School Readiness Action Plan

for Austin/Travis CountyUsing community data to drive community action

Alison Bentley, Ph.D.

Vision

2012-2015 Plan

Creation of the SRAP

• Framework• 100’s of stakeholders• Parents – community café’s• National experts & facilitators

Plan Elements

Each part of Ready Child Formula has these elements included in the printed plan:

• Goals• Strategies• Progress Measures – Current Baseline numbers and Targets

A detailed work plan is being finalized. The work plan will include:

• Specific action steps/tactics• Accountable Parties• Timeline

Assess

Plan

Implement

Evaluate

The Planning Cycle

2015-2018 SRAP

Governance Structure

Stakeholders

Working groups

Working groups

• Ready Families– Family Support Network– Project Hopes Collaborative– Ready Families Collaborative

• Ready Early Care and Education– QC3 – Quality Child Care Collaborative – Early Childhood Council Provider Workgroup– Director Networking Meeting/AAEYC

• Ready Health & Mental Health– Ready Healthy Child Collaborative– Travis County Children’s Mental Health Plan

• Ready Communities– Early Childhood Council

• Data Committee• Process & Action Committee• Parent Advisory Council Committee

Using data to drive action

Successes

Challenges

Annual data collection

Data Committee

How to use community data to drive action

• Common vision & goals– trust

• Governance structures that move common vision/goals forward

• Actionable tactics• Measures/data that are collectable and

meaningful• Working groups that use data to drive

action• Planning cycle

Thank you!

For more information contact:Alison.Bentley@uwatx.org

Or visit:www.uwatx.org/srap