Plan Elements
Goals
- Short-term: Develop programs that incorporate on-the-job training and gain acceptance for expanding the on-the-job-training programs currently offered by the school system
- Long-term: Reduce drop-out rates and expand experiential learning
Organizational Home/Plan Champions
- Home: School Board of Alachua County
- Champions: School Board of Alachua County, Chamber of Commerce, local businesses
Resource Requirements
- Leadership: Coordinating entity to champion the project, most likely the Alachua County Board
- Infrastructure: Existing infrastructure possessed by the Chamber of Commerce, Santa Fe College, and the Alachua County Public Schools
- Capital: Existing systems would be used and would be sufficient for a small number of students; more students would require more infrastructure
Assessment Criteria
Metrics
- Increase in trained workforce size
- Reduced dropout rate
- Reinforce academics through OJT
- Reduced crime
- Reduced welfare payments
- Increase in trained workforce size
- Reduced dropout rate
- Reinforce academics through OJT
- Reduced crime
- Reduced welfare payments
Investment Requirement: Medium (some new infrastructure, both hard and soft)
Impacts: High (large-scale mentoring project could impact significant numbers of kids)
Readiness: Medium (Some relationships in place but need significant leadership infrastructure)
Implementation Timeline: Immediate to Near-term; planning and business outreach to begin immediately
