty teams from 130 schools have engaged in ongoing learning and training to build capacity to strengthen Jewish studies, education and pedagogy through Prizmah cohort programs and educational partnerships with organizations like Pardes, Gateways, Hidden Sparks, and others.

Uplifting Day

School Communities

Communities that work together to build their schools are stronger for their efforts.

Representing 327 day school and yeshiva communities utilizing Prizmah across North America.

LEGEND
Number
of Schools Represented:
1
2-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-50+
Report Download Available
LEGEND
Number of Schools using the Prizmah Program:
1
2-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-50+
Report Download Available

Boston: Stronger Together

Boston:
Stronger Together

Prizmah’s Stronger Together Initiative brought 14 Jewish day schools in the greater Boston area together to launch a three-year journey to explore collaboration and resource-sharing efforts, including teacher support and shared programming. With special thanks to Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston and the Beker Foundation.

Amplifying the value
of a jewish day school
education

Telling stories about the impact of a day school education helps drive demand and increase enrollment. Prizmah launched the #JDSalumniproud campaign to tell those stories, highlighting the long-term, generational impact of a Jewish day school education.

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Ensuring the Jewish Future

Blue Diamond Giving Society

Prizmah’s work wouldn’t be possible without the support of these generous donors and philanthropic partners. To join these day school heroes in ensuring Jewish continuity through quality Jewish education, please contact Hannah Strasser Olson, Senior Vice President, Development.

Program Sponsors

Cultures of Belonging

Engage

Prizmah Conference 2023

Mental Health Programming and Summit

Orthodox Women in Leadership

Jewish Day School Pipeline Project

Project Stronger Together

Senior Development Professionals Retreat 2023

Small Schools Support

​YOU Lead

People of Prizmah

Support Day Schools

For more information, please contact Hannah S. Olson, Senior Vice President, Development, at hannaho@prizmah.org.

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