Let her Play Overview Feb 2014

Let her Play!!!

Celebra'ng & Examining Why Girls & Sports Ma:er!

My Girl Power™ Project & the Pima County Tucson Women’s Commission present…

My Girl Power Project™, a special project aimed at increasing k-‐12 girls’ engagement levels in the sports, arts, science and health areas, and

supported by the Pima County Tucson Women’s Commission, will be hosFng our first quarterly Community Chat,

a hosted roundtable discussion with select community stakeholders, to discuss key issues that affect k-‐12 girls, starFng here in Pima County, AZ.

In light of Na6onal Women and Girls in Sports Day, Feb 5, 2014, the anniversary of Title IX, and the kicking off of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, we will focus our first quarter discussion on why access to sports and physical ac6vity for girls is so cri6cally important, and why we MUST ensure access for all who would like to play.

The roundtable discussion will take place in a public mee5ng format. Findings will be produced in a special MGP Report, which will be released in March 2014.

February 4, 2014 at 9:00 am – 10:00 am Women’s Commission Building

240 North Stone Avenue Tucson, AZ 85742

Access, Funding or Engagement??? What are the real barriers to play?

Community Roundtable Par'cipants Debbie D’Amore, Deputy Superintendent, Pima County Schools Pam Francis, ExecuFve Director, EEF serving TUSD Ally Baehar, Community Engagement, So. Arizona Girl Scouts Natalie Fernandez, Financial Analyst, Community AcFvist Don Trigali, SporFng Chance Andy Morales, educator, columnist Deborah Jackson, KIDCO My Girl Power™ Community Chat Hosts

Lucy Howell, Guardian, MOVE Media, PCTWC Martha McSally, reFred Air Force, PCTWV

Sheila Tobias, author, PCTWC Loree Thompson, Business consultant

Larry Sakin, entrepreneur, philanthropist

Community Chat – Q1 2014

Let’s Chat -‐ Q1 2014

Why are we here?

  To celebrate NaFonal Women and Girls in Sports Day

  To celebrate anniversary of Title IX

  To help kick off the start of the Winter Olympics

  To examine if there are any barriers to play in Pima County, focused in on

k-‐12 girls.

  Access, funding, or engagement?   What is the current state of play?


Debbie D’Amore, Deputy Superintendent

Fiscal Office -‐ handles all pass through funds

from state to local districts

Special AdministraFon -‐ Holds elecFons and appoints vacancies at school board levels

Can host technology, fiscal services, and support for district with less than 600

students

InformaFonal – distributes all informaFon from Arizona Aforney General’s Office to local

schools

EducaFonal – Oversee the Pima AccommodaFon District


Pam Francis, EEF Execu6ve Director

  EFF supports TUSD teacher grants and

enrichment programs

  Founded in 1983, it is ithe oldest foundaFon in the state

  Serves 53,000 students annually

  Spends nearly $50k per year for high school level sports fees

  Currently does not support middle school athleFc programs


Ally Baeher, Director Community Engagement Southern Arizona Girl Scouts

  So. AZ Girl Scouts support nearly 14,000 girls in So. AZ

  High correlaFon between Girl Scouts

and Success – 80% of CEO’s were Girls Scouts

  Has programs that focus on leadership, and health and science

  Big push for volunteers and k-‐5 collaboraFve development


Deborah Jackson, Director , KIDCO

  Been with Tucson Parks & Rec for 28 years

  This is an area where City can

play role

  Services tens of thousands of kids per year

  Tries to keep fees affordable for all


Don Tringali, Founder, Spor'ng Chance Center,

Board Chair & Execu've Director

Don Tringali is a reFred aforney and corporate execuFve who for much of his adult life has dedicated

himself to improving youth basketball opportuniFes for kids in Southern Arizona.

In 1993, he founded

SporFng Chance Youth Basketball, Inc., a Tucson-‐based 501(c)(3) organizaFon which quickly became

the most prominent youth basketball organizaFon in Tucson, providing kids with a wide range of

basketball opportuniFes, including tournaments, leagues, compeFFve teams, clinics, special events,

coaches clinics and other programs

In 2013, opened his dream, SporFng Chance Center, a public private project with 10 volleyball and 8 basketball

courts


Andy Morales Educator, Columnist

  Best coverage of youth and high school sports in Southern Arizona

  Passionate and dedicated educator

  Used to contribute to Tucson CiFzen.com unFl 4 days ago

  Currently with his brother, Javier, at Wildaboufhecats.com


Natalie Fernandez, Financial Advisor, Community Ac'vist

Works for Greenberg Financial

Very passionate about sports, community,

and giving

Very involved with the Tucson Soccer Community

Very involved in the Na'onal Charity

League


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