Education Summit - 2012

Friday, May 11, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Lake Michigan College Mendel Center 2755 E. Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor, MI

Sponsored by Lake Michigan College and the Frederick S. Upton Foundation

What can we as a community do to close the education gap?

By 2018 62% of all Michigan jobs will require some form of post-secondary education.

Yet, in Michigan, only 36% and in Berrien County 35% of working age adults hold at least a two-year degree.* On May 11, please join us as we learn how our region can join more than 100 communities throughout the country who have adopted a cradle to career civic infrastructure and are making a meaningful difference in educational attainment and success at all levels.

Keynote speakers for the event include representatives from the Lumina Foundation and Strive. Also, the Center for Michigan will lead attendees in a conversation about the state of education in Michigan.

The Summit is for anyone interested in making a difference in education in their local community. It will challenge our thinking about how business, education, communities, and service organizations can work together to create meaningful and lasting change.

Thank you, Dr. Robert Harrison

President, Lake Michigan College

Education Summit

Friday, May 11, 2012 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Lake Michigan College Mendel Center

Summit Agenda 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. Breakfast Buffet 8:15 a.m.

Opening Remarks Dr. Robert Harrison, President, Lake Michigan College

8:30 a.m.

Transforming Your Community through Education Haley Glover, Director of Convening Strategy Lumina Foundation

9:15 a.m.

Improving Outcomes in the New Normal: Building the Civic Infrastructure to have Collective Impact Jeff Edmondson, Managing Director Strive Cradle to Career Network

10 a.m.

Break

10:15 a.m.

Table Talk Down – Can our region adopt the Lumina and Strive strategies?

10:45 a.m.

Q&A Moderator, Dr. Robert Harrison Panelists:

Haley Glover Jeff Edmondson

Lumina Foundation Strive Network

Dr. Nanette Keiser

President, Berrien

Community Foundation

Lisa Cripps Director Frederick S. Upton Foundation

Anna Murphy, President

United Way of Southwest Michigan

Please RSVP by May 4 at www.lakemichigancollege.edu/summit or to Jennifer Schrubba 927-8100 ext. 5035 jschrubba@lakemichigancollege.edu *Information from the Georgetown University Center on Education and Workforce Development and the Lumina Foundation report, A Stronger Nation through Higher Education.

Noon

Lunch and Community Conversations – Led by the Center for Michigan

1:30 p.m.

Community Conversation Summary and Recap Blaine Lam, Regional Director, Center for Michigan

2 p.m.

Summit Summation…Next Steps and Call to Action Dr. Robert Harrison, President, Lake Michigan College

2:30 p.m.

Adjourn

Breakfast and lunch will be provided at no charge.

Haley Glover, Director of Convening Strategy, Lumina Foundation

Summit speakers

Summit Goals

The Lumina Foundation is committed to enrolling and graduating more students from college. It is the nation’s largest foundation dedicated exclusively to increasing students’ access to and success in postsecondary education. The Foundation’s mission is defined by Goal 2025–to increase the percentage of Americans who hold high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by 2025.

• Build greater understanding and awareness of how and why communities are adopting strategies to build a cradle to career culture of learning

Lumina pursues this goal in three ways: by identifying and supporting effective practice, by encouraging effective public policy, and by using our communications and convening capacity to build public will for change.

For more information about the Lumina Foundation visit

www.luminafoundation.org

Jeff Edmondson is managing director of the Strive Network, a national cradle-to-career initiative that brings together leaders in Pre-K-12 schools, higher education, business and industry, community organizations, government leaders, parents, and other stakeholders who are committed to helping children succeed from birth through careers.

Jeff Edmondson Managing Director, Strive

The Strive Network was formed using lessons learned from the development of the partnership, and are currently being applied in cities across the country through a collaborative relationship with Living Cities and the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities to help ensure resources in these regions are efficiently and effectively supporting the success of every child.

For more information about Strive please visit

www.strivenetwork.org

• Gather information that can guide policy and program development for educational and service organizations, as well as business and industry • Identify two to three action steps that can elevate the awareness of cradle to career networks, college access, communication, and move specific strategies forward

Who Should Attend • Not-for-profit organization managers and board members • Education administrators and teachers • Business CEO’s, presidents, and human resource managers • Social service funding agencies and foundation directors and board members • Government leaders and representatives

Join the Community Conversations Lunch During this working lunch, attendees will participate in a community conversation hosted by the Center for Michigan. This conversation is part of a statewide initiative led by the Center to gather perspectives of Michigan residents on major education policy and reform choices under debate in Michigan and around the country. Information gathered during these conversations will be shared with legislative leaders, and community and educator leaders can use the findings to guide their program efforts.

Thank you to our other participating partners who have helped plan the Education Summit United Way of Southwest Michigan Michigan Works! – Berrien-Cass-Van Buren The Berrien Community Foundation The Consortium for Community Development and to:

The Strive Story

In 2006 a group of Greater Cincinnati’s education, civic and business leaders came together determined to improve the educational success of children from the heart of the region. The result was Strive, which has proved that evidencebased decisions and a cradle to career dedication to academic progress can have a profound impact on education achievement.

During its first five years in Greater Cincinnati, Strive noted positive improvements in 40 educational outcomes it measured, including 4th grade reading, 8th grade math, and completion rates and credentials awarded at four local public colleges and universities.

Now, Strive is sharing its story and helping others build what is called the Cradle to Career Civic Infrastructure. The Infrastructure is the system that is formed within a community to use existing resources to target the needs of every individual child so they have the support they need to succeed along their learning journey.

To date, the Network has grown to include almost 40 members representing over 20 states and the District of Columbia. Over 100 communities have shown interest in taking on this difficult work and joining together to support the success of every child.

Investment and sustainability

Collaborative action

www.strivenetwork.org

Evidence-based decision-making

www.luminafoundation.org

The Pillars of a Strive Cradle to Career Community

Shared community vision

www.thecenterformichigan.net