www.ipei.orgIPEI, P.O. Box 4268, Ithaca,NY 14852

Phone: 607-256-4734 (IPEI)

Email: ipei@ipei.org

ITHACA PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVE

VISION & MISSION

IPEI believes the education of every

student in the ICSD is enhanced

through community connections

and support that IPEI facilitates

for students and teachers through

engagement, collaboration, gifts,

and grants.

2011-2012 ANNUAL REPORT

IPEI stands for many things. Innovate,

pilot, parent. Engage, enrich, invigorate.

This past year has been filled with all

of these things. On these pages we

would like to share with you who we

are and what is ahead.

On behalf of the IPEI board, I invite you to learn more about our “initiative”. We take very seriously our mission to enhance the educational experience for all Ithaca students and to help our school district to be world-class.

IPEI was created over 15 years ago by a group of local citizens including business people, parents and educators who saw the need for more community connections and private relationships in support of the Ithaca City School District. Stories about the founding and development of IPEI provide inspiration to all of us with IPEI, and hopefully to you!

IPEI’s impact continues to grow as it provides grants and other assistance to teachers who then inspire their students. Since 1996, 1,100 grants totaling $1,300,000 have been awarded due to the generous support of individuals and organizations making donations or partnering with IPEI.

Today our focus continues on teaching and learning experiences through grants for exciting innovative projects, and on Kids Discover the Trail!. IPEI programs bring resources into the classrooms and connect students with the world outside their classrooms.

Please consider making a gift to IPEI and/or getting involved with the schools or with IPEI. We are very grateful to all who have participated over the years. Together we make an even bigger difference for our students and teachers!

Sincerely,

Terry Byrnes President

CONTENTS

Inspire 2 Grants 4

Partner 9 Affiliates 11

E xplore 14 Kids Discover the Trail!

Initiate 17 Giving Opportunities 18 Awards 18 Donors 20 Financial Summary 27 Volunteers 29Above: Terry Byrnes at the Sciencenter during the Kids

Discover the Trail! Full Circle Celebration.

Opposite: Playaways, funded by the Charles W. and Phyllis B. Brodhead Fund, are in use in ICSD libraries. Listening to the book being read aloud while reading it themselves enhances learning.

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INSPIRE

“ The students gained even more than we hoped. I am more inspired to teach, to be more creative, and expect more from my students. Thank you!” —Teacher Grant Recipient

GRANT PROGRAMSIPEI brings a wide variety of truly exceptional community resources into the district’s classrooms that enhance the educational experience for all students. We support teachers who have great ideas on how to make their curriculum come alive and be even more relevant. That breathes life into our mission: connecting students and teachers with the world outside the classroom. Students tell us these experiences help relate what they study with what they may do in the future, thus broadening their horizons.

Belle Sherman Elementary School teacher Monica Lang used an IPEI grant to bring author Anne Mazer to her class: “Anne’s visit was motivating and extremely inspiring to our third graders. Most importantly, they came to realize that the work they had just done in their own fictional writing was the exact same process that Anne and all published authors use.” Mazer concurred, saying, “We’re all engaged in the same creative process. I love that ‘aha!’ moment when kids realize that writing isn’t something that ‘only professionals do.’ “ Mazer commended Lang, “who knows how to inspire children with a love of reading and writing.”

Lily Yeh, an international artist working for social change, visited Cornell, Ithaca High School, and TST BOCES to share her message of using the arts as a tool for community building and transformation. Her visit was part of a larger celebration of Cornell University’s Center for Transformative Action’s 40th Anniversary. The Fine Arts Booster Group supported her presentation at Ithaca High and encouraged district teachers to attend the TST BOCES workshop. Ithaca High art teacher, Carol Spence, stated, “We want students to experience ‘why art’ and connect to the larger community. Lily Yeh’s inspiration planted the seed of taking art outside of the classroom assign- ment mindset.”

Community Collaboration

Grants up to $3000 each10 grants totaling

$14,275

!!!Teacher Grants

up to $1500 each

36 teachers totaling $41,590

Red and Gold Grants up to

$500 each80 grants totaling

$34,370

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TEACHER GRANTS

Teacher Grants are an excellent way to inspire students, and introduce our community’s wonderful resources. Teachers apply with innovative classroom project ideas that involve a community partner and link with academics. A Community Partner is any individual, business, organization, or college department interested in working with a teacher on a class-room project or activity. We welcome potential community partners with ideas of how to work with teachers and students.

GRANTS FOR 2011-12*A Cross Cultural Exchange: Ithaca Meets Ghana. Judy Cogan/Ithaca High, Sheryl Sinkow, artist; Edna Brown, Peace Corps volunteer

*Making Books Sing Act II – Where Theater Inspires Learning. Deanna Crossgrove/Caroline, Carol Hockett, Johnson Museum of Art; Holly Adams

*Mural Work with Ryan B. Curtis. Gary Bercow/Lehman Alternative, Ryan B. Curtis, artist; Caleb Thomas, artist

Vivaldi “Four Seasons” Project. Aaron Buck/DeWitt, Cornell University Music Department

LACS Fall Retreat: Fostering Citizenship in the Outdoor World. Joe Greenberg/Lehman Alternative, Earth Arts; Primitive Pursuits

Breathe, Jump, Slide into Wellness. Susan Eschbach/Boynton, Lisa Tsetse, choreographer

Figuratively Speaking. Carol Spence/Ithaca High, Pam Drix, the Ink Shop Printmaking Center

What’s the Big Idea?? Exploring Genre & Theme through Literature & Film. Allison Andersen/Fall Creek, Cinemapolis

Folktale Cone Puppets. Christine Finnigan/Enfield, Elizabeth McMahon, Mrs. McPuppet

Making it Real: Enriching the 4th Grade Exploration of the Haudenosaunee. Jon Raimon/Lehman Alternative, Brooke Hansen, Central New York Native American Consortium-IC

Bringing It All Back Home: Community Gardening, Local Foods and Service Learning. Bob Graham/Caroline, Jemila Sequeira, Cooperative Extension: Gardens for Humanity

Exploring Chinese Language and Culture. Claudia Miettunen/Ithaca High, Jim Hardesty, artist; Minfong Ho, author; Kathleen Garrity, Ithaca Karate School

Bringing Latin Dance to Ithaca High School. Jodi Maddren/Ithaca High, Jorge Cuevas, musician, dance instructor

Kids at the Creek. Alicia Spillman/Fall Creek, Primitive Pursuits

Learn about the Latin American Culture and Dance the “Merengue”. Jeanette Palmer/Boynton, Jorge Cuevas, musician, dance instructor

Ellis Island Immigration Experience. Andrea Volckmar/DeWitt, Thamora Fischel, Southeast Asia Program at Cornell

Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Traditions Are Alive Today. Andrea Volckmar/ DeWitt, Carol Hockett, Johnson Museum of Art; Mike Tarbell, Iroquois Educator

The Phoenix Garden. Debbie Cowell Mandl/Lehman Alternative, Carol Teelin, Master Gardener

Sensory Solutions Step II. Maureen Jakubson, Trisha Porcheddu–Ion/DeWitt, Cheryl Moore, physical therapist; Diane Farnham, physical therapist

Everything’s Coming up Daffodils. Nancy Siegele/ Northeast, Leigh MacDonald-Rizzo, Ithaca Children’s Garden; Carol Hockett, Johnson Museum of Art

Trout in the Classroom. Jennifer Emerson/Fall Creek, Bill Foster, Cayuga Lake Floating Classroom

Seed to Salad Program. Abigail Bokaer/ Fall Creek, Leigh MacDonald-Rizzo, Ithaca Children’s Garden

Eat, Cook, Share-Connecting Families to Food. Kathleen Downes/Caroline, Erika Medina, Earth In Hand CSA; Lara Kaltman, Cornell Cooperative Extension Nutrition Coordinator

Rhythm, Rhyme and Reading. Sarah Hubberman/Cayuga Heights, Judy Stock, folk musician, educator

History in Hiding. Cindy Kramer/Boynton, Paul Miller, History Center of Tompkins County

Global Expeditions. Kristina DeCicco/Ithaca High, Jhakeem Haltom; Rachel Bush; Jai Hari Myerehoff; Navjot Benipal; Sheela Kingbury; Jim Hardesty

Magnifying Magnificent Mariachi Music. Cindy Daly/Belle Sherman, Carolina Osorio Gil, Cornell Artist-In-Residence

Powerful Puppet Presentations. Victoria Benson/Boynton, Open Hand Theater

Fiction Writing with Author Anne Mazer. Monica Lang/Belle Sherman, Anne Mazer, author

How Does This Make You Feel? Making Multicultural Music. Kelly Craft/Northeast, David Plaine and Mark Sammo, musicians

Humanities at I.H.S. Maryterese Pasquale Bowen, Lauren McKown, Emily Schwan/Ithaca High, Carol Hockett, Johnson Museum of Art, and others at Cornell; Dick Trim; Larry Lattin; Elizabeth Bleicher; Paul Miller, History Center of Tompkins County. This grant is funded in memory of John Caren

*Selected to be funded by the Charles E. Treman Jr. Teacher Grant Endowment of the Tompkins Charitable Gift Fund in memory of the former president of the Tompkins Trust Company.

RED AND GOLD GRANTS

Red and Gold Grants are designed to address the need for modest amounts of funding that fall outside the parameters of IPEI’s Teacher Grant program. Teachers, staff, students or community members may apply for one-time grants that strengthen and enrich the curriculum, have a positive impact on students, and actively engage students.

GRANTS FOR 2011-12

Using Technology to Support Students with Disabilities. Emily Vogel,

Boynton and DeWitt

Violins for Little Hands. Aaron Buck, Beverly J Martin

Scholarships for LACS Photography Students. Chris Sperry,

Lehman Alternative

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Listening and Learning Center Upgrade. Stephanie Nisbet, Cayuga Heights

Calm Down and Read or Test. Patricia Clare, DeWitt

Reading Rocks! Linda Sterk, DeWitt

iPad for Occupational Therapy. Kelda McGurk, DeWitt

Kids Need Cameras!! Judy Cogan/Ithaca High

Science Olympiad Club Regional Competition. Medeea Popescu, Ithaca High

Triple Beam Balance and Microscope Repair. Yvette de Boer, DeWitt

Perspectives of Global Students. Steve Weissburg, Ithaca High

Seeing Clearly. Kluane Snyder, Caroline

Listen Up! Amanda Howard, Cayuga Heights

Excellent E-Books for our Extraordinary Library. Nan Bell, Ithaca High

Hogwarts School of Chemistry and Wizardry. Michelle Kornreich, Boynton

Tigerbots LEGO Competition. Bob Walters, DeWitt

Digital Music System for BJM Music Classroom. Dorothy Preston,

Beverly J Martin

IHS World Language Students Going Digital. Kiel Sick, Ithaca High

Partnership Between Northeast 4th Grade and Ithaca Children’s Drop-In Center. Paula Kilts, Northeast

Center on Centers. Peggy Weber, Caroline

Weavers of Enfield School. Jane Conroy, Enfield

Lunar New Year with Jim Hardesty. Kari Krakow, Northeast

Gibbons, Gibbons and More Gibbons. Allison Anderson, Fall Creek

Listen and Learn Project. Judy Blood, Enfield

Robotics for All. Leslie Gil, Ithaca High

Listen Up! I’ve Got Something You Want to Hear. Sharon Nelson,

Beverly J Martin

Microscope Mania!! Victoria Benson, Boynton

Kindergarten Core Writing Standards Linked to Qualities of Good Writing. Caitlyn Vander Maas, Caroline

Origami Art/ Math/ ELA Integration Project. Caitlyn Vander Maas, Caroline

LEGO Science. Brian Goodman, Enfield

Electrathon Car 2011-12. Joni Chen, Ithaca High

Regents Review Books. Angela Affronti, Ithaca High

Fractions Bars. Christina Steiner, Enfield

Color Our World. Abigail Bokaer, Fall Creek

Creating Human Rights Classroom Libraries. Farr Carey, Beverly J Martin

Birding: Up Close and Personal. Mike Cecere, Fall Creek

TAG…You’re Reading. Ryan Harrington, Cayuga Heights

iPad to Enhance Speech and Language Skills. Stephanie Swearingen, DeWitt

Play in the Kindergarten Classroom. Beth Wixson, South Hill

Rugged Audio/Video Equipment. Craig Cowell, Ithaca High

Video Library for Earth Science and Physical Science. Pat Wycoff, Boynton

Automatic Baseball Catcher. Rueben Brenner-Adams, Ithaca High and

Lehman Alternative

Chinese Paper Cutting and Legend. Sarah Locke-Mountin, Belle Sherman

Seeing Trees in Winter. Peggy Dolan, Belle Sherman

Donating Asperger’s Books. Thomas Murphy, Lehman Alternative

Propane Buggy. Andy Mullen, Ithaca High

Vibrant Visuals. Victoria Benson, Boynton

Technology Integration with Joe Scaglione. Caitlyn Vander Maas, Caroline

Listening to Reading for All. Diana Lamphier, Fall Creek

Books, Books, Books! Annarose Foley, Fall Creek

Sensory Integration in the Classroom. Carrie Nolan, Fall Creek

Main Office Beautification. Judy Cameron, Ithaca High

7th Grade Life Science Video Library. Dennis Carbone, Boynton

Nook Books for Library Nooks. Mariah Prentiss, Lehman Alternative

Duck Bike. Duncan Smith, Ithaca High

Wise Project for Emily Behrmann-Fowler. Emily Behrmann-Fowler,

Ithaca High

Student Led Go Green Team at BJM. Beth Taplitz, Beverly J. Martin

Let’s Play in K. Stephanie Nisbet, Cayuga Heights

Kindergarten Readiness is in the Bag. Jennifer Hickey, Caroline

IHS Brain Team to Nationals. Benjamin Kirk, Ithaca High

The Times They Are aChangin’. Emily Schwan, Ithaca High

Ithaca High School Student Journalism. Deborah Lynn, Ithaca High

Graphic Learning. Lillian Moss, Boynton

Caroline Goes to the State Theater to see Charlotte’s Web. Edna Brown, Caroline

Exploring Cultures Around the World through Literacy and Food.

Georgette Alfred, Enfield

“Here’s a Little Poem” School CD. Kelly Craft, Northeast

Enriching East Asian History Through Arts and Science. Sara Shenk, Ithaca High

Learning Physics with Whole Body Games. Deborah Lynn, Ithaca High

Math Movement Mania. Carrie Nolan, Fall Creek

Technology Support for Speech, Language and Literacy Development. Margaret Ehly, Belle Sherman

Meet the Composer. Heather Pemberton, Cayuga Heights and South Hill

Junior FIRST Lego League at Caroline Elementary. Lauren Loiacono,

Caroline

iPad for AIS Math Instruction. Valerie Caward, Cayuga Heights

Kindergarten Neighborhood. Susan Olsen, Beverly J. Martin

TAG…You’re Reading! Supplemental Materials. Ryan Harrington,

Cayuga Heights

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RED AND GOLD GRANTS FOR 2011-12, CONT.

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“Co-curricular activities are integral for 21st century learning. IPEI helps by connecting teachers with community partners and organizations and by allocating funds to enhance teaching and learning.” —IPEI Vice President Jennifer Engel

Cayuga Heights Elementary School instrumental music teacher Heather Pemberton wanted to introduce her students to new, contemporary composers as well as classical ones last year. Bill Calhoun, a retired music teacher, composer and local community member, became email pen-pals during the weeks before his visit. They asked him questions about the pieces’ musical style, technique, and how he composed the music as they were learning the piece. Calhoun conducted an orchestra rehearsal at the school giving the students a chance to interact with him personally. After working with the students on several run-throughs of the composition, Calhoun asked if the students had any questions for him and many hands flew up. The questions ranged from “What is your favorite color?” to “How did you come up with the name Antiquitas?” and “When did you start composing music?”

Hydrilla Invades Cayuga Lake. Evalyn Brazeau, Boynton

Mineral Oil Computer. Joey Menzenski, Ithaca High

Reading for All! Miriam Mack, Caroline

Kids Yoga Program. Marie Vitucci, Beverly J. Martin

Six Mile Creek Dance and Ecology Program. Cynthia Stevens, Belle Sherman

COMMUNITY COLLABORATION GRANTS

In recognition of the role that our community can play in supporting public education, Community Collaboration Grants are awarded to non-profit organizations wishing to initiate curricular-enhancing programs with ICSD. The organization applies although a school staff member should be involved with the proposal; principals or other relevant administrators must approve the plan as well. Community Collaboration Grants have funded pilot programs when ideas are being tested, and they have been used for school-wide, and multiple-classroom or multiple-school programs.

GRANTS FOR 2011-12Keesha’s House: a Literacy and Movement Theater Initiative for

Young People. Keesha’s House with Lehman Alternative

Community School

South Hill Artist in Residency Program. Jorge Cuevas with South Hill Elementary

Girl Empowerment: Social Transformation through the Visual Arts. Project Look Sharp with Beverly J. Martin Elementary

Voices Beyond Borders. Niko Celik with the Cornell Theater Arts Department

Hangar Theatre’s It’s a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play. Hangar Theatre with Lehman Alternative, DeWitt and Boynton Middle Schools

Career Key Student Assessment. Challenge Industries with Ithaca High School

Raising Awareness and Sensitivity to People with Disabilities. Performing Arts for Social Change from the Center for Transformative

Action, with the Fingerlakes Independence Center and Lehman Alternative

Community School

Mentor-Student Program. The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins

County 4H Youth Development Program with Susie Kossack and Boynton

Middle School

Northeast Elementary Food Garden. Audrey Baker with the Cornell

Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County Gardens 4 Humanity (G4H)

and Northeast Elementary

RED AND GOLD GRANTS FOR 2011-12, CONT.

Partnerships are inherent in IPEI’s grants and programs. Teacher Grants must involve a Community Partner, and many other grants also include participation of partners from within the district or from the community or the colleges. Affiliates and Kids Discover the Trail! also include partners ranging from Code Red Robotics mentors to Discovery Trail educators.

Judy Cogan of Ithaca High received one of the Teacher Grants funded in memory of Charles E. Treman Jr. entitled “Ghana and Ithaca: A Cross-cultural Exchange”. “I partnered with an Ithaca High graduate who is in the Peace Corps and a local American Sign Language interpreter. They each brought a wealth of experiences that helped my students understand and appreciate other cultures. They opened their hearts and minds when introduced to the culture of a deaf high school in Ghana, and they built relationships as we broke down stereotypes.”

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Code Red RoboticsCode Red Robotics is an Ithaca High student club and an IPEI affiliate. The team participates in the national FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics program. The FIRST program inspires students through hands-on real-world experience, providing challenging opportunities to explore engineering and science, as well as community service, public relations, finance, leadership, effective communication, and teamwork. Student interest in Code Red is growing—participation increased by 30% from 44 in 2011 to 57 in 2012, including 25% females.

Code Red is student-lead and guided by 20 adult mentors. They planned, coordinated and managed team activities such as engineer-ing, documentation, fund raising, public relations, as well as commu-nity service and outreach to introduce elementary and middle school students to technology and science.

During a six-week period, the team analyzed a game released by FIRST and then designed, fabricated, and built a 120 lb. robot to compete at regional competitions at RIT and Washington DC. At RIT the team received the Engineering Inspiration Award celebrating outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering and engineers, both within their school and their community. This is the second highest team award FIRST bestows. The award provided support for registration and robot shipping to the International Championship in St Louis in April. Thanks to overwhelming support from the community, the team met their fundraising goal so 39 students, eight mentors, two faculty and one chaperone could make the trip where they experienced success, reaching the finals in one of the four divisions.

The team’s service and outreach focus increased fivefold from the previous year. The students organized an Open House in February which introduced 200 community members to FIRST science and technology programs for high school and elementary students including Jr Lego League. In addition to service related to robotics, Code Red volunteered at Loaves and Fishes, and at playground builds at Belle Sherman and Enfield.

Code Red Robotics receives generous support from the community and local companies. Sponsors include Kionix, BAE Systems, Autodesk, BorgWarner Morse TEC, CBORD, Cornell School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, GORGES, Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology, Cornell Computing and Information Science, Goodrich ISR, Holt Brothers Real Estate, and Holt Architects, Ithaca College Humanities and Science, jcpenney, Park Foundation, Vector Magnetics, VFW Post 961, AccuFab, Incodema, Innovative Metal Works, U-Haul of Ithaca, and Purity Ice Cream. The team is assisted by the Ithaca City School District, ICSD Board of Education, Ithaca High School and IPEI.

Fine Arts Booster GroupThe FABG works in partnership with the ICSD to advocate, support and celebrate all the arts for all the kids, working toward a vision of increased student access, participation and equity in the arts programs. Formed in 2001 and affiliated with IPEI, the group believes the arts—music, dance and visual, literary and theater arts —are a central part of every child’s public school education.

FABG is open to all K-12 staff, parents, students and community members. The booster volunteers communicate arts news through a listserv, award mini-grants to teachers, repair used instruments and donate them to the district, produce the secondary school concert and play programs, and connect community resources to the schools.

FABG celebrated its tenth anniversary by creating “Ten Stories for Ten Years” articles about its activity and impact. These articles are available on the booster website, www.fabgithaca.org. The stories include: “Our Wonderful Affiliation with IPEI, Making the Beginning Possible”, “The Power of Co-Curricular Activity: After

School Rules”, “All I Really Need To Know I Learned Doing Public Art: Remembering the Watershed Wall”, “Our Teachers’ Wisdom”, “Support Promotes Student Activity and Access: Grants and Instrument Recycling”, “Artists in the Classroom: Partners for Learning”, “Support Access for All”, “Community Partners for Student Needs”, “Arts Reach”, and “Celebrating Volunteers”. Boosters marched in the Ithaca Festival parade with the Ithaca High School Band to conclude the anniversary celebration.

AFFILIATES

“Students were fully engaged and interacted with each other in positive, mutually- supportive ways. This was a great boost in building social skills and an awareness of community within the school.” —FABG Grant Recipient

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Strebel Community Enrichment Fund of the Community Foundation of Tompkins County GrantMusical support and dance workshops.

Lorraine Tino/Ithaca High School Drama Club

Lee Strebel Undergraduate Award Winner. Sarah Skrovan/Ithaca High School

Drama Program Fund GrantsIthaca High School, Lehman Alternative

Community School, DeWitt Middle School, Boynton Middle School

Opportunity Fund GrantsArt and Social Change. Carol Spence/Ithaca

High School

Choral Festival Support. Art Loomis/Ithaca High School

South Hill Artist Residency Jorge Cuevas. Karen Cushman/South Hill Elementary

Carol Yantsch Artist Residency. Michael Allen/Boynton Middle School and other secondary schools

Girl Empowerment: Transformation through the Visual Arts. Katharine Praisner/ Beverly J. Martin Elementary

IPEI Roundtable IPEI convenes a monthly meeting of representatives of organizations that are actively supportive of the ICSD. The purpose is to offer time for collaboration, focused discussions on pertinent issues, and sharing district and community group news. All are welcome to attend.

Adult Spelling BeeIn addition to being good fun and intellectually stimulating, our 13th annual bee raised over $10,000 for IPEI’s grant programs. Individuals, organizations, and businesses from all parts of the community form three-person teams,

pay entry fees, study (sometimes!), and meet in the high school gym for two hours to enjoy the challenge of spelling. The Spellicans were champions of the 2011 Bee that was sponsored by Chemung Canal Trust Company, Cat’s Pajamas and Wells Fargo Advisors, and broadcast live on WNYY by Cayuga Radio Group.

TransportationIPEI works with the School Success Transportation Coalition that includes current and retired teachers, PTA and school board representatives, and staff from the Tompkins County Youth Services, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Way2Go, and the Department of Social Services. Transportation Liaisons were recruited for each ICSD school and a pilot was initiated with retired educators volunteering to drive students and families.

FINE ARTS BOOSTER GROUP

Mini-Grants

Magnificent Mariachi Music. Cindy Daly/Belle Sherman Elementary

Orchestra accompaniment. Rich Schlenker/Belle Sherman Elementary

Violins for Little Hands. Aaron Buck/Beverly J. Martin Elementary

Nigerian Drumming and Story Telling. Christine Finnigan/Enfield Elementary

Learning Improvisation: Music, Theater, Dance. Karla Notarianni/Enfield Elementary

Learning Improvisation: Music, Theater, Dance. Karla Notarianni/Fall Creek Elementary

Character Education Through Music. Greg McQuade/Northeast Elementary

Mrs. McPuppet. Beth Wixson/South Hill Elementary

Keesha’s House Project (two parts). Jon Raimon/Lehman Alternative Community School

The Memory Project. Carol Spence/Ithaca High School

Kids Need Cameras. Judy Cogan/Ithaca High School

Ithaca High School Choir Uniforms. Art Loomis/Ithaca High School

Jorge Cuevas Drumming Workshop. Christine Finnigan/Enfield Elementary

African Art Mural. Kerri Burke/Caroline Elementary

King Street Ramblers: Music and Dance. Karla Notarianni/Fall Creek Elementary

Indonesian Shadow Puppet Performance. Alicia Spillman/Fall Creek Elementary

Character Education Through Music. Deborah Jordan/Fall Creek Elementary

Indonesian Shadow Puppet Performance. Sara Shenk/Ithaca High School

Artist in Resident: Timothy Feeney, Percussion. Nicki Zawel/ Ithaca High School

Songs for a New World. Ross Creagan/Nate Parker with Emily Behrmann- Fowler/Ithaca High School

Special AwardsArts Alive Co-Curricular Music Trip Student Scholarship Grants.

Ithaca High School, DeWitt Middle School, Boynton Middle School, Lehman Alternative Community School

Special Donation GrantsSchool of Rock. Chris Bell/Fall Creek Elementary

Greg B. Rudgers Scholarship. Michael Allen/ Boynton Middle School

Kaiser Scholarship. Michael Allen/Boynton Middle School

Carol J. Buckley Fund GrantVisual Arts Support. All schools

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KDT! began in 2005 as a once-a-year field trip by ICSD elementary classes to their assigned Discovery Trail organization, yet has grown into an enriched learning experience for teachers, students, and Discovery Trail educators alike. KDT! gives every student in the district these same opportunities during elementary school. Two classrooms from different schools participate together with each student having a “buddy” from the other school. The goal is for students from different neighborhoods to get to know each other before middle school using the shared curricular and social experiences. In addition, KDT! Books that correspond with the curriculum are provided to all students each year at every grade levels. The program is professionally evaluated each year. During 2011, a survey of sixth graders was also undertaken to gain student input into the effectiveness of the social interaction component of KDT!. When asked if they remember at least one of their buddies, 94% did; had they seen one or all of his/hers, 77% did; and had they become “friends”, 54%. Sixth graders also made suggestions to improve the buddy aspect of KDT!

Last year’s fifth-graders were the first class to complete the entire KDT! program comprised of learning experiences with the seven Discovery Trail museums and the public library, depending on when they entered the district. This milestone, called “Full Circle”, was celebrated on a May Saturday with families invited to explore the Discovery Trail, and bus rides to and from sites and schools.

EXPLOREKids Discover the Trail! CollaborationIPEI encourages kids to explore the arts, literature, culture, and the physical and natural worlds through Kids Discover the Trail!, a collaboration between the Ithaca City School District, the Discovery Trail and IPEI.

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Pre-Kindergarten | Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell

Kindergarten | Tompkins County Public Library

First Grade | Museum of the Earth at PRI

Second Grade | Sciencenter

Third Grade | Cornell Plantations

Fourth Grade | The History Center’s Eight Square Schoolhouse

Fifth Grade | Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology,

Cayuga Nature Center

INITIATEIPEI’s name includes the word “initiative” to underscore our emphasis on creativity and responsiveness, community involvement, and an enhanced educational experience. These activities are most often implemented by community organizations and/or the school district, although Kids Discover the Trail! is an example of an initiative which has needed IPEI’s continuing leadership. In keeping with our mission of integrating Ithaca’s extensive community resources into the education of our district’s students, IPEI strives to make connections whenever possible. This includes convening various groups and individuals inside and outside the district to engage them when new ideas are proposed. We encourage members of the community to talk with us about their ideas.

IPEI undertook a $600,000 capital campaign to expand our grants and programs so we can respond to new and emerging opportunities, to strengthen our volunteer-run organizational model by hiring staff, and to begin an endowment to support IPEI’s future.

We will be listening to the teachers, students, parents, school leaders, and the community as we decide how to expand our programs and grants. One emerging opportunity was embraced when IPEI allocated campaign funds for the ICSD Teaching and Learning with Technology 1:1 Initiative.

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Right: Superintendent Dr. Luvelle Brown asks fifth graders about the mobile devices they use in class. IPEI and our donors supported ICSD’s pilot of each student having use of an iPad at several grade levels and subject areas.

Above: Community members gathered in October 2011 to celebrate the impact IPEI has had during our first fifteen years.

Students and their parents have enjoyed the program. “I’ve been able to experience many sites and museums in my community,” said Mary, a fifth-grader at Caroline Elementary. Her favorite visit was the fourth-grade trip to the Eight Square Schoolhouse. “I like ‘Little House on the Prairie’ stories. I felt like I got to experience what it was like to go to a one room school house,” she said.

She also enjoyed the KDT! visit to the Johnson Art Museum at Cornell. “I love art and I got to learn many forms of art,” she said. “In addition I was very young, and my teacher was really good at preparing my class.”

“It is a fun and academic experience for our children,” said Mary’s mother. “Although I feel fortunate that I can visit many of the Discovery Trail sites with my children, there are many others in our community who would not have the opportunity to have these enriching experiences if it were not for KDT!.”

Nathaniel, a fifth-grader at Belle Sherman, said he liked the buddy program: “One of my favorite memories was being buddies with my new best friend who went to Northeast. I liked that you get to meet people who are going to the same middle school as you.”

Nathaniel’s mom, added, “I like the buddy pairing so students will have familiarity with kids from other schools. They also get to experience these special places in a way that is different than if they go with their families.”

Charles W. and Phyllis B. Brodhead Fund

The Phyllis B. Brodhead Library Media Technology grant helps the library media centers keep current with technological advances. This year’s grant purchased Playaways, digital audio books in self-contained portable units, which offer challenged readers an opportunity to hear a book read while following the text. The first Red and Gold Grants to be awarded in Chuck Brodhead’s memory will occur this year.

The Rella and Barney Cohn Music Scholarship Fund

ICSD students are encouraged to pursue their instrumental music interest by participating in summer music activities with support from these scholarships, especially middle school students at a pivotal time in their musical development. The donor recognizes the exceptional work of Michael Allen, instrumental music teacher, as inspiration for the Cohn Scholarship in support of the Summer Band Camp.

Noreen Moore Scholarship

The late Noreen Moore believed in strengthening families by providing support for all community members; she fought through-out her life for families in need. To continue that legacy, this memorial scholarship fund assists a high school senior planning to study social work and/or early childhood education. This year’s awardee was Carolyn Eggleston.

Ithaca High School Senior Class Fund Awards

The New Teacher Award, honoring a new high school teacher who exemplifies enthusiasm and creativity in teaching, was given to Leann Donnelly. The Student Organization Award for a club that makes a significant positive impact on student life was presented to the Red Cross Club.

Raymond C. Loehr Awards

To honor his science education career, the family of Raymond Loehr provides an award to an underclass student who shows promise in environmental science as well as another recognizing outstanding and innovative science teaching. This year’s student was Natalia McClellan; Jennifer Wilkie received the teaching award.

Charles E. Treman, Jr. Teacher Grants

To honor their past chairman and president, the Tompkins Trust Company established an endowment at the Tompkins Charitable Gift Fund in Charles Treman’s name that annually supports Teacher Grants for creative classroom projects involving com- munity partners.

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

Connecting School and Community CampaignIPEI relies on the generosity of individuals, businesses and foundations to support its overall mission and programs and to meet the growing demand for grants. Special sponsorship opportunities are also available for all our programs and affiliates. We gladly accept cash, checks or credit card transactions at any time. Online contributions through our website are secure and convenient. We can also provide letters acknowledging in-kind contributions. Gifts of securities (also stocks and bonds) can be used to support IPEI. In addition to the IRS income tax deduction benefits, you may also reduce or eliminate your capital gains tax by making gifts of IRA distributions to charitable organizations such as IPEI.

Our Children * Our Schools * Our Future Capital CampaignIPEI ‘s first capital campaign exceeded its $600,000 goal with over 230 donors making gifts and three-year pledges. Three priorities will be funded with this support: expanding current programs and grants, building organizational capacity, and growing an endowment for IPEI’s future.

Corporate Honor RollIPEI recognizes its “Corporate Honor Roll” of local businesses and foundations that support IPEI and its programs. Strong local schools are essential for a strong community. Local organizations can participate in strengthening public education through IPEI’s activities.

Planned GiftsRemembering IPEI in your estate plans is a wonderful way to make a lasting gift to the future of our community’s children, teachers and community. Gifts made through retirement plans, life insurance, real estate, and bequests are actively encouraged. You can work with your own professional adviser; IPEI’s volunteer with expertise in gift planning can also assist with such transactions. IPEI has established the Founders Circle, a planned giving society, to thank the six we know have made planned gifts and to encourage others to make similar legacy gifts.

Awards from Special FundsIPEI’s designated and memorial funds enhance the future of our schools and preserve the memory of those honored. Donors can work to create funds or add to the following established funds at any time. Each fund has an agreement regarding distribution of grants or awards based on the fund’s principal and investment income.

Ian Alberta Memorial Fund

Classmates, family, and friends of Ian Alberta established this fund in his honor to support the Kids Discover the Trail! activities at the Cayuga Nature Center where Ian volunteered.

Carol J. Buckley Scholarship for Students in the Arts

Established by Carol’s family and friends desiring to keep her memory alive, the fund provides a scholarship to a talented student pursuing advanced study in the arts; this year’s recipient was Ananda Brutvan. The fund also provided support for arts-related educational programs.

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The late Chuck Brodhead, IPEI founder and board member until 2011.

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$250-$499Bill, Sherry and Amber Alberta

in memory of Ian AlbertaAnonymous (2)The Brodhead FamilyLuvelle and Anjie BrownSally BurgerCarol Bushberg Real Estate, LLCCayuga LandscapeCode Red Robotics CSP ManagementDonors Choose !Clover DrinkwaterAudrey Edelman & Associates

Realty USALawrence Endo and Caron BoveFinger Lakes Post 961 VFWJohn and Molly FitzpatrickWayne and Maralyn FlemingHilary Todd FraserRabbi Scott and Sharon GlassFred and Fair GouldinAnn HalpernRon and Rebecca Harris-WarrickHickey Music-Zimet Musical Service!Carol and Robert Hockett

in honor of Sue Rakow and Diana LevyRobert J. Holdsworth, Jr., Esq.David and Barbara Holowka

in memory of Dan FravilSam and Catherine HusseiniIriq Huq-Kuruvilla, Rehana Huq and

Sarosh Kuruvilla#iTextUSA Mobile Marketing !Ithaca CollegeIthaca High School Class of 1991Laurie Jacoby and Art SternLaurie JohnstonKathy Kelly and Jim JenkinsKionix Employee Charitable

Giving Program In honor of Joan Doria

Frances and Dexter KozenBruce and Claudia Voss LewensteinJack and Amy LittleJamie and Caitlin LoehrJohn C. Lowery, Inc.Robert Maciel Associates, LLCMansoor Family Fund of the

Community Foundation of Tompkins Countyin honor of Mary Grainger

McBooks PressEd and Anne McLaughlinTim and Elizabeth MountChristopher and Melinda Muller

In honor of Mary GraingerMargaret MunchmeyerArthur and Kathryn PearcePellegrino’s Saab ServiceDr. Francis Piliero Oral Surgery

DONORS

Over 500 individuals, businesses, and other organizations made 675 gifts in support of the mission of IPEI with gifts and grants totaling $601,006.25, July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012. These figures include IPEI’s annual campaign as well as gifts to affiliates and special funds, and to the three-year capital campaign.

If you would like to join our growing group of loyal donors, please use the enclosed gift form, or visit ipei.org.

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+ In honor of birthdays of Terry Byrnes, Julie Langenbacher and Sean Eversley-Bradwell; in honor of Susan Mittler’s retirement; in memory of Gerry Thomas and Edward Gobrecht, Jr.; and in honor of Pat Musa

# In honor of Keith Thompson, Suzanne Nussbaum, Alison Senter, Kelly Metzler, Marilyn Sgrecci, Jenny Smith, Sharon Gublo, Maureen Jakubson, Richard Armstrong, Fred Dupe, Brian Stone, Benjamin Kirk, Constance Evelyn, and Sabine O’Dell

* Deceased

! Inkind

= All or part of gift in honor of Patrick Jensen

^ All or part of gift in memory of Chuck Brodhead

IPEI’S GIVING LEVELS

Inspirers $5,000 and upPartners $1,000–$4,999Explorers $101–$999Initiators Up to $100

Partners

$2,500-$4,999Laura and Bob AndolinaAnonymous Kevin and Vicki BrewPercy BrowningPeter and Ursula BrowningThe CBORD Group, Inc.Timothy and Mary Ann Knight ColbertFriends of the Tompkins County Public LibraryRaymond and Joan LoehrDeborah O’Connor and Peter LepageSusan and Frank PilieroMarcia Richards in memory of Elma

“Dolly” RobinsonSalty Dog ReunionChrissie Schelhas-Miller and Jim MillerMelissa Seigel and Quin Newton

in memory of Henry “Hank” NeumanTompkins Trust CompanyCharles E. Treman Jr. Teacher Grant FundUnited Way of Tompkins County

$1,000-$2,499Robert H. AbramsRobert Ainslie and Judy SingerKatherine Anderson and Max PenskyAnonymous (2)Bits on our Mind (BOOM)Calf Audio !Ann Caren in memory of John CarenLawrence and Mary Helen CathlesCayuga Family MedicineCiaschi, Dietershagen, Little,

Mickelson & Co.Abby Cohn and Wilson Mantis

in memory of Rella and Barney CohnRobert and Eleanor Conti

in honor of Julie Langenbacherin celebration of IPEI’s 15th anniversary

Data Bound SolutionsCor and Jose DrostEddlestone FamilyMartha Frommelt and David Feldshuh^

in honor of David and CandaceShoemaker, all of FABG’s volunteers, and Pat Musa

Barbara Johnson FooteMargaret GibsonRobin and John Moss HinchcliffIthaca College Humanities and SciencesIthaco Space SystemsRalph and Jane JonesHeather and Bruce LanePaul and Julie LangenbacherM&T Bank

IPEI HONOR ROLL 2011-12

Inspirers

$30,000 and upAdams FoundationAnonymousBrooks Family FoundationTerry and Jim Byrnes =^Kionix, Inc.

$15,000-$29,999AnonymousBorgWarner Morse TECCayuga Radio Group !Jennifer Engel and Larry YoungPark FoundationDorothy Rinaldo in memory of Peter RinaldoVector Magnetics Fund of the Tompkins Charitable Gift Fund

$5,000-$14,9993D CinemationAnonymous (2)BAE SystemsEstate of Chuck BrodheadChemung Canal Trust CompanyCornell UniversityMary and Brad Grainger =^+David Lee and Marjory Rinaldo-LeeDavid and Connie Patterson with Patterson’s Service Station Triad Foundation

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Sam and Vera McLafferty on behalf of Palisade CorporationMiller Mayer LLP^Mitchell/Cedarbaum Family in celebration of IPEI’s 15th anniversaryNYBDC Charitable FoundationJoyce and Dick PutnamSciarabba Walker and Co.Lynette ScofieldThe Service LeagueJohn Siliciano and Rosie MayerPaul Steiger^Strebel Fund for Community Enrichment of the Community Foundation of Tompkins CountyJoan StromswoldCharlie and Nancy TrautmannTerese Treman and Joseph Williams in memory of Charles E. Treman Jr.Sandy and Jay True Fund of the Community Foundation of Tompkins County^Margaret Van HoutteVector MagneticsWells Fargo Advisors

Explorers

$500-$999Anonymous (6)Alpha Delta Phi at CornellAutodeskHolt ArchitectsEmily Behrmann-FowlerThe Baker FoundationPhilip and Susan BartelsBeth and Peter BrennanWilliam Caren in memory of John CarenThe Cat’s PajamasCayuga Lake Cruises !CFCU Community Credit UnionCommunique D & M, Inc.Caroline and Ed CopeCornell NanoScale Science & TechnologyCornell School of Electrical & Computer EngineeringG. Walton and Jean S. CottrellRoy and Fran DexheimerDiMarco, Abiusi and PascarellaPaul Farhi and Vivian YoungSteve Fontana and Carla GalbraithLesley Greene and Robbert vanRenesseScott and Sue HamiltonHoward P. Hartnett in honor of Brad and Mary GraingerHunt Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, PCIthaca Turkeyshoot Lacrosse Club in memory of Valerie MeekerGorges, Inc.Holt Brothers Real Estate & ConstructionVally KovaryDavid and Candace ShoemakerJudy and Jack StewartPatricia and Joseph TempestaKatie and Bruce ThompsonAlfred and Gabriele WeberEugene and Jeanne Yarussi

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Roger and Arlene Richardson^Mike and Aleza SimonsSix Mile Creek System, LLC!Thomas and Donna SokolJoan Tardif and Jeffrey JanowskyChuck Tauck and Fran LittinTompkins Insurance AgenciesRob Vanderlan and Audrey DeSilvaWarren Real EstateWegmans Food Markets, Inc.Deborah and Charles WhiteheadStephanie Wiles and Jeff RubinAlicia Wittink

$101-$249Anonymous Beth AndersonEllen AvrilJoan M. BarnesBangs Funeral HomeRandi Beckmann and John Hoffmann in honor of Heather ZimarChristine BellezzaMargaret and Arthur BoiceSally Burger in honor of Jolan Burger and Code RedYasmi O. Crystal and Staff^Marion Craig DagrossaDeWitt Middle School PTA %John and Bridget DuthieEdgewood Bakery !Janine and Wing EngDavid Evelyn and Jennifer WeinraubSean and Nicole Eversley-BradwellFall Creek Elementary School PTAReeder and Sally GatesHangar Theatre !Peter HarriottRon and Rebecca Harris-WarrickJohn and Susan JaquetteLaurie JohnstonThe Kaltman Family in honor of Pat Amato’s retirementSusan J. Kaplan in honor of Robin RosoffBill and Carol KlepackJane Koestler and Jim KarpinskiJohn C. Lowery, Inc.Susan Lustick and Lowell GarnerPaul and Nancy MarinoMusa FamilyJohn Oakley and Margaret HammondArt and Carrie OstranderBill and Joyce PaleenKaren Powers and Jim DennisAllen QuirkDon and Sue RakowScott ReynoldsThomas RichardsonLarry and Marcie RobinsonFrank and Margaret RobinsonDolly Robinson *Carolyn SampsonJohn SemmlerJim Semp in memory of Virginia SempShaw E&C Estimating Dept. In memory of Chuck BrodheadDavid and Roberta SibleyMike and Aleza Simons

Lucia and Georg Jander in honor of Northeast staffMarlene and Bill JewellAndrea Kabcenell and John Kuder &

Carol KammenMary KaneMarsha and Fredric KardonChristine and Mike KimballBeth Kunz and David FlatenMeredith Kusch and John GuckenheimerDiana Levy and Bruce FabensPeter and Enid LittmanJune LockeEverett and Ellen LongJanet LoweJane and Scott MacDonaldTerry and Randy MarcusJudith Maxwell and Linda LohnEllen McCollister and Robert FrankCarolyn J. McPhersonEmily and Joe MetzBarbara and William MirchGerry and Viola MonaghanKelly Morris and David ShallowayJane Mt. Pleasant and Darol ChamberlainMuseum of the Earth in honor of volunteers: Walter Gates, Colleen Keifer, Sasha Paris, Don Wilson, Lenore Durkee, and Larry Jensen Cindy NobleNorthstar HouseBill and Joyce PaleenColin ParrishMartha and Steve RobertsonAmy Rovelstab and Susan SchiefelbeinMary Royer and Nelson BurdickJohn Rudd and Beverly ChinScott and Janet RussellGail and Jim SalkCatherine Savage and Bill NunnessFred Schneider and Mimi BussanYnte Schukken and Hetty KrolAndy and Ro SciarabbaShelley SemmlerBill and Nora ShangJan and Mike ShayDavid Shmoys and Eva TardosArthur and Charlotte ShullSuzanne Smith Jablonski and Bill JablonskiJeff and Suzanne SnedekerDavid St. George and Lisa WoodSusan Suarez and Wayne GottliebSubway !Sunset DesignSteven and Shannon ThayerTidBITS PublishingMarjorie TillmanJoanne Trutko and Christopher CareyNorman and Marguerite UphoffJodi WadachWB&A Market Research August Team CharityChristina WuEileen Yagoda and Ross BrannStephen and Amy Yale-LoehrJoe Yavitt and Sue MerkelPaula and Thomas YoungChris and Stephen Zinder

UP TO $50Anonymous (4)Anonymous in honor of William Van Slyke

Douglas and Lucia ArmstrongAudio ChefAdam BauchnerMark and Patricia BaxTJ Barresi Duncan and Melanie BellMary BerkelmanChrista BissellTed BlanchardClaire BorchNancy BraunRita and Joe CalvoJesse CapecelatroCara Mia Cupcake!Deborah and James CaseyJackie and Joe CassanitiPenny Chick and Rory RothmanJanie and Christopher ClarkDan and Celia ClementSuzanne Cohen and Phil DavisLuke and Greta ColavitoCornell University Asian Studies

DepartmentCornell Laundry !Cornell Orchards !Cotton Patch QuiltsDiane Craft and Craig SmithNatalie and Jim DetertRandy and Ron EhrenbergPhilip and Brenda Engel in memory

of Lee StrebelJudy EpsteinMatt and Madeline Estill^Gregory and Sally EzraAlan Falk and Laura Winter FalkRobert and Shirley FangPaul Feeny and Mary BerensWayne and Maralyn FlemingFlower Fashions !Ernie and Masha FontesMark Fowler and Barbara BehrmannThe Frame ShopBill and Barbara Fry in honor of

Katy PearceCharles and Linda GarboRob Gearhart and Marybeth TarzianAdelma Gillespie in honor of

Jane CrawfordChristopher Glaubitz and

Katherine SalmonRaymond Gozzi and Barbara LoganRobert and Eileen GravaniGremaud FamilyJane HardyMonica HargravesJim and Betta HedlundBrian Heltsley and Ann Hoffman Roberta HerdtSean HillsonMildred Hochman in memory of

Ian AlbertaJudy and Rich HoffmanBeth Howard and Russ CharifNita L. Irby and Thomas J. DiversIsland Health and Fitness !Michael JonesRobert and Nan JulianMarc and Phyllis KaplanIrene KellyGene and Rayna KingJane and Stephen Kiorpes in honor

of Code RedBarbara Knuth and Kurt JirkaJoseph and Kathleen Lamarre

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% in honor of Robin Rosoff, Margaret Hornbrook, Judy Epstein, Mary Ann Pitzer, JoAnn Palmer and Richard Lajza

& in honor of Mary Royer, Marcy Schaeffer, Liz Elser, and Marjory Rinaldo-Lee

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Six Mile Creek Winery !Margaret and Rich Steinacher in honor

of Northeast School teachers and staff

Stewart Howe Alumni ServiceSusan Suarez and Wayne GottliebEric and Kara TaylorCharles and Jane WalcottKevin and Ellen Walsh

in honor of Kevin Brew and Jennifer Engel

Charles and Kathleen WoodcockEllen and Neal ZaslawAlan and Susan Zehnder in honor of

the I.H.S. Class of 2012Joel and Cathy Zumoff

Initiators

$51- $100Molly and Barry AdamsAladdin’s Natural Eatery !

Anonymous (4)Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Baker, Jr.Barnes & Noble!Blanche Beckmann

in honor of Randi BeckmannWilliam and Nancy BellamyMichael and Joyce BillingPaul and Suzy BlanchardSusan Blumenthal and David KreinickRobert BreimanMartha Brodhead and Eugenia BarnabaJoe and Nan BylebylAnne and William ChernishHelen Cogan ^Cotterill Agency, Inc.Roger and Harriet CramtonPeter Davies and Linda DeNoyerLaura and Lansing DayJudy * and Jerry DietzNicholas DiEugenio and Mimi SolomonLisa and Ted EisenbergMary Ann and Bill EricksonHoward and Erica Evans^Alan Falk and Laura Winter FalkDavid Faulkner and J. Ellen GainorDavid Fernandez and Elizabeth LawsonOlan and Katie Forker in honor of

Ian ThompsonBarbara Miller FoxKaren and John FriedebornAndrew Getzin and Karen LafaceGraham GillespieJack GoldmanKurt and Sorel GottfriedHair, Etc.Hall Upholstery and DraperiesJoe and Gale HalpernJane HammondHarris Beach, LLPMargaret Hill Hirasuna-Hunter FamilyIthaca Coffee Company!ICSD Board of Education

in memory of Nan TrueICSD Administration Building Staff

in honor of Phyllis Kaplan

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2Rachel Lampert and David Squires The Langenbacher Family in honor of I.H.S. Technology teachersJoan D. LeeDeborah LevinGilbert and Ilma LevineRoy LuftCharles and Beth Goelzer LyonsJamie Nicole Maple in memory of Ian AlbertaGlenna MargarisHeidi and Steve MarschnerPeter and Ann Martin Judy and Steven MaukSaorise McClory and Larry HirschbergerKevin and Elizabeth McMahonSusan McMurryPhilip and Mary Lu McPheronJeanette MillerJim and Barbara MingleJohn and Tina MollenkampAlice Moore and Robert SmithJane and William MooreLorraine MoranJames Morin and Myra ShulmanEverett and June Morse ^Diane Morton and Ken KemphuesNew Leaf !P&C Fresh !Olive PhelanThe Piggery !Ann and Greg PoeCatherine Porter and Philip LewisJarett PowersGeorge and Dorothy PrestonPurity Ice Cream !Allen Quirk Priscilla QuirkPhyllis Rappaport and Martin GinsburgRasa Spa !Ann Reichlin and Nels BohnRobyn Renamd ^Ellen ReubenSusan Robey in honor of Nancy ThompsonEric and Margaret RobinsonBeatrice Rosenberg in memory of David RosenbergEllen and Art RostenLaurie RubinJohn and Doreen Rudan in honor of birthdays of Chris Frank, and Megan, Wil and James RudanDavid Salomon and Wendy Ward SalomonAbigail ScadutoNancy and George SchulerShankar and Mala SenJennifer Shea and Peter Bruns in honor of Fran KozenMargaret ShepardMichael and Karen ShulerJohn and Donna Simpson ^Kenneth Simpson and Mia SlotnickSinglebrook TechnologyElliott and Alison Smith ^Kluane and Philip SnyderPaul Soper in memory of Carol BuckleyJohn and Carol SpencePeter and Margaret SpencerChristopher and Janet StrebelRobert and Naomi StrichartzDaniel Sternglass and Casey CarrTerri Stoff

Denise and Mark SullivanGeorge and Carolyn TaberMilton Taam and Barbara Lou TaamRaymond Terepka and Nancy StewartRobin Tessell and John HelmannGloria and William Thompson in honor of Hannah ThompsonKay TienLawrence TomakTops Grocery Stores !Lisa Tsetse and Sox SperryYohko Tsuji ^John Vandenberg and Alice ChurchillBill Van Slyke and Donna LevyWard & MurphyJanet WatermanSusan WatkinsWallace WatsonMitch Weiss and Martha HamiltonDiane and John WiessingerPaula Winner and Jay RussoMarcia WyantAndrew and Brenda YaleLouise YavelowPhoebe YoungMarcia and David Zax

CHARLES W. AND PHYLLIS B. BRODHEAD FUND

Estate of Chuck BrodheadPhyllis B. Brodhead Library Media Technology FundJan and Charlie Brodhead in memory of Chuck and Phyllis BrodheadJohn and Maggie Hayes ^Susan and Frank Piliero ^Polly and Charlie Weidhas in memory of Chuck and Phyllis Brodhead

IAN ALBERTA FUND

Eileen Bach and Roy EllerbrockMark and Susan Birnbaum FogelDenise Gelberg and Charles WilsonBilly GroverKate and Rob Williams in memory of Ian Alberta

CAROL BUCKLEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Arthur and Donna BloomTed and Janet BuckleyJoan D. LeeMansour JewelersGlen and Christine Williamson White

RELLA AND BARNEY COHN MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPSusanne Hyman

SENIOR CLASS FUND

Beth AndersonKaren DumontDonna Fleming and Rick KaufmanGarry and Theresa HarnedJulie and Paul LangenbacherBruce and Claudia Voss LewensteinMary and Alan MathiosMichael Kotlikoff and Carolyn McDanielSteve and Susan PondNancy Skipper and Peter CarrollAnn TuckerDavid Vernon and Erla HeynsTracy VosburghLisa and Chris Watkins

Dick and Joyce PutnamSciarabba Walker & Co. LLPLynnette M. ScofieldShelley Semmler John Siliciano and Rosanne MayerJudy and Jack StewartPat and Joe TempestaBruce and Katie ThompsonCharlie and Nancy Trautmann Terese Treman and Joseph Williams Stephanie Wiles and Jeff Rubin Gene and Jeanne Yarussi

$500-$9993D Cinemation !Anonymous (3)Ann Marie BleachPeter and Beth BrennanCats PajamasCayuga Lake Cruises !CFCU Community Credit UnionCommunique D & M, Inc.Walt and Jeanne CottrellDiMarco, Abiusi and PascarellaStephen Fontana & Carla GalbraithBarbara Johnson FooteRobert Frank and Ellen McCollisterLorriane and Stephen JohnsonVally KovaryMargaret MunchmeyerArt and Katy PearceDavid and Candace ShoemakerPaul SteigerGabriele and Alfred Weber

$250-$499Phillip and Susan BartelsLeslie and Cody Danks BurkeEd and Caroline CopeWayne and Maralyn FlemingRabbi Scott and Sharon GlassFred and Fair GouldinEldred Harris & Christine BarksdaleCarol and Robert HockettSami Husseini and Catherine Husa-HusseiniElsa and Chris HydeSusan KaplanBruce and Claudia LewensteinLocal 241 IBEWJamie and Caitlin LoehrEsther Racoosin and Eric AlaniRichards and McCutcheons DDSHarold and Carolyn RubinJeff and Suzanne SnedekerTom and Donna SokolStewart HoweRobbert Van Renesse and Lesley GreeneCharles and Jane WalcottCharles and Deborah Whitehead

UP TO $250Molly and Barry AdamsAnonymous (5)Randi Beckmann & John HoffmannBlanche BeckmannKenny Berkowitz & Bridget MeedsChrista BissellSusan Blumenthal & David KreinickJoanna and Dave BockMargaret and Arthur BoiceLuvelle and Anjie Brown

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Capital Campaign

as of October 25, 2012 (includes gifts and pledges made in 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 fiscal years)

$50,000+Adams FoundationAnonymousTerry and James ByrnesKionix, Inc.

$30,000-$49,999 AnonymousBrooks Family FoundationTom and Loren ColbertJennifer Engel and Larry Young

$15,000-$29,999Rick and Nicky Falck Mary and Brad Grainger David Lee & Marjory Rinaldo-Lee Park Foundation

$10,000-$14,999 Laura and Bob AndolinaAnonymousThe Estate of Charles BrodheadLegacy Foundation, Tompkins CountyDeborah O’Connor & Peter LepageDorothy W. Rinaldo Triad Foundation

$5,000 -$9,999Anonymous Tim and Mary Ann ColbertSam & Vera McLafferty/Palisade Dave & Connie PattersonSusan and Frank PilieroSandy and Jay True Vector Magnetics Fund, TCGF

$2,500 -$4,999Katherine Anderson & Max PenskyKevin and Vicki BrewPercy BrowningChemung Canal Trust CompanyMartha Frommelt & David Feldshuh Margaret GibsonJulie and Paul LangenbacherMelissa Seigel and Quin Newton Jim Miller & Chrissie Schelhas-MillerTompkins Trust Company

$1,000 - $2,499Rob Ainslie and Judy SingerWarren Allmon and Jennifer TeganAnonymousPeter and Ursula Browning Ann CarenMary Helen and Larry CathlesCayuga Radio Group !Cedarbaum/Mitchell FamilyBob and Eleanor ContiData Bound SolutionsRoy and Fran DexheimerJohn and Molly FitzpatrickJane and Ralph JonesHoward P. Hartnett Robin and John Moss HinchcliffFran and Dexter KozenRaymond and Joan LoehrJudy and Chris Pastel

Calf Audio !Scott Callan and Anna ForsmanJoan CappioneCara Mia Cupcake !Jane and Christopher ClarkAnn and William ChernishDan and Celia ClementElissa Cogan and Barry ChesterSuzanne Cohen and David KreinickCottonpatch QuiltsRoger and Harriet CramtonSusan Currie and Chris McNamaraMarion DagrossaDuane Diviney and Jerald ShingLinda DuttweilerRandy and Ron EhrenbergLarry Endo and Caron BoveJanine and Wing EngRoger and Sue EslingerMatthew and Madeline EstillDavid Evelyn and Jennifer WeinraubSean and Nicole Eversley BradwellPaul Farhi and Vivian YoungDavid Faulkner and J.Ellen GainorBarbara Miller FoxDenise Gelberg and Charles Wilson Edward John Gobrecht III and Elizabeth Mai Denise and Chris GomberSteve Gordon and Jaime WolffePatricia HainesAnn HalpernJoe and Gale HalpernPeter and Mary HarriottCarl and Sue HaynesNicolai and Ethna HinrichsenRichard Holtz and Carol OrnsteinSuzanne Smith Jablonski and William JablonskiSusan and John JaquetteBill and Marlene JewellBob and Nan JulianMarc and Phyllis Kaplan Marsha and Fredric KardonWilliam M. KayJane Koestler and Jim KarpinskiKathy Kelly and Jim JenkinsChristopher Kim and Soyong LeeJudith KomorElizabeth Kunz and David FlatenTom and Marisa LaFalceJune LockeJanet LoweJane and Scott MacDonald !Chris and Johara MalcolmTerry and Randy MarcusPaul and Nancy MarinoMathnasium !Judith Maxwell and Linda LohnMichael Kotlikoff and Carolyn McDanielCarolyn J. McPhersonEmily and Joe Metz John and Tina MollenkampAlice Moore and Robert SmithPat and Richie MoranEverett and June Morse

Jane Mt. Pleasant and Darol ChamberlainKarlis and Pat MusaMaureen Newman and Wade BollingerRichard * and Barbara NowogrodzkiJohn Oakley & Margaret HammondP&C Fresh !Bill and Joyce PaleenSean and Dawne PeacockKaren Powers and Jim DennisPurity Ice Cream !Queen of Tarts !Don and Sue RakowLeia Raphaelidis and Steven VanekEllen ReubenFrank and Margaret RobinsonEric and Margaret RobinsonBeatrice Rosenberg Robin and Rick RosoffEllen and Art RostenJohn and Doreen RudanScott and Jan RussellJim and Gail SalkJoe Sammons and Mary SchiavoneCatherine SavageSchlom FamilyShankar and Mala SenMiaqing ShenMike and Aleza SimonsSix Mile Creek Winery !Carol and John SpenceRich and Margaret Steinacher Stewart HoweThe Strogatz FamilySusan S. Suarez and Wayne GottliebDenise and Mark SullivanGeorge and Carolyn TaberJoan Tardif and Jeffrey JanowskyEric and Kara TaylorJohn and Betty ThomasTidBITS PublishingLawrence TomakTops Grocery Store !Troy FamilyLisa Tsetse and Sox Sperry Pat and Zenon WasyliwJanet WatermanKathy and Charlie WoodcockMarcie WyantJoseph B. Yavitt and Susan MerkelJoel and Cathy Zumoff

* Deceased ! Inkind

Note: Many gifts were made in honor or memory of others. That information is found at ipei.org and will be highlighted in the annual report of the fiscal year of each gift.

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SOURCES OF FUNDS

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS

$ 392,652FOUNDATION GRANTS

$ 40,500CORPORATE GIFTS

$ 119,226INVESTMENT INCOME

$ 13,275FINE ARTS SPONSORSHIPS

$ 21,519INCOME TO SPECIAL FUNDS

$ 47,618ADMINISTRATIVE FEE INCOME

$ 7,076FROM CASH RESERVES

$ 29,531

TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDS

$ 671,397

USES OF FUNDS

GRANTS AWARDED

$ 329,913DONOR SPECIAL FUNDS

$ 34,223STAFFING

$ 22,180EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS / EVENTS

$ 10,876ADMINISTRATIVE / PROFESSIONAL FEES

$ 32,547DEVELOPMENT

$ 42,098PR / PUBLICATIONS

$ 17,282ENDOWMENT

$ 36,456

TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDS

$ 671,397

FOUNDATION GRANTS

6%

CORPORATE GIFTS 18%

INVESTMENT INCOME

2%

FINE ARTS SPONSORSHIPS

3%

INCOME TO SPECIAL FUNDS

7%

ADMINISTRATIVE FEE INCOME

1%

FROM CASH RESERVES

4%

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS58%

ADMINISTRATIVE/PROFESSIONAL FEES

5%

GRANTS AWARDED

49%

STAFFING3%

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS / EVENTS

2%

DONOR SPECIAL FUNDS

5%

DEVELOPMENT6%

PR /PUBLICATIONS 3%

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN RESERVES

22%

ENDOWMENT5%

FINANCIALSThanks to the generosity of our community and your commitment to strengthening our schools, IPEI provides financial support to the teachers and students of the Ithaca City School District through our grants, programs, affiliates, and special funds includ-ing donor-designated endowments. We are proud to present the financial results for the fiscal year July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012.

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You may designate your gift for one or more IPEI priorities:

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Community Collaboration Grants)

$_____________ Kids Discover the Trail!

$_____________ Fine Arts Booster Group

$_____________ Code Red Robotics

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BOARD & VOLUNTEERS

Ithaca Public Education Initiative Board of DirectorsTerry R. Byrnes, President *Jennifer Engel, Vice President*Deborah O’Connor, Treasurer and Finance Committee ChairFrances H. Kozen, Secretary and Community Collaboration Grants Committee ChairAnn Caren, Awards Committee ChairMary M. Grainger, Development Committee Chair *David R. Lee, Nominating and Board Development Committee ChairJudy Stewart, Public Relations Committee ChairPat Tempesta, Red and Gold Grants Committee ChairKatherine AndersonKevin BrewMartha FrommeltDenise GomberChristopher KimSusan PilieroKaren Yearwood

*Kids Discover the Trail! Steering Committee and Marketing Committee members

Board LiaisonsJanine Eng and Alice Wu, Fine Arts Booster GroupPatricia Musa, Code Red RoboticsSandy True, Teacher Grants Committee ChairKaren Yearwood, Council of Ithaca PTAsJay True, ICSD Board of Education

IPEI Committee Members (Non-board members involved with program coordination, grants review, events, and public relations)

Trish ArmstrongRandi BeckmannJanie ClarkAnne DiGiacomoBridget DuthieJon EppsMiles EppsChyanne EydeVivian FieldsNancy GrossmanBrigid HubbermanLiz HudsonHolly KazarinoffKaren KellerRaylene LudgatePaul MarinoBridget O’ConnorKathleen O’Neil

Sarah PadulaConnie PattersonSusan PerriRochelle ProujanskyJoyce PutnamMargaret RobinsonJeff RubinSteve RyanMark SaccoJeanette ShadyDiane ShaferMya ThompsonKay TienCharles TrautmannGary WeissbrotAmy WiseMarcie Wyant Heather Zimar

StaffJulie Langenbacher, Administrative & Program Associate

Photography sources: 3D Cinemation, Dave Burbank, Peggy Dolan, Kathleen Downes, Liz Field, Martha Frommelt, Mary Grainger, Julie Langenbacher, Cindy Kramer, Sharon Nelson, Heather Pemberton, Susan Perri, Rachel Philipson, Eric Pritz, Doreen Smith, John Sullivan, Carina Volkmann, Beth Wixson

❑ Grants

❑ Collaborations

❑ Endowments

Design: Terry Marcus Design

Printing: Arnolds Printing

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