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South King County Connects

Empowered & connected youth, motivated and engaged in educational opportunities that support college and career success. South King County Connects. Cheryl Lydon July 1, 2014. The Engagement Cliff. 9th Graders with a Course Failure & 6 or More Absences. 2012-2013

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South King County Connects

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  1. Empowered & connected youth, motivated and engaged in educational opportunities that support college and career success South King County Connects Cheryl Lydon July 1, 2014

  2. The Engagement Cliff

  3. 9th Graders with a Course Failure & 6 or More Absences 2012-2013 SOURCE: OSPI student-level database NOTE: Excludes Seattle, for which data were not available.

  4. 9th Graders with a Course Failure & 6 or More Absences SOURCE: OSPI student-level database NOTE: Excludes Seattle, for which data were not available.

  5. The Silent EpidemicPerspectives of High School Dropouts • 47 % - Classes were not interesting • 69 % - Not motivated or inspired to work hard • 42% - Spent time with people not interested in school

  6. Engagement & Relevance • “In elementary, give students more robotics courses, simple woodwork, stuff like that.” ~CTE Work-based Learning Student • “In middle school more clubs like an Eco club or video gaming club.” ~Puget Sound Skills Center Student • “Have a career class where we can play around with careers. Maybe in 7th grade. Research three jobs we might be interested in.” ~Job’s for America’s Graduates Class Student

  7. Engagement & Relevance • “Should have more hands-on stuff here. A real-life application class.” ~High School Leadership Student • “Stress the out of school application of what we are learning, especially in middle school. Like math Is learning ways to think. What does that look like in work? ~Student from IB • “Substitute advisory out with a career class where kids can get hands on career exploration.” ~High School Leadership Student

  8. Engagement Research Effective schools and teachers: • Convey high expectations for success • Provide student choices • Make curriculum and instruction relevant to adolescents’ experiences, culture and long-term goals • Personalize instruction, show interest in student lives and provide supporting social context.

  9. The Road Map Project Goal Doublethe number of students in South King County and South Seattle who are on track to graduate from college or earn a career credential by 2020.

  10. Regional Career Exploration • Online Career Research opportunities are provided to all secondary students in only one district. • Career Exploration through field trips, career fairs, access to CTE electives, job shadows and internships are offered however, data is not collected on the impact of these experiences nor on how many and which students a experience these opportunities.

  11. Our kids’ futures are leaking! 100 students enter 9th grade graduates don’t enroll directly in college students don’t graduate high school on time obtain a degree within 150% time 10 31 34 7 don’t return sophomore year don’t graduate within 150% time 18 Source: NCHEMS Note: Data for high school graduation doesn’t account for transfers to private high schools and out-of-state. The calculation for college graduation doesn’t account for transfers across institutions.

  12. South King County Connects Vision: Empowered, engaged youth pursuing educational opportunities that support college and career success. Mission: Connect and engage South King County Youth through career exploration, experiential learning and meaningful connections to school and community partners.

  13. 9th Graders with a Course Failure & 6 or More Absences SOURCE: OSPI student-level database NOTE: Excludes Seattle, for which data were not available.

  14. South King County Connects Goal: To equip students with increased knowledge and skills to make informed plans and decisions about careers and the education and training pathways for achieving their career goals. ~Race to the Top: Project 5

  15. South King County Connects

  16. Creating the System of Support Career Exploration Support Tool Online Career Awareness Post Secondary Education, Career & Life Success • Required Elements • Mentor match • Student interface • Mentor interface • Potential Elements • Data collection • Reporting • Student Interests • Surveys • Skills • Career Study • Career Profiles • Salary Index • Market Trends Commitment 5 & Projects 6, 7 & 8 Project 2 RTT Project 5

  17. Theory of Action

  18. Taking Action • Identify Specific Student Outcomes • Create Tools that Communicate the System of Support • Engage the wider community in the vision of connecting students to academics through career connections • School district & union leaders • Leading business groups • Leaders from youth serving organizations • Regional parent groups • Community cultural groups

  19. Career Exploration in Devon’s Day

  20. Taking Action • Identify the Online Matching Tool to Facilitate Student to Career-based Community Connections • Reach Out to Experience Providers • Create Support Infrastructure for Providers and Counselors/Advisory Teachers • Provide Counselor & Teacher Support to Connect Students with the Community

  21. Assess Progress

  22. Looking to the Future

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