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Nancy Brokaw
WriterLongtime Contributor to The Pantagraph
Normal Rotary ClubWGLT Advisory Board Member
Associates Board, Illinois Wesleyan Univ.Former Board Member, Friends of the Arts - ISU
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Kathy Havens Payne
Director, Education LeadershipState Farm Insurance
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Business Support for Education
How Promise Councils Connect
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America's Promise grew out of the Presidents’ Summit for America’s Future in 1997. Presidents Clinton, Bush, Carter and Ford, along with Nancy Reagan, challenged America to make youth a national priority.
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•First launched in 2009
•Re-launched with State Farm in June 2011
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A Promise Place is a school, church, community organization, business or any
other place that provides all Five Promises
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Five Promises:
• Caring Adult
• Safe Places
• Healthy Start
• Effective Education
• Opportunity to help others
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Tom Laxton
Former TeacherMember, Achievement Gap Task ForceHelped establish 1st Promise CouncilCo-chair, Oakdale Promise Council
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Tom Laxton
Co-chair, Oakdale Promise Council
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How to Start a Promi5e Council
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Tom Laxton
Co-chair, Oakdale Promise Council
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Lessons Learned
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Not Reinventing the Wheel
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Academic Success
Pepper Ridge Effective Education
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Mentoring Requests Fulfilled
• 2009 – 2010: 18
• 2010 – 2011: 12
• 2011 – 2012: 11
• 2012 – 2013: 6 (an additional 6 are waiting)
Physical Needs Requests Fulfilled
• 2009 – 2010: 9
• 2010 – 2011: 10
• 2011 – 2012: 9
• 2012 – 2013: 6
Pepper Ridge Opportunities to Help Others
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Cedar Ridge Elementary
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Cedar Ridge Elementary
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Cedar Ridge Elementary
• Back Pack program
• Resource Fair
• PBIS - Start Strong, Stay Strong, Finish
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• Adopt-a-Family program
• Opening Doors program
• Support of teachers and staff
• Assist with physical needs
• Mentors for Tech Wizards
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Promise Councils Organizational Structure
Board of Directors
Big Table
BentPromi5e Council
Cedar Ridge Promi5e Council
Oakdale Promi5e Council
Pepper Ridge
Promi5e Council
Bloomington Jr. HighPromi5e Council
Where do we go next and how?
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Partnership in Action
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Call to Action
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Questions?