When a community comes together around a cause, transformative results can occur. The Geneva 2020 initiative is working to advance the Geneva schools and strengthen the community. Multiple programs and efforts discussed in the document show how Geneva 2020 is mobilizing the community to support education and students.

1. "When a community comes together to support a single cause,
the results can be truly transformative. Geneva 2020 is an important effort to
advance the Geneva schools and build a stronger community."

2. Common Agenda
Geneva Education Foundation
 Pro-bono attorney in the process of establishing the
501c3 charter with federal and state regulations
 Research of local education foundations
 Outreach to prospective board members

3. Black, Red, and GOLD-
Panther Pride Initiative with local
photographer Jan Regan, to be
featured this spring in the Finger
Lakes Times.

4. • Third year of 6th
and 9th grade
campus visit
program.
• Inaugural year of
visit from all 2nd
graders.

5. HWS Seniors kicked off a book drive as part of
Geneva 2020's literacy goal and pitched in as the
Colleges' hosted 175 second graders in another
Geneva 2020 effort.
Members of the HWS Classes of 2014 celebrated their
graduation by taking part in two service projects.

6. As we aim to heighten awareness about career options and
demystify the college admissions process, we're thrilled to host
representatives from Bank of America on the career panel, whose
generosity has leveraged a $500 donation towards Geneva 2020.

7. A true culture of literacy begins at birth.
That's why every infant receives a copy of Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise
Brown or Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin at their first well child visit at
Finger Lakes Medical Associates. This collaboration between Geneva Reads and
FLMA's pediatrics group is also funded by Geneva Rotary Club, the Nelson B.
Delavan Foundation and Geneva General Hospital Auxiliary.
We hope that this gift will be the start of a lifelong love of books and
reading!

8. Geneva 2020 is included on NY State Cradle to Career Website
http://www.suny.edu/cradletocareer/
NYS Cradle to Career Alliance suggests a 2 phase approach
• Planning Retreat (Committee) and Design Institute Day
(Community)
• Possible visit from SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher

9. Inaugural Job Shadowing Program
Ninth-grade students from Geneva High School had the opportunity to learn about
careers from community members who are engaged in Geneva 2020. This was
'collective impact' in action, students finished the job shadowing experiences
knowing more about prospective careers, and equally important, that their success
in school is important to all of us.

10. • Colleen Aiezza, adjunct instructor at Finger Lakes Community College
• Teresa and Dennis Angelo of In House Graphic Design
• Ted Baker of the Finger Lakes Radio Group
• Timothy Buckley, esq., supervising city judge
• Melissa Rapini French, owner of Blink,Permanent Cosmetics & Beauty Bar
• Marc F. Fuchs, associate professor of viticulture and enology, Cornell
University/New York State Agricultural Experiment Station;
• William F. McGowan, esq.
• Trina Newton, superintendent of schools
• Heather Swanson, public information officer
• Attorney Mark A. Venuti of the Law Offices of Heaton and Venuti
• Attorney Eliza G. Heaton of of the Law Offices of Heaton and Venuti Virginia
Torruella of Legal Services of the Finger Lakes
• Mike Rusinko, assistant vice president at Lyons National Bank
• Mark D. Gearan, president of Hobart and William Smith
• The communications office at Hobart and William Smith Colleges

11. • For a tenth year, the HWS Summer Academy will welcome to
campus eighteen of Geneva High School's brightest students for
a two-week intensive learning program.
• The program immerses students of color in elements of life at the
Colleges, including college-level courses on a variety of subjects
taught by members of the HWS faculty.
• There is a job-shadowing element that provides students an
opportunity to work side-by-side with professionals.
• The Summer Academy also features a portion dedicated to
educating the students on the intensive admissions and college
application process.

12. • Neil Sjoblom, Photographer
• Heather Swanson, Communication Director, Geneva City
School District
• Kathryn Tonkovich, Asst. Director for Career Services
• Erin Brockway, HWS Career Counselor
• Michael Rusinko, VP Five Star Bank
• Greg Searles, HWS Office of Communications, photographer
• Richard Austin, Manager, Mike Barnard Chevrolet
• Michael Hoepp, Staff Director for the President
• Kristen Burrall, Parent Relations Coordinator, HWS Alumni
House
• Marilyn Uhnak, Asst. Director of Admissions, HWS
• Marc Fuchs, Plant Pathologist/Graduate Advisor, Cornell
Experiment Station
• Peter Sarratori, Registrar, HWS
• Ted Baker, Radio Talk Host, Finger Lakes Radio Group
• Andrew Markham, HWS Office of Communications,
photographer

13. At Geneva's North Street Elementary School, the young members of the
local 4H Club recently gathered in excitement to show off the brand new
Fisher Scientific laboratory aprons recently donated by the Bank of the
Finger Lakes as part of the Geneva 2020 initiative.

14. "Thank you so much for supporting our students," said Mrs. Kersbergen."This is a
fantastic resource for fantastic students. This magazine will help inspire readers to
become writers. It will open their eyes to the world of teenage writers. Thank you for
believing in education and these students. It is because of the support of people like
you that these teenagers will be successful in high school and in their lives. I couldn't
do my job to the best of my ability without your support. Thank you!"
Geneva Community Projects – Donorschoose.org
Through the non-profit organization
DonorsChoose.org website, anyone can
donate directly to specific projects in
public schools across the country in a
unique peer-to-peer philanthropic effort.
Geneva High School teacher, Nikki Kersbergen turned to DonorsChoose.org to
request funding from community members. Thanks to Geneva Community
Projects, Inc. (GCP) and five individuals, including Associate Professor of English
Anna Creadick, Associate Professor of Political Science Kevin Dunn and
Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Susan Pliner, more than
75 students have the literary resources they need.

15. Geneva Reads is a collaborative effort by
the city's public and private schools,
Geneva Public Library, Hobart and William
Smith Colleges, Finger Lakes Health,
community agencies, and others in
Geneva to increase the understanding of
the importance of reading in all phases of
life.

16. • The eighth annual HWS Community Barn Sale was a
record-breaking event this year, raising $8,152 for the
United Way of Ontario County and the Geneva 2020
Initiative.
• HWS students, faculty, and staff, as well as High School
students in the New Visions program, sorted through
hundreds of items donated by the HWS and Geneva
communities and also worked during the sale, which was
held on Thursday, May 22nd.

17. Recap Progress Against Goals
Literacy:
• The percent of students performing at mastery, scoring
85% or above on NYSED regents exams or Level 4 on
NYSED assessments, will increase to at least twenty
(20%) of all students.
• The percent of students performing at proficient,
scoring 65% or above on the NYSED regents exams or
Level 3 or above on NYSED assessments, will
increase to at least eighty (80%) of all students.
• The percent of students performing below standard,
scoring 54% or below on NYSED regents exams or
level 1 on NYSED assessments, will decrease to no
more than ten (10%) of all students.

18. Career/College Readiness:
• Our goal is to expand
Geneva High School
alumni outreach efforts
to determine higher
education and career
pathways, and provide
role models for
students.
Graduation Rates :
• Our goal is to raise the
graduation rate to 90
percent by 2020 for all
students.

19. • Outreach at City Hall, Town Hall, Local
Development Corp, Geneva Chamber of
Commerce, FL Radio Group, Geneva Rotary Club
• Facebook page up to 500 Likes
• Incorporate feedback from Geneva 2020 committee