2018 ANNUAL REPORT

Greens Farms Academy

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2018-19BOARD OF

DIRECTORSRoberta Conroy, Co-Chair

Stephani Whittaker, Co-ChairVani Bettegowda*

Maryann BovichVanessa Bruder

Elise BucknallJim ConroyRobbi Hartt

Peggy HarwoodRon Hodge

Heather KreitlerHoby KreitlerSally Kreitler

David McGrathDaphne Mitchell

Cathleen MorganMichael PavlisBrian Ramsay

Lisa RintoulNan Ruben

Paul ScheufeleNan Soule

Lynne TaikowskiBevo Tarika

Roger TarikaBob Whelan

Michele Whelan*GFA Trustee Liaison

We would like to thank former board members Joan Doré Panarielloand Jumi Saingbe for their dedicated

board service. We would also like to express our deep gratitude to former

GFA Head of School Janet Hartwellfor her 15 years of leadership to

Horizons GFA.

HORIZONSAT GFA STAFF

Joe AleardiExecutive Director

Jodi GordonDirector of Development

Kelonda MaullDirector of High School

& College Programs

Lisa MooreDirector of Academics& Family Engagement

Monique RutledgeDirector of Operations

& Enrichment

Luz SanchezProgram Assistant

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Opening its doors to 26 kindergarten and 1st grade students in the summer of 2000, Horizons GFA is now a year-round, comprehensive academic and enrichment program serving over 250 Bridgeport students from PreK through College.

INSPIRING MINDS | BUILDING COMMUNITY | TRANSFORMING LIVES

Horizons GFA helps students attending under-resourced Bridgeport schools develop strong academic, social and emotional skills, habits of mind, and the resilience to succeed in school and pursue a meaningful, choice-filled life.

Horizons GFA offers students a positive, motivating and enriching community in which they learn as they grow and grow as they learn. Their predicted path based on community and district profiles is successfully diverted into a journey of success, engagement and achievement throughout their elementary, high school and college years.

OUR HISTORY

OUR MISSION

OUR VISION

Greens Farms Academy

PreK-8 PROGRAMBUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION

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The goal of the PreK-8 Program is to prepare our students for academic success by stopping summer learning loss and filling knowledge gaps in a rigorous environment of high expectations. In partnership with GFA, PreK-8 students attend a six-week, full-day summer program led by experienced, dedicated educators. Students engage in an individualized curriculum designed to build reading, math and social-emotional skills.

This year, our programming again resulted in a positive academic gain for our PreK-8 students. 2015-2018 assessment averages are shown below.

Three Year STAR Assessment Results, Horizons GFA

Summer Enrichment activities, including science, STEM, art, music, swimming, sports, and educational field trips expose students to new experiences and opportunities.

Saturday Academy maintains our community connection during the school year, with five sessions in the fall and six in the spring.

95% Retention Rate in 2018 Student retention is a crucial factor in the success of summer programs. Research has shown that the impact of enrichment programs like Horizons is directly related to the length of student enrollment.

$29,508.00 Average Family Income of 2018 Admitted StudentsWe are committed to serving students and families with the greatest need combined with greatest motivation. We interview all applicant families to assure that our program is a fit with their values.

STAR Reading Results STAR Math Results

Program-wide Average Growth Program-wide Average Growth+ 3.1 months + 4.5 months

Below Grade Level Student Growth Below Grade Level Student Growth+ 3.7 months + 5.7 months

3-Year Average Growth 3-Year Average Growth

Our SEL Backbone is a grade-by-grade succession of developmentally relevant core SEL skills designed in collaboration with the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This curriculum develops social-emotional skills that build character and give students tools to overcome challenges and persevere in the face of setbacks.

Kstop & think

power

1focus

power

2remember

power

3empathy & perspective

taking

4conflict

resolution skills

5relationship

skills

6self

regulation

7perspective

taking &inclusion

8goal

setting &perseverance

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SPOTLIGHT ONSOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING

BUILDING BLOCKS OF SEL BY GRADE

OUTCOMES

2students were selected to receive Odyssey Scholarships in 2018, a

prestigious program that provides enhanced academic, social and career support to students who

are the first in their lower-income families to attend college.

2015 - 2018 High School Graduation Rate

2015 - 2018 College Acceptance Rate

HIGH SCHOOL

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Research shows that children of parents who are engaged in their education achieve at significantly higher levels. Horizons GFA is a PreK through college program with the underlying goal that all our students complete their post-secondary education. We understand the need to engage families in a meaningful way over the long term to maximize our program’s impact and to help parents support their children.

A series of focus groups was held to identify the wants and needs of our parents and to

determine how to best collaborate and build a strong partnership between our program and our families

Six key research-based strategies have been identified and are being implemented to enhance family engagement:

1. Strengthen the sense of community among HGFA students and families

2. Enhance families’ ability to foster their children’s education, social and emotional development

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMTARGETED SUPPORTAfter completing the PreK-8 Program, Horizons students move into our High School Program, an environment focused on academic achievement and personal growth with the goal of high school graduation and college matriculation. These are critical years for our students; in particular, it is imperative to build upon the gains they made in their PreK-8 years. The program operates during the school year out of our Bridgeport office, where students meet weekly one-on-one with their academic coach. Additionally, they receive support in academic subject areas, study skills, time management, and course planning. Juniors and seniors receive additional resources for college admission, including test prep, college counseling, college visits, and financial aid planning. The close relationship that develops between coach and student helps students build self-confidence, self-esteem and self-advocacy skills as they prepare for their next step.

PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS

98%

98%

2015 - 2018 College Matriculation Rate

2015 - 2018 College Persistance Rate

of all Horizons college students participate in the College Success Program

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3. Keep families informed about children's academic and social progress, as well as program activities and events

4. Create more dynamic channels for communication

5. Welcome students and families to new sessions

6. Make family engagement a priority

COLLEGE

COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAMSTANDING BY OUR STUDENTSWith 97% of our graduating high school seniors over the last three years enrolling in college, our College Success Program continues to work with them to ensure that they have what they need to stay on track and complete their degree. Resources include monthly check-ins, transition workshops, book scholarships, and access to emergency fund assistance. Beginning junior year, programming focuses on career selection, employment search, resume building, interviewing skills, and networking.

PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS

97%

93%

94%

GRAD UPDATE:JAZMIN REYES in her own words

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Horizons first made its way into my life in 2001. Now, 17 years later, Horizons isn’t just the program that helped increase my reading level, coach me through algebra, or help me see the world beyond Bridgeport... Horizons is family. My memories of summers with Horizons are some of my fondest, but what I hold closest to my heart is how Horizons has stood by my side all these years. They were by my side when I was a bright eyed 5-year-old, a shy, self-conscious 11-year-old and now a confident, ambitious 23-year-old. Horizons guided me through all of my academic transitions, and even some personal ones too.

Without Horizons, I can truthfully say I would be just another point on a graph illustrating the negative effects of struggling school systems on students. Horizons helped me see the inequalities I faced as a low-income student in an inner-city school and lit the fire that has carried me all the way through high school, my college years at Emory, to Teach For America as an elementary school teacher in rural Louisiana. Horizons GFA molds children into better learners, teaches them how to be leaders, and offers the opportunity for life-long relationships. That is why I am proud to have had Horizons by my side growing up, now, and always.

4%

3%

Student Meals

Student Transportation

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31%

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Faculty

Staff

Enrichment & Field Trips

Benefits

Training & Curriculum Development

Program Supplies & Academic Support

Administrative

Post Secondary

Bridgeport Office

Events & Family Connections

EXPENSES

REVENUEThe operations of Horizons GFA is entirely self-funded, with 100% of revenue coming from charitable giving by individuals, foundations, family trusts, community organizations and corporations. In addition, we receive and benefit from the invaluable expertise and in-kind administrative services provided by GFA.

Horizons GFA neither receives nor solicits public funding. Horizons GFA is tuition free, with the yearly per student cost met by the generosity of our donors.

Horizons GFA conducts an annual appeal and holds two community fundraising events each year. In addition, we solicit funding from foundations and corporations.

OPERATIONAL REVENUE & EXPENSES

INDIVIDUAL GIVING66%

ANNUAL APPEAL31%

EVENTS35%

CORPORATIONS1%

MISCELLANEOUS1%

FOUNDATIONS32%

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Mr. Rodd FriedmanMr. and Mrs. Steven FrostMr. WIlliam FurberMr. and Mrs. Stephen FurlongMr. Mark GalantMr. Justin GallettiMr. and Mrs. Gregory S. GarveyGeneral AtlanticGeneral Electric FoundationMr. and Mrs. Don GibbDr. Barry GoldbergMr. and Mrs. David GordonMr. Benjamin GottMs. Rene GreenleeMr. and Mrs. David GrumhausMs. Kerri GruningerMr. Brendhan Haas & Ms. Christina WhittakerMr. and Mrs. James D. HaasMr. and Mrs. Jonathan HaasMs. Gen HalloranMs. Deirdre HalperMr. and Mrs. Frederick S. HammerMr. and Mrs. David HarmstonMr. and Mrs. Robert HarttMr. and Mrs. John HartwellMr. and Mrs. John H. Harwood IIMs. Peggy HarwoodMr. Douglas B. Fried & Ms. Lori HashizumeMr. Dan HassettMr. Keith HaydonMr. Stephen HealeyHealthCor Foundation TrustMr. Philipp Hecker & Ms. Amy HalpertMr. and Mrs. Per HeidenreichMs. Susan Heidere & Mr. Michael SimkoMr. and Mrs. Adam HelfantMr. and Mrs. Spencer HemplemanMr. and Ms. Nelson HeumannMr. and Mrs. Mark L. HintsaMr. Brian A. HirschfeldMr. and Mrs. Michael N. HirschfeldMr. Steve HobbsMs. Deborah A. HodesMr. and Mrs. Ronald HodgeMr. and Mrs. Theron HoffmanMr. and Ms. William ChuddMr. Terence Hogan & Dr. Mary-Jane HoganMrs. Ann M. Hoopes, '51Mr. Louis Hopper & Mrs. Saira HopperHorizons NationalHoughton Mifflin HarcourtMr. and Mrs. John HowardMr. and Mrs. Mark HowatMr. John HoweIn2 DesignsMrs. Joan IrelandMr. and Mrs. Anthony JannottaMr. Michael JedlickaMr. Christopher JewellJohn C. Griswold FoundationMr. Bob JonesMr. and Mrs. Albert Kaneb

Mr. and Mrs. James BurtsonMs. Elena CaggianoMs. Paula CallariMr. and Mrs. Doug CareyMs. Margaret CarlsonMrs. Dorothy CarpenterMr. Michael J. CaufieldCavalier Galleries, Inc.Mr. Lionel ChaikinMr. and Mrs. Donald ChaseMr. Eugene M. Cheston, Jr.Ms. Marylin ChouMr. Peter Clark and Ms. Ana GoizuetaMr. Thomas R. CoashMrs. Carrie CochraneMr. Arnie CohenMr. Arthur CohenMr. and Mrs. Gary CohenMr. and Mrs. George ColemanMr. Brian ConnellMr. and Mrs. James A. ConroyDr. and Mrs. Robert B. CooperMr. and Mrs. George CoreyMs. Jean CortesThe County AssembliesMr. and Mrs. Michael CrawfordMr. and Ms. Daniel CromieMrs. Susan B. CugliariMs. Anna Czekaj-FarberMr. and Mrs. Stephen D'AgostinoMr. Robert DahlMr. and Mrs. Christopher P. DamianosDay Pitney LLPMs. Jennifer DayMs. Julia DeMeoMs. Mary Lou DeRosaMr. and Mrs. Peter J. diBonaventura Mr. and Mrs. John DionneMr. David E. DovenbergMr. E. Richard DroeschMr. Neil DruksMrs. Henry duPont IIIMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey DurnoMr. and Mrs. James EckertMr. Raphael Elkind and Ms. Melissa NewmanEnd Allergies TogetherMr. Ian EppsMr. and Mrs. R. Bradford EvansFairfield County's Community FoundationMr. & Mrs. Matthew FarlowMs. Virginia FerrariMr. Jonathan FineFinn Family Foundation, Inc.The First Presbyterian Church of FairfieldMr. and Mrs. David E. FisherMr. Matthew G. FisherMr. James Fitzpatrick & Ms. Sarah FrenchMr. and Mrs. James T. FlynnMr. and Mrs. Peter FoleyMr. and Mrs. A. P. FooteMr. William Ford IIIMr. and Mrs. Brian FosterMr. Howard Friedman

1830 Family FoundationA.C. Israel Foundation, Inc.Abrahamson Family FoundationMrs. Lynn AbramsonMr. and Mrs. Robert AckermanMr. and Mrs. Andrew W. AdamsMr. & Mrs. Charles AdamsMr. and Mrs. James AgahMr. and Mrs. Mark AgnewMr. Anthony AllottMr. and Mrs. Ronald AmoneApple Pickers FoundationMr. Steven AprilMrs. Jan AvinerPaul AzzaroMr. Edward BabingtonMr. and Mrs. Tyler BaldwinMrs. Frances S. BaldwinMr. and Mrs. James T. BaldwinMr. and Mrs. W. David BallMr. and Mrs. Alfred BarbagalloMs. Carolee J. BarrettMr. Doug BarshopBarteca Restaurants, LLCMrs. Elise BatesThe Robert P. & Patricia J. Bauman Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Bruce BeckMr. and Mrs. Jon P. BeckMr. and Mrs. Douglas A. BeckerMr. and Mrs. Bruce R. BeckerBedford Family Social Responsibility FundMr. and Mrs. Drummond Bell, Jr.The Benevity Community Impact FundMs. Debbie L. BennerMr. James BennettMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey BensonMr. and Mrs. Henry L. BertramMr. and Mrs. Manu BettegowdaMs. Lisa BevilacquaBigelow FoundationMs. Cynthia R. BigelowMr. and Mrs. David BigelowMr. and Mrs. James P. BiggsMr. and Mrs. Laszlo BirinyiMr. and Mrs. Stephen M. BlissMrs. Susan W. BonnerMr. and Mrs. David L. BoudreauMr. Matt BoydMr. and Mrs. Edward BoyleMs. Mary BrandoliniMr. and Mrs. Louis BriskmanThree Brothers Painting ServicesMr. Teddy BrownMr. and Mrs. Timothy BrownMr. and Mrs. Robert M. BruderMs. Melissa BrunettiMr. and Mrs. Walter BuckleyMs. Elise BucknallThe Bucknall Family FoundationMr. William BucknallMr. and Mrs. Gary Buonanno

The following individuals and organizations generously supported Horizons at GFA between July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018Our Donors

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Mr. and Mrs. David SchnabelSchreiber Family FoundationMr. Robert D. ScintoMr. and Mrs. Keith S. SherinMr. Nerur ShivKumar & Ms. Soundari KrishnanMs. Loraine C. SieversMr. and Mrs. Martin SilverMs. Taisa SkubiakMs. Chandy SmithMr. Foster SmithMr. and Mrs. Hugh R. SmithMr. and Mrs. Leslie SmithMr. Willard Smith & Ms. Amanda CotterMr. Steven Snow & Ms. Jennifer KrasnowMr. and Mrs. J. Maxwell SoperMr. & Mrs. Peter SosnowMr. Nicholas SotellMr. and Mrs. George SouleSouthport Congregational ChurchMr. Jeff SpeedStifel FinancialMs. Samantha StoutMr. and Mrs. William StrittmatterMr. Michael StutzmanDr. and Mrs. Richard TaikowskiMr. and Mrs. Davies Tainter, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Roger C. TarikaTauck Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Wubneh TessemaMr. Mike TetreauMr. and Mrs. Richard A. TilghmanMr. and Mrs. John S. TraynorMr. and Mrs. John TuckerTudor Investment CorporationDr. Daniel J. Rudolph & Dr. Donna Twist-RudolphMr. and Mrs. Wesley TylerMr. Kaysie UniackeUtay Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Mark J. VanacoreMr. and Mrs. James F. VelgotVicente-Burin Architects LLCMr. and Mrs. Michael VitelliMr. and Mrs. Matthew WagnerMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Walsh, Jr.Carey WeberMr. and Mrs. Donald WeberMs. Lauren WeissMr. and Mrs. David WellsMs. Dana WeneckChan WheelerMr. and Mrs. Thomas WhelanAlexi WhitakerMrs. Susan R. WhitbyMr. James C. WhitneyMr. and Mrs. Andrew WhittakerMr. and Mrs. Carl WistreichMs. Leslie A. WolfMr. and Mrs. James S. WolfeMr. and Mrs. H. C. Wood IIIMr. and Mrs. Brian WorrellMr. Peter WrightMr. and Mrs. David Zapanta

Mr. and Mrs. Paul MullerMr. and Mrs. David B. MurphyMr. and Mrs. Devin I. MurphyMrs. Tanya L. MurphyMr. and Mrs. Thomas MurphyMr. and Mrs. Thomas MurrayMr. Paul Myerson and Ms. Giselle WagnerMr. and Mrs. David NasonNear and Far Aid AssociationMr. and Mrs. Dwight NelsonThe Nesi Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Victor NesiNessel FoundationMr. Ryan NeubauerMr. Thomas S. NolanMrs. Leslie NolandMr. and Mrs. Bob NoonanMr. and Mrs. Tony O'CallaghanMr. Tim O'HalloranMr. & Mrs. Thomas M. O'HaraThe O'Herron Family FoundationMr. Jonathan O'HerronMr. and Mrs. Ian O'MalleyMr. and Mrs. Ted OrensteinMr. Jose E. OromiMr. and Mrs. David OrticelliMr. and Mrs. Abiola OshinMr. and Mrs. Gokhan OzgenMr. and Mrs. John PacilioMr. and Mrs. Michael J. PaliottaMr. and Mrs. Samuel J. PalmisanoDr. & Mrs. George F. PanarielloMr. Andrew PapadakosMr. and Mrs. William F. ParryMr. Al Pavlis & Ms. Deirdre DalyMr. Michael A. PavlisPeople's United Community FoundationMrs. Janet H. PerryPhoenix Surgical LLCPhysicians for Women's HealthMr. Doug PolingMs. Katarina PowersMr. and Mrs. Douglas PrattMr. Samuel A. RamirezMr. and Mrs. Brian RamsayMr. Bill RamseyMr. John ReinwaldMr. and Mrs. Jonathan RietbergMr. and Mrs. Jon RingelMr. and Mrs. Michael RintoulMr. and Mrs. Erik RothMr. & Mrs. Erik C. RubenMr. & Mrs. Gregory H. RubenDr. and Mrs. Harvey L. RubenDr. and Mrs. Richard S. RubenRuscito Family Foundation, Inc.The Russell Agency, LLCMr. Joe RyanMr. and Mrs. Nathaniel SaingbeMr. and Mrs. Gayle SandersMr. and Mrs. Andrew SchadtMr. and Mrs. Paul ScheufeleMr. John Schluter

Kasson Jewlers, Inc.Ms. Patricia K. KearneyMr. and Mrs. Vincent KeatingMr. and Mrs. Terry KeeganKeith J. Manca Building CompanyMr. Charles KingMr. and Mrs. Dan H. Klebes, IIMr. and Mrs. Geoffery KleinMr. and Mrs. Preston H. KosterKreitler Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. John M. KreitlerMr. and James KreitlerMr. and Mrs. Thomas S. KreitlerKutnick FoundationMr. Varyk KutnickMr. and Mrs. Robert LaBancaMr. and Mrs. Kenneth LaFreniereMr. and Mrs. Ned LautenbachMr. and Mrs. Douglas LeeMr. and Mrs. Peter LeightonMs. Joanne W. LenciMs. Lori LeskinMr. Jack Leslie & Ms. Caroline PechMr. and Mrs. John C. LevinsonMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey LillienDr. Douglas D. LindMr. and Mrs. David FresneMr. and Mrs. Michael C. LittLone Pine Foundation LLCMr. and Mrs. Donald Lord, Jr.Ms. Meg LoweMs. Sara L. MacAllaster-BrooksMacquarie Group FoundationMr. and Mrs. David MagroneMs. Jane MalakoffMr. Bryan MarcinekMr. and Mrs. Robert L. MarxMr. and Mrs. Edgar M. MasinterMr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. MatteMr. Donald H. McCreeMrs. Constance McGillicuddyMr. and Mrs. Brian J. McGrathMr. and Mrs. David McGrathMr. and Mrs. Thomas McGurrenMr. and Mrs. John A. McKenna, Jr.Mr. Peter McKennaMr. Ross McKeonMr. Brian McMahonMr. and Mrs. John McNamaraMrs. Kim MeierMr. and Mrs. Keith D. MelnickMr. and Mrs. Scott MetroMrs. Daphne MitchellMr. and Mrs. Robert MitchellMs. Ellie MittagMr. and Mrs. Michael MombelloMr. Andrew MontelliMr. and Mrs. John N. MoodyMr. and Mrs. Daniel D. MooneyMr. John H. MoorheadMr. and Mrs. Jonathan MorganMr. John MorningstarMr. and Mrs. Charles Muller

The following individuals and organizations generously supported Horizons at GFA between July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018

35 Beachside AvenueP.O. Box 998Greens Farms, CT 06838203.256.7579www.horizonsgfa.org@horizons.gfa @horizonsgfa