The document summarizes a meeting of the Geneva 2020 Governance/Accountability Structure Work Group. The meeting agenda included welcoming attendees and providing Geneva 2020 updates, discussing three workgroups including their focus areas, and finalizing the Geneva 2020 accountability structure. The work group's deliverable was to draft an accountability structure for Geneva 2020 that outlines the roles and responsibilities of various tables, such as a Leadership Council and Collaborative Action Networks, within the organizational framework. Examples of accountability structures from other communities were also reviewed.

1. Geneva 2020
Governance /Accountability Structure
Work Group Meeting
May19,2015
11:30a.m.-1p.m.
Board Room,Geneva CommunityCenter

2. Today’s Agenda
• Welcome andintroductions
– GeneralGeneva 2020Updates
– ThreeGeneva 2020Workgroups
– Deliverable: FinalizeGeneva 2020AccountabilityStructure
• WhatisanAccountabilityStructure & whyis it important?
– Overview: Description ofvarious rolesandtables
– Review: Examples fromAlbany, Yonkers, Cincinnati, Milwaukee
• Finalizing The Draft
– Read throughApril 9th Comments and Discussion
– Changes to Goals?
– Outcomes and Indicators for school readiness goal
– Outcomes and Indicators for success in school goal
– Outcomes and Indicators for career and college goal

3. Our Deliverable …
Draft an accountabilitystructure for Geneva2020
that will be presented tothe SteeringCommittee in
June.

4. Three Geneva 2020 Workgroups
• Communications:
– Finalize vision andmission statements for Geneva 2020.
– Plan how tocommunicate that vision andmission tothe public.
– Potential name change.
• Governance:
– Chartthe accountability structure for Geneva 2020 that will function as the organizationalframework, depicting the
different tables within the partnership andincluding an outline ofthe rolesandresponsibilities ofeach table.
• Outcomes:
– Understand the points along the cradle tocareer education continuum that areproven to be key levers that need tobe
moved in order toachieve Geneva 2020’s vision andmission.
– Select Community Level Outcomes from across the cradle tocareer continuum andensure accountability tothe
community.
– Determine the indicators forthese outcomes, which arespecific measures that will be used totrack progress on
moving the community level outcomes.
5/7/2015 Geneva 2020 Outcomes Workgroup 4

5. The AccountabilityStructureis theorganizationalframework
thatdepicts thedifferenttableswithinthe partnershipAND
includesanoutline ofthe roles andresponsibilitiesofeach table.
It describes theprocesses, people andsupportsnecessarytofunctioneffectively.
What is an AccountabilityStructure?

6. Accountability structuresprovide:
- Clarity
•Around roles & responsibilities
•Around decision making and authority
- Organization
•Organizesthe work to improve effectiveness and efficiency
• Outlines an organized work-flow
- Communication
•Visual of what a cradle to careerpartnership looks like
Whyis an Accountability Structure important?

7. AnchorEntity:
Is a neutralpartner,well-foundedin the community.Their primaryresponsibilities include bringing key
leaderstogethertobuild strongrelationshipswithinthe partnership.TheAnchorEntityis responsible
forall externalcommunication,maintainsadata-drivenfocus,andhasthe capacityforthe Backbone
staffwhomanagethe everydayoperationsofthepartnership.
BackboneStaff:
Is a groupofindividuals whomanagethe day-to-dayoperationsofthe partnership.
Leadership Council:
Isa groupofcross-sector,executive-level leadersfromeducation,non-profit,philanthropic,business,
civic, faith-based,andcommunityorganizationsthatparticipatein thedirection-settingof the
partnership.Theirprimaryresponsibilitiesinclude removing barriers(ex. political,operationalor
financialbarriers),strategicdecision-making,andhelping toconvene partners.
*Meetsquarterlyandoperatesonconsensus basis.
Rolesand Table Descriptions.

8. Steering Committee:
Is a smallersubsetofthe leadershipcouncil. Thisgroup actsasanadvisorygroup totheleadership
council byproviding guidanceon keyissues ofthe partnership.
*Meetsmorefrequentlythanthe leadershipcouncil.
Operations Council:
Is responsibleforcoordinatingtheneeds ofthecollaborativeactionnetworkswithsupporttoeach
group,andprovides acommunicationlink tothe leadershipcouncil regarding theworkofcollaborative
actionnetworks.Theyhaveanessential rolein theinternalcommunicationsofthepartnership.
*Meetsmonthly.
Collaborative ActionNetworks (CANs):
Is a groupofcross-sectorpractitionersandindividualswho organizearoundasingle community-level
outcome.This groupisoftenformedaroundselectedindicators.Theydevelop a charterandactionplan
withstrategiestoimproveanoutcome.
*Meetsbiweekly
Rolesand Table Descriptions.

9. These roles and responsibilities should be incorporated into the various
tables within the partnership’s accountability structure.
• Changepracticeon ground - implement data-drivenimprovementsidentified in theactionplan
• ConvenePartners - bringtogetherthenecessarycommunitypartnerstosupportthework
• Dataanalysis- Analyzedataaccordingtothe partnership’sneeds
• Development/fundraising - Secure fundingandresourcesnecessarytoadvancethe partnership’s
work
• House backbonestaff-Provideofficespace, technologyneeds andmeeting spacefor
partnership’sstaff
• Implementstrategies toimpactoutcomes- implement data-drivenstrategiesidentified in the
actionplantoimpactanoutcomeandcontinuouslymonitorandimprovethosestrategies
• Removebarriers -worktoeliminateidentified barriersthatinhibittheadvancementofthework
• Strategic decision making-makedecisions on thestrategic directionandmission ofthe
partnership
Roles& ResponsibilitiesDefined.

10. Detailing the decision-making roles for specific types of decisions helps
clarify the role and authority within that role for each table, as wellas start
to outline the work-flow within the partnership.
Decide: determine the action to be take or the decision to bemade
Approve: final authority on a decision oraction, support/agreement is needed
from this group to take action
Input: consultation is neededfrom this group before decisions are made
Execute: carries out the action oncedecision is made and approved
Decision-MakingRoles Defined.

11. PROs
•Clear visualof accountability
and authority
•Clear organization of work-
flow
•Commonly used design,
familiarity
Hierarchical Designs
CONs
•Can be perceived as‘top-
down’
•Could be considered
bureaucratic
•Rigid-not organic

12. PROs
•Perceivedto be more inclusive and
less top-down
•Eliminates the conceptof an
individual orgroup being above or
belowanother
ConcentricDesigns
CONs
•Decision making and work-flow is
less clear
•Reporting structure is less clear

13. C2C
Partner-
ship
AnchorEntity Backbone
Leadership
Council
SteeringCommittee
Operations
Council
Collaborative
Action
Networks
Other
The
Albany
Promise
Supports
the
partnership
through
staffing,
convening
and
sustaining
Executive
Director
Action
Team
Facilitator
Data
Analyst
Stakeholder
Council:
Provides
executive-level
strategic
guidance
Commits
organizational
resources
Removesbarriers
Executive
Committee:
Coordinating
Council:
Provides
recommendations
forprocess,scope
andstrategy
Engages and
supportsaction
teams
Communicates
progressto
broaderstaff
Action Teams:
Implement
strategiestoimpact
outcomes
EarlyChildhood
Success
ActionTeam
Third& Fourth
GradeSuccess
ActionTeam
College&Career
Success
ActionTeam
Plenary:
Broader
community
Championsvision,
affirms direction,
promotesand
reportsdataresults
Co-Convenors
Various
Task Force
Committees
(asneeded)
Yonkers
Thrives
Provideskey
backbone staff,
dataand
fundraising
supports
Communication
,
Worksacross
sectors
Executive
Director
Data
Team
Stakeholder Table:
Executive-level
leaders
Usesauthorityto
alignandbroker
resourcesto
implement
strategies
Promotesand report
datato Yonkers
Strive partnership
andpublic
Leadership Council:
Corecross-sectorleaders
from withinthe
StakeholderTable
Providesstrategic
guidance
Possessesthe authorityto
leveragesignificant
financialand/orsocial
capitalto advancethe
goalsandoutcomes
Keypublic champions
Existing/emerging
groupsand
coalitionswho
identify
contributing
indicatorsand
commit to
integratingthese
indicators
Communicate
progressto
StakeholderTable

14. C2C
Partner-
ship
AnchorEntity Backbone LeadershipCouncil
Steering
Committee
Operations
Council
Collaborative
ActionNetworks
Other
The
Roadmap
Project
(Seattle)
Provides
staffing,
communi
c-ation
anddata
supportto
progress
Community
Networkand
AdvocatesCaucus:
Providesstrategic
inputandleadership
onpowerful
advocacy
communityand
parentengagement
policiesand
practicesthat
advanceequity
Project
Sponsors:
Overallproject
strategic
direction,
progress
monitoring,and
implementation
support
Workgroups:
Improveoutcomes,
identifystrategies
thatwillimprove
educationoutcomes,
reviewresultsto
informchangesin
practices
Data Advisors
Group:
Providestechnical
adviceonthe
projectscomplex
dataissues
EducationResults
Network:
providesinputand
buildingconnections
AlignedFunders:
investforgreater
systemimpact
Commit!
(Dallas)
Provideskey
staff/data
support
Works across
sectorsto help
eliminatesilos
Hasconvening
power
Executive level
Drives strategyand
regionalcollaborative
action
Usesauthorityto
align/brokerresources
Promotes/reportsdata
to partnershipand
generalpublic
Subsetof
leaderswithin
the Leadership
Council.
Develops
agendafor the
Leadership
Council
Support Council:
Chairssit in on the
LeadershipCouncil
Collectivethought-
partnersassist
backboneto identify
andsupport
impactfulstrategies
Practitioner Networks:
Groupsof practitioners
operatingcollaboratively
within eachspectrumof
C2C continuum.
Operatesinthefieldwith
at leastoneeducational
provider,collectively
working togetheronkey
strategiesto improve
priorityoutcomes.

15. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
(10 members; meets monthly)
Implementwhat leadership team develops
LEADERSHIP TEAM:
(20-30 members; meets quarterly)
Guiding Principles: tolerant of mistakes;
respectful, no ideology, visionary, forward-thinking
• Champion vision
• Affirm direction
• Advocate for what works
• Promote and report
data / results
BACKBONE ORGANIZATION:
The Community Foundation
North Louisiana Accountability Structure - DRAFT
OPERATIONS TEAM:
(Ongoing)
• Provide recommendations for process and strategy
• Drive the implementation, oversight and support of the network and support teams
NETWORKS: Learning Communities Along the Cradle to Career Pipeline
Early
Childhood
K8 High
School
Post-
Secondary
Economic Civic Service
SUPPORT TEAMS: Provide advice, support and sustainabilityto each Network. Chairs serve on the Operations Team.
Data
Parent
Advisory
Youth
Advisory
Communications
Community
Outreach Funding
Policy /
Advocacy

22. •Examine Small Table Discussion Notes
about the DRAFT of the Governance
Structure
•Whatchanges dowe want to make to the
structure?
Work Group Discussion:

23. Vision
Geneva will thrive when all children have access to the resources and the education
they need to be engaged, productive citizens.
Mission
Geneva 2020 harnesses the entire community to create a support system for children from
cradle to career, providing opportunities for children to thrive, learn and grow so that they may
graduate from high school prepared for college, careers and life.
Goals
Every child enters school ready
to learn (kindergarten
readiness)
Every student is supported and engaged
and succeeds in school.
Every student succeeds and
is engaged in career and
life.
Outcomes
Early Childhood Success
(Cognitive, social, emotional,
and physical health, and
language and literacy)
Literacy
Success
STEaM
Success
High
Graduation
Rate
College
Readiness
Career
Readiness
Indicators
TBD based on 2015-2015
analysis of 0-4 surveys and data
90%
students at
grade level
in ELA in 3rd
and 6th grade
90%
students
proficient in
Algebra in
8th grade
90%
graduation
rate in all
subgroups
TBD TBD
Attendance rate at 95% in all buildings.

24. Data Group
Communications Group
Steering
Committee
Community Partners
Anchor Entity
College
and
Career
School
(K-12)
Cradle
(0-4 years)
Version A
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25. Thank You
Feel free tocontactAmyJacksonSellers, Geneva2020Program Coordinator
at(315)781-3825or Sellers@HWS.edu with anyfollow up questionsor comments.