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| |  | CREATE Foundation has a distinguished history of highly effective community engagement as the leading regional community development organization in Northeast Mississippi. Capitalizing on those strengths, in 1995 CREATE formed the Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi to foster collaboration among regional leaders to build and strengthen communities throughout the region.
The purpose of the Commission:
1. Assess the current and future needs and opportunities in Northeast Mississippi 2. Convene regional leaders to recommend strategies and solutions to address these needs and opportunities 3. Support high-impact opportunities that will make the greatest difference in the region
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COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI R E G I O N A L G O A L S A N D O B J E C T I V E S OVERALL GOAL: Improve regional per capita income from 66.69% of the national average in 2000 to 70% in 2010 and 75% by 2015. PRIMARY SUPPORTING GOAL: Improve highest level of education attained by adults 25 years and older in the region as follows: 2000 2010 2020 Some college and higher 38.0% 40.0 45.0 High school completion 30.8 35.0 40.0 Dropouts 31.2 25.0 15.0
- Reduce the dropout rate, as measured by the Mississippi Department of Education, in the region’s public school districts to 10% by 2013.
- Provide two years of tuition-free community college education for each high school graduate in the region by 2010.
- Assure that by 2020 every pre-school child in the region will have access to early childhood programs with at least a two-star rating as established by the Mississippi Child Care Quality Step System.
SECONDARY SUPPORTING GOALS: Develop a mixed, diversified economy including:
• Regional tourism • Entrepreneurship • Advanced manufacturing • Health care • Innovation and technology • Technical Services
Complete the four-lane construction of all Vision 21 highways within our region that have been designated for immediate attention by MDOT by 2015.
Assure that the region is clean, attractive and features healthy, vibrant communities. |
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