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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
a community collaborative
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February 25, 2016
What is Burnsville Promise?
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employment base
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From a dialogue of hope...
...to a small planning group.
Partnership and Connection
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In partnership, Burnsville Promise invests in youth to prepare them for success in work and community life.
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Burnsville Promise Mission
Serve as a catalyst for community
Burnsville Promise strategies.
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Burnsville Promise Goals
❏ Identify opportunities and assets ❏ Create community-wide strategies
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BURNSVILLE PROMISE Partner with employers from Burnsville and the surrounding region to educate and prepare youth for success.
Burnsville Promise Goals
❏ Identify high priority pathways ❏ Identify mutually beneficial outcomes
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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
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Burnsville Promise Goals
Develop the infrastructure to support and sustain Burnsville Promise. ❏ Governance structure ❏ Key Partners ❏ Funding, communications and marketing
Burnsville Promise: Cradle and Beyond
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BURNSVILLE PROMISE ★ Secured $15K planning funding ★ Created five-year strategic plan ★ Developed infrastructure ★ Identified committed Steering Committee ★ Secured $218K staffing funding ★ Initiated evaluation process ★ Identified four Career Fields (and many pathways!) ★ Aligning all initiatives (ie.
Vision One91, Burnsville Promise, etc)
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BURNSVILLE PROMISE ★ 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
BURNSVILLE PROMISE STEERING
❖ Eric Norgaard, Co-chair Steering
➢ UTC Aerospace Systems
❖ Gail Morrison
➢ Inver Hills Community College
❖ Hunane Kachman
➢ Fairview Ridges
❖ Jean Lain
➢ Burnsville High School student
❖ Jeff Mortensen
➢ 360 Communities
❖ Kathy Funston
➢ ISD 191
❖ Michael VanKeulen
➢ Open Path Resources
❖ Abigail Alt, Advisory Board
➢ ISD 191 School Board
❖ Abdulahi Salad
➢ Huriye & Associates
❖ Ameet Shah, Co-chair Steering
➢ Shah Corporation
❖ Andrea Ferstan
➢ Greater Twin Cities United Way
❖ Carolina Aguilera
➢ Burnsville High School student
❖ Dave Helke
➢ Burnsville High School
❖ Egie Yilma
➢ Burnsville High School student
❖ Randy Hernandez
➢ Burnsville High School student
❖ Richard Tucker
➢ Coldwell Banker Burnet
❖ Sarah Shanley
➢ ISD 191
❖ Skip Nienhaus
➢ City of Burnsville
❖ Scott Peterson
➢ YMCA
❖ Veronica Ramos
➢ ISD 191 Cultural Liaison
❖ Vicki Roy
➢ Community Volunteer
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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”
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Their Time is Now!