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400 South Zang Blvd. Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75208 www.theconcilio.org 214.818.0481. Helping Children and Their Families Succeed in School and in Life. Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families 2012 Annual Conference. Who is The Concilio?. Mission:
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400 South Zang Blvd. Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75208 www.theconcilio.org 214.818.0481 Helping Children and Their Families Succeedin School and in Life Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families 2012 Annual Conference
Who is The Concilio? Mission: To build stronger communities by empowering parents to improve the education and health of their families
How are Children Struggling to Succeed? “Every American pays a cost when a young person leaves school without a diploma” - Marc Morial (Former New Orleans Mayor and current President of the National Urban League) • 32% of Dallas County students drop out of high school • Dropouts are prone to unemployment, use of government assistance, incarceration
Importance of Parent Involvement Research shows: • Higher grades and test scores • Better attendance • Higher graduation rates • Greater enrollment in post-secondary education Student achievement is greater regardless of parent educational level, ethnicity or socio-economic status.
Why is Parent Involvement Lacking? • Cultural Barriers • Language Barriers • Educational Level Barriers
Parents Advocating for Student Excellence (PASE) The program teaches parents how to: • Navigate the school system • Provide a supportive home-learning environment • Reinforce positive self-esteem and individual learning styles • Collaborate with the school: teachers, counselors, principals • Set expectations for higher education
PASE • Pre-Kindergarten (32 weeks) • Elementary (9 weeks) • Middle (9 weeks) • High School (9 weeks) • Life After High School (9 weeks)
PASE’sImpact Dallas ISD data for program year 2009-2010: • Students of Concilio participants were less likely to repeat a grade than their non-participating peers • Students of Concilio participants were more likely to meet the state standard on Reading TAKS • Students of Concilio participants had better Math TAKS scores than those of the district as a whole • Average attendance rates were higher for students of Concilio participants when compared to the district across all grade levels
PASE’sImpact 2009-2010 Data: • 400parents read to their children for the first time • 660 parents read to their children five times or more • 910parents met with their student’s teacher during the semester that they took our program 2011-2012 Data: 99% of Concilio students promoted to the next grade level (828 students)
Changing Their Condition Survey of 2,100 parents who completed the PASE program since it began: • 90.2% of their students graduated from high school • 78.0% entered post-secondary education
How Did Growth Occur? 1. Best Practices: • Free of charge • Presented in the audience’s language • Culturally sensitive • Children are welcome • Active collaboration with school staff where program is being delivered • Accessibility • Welcoming environment 2. Partnerships with the Funding Community
Funding Community Partnerships • School Districts • United Way • Annual Fundraiser • Corporations • Foundations • Zero to Five Funders’ Collaborative
Zero to Five Funders’ Collaborative 27 Funders 5 Years 4 Nonprofit Agencies 1 Neighborhood 1 Purpose
Zero to Five Funders’ Collaborative: The Concilio’s Part • 32-week Pre-K program funded by the Zero to Five Funders’ Collaborative • Several curricula combined; includes NCLR curriculum • Coaching sessions • Fieldtrips • Speech/language pathology sessions • Graduation
Impact of the Collaborative • 92% of parents graduated from The Concilio’s Pre-K program: 214 out of 233 enrolled • Former children participants scored significantly higher than non- participants on the following: • Vocabulary • Word analysis • Word reading • Total reading profile • Total reading readiness profile - Southern Methodist University evaluation of entire Collaborative on a specific test taken by all Kindergarten students in the schools in which we work
Looking to the Future Zero to Five Funders’ Collaborative: • Sustainability • Replicability • Bridging the Gap The Concilio: • Our own curriculum • Expanding to more schools, districts • Evaluation
Impact on All of Us One less high school dropout changes our community! Irais and Julio