Priority Spokane Steering Committee

1. Priority Spokane Steering Committee March 21, 2014 Where to Next? Engaging Community - Creating Change

2. Rich Hadley“Accelerate to a High-Performing Economy” Engaging Community - Creating Change

3. Principles for High-Performing Economy • Competiveness – take stock of its competitive advantage • Comprehensive Strategy - understand the interrelationships between economic development strategies and other strategies--such as education, environmental enhancement, housing, and recreation • Global Economy – building the capacity to sell to world markets • Industrial Focus – keen awareness of the key sectors or clusters in the economy, and their performance is tracked closely • Regional Collaboration – community’s economy is greatly influenced by the larger region of which it is a part

4. Principles for High-Performing Economy (cont) • Partnerships – strongest development programs rest upon solid partnerships among local organizations • Equity – investing in a way that reduces economic disadvantage • Measurement and Evaluation – measure their outputs and evaluate the reasons for success or failure • Learning – maintain a posture of flexibility that makes it easier to put new ideas into operation

5. Greater Spokane Incorporated Vision: A measurably more vital Spokane Region Mission: Growing Jobs and Business Investment Key Objectives: • Economic Development – grow the economy • Public Policy – advocate for members • Education /Workforce Development – aligned to the economy • Marketing & Communications – get the word out

6. Greater Spokane Incorporated Industry Sectors: • Aerospace • Agriculture • Clean Technology • Education – K-12 & Higher Education • Health Sciences • Logistics & Distribution • Manufacturing

7. Recruitment, Retention & Expansion2007-2013 • Recruitment • 24 Firms • 1,130 direct jobs • $52 million direct payroll • $339,875,000 Annual Economic Impact • Retention and Expansion • 48 Firms • 3,273 direct jobs • $134 million direct payroll • $724,900,000 Annual Economic Impact • GSI PTAC – Government Contracting • Total Clients – 1,290 (12 counties) • Number of Contracts - 815 • Jobs Created – 2,097 • $104,840,200 Contract Dollars Awarded

8. Spokane’s Economic Overview • Annual wage • 2011 - $38,699 • 2012 - $41,056 • 2013 - $41,880 (preliminary) • Fastest growing industries • Advanced Manufacturing/Aerospace • Professional, Scientific and Technical • Health Services • Finance and Insurance • Transportation and Warehousing • Decreasing industries • Federal, State and Local Government (except education) • Retail • Leisure/Hospitality

9. Spokane’s Economic Overview – cont. • Highest Paid Occupations – Health Care

10. Spokane’s Economic Overview – cont. • Fastest Growing Occupations • 80% will be in the mid-range with an AA degree or less • These jobs have the fastest wage growth due to lack of supply

11. Accelerate to a High-Performing Economy • What networks/organizations (including your own) are working on your priority, and what are they doing? • Statewide and regional economic development organizations – marketing, recruitment, retention, expansion, assistance, exporting and entrepreneur activities focused specifically on industries that pay higher than Spokane County average wages • Local government – streamlined permitting, infrastructure investments, public safety, environmental protection, utilities, economic and community development, workforce analysis • Universities and Community Colleges – development of curriculum and training programs that are closely aligned with innovations industries and economic growth • Area Legislators – support of statewide regulations and incentives that enhance and spur continued economic growth and development

12. Accelerate to a High-Performing Economy • What gaps exist within the priority area? • Companies looking for new sites or looking to expand are choosing other locations with strong and efficient infrastructure, a reliable and trained workforce and a competitive regulatory and incentive environment • Transportation investments may not be timely and are dependent on local funds for arterial improvements and state funds to complete unfinished highways and enhancements to I90 • Funding for education and training is not at the appropriate level to meet industry standards or regional requirements • A port district could provide local facility and infrastructure investments via a local taxing authority, but this needs to pass by a majority vote of Spokane County residents

13. Accelerate to a High-Performing Economy • How can Priority Spokane add value to this effort? • Assist in advocating for local investments in infrastructure and job training programs • Continue efforts focused on a healthier regulatory environment with changes that positively affect taxpayers and grow business • Ensure that metrics are agreed upon and regularly measured; i.e., Community Indicators • Would Priority Spokane be successful in acquiring funding in this area or be a beneficial addition to other efforts to secure funding? • By supporting our regional agenda which addresses changes to existing legislation and requests for new policies that will enhance the Spokane community’s quality of life and economic climate.

14. Questions?

15. Tim Henkel“Assure that all Children are Ready for Kindergarten” Engaging Community - Creating Change

16. Early Learning –Network and Organizations • INWAEL • Spokane Regional Health District • ESD 101 • Community Minded Enterprises • Catholic Charities • Spokane Public Library • Excelerate Success • Community Colleges of Spokane (Head Start & ECAEP) • Spokane Public Schools • Cheney Public Schools • West Valley Public Schools • Children’s Home Society • United Way

17. Early Learning –What are they working on • INWAEL • Improving quality • Access to high quality care and health care • Early intervention for children facing challenges • Advocacy on a state level – Thrive by Five • Excelerate Success – specific areas & outcomes with goal of measuring results & implementing quality improvement

18. Who is impacted – • 120,000 families; 52,000 with children < 18 • 5,800 children born yearly • 2,200 born to mothers with only HS or < • 3,200 born to Medicaid mothers • % of children in poverty = 19% • Children of parents not finishing high school are 23.4 times more likely to live in poverty than those with college degree

19. Kindergarten Readiness Measure • WA KIDS – Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills • 78% in all day K - 66% assessed via WA KIDS 6 Domains measured • Physical • Social Emotional • Language • Cognitive • Literacy • Math

20. 2013-14 WA KIDS Assessment - Readiness in Number of Domains

21. Student Achievement Progression by Free & Reduced Lunch Status

22. Early Learning –Current State & Gaps • 103 “Early Achievers” – 38% of licensed providers • 5 point scale of quality • All current providers have a “3” or higher • State goal - all low income families with subsidies in centers / providers rated at 4 or 5 • Head Start & ECAEP – 17% of licensed providers • Access to Affordable Quality Child Care • Provide Training for Center staff and Providers • Parents as Teachers • Nurse Family Partnership – 250 families

23. Current Funders • SRHD • Community Minded Enterprises • Community Colleges of Spokane • INHS • ESD 101 • SCUW • State & Federal support

24. How Does Priority Spokane Add Value? • Advocate for increased support for quality child care slots and reimbursement from the state • Pursue inclusion of early learning in the definition of basic education • Support local fundraising efforts (UW, local grantors) to fund early learning • Support messaging on importance / value of early learning • $1 invested today….. • Will save $7 in future costs

25. Antony Chiang“Improve Accessibility, Resources, and Attitudes re:Mental Health Engaging Community - Creating Change

26. Increase accessibility, resources, and attitudes re: Mental Health

28. Relative Risk of Disease for ACE ≥ ?4

32. Organizations working on priority

35. Q & A

36. Mike Dunn“Educational Attainment across Spokane County” Engaging Community - Creating Change

37. educational attainment in Spokane County

38. Spokane County School Districts Central Valley 13,000 Mead 9,500 Cheney 4,200 Medical Lake 1,950 Deer Park 2,600 Nine Mile Falls 1,560 East Valley 4,600 Orchard Prairie 90 Freeman 910 Riverside 1,520 Great Northern 52 Spokane 29,500 Liberty 420 West Valley 3,900 69,202 total students

39. Goal for all ~ Prepare eachof them to be career and college ready

40. preschool/early learning/full day K (WaKIDS) • common core state standards implementation • next generation science standards • assessment changes preparation – SBAC • early warning systems and intervention programs • AVID • instructional frameworks adoption – Danielson, Marzano, CEL/UW • advanced placement expansion • running Start and college in the high school • alternative options • collaborations – Spokane STEM, Excelerate Success (STRIVE), business community (Access2Experience, etc.), higher education, foundations yet, with no federal waiver…

41. possible here? The Road Map Project is a community-wide effort aimed at improving education to drive dramatic improvement in student achievement from cradle to college and career in South King County and South Seattle. The project builds off of the belief that collective effort is necessary to make large-scale change and has created a common goal and shared vision in order to facilitate coordinated action, both inside and outside school.

42. Amber Waldref“View from Spokane City” Engaging Community - Creating Change

43. Shelly O’Quinn“View from Spokane County” Engaging Community - Creating Change

44. Alisa MayAdditional Input Engaging Community - Creating Change

45. Ten – MinuteBREAK! Engaging Community - Creating Change