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PRIORITY 5 Public Education/ Learning Community" <br /> GOAL STATEMENT Objectives <br /> 1. Foster collaborative relationships with formal and informal <br /> Enhance and maintain educational organizations and agencies to provide opportunities <br /> for community members to meet, connect, and learn together. <br /> quality school operations 2. Improve school readiness and educational outcomes by <br /> providing access, training, tools, technology, and other <br /> and infrastructure resources needed to thrive. <br /> and cultivate 3. Provide support for workforce development through training, <br /> tools, technology, and other resources. <br /> lifelong learning. <br /> 4. Improve learning environments by investing in facilities over <br /> a 10-year period that address repair, renovation, and <br /> educational adequacy needs. <br /> 5. Invest in and implement a plan that supports schools <br /> operational and facility funding needs. <br /> 6. Implement the recommendations of the Schools Safety <br /> Task Force. <br /> 7. Invest in and expand equitable behavioral health services <br /> for children and adolescents. <br /> 8. Invest in and expand equitable behavioral health services <br /> for teachers and staff. <br /> Performance Measures <br /> 1. Develop a communication plan by June 30, 2024 to inform <br /> the community of learning opportunities in County operated <br /> programs. <br /> 2. Number of 3-4-year-olds from low-income households that <br /> are newly enrolled in high quality pre-K programs as measured <br /> by the star system. <br /> 3. Offer quarterly workshops at community touchpoints on digital <br /> literacy topics. <br /> 4. Prepare a general obligation bond referendum for the <br /> November 2024 ballot. <br /> 5. %of approved maintenance funding expended. <br /> 6. Annual meeting of the School Safety Task Force or other group <br /> OUR be convened by the BOCC to review policies that address <br /> ""° safety in the school districts and provide education on laws <br /> addressing school disruptions. <br /> 7. Number of children admitted to the emergency department <br /> for behavioral health crises. <br /> � .� 8. Partner with Alliance Health to offer behavioral health <br /> resource fairs. <br /> 9 <br />