Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Hear Updates from Partners Supporting the City's Goal of Quality Education for All Residents
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Submitted By: David Graham, Assistant City Manager and Kate Parmelee, Director of Strategic Initiatives & Innovation
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of quality education for all residents.
Executive Summary (General Business): At the City Council's 2021 Strategic Planning session the Council directed staff to request presentations from area education partners to inform the priorities of the City's Education Goal. Representatives from St. Lucie Public Schools, area Charter Schools, the Children's Services Council and the Early Learning Coalition will provide presentations for the Council's information as they consider updates to the Strategic Plan.
Presentation Information: St. Lucie Public Schools will provide a 30-minute presentation, followed approximately with 10-minute presentations by the Somerset group, which includes Somerset St. Lucie, Somerset College Preparatory, and Somerset Bethany Academies; Charter Schools USA which includes Renaissance Charter School at Tradition, Renaissance Charter School of St. Lucie and soon Tradition Preparatory High School, the Children's Services Council of St. Lucie County and the Early Learning Coalition of St. Lucie County.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council hear the presentation, consider recommendations by staff and finalize the priorities of the Strategic Plan's Education Goal.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and hear the presentation, consider recommendations by staff and finalize the priorities of the Strategic Plan's Education Goal.
2. Move that the Council provide staff direction.
Background: The City annually outlines opportunities to collaborate and partner to support quality education, necessary for building a strong city. The City's current Strategic Goal of Quality Educatio...
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