Why Community Literacy?

1. Why Community Literacy? Concluding Remarks Community Literacy Summit Jay Connor - The Collaboratory

2. Why Community Literacy? Because that’s where the solutions are!

4. Achieving Community Solutions What makes the difference between a good movie and a bad movie? “Getting everyone involved to make the same movie!” - Francis Ford Coppola

5. District C Service D Silo Services Federal / State Funding Corporate/Municipal Funding Community-Based Funding School Program B Workplace E Agency A Community

6. The Problem With Silos Fragmented… (dissipate leverage / ownership) Lacks Clarity on the Outcome… (not making the same movie) Deceptive … (“good people doing good things”)

7. Olmsted County Birthing Center (OMC and Mayo) Does not Qualify or Qualifies but does not choose Programs Screened prenatal or at hospital by doctors/staff Parent Education Classes (ECFE) 1400/Year or 7000 Birth to Five * PAIIR * Follow Along Home Visits 2005 Total 629 13 6000 Public Library First Child 350 At-Risk 400 7 31 referrals 161 Referred Other Community Resources PHN Phone Consultation Preschool/Daycare Referrals * Steps to Success 30 107 C2R2 * C2R2 * Bright Futures Baby Steps Home Visits Child Care System 85 80 Crisis Nursery Well Baby / Immunizations/WIC Non-At Risk Programs Parenting Brief Intervention 75 Children with Special Health Needs Parenting Matters ≈1495 Public Heath Programs Check In Pass 1350 * Community Referrals to Child & Family Services 19referred Special Ed Referral Re-screen ≈79 Home Visits * Migrant Head Start Head Start 254 Home Visits C2R2 Red Team (Child Welfare Response Team) Community Services / Targeted Early Intervention * 200 School Readiness Migrant Health Traditional Child Protective Services Alternative Responses 166 Special Educational Services Adolescent Services Wait List Domestic Violence Arc Family Liaison ECSE 216 182 Child Mental Health PAIIR Hand in Hand Family Partners Home Visits 50 Parenting Plus 28 Wait List 92 Family Collaborative Referral * Child & Family Services Programs Home Visits * Legal System Referrals Hard Referral (At Risk) RAF Supported * C2R2 Hard Referral (Not At Risk) Paiir/Schools System Entry Point Children that move into Olmsted County can be at a disadvantage because they don’t receive the initial information related to early childhood programs. Public Health Major System Entry Point Soft Referral County Social Service

8. Influence of Community on Home and School Children’s Literacy Achievement Children’s literacy at school entry • Effective Classroom Practices • Time on Academics • Teacher-Child interactions • Markers of School Excellence • Teachers’ Education • Teachers’ Experience Parents and Home Community Markers Parent Education Family and Community Resources

9. Relative influence of Home, School, and Community Children’s Literacy Achievement .07 .45 Children’s literacy at school entry • Effective Classroom Practices • Time on Academics • Teacher-Child interactions .08 .04 .50 .50 • Markers of School Excellence • Teachers’ Education • Teachers’ Experience Parents and Home Community Markers .53 Parent Education .17 .08 .44 Family and Community Resources

10. The System is the Enterprise Intentional Collaboration Who needs to be involved to get to the solution? V. The usual suspects / coalition partners

11. Four Key Considerations for Achieving Community Literacy Solutions How will the community provide… • Resources • Decision – Making • Accountability / Data • Community Engagement …for the solution?

12. Thank You Jay Connor 734-623-4952 jcrubicon @ aol.com www.thecollaboratory.us