1. Justice Friday: PublicEducation in South Bend
Intro: Panel,CAT(3 minutes)
Questions
● What do youknowabout the SouthBendCommunity?Doyouventure outpasttri-campus
area? Have youeverhad interactionswithchildreninSouthBendSchooling?Whatdidyou
think?(5 minutes)
● Whenyouthinkof schools,whatcomestomind?What was yourexperience withschool?What
concernsor challengesdoyoubelieve are presentinourpublicschool system?How doyou
thinkthe school experience isdifferentforstudentslivinginpoverty? (5minutes)
Handout with Stats about SB PublicSchools(5 minutes)
Indiana (2013-2014 School year)
41.4% Receive Free Lunch
7.9% ReducedLunch
74.7% of studentsare achievingproficiencyonthe ISTEP
88.3% GraduationRate
South Bend (2013-2014 School year)
65.3% Receive Free Lunch
7.7% ReducedLunch
59.1% of studentsare achievingproficiencyonthe ISTEP
72.4% GraduationRate
Title I CAT Partner Schools(explainwhat Title I is)
HarrisonPrimaryISTEP 46.6% Free Lunch88.9% ReducedLunch3.4%
Navarre IntermediateISTEP42.2% Free Lunch82% ReducedLunch6.1%
What? So What?Now What? with CAT Scholars (12 minutes)
Membersof the CATprogram will reflectontheirexperiencesusingthe what?sowhat?now what?
format.
What? So What?Now What? with attendees
What? -Whatdidyou expectandwhatwas different?
So What?- Why doesthat matter?To you?To the partner?To societyasa whole?Inthe contextof a
class?
Now What?- What seem to be the root causes of the issueaddressed? Whatother work is currently happeningto
address the issue? Whatlearningoccurred for you in this experience? How can you apply this learning? What
would you liketo learn more about, related to this projector issue? Whatfollow-up is needed to address any
challenges or difficulties? Whatinformation can you sharewith your peers or the community?

2. Opportunities to Engage with CAT
● Pen Pal Program
● Tutoring
● TAing
● Volunteering at one-time events.