The Chamber's Franklin Initiative
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Christy Gillenwater, president and CEO of the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, made a presentation on their Chamber's Franklin Initiative for the 2012 Inter-City Visit to Bloomington, IN.
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The Chamber's Franklin Initiative
- 1. Christy Gillenwater, President & CEO The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce cgillenwater@chamberbloomington.org
- 2. Mission: Provide real-world learning opportunities to increase academic engagement and excite young people about education and future careers.
- 3. Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember, Involve me and I learn. -Benjamin Franklin
- 4. A 501(c)3 charitable nonprofit organization •Eligible for grants • Donations are tax deductible
- 5. Representatives from… •Private Sector •Public Sector •Local Schools
- 9. Life Sciences Career Fair
- 10. Job Shadowing
- 11. Employment Fair for Graduating Seniors
- 13. The Chamber’s Graduation Coach Initiative Recently Funded by: Boston Scientific IU Credit Union Monroe County Community School Corporation Dennis Shoup Foundation
- 14. Keys to Success Healthy collaboration between the business community and local school districts Financial support Access to school system and in-kind support Staff with strong background and skill sets for working with at-risk youth Implementation of Check and Connect Model
- 15. Graduation Coaches Drhea Townsend Melanie Humbard Patty Goldman BHS South BHS North Edgewood HS
- 16. Graduation Coach Initiative Outcomes Last year 88% of students with a Graduation Coach graduated or remained in school 68% of students with a Graduation Coach improved their GPA, an overall increase of 8% from the year prior The senior drop-out rate for students with a Graduation Coach reduced from 5 seniors in 2011 to only 3 seniors in 2012
- 17. Graduation Rates 100% 95% 90% 85% BHSN BHSS 80% MCCSC EHS 75% State Avg. 70% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 BHSN 79% 81% 76% 84% 86% BHSS 80% 83% 88% 86% 90% MCCSC 77% 79% 79% 83% 87% EHS 82% 84% 91% 95% 91% State Avg. 76% 78% 82% 84% 86%
- 18. Graduation Coach Caseload Senior Retention/Completion Rate 100% 100% 93 % 93% 94% 92% 90% 90% 84% 80% 70% 62% 60% 2011 50% 40% 2012 30% 20% 10% 0% BHSN BHSS EHS Overall
- 19. Students Leaving Without Graduating (Totals for RBBCSC and MCCSC) 250 242 222 217 219 193 200 162 139 140 142 150 126 100 78 79 116 60 51 50 0 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Total Dropped Out (codes 1-18) Removed by Parents (code 20) SOURCE: Indiana Department of Education
- 20. Career Readiness 87% of students participating in WorkKeys earned certificates in 2012
- 21. Educators of the Year Awards
- 23. For more information visit Mark DeLaney, Director of Workforce Initiatives The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce mdelaney@chamberbloomington.org