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Invest Early and Often:

The Economic Case for

Early Childhood Education

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Presenters

David Rattray oversees the Education and Workforce

Development department at the Chamber and UNITE-LA, the

School-to-Career Partnership of Los Angeles. Since 1998, he has

led UNITE-LA in building business and educational partnerships

toward a goal of improving the academic achievement and

enthusiasm for learning for all Los Angeles students.

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Myla E. Calhoun is General Counsel and Senior Vice President

of Regional Development and Public Policy for the Birmingham

Business Alliance. She is responsible for all legal matters and

public policy initiatives. She also leads teams responsible for

developing initiatives that enhance the quality of life within the

region, including regional revitalization, education and

workforce development, and young professional engagement.

ACCE - Education Attainment Division

How and Why the KC Chamber got into Early Childhood Education

The Road to the Big 5 -

How the Big 5 was Created

www.big5kc.com

“If you were CEO of the region, what would your priorities be?”

– Multi-year

– Regional

– Not Statistical Outcomes

– “Big”

The Big 5 – The Idea

www.big5kc.com

» More than 30 “No bad idea” Sessions:– Representing a diverse group of community

interests:

• Business Leaders

• Community and Civic Leaders

• Elected Officials

• Non-profit/Philanthropic professionals

• Young Professionals

The Big 5 – The Input

www.big5kc.com

• Hosting the Global Symposium on Innovation in Animal Health

• Moving UMKC’s World-Class Arts Program to a New Downtown Location

• Growing Kansas City’s Medical Research from Discovery to Cure

• Making Kansas City “America’s Most Entrepreneurial City”

• Revitalizing our Urban Neighborhoods Through the Urban Neighborhood Initiative

www.big5kc.com

Building Kansas City’s Workforce of Tomorrow through Kindergarten Readiness

www.big5kc.com

» The Champions:

– Honorable Kay Barnes• Former Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri

• Professor at Park University

– Honorable Carol Marinovich• Former Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas

• Former Elementary School Teacher

– Tracy McFerrin• Vice President of Hall Family Foundation

www.big5kc.com


» THE PROBLEM– Children raised in families on welfare experience

30 Million fewer words than their affluent peers by age 4

– Early learning deficiencies endure over time, because 90% of all brain development occurs by age 5

– In 2014 only 16% of children in Kansas City, MO scored proficient on the 3 rd Grade ELA MAP Test


» THE OBJECTIVE: To collaborate with education stakeholders throughout Greater Kansas City to connect every child, every family, and every community with the resources necessary to launch successful educational careers on the first day of kindergarten.


» Assessment: Gather and analyze data -- both existing and new -- to assess the current and future early childhood education conditions.

» Buy-In: Bring resources to the organizations that can have the greatest positive impact on regional education outcomes.

» Collaboration: Convene an organizing group to fully assess our early childhood education landscape and tactics for improvement.


»Working Groups:– Early Education Finance

–Parent Engagement

–Community Engagement

–Quality and Assessment

–Public Policy


» Early Education Finance– Enormous Cost

• All kids 0-5

• “Greater” Kansas City

• “High Quality”

– Publicly and Privately Financed

• Braided Funding



» Parent Engagement:– Barriers to Success:

• Adult Literacy Issues

• Negative Educational Experience

• Jealousy

– Message Delivery:

• “Must meet parents where they are”

Culturally

Educationally

Emotionally

Physically


» Community Engagement– Diverse Variety of Family Dynamics:

• Single Parent Households

• Working Parent Households

• Kinship Care

• State/Custodial Care

– Other Trusted Sources:

• Employers

• Friends

• Neighbors

• Faith-Based Services


» Quality and Assessment:

– Quality:

• Health and Safety

• Developmental Supports

Physical

Social/Emotional

Pre-Academic

– Assessment:

• Kindergarten Readiness Standards


» Public Policy:

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www.big5kc.com

Contact: SCOTT HALL

Vice President for Strategic Initiatives

Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

30 West Pershing Road, Suite 301

Kansas City, MO 64108

Phone: (816) 221-2424 > Direct: (816) 374-5437

[email protected]

Learn More about the Big 5

www.big5kc.com

Invest Early & Often: The Economic Case for Early Childhood Education

April 2, 2015

• Alabama’s First Class Pre-K is 1 of 5 states to receive top marks based on assessment of it’s quality standards. National Institute for Early Education Research

• Graduates of high-quality Pre-k are:

• More likely to be proficient in reading by 3rd grade.

• More likely to graduate from high school and attend college.

• More likely to succeed in the workplace.

• Every $1 invested in high-quality pre-k produces a return-on-investment (ROI) of approximately $7

Credit Alabama School Readiness Alliance

The Case for Pre- K

http://nieer.org/

• Increase Pre-K funding to $125 million by 2023.

• 70% of Alabama 4 year olds enrolled across the state. 12% currently enrolled.

• Student enrollment in Alabama’s First Class Pre-K has doubled since 2012

• 2012 funding was $19.1 million; funding in 2014 was increased to $38.5 million

Our Goal “By the Numbers”

Photo Credit beacontn.org

Building a Successful Campaign

• Get buy in ( included in regional strategic plan “Blueprint Birmingham”) http://birminghambusinessalliance.com/about-us/blueprint-birmingham/

• Framing the issue “Social and Business needs.”

• State your case “Create a compelling argument”

• Build a results oriented coalition http://www.alabamaschoolreadiness.org/

• Create opportunities for leaders to emerge http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/03/early_investment_in_quality_pr.html

• “Half a loaf is better than no loaf”Photo credit: http://quadcitiesdaily.com/?p=164365

http://birminghambusinessalliance.com/about-us/blueprint-birmingham/

http://www.alabamaschoolreadiness.org/

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/03/early_investment_in_quality_pr.html

Early Education Resources

• New! Early Childhood Education Policy Chamberpedia Page –

includes samples of position statements, advocacy toolkits, talking

points and links to chamber-led initiatives advocating for access to

high quality early childhood education

http://www.acce.org/wiki/early-childhood-policy/

• Revamped Early Childhood Education Chamberpedia Page –

includes examples of innovative early childhood programs and

collective impact initiatives, resources for “making the case,”

presentations, and more.

http://www.acce.org/wiki/early-childhood-education/

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