Transcript THE AMERICAN DREAM - Forum for Youth Investment

IDEAS THAT WORK:
Changing the Odds for
Our Nation’s Children
and Youth
Aspen Ideas Festival 2009
Panelists:
Karen J. Pittman, President & CEO, the Forum for Youth Investment
Shane J. Lopez, Senior Scientist in Residence, GALLUP
Justin Bibb, Associate Partner, Director of Community Strategies, GALLUP
Thinking Outside of the Box
Civic
Outcome
Social
Areas
Emotional
Physical
Vocational
Cognitive
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At its best, school only fills
a portion of developmental space
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School
Morning
After
School
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Times of Day
Night
Insulating the Education Pipeline
BASIC SERVICES
Early
Childhood
Child care
Providers
transportation, health, mental health, housing, financial
P-20 EDUCATION PIPELINE
K – 12 System
After-school
Programs
Civic/Social/Work
Opportunities
Post
Secondary
Work &
Career
Social & Strategic Placement
Supports
& Coaching
LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTS
Message #1
Too few students are ready for
college, work or life. More high
school diplomas are not the only
answer.
Graduating Seniors Job Readiness
Percent 4s and 5s
Gallup Student Poll Item
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Graduating Seniors Entrepreneurship
Percent 4s and 5s
Gallup Student Poll Item
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New Employer Survey Finds
Skills in Short Supply
Employers ranked 20 skill areas in order of importance. The
top skills fell into five categories:
 Professionalism/Work Ethic Ethics/Social Responsibility
 Teamwork/Collaboration
 Reading Comprehension
 Oral Communications
• 7 in 10 employers saw these skills as critical for entrylevel high school graduates
• Employers reported that 4 in 10 high school graduates
were deficient in these areas
Message #2
Too few students are getting the
supports they need.
What Research Tells Us
The National Research
Council List
• Physical and Psychological Safety
• Appropriate Structure
• Supportive Relationships
• Opportunities to Belong
• Positive Social Norms
• Support for Efficacy and Mattering
America’s Promise
Five Promises
SAFE PLACES
CARING ADULTS
OPPORTUNITIES
TO HELP OTHERS
• Opportunities for Skill-Building
• Integration of Family, School and
Community Efforts
• Basic Services (implied)
EFFECTIVE EDUCATION
HEALTHY START
One Third of 6-17 Year Olds
Lack the Supports They Need
• According to the America’s Promise Alliance National
Promises Survey, only 31% of 6-17 year olds have at least
4 of the 5 promises. 21% have 1 or none.
• The likelihood of having sufficient supports decreases
with age
13%
50%
37%
6 – 11 Years Old
 37% of 6-11 year olds
have at least 4 promises;
 13% have 1 or none.
45%
25%
30%
12 – 17 Years Old
 Only 30% of 12-17 year
olds have at least 4;
 25% have 1 or none.
Message #3
We can change these odds if we
change the way we do business
Researchers Gambone, Connell & Klem (2002)
estimate that only 4 in 10 young people are doing
well in their early 20s.
2 in 10
22% are doing poorly in
two life areas and not well
in any
- Productivity: High school
diploma or less plus
unemployed or on welfare
- Health: Poor health, bad
health habits, unsupportive
relationships
- Connectedness: Commit
illegal activity once a month
4 in 10
35% are doing okay –
doing poorly in no more
than one life area and
doing well in at most one
– and doing okay in the
rest
4 in 10
43% are doing well in
two life areas and okay in
one
- Productivity: Attend
college, work steadily
- Health: Good health,
positive health habits,
healthy relationships
- Connectedness:
Volunteer, politically
active, active in religious
institutions, active in
community
Providing These Supports
CAN Change the Odds
Gambone/Connell’s research suggests that if all young people got the
supports they needed in early adolescence, the picture could change…
from 4 in 10
doing well
to 7 in 10
doing well
Powerful Solutions for Passionate
Leaders
Bigger Goals
Bolder Strategies
Broader Partnerships
Better, Broader Data Needed:
Beyond academics
Beyond school attendance
Beyond access
Data that helps us link student
outcomes to student experiences,
exposures and states of being
Gallup Student Poll Finding:
Only 1 in 4 students is
hopeful, thriving and
engaged in school.
Gallup Student Poll Measures
Hope predicts college GPA and retention over and above HS
GPA and ACT/SAT
I can find lots of ways around any problem
Engagement distinguishes between high performing & low
performing schools
At this school, I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day.
Well-Being drives academic and vocational success |
Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale
& Did you smile or laugh a lot yesterday?
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Gallup Student Poll Overview
The Gallup Student Poll is a 20-item measure of hope, engagement, and
well-being. Students complete the poll in an average of 8.5 minutes.
Scorecards are shared with each of the participating schools and districts
within two weeks. Gallup researchers target these three variables because
they meet the following criteria:
1) They can be reliably measured.
2) They have a meaningful relationship with or impact on educational outcomes.
3) They are malleable and can be enhanced through deliberate action.
4) They are not measured directly by another large-scale survey or testing
program.
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Gallup Student Poll Well-Being Index
Thriving – 63%
Struggling – 36%
Suffering – 1%
GrandMean = 8.42 (out of 10)
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Gallup Student Poll Hope Index
Hopeful – 50%
Stuck – 33%
Discouraged – 17%
GrandMean = 4.38 (out of 5)
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Gallup Student Poll Engagement Index
Engaged – 50%
Not Engaged – 30%
Actively Disengaged – 20%
GrandMean = 3.95 (out of 5)
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Message #5
School, business and community leaders
can use these types of data to spark
change.
Well-Being: Positive Yesterdays
Mean Score
Positive Yesterday Item
Respect yesterday
Smiled/laughed yesterday
Interesting yesterday
Enough energy yesterday
Grade in School
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%Yes
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Percent Engaged
Percent Engaged Respondents
Dropouts not
included
Grade in School
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Ready by 21 Partnership
Powerful Tools for Passionate Leaders
Gallup Student Poll Participation by State
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Ready by 21 Technical Partners
Youth Outcomes (Risk & Assets)
Program Participation Tracking
Program Costs
Program Quality
Program Landscape Mapping
Staff Quality/Workforce Profiles
Public & Private Resources
Public & Family Demand
Ready by 21 National Partners
Children’s Cabinets,
Youth Councils,
child & youth
constituents
Legislators
Community
Catalysts
National non-profit
youth development
organizations
School
Administrators
National
Companies
Community
Coalitions
national
multi-sector
partners
Utilizing Community Organizations
to Increase Student Success
Total Jefferson County Public
Schools Youth Population
KidTrax Students
tracked in OST
Program Benefits & Capabilities
• Increased Efficiency
• Improved Data/Accuracy
• Time saving for staff
• Access to historical data
• Improved collaboration
Results from Data Sharing
Collaboration
• Increased
school attendance
• Reduction in Suspension
behaviors
• 9% reading improvement
• Improved PAS Scores
• Reduction in Tardy Behaviors
• Increased family participation
• Accurate attendance/participation
numbers for OST programs
KidTrax software solutions are developed by nFocus Software
nFocus Software 2009 Copyright all rights reserved
What’s needed?
Change the way
we do business
Change the landscape
of communities
Change the odds
for youth
LEADERS
FAMILY
COMMUNITY
& SCHOOL
CHILDREN
& YOUTH
Accountability
Supports
Outcomes
Help leaders
improve what
they do, how
they do it and
rethink why they
do it…
Enabling increases in the
availability and quality of
family, school and
community supports
needed to help children
and youth…
Leading to positive
outcomes and raising
the probability that
young people are
ready for college,
work and life by 21
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