CJE PRESENTATION

‘WOW’ INITIATIVE

FEBRUARY 15TH 2012

“More is More”

1

Jewish Schools provide our children and youth

daily and weekly contact, building and reinforcing

Jewish identity 2

Our model is building Jewish identity and community through education

More exposure to Jewish education, higher probability for Jewish continuity, Jewish literacy

Our strategy is to support and create many educational portals to the Affiliation Highway

Enrolment TodayPublic and

Private

SchoolsDay Schools

39,000 Total Enrolment

13,650 25,350

TOTAL JEWISH SCHOOL AGE

COHORT

19,500

5,850Supplementary Schools

16,770

7,800

14,43014,820 14,430

9,750

The GTA Jewish Education Sector

Key Issues4

Why we are not growing – day and

supplementary

Competition, Quality and Cost

Low participation rate of certain markets

Special needs

The Strategic Objectives5

Supplementary Schools

Working with the Coalition of Willing organizations to provide new programs

Double the participation rate

Unleash the entrepreneurial spirit

Enhanced Content ( curriculum) and Caliber (teaching)

Roles for JTS , URJ, YU,etc.

Sustainable business models and practices

Seed capital

The WOW initiative6

The Action Plan with JESNA Launch

Developing community interest

Mail out

One on one

Community meeting

Best practices

Recruiting volunteers/ consultants re: business modeling

Start ups