Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Conference, November 5, 2010

1. Secondary to Postsecondary Transitions for Youth inSan Francisco Unified School DistrictOded GurantzRebecca A. London Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Conference, November 5, 2010

2. Bachelor and Associate Degree Attainment in the U.S., Ages 25-29 (CPS)

3. Improving Postsecondary Outcomes in San Francisco City and County of San Francisco has been working to improve postsecondary outcomes of public school students (attendance and completion) In 2009 received a Gates Foundation CLIP planning grant (Communities Learning in Partnership) aimed at creating partnerships among education, business, and civic leaders to get young people into and through college Formed the Partnership for Postsecondary Success (PSP): San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), Community College of San Francisco (CCSF), City of San Francisco Mayor’s Office, Departments of Workforce Development (OEWD) and Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)

4. Youth Data Archive (YDA) PSP committed to using data to inform their process, but no data linking SFUSD to CCSF exist The YDA: Links individual-level data on youth across city, county, school district, and non-profit agencies in a community Works closely with community partners to identify cross-agency research questions that no one agency alone could answer and address important needs in the community Presents research findings to community partners and supports partners to understand resulting analyses Focuses on actionable steps community can take to improve youth outcomes and supports the process for doing so

5. The YDA Process Schools Comm. College Other Agencies Dissemination and Action Feedback and Approval from Partners Partner Agencies Youth Data Archive Similar Agencies Decision Makers Research Field Aggregated Report

6. Methods Linked SFUSD and CCSF data with the YDA Combined with data from National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) for SFUSD graduates Follow 4,798 first-time ninth grade SFUSD students who were enrolled in the 2000-01 school year Focus on students who go immediately from high school to college Look first at graduation and college-going and then model the factors associated with community college completion using logistic regression

7. SFUSD to Postsecondary Trajectory, 2000-01 9th Grade Cohort

8. Postsecondary Attendance Rates Year After Graduating SFUSD, 2000-01 9th Grade Cohort

9. Five-Year Bachelor Degree Completion Rates for SFUSD Graduates 2000-01 9th Grade Cohort

10. Logistic Regressions of Four-Year CCSF Completion Rates, SFUSD Graduates, 2000-01 and 2001-02

11. Logistic Regressions of Four-Year CCSF Completion Rates, SFUSD Graduates, 2000-01 and 2001-02

12. SFUSD Non-Graduates who Entered CCSF, 2000-01 9th Grade Cohort

13. Study Implications Findings very useful to the PSP, but have not yet generated new information for the field This is in part due to the initial questions asked by the PSP, which were aimed at describing the population and the problem Findings did help PSP to receive Gates funding for three more years Findings led to several changes at the local level

14. Local Implications Created professional learning communities to study SFUSD graduates who are unable to place into college-level English CCSF allowed 300 incoming SFUSD students first enrollment privileges in math and English core courses CCSF is investigating accepting Early Assessment Program (EAP) taken by SFUSD 11th graders results in lieu of CCSF placement tests

15. Formation of Bridge to Success SFUSD and CCSF collaboration formalized into an ongoing partnership “Bridge to Success” Chose eight indicators that were incorporated into a report card for SFUSD students:

16. Formation of Bridge to Success