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REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

IPEI is a community-based organization that supports the teachers and students of the Ithaca City School District. IPEI works to connect our schools with the human Connectingand financSchoolial resour andces ofCommunity our community and to enhance the educational experience and success of every student. “Our public schools are a very important community asset and by working together we can make—Terry them Byrnes, even IPEI President better. I hope you enjoy this report andThank catch you the to theIPEI Triad spirit!” Foundation for making this report possible.

CONTENTS

Connecting School and Community...... 1

Grants ...... 2

Collaborations ...... 5

Affiliates ...... 8

Community Engagement ...... 9

Endowments...... 10

Financial Report ...... 11

Thanks to All Our Donors ...... 12

Front cover photos • Model boat-building was integral to the ESOL summer learning program. • Rebuilding the playground together was a means to build trust between the LACS youth and the native Akwesasne students. Back cover photos • Students created the Boynton mural alongside parents, teachers and community members. • Musicians performed during Fall Creek Art Fair Gallery Night. Photos courtesy Patricia Forton, Jon Raimon, Carol Dentes Wilhelm, Susan Zehnder, Judy Cesari, Hester Vermaak, Cayuga Medical Center, Tompkins Trust Company, Matt Cook Student success is our major objective. The entire community benefits from high quality schools. Our students become informed and involved citizens, our teachers’ efforts and creativity are acknowledged and encouraged, and businesses and other organizations are able to attract andConnecting retain the talented employees School they need. High quality schools engender civic pride and add to the economic andand cultural Community quality of the community. The Ithaca Public Education Initiative (IPEI) has been working for ten years to connect the abundant and var- ied resources of our community to the educational experience of our children. We have found many constructive ways of accomplishing this task through collaborations, partnerships, individual volunteer efforts, and financial support.

IPEI had many notable achievements in 2004–05

• over $75,000 in grants were made to teachers, students and schools

• the expansion of our Teacher Grant Program, thanks to Tompkins Trust Company’s creation of the Charles E. Treman, Jr. Teacher Grants Endowment

• the launch of our Kids Discover the Trail! pilot project, an ambitious collaboration between IPEI, the Discovery Trail Partners, and the Ithaca City School District

Grants provide resources so that unique and creative ideas can become reality.

We hope you find this report of IPEI activities informa- tive and inspiring. Please contact us if you’d like more information. Visit www.ipei.org. IPEI has developed a variety of programs that provide grants to teachers, students and others to enrich the educational experience. Many of these grants feature the applicant utilizing community resources in their project or activity.

Teacher Grants IPEI encourages innovativeGrants projects that bring community resources into the classroom. Funds to support this program come from individuals and businesses that sponsor teams at the annual Adult Spelling Bee including True Insurance’s event sponsorship, and from gifts to our annual community campaign. This year, Tompkins Trust Company established a $100,000 endowment honoring Charles E. Treman, Jr., a 1926 graduate of Ithaca High School and the bank’s longtime President and Chairman. The income from this fund will provide IPEI with additional funds for annual grants for teachers’ creative classroom projects involving community partners. In making this gift, Trust Company President Steve Garner said,“The community meant Charles E. Treman, Jr. so much to Charlie. This will ensure his name will forever be associated with this most valu- able community asset—our public schools.”

Build It in K: Kindergarten Tools for Learning With the help of local carpenter Rebecca Richmond, students in Carol Dentes Wilhelm’s South Hill Kindergarten class designed, constructed, equipped, and learned how to use a classroom Woodworking Center. The project also included two hands-on projects: ribbon wands for the end-of-the-year dance concert, and a project chosen by each child. Students learn the value of discipline, coordination, and artistry, while making crafts in this unique facility.

Kindergarteners learned tool safety working with the grant's community partner.

2 Harlem Renaissance Interdisciplinary Unit At DeWitt Middle School 180 eighth graders learned about the artistic and political contributions of African Americans by studying the music, dance, literature, and art as well as the struggle for social justice and equal rights during the Harlem Renaissance. Teacher Andrea Volckmar invited Ithaca College Professor Steve Brown, the Bernie Upson Trio, dancer Jenna Hallas, and choralist Betty Henderson to teach her students about jazz and perform with them. These lessons were interwoven with Social Studies and English classes.

The Chemistry of Art Kate Gefell’s 90 ninth and tenth grade chemistry students at Ithaca High School explored the role chemistry plays in art. Artist Kendall McAdams demonstrated the chemistry involved in metal-working through a hands-on activity experimenting with the changing properties of copper before and after heating. Students visited the Johnson Art Museum to learn about art conservation and restoration, a real-world connection between the fine arts and science.

Red and Gold Opportunities Grants Teachers, administrators, students and community members may apply for these one-time grants that assist with projects that strengthen and enrich the schools and fall outside the criteria of our Teacher Grants.

Path to Success The Village at Ithaca hosted a day long workshop for middle and high school students including a motivational speaker sharing a message to inspire the teens to do well in school as a part of their path to success. An IPEI grant supported this program.

Gallery Night attendees admired the elementary students' artwork.

Elementary School Art Fair Fall Creek Elementary School held a school-wide fair celebrating faces in art. Guest artist Sarah Ahearn led students to create Face Puzzle Pictures which were presented at a gallery night. IPEI collaborated with several other funders to make this fair a reality.

3 Wading into Fall Creek Mark Nelson’s Ithaca High School environmental science students are able to do intense, hands-on field work through a Red and Gold Grant to purchase 15 hip waders, 4 wader storing tubs, and label- ing and repairing supplies. Students (180–200 every year) can now conduct biological, chemical, and physical experiments in the creek.

Ithaca High’s new Shakespeare Garden, in memory of former teacher Dorothy Anderson, is possible because of IPEI funds.

Endowed Awards Endowed funds help sustain IPEI programs in perpetuity. Students, alumni, and friends are invited to create endowments to support our schools. Additional gifts are wel- comed at any time to any of these funds.

I.H.S. Senior Class Gifts Working with the class leader- ship and the parents of the senior classes at Ithaca High School, a tradition of senior class gifts has been revitalized. Graduating students with their families have a vehicle to show their gratitude and to act philanthropically. The Class of 2004 established an endowment to recognize annually an outstanding new teacher. The Class of 2005 Endowment will fund an award each year to a student organization voted upon by the current seniors. This year economics teacher Nancy Strippel and the Tattler received these class gift awards.

Raymond C. Loehr Teacher and Student Awards The Loehr family established two endowments to honor their father at the time of his 70th birthday. They recognize a teacher for excellence in science teaching and a student interested in environmental science. This year’s recipi- ents were science teacher Nancy Ridenour and freshman Eric Boynton.

4 Various projects have emerged as a result of the Critical Issues in Education Roundtable Workshop in April 2004. Hosted by the Community Foundation of Tompkins County, the Triad Foundation and IPEI, the workshop identified several potential and desirable school and community connections. Thanks to the commitment of dozens of organizations, volunteers, and funders, these projects are takingCollaborations shape. Kids Discover the Trail! This collaboration is an initiative that involves ICSD students and teachers with curriculum-based learning opportunities at all eight Discovery Trail sites at critical points in their school careers. Five goals were established for the project by ICSD teachers and administrators in collaboration with Discovery Trail directors and educators. • Enhance the existing classroom curriculum by connecting teachers with the educational programs at Discovery Trail sites. • Provide a common experience for all students across grade levels and schools. • Promote equity by providing equal access for all students. • Ease tensions that can occur at the transition to middle school by pairing schools appropriately for these experiences. • Increase awareness of Discovery Trail partners: Cayuga Nature Center, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell Plantations, Herbert F. Johnson Art Museum, Museum of the Earth at PRI, Sciencenter, The History Center in Tompkins County, and the Tompkins County Public Library.

Funds for bus trips to the Johnson Museum of Art and other Discovery Trail sites are part of Kids Discover the Trail!

5 “With this Kids Discover the Trail! effort,

IPEI has—The stepped Ithaca Journal into a editorial greater role in the lives of area school children, Pilot Evaluation Complete Phase I ofand the thatKids Discover is a role the Trail!thatpilot deserves occurred in the spring ofthe 2005 support and involved of this 20% ofcommunity.” all ICSD students. We are grateful for the financial support we received from the project’s corporate sponsor,Tompkins Trust Company, and local foundations: Community Foundation of Tompkins County, Park Foundation, Tompkins County Foundation and Triad Foundation. The results of a professional evaluation were very positive. Suggestions for improvement are being made. The Kids Discover the Trail! collaboration will begin Pilot Phase II early in 2006. It will expand to involve a greater number of teachers and students, and the educational programs at the Discovery Trail sites will be adjusted to best suit the NYS Department of Education curriculum requirements.We will again turn to organizations, businesses and individuals in our community for their support. Scrubs Club IPEI facilitated collaboration between the Cayuga Medical Center and Dewitt Middle School that lead to this unique off-site after-school program. Scrubs Club enables 25 students each semester to explore career opportunities in the medical field. They get hands-on experience in every department, from food service and housekeeping to emergency room and surgery. The program is made possible through the generosity of the Cayuga Medical Center.

Dewitt students don “scrubs” for their weekly meeting at the hospital.

After-School Initiative Another project that emerged from the Critical Issues Workshop was a concern about the quantity, quality and accessibility of after-school programming across

6 the District. One of the major obstacles to expanding after-school activities is transportation. IPEI’s summer intern prepared an inventory of after-school programs at each school as the first step toward sharing existing program ideas and identifying needs. IPEI is also working with the Tompkins County Youth Services Ad Hoc Trans- portation Committee to work toward solutions.

Teachers are among the adults who mentor children and youth in formal and informal settings.

Mentoring Initiative Many youth-serving organizations as well as the schools encourage mentoring at all levels ranging from older students reading with younger ones in elementary schools to the national Big Brother Big Sister model. IPEI convened meetings of school and community members who offer mentoring programs to encourage collaboration and to increase public awareness. Continued inter- action and cooperation are needed.

–Jeff Carman, Dewitt student “In school, with the IPEI funding, Elementarywe can to Middle learn tSchoolhrough Transition experiences Workshop parinsteadticipants ofrec ommendedout of books.” that student opin- ions and ideas be considered in all of the initiatives that came from the April 2004 event. The IPEI Family and Student Involvement Committee in collaboration with a VISTA volunteer, Cornell Cooperative Extension and the PTA Council are developing strategies for involving students and families in the transition to middle school.

“My vision was for our students

to work side by—Judy side Cogan with Cesari college students,

adults, and senior citizens on a mural 7 that illustrates the richness and diversity of our community.” Fine Arts Booster Group The Ithaca Community Fine Arts Booster Group (FABG) is a program of IPEI. Its mission is to be supportive of fine and performing arts programs throughout the district. Activities include advocating for the arts, improving learning opportunities for all, and fostering an apprecia- tion for the arts. Affiliates Fine Arts Mini-Grant Program FABG allocated more than $7000 to fund 25 mini-grants and to expand opportunities for students to play musical instruments, create works of visual art, perform in theatre productions, and experience the arts in a number of other ways. The grants are made twice yearly to fine and performing arts teachers to enrich and support the curriculum after a competitive grant application process.

The IHS Orchestra performs “Bright Horizons,” a piece composed by Robert Paterson for the 100th anniversary celebration.

100th Anniversary of Ithaca High School Orchestra was celebrated in the spring of 2005, with a full house concert in Kulp Auditorium where a commissioned piece for the occasion was debuted. In addition to support from FABG and other community sources, IPEI was pleased to have played a part in funding this auspicious event that drew orchestra alumni and former teachers.

“The support I received from the FABG and

IPEI during—George the Myers, anniv IHSersary Orchestra celebr Directoration went far beyond the generous grants. I felt their Rsupportobotics Club each and every day I walked through IPEI provides organizational support to the Ithaca High School Roboticsthe doors Club. Anof IHS IHS, teacher, and a Cornellstill do.” engineering professor and parents work with the student club members to design, build, and maneuver robots that compete in a number of prestigious regional and national competi- tions. Congratulations are due as they were named Regional Champions garnering awards for “Best Robot Design” and the “General Motors Industrial Design Award”.

8 Adult Spelling Bee Thirty teams of intrepid spellers vied for the title of “Pick of the Hive” in the annual IPEI Adult Spelling Bee spon- sored by True Insurance. Local businesses and community members sponsor teams of spellers. Proceeds from the Bee are used exclusivelyCommunity to fund our Teacher Grants Program. Engagement IPEI Roundtable There are more than a dozen community organizations that help our schools in a variety of ways. To better coor- dinate these efforts, IPEI hosts monthly lunch meetings where representatives of these groups meet to network and exchange ideas.

Media Support An important part of our Community Engagement effort is communication. We wish to acknowledge the Ithaca media that have been very supportive of our cause by featuring the good news about local public education including reports of IPEI’s programs and initiatives. Thanks to The Ithaca Journal, Ithaca Times, Ithaca Child, Ithaca Parent and Teen, Cayuga Radio Group, and all school newsletters. Teens benefit from experiences with younger children and vice versa.

Connecting School and Community Campaign Community support for our schools as evidenced by your gifts and grants has been outstanding. On behalf of the students and staff of the Ithaca City School District, we thank our donors for their generous support of public education. Our “Connecting School and Community” Campaign continues this year to be the major vehicle for raising support for our mission.

We can’t do it without you! IPEI is proud to be able to provide community members with a way to recognize and honor special people and support education at the same time. Endowments are an exceptional way to enhance the future of our schools and celebrate student and staff accomplishments.

Carol J. Buckley Scholarship for Students in the Arts will provide scholarshipEndowments assistance beginning in June 2006 to talented students pursuing advanced study in the arts as well as support for arts-related educational programs in the Ithaca City School District. Ithaca High School Class of 2004 Award Ithaca High School Class of 2005 Award Raymond C. Loehr Scholarship for Environmental Science Raymond C. Loehr Award for Excellence in Science Teaching Charles E. Treman, Jr. Teacher Grants

“IPEI has made it easy to create a Senior

Class—John Fund...t M. Hinchcliff,he Classes Class of of2004 2004 parent and 2005 acted on their sense of gratitude…. IPEI has given a start to what I hope will become a graduation tradition!”

Everyone is happy when they feel supported.

10 JULY 1, 2004 – JUNE 30, 2005

OTHER GOVERNMENT 4% SOURCES OF FUNDS 5% Financial Report TRANSFER Individual Gifts FROM ASSETS INDIVIDUAL $ 42,623 14% 34% Corporate Gifts 33,415

FOUNDATION Foundation Grants 16% 19,600 Government Grants CORPORATE 6,000 27% Other 5,531 Transfer from Assets 16,845

Total Sources of Funds $ 124,014

USES OF FUNDS ADMINISTRATION + PROFESSIONAL FEES 10% GRANTS DEVELOPMENT AWARDED 12% 61% Grants Awarded $ 75,557 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Educational Programs 10% 8,387 Community Engagement 12,888 EDUCATIONAL 7% Development 15,045 Administration + Professional Fees 12,137

Total Uses of Funds $ 124,014

ASSETS AS OF JUNE 30, 2005 Cash and Investments $ 23,282 Committed Program Funds 18,254 Endowed Funds 17,764 Funds held on behalf of IPEI 100,875

Total Assets $ 161,175

11 Thanks to All Our Donors More than 400 individuals, businesses, and other organizations supported the students and teachers of the Ithaca City School District with their gifts and grants to IPEI, July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. It is with pride and heartfelt gratitude we list them here. If you would like to join our growing group of supporters, we have attached a gift form Donorsto the back cover of this report.

Anonymous (3) Jennifer Engel and Larry Young Robert H. Abrams Matt and Madeline Estill Molly and Barry Adams Nicole and Sean Eversley-Bradwell Suzanne Aigen and Joseph Schwartz Gregory and Sally Ezra Carolyn and Tim Ainslie Nicky and Rick Falck Katherine Anderson and Max Paul Farhi and Vivian Young Pensky David Fernandez and Elizabeth Arnold Printing Lawson Eileen Bach Frank and Maura Fetsko Jackie and Kevin Bangs John and Molly Fitzpatrick Laura Barnhill and William Troy Steve and Elena Flash Stuart Basefsky and Claire Germain David Flaten and Elizabeth Kunz Alan and Jennifer Biloski Wayne and Maralyn Fleming Susan Blumenthal and David Steve Fontana Kreinick Ellen McCollister and Robert H. Janice and Tony Bretscher Frank Kevin and Vicki Brew David Feldshuh and Martha Chuck and Phyllis Brodhead Frommelt Urie* and Liese Bronfenbrenner Steve and Kathy Garner John and Mary Beth Bunge Rob Gearhart and Marybeth Tarzian Jim and Terry Byrnes Brad and Mary Grainger David Cedarbaum and Barbara Cathy Haines Mitchell Ronald and Rebecca Harris-Warrick Clarity Connect Helen C. Hartnett Charlotte and Ronnie Coffman Hawkes Family Tom and Loren Colbert Carl and Sue Haynes Timothy and Mary Ann Colbert Betta and Jim Hedlund Royal D. and Susana F. Colle Brian Heltsley and Ann Hoffman Communications Support Group, Sara Howard Inc. John and Karen Henion Maria Costanzo Carman and Sandra Brink Hill Kenneth and Alie Cowan Bob and Betsy Hillman Michael J. Cuddy John and Robin Moss Hinchcliff David J. Kuckuk and Sheila Danko Peter Hirtle and Sarah Thomas Peter Davies Minfong Ho Doris Davis Shirley O. Hockett Robert and Maxine Dean Bob and Barbara Holdsworth Angela DeFelice Jim Alexander and Sarah How Duane Diviney and Jerald Shing Sami Husseini and Catherine Husa Clover M. Drinkwater Karen and Mike Jackson J. Michael and Joan Duesing Claudette James Wendy and Dirk Dugan William and Marlene Jewell Dave and Peggy Dunlop Jim Johnston and Linda Mack Eagle Broadcasting Co., Inc. Ralph and Jane Jones Marsha Eger Bob and Nan Julian Lisa and Ted Eisenberg Michael Katz Lawrence Endo and Caron Bove Vally Kovary

12 Dexter and Frances Kozen John and Shelley Semmler Barbara L. Krause David Shmoys and Eva Tardos Kathy Okun and Jeffrey Lehman David and Candace Shoemaker Lesly and Philip Lempert Arthur and Charlotte Shull Deborah S. Levin Cyndi and Roger Slothower Gil and Ilma Levine Thomas and Donna Sokol Diana Levy and Bruce Fabens Paul Steiger Bruce and Claudia Lewenstein Casey Carr and Dan Sternglass Catherine Porter and Philip Lewis Don and Sis Stewart Jack and Amy Little Gary and Mary Ellen Stewart Peter an Enid Littman Cushing and Jean Strout Mark Loehr Pat and Joe Tempesta Raymond and Joan Loehr John and Betty Thomas Fred and Danyel Logevall Barbara@MusicinMotion Janet Lowe Charlie and Nancy Trautmann Susan Lustick Mack and Carol Travis Susan Manley Sandy True Randy and Terry Marcus Jerome and Nan True Paul and Nancy Marino Scott and Ann Tucker Wilma Martin Norman and Marguerite Uphoff Howard and Laura McCullough Sanjeev and Meera Vohra Philip and Mary Lu McPheron Peter and Jodi Wadach Helen Meek-Burke Charles and Jane Walcott Shawn and Steve Meyer John and Diane Wallace R. James Miller and Chrissie Gail and Zellman Warhaft Schelhas-Miller Sarita Warshawsky Robert and Betty Minemier Carol Warshawsky Barbara Mink Janet R. Waterman Harry and Lucy Missirian Lisa and Chris Watkins Gin Mistry Dorothy Weeman Tim and Elizabeth Mount Christine A. Wilbur Bill and Donna Munger Joseph and Martha Wilson Joyce Munschauer Eileen Yagoda and Ross Brann Musa Family Barbara Yale Louise Mygatt Steve and Amy Yale-Loehr Ken Birman and Anne Neirynck Ye Hosts Honorary Society Lucinda Noble Stephen and Chris Zinder Patti and John Nozell Joel and Cathy Zumoff John and Margaret Oakley *Deceased Deborah O'Connor and Peter Lepage Carol True-Palmer and Glen Palmer KIDS DISCOVER THE TRAIL! PILOT Judith and Chris Pastel Community Foundation of Kathryn S. and Arthur W. Pearce Tompkins County Nicholas and Rose Pellegrino Park Foundation David and Jane Powers Tompkins County Foundation Claire Powers Tompkins Trust Company Nancy Pringle and Noreen Ruff Triad Foundation Esther Racoosin and Eric Alani Donald and Sue Rakow ITHACA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2005 FUND John and Connie Reps Robert and Nancy Barrett Dolly Robinson Barbara Bauer and Marc Sadovnic Margaret and Frank Robinson Beth and Peter Brennan Beatrice G. Rosenberg Tony and Janice Bretscher Mary Royer and Nelson Burdick Laura S. Brown Nerissa Russell Wolfgang and Heidrun Bullmer Carolyn W. Sampson William and Anne Chernish Karen and Steve Sass Daniel and Celia Clement Steve and Marcy Schaeffer Tom and Loren Colbert Suzan Schatz and Anthony Nekut William and Ruth Crepet Youngmi and Tom Schickel Kim and Jane Dunnick Fred Schwartz Locksley Edmondson

13 Matthew Evangelista and Joan Filler Cornell University Library System Paul Farhi and Vivian Young Cornell University School of Barbara Miller Fox Industrial and Labor Relations Robert Frank and Ellen McCollister Eagle Broadcasting Brad and Mary Grainger Audrey Edelman and Associates Jim and Nancy Henion Real Estate Nita Irby and Thomas Divers Garrity Communications Ron and Sandy Knewstub Guthrie Medical Center Marjory Rinaldo-Lee and David Lee Handwork Leah and Don MacLeod Harris Beach, LLP R. James Miller and Chrissie Integrated Properties, Inc. Schelhas-Miller Ithaca Bakery Birman-Neirynck Family Ithaca Coffee Company Laurel Parker Ithaca College Jason and Melanie Phipps-Morgan The Ithaca Journal Alice Saltonstall Ithaca Rotary Club Steve and Marcy Schaeffer Ithaca Sunrise Rotary Club Amy D. Stoll and R. Scott Billings Stephen and Shawn Meyer Raymond Terepka and Nancy Tompkins Trust Company Stewart True Insurance Pam Tolbert and Steve Carver True, Walsh & Miller Scott and Ann Tucker Charles and Kathleen Woodcock Frank Wise Amy and Steve Yale-Loehr IN MEMORY OF STUART DEPROSSE Douglas and Lucia Armstrong TEACHER GRANTS Karl and Mary Berkelman Peter and Beth Brennan Celia W. Bolyard Joan and C. David Brumberg Doris E. Brown Jim and Terry Byrnes Harriet L. Budke Jonathan Culler and Cynthia Chase Barbara H. Caldwell Roy and Frances Dexheimer Mary Call Craig S. Evans Maria and Thomas Eisner Charles R. Fay and Christine Sparfel Mary Berens and Paul Feeny Robert and Eileen Gravani Francoise Gebhart Sally and David Grubb Synnova and David Gooding Marc and Phyllis Kaplan Peter and Mary Harriott Michael Katz Marguerite Johnson Christopher and Judith Pastel Jonathan and Ann Kanter Esther Racoosin and Eric Alani Heinz and Judith Koch Thomas Richardson Mary Jo Larsen Margaret Shepard Sally H. McMillin Michael and Karen Shuler Margaret R. Myers Patricia and John Sipple Eva Poysa Julie and Rich Uhlig Janis H. Putman Margaret Van Houtte Barbara and Wayne Sinclair Mark Wenham ITHACA HIGH SCHOOL CODE RED ROBOTICS SPELLING BEE SPONSORS FUND Anonymous (3) DFP Flooring, Inc. Robert Abrams Sally and David Grubb Bank of America Ithaca Materials Research and Borg Warner Morse TEC Testing Inc. Calf Audio FINE ARTS BOOSTER GROUP The Carey McKinney Group Anonymous Cayuga Heights School PTA Elizabeth Ashford and David Stinson Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Eileen Bach and Roy Ellerbrock Ciaschi, Dietershagan, Little, and Mickelson Robin Botie Marin Clarkburg Carol Bushberg Communications Support Group Jim and Terry Byrnes Cornell University Community Edward and Caroline Cope Relations Leslie Daniels

14 Angela DeFelice Sanford and Joan Reuning Jerry and Judy Dietz Tompkins County Strategic Craig Evans Tourism Board ‘Community Joanne Farbman Celebrations’ Grant Daniel and Beth Farr Wegmans Susan Fowler and Alan Taylor Zehnder FINE ARTS BOOSTER GROUP PLAYBILL SUPPORTERS David Feldshuh and Martha Frommelt A & B Awards Brad and Mary Grainger Advanced Dental Technology of Ithaca Cathy Haines Alan Warshawsky James and Betta Hedlund Alice D. Moore/Audrey Edelman & Ann Hoffman Assoc. Real Estate Sara Howard All-Mode Communications Jean Hunter and Thomas Alternatives Credit Union Hirasuna Armstrong School of Dance Fredric and Marsha Kardon in honor of Play It Again Ithaca Audio Hearing Michael and Holly Kazarinoff Autumn Leaves Used Books in honor of George Myers and Benjamin Peters Art Loomis Big Red Bell Driving School, Inc. Rachel Lampert Blue Spruce Painting and David Lee and Marjory Rinaldo-Lee Decorating Art Loomis Body Gear: Fitness and Dance Sarah Manley Building Preservation Works Howard and Laura McCullough Caryn's Music Studio Gin Mistry Cathy Webb/ Audrey Edelman & Diane G. Morton and Kenneth J. Assoc. Real Estate Kemphues Cat's Pajamas Janet Murray Cayuga Chamber Orchestra John and Patti Nozell Cayuga Facial Surgery Arthur and Caroline Ostrander Chiropractic Health Care David Pacun and Tokiko Clarity Connect Nobusawa Collegetown Bagels Dave Rand and Liz Paci Community Foundation of Ruth Richardson Tompkins County Fred E. Schwartz Community School of Music and Thomas and Robin Seeley Arts Gary and Rosalind Simson Cornell Concert Series, Cornell University Margaret J. Sutherland Corners Gallery Joanne Trutko CSP Management Julie and Rich Uhlig David Cedarbaum Kevin Walsh David Mooney- State Farm Insurance ITHACA HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Dr. Chris Devenpeck 100TH ANNIVERSARY Borg Warner TEC Dynamic Patterns Priscilla Browning James Fey W. Ronnie and Charlotte Coffman Fingerlakes Recording Cornell Federal Credit Union First Congregational Church Charlotte Greenspan Foster Custom Kitchens, Inc. William and Phyllis Hewitt Gimme! Coffee Highland Guthrie Medical Center Shirley Hockett Stephen O. Hand, DMD Joan Horn Hangar Center for the Arts Peter Lepage and Deborah Hickey's Music O'Connor Hiltronix Sound John Clair Miller & Elisa Evett Ileen Kaplan-Maxwell Piano Oral Maxillofacial Surgery of the Italian Carry-Oiut Southern Tier Ithaca Academy of Dance Orthodontic Associates Ithaca Bakery Jean and Mark Radice Ithaca Ballet

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Ithaca Cayuga Optical Piano Rebuilders Ithaca Fine Chocolates Quilters Corner Ithaca Guitar Works Rep Productions Ithaca Piano Rebuilders Sciarabba, Walker, & Co., LLP Ithaca Talent Education Temple Beth-El Ithaca Tile and Hardwood Temple Tikkun V'Or Ithaca Music Academy Ten Thousand Villages Jolene Rightmyer/Audrey Edelman The Bookery & Assoc. Real Estate The UPS Store Julie Stone Salon The Nines Dr. Ira Kamp Tompkins Trust Company Kitchen Theatre Trinity Lutheran Church Preschool Mansour Jewelers True Insurance Margaret Hobbie/Audrey Edelman Varna Auto Service & Assoc. Real Estate Walkup Piano Martha Gilson Wegmans Money with a Mission Worry Free Home and Pet Sitting Moosewood Restaurant Yoga with Andrea Smith Music in Motion Dr. Marsha Zax New England Ballet Ziffy's Diner Pam Hanna–Longaberger Baskets

“Because of you (IPEI) students have had an opportunity to learn more

about their—Maryterese community, Pasquale-Bowen to work closely with professors, to consider their opportunities for the future and, more importantly, to work together.”

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Thank you! 2005–2006 Ithaca Public Education Initiative Board of Directors Terry Byrnes, President Jennifer Engel, Vice President Fran Kozen, Treasurer Nancy Pringle, Secretary Stuart Basefsky, Nominating Committee Chair Chuck Brodhead, Public Relations Committee Chair Mary Grainger, Development Committee Chair Sandy True, Allocations Committee Chair John Moss Hinchcliff* Brian Hunt Robert Julian Paul Marino Wilma Martin Patti Nozell Katy Pearce David Shoemaker Gary Stewart Pat Tempesta

BOARD LIAISONS David Lee, ICSD Board of Education Chuck Bartosch, ICSD Board of Education* Martha Frommelt, Fine Arts Booster Group Craig Evans, Fine Arts Booster Group*

*Through June 30, 2005

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IPEI is a community-based, not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that develops supportive community and private sector relationships with the Ithaca City School District. IPEI does not discriminate regardless of race, gender, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, economic status, sexual orientation, or marital status. Furthermore, IPEI recognizes the importance of, and strives to ensure that, all students have equal educational opportunities. IPEI supports the non-discrimination policies of the ICSD.