EDUCATION AND YOUTH

Goal 2 on page 7 of the Branch's Strategic Plan focuses on improving educational outcomes for African American Students. To that end, the Education Committee assigned to implement that portion of the plan has published the following table of tasks and assignments in support of their current objective focus which is to:

"Improve the graduation rates among African American students by providing programs and training for students and parents to support the educational process"

This Month (March 2011)

Specific Tasks	Assigned to	Supported General Activities
Contact local churches to get specifics [1]concerning any tutoring program they may provide	Karl-FMZBC Jonathan- FAME	2.3.1.1, 2.3.1.4
Contact the local school systems to identify existing academic support services and gaps [2] that have been identified by the school systems	Karl- PWCS HatCat- Manassas City Schools Sunshine- Manassas Park	2.3.1.1, 2.3.1.2
Contact other county NAACP branches and determine what they are doing	Rachel	2.3.1.1, 2.3.1.2, 2.3.1.4
Establish an Education Committee area on the branch website	Karl	2.3.2

Next Quarter

Specific Tasks	Assigned to	Supported General Activities
Identify the gaps in academic support services	Committee	2.3.1.2
Publish list of identified resources to the branch website
Convene a forum to discuss the gaps and resources with various stakeholders- develop a plan to address the gaps	Committee

[1] Specifics include but are not limited to: who can participate (students and tutors); any associated costs; when the program begins; meeting schedule; coordination/collaboration with other organizations, including the school system or specific schools; and demographics of those participating in the program (students and tutors).

[2] Gaps could be based on the following criteria (as well as other not identified): (1) Location; (2) Services to specific demographic groups (teenage parents, students within the criminal justice system, high achieving students; and (3) Subject Matter (English, Sciences, Mathematics) / areas of preparation (SATs, PSATs, SOLs)