DATE: April 17, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Linda Gleason, Executive Director, Fresno Cradle to Career Partnership
SUBJECT: Receive 2016-17 Cradle to Career Annual Report Presentation
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Receive presentation by the Fresno Cradle to Career Partnership “A Vision Equal to the Challenge” 2016-17 Annual Report.
REPORT
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
On September 27, 2016, your Board approved the Cradle to Career Partnership agreement with Fresno County. The mission of the Cradle to Career (C2C) Partnership of Fresno County is to strengthen education and community support systems through collaboration and build the capacity for all children and families to achieve success. The Cradle to Career brings together institutional leaders and synchronizes the community’s collective resources mobilizing them toward improvement strategies. The partnership includes representatives from every applicable public and private organization including educational, health, civic, philanthropic, business, nonprofit and justice leaders.
The three immediate goals set in 2016 were
• Kindergarten readiness will increase by 10 percentage points each year;
• Third grade reading proficiency will increase by 10 percentage points each year; and
• High school graduation will be 100% countywide by 2020.
Members guide the development, implementation, and evaluation of a collective, coordinated community effort that will lead to increases in social and educational outcomes for our young people, ultimately resulting in increased graduation rates from high school and post-secondary institutions that leads to a more prosperous community.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #28, September 27, 2016
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
2016-17 Annual Report
Presentation
CAO ANALYST:
Ronald Alexander