1. ACTION FORUM Children’s Summit Commitment to Action

2. The Summit: Community Consensus

3. Pillars of Campaign for Grade Level Reading

4. Funder Interest/ Involvement and TA

5. Pair up (2 minuntes) Why are you here? What do you hope happens today?

6. Learning Moment: Summer Learning

7. Centralized, hierarchical Connecting takes time Closed and proprietary Effectiveness is equated with longevity Decentralized, collaborative Connecting is speeding up Open and transparent, porous Effectiveness is equated with mobilization, alignment Networked for Action – Partner, Innovate and Document Organization-centric model Network-centric model

8. The “Secret Sauce” of Networks and Collaboration

9. The Design Cycle

11. Quick Bets Lead to Big Change

13. Franchise = Attendance, School Readiness, Summer Learning General Manager (GM) = Oversees Franchise Activities School Readiness: Michele Cantwell-Copher Attendance: Tim Nightingale Summer Learning: Laneesha Senegal Coaches = Team Leaders Teams = Workgroups Take Me Out to the Ballgame…

14. Where is my expertise best leveraged?

15. Attendance Team #1 – SARB Reform In what ways can the SARB procedures and protocols be designed to engage school personnel, parents and students in identifying a reasonable plan that addresses the underlying issues connected to tardiness and absenteeism and lead to increased school attendance? Team #2 – Parent Intersection with the System In what ways can school systems increase the level of positive parent interaction and partner with them in their endeavor to help children and youth succeed in school? Team #3 – Volunteer Engagement What are the necessary steps that CBO’s need to take in order to connect in at schools and support the school system in their needs.

16. School Readiness Team #4 – Quality How can we improve quality of our various early care system providers? Team #5 – Literacy How can we improve early literacy opportunities for all children? Team #6 – Health How can we link and engage health services ensuring all children experience a healthy start in school? Team #7 – Parent Intersections with Systems How can we engage parents most meaningfully in school readiness?

17. Summer Learning Team #8 – Access to Summer Learning 1. What is the number of opportunities? 2. How much of the need is met? 3. How many are under utilized? Team #9 – Quality of the Opportunities 1. What are the best practices? 2. Is literacy a thread in the programs? 3. What are the quality ratings of existing programs? Team #10 – Parent Education 1. What do parents know about the importance of summer learning? 2. Is there a single point of contact to help navigate system/ease of use?

18. Team Questions 1. Do we agree with the guiding questions? 2. Do we have the resources in our group to tackle this? 3. If not, who else needs to be at the table?

19. Next Steps Coaches will meet to formalize teams and communicate out. Leadership team will establish structure to report out on Small Bets. Teams will meet with their Coaches at the next action forum. How to Share Your Small Bets Email info@tcmfresno.orginfo@tcmfresno.org Next Action Forum: May 16 th, 8:30a.m.

21. Parking Lot A. What did you learn today? B. What is still on your mind? C. What are your hopes going forward?