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● Convened several thought sessions with the Literacy for Life funded agencies, talking through what's next (May, July, September), best practices and trends. This resulted in grant extensions and several grant renewals ($33,000).
● Conducted several online based training opportunities for Zoom (intro and deep dive level) with Innovative Solutions, online tutor training with Wolverine Baptist Assoc, and Aztec (Adult learning software used by our partners) training at both the introductory and intermediate levels.
● Launched Family Centered Coaching weekly capacity building sessions for providers resulting in 693 hours of PD for 35 people across 10 agencies.
Listed below is relevant data that shares the digital divide, communal efforts and national parent concerns that align with local parent feedback shared via surveys and convening.
Midwest Education Trust Digital Divide reports (MIData and American Community Survey):
● Genesee County has 49,276 students and 50% are without digital access.
● Flint Schools have 4183 students and 37.3% without access.
● Beecher 755 have enrolled and 36.9% with access.
● Carman Ainsworth schools have 4697 enrolled and 25.4% without access.
● Grand Blanc Schools schools have 8246 enrolled and 4.9% without access.
The Flint Community Schools currently (December) reports the following data:
● 3251 students enrolled
● 93% daily average attendance
● 3180 devices provided
● 9770 parent support calls made
● 8633 wellness calls made
● 550 home visits
● 284,444 meals provided since August
● 2/3 of parents surveyed in the most recent poll want schools to focus on new ways to teach children moving forward as a result of COVID-19
● 32% say they want schools to try to get back as quickly as possible to how things were pre-pandemic
● 58% want schools to continue to provide online options for students after the pandemic has ended and a vaccine is widely available
Echelon Insights canvassed 1,000 parents of school-aged children from Oct. 19 to 27 on behalf of the parent union:
