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13 <br /> Slide #19 <br /> Public Education/ Learning Community: Objectives <br /> 000 <br /> Foster collaborative relationships with formal and informal educational organizations and agencies to provide <br /> opportunities for community members to meet, connect, and learn together. <br /> Improve school readiness and educational outcomes by providing access, training, tools, technology, and <br /> other resources needed to thrive. <br /> Provide support for workforce development through training, tools, technology, and other resources. <br /> Improve learning environments by investing in facilities over a 10-year period that addresses repair, <br /> renovation, and educational adequacy needs. <br /> Invest in and implement a plan that supports schools operational and facility funding needs. <br /> Implement the recommendations of the Schools Safety Task Force. <br /> Invest in and expand equitable behavioral health services for children and adolescents. <br /> Invest in and expand equitable behavioral health services for teachers and staff. <br /> b <br /> Slide #20 <br /> Public Education/ Learning Community: Objectives <br /> Add more education on local history, geology,geography, and politics. <br /> Increasing access to free library services. <br /> Increase community access to adult literacy classes and English as a Second Language classes. <br /> b <br /> The Board decided not to change any of the objectives for Public Education/Learning <br /> Community. <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked if the county provides any English as A Second Language <br /> classes. <br /> Travis Myren said he thought Cooperative Extension did. <br /> Chair Bedford said she thought the Department on Aging did. <br /> Vice-Chair Greene said that the county funds a non-profit agency called Orange Literacy. <br />