Transcript DEWS Presentation

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Early Warning Indicator
System
Community Partnerships
John Traynor, Gonzaga University
Using EWS data to partner
New focus on partnering with community
 Annual
Reporting Form for Community Partners
 Annual
Report on Community Partnerships to
School Board
 Updated
MOU’s to include:
- Data Sharing Agreements
- Parental Consent Forms to Share Data
Using EWS data to partner
 Held
3 community meetings involving 50 – 60
representatives from CBOs, Schools, Funders,
Government and School Board (funded by
Priority Spokane – JP Morgan Chase Foundation)
 Meeting
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Goals:
Identify ways to partner together
Develop
shared data points
Build Trust/Relationships
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2012-13 Tipping Points for 7th and 8th Graders
Tipping Point
Number of Students
Grade 7
Grade 8
Percent of Students
Grade 7
Grade 8
A’s (Attendance)
138
150
6.9 %
7.5%
B’s (Behavior)
239
287
11.9%
14%
C’s (Course
Completion)
344
373
17%
18.6%
• How does your program impact Attendance, Behavior, Course
Completion or more than one of these factors?
• How does your organization currently use data?
• What data do WE ALL want to keep an eye on in order to serve our
kids in ways that support student well-being and success?
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Sample Partnerships
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Department of Social and Health Services Foster Care
Children/Youth
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Treehouse
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Special Programs office (SPS)
Title VII Indian Education
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Native Project
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Director of Indian Education (SPS)
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Achieve Gape Intervention Specialists (AGIS) – Academic
Mentors
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Community Attendance Support Teams (CAST)
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Sample Partner Uses
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Boys and Girls Club of Spokane
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Communities in Schools
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Empire Health Foundation
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Community Partners for Middle School Success (RFP
requiring use of SPS EWS)
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Key challenges and successes:
Challenges:
 Sharing
the data
 Engaging
youth
and parents
directly in the
conversation
 Using
 For
data
evaluation
 To case manage
Successes:
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United Way funding process
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Annual SPS report
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New resources
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District strategic plan
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School Board Member Engagement
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Ongoing School-Community Partnership
Committee meetings
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Lessons learned:
Benefit
of building strong
relationships between community
and schools with shared planning
Be
willing to take risks
Be
opportunistic
Sharing
data increases
engagement and partnerships