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Be Better Together:Share the UmbrellaDr. Phillip Cook, SuperintendentTracie Skaggs, Public Relations DirectorCarl Junction Schools, Carl Junction, Missouri
From the start
• 3,276 students• 38% qualify for Free or Reduced
Lunch• 7,551 people reside in our
community• Small bedroom community (near
Joplin) with very few businesses• Very involved community, many are
business leaders in the Joplin area
From the start
• Weekend Food Backpacks –District At-Risk Committee
• School Supplies for students in need – Ministerial Alliance
• Mentors – High School Guidance • Shop with a Cop – Police Department• Angel Mommies – Parent Network• Vision Needs – Lions Club
Bright Futures
• April 2010 - Joplin began Bright Futures
• Dec. 2010 – Carl Junction signed a Bright Futures affiliate agreement
• April 2011 – Carl Junction began Bright Futures
Same & Different
• We are in the “kid-business”• Bright Futures is a BRIDGE to
services & Social Services agencies in our community
• Parents were added as BF Partners (businesses, faith-based, social-service agencies, parents)
Community Connections
• Businesses• Faith-based Organizations• Social Service Agencies• Parents
They all want to be a part and invest in our schools
Bringing them together
• They are not alone• Strength, consistency, continuity,
sustainability• Organization, record keeping• Everyone is invited to participate
Grow with Community Resources
Program Before BF After BF
Food Backpack Program 65 180
School Supplies 45 300
Mentors 5 45
The Bright Futures Umbrella
WEEKEND FOOD BACKPACKS
School SuppliesBulldog
Buddies
Bulldog Spirit Wear/Share
Angel FundShopwith a Cop
Community Connections
Involving our community has led to• 45.5 M in bond issue improvements
+ levy increases• Partnership for Wellness (staff &
students)• Athletic improvements with ‘private’
money• Access to SS grant funds
“Take Aways”
• Involve everyone• Make BF fit your community needs• Always stay kid focused• DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK PEOPLE TO
HELP KIDS!!!!