Moving from Individual Action to Collaborative Action 2010 C2C evolved under its former name Fresno Area Strive (coordinated by Fresno Compact) 2011 Baseline report was presented on five markers within the education continuum 2013 – 2014 Outcomes, indicators were selected and work groups were formed 2015 The C2C Partnership was expanded and four meetings occurred to focus on one conversation 2016 A revised baseline report is being developed using data to impact the core indicators and outcomes. 2011 kindergarten readiness, 3rd grade reading proficiency levels, 8th grade math proficiency, high school graduation rates, college entrance and college completion. 2015 Allowed for high level collaboration across 10 sectors and 30+ participants 2016 Workgroups are using data to focus efforts to determine and advance practices C2C becomes fully established and provides a feedback loop from workgroups to the Partnership

Successes Fresno State University and area school districts successfully converted 1,000 incomplete college applications to 950 completed applications. Fresno Unified now has put two RN positions into its budget to allow for in-home healthcare visits for its high-risk student families. Vision screening in four school districts, 112 children with full eye exams, of which 78% then received glasses immediately. Mobile van is now funded and underway.

Speedbumps How do we all get into the same conversation? Build trusted relationships?  Share what we know?   What does the data tell us? How do we agree on what problem(s) we need to solve?

How C2C Works C2C gathers Fresno County’s diverse resources and harnesses them to support children every step along the way The work is anchored around the continual measurement of 11 critical community achievement indicators Workgroups are focused on achieving the immediate C2C goals improving kindergarten readiness, third grade reading proficiency and high school graduation rates Built in framework to ensure improved practices and accountability of all partners involved.

Institutionalizing communication from the grassroots to the treetops so that every child has equal opportunity to thrive in life.

Workforce Readiness By 2018, 90% of all jobs available will require some form of post- secondary degree.  Of these 10% will require a graduate degree, 20% bachelor’s degree and 70% AA or some sort of technical certificate.

Bringing it All Together We’ve never have had this level of leadership ready, willing and committed to the hard work of reorganizing systems and measure results.  Where we are today is the result of decades of work that got us here. These partnerships are critical.  Because they matter, we can fix this.