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The
Literacy Coalition of Onondaga County Action Agenda,
2008
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Objectives
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- Countywide Plan: An Onondaga County Literacy Plan
that will serve as the blueprint for all community
activities supporting efforts to raise literacy levels.
- Coalition
Development: A Literacy Coalition and governance
structure will guide the implementation of the Literacy
Plan and its action agenda years one through three.
- Capacity Building: The Literacy Plan will identify
clear targets and specific strategies to increase
the number of students at all ages successfully completing
literacy program activities and raising literacy
levels.
- Program Development: The Literacy Plan and
Community Indicators of Literacy by definition demand
new program development activities to achieve higher
levels of literacy across the community.
- Fund Development:
Led by the Central New York Community Foundation
through 2010, the Literacy Coalition will pursue
sustainable funding.
Priority Community Recommendations
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Resource Development
a. Organize a Fund
Development Committee of the Literacy Coalition of
Onondaga County
b. Develop a funding strategy using data from the
Funding Analysis
c. Develop mechanisms for fund development and distribution
Professional
Development
d. Create a training hotline (information
and curriculum support center) for literacy instructors
and volunteers in partnership with existing community
organizations
e. Economic development focus: assist trainers, HR
professionals and literacy providers to infuse business
needs into training curriculum to meet employer’s
specific targeted competencies and provide a measurable
return on investment
f. Develop online distance learning /self study; and
include a support system of online assessment, monitoring,
coaching and support for program completion
Performance
Measurement
g. Establish quality standards at
a community level and begin using a comprehensive – yet
simple to use – system for measuring literacy
in Onondaga County across the life span
h. Research and select a centralized tracking and impact
evaluation system for implementation in Onondaga County.
This system will also track broader literacy coalition
and community change goals
i. Develop standards and measurable targets for each
of the Community Literacy Indicators so programs
will be able to track learner progress across funding
streams and program types
Advocacy
j. Create a literate community by
providing wrap around resources and support across
the life span, linking Pre-K, K-12, adult and family
education, literacy and vocational providers into
a cohesive collaborative network
k. Advocate for changing the funding mechanisms for
schools to promote secure resources necessary for
student achievement and parent involvement
l. Support the CNY Reads (coordinated by Onondaga
County Public Library), which encourages community
members to read the same book and provides discussion
opportunities that foster community building
Marketing & Public
Relations
m. Develop a large scale, comprehensive
media campaign to build public awareness of literacy:
A Marketing & Public
Awareness Committee of the Literacy Coalition of
Onondaga County will create clear, targeted and compelling
messages to build support for literacy and link people
to resources.
n. Keep learner and school success on the public agenda
o. Deliver a consistent, broad message about the need
for lifelong learning
Economic Development
p. Conduct a study showing the economic
impacts and costs of low literacy on the community,
specific industry or business (turnover, productivity,
lost time)
q. Assist employers by making opportunities available
to increase workers’ skills
r. Provide effective training for students, job seekers
and incumbent workers in order to attract and retain
talent as we grow our regional economy
Governance Model
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Leadership Council
The following candidates would
take the lead for implementing the Community Literacy
Plan. This
would include meeting quarterly, approving baselines
for all literacy indicators, and preparing and
delivering an annual report card to the community
for all literacy coalition activities. Start date
TBD but no later than May 1, 2008
Allyn Foundation
BOCES
CNY Works
Central New York Community Foundation
City
of Syracuse
Greater
Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
LeMoyne
College
Metropolitan Development Association
Onondaga Community
College
Onondaga County
Onondaga Cortland Madison
Syracuse City School District
Syracuse University
The Post-Standard
United Way of Central New York
Community Members / Learners / Advocates
Community
Faith Leader(s)
Managing Partners
Untied Way of Central New York
Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
LeMoyne College
OCM Boces
Syracuse City School District
ProLiteracy Onondaga County
OCC
Executive Director
The Executive Director will report directly to
those organizations who as members of the Leadership
Council are taking the lead governance and supervision
responsibility within the Literacy Coalition
of Onondaga County. The Executive Director
will meet monthly with the Managing Partners
from the Leadership Council and with the Literacy
Action Team. A Yr. 1-3 Plan of Action will
be developed from the Community Literacy Indicators
and Priority Recommendations, Community Literacy
Forums: health, financial, faith based, learner,
neighborhood, the funding gap analysis and Literacy
Mapping Project. Start date Spring 2008
Literacy Action Team
The Advisory Board (Literacy Action Council) will
be made up of representatives from standing committees
and task forces (below) to include literacy providers,
funders, former circle leaders, learners, community
members, business owners, public officials, and
all others from the partners list above. This
Literacy Action Council will draft a Yr. 1-3 Plan
of Action by June 1, 2008. Members will meet
monthly with the Executive Director.
The Planning Team
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Abundant Life Christian Church
Adult Student Learners
Alliance for Quality Education
Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse
Allyn Foundation
Apter & O’Connor Associates
Barnes & Noble
bmc (Beard Miller Company LLP)
Bond, Schoeneck & King, LLP
Boy Scouts / Hiawatha Seaway Council
C&S Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Catholic Charities
Center for Community Alternatives
Center for New Americans
Central New York Christian Ministries
Central New York Community Foundation
Child Care Solutions
City of Syracuse
City of Syracuse - Office of the Mayor
Clear Channel
CNY Works
Colonial Laundromat
Ruth J. Colvin
Communities United to Rebuild Neighborhoods
Community Health Foundation of Western and Central
NY
Community Members
Community Wide Dialogue (InterFaith Works)
Children’s Consortium, Inc.
Cowley Associates
Crouse Health Foundation
CXtec
Dr. King School
Dunbar Association, Inc
East Syracuse-Minoa Central School
Evangelical Church of God in Christ (Pres. IMA)
Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
FLAGS
FOCUS Greater Syracuse
Franciscan Collaborative Ministries
Gifford Foundation
Girl Scout Council of Central New York, Inc.
Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
Health Advancement Collaborative
Hillbrook / True Vine
Honeywell
HR 1
Huntington Family Center
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance
Jail Ministry
JOBSplus!
Journey 2 Jobs
Junior League of Syracuse
L & J G Stickley Inc
Learning Disabilities Association of CNY (LDACNY)
LeMoyne College
Liverpool Public Library
Lockheed Martin
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Syracuse
M&T Bank
Manufacturers Association of CNY (MACNY)
Mercy Works: Vision Center
The Planning Team
Metropolitan Development Association (MDA)
Midstate RAEN
Morrow Graphics, Inc
NYS Education Dept. - Adult and Family Literacy
NYS Alliance for Family Literacy
NYS Council on Children and Families
NYS Economic Development Upstate
OCM BOCES
On Point for College
Onondaga Case Management Services
Onondaga Central Schools
Onondaga County Community College
Onondaga County
Onondaga County Public Library
Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office at Justice Center
Onondaga County/Dept of Social Services
PACCNY
P.E.A.C.E.
Partners for Arts Education
Partners for Education & Business
People in Action
PinckneyHugoGroup
ProLiteracy Worldwide
Rebuild Syracuse, Inc Syracuse Empire Zone
Reach CNY
Rescue Mission
Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series
Rotary Clubs
S.U. School of Education: Reading & Literacy
Salvation Army
South Presbyterian Church
Southside News Stand
St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center
Success by Six
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse 20/20
Syracuse City School District
Syracuse Common Council
Syracuse Community Health Center
Syracuse Housing Authority
Syracuse Jewish Family Center
Syracuse University
Syracuse Women’s Commission
The Community Foundation of
Herkimer & Oneida Counties
The Learning Place
The Post-Standard
Time Warner
Trinity Assembly of God
Tucker Missionary Baptist Church
Tully Central Schools
United Way of CNY
University College
WCNY
Westcott Community Center
Westside Community School Strategy
Westside Learning Center/Partners in Learning
WISE Center
Workkeys Center at University College
YMCA
Youth Day Barbecue - Mary Nelson
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