Vision 2020 +

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Education Sub-Committee

Executive Summary

The future of education in Cache Valley through 2020 and beyond will depend on how the educational community reaches out to all the stake holders. This should be accomplished through the traditional public educational opportunities such as the Cache County School District, Logan City School District, Bidgerland Applied Technology Center, and Utah State University. In addition charter schools, private schools, and nonprofit organizations should be involved in providing opportunites for education in the valley.

The economic well being of our Valley is intertwined with the education attained by the citizens. An educated workforce insures the continuing growth of our economy.

Goal #1 – Business and Industry should be encouraged to support local education.

Action 1.1 – Businesses that employ a large percentage of minority population employees should be active partners in the public education of our young people. They should be encouraged to help fund the additional costs of educating students for whom English is a second language.

Action 1.2 – Summer school programs could be a partnership.

Action 1.3 – An educational liaison person could be funded to aid schools in educating minority students. For example: Bridger Elementary in Logan hosts a 39.93% ethnic population; Woodruff Elementary 38.19%; Ellis Elementary 37%; Lincoln Elementary in Hyrum 19%.

Goal #2 – We need an opportunity for students to obtain Associate Degrees. We need a pathway for credit so our students will not need to leave the valley.

Action 2.1 – USU could be encouraged to offer additional Associate Degrees.

Action 2.2 – Credit could be given for classes taught by USU instructors at BATC barriers could be broken down to other credit classes.

Goal #3 – We need to encourage the educational community of the valley to come together periodically to create more natural connections. This would create an investment for all education partners to work cooperatively and support each other.

Action 3.1– Educational community partners should meet on a regular basis for dialogue.

RESOURCE DIRECTORY

USU College of Education 797-1000 Mike Freeman

American West Heritage Center 245-6050 Dave Sidwell

Thomas Edison Charter School 752-0123 Elden Budge

Fast Forward Charter School 713-4225 Stephanie Sorensen

Cache Valley Learning Center 753-8811 Ann Desjardins

Stevens Henager College 713-4777 Sharla Lemon

Logan River Academy 755-8400 Scott Farmer

Family Information Resource Center 755-5171 Claudia Brillant

Bridgerland Literacy 716-9141 Sheri Mortensen

Bear River Head Start 787-8885 Daleen Torbeson

Centro de la Familia de Utah Providence 787-2328

Heather Andrus Stokes Nature Center 755-3239 Lisa Moore

Department of Workforce Services 792-0316 Brent Welsh

Bear River Health 792-6489 Jill Parker

Center for Person with Disabilities Jason Vasquez

Home School Association 787-4544 Holly Gunther

Bridgerland Applied Technology College 760-1784 Troy Christensen

Early College High School 797-8357 Steve Zsiray

English Language Center of Cache Valley 750-6534 Ronda Kingsford

Cache County School District 752-3925 Mike Liechty

Logan City School District 755-2300 Stuart Howell State Board of Education 750-0392 Theresa Theurer

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