Abstract
of Evaluation Tabulation
Symposium purposes:
do you feel these purposes were met?
- 76% believe we identified the region's education and workforce development
imperatives.
- 24% believe we crafted a regional education vision, or laid the foundation
for doing so; this is in progress.
- 64% believed we learned from the research-based evidence for successes
of similar rural regions elsewhere in the US .
- 72% believed we identified regional educational policy issues for which
additional research data could be helpful.
- While 76% could see the region described as "meaningful," some indicated
uncertainty about the definition in this context.
- 69% feel that regional communications have been established or begun.
- 56% believe the relationship between education and workforce development
was clearly defined or begun generally. But we need to hear about economic
development priorities and job/wage opportunities in the region, and the
needs of the growing Hispanic population. Dialogue needs to be ongoing.
One person said that for education to be valued, local jobs have to have
a need, and they must offer pay to recognize the preparation.
For future planning,
we should:
- bring issues identified to public's attention;
- form small action groups on specific tasks, such as developing place-based
assessments;
- structure more in-depth discussion and focus
- establish a clearinghouse for information exchange
- develop a research plan to be implemented (Dennis P--survey)
- distribute the proceedings
- bring in key people from the church community and create a gallery walk
of statements developed from this session
Regional educational
policy issues for further research:
- immigrant population--ed attainment
- full service school centers--dawn to midnight for community
- obstacles to high school completion
- do a needs assessment: students, business, schools, young adults
- grants for place-based education
- address the achievement gap
Ways to improve the
process:
- Combine community stakeholders & educators
- Use the web site for further links to homeschool community
- Half--rather than whole-day meetings
- Encourage representation by Hispanic community
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