E2C Meeting 01/23/24 (virtual)

E2C Aspirational Statement

Build a culture of quality instruction, lifelong learning, and equitable access to opportunity that makes success and prosperity inevitable

E2C Goals

• Create a culture that values literacy and increases literacy rates.

• Increase equitable access to safe learning spaces that encourage joy for learning at any level

• Expand awareness and access to early childhood education

• Increase opportunities for continuous learning

Coalition Meeting Notes

Notes

E2C Coalition Notes

Date: 1/23/24

Coalition Activity:

Re-orientation to where we left off in November 2023 to begin work in 2024. Important steps include definitions and ensuring we are in alignment on the goals' milestones and metric gathering.

Goal #1: Raising literacy rates > Defining Literacy

Comment	Speaker
Literacy as reading comprehension.	Lynn Daigle
Understanding and communicating with the world.	Aimee Moles
Ongoing learning for personal or professional growth.	Dr. LISA VOSPER
Fostering the mindset of continuous learning.	Elizabeth Beckham

Goal #2: School Buildings as Community Hubs

Comment	Speaker
What are the activities/opportunities in school buildings as community hubs?	Casey Phillips
Minimizing duplication with existing services like libraries.	Katie Pritchett
Resident interest in continuous learning and life skills development.	Tia Fields
Differentiate hubs (central collaboration) from incubators (nurturing ventures). Inspiration Center concept mentioned for community learning and development.	Dean Donald Andrews

Goal #3: Early childhood education

Comment	Speaker
We need more representatives from this sector	Casey Phillips

Goal #4

Continuous Education

Comment	Speaker
Learning to support your community/children	Jesse Watson
Defining the “learner” audience: Holistic, New/“Encore” Career, Degree	Helena Williams
As a resident, I would be interest in continuous learning both academically but also personally with life skills or the ability to learn something new regardless of my age or skill level.	Katie Pritchett

Action Items:

1. Defining the types of community spaces at schools, finding working models in the Gulf South

2. Defining Literacy

3. Analysis of the learner

4. Analysis and alignment of education > industry

5. Find/Invite more representatives from Early Education to E2C

Attendance