Promise Neighborhoods US Department of Education

1. Promise NeighborhoodsUS Department of Education Summary and Analysis of 2011 Grantees

2. Grantee Overview • Distribution by Absolute Priority, Applicant Type, and Competitive Priority • Core element in PN theory of change: Both (great schools) and (strong systems of support) • Case Studies – Need/Capacity/Strategy • Northside Achievement Zone (Minneapolis, MN) • Berea College (Rural Eastern Kentucky/Appalachia) • Community Action Project (Tulsa, OK) • Additional Resources

3. 5 Implementation 15 Planning AP2: Rural; AP3: Tribal

4. Absolute Priority Geographic Distribution: Large and Mid-Size Cities, Rural, Tribal AP 3: Tribal AP 2: Rural AP 2: Rural * All figures reflect applications peer reviewed

5. Applicant Type Nonprofit Organizations, Colleges and Universities, Indian Tribe Indian Tribe IHE IHE Nonprofit

6. Competitive Priorities* Early Learning, Internet Connectivity, Arts, Affordable Housing % % * Applicants could select up to 2 competitive priorities

7. Both great schools… • PN theory of change focused on putting great schools at center of revitalization efforts • At least half of 2011 PN grantees integrate school turnaround efforts supported by School Improvement Grants (SIG) • Teachers directly involved in several PN grantees • Charter-district collaboration efforts among PN schools throughout implementation and planning cohort • Other Department of Education reforms also central: • MN Early Learning Challenge Fund efforts led by Minneapolis PN implementation grantee team • Planning grantees in NY and TN explicitly incorporate district-led RTT reforms in their strategies to improve teaching and learning

8. and strong systems of support • Persistent poverty in PNs demands comprehensive family and community supports: • Chicago’s Roseland PN focusing on Fenger High School, location of tragic fatal beating of honor student Derrion Albert in 2009 • Youth of Campo Mission Indian Tribe believe they are more likely to go to jail than to college • Federal agency integration works to break down “silos” • 2 PN grantees receiving Choice Neighborhoods grants from HUD • Fresno and Detroit planning grantees aligned with White House Strong Cities Strong Communities initiative • All 5 implementation grantees eligible for additional funding from DOJ to support public safety strategies • 100%+ match among implementation grantees, including private match and strong leverage of other public sources • Robust family and community engagement strategies evidenced by community schools approach of many grantees

9. MN 71% MPS 41% 28% Northside Achievement Zone(Minneapolis) Implementation Grant At/above grade-level reading (all students) • Violence: In the last 2 weeks of August 2011, 3 teenagers (13, 14 and 19 years old) were murdered within or immediately adjacent to the Zone • Low expectations: Less than 1/3 of parents in neighborhood expect their children to complete a college degree NAZ • Teachers and Leaders: NAZ convened a “Principal Learning Community” of 8/9 target schools in neighborhood, including traditional, charter, and private schools • Early learning: Close partnership with statewide Children’s Cabinet leadership, who developed MN’s successful Early Learning Challenge Fund proposal • Cash match: $630,000 from local and national foundations in Y1, individual and corporate investors • Persistence: High-scoring 2010 PN applicant that continued efforts without a Federal planning grant—an example for other communities pursuing PN strategy

10. US 43% KY 22% 12% Berea College (Eastern Kentucky/Appalachia) Implementation Grant – Rural Priority Percentage College Ready in Math (11th Grade) • Distress: Among 3K rural counties in nation, most economically distressed are in PN—Owsley (3rd), Clay (4th), and Jackson (37th) • Gap: PN students track KY closely until 7th grade, after which achievement gap opens wide in high school PN • Secondary Schools Focus: Berea is highly-rated 2011 i3 applicant—implementing NMSI AP Training and Incentive Program in PN middle and high schools • Data Sharing: Agreement among school superintendents, the KY Department of Education, and KY Council on Postsecondary Education on plan (with requisite permissions) to build cradle-to-career data system with record level data • Public-Private Partnership: Strong partnership with Save the Children, a national foundation providing early learning and literacy programs throughout neighborhood • Management Plan: Berea exemplifies equity and excellence—first Southern college to be coeducational and racially integrated, and provides full scholarship to all (low-income) students; GEAR UP grantee that has increased high school graduation and college-going rates in PN by 10+ points since 1999

11. OK 11% TPS 18% 38% Community Action Project (Tulsa, OK) Planning Grant Dropout Rate Poverty: 86% of children under 18 and 89% of children under five in poor households. Median household income in the PN was at $13,142 according to census tract data, far below the Tulsa County median of $45,264 Rogers HS • Rigor and Comprehensiveness: Combine college and career-readiness curriculum from ACT and America’s Choice with community schools model • Integrated approach: CAP received 2011 Choice Neighborhoods (HUD) planning grant for one of target neighborhoods + Social Innovation Fund (CNCS) sub grant to implement SaveUSA, an asset development initiative • Management Plan: CAP’s $48.5M annual budget of cradle-to-career public services focused on early learning (Head Start) and financial asset building • Evidence-Based Practice: Partnership with ChildTrend’s LINKS database of 172 random assignment, intent-to-treat evaluations of social interventions for children • More Persistence: Also a high-scoring 2010 PN applicant that did not receive grant

12. Additional Resources • Promise Neighborhoods website • Press releaseannouncing the Promise Neighborhoods planning grantees • Detailed listof the 2011 Promise Neighborhoods Planning Grantees • FAQsrelated to the Secretary's announcement in reference to the 2011 Planning Grantees  • Information about all Promise Neighborhoods applicants available on data.ed.gov -  http://www.data.ed.gov/grants/oii/2011/promise-neighborhoods • White House Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative and Creating Pathways to OpportunityReport