Parent Outreach-Mentoring

Create a program to educate parents in their workplace about future employment options for their children and how to influence positive outcomes

Plan Elements

Goals

  • Short-term: Conduct a half hour presentation at every business in Alachua County with ten employees or more
  • Medium-term: Information is sent out to parents to educate them in form of Parent Handbooks
  • Long-term: Every parent is guiding their child from an informed position so none fail due to lack of parental knowledge and guidance

Organizational Home/Plan Champions

  • Home: Undetermined
  • Champions: School Board of Alachua County, Chamber

Resource Requirements

  • Leadership: At “champion” organizations, with Chamber taking initial lead on this initiative
  • Infrastructure:
  • Capital:

Assessment Criteria

Metrics

    • Lower drop out rates
    • More educated parents (and effective educational tools)

      Investment Requirement: Low to Medium (new corriculum development needed)

      Impacts: Low to Medium

      Readiness: Medium (Some relationships in place but need significant leadership infrastructure)

      Implementation Timeline: Immediate

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