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Creating a College-Going Culture: Leadership Through Collaboration

Creating a College-Going Culture: Leadership Through Collaboration. St. Clair County KnowHow2GO Governor’s Education Summit April 25, 2011. St. Clair County KnowHow2Go – Local College Access Network Creating a college-going culture in our community, in our schools, and with our families.

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Creating a College-Going Culture: Leadership Through Collaboration

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  1. Creating a College-Going Culture: Leadership Through Collaboration St. Clair County KnowHow2GO Governor’s Education Summit April 25, 2011 St. Clair County KnowHow2Go – Local College Access Network Creating a college-going culture in our community, in our schools, and with our families.

  2. What thebest and wisest parent wants for his child, • ...should be what the community wants for all its children. • John Dewey, The School and Society (1900)

  3. Our Mission Creating a college-going culture in our community, in our schools, and with our families.

  4. St. Clair County KnowHow2Go – Local College Access Network Creating a college-going culture in our community, in our schools, and with our families. Leveraging resources to create a college-goingculture

  5. St. Clair County KnowHow2Go – Local College Access Network Creating a college-going culture in our community, in our schools, and with our families. Our KH2GO Goals

  6. Collective Impact Research Characteristics of a successful network: • Common agenda • Shared measurement systems • Mutually reinforcing activities • Continuous communication • Backbone support organizations (Kania & Kramer, 2011)

  7. Community Foundation of St. Clair County Strategic Priorities2010 - 2013 • Education • Community and Economic Development • Arts and Culture • Basic Needs and Human Services www.stclairfoundation.org

  8. Women’s Initiative • Help at-risk kids succeed in school • 24,000 backpacks • In 2011, plan to launch a targeted pre-school preparation program • Middle school math and technology grants • Parental involvement incentive programs in elementary schools www.stclairfoundation.org

  9. Youth Advisory Council • Conducting county-wide survey of high school students to prioritize youth initiatives • Mini-grants to elementary schools • 34 students representing 10 high schools www.stclairfoundation.org

  10. Scholarships • In 2010 – 56 scholarships, $100,000 • Impacts students throughout St. Clair County • In the past 2 years, we have received planned gifts for scholarships totaling over $3m • New Port Huron Scholarship – In part due to our increased collaboration and visibility www.stclairfoundation.org

  11. Education Task Force • Support programs that keep kids on a path toward some type of college education • Awarded $295,750 (2008 – 2011) • Funding source for KnowHow2Go www.stclairfoundation.org

  12. BLUE MEETSGREENEducation and Workforce Committee GOALS • Develop an outstanding workforce; • Enhance educational systems; • Foster strong alliance among local businesses, educators, community leaders • Increase the percentage of adults with an associate degree or higher;

  13. BLUE MEETSGREENEducation and Workforce Committee GOALS • Attract the jobs that will bring educated young people back to the community; • Increase the region’s awareness of the importance of education; and • Increase the awareness of available workforce training programs.

  14. BLUE MEETSGREENEducation and Workforce Committee ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2010 - 2011 Cataloged list of programs and services to share across partner organizations. Began developing a marketing plan. Supported dissemination of KH2GO event information across partner organizations.

  15. Leveraging Resources Implementing the Mission Working with partners to maximize efforts

  16. Promoting KnowHow2GO

  17. SCC Community College RESA Blue Meets Green Take Your Child to College DaySpring 2011

  18. Affordable • Expert teachers • Free resources SCC Community College RESA Community Foundation

  19. Learning from experts the nuances of specialized career and academic pursuits. • Ask An Expert topics: • Selective Colleges • College Sports • Art/Music Options • Essay Coaching

  20. Access our kit: www.sccresa.orgKnowHow2GO tab College Survival Kit CommunityFoundation RESA

  21. Financial Support is Growing • Donor Advised Funds • Cargill • Other Endowments • MCAN Grant

  22. College Access Network Endowment • $50,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation • Will establish a $100,000 endowed fund to support KnowHow2Go and other college access initiatives www.stclairfoundation.org

  23. Measuring Results

  24. Total ParticipationKH2Go Events

  25. Tracking student progress after high school

  26. What questions do you have?

  27. Growing the Network:Exploring New Partnerships • Blue Water Middle College • Michigan College Advising Corps • Michigan Area Health Education Center • Oakland University

  28. Contacts Lynn Alexander, Vice President Community Foundation of St. Clair Countylynn@stclairfoundation.org810- 984-4761 Joanne Hopper, Director of Education Services St. Clair County RESA hopper.joanne@sccresa.org 810-455-4001

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