First Bancorp · NASDAQ:FBNC
First Bancorp — Investor Presentation (October 2023)
16 slides from First Bancorp's investor presentation, October 2023
Slide 1: First Bank
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Slide 2: Great communities have great schools
Great communities have great schools. GEA galvanizes the community in support of Guilford County Schools (GCS), so all our children are building bright futures. Pictured: A student from the STEM Early College at N.C. A&T State University.
Slide 3: GCS is a cultural and economic force
GCS is a cultural and economic force. • 1 of the 50 largest public-school districts in the country -- larger than Boston, San Francisco, San Antonio, Charleston and Atlanta. 3rd largest district in NC. • $1B budget,10,000 employees, 2nd largest employer in the county • 69,000 students in 126 schools
Slide 4: Accelerating Teaching & Learning
Accelerating Teaching & Learning • Overall, the percentage of students proficient on performance composites went up. For 86 schools, scores went up. 28 schools had rates at or above pre-COVID levels. • All subgroups in K-3rd grade showed double-digit percentage point increases in reading proficiency
Slide 5: Education is everyone's business
Education is everyone’s business GEA’s alliance is a diverse and ever-growing group of individuals and organizations sharing their time, talent and resources in support of GEA’s mission. GEA’s Board of Directors Phillip H. McCall, Jr., Chair, Community Volunteer Dr. Tawannah Allen, Vice-Chair, Assoc
Slide 6: GEA Program Leadership Team
GEA Program Leadership Team Chair: Sherry Wyche, Instructional Partners Co-chair: Ashley Canupp, The Fresh Market Theresa Byrd, Community Volunteer Bria Caison, N.C. A&T State University student Carly Cooke, County Commissioners (Dist. 5) Tod Dalton, CPL Fanta Dorley, N.C. A&T State University Sharo
Slide 7: Lead Investors
Lead Investors $25,000 - $100,000 Dr. Sharon Contreras Tom & Linda Sloan $5,000 - $15,000
Slide 8: Impact Highlights
• The Teacher Supply Warehouse has provided more than $5M in supplies Impact Highlights throughout the district. This includes providing STEM kits, coding blocks and specialized art and science supplies for innovative learning. • Facilitated the formation of the S.M.A.R.T. Bond committee and galvani
Slide 9: Our Guiding Tenets
Our Guiding Tenets Community: It is our collective responsibility to support students, schools and educators. Equity: We are working to dismantle systemic racial inequities and eliminate racial and socio-economic gaps. Advocacy: We work to ensure that all children are treated justly and have opportu
Slide 10: How We Do Our Work
How We Do Our Work Thousands of community members engaged and equipped to help all children build bright futures.
Slide 11: GEA's Allocation of Funds
GEA’s Allocation of Funds FY24 Operations 1% Fundraising 5% Community Collaborations 9% GCS Support & Projects + TSW 75% A GUILFORD EDUCATION ALLIANCE
Slide 12: Guilford County voters passed $2B in school facility bonds
Between 2020 and 2022, Guilford County voters passed a historic total of $2B in school facility bonds, transforming education in our community. • GEA played an integral part in building a groundswell of public support for this investment over the last 5 years. • In divisive political seasons, each b
Slide 13: School-Based Telehealth
• Pilot program started in 22-23 in 5 schools, School-Based • expanding to 10 more in 23-24. Within 4 years, GCS would like to have Telehealth • telehealth in all 51 Title 1 schools. At least 52% of the families in a Title 1 Partnering with GCS and Cone Health to school are low-income. Chronic absen
Slide 14: Expanding the Conversation
Expanding the Conversation GEA’s Bright Futures Podcast brings GEA’s series amplifies the voices of individuals in together educators & change-makers to the alliance to help us all hear and understand the break down complex issues. The 4-part impacts of structural racism on our work together. Greyt
Slide 15: www.BuildSmartSchools.org
www.BuildSmartSchools.org
Slide 16: Partner with GEA!
Partner with GEA! Our work is about people. About connections. To make bright futures a reality, we need you engaged. And we offer a variety of ways for that to happen: • Attend Principal for a Day - 11/30/23 • Advocate – write to a County Commissioner or • Host a supply drive legislator in support