Seattle University Youth Initiative Action Plan and Activity Report

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1 Seattle University Youth Initiative Action Plan and Activity Report Revised October 2013

2 Contents I. Introduction... 2 II. Areas of Emphasis... 3 Area of Emphasis #1. School Partnerships Area of Emphasis #2. Yesler Terrace Choice Neighborhood Implementation Area of Emphasis #3. Collective Impact III. Mission, Vision, Goals and Strategies... 5 Mission... 5 Vision... 5 Goals and Strategies... 5 IV. Community Partners... 6 V. Implementation Phase 1: Strategy #1: Academic Support Strategy #2: Parent and Family Engagement Strategy #3: Support for Community-based Organizations Strategy #4: University Engagement XI. Conclusion Appendix 1: About the Neighborhood Boundary Map Demographics Bailey Gatzert Elementary School Achievement Gap in the Neighborhood Community Resources Appendix 2: History of SUYI Planning Process Appendix 3: SUYI Outcomes and Success Indicators Strategy #1: Academic Support Strategy #2: Parent and Family Engagement Strategy #3: Support for Community-based Organizations Strategy #4: University Engagement

3 I. Introduction Seattle University s mission statement and core values speak to its service to society and commitment to empowering leaders for a just and humane world. In pursuing its mission, the University established the Seattle University Youth Initiative (SUYI) in This innovative Initiative unites Seattle University and the wider community to create a pipeline of support for low-income and vulnerable youth and families living in the Bailey Gatzert neighborhood while significantly enhancing the University s educational programs. Children and families living in the Bailey Gatzert neighborhood face significant challenges. For example, the percentage of neighborhood children living in poverty and the rates of youth violence and juvenile incarceration are among the highest in Seattle. In addition, many neighborhood youth encounter major academic challenges throughout their K-12 experience, barriers to graduating from high school, and lack of access to higher education. 1 With a desire to address these challenges while further pursuing its educational mission, in 2010 the University concluded a comprehensive multi-year Youth Initiative planning process. In developing the SUYI Action Plan the University drew upon exemplary practices of community engagement from other colleges and universities as well as nationally recognized models of neighborhood development such as the Harlem Children s Zone. In addition, with the goal of promoting a shared vision and collective ownership of the Initiative, during the academic year, the University engaged over 1,200 campus and community members in forums and others events, including a day-long conference that brought together over 300 people to offer specific ideas and suggestions for the Initiative. 2 As a result of this outreach effort, the University created a detailed and inclusive SUYI Action Plan that focuses its local community engagement agenda for years to come. The plan draws upon the University s solid history of success in mobilizing thousands of its students, faculty, staff and alumni to serve the community through partnerships with dozens of community organizations. The University s Center for Service and Community Engagement (CSCE) provides leadership with the implementation and assessment of the plan as well as the coordination of efforts to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Initiative. Perhaps the hallmark feature of the Youth Initiative is how the University is engaging community partners by drawing upon its resources in service-learning, community-based research, clinical and internship experiences, facilities, 1 The appendix includes a more comprehensive overview of the neighborhood including a map, geographic boundaries and demographic data. 2 The appendix includes a more detailed overview of the planning process. 2

4 scholarships, and staff, faculty and alumni expertise. In this way, the Initiative offers the University a powerful tool to exemplify its Jesuit Catholic values, enhance student learning, become a national model for community engagement, and, most importantly, make a significant positive impact in the lives of local youth. We would like to offer a special thank you to all of the individuals and groups who participated in the SUYI planning process and are now engaged in its implementation. What follows is a presentation of a plan and activity report that symbolizes the work of hundreds of community leaders, youth, parents, funders, policy makers, school officials, college students, University faculty, staff and alumni. We are much stronger working together than we are alone. II. Areas of Emphasis The first phase of implementing the Youth Initiative ( ) involves a combination of developing new structures and systems while simultaneously significantly expanding the University s engagement in the Bailey Gatzert neighborhood. One risk that the Initiative faces is to expand too quickly and thereby limit the potential for significant impact. For this reason the Initiative has specific areas of emphasis. During its first two years in operation ( ) the Initiative focused on strengthening and expanding pre-k and elementary-aged programs and partnerships. From 2012 through 2015, the Initiative will build upon this initial focus to pursue three areas of emphasis. These include: Area of Emphasis #1. School Partnerships. The Initiative will strengthen and expand partnerships with the three neighborhood public schools (Gatzert, Washington, Garfield). At Gatzert Elementary School the Initiative will pursue a community-school model that focuses activities and assessment efforts on the learning outcomes of Gatzert students. At Gatzert, the Initiative will particularly strive to: a. Enhance student classroom learning by increasing the number of volunteers and service-learners who work with teachers in classrooms during the school day; b. Expand out-of-school time learning opportunities by increasing the number of children served by Gatzert-based after-school programs and identifying additional summer learning opportunities; c. Strengthen Gatzert children s abilities in math, literacy and science by mobilizing well trained and highly skilled undergraduates to work with Gatzert children; d. Strengthen coordination and collaboration to expand and deepen services among multiple organizations; and 3

5 e. Enhance preparation and training of University staff and student volunteers in order to increase the impact of their involvement at the school. In addition to the work at Gatzert the Initiative will develop a more coherent and intentional strategy for engaging neighborhood youth at Washington Middle School and Garfield High School. The Initiative will also strengthen parent engagement in the three schools and develop a more formal process of convening the major community and school partners related to the success of the three schools. Finally, without diluting the emphasis on Gatzert, Washington and Garfield, the Initiative will support other neighborhood elementary schools that enroll Gatzert neighborhood children. Area of Emphasis #2. Yesler Terrace Choice Neighborhood Implementation. While remaining focused on the larger Gatzert neighborhood, during the period of the Initiative will particularly focus on building a strong and seamless web of support for the 478 children and youth living in the public housing community of Yesler Terrace. In September 2011, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) selected Seattle Housing Authority as one of five recipients of a Choice Neighborhood grant. With this grant Seattle Housing Authority will launch the redevelopment of the Yesler Terrace public housing development and strive to improve educational outcomes for children and youth. Seattle University, through its work with the Youth Initiative, is serving as the lead education partner for the Choice Neighborhood grant. In this role Seattle University will work closely with Seattle Housing Authority and other partners to implement a coordinated approach to ensure low income children in the Yesler neighborhood have access to early learning programs, tutoring, summer academic enrichment programs, college preparation mentoring and scholarships. These resources are meant to complement the learning that happens in the classroom. Success of the Choice Neighborhood grant will be measured annually based on data points that include passing standardized math and reading tests in grades three through eight, and high school graduation rates, among others. This effort translates into tracking how individual students from the Yesler neighborhood enrolled in the above support programs perform on the standardized tests and other indicators. In pursuing the ambitious Choice Neighborhood goals, outcomes, and activities the University will draw up all of its community engagement resources including service-learning placements and projects, community-based research projects, internships, clinical placements and volunteer opportunities. Area of Emphasis #3. Collective Impact. By engaging community partners in conversations focused on the academic and social outcomes of neighborhood children and youth, the Initiative can promote a greater sense of shared ownership and collective vision. The Initiative will play a leadership role in convening community partners which will increase the likelihood of success within the schools, 4

6 at Yesler Terrace and also in the more expansive Gatzert neighborhood. The Initiative will particularly convene partners to engage the City of Seattle s Family and Education Levy. The Initiative will also support multiple neighborhood partners through the placement of University student service-learners, interns and volunteers. III. Mission, Vision, Goals and Strategies Mission The SUYI will unite Seattle University and the wider community to improve the academic achievement of low-income youth living in the Bailey Gatzert neighborhood while strengthening the education of Seattle University students and expanding professional development opportunities for faculty and staff. Vision The SUYI will significantly transform Seattle University and the Bailey Gatzert neighborhood and become a national model of campus-community engagement. Goals and Strategies Goal #1: Neighborhood children graduate from high school prepared to succeed in higher education and in life. To attain this goal, Seattle University will strive to create a pipeline of support for low-income children and youth living in the Bailey Gatzert neighborhood. Strategy #1: Academic Support. With a particular emphasis on the transition points in students educational experiences, Seattle University will form and/or expand upon partnerships with the public schools, pre-k/head Start programs, and community organizations within the Bailey Gatzert neighborhood in order to create a seamless network of academic support for neighborhood children. Strategy #2: Parent and Family Engagement. Seattle University will strengthen existing partnerships and create new partnerships with community organizations to support youth and their families with a range of services in order to enhance student success, assist families in meeting their basic needs, and support continued family involvement in the academic process. Strategy #3: Support for Community-based Organizations. Seattle University will provide consultation and research support to community organizations 5

7 in order for them to become more effective and efficient in the delivery of service to youth and families living in the Bailey Gatzert neighborhood. Goal #2: SU students, faculty, staff and alumni lead for a just and humane world. Seattle University will pursue this goal by expanding and deepening campus engagement in the SUYI neighborhood. Strategy #4: Engage University. Develop a well-organized, inclusive and effective structure for engaging faculty, staff, students and alumni in a process of pursuing the Initiative s ambitious community goals, outcomes and indicators while enhancing learning opportunities for Seattle University students. Goal #3: Advance the field of higher education and community engagement. Seattle University will disseminate promising practices and lessons learned and strive to create a learning community among universities engaged in place-based initiatives. Drawing upon the mission, vision, goals and key strategies, the following diagram depicts the model of community engagement that the Initiative will pursue: Model of Engagement IV. Community Partners The University is partnering with many community organizations to implement the Initiative. These organizations contribute significantly to the creation of a pipeline of support for neighborhood youth and families and also offer powerful learning experiences for Seattle University students. As the Initiative grows it is anticipated that additional organizations will express an interest in becoming partners. School Partners Bailey Gatzert Elementary School Garfield High School Washington Middle School 6

8 Community and Family Service Partners East African Community Services Catholic Community Services Village Spirit Center Child Care Resource Services Chinese Information and Service Center City of Seattle Office of Education City of Seattle Police Department Family Support Worker Program (Seattle Public School District) The Food Bank at St. Mary s Garfield Community Center (City of Seattle) Harborview Medical Center InterImCDA International Community Health Services Neighborhood House Northwest Harvest Parents Empowered for Education Results (Seattle Housing Authority) Pratt Fine Arts RecTech Refugee Women's Alliance School Family Partnerships (Seattle Public School District) Seattle Audubon Society Seattle Early Education Collaborative (SEEC) Seattle Housing Authority Sound Mental Health St. Francis House Swedish Hospital Therapeutic Health Services United Way of King County Vietnamese Church of the Martyrs Yesler Community Center (City of Seattle) Youth-Serving Organization Partners 4C Coalition America SCORES Seattle Arts Corps Associated Recreation Council (ARC) Big Brothers/Big Sisters Childhaven City of Seattle Parks and Recreation College Success Foundation Community Learning Center at Washington Middle School (YMCA) Coyote Central First AME Child and Family Development Center First Place School Friends of the Children Garfield Scholars Program 7

9 Ground Up Invest in Youth King County Juvenile Detention Services Meredith Mathews East Madison YMCA Nature Consortium Northwest Educational Loan Association (NELA) Oromo Youth and Cultural Center Pratt Fine Arts Prospect Enrichment Preschool Rotary Boys and Girls Club Seattle Central Community College Basic Studies Tutoring Program Seattle Science Foundation Seattle Music Partners SYLAW Summer Youth Employment Program (City of Seattle) Team Child Team Read Thurgood Marshall Elementary HeadStart (YMCA) Work It Out Upward Bound (City of Seattle) Washington Reading Corps (Solid Ground) Yesler Terrace Head Start Program (Neighborhood House) Youth Tutoring Program (Catholic Community Services) YWCA E Fir School Age Program (Seattle Emergency Housing) V. Implementation Phase 1: The following section presents the Youth Initiative outcomes, indicators of success and specific activities for In ,the Center for Service and Community Engagement will complete an evaluation of the Initiative s first phase in order to expand or add new successful practices and discontinue ineffective activities. This evaluation will also guide strategy and funding decisions for the subsequent phases of the Initiative. 1. Strategy #1: Academic Support. Form and/or expand upon partnerships with the public schools, pre-k/head Start programs and community organizations within the Bailey Gatzert neighborhood in order to create a pipeline of academic support for neighborhood children Outcome #1. Neighborhood children enter kindergarten healthy and ready to learn Provide 75 families with Parent-Child Home Visit Program consisting of three cohorts of 25 families receiving two years of early literacy 8

10 services. Begin fall Community Partners: Neighborhood House and United Way of King County. SU Partner: CSCE : Neighborhood House engaged 25 families in the initial year of the Parent-Child Home Visit Program Serve 40 children per year in the Head Start Program and 8 children per year in the Early Head Start Program. Community Partner: Neighborhood House. In , Seattle University will offer a high quality Jumpstart program mobilizing 10 University students to each provide over 300 hours of literacy support to the two Yeslerbased Neighborhood House Head Start classrooms. Partner with two additional neighborhood classrooms in Community Partner: Neighborhood House. SU Partner: Jumpstart : Neighborhood House engaged 40 children in the Head Start Program and 8 children in early Head Start. 16 SU Jumpstart students each provided 300 hours of literacy support to the Neighborhood House classrooms Coordinate a 20-week program uniting Read Out Loud Early (early learning) and Hope University (parent engagement) to involve 12 children and 12 adults. Community Partner: Child Care Resources, Literacy Source, and Yesler Youth and Family Empowerment Program. SU Partner: CSCE and College of Arts and Science Fine Arts Program : Six SU students partnered with Yesler Youth and Family Empowerment to deliver the ROLE Program. 15 preschoolers were served Offer a one-week kindergarten orientation for 30 incoming kindergarten students and their families. SU will offer support with work-study students and volunteers. Community Partners: Gatzert Elementary School and Neighborhood House. SU Partner: CSCE and Reach Out Club. Summer 2012: 30 incoming kindergarten students and their families participated in a week-long orientation led by Bailey Gatzert Elementary School kindergarten teachers. Summer 2013: 25 incoming kindergarten students and their families participated in a two-week orientation led by Gatzert kindergarten teachers Identify and develop additional resources to promote high quality early learning experiences for neighborhood youth. Community Partner: Child Care Resources and City of Seattle. SU Partner: CSCE. 9

11 : SU initiated exploratory discussions with Jumpstart to deliver community based early learning services. Neighborhood House confirmed an interest in partnering to deliver services Outcome #2. Neighborhood youth are supported and successful in school Support and enhance the education of students at Bailey Gatzert Elementary School Enhance student classroom learning at Gatzert School by placing 80 consistent SU students with teachers in classrooms during the school day or through specialized delivery of academic content in math, reading and science. Community Partner: Gatzert Elementary School. SU Partner: CSCE and College of Science and Engineering SUM Corps : An average of 60 SU students supported classrooms each quarter (37 volunteers/service-learners supporting classrooms, and 23 student employees) Expand out-of-school time learning opportunities by serving 150 Gatzert students through a comprehensive after-school program supported by 80 consistent SU students. Community Partners: America SCORES Seattle, Arts Corps, Gatzert Elementary School, Seattle Music Partners, and Team Read. SU Partners: CSCE, College of Science and Engineering Bannan Scholars STEM Program, and School of Law Chess Club : SU extended programming from 90 to 120 minutes per day. SU and its partners served 180 Gatzert students in after-school (115 elementary students participated in SU-facilitated activities). On average, 90 SU students supported after school programming each quarter (68 volunteers/service learners and 22 student employees) Utilize Audubon Society s Finding Urban Nature Curriculum to enhance elementary science curriculum. Community Partners: Audubon Society and Bailey Gatzert Elementary School. SU Partners: College of Science and Engineering Biology Department : SU offered the Finding Urban Nature Program (FUN) for four weeks in the fall and spring for 3 third grade Bailey Gatzert classrooms. Each four-week unit included eight hands-on lessons that introduced children to plants and animal found in their school-yard habitat. 10

12 Strengthen coordination and collaboration to expand and deepen services among multiple organizations and campus departments at Gatzert School. Community Partner: Gatzert Elementary School. SU Partner: CSCE : SU and its partners enhanced enrichment activities, adding ultimate Frisbee, tap dance, drumming, and fine arts. SU strengthened its partnership with the Frye Art Museum. SU shifted focus of the after school STEM program to address fifth grade science standards measured on MSP Support and enhance the education of neighborhood children attending Washington Middle School Organize and coordinate a middle school transition night for Gatzert Elementary fifth graders and families. Community Partners: Gatzert Elementary School and Washington Middle School. SU Partner: CSCE : 28 students and 29 adults attended middle school preview night in May. Panelists included: WMS students, a counselor, and the principal Offer Redhawk Academic Mentoring Program which mobilizes 30 SU students per quarter to provide one-to-one mentoring to 60 sixth graders and 15 SU students providing general classroom support for students attending Washington Middle School. Community Partners: Washington Middle School. SU Partner: CSCE : The CSCE hired and placed an Americorps member at WMS. 44 sixth graders received one-to-one mentoring by 29 SU Students. An additional 28 SU volunteers/service learners supported 6 th - 8 th grade classrooms throughout the school day Support and enhance out-of-school time academic and recreation activities for elementary school and middle school students Provide individualized after school tutoring (10 hours weekly) programs for 85 neighborhood students every year. Seattle University will mobilize 15 students and staff to serve as tutors. Community Partner: Catholic Community Services Youth Tutoring Program. SU Partner: CSCE : 85 neighborhood students received individualized after school tutoring (10 hours weekly). 11

13 Facilitate recreation sessions. Community Partner: Rotary Boys and Girls Club. SU Partners: Department of Athletics : Rotary Boys and Girls Club offered 9 one-hour sessions of Girls Gym Provide slots for neighborhood children and youth to participate in summer basketball camp. Community Partner: Bailey Gatzert Elementary School. SU Partner: Department of Athletics Mens Basketball. Summer 2012: 55 neighborhood children and youth participated in a one-week basketball camp. Summer 2013: Camp did not occur in summer Support enhancement and expansion of high quality summer learning opportunities for elementary and middle school students: Engage 60 rising first through fifth graders in a seven-week math and reading summer program. Community Partners: Bailey Gatzert Elementary School, and Catholic Community Services Youth Tutoring Program. SU Partners: CSCE and College of Education. Summer 2012: 57 first through fifth graders engaged in an intensive math and reading program facilitated by Catholic Community Services Youth Tutoring Program in partnership with SU. Summer 2013: 62 first through fifth graders engaged in an intensive math and reading program facilitated by Catholic Community Services Youth Tutoring Program in partnership with SU. Seven SU students worked full-time with the program as classroom assistants and activity leaders Engage 50 rising sixth graders in a six-week reading, math and sports YMCA YEAH summer program. Community Partners: Meredith Matthews YMCA and Washington Middle School. SU Partners: College of Education, CSCE, and Department of Athletics : 60 rising sixth graders participated in the six-week YMCA s YEAH! program at Washington Middle School, which featured intensive reading and math classes in the morning and sports activities led by SU athletes in the afternoon. 12

14 Summer 2013: 59 rising sixth graders participated in the sixweek YMCA YEAH program at Washington Middle School. The morning focused on math and reading and the afternoon featured sports activities led by SU athletes Engage 10 neighborhood seventh and eighth grade students in the YMCA s YU Learn summer program. Community Partners: Meredith Matthews YMCA YU Learn. SU Partner: CSCE. Summer 2012: 10 neighborhood seventh and eighth grade students participated in the YMCA s YU Learn Program. Summer 2013: The program occurred in 2013; however, no neighborhood students were recruited to participate Engage 15 neighborhood middle school students in a six-week summer robotics program. Community Partner: Rotary Boys and Girls Club. SU Partner: College of Science and Engineering. Summer 2012: 15 neighborhood middle school students engaged in the Robotics Program provided by the Rotary Boys and Girls Club with support from Seattle University College of Science and Engineering faculty and students. Summer 2013: Four SU students engaged 22 neighborhood middle school students in a two week Robotics Program provided by the Rotary Boys and Girls Club with support from Seattle University College of Science and Engineering faculty and students Facilitate the Choice Neighborhood educational collaborative between Seattle University, Seattle Housing Authority, Catholic Community Services, the College Success Foundation, Neighborhood House, the Seattle Public Schools, and the United Way of King County. SU Partner: CSCE : The CSCE convened monthly meetings to aid in communication and partner buy-in. A Choice Neighborhoods day-long conference was held to deepen understanding of the collective impact strategy, provide a data report, develop working groups to address resident buy-in, service gaps analysis, and a case management plan, and to improve relationships amongst partners. SU provided support to Seattle Housing Authority in the selection and hiring of the Education Engagement Specialist Develop and implement a data management system that will contribute to the successful implementation of the Choice Neighborhood project by 13

15 monitoring the aggregate and individual education data of Yesler Terrace children and youth. SU Partner: CSCE : The CSCE developed a comprehensive data management system which includes new software (Efforts to Outcome, or ETO), training of SUYI staff and program partners, and monitoring and analyzing aggregate data. Outcome #3. Neighborhood youth graduate from high school ready to continue on to college and careers Host Seattle Public School Middle College on the SU campus to provide high quality learning environment for 50 neighborhood high school students. Community Partner: Seattle Public Schools. SU Partner: College of Education and CSCE : The College of Education and Seattle Public Schools partnered to bring Middle College to campus in November students enrolled, including 5 from the SUYI neighborhood Provide academic assistance in after-school tutoring and college access programs at Garfield High School by mobilizing 30 SU students per quarter to support to 90 neighborhood youth. Community Partners: City of Seattle Upward Bound, College Success Foundation, the Garfield Scholars, Mandatory Afterschool Tutoring Program (MAST), and Northwest Educational Loan Association (NELA). SU Partners: CSCE : On average, 13 SU students supported after school programs each quarter. Throughout the year, an unduplicated count of 25 volunteers/service learners and 3 work study students participated. Pre-college advising has been delivered to 89 Yesler students by the College Success Foundation in partnership through the Choice Neighborhood grant Engage 60 Yesler Terrace middle school and high school students in the Higher Education Readiness Opportunity (HERO) and Achievers programs. Community Partners: College Success Foundation and Garfield High School. SU Partners: CSCE : 36 seventh through tenth graders enrolled in HERO and 46 additional students received support. 14 eleventh and twelfth graders enrolled in Achievers and 5 additional students received support Offer the Seattle Youth Traffic Court that provides 20 Garfield High School students the opportunity to hear their peers cases in traffic 14

16 court. Community Partner: Garfield High School and Seattle Municipal Court. SU Partner: School of Law : Six students from the law school served as mentors to 24 youth (8 from the SUYI neighborhood) who participated in the Youth Traffic Court. Due to popularity of the program, the court doubled the number of hearings provided Mobilize 20 SU students to mentor 30 Garfield High School students through a year-long series of service days and social justice activities. Community Partner: Garfield High School. SU Partners: Just Serve Student Organization : 31 high school students (13 from the SUYI neighborhood) and 25 SU students participated in the Just Serve program. Just Serve offered 11 social justice workshops and the participants provided over 1,600 hours of service to the local community with a particular focus on Catholic Community Service s Volunteer Chore Service Program Engage 57 high school students in three business immersion experiences. Community Partner: City of Seattle Upward Bound. SU Partner: Experience Business Project : The Experience Business Project provided business immersion experiences to 86 Upward Bound high school students, exposing students to various businesses in order to learn about and prepare for possible career paths Support enhancement and expansion of high quality summer learning opportunities for high school students: Host 18 high school students on the SU campus as a part of the City of Seattle s Summer Youth Employment Program. Community Partners: Career Services, City of Seattle Summer Youth Employment SU Partners: Albers School of Business and Economics, Facilities, Housing and Residence Life, Office of Human Resources, Office of Multicultural Affairs, School of Law, and Student Development. Summer 2012: The City of Seattle s Summer Youth Employment Program at Seattle University hired 17 neighborhood youth to work with various campus departments. Summer 2013: The City of Seattle s Summer Youth Employment Program at Seattle University hired 15 youth (3 15

17 from the SUYI neighborhood) to work with various campus departments Engage 10 high school graduates in college transition program. Community Partners: City of Seattle Upward Bound and the YMCA s College Transition Program. Summer 2012: Upward Bound and the YMCA s college transition program engaged 10 high school graduates. Summer 2013: Upward Bound offered the college transition program with one student from SUYI neighborhood participating. Engage neighborhood rising ninth grade students in the Garfield High School Bridge Program. Community Partner: Garfield High School and College Success Foundation. SU Partner: CSCE. Summer 2012: While the Bridge Program occurred, the number of youth participating from the SUYI neighborhood was not tracked. Summer 2013: Six Yesler Terrace students participated in the four-week Bridge Program Engage 65 high school students in a seven-week academic enrichment program on the SU campus. Community Partner: the City of Seattle s Upward Bound Program. SU Partner: College of Education and CSCE. Summer 2012: The City of Seattle s Upward Bound program held an intensive six-week academic enrichment program for 65 high school students on the SU campus. Summer 2013: The City of Seattle s Upward Bound program held an intensive six-week academic enrichment program for 85 high school students (including 12 from the SUYI neighborhood) on the SU campus Engage 20 neighborhood high school students in a four-week science summer program. Community Partners: the College Success Foundation and Garfield High School. SU Partner: CSCE. Summer 2012: 15 Yesler Terrace high school students participate in a five-week College Success Foundation STEM project at Garfield High School. 16

18 Summer 2013: 9 Yesler Terrace high school students participated in five-week College Success Foundation STEM project at Garfield High School Engage 13 high school students in a five-week Summer Youth Media Program at Yesler Terrace Community Center. Community Partners: Multimedia Resources and Training Institute, RecTech, and Youth in Focus. SU Partner: College of Arts and Sciences Fine Arts Department. Summer 2012: The Seattle University Fine Arts Department offered a six-week media arts program for 13 high school students at Yesler Terrace Community Center. Summer 2013: The Seattle University Fine Arts Department offered a six-week media arts program that engaged 13 high school students in documenting the redevelopment of Yesler Terrace Engage six high school students in apprenticeship program with Yesler redevelopment companies. Community Partner: Seattle Housing Authority. Summer 2012: Six Yesler Terrace teenagers participated in a six-week Yesler Terrace Summer Youth Engagement Program that taught participants about the redevelopment process. Summer 2013: Six Yesler Terrace teenagers participated in a nine-week Yesler Terrace Summer Youth Engagement Program that taught participants about the redevelopment process Provide two $5,000 scholarships per year for neighborhood youth to attend the University. SU Partners: Enrollment Services and University Advancement : Two SU students who grew up in the SUYI neighborhood received $5,000 scholarships : Four SU undergraduates received a total of $19,167 in scholarships. 2. Strategy #2: Parent and Family Engagement. Strengthen existing partnerships and create new partnerships with community organizations to support youth and their families with a range of services in order to enhance student success, assist families in meeting their basic needs, and support continued family involvement in the academic process. 17

19 2.1. Outcome #1. Neighborhood families and youth are able to meet basic needs and families are active supporters of student learning Strengthen parent engagement in education at all levels Implement the Strengthening Families Program by engaging eight neighborhood families in a seven-week course that enhances skills to promote communication between parents and teens. Community Partners: Bailey Gatzert Elementary School, Neighborhood House and Washington State University s Extension Program. SU Partners: College of Education and CSCE : The CSCE in partnership with the College of Education delivered two seven-week sessions of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP), each serving eight families from Gatzert and Washington Middle Schools. An evaluation of both programs was conducted and provided training for parents to facilitate the sessions Support Family Engagement Team (FEAT) to increase family engagement at Bailey Gatzert Elementary School. Explore concept of a Family Center and English conversation curriculum. Community Partners: Gatzert Elemenatary FEAT, Gatzert Elementary School, Literacy Source, and Seattle Public Schools. SU Partners: CSCE : Family Talk Time was piloted in partnership with Literacy Source to increase parent knowledge of Gatzert services, programs and policies; 14 families participated Create and distribute 80 literacy kits to all Bailey Gatzert kindergarten families. Community Partners: Bailey Gatzert Elementary School. SU Partners: CSCE : SU hired a kindergarten teacher to serve as the Redhawk Reading Program project supervisor. The CSCE distributed literacy materials four times during year to families of kindergarteners. The Redhawk Reading Program services were provided to approximately 75 kindergarten children. Kit construction was supported by SU Law School volunteers. The concept was expanded to include summer reading and provided reading guides to all Gatzert students with books for students in kindergarten through third grades Develop education plans for public housing households with children in grades K through 12 and serve 50 children per year 18

20 (through Spring 2015). Community Partner: Seattle Housing Authority. SU Partner: CSCE : The Seattle Housing Authority Education Specialist developed education plans for 50 K-12 children living in Yesler Terrace Promote collaboration and coordination among neighborhood-based organizations involved in connecting families and schools including convening quarterly Yesler Terrace Youth Providers meeting and other meetings. Community Partners: Catholic Community Services Youth Tutoring Program, City of Seattle Parks and Recreation, College Success Foundation, Ground Up, Meredith Mathews YMCA, Nature Consortium, Neighborhood House, Seattle Housing Authority, Seattle Public Schools Middle College, Yesler Youth and Family Empowerment. SU Partner: CSCE : The Yesler Terrace Youth Providers meeting was convened in the spring to support the collaborative development of summer programs. With CSCE leadership, the working group developed a case management system for Choice Neighborhood. CSCE staff participated in the planning committee for the inaugural CCER Parent Summit and facilitated the Building Bridges workshop for parents of Seattle Public Schools. SU hosted the Seattle Public Schools Family Connectors training program. SU began discussions with SCIDPDA to explore partnerships that support families in the International District Deepen and expand neighborhood services to assist families in meeting their basic needs Assist neighborhood youth and families to have access to adequate amounts of quality and nutritious food. Community Partners: St. Mary s Food Bank and Northwest Harvest. SU Partners: CSCE and faculty : SU supported neighborhood food banks by placing service-learning students Expand the provision of health education and basic health services at Yesler Terrace and Bailey Gatzert School. Community Partners: Bailey Gatzert Elementary School and Yesler Community Center. SU Partner: College of Nursing : 16 SU students assisted with health education and health services at Gatzert School. 19

21 Offer counseling services through the placement of internship and practica graduate students. Community Partners: Catholic Community Services and Garfield High School. SU Partners: College of Education, School of Theology and Ministry) : SU counseling interns served at Garfield and Catholic Community Services Offer support and assistance to incarcerated youth and their families through legal representation, legal education classes, counseling and academic tutoring. Community Partners: King County Juvenile Detention Center, King County Juvenile Court, and Powerful Voices. SU Partners: Campus Ministry, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Law, and School of Theology and Ministry : 26 students affiliated with Campus Ministry participated in tutoring at the Detention Center. The School of Law conducted legal education and legal representation classes for youth at the Detention Center Provide citizenship tutoring to Yesler Terrace residents who are in the process of applying for naturalization and studying for the citizenship test. Community Partners: Neighborhood House and RecTech. SU Partners: School of Law : Ten law students taught weekly classes and worked one-on-one with citizenship students (Yesler Terrace residents) Offer additional legal assistance such as juvenile records sealing clinic and a legal clinic resource guide for neighborhood residents to draw upon in determining what legal clinic to pursue to receive free legal advice. Community Partners: SYLAW and Team Child. SU Partners: School of Law : SYLAW and Team Child partnered on a record sealing clinic for young people under the age of 18. Legal resource guides were distributed to 15 SUYI organizations and groups Offer free tax preparation assistance to neighborhood residents. Community Partners: United Way of King County, RecTech. SU Partner: Albers School of Business and Economics VITA Program : 24 SU students and 1 alumnus assisted 441 neighborhood residents with tax returns savings of $720,737. This program occurred at the Yesler Terrace Community Center. 20

22 Explore additional opportunities to partner with neighborhood faith communities to support neighborhood youth and families. Community Partners: local faith communities. SU Partners: School of Theology and Ministry : Conducted a neighborhood tour/visit for 9 School of Theology and Religious Studies faculty to better understand possible connections with faith communities. STM completed a survey and profile of neighborhood faith communities Create a job opportunities and training pipeline between SUYI residents and neighborhood employers. Community Partners: Harborview Medical Center, Seattle Foundation, Seattle Housing Authority and Swedish Medical Center. SU Partners: Office of Human Resources and CSCE : SU, Harborview Medical Center and Swedish Medical Center hosted employment job fair for Yesler Terrace residents. SU hosted an additional summer employment fair. SU hired 3 residents and 10 total residents have been hired through the consortium. Seattle Housing Authority is hiring a consultant to develop a strategic plan for local hiring initiative Explore additional systems, structures and direct service supports to assist families with other basic needs such as legal services, job training, adult education, financial literacy and English as a Second Language education and implement these activities. SU Partner: SU CSCE and others : With a goal of developing new programs and responses to community needs, SU staff and program partners continued to explore additional ways to support neighborhood residents. 3. Strategy #3: Support for Community-based Organizations. Seattle University will provide consultation and research support to community organizations in order for them to become more effective and efficient in the delivery of service to youth and families living in the Bailey Gatzert neighborhood Outcome 1. SUYI community partner organizations embrace the overall goals of the Initiative and are able to effectively and efficiently pursue their missions of delivering services to neighborhood youth and families Assist community partners with research questions that will determine expansion or improvement in service delivery. Community Partners: Multiple organizations. SU Partners: CSCE, faculty and students. 21

23 : Four faculty participated in the year-long Community- Based Research Faculty Fellows Program. Each faculty member assisted local organizations with research questions. In addition, several faculty mobilized students to assist with research questions through project-based service-learning courses Assist community partners in enhancing their organizational capacity to deliver high quality services and programs by offering consultation with organizational systems, structures and strategies. Community Partners: Multiple organizations. SU Partners: CSCE, College Arts and Sciences Institute for Public Service, faculty and students : Conducted initial planning process for SU academic units to provide consulting services to neighborhood partners Provide support to local schools and libraries in the area of library science including borrowing privileges to staff of SUYI public school partners and seminars for local librarians. Community Partners: City of Seattle libraries and Seattle Public Schools. SU Partner: SU Lemieux Library : Professional staff from partner schools have borrowing privileges to the SU library Collaborate with stakeholders to confirm and disseminate common outcomes, indicators, and data to be monitored at each age/grade level to measure progress. SU Partner: CSCE : The CSCE collected and analyzed data related to P-12 academic performance. The CSCE distributed data reports to community and campus partners. 4. Strategy #4: University Engagement. Develop a well-organized, inclusive and effective structure for engaging faculty, staff, students and alumni in a process of pursuing the Initiative s ambitious community goals, outcomes and indicators while enhancing learning opportunities for Seattle University students Outcome #1. Increase the quantity and quality of deep learning opportunities arising from community engagement activities in academic and co-curricular programs Expand the number of faculty offering courses with SUYI service learning components by (1) assessing current service-learning courses for ways to increase SUYI involvement, (2) offering workshops for faculty proposing new core course with a service- 22

24 learning component focusing on SUYI, and (3) recruiting new faculty to teach service-learning courses that partner with SUYI organizations. SU Partners: CSCE and faculty : The CSCE assessed current courses, offered workshops for faculty developing core courses and recruited new faculty to teach SUYI related service-learning courses Increase the number of opportunities for SU students to serve with SUYI partners through service-learning. Community Partners: SUYI partner organizations. SU Partner: CSCE : The CSCE expanded the number of SUYI partners linked with service-learning courses Engage 25 students in SUYI Leadership Seminar (LBST 191 and 192), a two-quarter intensive service-learning course. SU Partners: CSCE and Liberal Studies Program : 24 students participated in the two-quarter SUYI seminar Develop additional strategies to increase the number and percentage of students involved in practicum, clinical and other intensive academic experiential learning that link to SUYI. SU Partners: CSCE and various academic units : The CSCE hired an administrative position whose duties include connecting community partner placement opportunities with campus academic programs in need of practica, internships, field work etc Engage students in one-time and weeklong SUYI service experiences including (1) Coordinating two pre-welcome week immersions for 20 first year undergraduates to learn about the SUYI neighborhood, (2) Mobilizing 80 students to assist with Yesler Terrace clean-up through Serve Seattle event, and (3) Engaging 40 students in one day SUYI focused Labor of Love events. Community Partners: Various SUYI partner organizations. SU Partners: CSCE and the Division of Student Development : 24 students participate in SUYI related immersions. 100 students assisted with Yesler clean-up through Serve Seattle. 60 students participated in SUYI related work through Labor of Love. See CSCE report Engage students in yearlong service experiences in the SUYI neighborhood by utilizing year-long cohort programs, work-study allocations, volunteer opportunities and service-learning courses. Community Partners: Various SUYI partner organizations. SU Partners: CSCE, Mission and Ministry, and Student Financial Services. 23

25 : 250 SU students participated in a yearlong service opportunity Enhance preparation and training of University staff and students engaged in service in order to increase the impact of their involvement with SUYI partners; emphasize cultural competency, protection of minors and ethics of partnership. SU Partners: CSCE, Division of Student Development, College of Education Student Development Administration Program : The CSCE staff revised and expanded training for students engaged in SUYI related sites. The CSCE increased safety protocols by adding a more robust criminal background check system Mobilize students to lead their peers in activities through summer fellowships, year-long fellowships, and yearlong leadership programs. Community Partners: Various SUYI partners. SU Partners: CSCE : Mobilized 22 students to lead their peers through summer fellowships (3 students), year-long fellowships (2 students), and year-long leadership programs (17 students) Explore the possibility of prioritizing registration for undergraduates who commit to consistently serving at a Youth Initiative partner organization for an entire academic year. SU Partners: CSCE and Office of Student Financial Services : SU is examining the feasibility of this idea Conduct planning process to develop systematic strategy to further connect College of Science and Engineering to assets and needs of SUYI neighborhood with a particular focus on STEM education. Community Partners: Seattle Public Schools and various additional SUYI partner organizations. SU Partners: College of Science and Engineering and CSCE : Initial activities including meetings with faculty have occurred. SU will expand the effort in Outcome #2. Increase the quantity and quality of faculty engagement in community-engaged scholarship in the SUYI neighborhood Provide research support to SUYI organizations by increasing the campus-wide use of community-based research by working with three to five faculty in SUYI Community Based Research Faculty Fellows Program and sponsoring other professional development activities. Community Partners: Various SUYI partner organizations. SU Partners: CSCE and faculty. 24