Burnsville Promise a community collaborative Business Leaders, Educators & Community February 25, 2016
What is Burnsville Promise? ● New and important community collaboration ● Partnerships ● Education as the lever to world-class employment base ● A vibrant Burnsville community Business Leaders, Educators & Community BURNSVILLE PROMISE
From a dialogue of hope... ● Superintendent Gothard ● Vice Chair Alt ● President Wynes ...to a small planning group. Business Leaders, Educators & Community BURNSVILLE PROMISE
Partnership and Connection Business Leaders, Educators & Community BURNSVILLE PROMISE
Burnsville Promise Mission In partnership, Burnsville Promise invests in youth to prepare them for success in work and community life. Business Leaders, Educators & Community BURNSVILLE PROMISE
Burnsville Promise Goals Serve as a catalyst for community organizations to connect their constituents to Burnsville Promise strategies. ❏ Identify opportunities and assets ❏ Create community-wide strategies Business Leaders, Educators & Community BURNSVILLE PROMISE
Burnsville Promise Goals Partner with employers from Burnsville and the surrounding region to educate and prepare youth for success. ❏ Identify high priority pathways ❏ Identify mutually beneficial outcomes Business Leaders, Educators & Community BURNSVILLE PROMISE
Burnsville Promise Goals Forge pathways to ensure youth are prepared to obtain the postsecondary training or credential that will allow them to embark on a meaningful career. ❏ Stakeholder design groups ❏ Data rich evaluation Business Leaders, Educators & Community BURNSVILLE PROMISE
Burnsville Promise Goals Develop the infrastructure to support and sustain Burnsville Promise. ❏ Governance structure ❏ Key Partners ❏ Funding, communications and marketing Business Leaders, Educators & Community BURNSVILLE PROMISE
Burnsville Promise: Cradle and Beyond Business Leaders, Educators & Community BURNSVILLE PROMISE
In just 8 months …. ★ Secured $15K planning ★ Secured $218K staffing funding funding ★ Created five-year strategic ★ Initiated evaluation process plan ★ Identified four Career Fields ★ Developed infrastructure ( and many pathways!) ★ Identified committed ★ Aligning all initiatives (ie. Steering Committee Vision One91, Burnsville Promise, etc) Business Leaders, Educators & Community BURNSVILLE PROMISE
In the NEXT 8 months …. ★ Define action steps to attain goals ★ Engage business and community in Pathway implementation ★ Share benchmark data on Promise progress ★ Seek additional funding opportunities ★ Hire Burnsville Promise coordinator ★ Create a presence in the community Business Leaders, Educators & Community BURNSVILLE PROMISE
❖ Eric Norgaard , Co-chair Steering ❖ Randy Hernandez ❖ Abigail Alt , Advisory Board UTC Aerospace Systems Burnsville High School ➢ ➢ ISD 191 School Board ➢ student ❖ Gail Morrison ❖ Abdulahi Salad ❖ Richard Tucker Inver Hills Community College ➢ ➢ Huriye & Associates Coldwell Banker Burnet ➢ ❖ Hunane Kachman ❖ Sarah Shanley ❖ Ameet Shah , Co-chair Steering Fairview Ridges ➢ ISD 191 ➢ Shah Corporation ➢ ❖ Jean Lain ❖ Skip Nienhaus ❖ Andrea Ferstan Burnsville High School student ➢ City of Burnsville ➢ Greater Twin Cities United Way ➢ ❖ Jeff Mortensen ❖ Scott Peterson ❖ Carolina Aguilera 360 Communities ➢ YMCA ➢ Burnsville High School student ➢ ❖ Kathy Funston ❖ Veronica Ramos ❖ Dave Helke ISD 191 ➢ ISD 191 Cultural Liaison ➢ ❖ Michael VanKeulen Burnsville High School ➢ ❖ Vicki Roy Open Path Resources ❖ Egie Yilma ➢ Community Volunteer ➢ Burnsville High School student ➢ BURNSVILLE PROMISE STEERING
Partner Business Leaders, Educators & Community BURNSVILLE PROMISE
“ Burnsville is uniquely positioned to address the achievement gap by creating a community-wide partnership that can be used as a model by other districts and communities ” Business Leaders, Educators & Community BURNSVILLE PROMISE
Their Time is Now! Our Business Leaders, Educators & Community BURNSVILLE PROMISE
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