This month we sat down with Barbara Sanchez, Principal of Edward Bain School Of Language Arts and Rhonda Lopez, Principal of Wilson Elementary School, two schools that serve the Wilson Heights neighborhood. Both schools — EBSOLA and Wilson participate in Building Our Future’s monthly community conversations to help the overall success and experience of their students and families. 

We had a great conversation as each of the principals reflected on their experiences leading schools and their work of engaging the community to build stronger relationships with the schools and students.

Listen to the episode here: 
​https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/together-were-better/id1566142951?i=1000582925892

In our partnership, we often talk about the importance of creating a culture of continuous improvement, an ongoing effort to improve services and supports for children and families to improve a community-level outcome.

In this episode, we sit down with the leadership team at the Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha as they reflect on their experience in participating in BOF’s Results Count Cohort and how it has helped to shape the amazing work they are engaged in.

“From now on we will do data walks as a team… We will find new and innovative ways to present data... This cohort has given us the courage to be open to change and not just do things the way we’ve always done them. We will strategically ask ourselves the 5 Whys and determine if there is a way to get better results…” – Tara Panasewicz, CEO of Boys & Girls Club

Listen to episode 17: Results Really Count here:

​https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/together-were-better/id1566142951?i=1000579228162&fbclid=IwAR10gUEe9xzQRcbRhTsZ7e9ionXi9d_3w2zmIc6yi9canq-lc1pC-7bPql4

In June of 2022, the Southeast Wisconsin Child Care Workforce Coalition partnered with Kenosha Area Business Alliance and Racine County Economic Development Corporation to conduct a survey aimed at better understanding the impact of child care on local employers and the workforce. The survey was inspired, in part, by Project Growth's Wisconsin Employer Perceptions of Early Care and Education statewide research, which can be found here. To download the 1-page summary of our local survey results click here!
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