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1 From Cradle to College and Career Road Map for Education Results Healthy and ready for Kindergarten Supported and successful in school Graduate from high school, college and career-ready Earn a college degree or credential Road Map for Education Results 1

2 What is the Road Map for Education Results? The Road Map for Education Results is a new community partnership project aimed at major improvements in education results cradle through college/career in South Seattle and South King County. Healthy and ready for Kindergarten Supported and successful in school Graduate from high school, college and career-ready Earn a college degree or credential Road Map for Education Results 2

3 Building the Road Map Key Concepts Creating a strategic framework for regional and local action Taking a cradle-to-college/career approach Engaging our diverse communities and constituencies all play a part in elevating student achievement Going for major gains vs. minor tweaks Focusing on student success using clear metrics in school and out; academic and social emotional; student-level and system-level Supporting the success of partner implementers Aligning and improving efforts to achieve greater collective impact Road Map for Education Results Road Map for Education Results 3 3

4 Healthy and ready for Kindergarten Supported and successful in school Graduate from high school, college and career-ready Earn a college degree or credential Road Map for Education Results 4

5 What the Road Map Project is Not A new program nor a program implementer CCER is not starting a Harlem Children Zone. However we will work with community partners to build strong neighborhood pipelines Not an attempt to start from scratch rather it is an effort to build stronger and more aligned networks / partnerships /best practice efforts Road Map for Education Results 5

6 Who is working on this Project? The Road Map Project is being spearheaded by a group of organizations that share the goal of dramatically improving educational attainment. The Project Sponsors Provide Strategic Direction The Seattle Foundation CCER and Consultant Team The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Organize and drive project The League of Education Voters Seattle Community Colleges District efforts City of Seattle s Office for Education Puget Sound Educational Service District The Technology Access Foundation The Road Map for OneAmerica Education Results Work Groups Help Construct the Road Map Early Learning K12 Community Support Postsecondary Building a Neighborhood Pipeline Community Engagement Education Results Network Provide input on Initial Road Map and project next steps development. Educators CBOs Policymakers Community members Funder Education Advocates Community Engagement Articulate community needs and provide feedback and input on the Road Map. Get involved in the issue of improving education Road Map for Education Results 6

7 Focus on Communities with Greatest Need The Road Map for Education Results is focusing on high-need communities in South Seattle and South King County. These communities deserve attention because they currently have the lowest incomes, lowest student achievement and highest achievement gaps in our region The communities are: Auburn Burien Des Moines Federal Way Kent Renton SeaTac South Seattle Central, South East, and parts of South West Tukwila Portions of unincorporated King County Road Map for Education Results 7

8 Major Project Phases Phase 1 Building the Road Map April 2010 Dec 2010 Community and civic leader engagement - input and commitment Confront our baseline data across education continuum Develop Overall Project Goals - What we want to Achieve by 2020 Select indicators we will use to measure progress actionable, available, understandable, meaningful Layout clear next steps Phase 2 Organizing for Action Jan 2011 Sept 2011 Identify Partners /Networks committed to Road Map goals Work with Partners/Networks to set interim progress targets Conduct detailed planning with Partners/Networks to organize effective support for implementation going forward Support communities and neighborhood level planning and engagement efforts Phase 3 Supporting Implementation Oct > Provide support to implementers to innovate, scale and improve Track and report results using Road Map indicators Actively promote learning from results to help guide course corrections Shine light on great results Build an unstoppable movement! December 9 th Public Launch Make progress on data agenda Road Map for Education Results 8

9 Potential Phase 3 activities Building Blocks to Support Implementation Examples : Indicator Data Collection/ Analysis /Results Reporting Aligning Public and Private Funders around Road Map Building Capacity for Parent and Community Education Advocacy Technical Assistance to help organizations use Road Map metrics and scale up what works Communications tools for Community action Supporting P-20 partnership development efforts Supporting Neighborhood specific pipeline building projects Your Thoughts and Ideas? Road Map for Education Results 9

10 Road Map for Education Results Goals, Indicators and Baseline Data Prepared for: Ed Results Network Members September 14, Boston Geneva San Francisco Seattle

11 11 FSG Social Impact Advisors Contents I. High Level Goals and Indicators II. Preliminary Baseline Data

12 12 FSG Social Impact Advisors Throughout the Summer, the Four Work Groups Have Convened in Order to Set Goals, Identify Indicators and Gather Baseline Data Four work groups have been working over the course of the summer on different segments of the cradle-to-career pipeline. The information presented today reflects the significant progress we have made within our groups and across the pipeline: Early Learning (Monte Bridges) Community Supports (Ken Thompson, Erin Kahn) K-12 Education (Mary Alice Heuschel, Tre Maxie) Post-Secondary Education (Deborah Wilds, Frank Ashby) These work groups have made great progress on their mandate to: Define a high-level goal for each segment of the pipeline Identify key indicators that are tied to academic outcomes for each part of the pipeline Assess key indicators against a set of common criteria Gather baseline data Two additional work groups are currently getting off the ground: Neighborhood Pipeline (Michael Brown) Community Engagement (Melinda Mann) The goals and indicators we ll present today are in DRAFT format we d like to gather your feedback on them

13 13 FSG Social Impact Advisors DRAFT The Road Map for Education Results Our Goal is to significantly increase the number of students in South Seattle and South King County who earn a postsecondary credential by We are committed to reducing gaps in readiness, achievement and attainment for the large and growing number of low income students and children of color in our region:

14 14 FSG Social Impact Advisors DRAFT The Road Map for Education Results Our Goal is to significantly increase the number of students in South Seattle and South King County who earn a postsecondary credential by We are committed to reducing gaps in readiness, achievement and attainment for the large and growing number of low income students and children of color in our region: Note that we will set a specific target once we have a full set of accurate baseline data. Does the overarching goal resonate with you? Do you agree with the emphasis on the achievement gap?

15 15 FSG Social Impact Advisors Readiness The Road Map for Education Results DRAFT Our Goal is to significantly increase the number of students in South Seattle and South King County who earn a postsecondary credential by We are committed to reducing gaps in readiness, achievement and attainment for the large and growing number of low income students and children of color in our region: Healthy and ready for Kindergarten

16 16 FSG Social Impact Advisors Readiness The Road Map for Education Results Achievement DRAFT Our Goal is to significantly increase the number of students in South Seattle and South King County who earn a postsecondary credential by We are committed to reducing gaps in readiness, achievement and attainment for the large and growing number of low income students and children of color in our region: Healthy and ready for Kindergarten Supported and successful in school Graduate from high school, college and career-ready

17 17 FSG Social Impact Advisors Readiness The Road Map for Education Results Achievement Attainment DRAFT Our Goal is to significantly increase the number of students in South Seattle and South King County who earn a postsecondary credential by We are committed to reducing gaps in readiness, achievement and attainment for the large and growing number of low income students and children of color in our region: Healthy and ready for Kindergarten Supported and successful in school Graduate from high school, college and career-ready Earn a college degree or credential

18 The Road Map for Education Results DRAFT Our Goal is to significantly increase the number of students in South Seattle and South King County who earn a postsecondary credential by We are committed to reducing gaps in readiness, achievement and attainment for the large and growing number of low income students and children of color in our region: Readiness Healthy and ready for Kindergarten We Will Report on Our Progress, highlighting readiness, achievement, and attainment gaps across the following indicators:* % children meeting standard on WaKIDS or measures of early literacy, i.e., DIBELS** % children utilizing a medical home % eligible children enrolled in ECEAP, Early Head Start, Head Start, and other evidencebased early learning programs, such as evidence-based home visiting * While these are the metrics we plan to report, we will also track the full list of indicators discussed later in this presentation, disaggregating for low income versus nonlow income and non-white versus white, where data is available. ** WaKIDS = Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills; DIBELS = Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy 18 FSG Social Impact Advisors

19 The Road Map for Education Results DRAFT Our Goal is to significantly increase the number of students in South Seattle and South King County who earn a postsecondary credential by We are committed to reducing gaps in readiness, achievement and attainment for the large and growing number of low income students and children of color in our region: Readiness Achievement Healthy and ready for Kindergarten Supported and successful in school We Will Report on Our Progress, highlighting readiness, achievement, and attainment gaps across the following indicators:* % children meeting standard on WaKIDS or measures of early literacy, i.e., DIBELS** % children utilizing a medical home % eligible children enrolled in ECEAP, Early Head Start, Head Start, and other evidencebased early learning programs, such as evidence-based home visiting % children proficient in 3 rd grade reading % children proficient in 4 th grade math % students passing 9th grade algebra % of students motivated to succeed in school (index) % of students living in conditions supportive of school success (index) % of students exhibiting '21st Century Skills' (index) * While these are the metrics we plan to report, we will also track the full list of indicators discussed later in this presentation, disaggregating for low income versus nonlow income and non-white versus white, where data is available. ** WaKIDS = Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills; DIBELS = Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy 19 FSG Social Impact Advisors

20 The Road Map for Education Results DRAFT Our Goal is to significantly increase the number of students in South Seattle and South King County who earn a postsecondary credential by We are committed to reducing gaps in readiness, achievement and attainment for the large and growing number of low income students and children of color in our region: Readiness Achievement Healthy and ready for Kindergarten Supported and successful in school Graduate from high school, college and career-ready We Will Report on Our Progress, highlighting readiness, achievement, and attainment gaps across the following indicators:* % children meeting standard on WaKIDS or measures of early literacy, i.e., DIBELS** % children utilizing a medical home % eligible children enrolled in ECEAP, Early Head Start, Head Start, and other evidencebased early learning programs, such as evidence-based home visiting % children proficient in 3 rd grade reading % children proficient in 4 th grade math % students passing 9th grade algebra % of students motivated to succeed in school (index) % of students living in conditions supportive of school success (index) % of students exhibiting '21st Century Skills' (index) % students graduating high school who have taken the Core 24 % students who take SAT/ACT % high school graduates who take developmental education courses in college * While these are the metrics we plan to report, we will also track the full list of indicators discussed later in this presentation, disaggregating for low income versus nonlow income and non-white versus white, where data is available. ** WaKIDS = Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills; DIBELS = Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy 20 FSG Social Impact Advisors

21 The Road Map for Education Results DRAFT Our Goal is to significantly increase the number of students in South Seattle and South King County who earn a postsecondary credential by We are committed to reducing gaps in readiness, achievement and attainment for the large and growing number of low income students and children of color in our region: Readiness Achievement Attainment Healthy and ready for Kindergarten Supported and successful in school Graduate from high school, college and career-ready Earn a college degree or credential We Will Report on Our Progress, highlighting readiness, achievement, and attainment gaps across the following indicators:* % children meeting standard on WaKIDS or measures of early literacy, i.e., DIBELS** % children utilizing a medical home % eligible children enrolled in ECEAP, Early Head Start, Head Start, and other evidencebased early learning programs, such as evidence-based home visiting % children proficient in 3 rd grade reading % children proficient in 4 th grade math % students passing 9th grade algebra % of students motivated to succeed in school (index) % of students living in conditions supportive of school success (index) % of students exhibiting '21st Century Skills' (index) % students graduating high school who have taken the Core 24 % students who take SAT/ACT % high school graduates who take developmental education courses in college # / % students who earn a post-secondary credential by age 26 # / % students who enroll in postsecondary education # / % students who persist year to year * While these are the metrics we plan to report, we will also track the full list of indicators discussed later in this presentation, disaggregating for low income versus nonlow income and non-white versus white, where data is available. ** WaKIDS = Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills; DIBELS = Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy 21 FSG Social Impact Advisors

22 Readiness The Road Map for Education Results Achievement Attainment DRAFT Our Goal is to significantly increase the number of students in South Seattle and South King County who earn a postsecondary credential by We are committed to reducing gaps in readiness, achievement and attainment for the large and growing number of low income students and children of color in our region: Healthy and ready for Kindergarten Supported and successful in school Graduate from high school, college and career-ready Earn a college degree or credential We Will Report on Our Progress, highlighting readiness, achievement, and attainment gaps across the following indicators:* % children meeting standard on WaKIDS or measures of early literacy, i.e., DIBELS** % children utilizing a medical home % eligible children enrolled in ECEAP, Early Head Start, Head Start, and other evidence-based early learning programs, such as evidence-based home visiting % children proficient in 3rd grade reading % children proficient in 4 th grade math % students passing 9th grade algebra % of students motivated to succeed in school (index) % of students living in conditions supportive of school success (index) % of students exhibiting '21st Century Skills' (index) % students graduating high school who have taken the Core 24 % students who take SAT/ACT % high school graduates who take developmental education courses in college # / % students who earn a post-secondary credential by age 26 # / % students who enroll in postsecondary education # / % students who persist year to year How does your organization track and use this type of measurement data? Have we identified metrics that are applicable and useful to your work? * While these are the metrics we plan to report, we will also track the full list of indicators discussed later in this presentation, disaggregating for low income versus non-low income and nonwhite versus white, where data is available. **WaKIDS = Washington Kindergarten Inventory of 22 Developing Skills; DIBELS = Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy FSG Social Impact Advisors

23 Healthy and ready for Kindergarten The Work Groups Also Outlined a Full Set of Key Indicators to Be Tracked Supported and successful in school Graduate from high school, college and career-ready DRAFT Earn a college degree or credential Early Childhood Indicators: % children meeting standard on WaKIDS or measures of early literacy, i.e., DIBELS % children with medical home % eligible children enrolled in ECEAP, Early Head Start, Head Start, and other evidence-based early learning programs, % children born less than 2500 grams % mothers who report breastfeeding at 2 months post partum % children with untreated tooth decay % children ages birth to 5 identified as having special learning needs who received appropriate services % families reading to their children daily % licensed child care centers and family home child care providers performing at Level 3 or above on an ERS % families reporting increases in protective factors, e.g., knowledge of parenting and child development, and social and emotional competence of children, on the Protective Factors Survey K-12 Indicators: % children enrolled in full day kindergarten % children proficient in 3rd grade reading % children proficient in 4th grade math % children in 6th grade passing all classes (C or above in all classes) % children proficient in 7th grade math and reading % children proficient in 8th grade science % children in 9th grade passing of all core classes (including Algebra) with a grade level C or above % children proficient in 10th grade math and reading % children passing 11th grade Compass placement test # of suspensions # of failure on core classes School performance on system-wide index % students in ELL program who exit within 5 years % of students motivated to succeed in school (index) % of students living in conditions supportive of school success (index) % of students exhibiting '21st Century Skills' (index) Graduation Indicators: % students graduating high school who have taken the Core 24 % students who take SAT/ACT % high school graduates who take developmental education courses in college Post-Secondary Indicators: # / % students who enroll in PS education # / % students enrolled in PS education who complete college-level English and math within one year of enrollment # / % students enrolled in PS education who complete 30 college level credits within two years of enrollment # / % students who persist year to year # / % students who earn a PS credential by age 26. (Credential = any degree, apprenticeship, or certificate AND at least 45 college-level credits) # / % students employed within 1 year and 5 years after completing or leaving PS education % dropouts who are brought back into PS system and achieve a credential Bolded indicators = data is readily available. Recommendations provided by Road Map 23 work groups FSG Social Impact Advisors

24 24 FSG Social Impact Advisors Contents I. High Level Goals and Indicators II. Preliminary Baseline Data

25 The Focus Region Represents a Sizeable Population and the Majority of King County s Low Income, Minority, and ELL Students K-12 Public School Population in King County Rest of King County 271, ,240 42% of public K-12 students in King County live in the Road Map s target region King County s disadvantaged populations are concentrated in the target region 70% of the county s low-income students live there 58% of students of color live there 69% of ELL students live there 114,766 Target Region 115,028 78,182 23,736 48,314 Source: OSPI Total Students 54,445 Low-Income Students 66,452 Students of Color 25,069 17,257 7,812 ELL Students 25 FSG Social Impact Advisors

26 Forecasts Show that the Proportion of Local Non-White to White Populations Will Grow in Coming Years Forecasts of South King County Demographic Shifts, , , , , , ,200 Projections for 2000 to 2013 show: White population declines by 4% 420, , ,000 95,152 Asian population grows by 66% 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 57,374 43,252 38,182 80,067 64,307 51,726 78,317 60,329 Hispanic population grows by 81% Black population grows by 58% Source: United Way of King County, Community Assessment data, 26 FSG Social Impact Advisors

27 Healthy and Ready for Kindergarten Available Data Suggests that Less Than One-Third of Children in Our Target Region Are Kindergarten-Ready Available baseline data for primary metric: In , 26%, 30% and 50% of students met the DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) assessment benchmark goal in Tukwila, Highline and Auburn, respectively Additional baseline data collected to date: Indicator Baseline Geography / Population Year Source Children utilizing a medical home 73% of children with medical home / 40% of children with dental home King County 2008 King County Children s Health Initiative Eligible children enrolled in ECEAP, Early Head Start, Head Start, and home visiting programs 33% of Head Start/ECEAP eligible kids; 2% of Early Head Start eligible kids Seattle and South King County (Head Start and ECEAP / King County (Early Head Start) 2010 PSESD Children born greater than 2500 grams 5.3% (South King County) / 5.1% (Seattle) South King County / Seattle King County Mothers who report breastfeeding at two months post-partum 70% (58% Medicaid eligible / 80% non-medicaid eligible) Washington State 2008 WA State Dept. of Health Children with untreated tooth decay 82% of Head Start children in need of dental treatment received treatment PSESD Head Start program in King County 2008 PSESD Children ages birth 5 identified as having special learning needs who received appropriate services 0.49% of children 0-1 / 2.2% of children 2-3 King County 2010 King County Dept. of Dev. Disabilities Families reading to their children daily 54% of children are read to daily State 2007 Reach Out and Read 1 WA Kids State Assessment is being piloted in Highline, Kent and Seattle districts in the school year Sources: Tukwila and Highline School Districts 27 FSG Social Impact Advisors

28 Percent Proficient on 3 rd Grade Reading (2008) Supported and Successful in School Within Our Region, Large Achievement Gaps Between Low-Income and Non-Low- Income Students Exist from an Early Age Percent Proficient on 3 rd Grade Reading (2008) % 82% 77% 78% 85% 78% 81% Shoreline Reading Proficiency= 79% (All Students) % 61% 53% 49% 54% 56% 55% Auburn Federal Way Highline Kent Renton Tukwila 6 Districts Non Low Income Students Low Income Students Source: OSPI 28 FSG Social Impact Advisors

29 Percent Proficient on 7 th Grade Math (2009) Supported and Successful in School And Those Disparities Between Low- Income and Non-Low-Income Students Persist into Middle School 100 Percent Proficient on 7 th Grade Math (2009) % 64% 58% 66% Shoreline Math Proficiency= 71% (All Students) 63% 59% 57% % 38% 25% 37% 28% 26% 33% Auburn Federal Way Highline Kent Renton Tukwila 6 Districts Non Low Income Students Low Income Students Source: OSPI 29 FSG Social Impact Advisors

30 On-time Graduation Rates (Class of 2007) Graduate from high school, college and career ready and into High School 100 On-time Graduation Rates (Class of 2007) 90 88% Shoreline On-Time Grad Rate = 85% (All Students) % 71% 71% 75% 66% 75% 62% 75% 68% 77% 72% 68% 55% Auburn Federal Way Highline Kent Renton Tukwila Seattle (all) Non Low Income Students Low Income Students Note: This data reflects the performance of all students in all seven target districts. Source: OSPI 30 FSG Social Impact Advisors

31 Earn a college degree or credential Black, Hispanic, and Native American Students Lag Behind White and Asian Students When It Comes to Postsecondary Persistence Student Progression, 9 th Grade to Second Year of College 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 100% 82% 80% 65% 67% 54% 53% 51% 35% 26% 22% 47% 44% 27% 21% 17% Asian White Black Hispanic Native American 0% Enrolled in 9th Grade Graduate HS Enroll in PS Return for 2 nd Year of PS Data TBD Attain Credential TBD Total Students TBD TBD TBD TBD Note: Data is for high school graduates in the cohort in the seven districts in Road Map region, and includes all Seattle Public Schools high schools. Post-secondary enrollment and persistence data is for two- and four-year institutions only; it does not include one-year credentials. Post-secondary enrollment data represents high school graduates who enroll in postsecondary within 12 months of graduation from high school. High school graduation data includes on-time and late graduates. Sources: graduation data from OSPI; Post-secondary enrollment and persistence data for graduates from College Tracking Data Services, 31 FSG Social Impact Advisors

32 SAVE The Date Road Map for Education Results A Community Conference December 9 th 2010 WESTIN Hotel - Downtown Seattle Road Map for Education Results 32

33 CCER Community Engagement THREE KEY ELEMENTS The Road Map is a work in progress. We will strive to work through existing on the ground efforts which have the pulse of the target communities. The outreach work will focus WITHIN school districts, King county, cities and neighborhoods and ACROSS the four pipeline areas of early learning, k-12, post secondary and community support organizations. Road Map for Education Results 33

34 CCER Community Engagement Overview May December 2010 Phase I: Share Information and Solicit Input (May October ) Conduct one-on-one meetings and group presentations to stakeholders in target communities Establish CE work group to widen outreach capacity and reach key constituencies Conduct one-on-one interviews/polling/focus groups Phase II: Continue Refining Road Map (October November ) Convene large community meetings to share more refined Road Map and ensure feedback from all target constituencies Phase III: Secure endorsements of the Road Map and recruit attendees for the Conference on December 9 th.

35 CCER Community Engagement HOW YOU CAN HELP! 1. Join the Community Engagement Workgroup (or suggest others ) FIRST MEETING: Thursday, September 23 rd, 3:00 2. Open Doors in Your Community 3. Convene a Community Meeting THANK YOU!

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