Graduate KY Summit Recap

1. Graduate KYSummit Recap

2. Graduate KY:Summit Recap Bowling Green

3. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Bowling Green BACKGROUND Date: November 21, 2009. Attendance: 125 individuals from the region. Hosts: Green River Educational Cooperative and Greenwood High School.

4. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Bowling Green Key Topics Focused broadly on the many reasons a student drops out of public education. Lack of engagement, family supports, and bullying in schools. The need for flexibility in dealing with the needs of students at risk of dropping out Need for strong community support of the students and schools is necessary for successful change.

5. Graduate KY:Summit Recap Murray

6. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Murray BACKGROUND Date: February 18th, 2010 Attendance: 175 individuals from the region. Hosts: Murray State University, First Lady Jane Beshear, and Dr. Rhonda Dunn, the First Lady of Murray State.

7. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Murray Key Topics Getting community leaders and organizations involved in the school system Alternative educational programming School Engagement Mentoring programs and their effectiveness

8. Graduate KY:Summit Recap: Richmond Richmond

9. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Richmond BACKGROUND Date: March 1st, 2010 Attendance: 230 individuals from the region. Hosts: Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond Chamber, South East South Central Co-Op, Center for Middle School Academic Achievement, Department for Juvenile Justice

10. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Richmond Key Topics How to engage all facets of the community in mentoring young people; forming a barrier to dropout Strengthening the community and technical programs relationships with schools to give students options Listening to students more. Not assuming adults know why students are dropping out Raise standards for teachers and students

11. Graduate KY:Summit Recap: Richmond Hazard

12. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Hazard BACKGROUND Date: March 15th, 2010 Attendance: 550 students, 200 individuals from the region. Hosts: Hazard Community and Technical College, KY-Can, Gear Up Kentucky

13. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Hazard Key Topics How to engage the community to know the signs, intervene in dropping out What are the real reasons students are dropping out Is the current school structure relevant to students Creating a college-going culture

14. Graduate KY:Summit Recap Summit Recommendations

15. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Early Childhood: • Starting Early – Focusing on early childhood literacy – (Richmond) • Schools from early childhood to post-secondary institutions should find ways to collaborate to cultivate appreciation for learning (Murray)

16. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Early Identification of At-Risk Youth • Early identification of students in need intervention (Murray) • Focus on identifying at risk children at an early age (Bowling Green)

17. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Early Identification of At-Risk Youth • Identify at-risk students early by: (Louisville) • A. Ensuring all students are reading on grade level • B. Identifying and providing interventions for all alcohol and drug use • C. Enacting early gang intervention, prevention and education • D. Coordinating the flow of non-academic information from K-12

18. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Early Identification of At-Risk Youth • Identify at-risk students early by: (Louisville) A. Ensuring all students are reading on grade level B. Identifying and providing interventions for all alcohol and drug use C. Enacting early gang intervention, prevention and education D. Coordinating the flow of non-academic information from K-12

19. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Making Education a Community Value: • Find ways to engage the community in public schools and with specific students (Bowling Green) • Develop partnerships to help with buy-in from students, teachers, administrators, parents and the community. (Richmond) • Find ways to organize the community and ask leaders to become more involved in their school’s success (Murray)

20. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Establishing a more personal relationship between student and school: Mentoring Programs 1. Forming Bonds – Mentoring programs (Richmond) 2. Establish effective mentoring programs (Murray)

21. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Establishing a more personal relationship between student and school: • Increasing safety net programs (LEEP, Home School Coordinators, after school activities, 6th grade academy) (Louisville)

22. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Enhance student involvement through extracurricular Activities • Planned (4-year) service learning opportunities (Louisville) • Widely publicize all options for student engagement in schools. (Louisville)

23. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Enhance student connections and relationships through a variety of strategies including*: • Reduce class sizes • Create smaller learning communities Enhance Child / Parent / Guardian advocate connection *all recommendations from the Louisville summit

24. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Enhance student connections and relationships through a variety of strategies including*: • Increase adult presence in community during travel times • Create K-8 schools (possibly ungraded) *all recommendations from the Louisville summit

25. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Alternative Schools • Alternatives- Madison County Schools Secondary GED Program, Teen Moms Program, EKUNow!, and Superintendent Advisory Councils (Richmond) • Provide students with alternative paths, programs and other supports to help them succeed (Murray)

26. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Alternative Schools • Design alternative programs for students unable or unwilling to succeed in traditional public schools (Bowling Green) • Increase quality and availability of alternative programming (e.g., replicate the Liberty High School philosophy in other locations) (Louisville)

27. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Career and Technical Education • Create career paths for students (Murray) • Identify career pathways for students (Bowling Green)

28. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Safety and Health • Create a safe atmosphere for students in the public education system (Bowling Green) • Continuing Care –Focusing on wellness for all ages with Coordinated School Health (Richmond) • Enacting early gang intervention, prevention and education (Louisville)

29. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Safety and Health • Address student safety in multiple ways to include: (Louisville) A. Ensuring safe passages to and from school through more adult presence (Louisville) B. Create safe and caring classroom environments (Louisville)

30. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Improve students’ awareness of post secondary opportunities: • Increased regional college access outreach activities. (Hazard) • College access providers and network members professional development opportunities and best practices identified and shared (Hazard)

31. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Improve students’ awareness of post secondary opportunities: • Statewide college access and success media campaign to promote regional events. (Hazard) • Local schools utilize the Student College Readiness Website (Hazard) • Network members briefed local and state stakeholders. (Hazard)_

32. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Recommendations Improve students’ awareness of post secondary opportunities: • Signed agreements with members and partners outlining the shared network purpose and mission. (Hazard) • Five-year quality improvement and evaluation plan with increased financial support and services. (Hazard)

33. Graduate KY:Summit Recap-Future Dates September 18, 2010: Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Convention Center October 29, 2010: Ashland Ashland Community and Technical College, Technology Drive Campus

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