Bright Futures Leadership Academy

Peggy FullerChristie BarnhartDarren Gallup

The Way We Used to Be!

A little history…..

• From a vision….• To a grant….• To a director….• TO A BREAKFAST!

• AND THEN IT BEGAN!

What do you do with 50 volunteers?

Ambassador Visits!NOW Needs!1st BF Retreat

• RETREAT MADE THIS VERY CLEAR ----

• Many business and faith-based were lacking in knowledge of what the real school issues were, and what was being done to address them.

– AND THAT LED TO THE VERY FIRST

Bright FuturesLeadership Academy

• First Academy - 7 sessions• half-day each• September-November of 2010• Attendees – Advisory Board

CURRENT BFLA

• Strategy – Each session half day– Located at various schools– Very competent speakers who

understand importance of being prepared

– Principals give tour of school– Team building exercises

SESSION 1

• Poverty Culture in Joplin– Have local historian give background– How historical influences still have

impact on today’s culture– Ruby Payne Poverty Training

SESSION 2

• Eric Jensen Brain-based Poverty research– Taught by people who have been

through training

Principal Panel – elementary through high school representation

SESSION 3

• Education, Crime, and Our Community– Led by highly engaged police officer– Poverty, crime, and how it correlates to

at-risk students and dropouts.

– Followed by BUS TOUR– VERY EMOTIONAL!

• Bus tour should include:– Neighborhoods near schools– Homelessness issues– Difficult neighborhoods where the

children live

SESSION 4

21st Century Learning and Career Pathways

Tour of new high schoolVision of the schools for 21st centuryCareer Pathways

FUSION! – Helping 9th graders through the transition

SESSION 5

• A Day in the Life of a Teacher– Assign participants to a teacher to

spend a half day in the classroom

SESSION 6

• At-Risk Students and the Graduation Rate– Current programs and initiatives – How they affect graduation rate

Administration Structure and Board of EdHow are decisions made?

QUESTIONS???