Dayton Promise Neighborhoods
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Dayton Promise Neighborhood Planning
The national vision is that: “all children growing up in Promise Neighborhoods have access to effective schools and strong systems of family and community support that will prepare them to attain an excellent education and successfully transition to college and career.” The Promise Neighborhoods is designed to meet the needs of children from birth through college to a career. The Promise Neighborhood concept is based upon excellent results received by Harlem Children's Zone under the leadership of Geoffrey Canada. However, the strategies that are used by the Harlem Children's Zone are best practices that have been gathered from a variety of other programs across the nation. What is unique about the Harlem Children's Zone is their ability to pull all of these researched based models together. The following model based upon Geoffrey Canada's work provides an overview of the transition from early childhood through each level of school. Our goal is that every child reach their potential which includes access to a great start, a wonderful education and the ability to attend college and enter a career.
We have many partners in this process and want to encourage neighbors, parents, faith based groups, churches and others to participate in this planning process. The model above shows the progression from early childhood through college and support for family and community. There are groups that will address each one of these areas. Your involvement is crucial to this effort. If you are interested in serving on one or more committees, please contact Amy Jomantas at ajomantas@east-end.org. We will also be undertaking surveys, talking with parents, neighbors and other stakeholders. Your opinion is important to us as we move through this process. Our intent to focus first on Ruskin PreK-8 School and Edison PreK-8 School areas and then as funding is available in later years, expand to other neighborhoods. The following map shows Edison PreK-8 School and Ruskin PreK-8 Schools and surrounding areas. This is an interactive map and you can explore neighborhoods by clicking on the map and zooming in or out.
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Steering Committee Members
East End Community Services 624 Xenia Avenue Dayton, OH 45410
Phone 937-259-1898 FAX: 937-259-1897 Email: ajomantas@east-end.org