The document outlines plans for action teams to work towards making Carroll County a place where all generations can thrive. It discusses establishing five action teams focused on areas like education, self-sufficiency, and health. The roles and values of action team members are defined as accountability, neutrality, engagement, ownership, and leverage. It also presents a model for achieving community outcomes through determining targets, structures, processes, and measures.

1. Action Team: Kick-Off “ Working together to make Carroll County a place where all generations can live, work & thrive.” JANUARY 13 th & 14 th , 2010

2. Greater Carroll County

3. Aspiration

4. Action Team #5 Aspiration Action Team #2 Action Team #3 Action Team #4 Action Team #1 Steering Committee Project Mgmt. Traveling Community Roundtable Greater Carroll County

5. Action Team #5 Action Team #2 Action Team #3 Action Team #4 Action Team #1

7. Traveling Community Roundtable

8. Traveling Community Roundtable

9. Steering Committee

10. “ Mechanism for Implementation” Action Team #5 Aspiration Action Team #2 Action Team #3 Action Team #4 Action Team #1 Steering Committee Project Mgmt. Traveling Community Roundtable Greater Carroll County

11. VALUES AND ROLES: ACTION TEAM MEMBERS

17. Looking Across Carroll County over Time Community Outcome Aspiration Process Indicators Structures Rallying Resources Decision Making Accountability Community Engagement

20. Prepared by Rubicon Partners LLP “ Getting on the arrow!” The Achievement Process

25. Plan Do Check Adjust The Deming Cycle

30. 1 2 4 3 ___ % of 4yr olds are ready (per 4yr. September 09 Brigance Assessment) # of participants at data driven professional development workshops for teachers and families Parental / home reinforcement of concepts taught in classrooms needs improvement Community awareness of Kindergarten readiness (academic and health requirements) needs to be increased Current Conditions Leverage Point Lever Impact (1) Daycare center providers need increased training on language and literacy Deliver training to ---% of teachers 40% Pre-school providers Home daycare centers Parents/families (2) More resources are needed Provide avenues for parents/children/teachers to receive materials 25% a. Books, materials, ideas b. Specialized training (dvds) c. Special incentives (program) for increased reading to and by children (3) Increased community awareness Bi-weekly visits to center/home 25% Increased community collaboration Parent nights, parent academies, public seminars, church organizations (4) All children need to have all records ready prior to entering Kinder Check preschool/daycare records 15%

31. Targets Hypothesis: Brigance: If our Brigance scores show improvement – more children will be successful in school QualityCare: If our children have better trained child care providers – children have a greater chance to succeed Records: If all children have all their records – they won’t miss school and they will learn more Community Awareness – If the community values kindergarten readiness – value for education improves 1 2 3 4 Better Teachers Better Resources Community Involvement Community Awareness/Records

32. Lead Indicators Brigance Sept. Scores PD Attendance/Type Teacher Fidelity ACTION OWNER DATE 1 Assess all 3 & 4 year olds in daycare facilities and Anna Waters Head Start Day Care Directors 9/30 2 Collect and analyze data provided by centers York 10/15 3 Contact home daycare providers to identify #s of 3 & 4 yr olds for assessment York/student 9/30 4 Begin assessment of 4 yr olds in home day cares York/team 10/15 5 Return analyzed data to individual center directors York 10/30 6 Set individualized center goals to reach team goal using 4 yr old data Team/York/Irma/Jan 11/18 7 Develop individualized instruction plans for all target children Team 12/10 8 Review/revise professional development needs as a result of scores Team 11/18 9 Hold professional develop sessions at specific centers/classrooms and track individual student academic growth York/Irma/PD

34. Seventh: Create a Blame Free Zone* PRESUME POSITIVE INTENTIONS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN ENGAGEMENT