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Goal 6: Ensure a high quality of life and lifelong <br />learning that champions <br />diversity, education <br />at all levels, libraries, parks, recreation, <br />and animal welfare. (Each <br />Commissioner was allotted <br />two votes for the priorities related to this <br />goal) <br />Policy Priority <br />EDUCATION: AT -RISK CHILDREN (5 <br />votes) <br />• Increase support to expand pre- <br />• Initiated study <br />• Campaign for Grade <br />kindergarten services <br />committee on Pre -K <br />Level Reading (Library, <br />• Continue to close the achievement <br />programming <br />FSA, OCPYC and other <br />gaps and end the school to prison <br />• Community <br />non - profits): focus on <br />pipeline. <br />Outreach Literacy <br />breaking down <br />Coordinator <br />barriers to reading <br />(Library /OCPYC): <br />success with emphasis <br />provides <br />on racial equity <br />training /materials <br />• Student Easy Accounts <br />for day care teachers <br />(SEA): All Orange <br />and families of low <br />County School <br />income /at -risk <br />students (k -12) are <br />children concerning <br />now automatically <br />the importance of <br />enrolled for a library <br />early literacy. <br />account through the <br />school media <br />centers. Working on <br />same agreement with <br />Chapel Hill - Carrboro <br />schools for the <br />beginning of Fall 18 <br />school year. <br />CONNECT STUDENTS TO COMMUNITY <br />COLLEGES (4 VOTES) <br />• Funded Durham <br />• Review scholarship <br />Tech scholarship <br />eligibility criteria; <br />program <br />potentially expand to <br />• Created DSS <br />include more than <br />Navigator position <br />recent high school <br />to connect training <br />graduates <br />needs with Durham <br />• Begin needs <br />Tech courses <br />assessment and <br />• Program expanded <br />facilities planning for <br />to include students <br />potential Durham <br />earning a General <br />Tech facility expansion <br />Equivalency Diploma <br />(GED) <br />• IT working with <br />H <br />