WHERE WE’VE BEEN

2. WHERE WE’VE BEEN Forsyth Elbert Butts Troup Bulloch Liberty Glynn

3. WHY WE DO THIS • To increase community leaders’ involvement in local education with compelling data relating to education gaps • To facilitate the work of leaders in a community so that they effectively identify sustainable solutions to education issues • To align the goals of leaders within the community to facilitate strategic and measurable change in the school system • To create a plan with specific actions to improve education and workforce development within each identified community

4. HOW WE DO THIS Raise within the community and the state an awareness of the concrete factors hindering or enhancing children and youth in the birth-to-work pipeline. • Highlight the problems that impact educational outcomes within the community. • Coordinate resources that address problems.

5. HOW WE DO THIS • Convene local leaders; • Hold a local gathering to address education gaps in the community and report the findings; • Create a community plan to implement best practices identified in Phase I; • Work collaboratively with other entities to implement best practices; • Assist in the evaluation of local initiatives. Create a detailed plan with specific actions and the support of local leaders to improve education within each identified community.

6. HOW WE DO THIS Align education leaders at the local level with service providers, businesses and other advocates from within a community by presenting compelling data to heighten awareness of relationship between education and economic development. • Identify and communicate available resources. • Create specific actions with the support of local leaders to improve education within each identified community. • Enhance current and build new relationships with community leaders.

7. WHAT WE ACHIEVE • Establish effective partnerships • Obtain and analyze relevant data • Set measurable goals • Implement specific actions • Conduct formative and summative evaluations • Establish sustainable solutions

8. ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY LEADERS LEARNING & SOCIAL SUPPORTS THE BIRTH TO WORK PIPELINE K – 12 System Early Childhood Post Secondary Work & Career

9. WHO ARE ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY LEADERS? • Chambers of Commerce • Civic Clubs • Medical Community • Faith Based Community • Board of Education • Educators • Financial Community • Postsecondary Personnel • City and County Elected Officials • Media • Parents • Students • Ethnic and Minority Community Leaders • Leaders in Other Key Industries in the Community • Other Representation Based on Community Characteristics

10. A SUSTAINABLE LEGACY Forsyth County: • Graduation Rate • Closing Achievement Gaps • Community Awareness • Chamber/Business Involvement • Map of Community Resources • Workforce Readiness • Best Practices Benchmarks • Educator and Community Participation on Action Teams Elbert County: • Community Awareness of the Importance of Education • Early Learning Environment • Graduation Rate • Parental Involvement • Student Learning Troup County: • Closing Achievement Gaps • Community Awareness • Early Learning and School Readiness • Graduation Rate • Workforce Readiness Butts County: • Community Awareness of the Importance of Education • Early Learning Environment • Graduation Rate • Partners for Smart Growth Involvement