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Take Control of “Your Future”
Justin SarrattClemson UniversityYouth Development
Leadership
High School Objective Do students understand why they go
to school and how education will open the doors that they wish to go through?
Do H.S. students have specific goals for achievement and to graduate?
Are high schools setting up students for employment and being able to be fiscally responsible?
Problem Statement Many high school students do not
understand:• What awaits them after high school • The cost of living in this world• How education can help them afford this price
and succeed. Graduation rates and employment rates
need to be improved today in order to set students up for a life where they can afford to live and prosper in American society.
High School By The Numbers
• 72%: 2008 national high school graduation rate.
• 1.2 million: Students that did not graduate from high school in 2011. $154 Billion: Total lost life-time earnings for this
class of dropouts alone.• 52.4%: Percentage U.S. high school seniors
scored on a 30 question financial literacy survey
Purposed Study The purpose of this study is to educate
high school students: Of the responsibilities that await them in the working world
How to be fiscally responsible, and To understand how and why education will put them on them on the path to independence.
Improve Graduation Rates and Employment Rates
“Your Future”• 4 Year High School Program• One day event at the Beginning of each
School Year• Freshman: Why they attend high school
and creating a plan to graduate.• Sophomore: Higher Education
Requirements and Employment.• Junior: Financial Literacy.• Senior: Career Research and Applying
to Colleges.
Guiding Questions What is the level of educational aspirations and financial
literacy of high school students prior to participating in a focused intervention designed to improve these outcomes ?
Will participating in the “Your Future” program improve students’ future educational aspirations after completing the program?
Will participating in the “Your Future” program increase students’ level of fiscal responsibility upon completing the program?
Will participating in the “Your Future” program increase educational aspirations and fiscal responsibility relative to a control group of students who did not participate in the program?
Literature Review By The Numbers
• 72%: 2008 national high school graduation rate.
• 1.2 million: Students that did not graduate from high school in 2011. $154 Billion: Total lost life-time earnings for this
class of dropouts alone.• 52.4%: Percentage U.S. high school seniors
scored on a 30 question financial literacy survey
Literature Review (Cont.) 9.1% Unemployment Rate in August 2011 High School dropouts have a greater chance of
unemployment during economic downturns
Source: U.S. Department of Education, 2011
Literature Review (Cont.)
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011
Literature Review (Cont.)
Gaffney High School Located in Gaffney, SC Grades 9 – 12 2,200 Students Class Levels
• College Prep / Tech Prep• Honors• Advanced Placement / Dual Credit
Methodology Quantitative Research Design Survey Research Survey administered to 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th
grade students at Gaffney High School in Gaffney, SC
Stratified Random sample because will include students of all academic levels within each grade (i.e. college prep, honors, advanced placement)
Survey looks into high school students’ knowledge of goals, requirements for higher education and employment, and financial literacy.
Survey will determine a need for the “Your Future” program.
Implications Will provide accurate findings of
students’ knowledge of the topics under review.
Will determine the need for the “Your Future” program.
Will determine exact information students need to be taught to prepare them for the world after high school.
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