Raymond Allen, Executive Director Scott Walker 201 E. Washington Avenue, Rm. A400 Governor P.O. Box 7946 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7946 S. Mark Tyler Telephone: (608) 267-1410 Chair Fax: (608) 266-1784 Web site: http://www.wi-cwi.org

Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment

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Friday, December 9, 2016

Governor's Task Force on Minority Unemployment Employ Milwaukee, Inc. 2342 North 27th Street

Room 118 Milwaukee, WI

MEETING SCHEDULE

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Task Force on Minority Unemployment Meeting

All Task Force meeting materials are available on the CWI web-page at http://www.wi-cwi.org

Enclosed Meeting Packet Contents Page 1 December 9th - Meeting Schedule and Packet Contents Page 2 December 9th Task Force Meeting Agenda Page 3 Minutes from September 16, 2016 Meeting If you have a disability and need to access this information in an alternate format, or need it translated to another language, please contact (608) 266-2134. For civil rights questions, call (608) 266-6889 or (866) 275-1165 (voice/TTY).

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Governor’s Task Force on Minority Unemployment

December 9, 2016 9:00AM – 11:00AM

Employ Milwaukee, Room 118 2342 North 27th Street

Milwaukee, WI

AGENDA I. Welcome

II. Opening Remarks

a. DWD Secretary Ray Allen (for Co-Chair Lt. Governor Kleefisch) b. Co-Chair State Senator Lena Taylor

III. Approval of Minutes from September 16, 2016 – ACTION

IV. State Agency Updates

a. [DWD]WIOA – Phil Koenig i. WIOA Performance Updates PY15

V. The Milwaukee Initiative Status Update

a. JCAP b. Wisconsin Fast Forward c. DFI d. DCF

VI. Partner Updates

a. Employ Milwaukee Update – Earl Buford b. MPS Update – TENTATIVE

i. CTE programming ii. Youth apprenticeship plans

iii. Opportunities for work-based learning iv. Academic and Career Planning Pilot District v. Culinary Programs Opportunities

VII. Other Business

a. Upcoming Events Reminder – Marketplace, Small Business Academy b. LOVE & FAITH Initiative c. Re-entry Reinvestment

VIII. Next Meeting – February 2017

IX. Closing Remarks a. Secretary Ray Allen (for Co-Chair Lt. Governor Kleefisch) b. Co-Chair Senator Lena Taylor

X. Adjournment

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Governor’s Task Force on Minority Unemployment

September 16, 2016 9:00 am – 11:00 am

UMOS Board Room

2701 S. Chase Avenue Milwaukee, WI

DRAFT MINUTES PENDING TASK FORCE APPROVAL

Members Present: Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch (Co-Chair), Senator Lena Taylor (Co-Chair), Secretary Ray Allen, Earl Buford, Dr. Eve Hall, Silvia Jackson, DWD Administrator Scott Jansen, Grailing Jones, Tina Koehn, Seyoum Mengesha, Dawn Pratt, Jerry Roberts, David Karst. Others Present: Bruce Palzkill, Phil Koenig, Georgia Maxwell, John Thomas, Carol Burgett, Alfredo Luna, Laura Doolin, Chytania Brown, David Arb, Eloise Anderson, Laneice McGee.

I. Welcome Co-Chair Lt. Governor Kleefisch called the meeting to order at 9:15. Those in attendance were welcomed by both Senator Taylor and Lt. Governor Kleefisch.

II. Opening Remarks Lt. Governor Kleefisch mentioned the free upcoming Small Business Academy held on December 13th and encouraged attendance. Senator Taylor stressed the importance of the money that is associated with the Milwaukee Initiative and that there is a need for everyone to be included; even re-entry individuals. She suggested that there may be a need to come together before the December meeting, as the Milwaukee initiative is moving at a rapid pace.

III. Approval of Minutes from June 3rd, 2016 meeting – ACTION

a. The minutes were approved unanimously.

IV. State Agency Updates a. CWI Strategic Plan – Scott Jansen

Scott Jansen reminded the group that the CWI created a 21 point strategic plan geared towards retaining talent in Wisconsin. The group has received two emails updating them on its progress. Additionally, DWD is releasing grants to schools that would allow instructors to grow their programs through curriculum upgrades and updates to materials and equipment: applications are due September 30. Almost 300 schools submitted applications last year.

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Dawn Pratt asked for a list of applying schools at the next meeting. Scott stated that they will have a list by December's meeting. Co-Chair Taylor wanted to ensure that there is a list of schools that have applied and that they are aware of the application requirements and can receive technical assistance. Scott Jansen assured Co-Chair Taylor that this is all provided. Scott Jansen announced that there is an expansion of apprenticeship awards for this coming school year. There had been $1.8M received in the past, and it has now been increased by $500k to approve more applications. Likewise, Secretary Allen has additional authority to used Wisconsin Fast Forward grants to invest $973k into work apprenticeship, should that be part of the design to keep things going forward.

b. Offender Reentry – Laura Doolin, Scott Jansen

Scott Jansen asked the group to review the handout regarding offender reentry. The handout shows efforts that DWD and the local areas have made to move away from silos and provide an integrated system to address offender reentry.

c. Milwaukee Initiative

i. Overview, September 13th Event

Secretary Allen informed the group of a partnership across State agencies to ensure that resources are made more readily available to the community. To do so, they have been providing access points throughout the city to allow citizens to get services in convenient one-stop centers. Employ Milwaukee allowed the State to conduct the first one. To date, it has been a good partnership and appears to be beneficial.

ii. TANF Expansion

Secretary Anderson spoke to the work that her agency does regarding minority unemployment. There is a contracted program with UMOS to go to the centers where people gather to talk about employment. Also, they have spoken with employers about basic areas of need, and have found that the lack of math skills is a basic problem. To answer this, a basic math program was started that focuses on algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. While Milwaukee is a focal point, there is increasingly a need to focus programs on Beloit and 18 northern counties, where the poverty can be higher than some parts of Milwaukee. Started a program with Culvers; this is important because data has shown that if an individual does not get a job at 16, that individual is unemployable by 24.

V. Other Business a. Joseph Project Report

Members were provided an overview of the Joseph Project and the work they are doing to provide people with vital soft skills training and bridge the gap to employment thereafter. To get into the soft skills training, individuals need 6 months of solid work experience, descent work history, and the ability to pass a drug test. Those that successfully go through the training are guaranteed an interview and are provided initial transportation to the job.

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VI. Next Meeting a. Next Meeting – December 2, 2016

VII. Closing Remarks

The co-chairs bid everyone a good day and called for a vote on adjournment. VIII. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 11:10AM.

Update

http://www.wi-cwi.org/

Career and Technical Education Incentive Grants - MKE An informational update, per the request of the Minority Unemployment Task Force on September 16, 2016, on the Career and Technical Incentive Grants awarded to the Milwaukee County School Districts. What are CTE Incentive Grants? Career and Technical Education (CTE) Incentive Grants are awarded to Wisconsin public school districts whose students participate in and complete an approved industry-recognized certification program. With a maximum allocation of $3 million available, grants reimburse up to $1,000 per pupil. The goal of the legislation is to incentivize school districts to offer high-quality career and technical education programs that mitigate workforce shortages in key industries and occupations. Update: The CTE Incentive Grants for the 2014-2015 school year were paid out on June 20th, 2016 in partnership with DWD and DPI. Please see below for the number of applications submitted and approved for Milwaukee County School Districts as well as the total dollar amount awarded to each district for both the 2014-15 as well as the 2013-14 school years. In the 2014-15 school year, due to an increase in qualified applications across the state of Wisconsin, school districts were awarded a total of $762.58 per student enrolled in an industry-approved certification program.

Submitted Qualified Amount Submitted Qualified Amount

Brown Deer SD 0 $0 7 2 $1,525.16

Cudahy SD 4 4 $4,000 17 15 $11,438.70

Fox Point Jt 0 $0 0 $0.00

Franklin Public SD 51 49 $49,000 51 45 $34,316.10

Glendale SD 0 $0 0 $0.00

Greendale SD 6 6 $6,000 9 9 $6,863.22

Greenfield SD 39 39 $39,000 37 34 $25,927.72

MPS 32 32 $32,000 51 41 $31,265.78

Nicolet UHS 14 6 $6,000 32 16 $12,201.28

Oak Creek-Franklin SD 48 45 $45,000 71 33 $25,165.14

Shorewood SD 0 $0 0 $0.00

South MKE SD 58 49 $49,000 49 37 $28,215.46

St. Francis SD 0 $0 0 $0.00

Wauwatosa SD 0 $0 0 $0.00

WAWM SD 0 $0 24 23 $17,539.34

Whitefish Bay SD 0 $0 0 $0.00

Whitnall SD 5 0 $0 6 6 $4,575.48

TOTAL MKE County

Schools 257 230 $230,000 354 255 $199,033.38

2013-14 School Year 2014-15 School Year

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LOVE & FAITH Initiative

SENATOR

LENA TAYLORa Champion for uswww.LenaTaylor.org

“Violence and poverty are a health crisis

born out of hopelessness. We need government to

partner with industry to create economic

wealth for impoverishedneighborhoods.”

--- Senator Lena Taylor

LOVE & FAITH Milwaukee Initiativeis a model designed to help ascend past our present circumstances by

breaking down silos to get new outcomes using a different delivery model.

Lena believes that we must align the silos that exist to build an infrastructure that willcreate a pipeline to Hubs in our communities, which will address the crises that facethem. The model is an acronym:

Literacy

Opportunity

Voice

Environment&

Forestry

Agriculture

Innovation

Technology

Health

AlignmentA critical component of breaking down silos is aligningservices to ensure that government agencies and thecommunity are maximizing the impact vs. the intent, tocreate synergy that will ultimately reach more people.

Hubs bring it all togetherHubs are physical locations placed in target areas thatserve multiple functions. Hubs are part of a larger hubnetwork, which shares information with other hubs onthe delivery of services. Hubs provide clients with directservices, including:

Community connectors

Hoop house

Orchard

Storm water management

Equipment

Hubs also provide outreach into the community,increasing awareness of the LOVE & FAITH Initiativenetwork of services. Hubs are managed by a communityconnector, which is similar to a community healthworker, but who touches on more than just health.

Pipelines to Industry (E-FAITH)A key component of the HUBs is to create a pipelinefor people to shift from being on unemployment tohaving a job which provides a living wage, withincreasing levels of skill, responsibility, and pay at eachstep, and a decreasing dependence on governmentservices:

1. Community Service: The first step is learning a skillthrough performing community service at the HUBitself or at a local non-profit.

2. Government Jobs Subsidies at Minimum Wage:The next step is a government-subsidized, minimumwage job that applies the hard and soft skills learnedthrough community service to work in the privatesector.

3. Government Jobs Subsidies at Market Pay: Aftersucceeding in a subsidized minimum wage job, thenext step would be to rise to subsidized, limited termemployment in the private sector at market pay.

4. Direct Pay: The final step is an unsubsidized jobworking directly for a private sector employer.

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