Olympia's Homeless or At-Risk Students

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Prepared by Laura Minor

Submitted to Douglas Schuler

Civic Intelligence: Theory and Practice

Case Study: Homeless Education

Week 8, Wednesday, 5/18/2011


DRAFT


Introduction

The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth. ~Desiderius Erasmus
Homelessness is becoming increasingly evident in today’s society. Many of the homeless population is made up of a communities youth. Homeless children are amongst the most vulnerable in our country. In our local community, the Olympia school district had four hundred fifty seven documented students that had no place to call home in the 2009-2010 school year.

What’s being done to ensure the education of our local communities youth. Are we doing our part to ensure the strength of our nation.

Analysis

  • Orientation - describes the purpose, principles and perspectives that help energize an effective deployment of civic intelligence.
  • Organization - refers to the structures, methods and roles by which people engage in civic intelligence.
Write about the organization here.
  • Engagement - refers to the ways in which civic intelligence is an active force for thought, action, and social change.
What are they doing for social change
  • Intelligence - refers to the ways that civic intelligence lives up to its name.
How are they working with the community?
  • Products & Projects - refers to some of the outcomes, both long-term and incremental, that civic intelligence might produce.
Discuss the outcome of the programs here
  • Resources - refers to the types of support that people and institutions engaged in civic intelligence work need.
What support do our homeless children need?

Conclusions

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Pattern Language Association

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SeeMe

  • SeeMe Modeling -- First draft



Weaknesses

  • What weaknesses do I see in the organizations?