United Way of the Wabash Valley: CompassII Report

Community Action Plan: Literacy (continued)

Intended Outcome 2 (continued)

Task	Others Involved	Time Line
Increase public awareness of GED services and programs.	United Way, school corporations, media	Winter 2005
Increase public awareness of high school dropout problem.	United Way, school corporations, media	Winter 2005
Lobby Indiana legislature to review ISTEP guidelines to account for people with learning or developmental disabilities.	Indiana State Teachers Association, legislators at cracker barrel session, retired teacher associations	Late 2004 to begin lobbying for 2005 session
Partner with state and local advocacy groups to increase awareness about illiteracy and seek solutions.	Indiana Dept. of Education, Indiana Literacy, Division of Adult Education, Even Start Family Literacy Program, Indiana Literacy Resource Center	Fall 2004 and Spring 2005

Intended Outcome 3:
Young children, by the age of five, will meet the Foundations for Language and Communication Development established by the state’s Department of Education. (See “Sequences of Developmental Growth” in Appendix)

Action Step 1:Develop/Implement United Way Success by 6 Program.
Task	Others Involved	Time Line
Organize a Literacy Task Force of stakeholders and key professionals who can impact the lives of children.	4C, employers, early childhood educators at colleges, libraries, Ind. Dept. of Education, Dept. of Families and Children, Head Start, Even Start, schools, social service agencies, Step Ahead, Terre Haute Housing Authority/FSS, Wabash Valley Literacy Coalition, COMPASS II Poverty Team – Child Care subgroup	Month 1 and 2
Request assistance from United Way of America staff in developing strategies to implement Success by 6.	United Way, Task Force, collaboration with local agencies	Months 3 through 6
Acquire outside funding to support program development /implementation.	Task Force, United Way Success by 6, United Way of the Wabash Valley Resource and Development Officer	Months 6 through 9
Implement planned Success by 6 services using initiatives that will have the greatest impact.	Success by 6 staff, collaborating agencies	TBD