Louisville Kentucky Mary Kate Poling, Senior Vice President, Community Impact

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1 Metro United Way Louisville Kentucky Mary Kate Poling, Senior Vice President, Community Impact

2 Our Goals By 2018, all children are assessed as prepared or better upon arrival at kindergarten. By 2018, 87% of our community s high school students graduate on time. Through 2018, Metro United Way sustains a quality, compassionate network of services to address current human needs. By 2012, the resources raised, enlisted and leveraged are aligned with MUW s community impact plans.

3 Our Data $ 27 million company, largest United Way in Kentucky. Top 25 largest in the country. 59 Full time employees Counties we serve: Jefferson County Oldham County Bullitt County Shelby County Floyd County, Indiana Harrison County, Indiana Clark County, Indiana We support 90 agencies and 150 programs in our communities MUW served more than 300,00 people in 2009

4 Our Community Statistics 2009 JCPS Data shows that 2,644 students dropped out of JCPS during the school year. Over half of these dropouts (57%) dropped out in the 9 th and 10 grades- (number 1519 of the total of 2,644) (JCPS 2009 Data Report) In school year 60,679 or 62% of all JCPS students were on free or reduced lunch (KYA 2009) By federal definition 8,582 students attending JCPS in grades pre K-12 in the school year were HOMELESS. This represents 8.8% of the total enrollment. The number of homeless students has risen by 50% over last 5 years from (Source 2009 MHC Report) In ,932 or 21% of all children in Jefferson County were living in poverty (Source 2009 MHC Report) 1 in 3 children in the US is not Ready for Kindergarten - Kellogg Foundation

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6 This Means Changing Our Filter TO... United Way community impact foundations neighborhood associations companies faith-based groups Agencies individuals community systems labor groups volunteer organizations government academia

7 Why We Love the Pipeline: Clearly shows the interconnection of each of the building blocks Helps us articulate our role we re in the insulation business Allows us to carve out our community role early childhood and OST Allows us to focus on measurable results and accountability Provides us with an opportunity to align systems Helps us focus on quality Transportation, Health, Mental Health, Housing, Financial ECD & Child Care Providers After-School Programs Civic, Social, Work Opportunities Social & Strategic Supports Placement & Coaching Early Childhood K-12 System Post- Secondary Work & Career Families Peers Community Members

8 Metro United Way Critical Education Components Helping children and youth succeed in school and life Research-based components of the issue: School Readiness (Kindergarten) Early-Grade Literacy (4th Grade) Successful Middle-School Transitions On-Time High School Graduation Transition to College/ Technical School or Career

9 Greater Louisville: Working to increase education attainment by

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12 How Louisville stacks up against its competitor cities 10 th in working age population with bachelor s degrees 9 th in working age population with associate s degrees

13 Members: Mayor s Education Roundtable University & community/technical college presidents Public and parochial school superintendents United Way, Chamber and Urban League presidents Leadership from Greater Louisville Project Workforce Investment Board Business Leaders for Education (top employers) YouthPrint (out-of-school time alliance) Goal: move the Louisville region into the top tier among its peer cities by raising education attainment so that by 2020 at least 40% of working-age adults hold a bachelor s degree 40,000 more) 10% an associate s degree (15,000 more)

14 How we came up with the numbers We currently have 116,000 Baccalaureate Degree holders or 30% - age We need 40,000 additional to reach our 40% goal by 2020 We have 38,500 Associate Degree holders - or 7% -age We need 15,000 additional to reach our goal of 10% by 2020 That s a total of 55,000 more degrees

15 How the Bachelor s Degree numbers break down Source of Graduates Working Age Population (25-64) with Baccalaureate Degree or higher in 2010 P-16 Education system output (25,000) less how many we loose from aging out (55-64 cohort = 14,000) Possible Sources of New Degrees Estimated Baccalaureate Degrees 116,000 11,000 P-16 Educational System: Improve the output by 34% 8,500 Business Leverage: Ensure that 12.5% of some-college adults return to and complete BA Total with some college but no degree and not enrolled in fall 2007: 120,000 Baccalaureate Immigrants: Increase net in migration by 10% Approximately 5,000 net gain BA/Grad/Prof to move to Louisville by 2020 (based on Census Data). 15,000 5,500 Total 156,000

16 How we plan to get there 1. Create and support a college going culture 2. Use the business community s unique points of leverage to accelerate attainment 3. Prepare students for success in college, career, citizenship and life 4. Make post-secondary education accessible and affordable 5. Increase educational persistence, performance and progress

17 55,000 Degrees Vision: A world-class, seamless and coordinated education system that provides ample opportunities for developing creativity and critical thinking, skilled workers, engaged citizens and civic leaders. Purpose: To galvanize education, business, faith, civic, and community leaders and organizations in support of a common agenda to increase education attainment, prosperity, and the quality of life. Goal: 40,000 more bachelor s degrees and 15,000 more associate s degrees by 2020

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19 Board of Directors 55,000 Degrees Executive Committee Executive Director/Support Staff Communications and Community Engagement Action Teams around 55K Objectives Indicators and Reporting (Continuous Improvement Functions) College Culture Business Engagement College/Life Readiness Access & Affordability Supporting Students to Completion Education Pipeline Transportation, Health, Mental Health, Housing, Financial ECD & Child Care Providers After-School Programs Civic, Social, Work Opportunities Social & Strategic Supports Placement & Coaching Early Childhood K-12 System Post- Secondary Work & Career Families Peers Community Members Early Childhood Task Force Elementary Age Out of School Time Task Force TBA

20 Out of School Time Efforts Recommendations Create a Coordinating Council Leverage and maximize existing financial resources (Community Foundation of Louisville) Assist, promote and support quality standards across OST programs Promote the development and implementation of high quality training and professional development opportunities for youth development professionals. Maintain a directory of services Develop a plan of action