Partnering  With  Community  Education  

1.  How  do  you  see  Community  Education  and  Parks  and  Recreation  working  together?  

2.  What  challenges  must  we  overcome  to  move  us  forward?  

3.  What  other  organization  can  we  link  with  to  help  move  our  organizations  forward  in  the  State  of  Michigan?  

¡  Early  20th  Century  ¡  1930’s  

§  The  Community  Ed  Movement  in  Flint,  MI  

¡  1950’s  –  1970’s  §  Community  Ed  Grows  Through  Training  

¡  1970’s  –  1990’s  §  Federal  Legislation  and  Grants  

¡  1990’s  –  Present  §  SELCRA  (Southeastern  Livingston  County  Recreation  Authority)  §  Full  Service  Community  Schools  and  The  21st  Century  Schools  Program  §  Marty  Blank  Video  

1.  An  Educational  Program  for  School  Age  Children  

2.  Use  of  Community  Facilities  

3.  Additional  Programs  for  School  Age  Children  and  Youth  

4.  Programs  for  Adults  

5.  Delivery  and  Coordination  of  Community  Services  

6.  Community  Involvement    

Providence  Park  Hospital  And  

Novi  Community  School  District  

Students   2011-­‐2012   Total  Since  2007  

Medical  Career  Exploration  High  School  Students  

49   235  

Vocational  Prep  Special  Education  Students  

11  (many  for  4  years)   31  

Read  and  Be  Well  Elementary  Students  

800+   3725  

Art  Students   46   338  

Total   906   4329  

¡  50  High  School  Students  Traveled  to:  

§  Cardiac  Cath  Lab  §  Casting  §  Suturing  §  Injections  §  Blood  Pressure  §  Neurology  §  Imaging  §  Rehab  §  Laboratory  §  Nursing  Education  §  Surgical  Services  §  ER    §  Pharmacy  ….  

¡  Surveys  were  sent  out  to  187  former  Medical  Career  Explorations  students.  

¡  Students  took  the  course  between  Fall  2007  and  Spring  2012.  

¡  82  former  students  responded.  

¡  92%  of  responding  students  are  in  a  medical  field  or  are  training  to  enter  the  medical  field.  

¡  78%  of  surveyed  students  said  their  experiences  at  Providence  Park  changed  their  perspective  on  their  career  choices.  

Lou  Martin  

Attractiveness  of  Partnership    

Commonality  of  mission                      The  beginning  IS  a  very  good  place  to  start    

Educational  Institutions                      Clinical  –  Doctors,  Nurses,  technicians…                      Community  -­‐  Education  and  outreach  for  school  age  children  and  families,  senior  adults      

Community  connection                        Community  Involvement  –  a  core  measure                      “Delivery  and  Coordination  of  Community  Services”  component  

   

“Community  engagement”  and  various  industries  

Christine  Schneider  

1.  How  do  you  see  Community  Education  and  Parks  and  Recreation  working  together?  

2.  What  challenges  must  we  overcome  to  move  us  forward?  

3.  What  other  organization  can  we  link  with  to  help  move  our  organizations  forward  in  the  State  of  Michigan?