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 | Russell Betts
Chair |
January 25, 2012
Dear Friends & Colleagues.
2012 will be another important year in the history and work of the Urban League of Greater Madison. Last year, with your support, advocacy and encouragement, we were able to accomplish and exceed several objectives in our 2011-12 Strategic Plan:
Job Training
| Kaleem Caire
President/CEO |
In 2010, we served 327 adults through our workforce training programs. In 2011, we set a goal to serve 410. At year-end, we served 463 adults (a 41% increase over 2010) and added a Customer Service Academy with our employer and funding partners. We are excited to report that 65% of those served (299 adults) secured jobs in 2011, exceeding the national average of 45% employment for workforce training programs. In 2012, we intend to serve 700 adults and look forward to adding an Information Technology Academy to our workforce training options.
Education
In 2011, we recruited more than 960 volunteers and provided academic tutoring support to nearly 1,700 children in 18 middle and high schools in Madison, Middleton, Oregon and Sun Prairie through the Schools of Hope Partnership. Our primary partners include the school districts in each community served, United Way of Dane County, City of Madison, Dane County, Madison School & Community Recreation, UW-Madison, Centro Hispano and members of the School of Hope Leadership Team.
We served 149 middle school students through our 21st Century Careers and Summer Reach Internship initiatives, and another 32 high school students through a free pilot ACT Prep Course targeting students of color. Students completing the ACT Prep Course gained an average 2 point increase in their ACT pre and post-practice test scores, which is consistent with score increases among students who participate in more popular test prep programs that parents pay $900 or more for.
We were also unsuccessful in our efforts to win approval of Madison Preparatory Academy by the Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education, but won the support of every major community newspaper, hundreds of local leaders and thousands of Madisonians. We will continue to work towards winning approval in 2012. Reports such as "Black, Latino Students Perform at Levels of 30 Years Ago" and "Employment of Black Men Drops Drastically" inform our need to move forward.
Community Engagement
Through our initiatives, we served more than 4,300 children and adults in our education, workforce and housing initiatives and special events in 2011. We enlisted the support of more than 1,050 volunteers who dedicated nearly 20,000 service hours to the community.
We also had many visitors to our new Park Street headquarters. Each quarter in 2011, an average of 26 different groups and organizations utilized our meeting facilities. More than 2,100 citizens visited our facility meetings and events hosted by the Mayor of Madison, Dane County, Madison Metropolitan School District, Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, University of Wisconsin-Madison, YMCA of Dane County, Boys & Girls Club of Dane County, Latino business marketing, and many others.
2012 Initiatives
In 2012, we will continue to advance a policy agenda, programming, and related strategies to promote and support the expansion of innovative, future focused public schools. We will also continue to push for the elimination of the academic, graduation, college preparation and college matriculation gaps among young people of color and the disadvantaged in our region's public schools. Additionally, we will partner with others to plan for and work towards the expansion of Madison's Black middle class, and the re-establishment of a vibrant, educated, economically empowered, socially engaged and culturally connected African American community in Greater Madison.
Existing Initiatives
- Complete Plan for South Madison Promise Zone Initiative
- Win approval and establish Madison Preparatory Academy
- Tutor 1,700 students; Recruit more than 1,000 volunteers; Implement new Schools of Hope achievement and outcomes metrics and strategies
- Expand free ACT Prep Pilot to serve 200 high school students
- Expand Workforce Programming & Partnerships; Serve 700 in 2012 and address educational needs
New Initiatives
- Launch Regional Workplace Diversity Initiative; Winter/Spring 2012
- Launch School Night Celebration; Fall 2012
- Evaluate new partnerships with local school systems, higher education and employers
- Complete 2013-14 Strategic Plan; Summer/Fall 2012
We, our Board of Directors and staff thank you for your support. We look forward to working with you this year to further expand our community partnerships, empower more children and families and strengthen the Greater Madison community.
Respectfully,
Russell Betts Kaleem Caire
Chair, Board of Directors President & CEO
2012 Board of Directors
Darrell Bazzell Russell Betts, Chair Frank Byrne, MD
Vice Chancellor of Administration Director of Development President
University of Wisconsin-Madison UW Foundation St. Mary's Hospital
David Cagigal Cynthia Cauthern, PhD Kevin Conroy, Esq.
Chair, Board of Directors President & CEO President & CEO
Madison Preparatory Academy Align Business & Technology Solutions Exact Sciences
Keith Cornielle, PhD Scott Flanagan, PhD, Secretary Marshall Heyworth
Vice President, Student Development Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer
Madison Area Technical College Edgewood College QTI Group
Cynthia Hughes Chris Montagnino Darren Noak
Principal President President, Commercial Building
Rose CFO Solutions Herzing College-Madison Tri-North Builders
Daniel O'Callaghan, Esq Amy Overby Angela Russell
Attorney Vice President, Donor Relations Community Engagement Lead
Michael Best & Friedrich Madison Community Foundation University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Medicine & Public Health
Gary Sater, PhD, Vice Chair William Schrumm Keith Schwarting
Psychologist Vice President, Chief HR Officer Account Manager
Mental Health Solutions UW Medical Foundation Suttle Straus
Addrena Squires
The Guild
Urban League of Greater Madison
Contact Us for More Information
Administration & Investor Relations: Keetra Burnette, Chief Operating Officer, 608-729-1235
Economic Development & Workforce Initiatives: Mark Richardson, Vice President, 608-729-1265
Education & Learning: Nichelle Nichols, Vice President, 608-729-1218
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO: Deb Mohr, 608-729-1249
Budget & Finance: Jim Horn, Chief Financial Officer, 608-729-1210
Fundraising & South Madison Promise Zone: Ed Lee, Senior Vice President, 608-729-1211
Madison Preparatory Academy/School Development: Laura DeRoche Perez, Vice President, 608-729-1230
Special Events & Communications: Amy Good, Vice President, 608-729-1208
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