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Building a Grad Nation 2010-2011 Annual Update

Building a Grad Nation 2010-2011 Annual Update. Progress and Challenge in Ending the High School Dropout Epidemic. Civic Marshall Plan. Clear, Achievable Goals 90 percent graduation rate for Class of 2020 – tracking the 3.7 million students in 3 rd grade today

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Building a Grad Nation 2010-2011 Annual Update

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  1. Building a Grad Nation2010-2011 Annual Update Progress and Challenge in Ending the High School Dropout Epidemic

  2. Civic Marshall Plan • Clear, Achievable Goals • 90 percent graduation rate for Class of 2020 – tracking the 3.7 million students in 3rd grade today • Rising to a standard of excellence to have the highest rates of college graduates in the world • Focused Approach • Who students are, where they go to school & why they drop out • Target 1,634 dropout factories & feeder elementary & middle schools -- about 50 percent of dropouts

  3. Benchmarks of Progress • To earn 600,000 more diplomas for the Class of 2020 than the Class of 2008, we set benchmarks along the way: • By 2012, more students reading on grade level by beginning of 5th grade; chronic absenteeism significantly reduced; needs assessments conducted for all dropout factory communities • By 2013, each low graduation school district has an early warning & intervention system; re-design of middle schools; a non-profit mentor for every 15-20 off-track students • By 2016, all dropout factories are being transformed or replaced; transition student supports in grades 8-10; compulsory school age increased to 18 in all states; clear pathways to college and career

  4. Postsecondary Readiness • Ensure students graduate high school prepared for postsecondary and career success • College on-track goals for the Class of 2020: • During Junior Year, students take college placement exams • During the 1st semester of Senior Year, students apply to a postsecondary institution • By April 1, Grade 12 students complete the FAFSA application for financial aid

  5. Prompting Action on Civic Marshall Plan • Civic Marshall Plan Index for Every State • Graduation rates and numbers of graduates • Dropout factory schools and students enrolled • 4th & 8th grade reading and math • Indicators of college readiness, such as AP • Economic benefits of boosting graduation rates

  6. Prompting Action on Civic Marshall Plan • State-Level Initiatives • 6 new state legislatures are considering legislation to raise the compulsory school attendance age to 18 • National Council of State Legislatures Task Force on School Dropout Prevention & Recovery—state policy recommendations • National Governors Association Graduation Rate Compact—the model for institutional plays

  7. Institutional Plays at the Community Level • AT&T – CMP Annual Update; Early Warning Systems; Data • Pearson – Dropout Prevention Roundtable – Leadership Council • Early Reading • Target – Read With Me initiative • Annie E. Casey Foundation – Campaign for Grade Level Reading • Chronic Absenteeism • NYC Mayor Bloomberg – Wake Up! • Early Warning Systems & Use of Data • Data Quality Campaign – longitudinal, early warning & college ready • National School Board Association – “Data First” in governance • CE & EGC – Effective Early Warning Systems report

  8. Institutional Plays at the Community Level • Middle School Reform • Bush Institute – Middle School Matters – 11 Research elements • Big Brothers Big Sisters – 370 local agencies aligning to CMP • Wrap-Around Supports • City Year – Full alignment with Civic Marshall Plan • Communities in Schools – student services model in 3,400 schools • United Way – 1 million volunteers for early reading, transitions and high school graduation • Boys & Girls Clubs–BE GREAT: Graduate! 30 clubs, 1,500 youth • Natl. Assoc. of State School Board Educators – Project Pass

  9. City Year and Civic Marshall Plan Alignment

  10. Action on National Policy • To achieve 90 percent graduation by 2020, we must have policies that support: • High Standards – on time high school and college completion • Lowest Performing Schools – School Improvement Grants • Graduation Rate Accountability – graduation goals & targets • Data-Driven– longitudinal data and early warning systems • Community-Efforts – Race to the Top, High School Graduation Initiative, and Promise Neighborhoods • National Service – Education Corps

  11. Accelerated Progress • New developments make accelerated progress possible: • Common graduation rates & accountability across all states, districts and schools • Examples of success – Cincinnati, Canton, Baltimore, Hillsborough • Early warning systems that identify students off-track • Common state standards to prepare for college & career • Enhanced state & city leadership • National non-profits & businesses targeting dropout problem & mobilizing boots on the ground • Unprecedented federal supportto transform dropout factories & feeder schools • Public awakening to individual, societal & economic costs

  12. Accountability for Results • Civic Marshall Plan Annual Update • Every March – Annual Report on the nation’s progress • National and State Graduation rates & State CMP Indices • Progress and Challenge in numbers of dropout factory schools • Progress in meeting the Civic Marshall Plan Benchmarks • Featuring case studies of progress and lessons learned

  13. Dropout Factory High Schools2009 Update

  14. Change by Region

  15. Change by Area

  16. Challenges and Successes

  17. By Next Fall Cohort Graduation Rate data will be available for (nearly) all high schools. This will give Communities a Powerful Tool to Establish a Path to 90%

  18. Different Types of Schools in Different States Drive the Dropout Crisis Schools with Graduation Rates of… 2009 Cohort grad rate 66% 2009 Cohort grad rate 83%

  19. Leads to Different Paths to Achieving a 90% Grad Rate by 2020 Indiana reaches 90% if… • Schools with graduation rates of 75% and less improve by 2 percentage points a year for 10 years, and • Schools with graduation rates between 76% and 89% improve to 90% But in Oregon… • Even if schools with graduation rates 75% and below improve by 2.5 percentage points a year (up to 95%) for 10 years, and • Schools with graduation rates between 76% and 90% improve to 95% … State graduation rate will equal 86% Thus in Oregon some schools with the lowest graduation rates would have to improve more than 2.5 percentage points per year to achieve a statewide graduation rate of 90%.

  20. But in Most States 20% or fewer high schools produce 50% or more of Dropouts

  21. 4th Grade Reading scores predict dropping out but … 69% of eventual dropouts passed 4th grade reading Findings are similar for math scores & across grades 4-8 Poor Attendance has equal impact Source: Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University; Tabulations from NC Education Research Data Center Data

  22. How Do We Transform the Nation’s Remaining Dropout Factories and Feeder Middle Schools? • Secondary School Turnaround and Redesign • Enhanced Student Supports at Scale and Intensity Required linked to Early Warning Indicators • Supportive Policies • Clear and Tailored Pathways to College and Career Readiness

  23. Diplomas Now- Designed to Provide the Reforms and Supports Required in the Nation’s Most Challenged Schools I3 Winner: Supporting all students to graduation and college readiness • Whole School Turnaround • National Service Corp Members • Case Management • Early Warning System • Designed collaboration

  24. Diplomas Now

  25. Diplomas Now Sample Results: Philadelphia Middle Schools Diplomas Now partnered with three Philadelphia high poverty middle schools in 2009-2010. These schools average 615 students, 84% of whom are eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch. Below are the aggregate results for all three schools from the 2009-10 school year. Attendance Course Performance Behavior # of Students with less than 80% Attendance # of Students with 3 or more negative behavior marks # of Students receiving an F in Math or English 82% Reduction Math 60 100 35 50 English 30 80 40 25 60 20 55% Reduction 30 52% Reduction 15 40 78% Reduction 20 10 20 10 5 0 0 0 June 2009 June 2010 June 2009 June 2010 June 2009 June 2010

  26. Chicago Talent Development High School Results In Chicago, Diplomas Now is part of a new school start-up at the Chicago Talent Development High School (CTDHS). This new school was founded in 2009 in partnership with the teachers and service workers unions. Last year, Diplomas Now served the class of 2013 which had 94 students, 99% of which were on free or reduced price lunch. Below are results from the 2009-10 school year. 92% of students promoted to 10th grade on time * * * District averages shown for 9th grade students as published by Chicago Public Schools , Office of Performance for the 2009 school year

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