Transcript MultiCultural Center Edubyte

Board Presentation
October 14, 2009
We deliver the future!
Future 2013 Environmental Conditions
 Urban areas will experience an increasingly diverse PK-12
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population.
District minority population will increase significantly.
11 Green Bay schools are currently majority minority. It is
predicted that the entire school system will be majority
minority in 10 years.
Currently 37% of students in the GB school system are
culturally diverse
Demand for resources to address language and cultural issues.
Brown County has the 5th largest Hispanic population in WI.
College is experiencing rapid growth in need for English
Language Learner (ELL) resources
Future 2013 Strategic Goals
 Ensure that non-English speaking population of the
district have the opportunity to successfully complete a
degree or diploma
 Ensure there is no statistical differentiation in the
success rate among populations of students based on
gender, ethnicity, or (dis )ability
 Increase the percentage of students who successfully
transition from basic education and successfully
complete degree/diploma programs
Annual Multicultural Recruitment
Projects
 Develop and implement Minority Participation Grant
 Offer multiple occupational certificate courses in other
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languages (RISE initiative)
NWTC First Year College Experience
Middle and High School Campus Career Days
High school recruitment visits (on-site TABE testing
for students of color)
Basic Education, Personal Learning Plan
Development, and Writing Lab services in MCC
Referral to on-campus and community resources
Annual Multicultural Center Events
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Academic Advising in the center 4 days /week
Strong collaboration with Student Life
Advising of multicultural student organizations
Social, cultural and community events:
 NWTC Multi-Ethnic Fair
 Intertribal Craft Workshop
 Multicultural Graduation Banquet
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Annual Hispanic Festival
Hmong New Year Celebration
Asian Talent Show
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
2009-10 Current Initiatives
 Follow-up phone calls to minority program applicants to
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assist with transition
Monthly Basic Education orientations offered in the Center
to promote transition into programs
Partner with Atonement Lutheran Church grant funding
College Prep: Language Arts Classes
Increase visitation to other district high schools with
minority populations
MC student mentors will coordinate at least 2 visits to high
school classrooms in Green Bay School District
5 year minority recruitment plan will be developed as part
of the WTCS Minority Participation Grant
Gema Garcia – Multicultural Center Coordinator
Yia Thao – SE Asian Occupational Coordinator
Bernadine Vigue – Multicultural Advisor
Megan Popkey– Manager of Student Involvement
[email protected]