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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA
APRIL 25, 2018 - 2:00 P.M.
CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM
15 LOOCKERMAN PLAZA
DOVER, DELAWARE
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE WELCOMED ON ANY ITEM AND WILL BE PERMITTED AT APPROPRIATE
TIMES. WHEN POSSIBLE, PLEASE NOTIFY THE CITY CLERK (736-7008 OR E-MAIL AT
CITYCLERK@DOVER.DE.US) SHOULD YOU WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED.
AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
1. OVERVIEWOF THE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM - ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BENEFITS (MIKE CARNEY)
2. ADJOURNMENT BY 3:00 P.M.
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THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. PURSUANT TO 29 DEL. C. §10004(E)(2), THIS
AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS, WHICH ARISE AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING.
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Junior Achievement
• JA’s Worldwide Mission
• To inspire and prepare young people to succeed
in a global economy
• Junior Achievement of Delaware Vision
• To be the partner of choice for businesses,
educators and policy-makers seeking to
expand workforce and economic development
by educating the next generation
• JA Content Areas
• Entrepreneurship
• Work Readiness
• Financial Literacy
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JA by the Numbers
• JA has been connecting business people with educators
and students since 1919
• Over 10 million students in more than 100 countries
• 465,000 business and parent volunteers
• 4.8 million K-12 students in the U.S.
• 244,000 U.S. volunteers
• 16,000 local students and 1,800 volunteers
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Junior Achievement of Delaware
Students Served
(Verified and Audited)
2016-17 Academic Year
New Castle County 11,654
Kent County 2,390
Cecil County, MD 1,079
Sussex County 656
Salem County, NJ 234
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Junior Achievement
Statewide
Solutions
Delaware Business Roundtable’s Delaware
Growth Agenda Strategy 1.7
Youth Entrepreneurship
Delaware Pathways – Career Awareness
Partner with Delaware Tech
K-12 Financial Literacy Standards for Middle
Grades
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Sussex Strategy
• Youth Entrepreneurship
• JA Company Programs associated with every high school
• K-12 Financial Literacy Standards
• Mobile JA Finance Park for every 7th grade student
• Delaware Pathways
• Mobile JA BizTown for every 5th grade student
• Mobile JA Finance Park for every 7th grade student
• JA Career Fusion for every 8th grade student
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For more information:
Mike Carney
Development Director
Junior Achievement of Delaware
302 654-4510
michael.carney@ja.org
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