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PRIORITY 5 Public Education/ Learning Community 12 <br /> GOAL STATEMENT Objectives <br /> 1. Foster collaborative relationships with formal and informal ed- <br /> Enhance and maintain ucational 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 pro- <br /> viding access, training, tools, technology, and other resources <br /> and infrastructure needed to thrive. <br /> and cultivate 3. Provide support for Durham Tech continuing education, col- <br /> lifelong learning. lege and career readiness programming. <br /> 4. Improve learning environments by investing in facilities that <br /> address repair, renovation, and educational adequacy needs. <br /> 5. Invest in and implement a plan that supports schools opera- <br /> tional and facility funding needs. <br /> 6. Implement the recommendations of the Schools Safety Task <br /> Force. <br /> l� <br /> Performance Measures <br /> 1. Increase by 1%each year the number of children from low-in- <br /> L come households enrolled annually in the childcare subsidy <br /> program. <br /> 2. Reach residents in all 15 zip codes of the county with digital <br /> literacy workshops offered annually. <br /> 3. Implement the Long-Range School Optimization Plan, funding <br /> planning for first construction in FY25-26, followed by con- <br /> struction on the first project in FY26-27. Utilize the remaining <br /> WW "M funds by the end of the 10-year plan period. <br /> 4. Track and report quarterly on school capital spending on high <br /> priority needs and other capital uses. <br /> 5. Annual meeting of the School Safety Task Force or other <br /> group convened by the Board of County Commissioners to <br /> review policies that address safety in the school districts and <br /> provide education on laws addressing school disruptions. <br /> Implement recommendation #3 in the School Safety Task <br /> Force Final Report by FY2025-26 and recommendation #8 by <br /> FY2026-27. <br /> 6. Establish baseline and increase visitors to the Southern <br /> ,I Branch Library by 5%annually. <br /> ` 7. Increase by 1 percentage point annually the percentage of <br /> Durham Tech Promise scholarship recipients who complete a <br /> 40PO program or transfer to a four-year college or university. <br /> 11 <br />