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The Schools Foundation 2009
The Schools Foundation’s mission is to create higher
expectations and widespread community support for
Madison County schools, leading to world-class
performance of principals, teachers, and students.
The Schools Foundation 2009
The Schools Foundation 2009
Since 2000, The Schools Foundation has directed
over $1,500,000 to public school support.
A+ College Ready will provide an additional
$4.2 million to area high schools over the next 5
years.The Schools Foundation 2009
Yes We Can Huntsville-Madison County!
The Schools Foundation 2009
The Schools Foundation 2009
Why This Work is Important
Good News for Alabama!
•Between 2005 and 2007, the state made the biggest gains in the country in 4th grade reading.
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Good News for Alabama!
•Made substantial gains in graduation rates from 2002 to 2006 •Made the 6th-highest gain in the U.S.•Notched a 66% graduation rate, up from 62%.•During the same period, the national rate held steady at 74%.
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What does this mean?
When we really focus on something, we make progress!
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However………………
Alabama ranks behind 35 other states in 4th
grade reading achievement.
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The Schools Foundation 2009
© 2009 THE EDUCATION TRUST
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In the U.S., every 26 seconds another student gives up on school, resulting in more than 1.2 million students dropping out of high school every year.
Nearly one third of all public high school students in the U.S. do not graduate with their class.
The U. S. ranks 18TH in high school graduation rates and 15th in college graduation rates.
Only half of graduates leave U.S. high schools prepared to succeed in college, career, and life.
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For every 100 students in the 9th grade, how many made it to graduation in 2004?
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Madison City 85
Huntsville City 51
Madison County 64
Alabama 59
U.S. 70
More likely to be unemployed
More likely to have poor health
More likely to be living in poverty
More likely to be on public assistance
More likely to be single parents of children
More than eight times as likely to be in jail or in prison.
Four times less likely to volunteer
Half as likely to vote or participate in community projects
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The average annual income for a high school dropout in 2005 was $17,299, compared to $26,933 for a high school graduate.
In other words, dropping out of high school has the potential to be a million-dollar mistake.
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If the students who dropped out of the Class of 2007 had graduated, the nation’s economy would have benefited from an additional $329 billion in income over these students’ lifetime.
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The Schools Foundation 2009
Why Community Engagement is
Important
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Yes We Can! Huntsville-Madison County
•We expect our schools to provide the highest level of academic rigor possible in order to meet the needs of our students.•We expect the facilities to be clean, safe, and adequate in size to accommodate the student population today and the growth expected in the near future.•We expect extraordinary efforts to be undertaken to address situations where extraordinary needs exist.
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It’s Up To Us!
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Yes We Can! Huntsville-Madison County
Our communities are changing and the clock is ticking…..
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America’s Challenge
•Research from ACT shows that the level of readiness needed to enter jobs offering a livable wage is not lower than that needed for college.
•Americans need to demand that all high school students graduate on-time and ready for college.
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Yes We Can! Huntsville-Madison County
“Why isn’t education a bigger political
issue?”
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Yes We Can! Huntsville-Madison County
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Our Challenges
•Graduate all students ready for college, work, and life.•Raise the level of problem solving skills •Increase the rigor in science, math and English.•BRAC•Workforce needs•Gaps in achievement
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Our Challenges
•Aging facilities•Proration/funding shortages•Gaps in educational opportunities and achievement•Graduation rate•Meeting workforce needs•Increases in enrollment
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What can we do?
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Yes We Can! Huntsville-Madison County
We know that great schools are possible when a community is
unified in support of high education standards.
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Yes We Can! Huntsville-Madison County
A community partnership in support of public education
The Schools Foundation 2009
Yes We Can! Huntsville-Madison County
Communications Objectives
Build communication strategies that include improving internal/external communications
structures and collecting the public voice.
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Regional Collaboration Objectives
Enhance relations and achievement results through linkages among three public school districts in Madison County.
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When?
Now!!!!
Yes We Can! Huntsville-Madison County
A community partnership in support of public education
The Schools Foundation 2009
“The U.S. cannot maintain its economic leadership
unless our workforce consists of people who have
the knowledge and skills needed to drive innovation.”
Bill Gates
The Schools Foundation 2009
Yes We Can! Huntsville-Madison County
A community partnership in support of public education
www.theschoolsfoundation.org
Scott McLain
President, The Schools Foundation
256-533-3414
Debbie Beaupre
Executive Director, The Schools Foundation
256-503-3213
