Welcome Letter

DEAR COMMUNITY MEMBERS,

e are excited to continue to grow the impact of Alamance Achieves, a StriveTogether community partnership, whose goal is to see every child in Alamance County is educated, equipped, and engaged from cradle to career. We want all our children to receive the best education possible and be prepared to thrive. W

Our efforts will be concentrated on creating a culture of continuous improvement – a datadriven way to make progress toward a big goal by defining problems, establishing and testing strategies, and analyzing results. We learn as we go, making adjustments when needed. The resulting changes come not from a one-time action, but from coordinated, scaleable practices that are ongoing.

Our goal is to work together to build the capacity of our community to dramatically improve educational outcomes for every child by providing strategic assistance and high-quality resources to organizations serving the community.

This report gives a snapshot of our children’s educational well-being at this moment in time. Community members and leaders gathered data on the health and education of all children in Alamance County to create goals, indicators and outcomes that we, as a community, will use to hold ourselves accountable to continue supporting our children for years to come.

The report outlines areas for improvement, and highlights practices and resources that are already working well in our county. Please read, think about and discuss the information in this report. Every one of us — whether we are parents, caregivers, educators or community leaders — can play a role in helping our children find the resources they need to learn and grow.

By helping the youngest members of our community thrive, we are also taking steps toward a flourishing Alamance County. Please join us as we work together to ensure that Alamance Achieves!

Sincerely,