Life After YouthBuildPostsecondary, Career, & Leadership
Pathways
AmeriCorps Management Conference August 10, 2015
Ultimate goal is not placing a young person in college or career. It’s about
empowering a young leader to change their community.
Why This Work Matters
6.7 million 16-24 year olds not in school or work in US (Opportunity Youth)
By 2018, approximately 65% of all new jobs will require some form of postsecondary education/training
In 2014, 21% of all YB enrollees were placed in PSE and 48% were placed in PSE and/or Career
What Matters Most for Graduate Success After YB?
What Matters Most for Graduate Success After YB?
1) What Does Student Success Look Like?
2) What Skills Do Students Most Need to Survive & Thrive After YB?
3) What Do they Most Need to Know?
4) What Social Emotional Competencies Matter Most to Promote Success in Life After YB?
What Matters Most for Survival When Lost at Sea?
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TeamEndurance
• 5 Gallon Can Water
• Survival Rations
• 20 sq. feel of plastic (shelter or H20 collection)
• Fishing Kit
• Nylon Rope
TeamSignal
• Mirror
• Oil & Gas Mixture (floats & flammable)
TeamGet Me Out Now
• Ocean Map
• Sextant
• Shark Repellent
TeamCookie Monster#ControlMeSelf
• Quart of Rum
• Transition Radio
• Chocolate
• Mosquito Net
What Matters Most for Survival When Lost at Sea?
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TeamHappy Returns
(Top 5 – According to US Coast Guard)
• Mirror
• Oil – Gas Mixture
• 5 Gallon Can of Water
• Survival Rations
• 20 Sq. Ft. of Plastic
TeamYou Will be Missed
(Bottom 5 – According to US Coast Guard)
• Quart of Rum
• Transition Radio
• Map of Ocean
• Mosquito Net
• Sextant
Conley’s College Readiness Dimensions
What Matters Most for Success of YB Students/Grads?
PSE / Career Knowledge
Academic Ability
Key Learning Skills
Social-EmotionalCompetencies
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YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department
PSE / Career Knowledge
1) Connecting Education & Career Goals
2) Knowing PSE Affordability & Having Financial Literacy/Capability
3) Advocating for Self
4) Navigating Complex PSE/Career System
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YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department
Academic Ability
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YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department
1) Analyzing Information
2) Developing Clear Arguments and Supporting with Evidence
3) Reading Complex Text Closely
4) Demonstrating Knowledge in Core of the Common Core
Social-Emotional Competencies
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YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department
1) Having Passion for Lifelong Learning and Showing Growth Mindset
2) Having Confidence; “Believing I Belong”
3) Understanding and Empathizing with Other Viewpoints
4) Engaging in Community and Internalizing Role as Change Agent
Key Learning Skills
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YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department
1) Managing Time
2) Communicating Effectively
3) Having Clear Sense of Direction (Pursuing Short & Long Term Goals)
4) Accepting and Responding to Feedback
Building PSE-Connected Programs:
Jobs for the Future’s 3 Phase Model
Enriched PreparationIntegrates high quality college-ready instruction with strong academic and social supports
Postsecondary BridgingBuilds college-ready skills and provides informed transition counseling
Transition Support Offers appropriate supports to ensure postsecondary persistence and success
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Increasing PSE Costs
Limited Financial Literacy Support
Decreasing PSE Completion Rates
Average $35K Debt Per Student
$1 Billion+ Total US Student Debt
AMC Edu Award Attainment
Successful Students with Affordable PSE, Career,
& Leadership Pathways
Financial Capability Support and UAspire
Transition Coordinators
Affordability for Pathways
Programming Loop Change
Growth Mindset
InnovationExecution
Rapid Feedback /
Adapt
Building Higher Expectations – Staff & Young People
Essential Resources
Postsecondary Partnership Guide https://youthbuild.org/news/PSEPartnershipGuide
YouthBuild USA Education Resource Hub https://my.youthbuild.org/education
MyBestBets https://mybestbets.org
“I would not have you descend into your own dream. I would have you be a conscious
citizen of this terrible and beautiful world.”
Ta-Nahisi CoatesBetween the World and Me