Building the Civic Infrastructure to Drive Improved Student Outcomes

Lessons Learned from Establishing Cradle to Career Partnerships

Of every 10 kids who start high school…

7 will graduate from high school on time…

4 will immediately enroll in college…

3 are still enrolled as asophomore…

2 will graduate from collegeon time.

The Leaky Pipeline

Source: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2004

CommunityCorporate

Post-secondary

Media Civic

Faith Nonprofit

K-12

Parents/Family

Early Childhood

Philanthropic

Students

The Partnership…

Outcome Measures

GOAL 1: Percent of Children Assessed as Ready for School

GOAL 2: Percent of Students with More than 20 Developmental Assets

GOAL 3: Percent of 4th and 8th Grade Students at or above Proficiency in Reading and Math

Percent of Students who Graduate from High School

GOAL 4: Average Score on the ACT Percent of Graduates who Enroll in College

GOAL 5: Percent of Students Prepared for College Level Coursework Percent of Students who are Retained in College Percent of Students who Graduate from College

College Degrees Conferred

Effective Evidence Efficient

Similar organizations collecting quality data for the same outcomes in a coordinated and collaborative network

Similar organizations collecting quality data that align under similar outcomes for broad community impact

Similar organizations collecting quality data, but uncoordinated and isolated

Alignment

Accountability

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Synergy

Success By 6

Ultimate Outcome: Readiness for Kindergarten

Home Visitation

Quality Early

Childhood Education

Community Learning Centers

Incorporate student services into learning through networks of high quality services providers in the following areas:

Resiliency Collaboratives

Community Report Card to monitor progress toward meeting ultimate outcomesStudent Dashboard with academic and student support data to enable personalized learning for each child

College Retention

Ultimate Outcome:

College Graduation

School District Initiatives Ultimate Outcome: 4th and 8th Grade Math and Reading Scores

& ACT Scores

Portfolio of High Performing Schools

Math & Science and

Literacy

Teacher Quality

College Access

Ultimate Outcome:

College Enrollment

Financial StabilityUltimate Outcome:

Percent of People in Poverty

Workforce Network

Career Pathways in High Demand Sectors

&Hard-2-Hire Network

of Employment Support Services to High Need

Populations

Dropout Recovery

After-School

Physical/Mental Health

Arts Education

BusinessP-ships

Family Engage-

ment

Youth Employ-

mentMentoring

Student Roadmap to Success: Key Strategies

Examples of Systemic Alignment

• Cincinnati Public Schools developed Learning Partner Dashboard to include early childhood, postsecondary, and student support services data

• Head Start, non-profit preschool, and public elementary teachers are sharing data and aligning curriculum

• Community Colleges and Universities covering gap and transitioning scholarships for Pell eligible students

Examples of Strategy Improvements

• Quality Early Childhood Education – Focusing public and private resources on evidence-based strategies: certified teachers and small class sizes (9% increase in kindergarten readiness over 4 years)

• Dropout Recovery – 32 community partners organized into three pathways: high school reentry, GED prep, and career technical

• Tutoring – Defining quality standards and coordinating efforts to target lowest performing students in highest need schools

K-12 Educational Improvements

• Cincinnati Public Schools– Teacher Quality: Opened STEM school with University

that includes a teacher professional development center and New Teachers Project Report

– Innovation: National Model Community Learning Centers, 5th Quarter, and Turnaround Schools

• Newport Independent: Completely Reconfiguring Schools

• Covington Independent: Establishing Strategic Plan to Shape Innovative Learning Plan

Lessons Learned: Cinci/NKYLessons Learned: Cinci/NKY

• Make the Report Card a Priority

• Manageable Scope of Work

• Communications and Community Engagement

• Policymaker Engagement and Advocacy

• Pooled Resources

Framework for Framework for Partnership ImplementationPartnership Implementation

Community EngagementCommunity Engagement

Partnership SustainabilityPartnership

Sustainability

Innovation & Impact Fund

Innovation & Impact Fund

Six Sigma Action Planning

Data Management System

Create Network of Providers around each

Priority

Create Network of Providers around each

Priority

Communications Plan

Engaged Leadership

Community Vision

Governance Structure

Develop Cradle to Develop Cradle to Career Vision & Career Vision &

PartnershipPartnership

Develop Cradle to Develop Cradle to Career Vision & Career Vision &

PartnershipPartnership

Collaboration and Collaboration and Capacity Building Capacity Building Collaboration and Collaboration and Capacity Building Capacity Building

Investment and Investment and SustainabilitySustainability

Investment and Investment and SustainabilitySustainability

Select Priority Strategies

Select Priority Strategies

Scan of Existing Resources

Scan of Existing Resources

Community Level Outcomes

Community Level Outcomes

Evidence-Based Evidence-Based Decision MakingDecision MakingEvidence-Based Evidence-Based Decision MakingDecision Making

Implementation and Development Sites Implementation and Development Sites

Arizona State University

Mesa, Arizona

California State University – East Bay Hayward, California

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia

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University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Portland State University Portland, Oregon

California State University – FresnoFresno, California

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Strive - University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio

University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee Implementation

Site (EPIN)

Development Site (EPDN)

Core Attribute Deliverable

Education Partnership Implementation Network (EPIN)

• Ongoing participation in Knowledge Management to share lessons learned and evaluate progress

Cradle to Career Education Pipeline and Partnership

• Established governance structure for partnership• Developed communication plan to share new vision,

mission, goals and outcomes for improved systems of learning

Evidence Based Decision Making • Planned for cradle to career student data system• Published Annual Report card with baseline

measures• Identified initial priority strategies

Community Based Collaboration and Capacity Building

• Developed collaborative continuous improvement action plans for 1-3 priority strategies

Investment and Sustainability • Finalized sustainability plan for partnership, including creation of Funders Network and Advocacy Committee to sustain work

Where do we expect the Where do we expect the partnerships to be in July 2010?partnerships to be in July 2010?

Lessons Learned from Lessons Learned from National ImplementationNational Implementation

• Meets Pressing Need: No more silver bullets

• Leadership, Commitment and Engagement of Anchor Leader is Critical: “Necessary but not sufficient”

• Communications: Defining the unique reasons for being and the partnership’s alignment with current and past efforts

• Readiness Criteria: We cannot underestimate the challenges associated with this work and need to be honest about demands

• Technical Assistance: Must be customized and fluid