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Tidewater AFCEA Chapter Meeting, 15 May 2019

Tidewater AFCEA Chapter Meeting, 15 May 2019 Rear Admiral Will Rodriguez, United States Navy, Retired. The Best Military in the World…. … Needs the Best Troops to Keep it Running. Personal & Professional Development. Skills Training & Confidence Building. Helping to Create a Middle Class.

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Tidewater AFCEA Chapter Meeting, 15 May 2019

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  1. Tidewater AFCEA Chapter Meeting, 15 May 2019 Rear Admiral Will Rodriguez, United States Navy, Retired

  2. The Best Military in the World…

  3. …Needs the Best Troops to Keep it Running

  4. Personal & Professional Development Skills Training &Confidence Building

  5. Helping to Create a Middle Class

  6. Keep this in mind:Three-Legged Stool Analogy Student Community & Churches Parents Teachers

  7. 71% of Young People Cannot Join the Military

  8. Education

  9. North Carolina Statistics (17-24 Year Olds) (as of 2017) {Unsatisfactory! {Unsatisfactory! {Unsatisfactory!

  10. Fitness and Obesity

  11. Moral (AKA Criminal History) 1 in 10 young people cannot join the military due to prior convictions for felonies or serious misdemeanors.

  12. Key Primary Disqualifiers Poor, or Lack of, QualityEducation Fitness / Obesity Morals / Crime

  13. Remember this?: Three-Legged Stool Analogy Student Community & Churches Parents Teachers

  14. Parent Engagement

  15. Caution: Quality Pre-K Improves Academics

  16. High-Quality Early Education Can Help Reverse the Three Primary Disqualifiers Early education is linked to: Improved Academics Reduced Obesity Lower Crime

  17. “It is NOT about the funding, BUT it IS about the funding!”

  18. Cautionary Example of Funding vs Public Education:CA Funding Per Student vs. Academic Achievement ROI? $$$ vs. Scores? ? 270 250 230 210 190 0 $10,000 $8000 $6000 $4000 $2000 0 ? . $8667 +33.1% increase! B E L O W B A S I C Historical Per-Pupil Expenditures on K-12 Public Education in CA . 242.75 Average 4th & 8th Grades NAEP Math & Reading Scores for Hispanic Pupils in CA . $6513 +9% {Still “Below Basic”!} . 222.75 ‘94 ’96 ‘98 ’00 ‘02 ‘04 ’06 ‘08 ’10 ’12 ’14 ‘16 {* Data is based on numerous sources: Heritage Foundation, California Dept of Education, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP); NAEP assessment results are reported as average scores on a 0-500 scale (reading, mathematics, U.S. history, and geography) or on a 0 -300 scale (science, writing, and civics).} Beginning of Academic Year in CA Are we truly educating our Children? 05/27/2019 <number>

  19. Healthy School Meals

  20. Physical Education in Schools

  21. Report: Unhealthy and Unprepared

  22. Join ReadyNation Strengthening business through effective investments in children and youth. Learn more about ReadyNation at: www.ReadyNation.org/Join-Us Or contact: Nancy Fishman Co-Global Director, ReadyNation nfishman@readynation.org

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