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Geneva 2020Steering

CommitteeMeetingJune 25, 2015

12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.Vandervort, HWS

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Geneva… An All America City

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Today’s Agenda• 12:00 - Welcome and Lunch

– Deliverables: Roadmap and Governance Structure approval

• 12:15 - Approval of Geneva 2020 Roadmap Draft and Governance Structure– Vision and Strategy: Questions/Changes?– Goals, Outcomes and Indicators: Questions/Changes?– Governance Structure: Questions/Changes?

» Clarify underlying hierarchical structure» Defining roles and responsibilities of Governance Structure

• 12:45 - General Geneva 2020 Updates– Data group– Summer slide avoidance– Job shadowing– HWS Campus Visit planning– Geneva Education Foundation

• 1:00 - Steering Committee Discussions– Funding two positions: Data manager and CAN (Collaborative Action Network) manager (Part-time)– Increasing Partnerships– Meeting schedule for Steering Committee– Formal Partnership to Strive

Three Geneva 2020 Workgroups• Communications:

– Finalize vision and mission statements for Geneva 2020.– Potential name change.

• Governance:– Chart the accountability structure for Geneva 2020 that will function as the

organizational framework, depicting the different tables within the partnership and including an outline of the roles and responsibilities of each table.

• Outcomes:– Understand the points along the cradle to career education continuum that are proven

to be key levers that need to be moved in order to achieve Geneva 2020’s vision and mission.

– Select Community Level Outcomes from across the cradle to career continuum and ensure accountability to the community.

– Determine the indicators for these outcomes, which are specific measures that will be used to track progress on moving the community level outcomes.

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VisionGeneva is a vibrant community of vast opportunities where people prosper

and all our children thrive.

StrategyWe will build a stronger Geneva by harnessing the resources of the entire community

in support of our children so that they may graduate prepared for lives of consequence.

Goals

Every child enters school ready to learn (kindergarten readiness).

Every student is supported and engaged and succeeds in school.

Every graduate attains employment or a post-secondary credential.

Outcomes

Early Childhood Success (Cognitive, social, emotional,

and physical health, and language and literacy)

LiteracySuccess

STEaMSuccess

High Graduation

Rate

College Readiness

Career Readiness

Indicators

TBD based on 2015-2016 analysis of 0-4 surveys and

data.

90% students at grade level in ELA in 3rd and 6th grade.

90% students proficient in Algebra by the end of 9th grade.

90% graduation rate in all groups in the district.

TBD based on 2015-16 analysis of

focus group/data.

TBD based on 2015-16 analysis of

focus group/data.

Attendance rate at 95% in all buildings.DRAFT

Geneva 2020 Roadmap

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Geneva 2020 Roadmap—Specifics

Goal #1: Every child enters kindergarten ready to learn (kindergarten readiness)1. Outcomes:

A. Early Childhood Success (Cognitive, social, emotional, and physical health, and language and literacy)

I. Indicators: TBD• Action items:

a. Give Success for Geneva’s Children survey to every guardian entering a child in Kindergarten for the 2015-16 school year.

b. Pediatricians’ offices collect PACE assessment data (Dr. Steven Schulz)

c. Analysis and presentation of data collected.

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Geneva 2020 Roadmap—Specifics (continued)

Goal #2: Every student is supported and engaged and succeeds in school1. Outcomes:

A. Literacy SuccessI. Indicator: 90 percent of students at grade level in ELA in 3rd and 6th

grade (based on local assessments)• Action Items:

a. Literacy Think Tank created by GCSDb. Local Assessment tools determined.c. Create a new baseline for data collection.d. Geneva Readse. Summer Reading Program

• Notes: Benchmarking will be done based on local assessments (not on State Test Results).

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Geneva 2020 Roadmap—Specifics (continued)

Goal #2: Every student is supported and engaged and succeeds in school1. Outcomes (continued):

B. STEaM SuccessI. Indicator: 90 percent of student proficient in Algebra by the end of 9th

grade.C. High Graduation Rate

II. Indicator: 90 percent graduation rate in all subgroups

• Note: The graduation rates will ultimately be based on Geneva City School District rates. This is currently the lower number. • Note: 90/90/90 is an education statistic that refers to schools with 90% of

students achieving academic success while having 90% of students eligible for free and reduced lunch and 90% of students members of minority groups. (So, high achievement with high poverty and high minority percentages.)

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Geneva 2020 Roadmap—Specifics (continued)

Goal #3: Every graduate attains employment or a post-secondary credential.1. Outcomes:

A. Career ReadinessI. Indicator:• TBD based on 2015-16 analysis of focus group/data.

B. College ReadinessI. Indicator:• TBD based on 2015-16 analysis of focus group/data.• Action Items:

a. AP exams—All students must take one b. Track Career Cruising Data at GHS. Track career

portfolios as wellc. Follow this year’s seniors for one year.d. Job shadowing/Mentoring/Internships—increase all

significantly

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Geneva 2020 Roadmap—Specifics (continued)

1. Attendance Rate Indicator—throughout all goals.• 95% attendance rate in all buildings.• Use the state’s mandated tracking formula, which gathers data every

10 weeks.

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VisionGeneva is a vibrant community of vast opportunities where people prosper

and all our children thrive.

StrategyWe will build a stronger Geneva by harnessing the resources of the entire community

in support of our children so that they may graduate prepared for lives of consequence.

Goals

Every child enters school ready to learn (kindergarten readiness).

Every student is supported and engaged and succeeds in school.

Every graduate attains employment or a post-secondary credential.

Outcomes

Early Childhood Success (Cognitive, social, emotional,

and physical health, and language and literacy)

LiteracySuccess

STEaMSuccess

High Graduation

Rate

College Readiness

Career Readiness

Indicators

TBD based on 2015-2016 analysis of 0-4 surveys and

data.

90% students at grade level in ELA in 3rd and 6th grade.

90% students proficient in Algebra by the end of 9th grade.

90% graduation rate in all groups in the district.

TBD based on 2015-16 analysis of

focus group/data.

TBD based on 2015-16 analysis of

focus group/data.

Attendance rate at 95% in all buildings.DRAFT

Geneva 2020 Roadmap

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Steering Committee Goal 3

College/ Career

Readiness

Goal 2School (K-12)

Goal 1Kindergarten

Readiness

Data & Communications

Data &

Comm

unications

Data &

Com

mun

icatio

ns

TBDKindergarten

Surveys

Literacy

STEaM

GraduationRate

TBDCareer

TBDCollege

Anchor Entity: A neutral entity; provides key staff and data supports, communicates and works across sectors to eliminate silos and deliver results, and has convening power to ensure that key leaders will consistently come to the table over time.

Steering Committee: Comprised of core cross-sector leaders from across the Geneva community; provides strategic guidance; members possess the authority to leverage significant financial and/or social capital to advance Geneva 2020 goals and outcomes; key public champions.

Collaborative Action Networks: Comprised of existing/emerging groups and coalitions, including stakeholders, practitioners, and issue experts. Specific responsibilities include: 1) Identify initial contributing indicators and commit to integrating these indicators into own performance tracking; 2) Identify successful strategies and commit to integrating into practice/program 3) Communicate progress to Steering Committee

DRAFT

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Community Partners& Anchor Entity

Geneva 2020 Accountability Structure

Anchor Entity: A neutral entity; provides key staff and data supports, communicates and works across sectors to eliminate silos and deliver results, and has convening power to ensure that key leaders will consistently come to the table over time.

Steering Committee: Comprised of core cross-sector leaders from across the Geneva community; provides strategic guidance; members possess the authority to leverage significant financial and/or social capital to advance Geneva 2020 goals and outcomes; key public champions.

Collaborative Action Networks: Comprised of existing/emerging groups and coalitions, including stakeholders, practitioners, and issue experts. Specific responsibilities include:

1) Identify initial contributing indicators and commit to integrating these indicators into own performance tracking; 2) Identify successful strategies and commit to integrating into practice/program 3) Communicate progress to Steering Committee

Community Partners: Businesses and organizations in the community who commit to the Geneva 2020 vision and strategy and work to make gains in those community-defined key areas.

Data: Data must be the foundation from which the Collaborative Action Networks’ efforts grow.

Communication: Each Collaborative Action Network must communicate well to the Steering Committee in order to maintain transparency and avoid duplication.

Parents and Students: Geneva 2020 must find ways to include parent groups and student groups in the planning, discussions and work of the initiative.

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What’s in a Name?With 2020 fast approaching, our SUNY partners suggested we discuss the possibility of a name change. So, we did. Here are the options we talked about. In the end, our workgroup thought we should stay with Geneva 2020 until 2020.

Geneva 20/20

Geneva C2C

Geneva 2025 … Geneva 2030…Geneva 2035…

Geneva 2020: A Cradle to Career Initiative

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Updates…• General Geneva 2020 Updates– Data Group– Summer slide avoidance– Job shadowing– HWS Campus Visit planning– Education Foundation

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Steering Committee Discussions– Funding two positions: Data manager and CAN (Collaborative Action

Network) manager (Part-time)– Increasing Partnerships– Meeting schedule for Steering Committee– Formal Partnership to StriveTogether

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Exploring EmergingApril May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Host C2C ConveningGather feedback on draft

Vision/Mission/Goals, Outcomes & Indicators, and

Accountability Structure

Hold Workgroup Meetings (refine drafts)

Vote on workgroup drafts; Select Continuous Improvement model;

Identify Needs for Additional Backbone Functions; Engage Partners & Funders to Support

Backbone

2015

Geneva 2020 C2C PartnershipTimeline for Moving through Exploring Gateway to Emerging Gateway

April – December 2015

DRAFT

StriveTogetherCivic

Infrastructure Assessment

Prioritize 1-2 Outcomes for initial focus

Convene Steering Committee

Convene Data Committee(Collect & Analyze

Baseline Data for prioritized outcomes &

indicators)

Draft Baseline Report Card

Hire Additional Backbone Staff Data Manager & CAN Facilitator

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Emerging SustainingJan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec2016

Geneva 2020 C2C PartnershipTimeline for Moving through Emerging Gateway to Sustaining Gateway

January – December 2016

DRAFT

Convene Collaborative Action Networks (CANs)

Create CAN

Charters

Create CAN

Action PlansImplement CAN Action Plans; Meet Monthly to Discuss Progress;

Engage in Continuous Improvement Process

Public Release of Baseline Report Card

Convene Data CommitteeWork with CANs to collect/analyze/share data

for prioritized outcomes & indicators; Draft annual report cardStriveTogether

Civic Infrastructure Assessment

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African American Men’s Association

William G. McGowan Charitable Fund

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Thank YouFeel free to contact Amy Jackson Sellers,

Geneva 2020 Program Coordinator at (315) 781-3825 or Sellers@HWS.edu

with any follow up questions or comments.