Cradle-to-Career

Nov 4, 2010

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School District 2010 Free & Reduced Lunch Percentage

43.2%

71.3%74.1%

68.1%

61.8%

42.9%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Portland Public Parkrose David Douglas Reynolds Centennial Gresham Barlow

Source: Oregon Department of Education

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Next Steps

• Engage community partners & align overlapping efforts

• Establish Student Success Networks to develop & implement strategies (partner organizations will convene the networks)

• Secure funds, resources, and partnerships to sustain the effort

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“Don’t worry that your children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.”

- Robert Fulghum

Author of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

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Table Conversations• There are many groups and

organizations working to support children and youth in this community. What would be the crucial first steps to helping to coordinate and align multiple efforts and how would you most like to be engaged in the effort?

• Envision a community that effectively supports all children and youth. How can the Cradle to Career framework help Multnomah County become that community? Be as specific as possible.