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- 2. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS PaulSmith, Facilitator
- 3. Today’s Schedule 3:30 Welcome& Overview – The state of your partnerships? 3:40 HSGI Background/context Exploration of Partnership Support Strategies Highlighting HSGI Sites with Exemplary Practices 4:00 Discussion of action steps and barrieers to success 4:20 Emerging Lessons from the Field 4:25 Questions/Discussions/Evals 4:30 Ajourn
- 4. WHAT IS APARTNER? AND WHY ARE THEY CRITICAL?
- 5. GOAL OF SCHOOL &COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS Address the gaps in school-based supports for students by providing a variety of services and resources. Wrap Around Services for health & social needs Enhanced school staffing High quality learning programs & facilities Resources/programs to improve teaching & curriculum After-school, evening, and summer programs
- 6. SO… IS THEREONE SOLUTION?
- 7. GRADUATION: A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY ▪ Individualswith a high school diploma earn on average $7,840 more per year than dropouts. ▪ They earn $350,000 more over the course of their working careers. ▪ Someone with a high school diploma earns 62% of a college graduate’s earnings. ▪ If the dropouts from the class of 2011 graduated, the nation’s economy would benefit from nearly $154 billion in additional income over their lifetimes. 5.5 million youth aged 16-21 are neither working or engaged in school.
- 8. SESSION PRIMER ▪ Considerthe state of your partnerships – overall status? ▪ Examine categories of partnerships and assess progress; ▪ 3 categories: A) strong B) needs attention C) big challenges
- 9. Since 2010, 29 HSGIgrantees have worked with partners to strengthen secondary education and keep more young people on the path to graduation and beyond.
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- 11. KEY HSGI PARTNERSHIPFACTS… ▪ HSGI required applicants to partner with agencies and CBOs. ▪ ED made Partnerships an “absolute priority” for HSGI grantees to address non-academic root causes of drop-outs. ▪ Health, poverty, family instability. ▪ States/districts improving graduation rates identified “multi-sector collaboration” as key to schools having the resources & conditions necessary to meet graduation challenge.
- 12. HSGI PROJECT ACTIVITIES ▪Early identification of students at-risk of not graduating ▪ Service provision designed to keep at-risk students in school ▪ Identification and outreach to out-of-school youth ▪ Comprehensive site-based approaches ▪ Transition programs from middle to high schools Sites identified partnerships as essential elements for the success for these initiatives.
- 13. NEARLY 200 DIFFERENTPARTNERS 20 13 9 9 9 7 7 0 5 10 15 20 25 General Non- Profit Government Offices Juvenile Justice Community College Local University Mental Health Workforce Development NumberofGrantees
- 14. LOCAL MUNICIPAL SUPPORTS ▪Departments of Health, Social Services & others ▪ Mayors’ offices ▪ Civic leaders ▪ Community awareness ▪ Programming opportunities ▪ Funding At nearly 25% of HSGI sites, the partnership with local municipalities served as an essential foundation for their initiative.
- 15. WASHOE COUNTY, NEVADA Re-EngagementCenters & Innovations HS Public & private sectors collaboration Dept. of Juvenile Services Dept. of Human Services City of Reno Non-Profit Children’s Cabinet
- 16. “Real Skin inthe Game” 16 System alignment between LAUSD, Mayor’s office and city agencies - Priority to serve out of school youth Additional resource - DOL Workforce Innovation Fund LA Unified School District Co-Investment to place counselors in each YouthSource Center (PSA Counselors) 2012 launch of WIA dropout recovery system LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT THE DIPLOMA PROJECT
- 17. STUDENT SUPPORTS “A Mixof Hard Work with Heart Work” Most HSGI sites developed safety net partnerships: Wrap-Around Social-Emotional Mental Health Through local municipalities or non-profit CBOs. HSGI sites identified a clear need to provide stability for fragile youth.
- 18. PORTLAND, OREGON Portland PublicSchools Mt. Scott Learning Center Camp Fire Skill Development Social Supports Credit Recovery Strategically combining academic and social/emotional supports through partnerships.
- 19. ACADEMIC SUPPORTS ▪Tutoring ▪Credit Recovery ▪Blendof Academic & Social Supports ▪Attendance Support ▪Re-Engagement
- 20. PALM BEACH COUNTY Palm Beach Schools Workforce Alliance WIB Palm Beach State College Career Navigators inHSGI High Schools ▪ Re-engaging disconnected & off-track youth ▪ Mentoring & motivation ▪ Guidance toward post-secondary education & training ▪ Work-readiness curriculum ▪ Link between high school courses to skills & training ▪ Focus on the needs of Palm Beach employers ▪ Post-graduation follow-up
- 21. HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS ManyHSGI sites have partnerships with community colleges & universities as a powerful strategy for reengaging and motivating disconnected youth. Dual credit Accelerating learning Credit recovery Career certifications Transition counseling Professional development for staff
- 22. SALEM-KEIZER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Salem-Keizer’sEarly College High School co- located at Chemeketa Community College. • Graduation Coaches • Mentoring • College/career guidance • Dual credit options • Teen Parent supports • On-site childcare
- 23. JUVENILE JUSTICE PARTNERSHIPS ▪Probation departments ▪ Violence prevention coalitions ▪ District courts ▪ Juvenile assessment centers ▪ Law enforcement agencies Student supports Mentoring Outreach Assessments Counseling Referrals Parent/Family Supports School Staff Supports Professional Development Technical Assistance Safety planning Funding While less than 10% of HSGI sites formally collaborated with Juvenile Justice, many others report ongoing informal relationships.
- 24. ST. CLAIR COUNTYSCHOOLS Stay in School (SIS) Program ▪ Probation officers in the schools ▪ Suspended students earning credits ▪ Safe environment ▪ Certified teachers ▪ Chief of Juvenile Justice key member of SIS Steering Committee “The presence of law enforcement as a partner and normal part of the fabric of the school community has helped bridge the perceived disconnect between youth and police.”
- 25. FINANCIAL PARTNERS ▪ Scholarshipsto higher education ▪ Funding for programs, staffing, PD ▪ Building capital ▪ Books, newspapers, supplies ▪ Incentives ▪ Afterschool & summer programming ▪ Fundraising support
- 26. Jones County Schools Juvenile Justice Health Services Surrounding School Districts Family Services Counseling Organizations COLLECTIVEACTION JONES COUNTY, GEORGIA Local Inter-Agency Planning Team ▪ Struggling Students ▪ Service Providers ▪ Regular collaboration meetings
- 27. CAREER PATHWAYS ▪ Engages,motivates, & provides relevancy ▪ Context for learning that is interesting to the student ▪ Connects challenging academics to demanding career and technical education ▪ Preparation for post-secondary success . Positions students to pursue a full range of postsecondary opportunities, including college degree and certificate programs, formal employment training, apprenticeship, or military service.
- 28. CHICAGO PUBIC SCHOOLS ▪Blue 1647
- 29. EXAMINE YOUR STATUS ▪In your assigned category, please compare notes on your B’s and C’s ▪ What are barriers to success? ▪ What are some possible solutions? ▪ Advice for others?
- 30. KEY MESSAGES FROMHSGI SITES Seek Understanding Leadership Matters Partnerships Evolve
- 31. CONDITIONS FOR EFFECTIVEPARTNERSHIPS Effective Leadership Teams External Support Principal Leadership Student- Centered Orientation
- 32. EMERGING LESSONS FROMTHE FIELD ▪ To “hit the ground running,” partners need: ▪ A good understanding of the district and the students; ▪ To be embedded in the community; and ▪ A longstanding relationship with the district, if possible. ▪ Trust, commitment and willingness to share are essential. ▪ Passion about this work and youth is the driver. ▪ Finding the fine line between management and micro-management needs ongoing attention.
- 33. EMERGING LESSONS FROMTHE FIELD ▪ Consistent communication and clear expectations among all form the basis of a healthy, productive working relationship among partners. ▪ Partners must identify, share and meet their own organizational interests, as well as the collective interests of the group. No one partner can dominate or meet its interests to the detriment of another partner or the group goal for the community’s youth.
- 34. RESOURCES ▪ School-Community Partnerships:A Guide. UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools, 2006. ▪ Sustaining School and Community Efforts to Enhance Outcomes for Children and Youth. UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools, 2008. ▪ School-Community Partnerships Benefit All. Lonsdale, 2011. ▪ The Role of School and Community-Based Programs in Aiding Latina/o High School Persistence. Harris & Kiyama, 2015. ▪ Building Strong Community Partnerships: Equal Voice and Mutual Benefits. Journal of Latinos and Education v13, n2. De La Garza, Kuri, & Lissette, 2014. ▪ Achieving Results Through Community School Partnerships: How District and Community Leaders Are Building Effective, Sustainable Relationships. Martin J. Blank, Reuben Jacobson, & Atelia Melaville, 2012.
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