Website
http://www.goodwillindy.org/
Primary Contact
Betsy Delgado
Vice President, Mission and Education Initiatives
Contact via email
Mission statement
Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana is a social services enterprise that exists to offer opportunities, provide services, and leverage its resources with those of others to improve the economic self-sufficiency and well-being of adults and the future employability of young people.
Actions
Actions are activities derived from the Plan 2020 planning process that a partner has committed to implement.
Goodwill is working on the following actions:
Strategy
Increase the opportunities for adult learners of all ages to successfully complete a diploma recovery program; one that focuses on attainment of post-secondary credentials or job placement.
Action
Quantify the total capacity at and costs for all existing adult high schools in Marion County
Start Date:
September 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
25%
Strategy
Increase the opportunities for adult learners of all ages to successfully complete a diploma recovery program; one that focuses on attainment of post-secondary credentials or job placement.
Action
Increase the number of adult high school graduates from post-secondary or a dual credit programs.
Start Date:
September 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
50%
Strategy
Increase the opportunities for adult learners of all ages to successfully complete a diploma recovery program; one that focuses on attainment of post-secondary credentials or job placement.
Action
Track state budget and legislative action around charter funding and the impact that the expansion of the number of adult high schools could have on the local community
Start Date:
September 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
50%
Both the Excel Center and DORS continue to serve more students annually. The Excel Center worked closely with the state legislature this past session on this topic as well as releasing a new economic impact study around this topic that was well received by the State Legislature
Strategy
Increase the opportunities for adult learners of all ages to successfully complete a diploma recovery program; one that focuses on attainment of post-secondary credentials or job placement.
Action
Advocate at city and state levels for increased funding to support adult high schools.
Start Date:
September 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
25%
Adult High Schools received an increase in funding this past legislative cycle