2015 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Results from NJCA Member Roundtable Discussions: 2016 Strategic Objectives
2015 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | PAGE 3 Richard Schubert, Chairman, NJCA Lonnie Taylor, President & CEO, NJCA
Congressional Staff Perspective on the Future of Job Corps
2015 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | PAGE 5 Jonathan Halpern, Legislative Director, Rep. Sanford Bishop Rebecca Shaw, Legislative Director, Rep. Chris Gibson
Preparing for Capitol Hill Educational Visits: Key Messages
2015 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | PAGE 7 What’s Capitol Hill’s Focus? Budget Deal Debt Limit Final Appropriations
2015 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | PAGE 8 What’s the Impact on Job Corps? House and Senate recommended level funding compared to FY 2015 enacted Other Labor-HHS programs cut and/or eliminated
2015 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | PAGE 9 What Should you Share with Your Members of Congress? Performance of Your Center Share statistics and specifics Number of youth served Reading and numeracy gains High school diplomas and/or GED earned % of graduates who enter employment, enroll in higher education or enlist in the military
2015 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | PAGE 10 What Should you Share with Your Members of Congress? Provide anecdotal information Student and/or graduate stories Employer partnership stories Community service stories
2015 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | PAGE 11 What Should you Share with Your Members of Congress? Reiterate Job Corps’ Zero Tolerance Policy Strict zero-tolerance policy for both violence and drugs
2015 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | PAGE 12 What Should you Share with Your Members of Congress? Impact of budget cuts Reduction of enrollment slots Staff compensation (hiring and retention) Trade offerings
2015 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | PAGE 13 How Should you Follow-Up with Members of Congress? Send a thank you letter via to the member of Congress or congressional staffer Invite member of Congress or congressional staffer to visit your campus
2015 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | PAGE 14 How Should you Follow-Up with Members of Congress? Share any statistics or specifics via Reiterate “Job Corps Works!”
2015 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT