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Hi, I'm Keith and I'll be live-tweeting today’s Monday, June 14, 2021, CLEVELAND TRANSFORMATION ALLIANCE BOARD MEETING ("CTA") starting at 5:30 PM for #CLEDocumenters &
@NeighborUpCle

Join the meeting via zoom at,

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Learn about CTA at their website,

mycleschool.org

There was no official Public Notice of this meeting but it was mentioned on both the CTA's website and the City of Cleveland Daily News

mycleschool.org/cleveland-tran…

There was no posted agenda for the Public to access prior to the meeting,

The Agenda for CTA's June 14, 2021 Board Meeting

Agenda Item #1

The Minutes from their last meeting was approved.

Agenda Item #2 The Executive Director 2021 Goals

Executive Director Meghann Reviews The Cleveland Plan Goals

The Cleveland Plan
mycleschool.org/about-us/

Goal 1 Update

Goal 2 Update

Goal 3 Update

Executive Director Marnecheck continues,

"In process of meeting with Legislative Delegation and updating them. Still needs to meet with Education delegation. Education policy person for the Governor's office, hopes to meet on the other side of July 1st."

"Begun meeting with representative of Department of Education on fairly. Meeting with Director Scott Hunt. "

"Hoping to continue to create the right mix of what works. ... Next event will be jointly held in person with Common Ground. Excited to try something different for the Family Cafe Conversations.

Re. Parent Ambassador Network,
Have not secured funds yet for Parent Ambassador Network but planning will continue. We are behind schedule.

Re. Star-Rating System
Research complete, strategis in development. Will find results interested.

We are in process of developing a grant proposal for some updates on the website.

Re School Finder Tool,

Behind schedule but hoping to have updates in Fall.

Goal 4 Update

Re. Marketing, "5 billboards across the city. ... Will be at Ward 5 festival."

"we are doing our very best to be out there and be seen."

Google Advert has been successful so far, and will continue to monitor.

Re. School Quality Guide

Seeking input about what the Guide will be on.

Re Working Relationships

Share Family Cafe results with school leaders.

Working to engage school principals and provide update about CTA

Goal 7 Funding update,

Dr. Monyaka Price asks, "Are you utilizing the ambassadors and navigators to increase the participation of families?"

Executive Director replies, "Absolutely"

Dr. Price, "Great to hear. That is part of their role."

Dr. Price continues, "I've happened to read Eli's presentation and his last bullet of ambassadors has 300 instead of 500, was that a mistake or a new goal?"

Executive Director, "I will let Eli reply."

Dr. Price asks several other questions.

Ann Mullin appreciates the update.

The next update will be in several months, possibly October.

Eli Stacy is present and is presenting the Ambassador and Navigator Program Reports update

Program Coordinator Eli Stacy reviews his report on the Ambassador Program.

Ambassador Program: Programatic Goals

Ambassador Program: Statistics

Ambassador Program: Partner Organizations

Ambassador Program: Highlights

Ambassador Program: Upcoming Events

Program Coordinator Eli Stacy reviews his report on the Navigator Program.

Navigator Program: Programatic Goals

Navigator Program: Statistics

"CTA looks for more survey respondent to the marketing campaigns out there."

Program Coordinator Eli Stacy reviews the Navigator Program Average Calls,

"We haven't been able to get to enrollment as we triage the other issues."

Navigator Program: Highlights

"We hired 3 new navigators."

Program Coordinator Eli Stacy provides other updates about the Navigator Program,

Biographies of 2 of the 3 recent School Choice Navigators.

Navigator Program: Upcoming Events

Program Coordinator Eli Stacy takes questions from the board.

Dr. Monyka Price, "I wonder just what else can we do to reach other families. That is a tuck it away [question].

Dr. Price,

"Navigators [are] sounding a lot like a Family Support Specialist. ... Can we make an intentional collaboration to reconnect with Family Support Specialists in the Schools, trauma, coaches, in the Rec Center, and their County counterparts?"

Ann Mullin shares, "I am nervous about folks we don't pay too much [to have this role as pseudo Family Support Specialists] and agree with Monica."

Executive Director Marnecheck responds,

"For the schools that have a Family Support Specialists typically they are the first person we contact. But not all schools have the specialists. ... We will not fail our families."

Erin Randel asks, "What triggers a call being made?"

Program Coordinator Stacy responds,

"The attempted is from the Surveys. I've asked Navigators to ask for referrals from the families we've assisted."

Erin Randel asks, "What is the universe of children in CMSD? Without context, it is hard to tell if this is an effective program. ... What is the raw number of families with school children in CMSD? ... Can we get an idea of which groups are in a choice base in any given year?"

Mrs. Randel continues, "If we have about 2,000 in a graduating class then we know there's about that many in a transition phase. ... We're the best to advocate choosing Public Schools. ... I'm not sure we are keeping an eye on the ball of who the universe if for this work."

Helen Williams responds,

"The Navigator Program is about helping families who need help."

Mrs. Williams shares an experience with a family that she recommended to the Navigators Program.

There is more than 20 people in attendance.

Executive Director Marnecheck,

"Agreed. I agree with both comments. We've got about 30,000 in the district, about 14,000 in chartered schools, and the balance is somewhere in between. These numbers aren't great but we are helping those families."

Executive Director Marnecheck continues,

"For better or worse we don't have that data. We have the number of ambassadors and working with that pool."

Executive Director Marnecheck turns the conversation to Lori & the ACS Team.

Lori of the Advocacy Communication Solutions (ACS) Team is live, "I will go through this faster."

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