Supporting College and Career Readiness through Partnerships & Community Catalysts

1. Supporting College and Career Readiness through Partnerships & Community Catalysts New York City Case Studies 5.1.08

4. Framing Questions • What do your kids need? What is their performance telling you? • Are your schools supporting college and career readiness? • What are key processes to begin to leverage existing assets and drive towards transformation? • How can the facilities better support this process?

5. Learning Objectives • Define college and career readiness in Reynolds • Work with a diagnostic process and student performance data to discern where to direct your efforts • Map and leverage existing assets; apply models around community partnerships to support your efforts and improve college and career readiness

6. About New Visions • New Visions is the largest education reform organization dedicated to improving the quality of education in New York City's public schools. • Working with the public and private sectors, New Visions develops programs and policies to raise the level of student achievement. • Over the past four years, New Visions has worked with over 225 community organizations to create a diverse portfolio of 91 small New Century high schools, and has additional new schools planned over the next year. • In addition to its agenda of seeding innovation and reform, recently New Visions was selected as a DOE Partnership Support Organization and works closely to help support 63 NYC public schools across the 5 boroughs.

7. Why Small Schools? • Providing Choices for Families • Personalized Learning Environment • Academic Rigor for All Academic Levels • Designed for Multiple Learning Styles • Co-Constructed and Co-Led with Community

9. Case One: Creating Small Partnership Schools New Visions Schools • 35 Small Schools • K-5, K-8, K-12, 5-12, 6-12, 9-12 • Begun in 1993 • Enrollments of 200-800 • Community Partnerships New Century High School Initiative • 91 Small Schools • 6-12, 7-12, 9-12 • Begun in 2002 • Enrollments of 375-550 • Co-Created with Community Partnerships Partners support and deepen schools’ effectiveness

10. Partnership SchoolBrooklyn Academy for Science and Environment Model Implementation Data Co-lead partners the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and theProspect Park Alliance: • Play a key role in co-teaching and developing the curriculum for the school’s field studies course. This credit bearing class conducted at BBG and PPA enhances learning in Living Environment. Students are introduced to real-world science research skills, methods, ways of thinking, equipment. • Representatives from the institutions serve on the School Leadership Team • BBG and PPA staff participates in and lead staff development workshops • BASE parents are invited to workshops and events hosted by both partner institutions. http://www.bbg.org/edu/base.html or http://basehighschool.net/ 98% of their seniors have already passed the Living Environment Regents with a 55 or higher

11. Partnership SchoolEagle Academy Model Implementation Data Lead partner100 Black Men: • Every student in this all male school in the Bronx is matched with an adult male mentor who meets with the students on a weekly basis and plays a critical role as an advocate and overall source of support for the student. • The school credits the mentor relationship with its solid attendance and a more disciplined approach to learning http://www.eagleny.org/home.aspx School has average daily attendance rate of 90%

12. Who are New Century Students? • 84.8% Free and Reduced Lunch • 91% Black and Latino • 76.3% Levels 1 & 2 in 9th grade* • Currently ~33,000 New Century students • Full Initiative projects 38,000 New Century students Initiative Wide Performance Data • Attendance - 86% NCHS** vs. 82% City-wide** • Graduation Rates – Cohort 2006- 78.5% vs. ~58% City-Wide*** Cohort 2007- 77% vs. ~ 59% City-Wide*** *Based on 8th grade test scores for ELA and Math ** 2005-2006 year *** 2006/ 2007 figures respectively

13. Impact? A look at the data suggested improvement towards higher attendance rate 100.0% 90.0% NCHS average (85%) Citywide average (82%) 80.0% 2001 Attendance at high schools replaced by NCHS (75%) 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% Attendance at New Century High Schools in ’05–‘06, excluding transfer schools (n = 72)

14. A look at the data suggested improvement towards higher graduation rate

15. A look at the data suggested improvement towards higher graduation rate

16. Is high school graduation a sufficient goal?What innovations are necessary for college and career readiness?

17. Understanding College & Career Readiness: Who Is Our Target Population?

18. Approximately 32,000 students

19. The New Visions PSO serves students at every grade level 35 students are not assigned a grade Grade Class

20. The Challenge in Context: Success for 100% of the Students % Matriculated in College*** 59% On-Time HS Graduation* % Not in College ElementarySchool MiddleSchool HighSchool Transition to college / workforce Pre-school % Employed Age 14 18 5 11 % Matriculated in College 41% Not Graduate On-Time % Employed 14.6% Dropout**

21. 11% Your Challenge in Context:Critical Engine of an Economically Competitive East County Growth Industries Construction/ Green Industries Health Careers Hospitality ?? ?? Training Needs According to theBureau of Labor Statistics, between 2004 and 2014,80 percent of the fastest-growing occupations will require some postsecondary or advanced training.* In 2004, 24% of jobs in the U.S. required a BA; by 2010, that figure will climb to 36%.** * Source: Southern Regional Education Board (2005), High Schools That Work: An Enhanced Design to Get All Students to Standards http://www.sreb.org/programs/hstw/publications/2005Pubs/05V07_enhanced_design.pdf ** Source: National Commission on the Economy and Education, Tough Choices or Tough Times

22. Understanding College & Career Readiness: What Can Data / Metrics Tell Us?

23. Creating College Readiness Benchmarks Students Meeting Multiple Benchmarks of College Readiness Class of 2007 Class of 2008

24. Looking at Progress Towards College Readiness Goal: 80% College Readiness Notes: *Includes only active students. *Excludes transfer schools. *Students in schools that annualize their credits may appear off track now, if they were not awarded any credits in the first semester.

25. Arraying the Class of 2008 portfolio of schools across the college readiness metric Goal: 80% College Readiness *School annualizes credit accumulation

26. Understanding College & Career Readiness: Incubating New Models with Community

27. Case Two : Partnering for New Career Schools Partners will support a spectrum of attainable post-secondary and career opportunities for New Visions CTE schools.

28. College/Career Readiness Skills To succeed in high-wage jobs and higher-education students need sound Core Skills, higher-order Cognitive Skills, and a new set of Professional Skills. New Visions Career Schools will develop an integrated approach to the delivery of these skills. Core Skills • Reading • Writing • Arithmetic • Speaking and listening Cognitive Skills • Problem Solving • Acquiring and interpreting information • Communicating • Reasoning and making decisions • Effective planning and implementation • Research skills Professional Skills Soft Skills • Time and resource management • Teamwork Hard Skills • Technology Proficiency • Industry and career specific competencies

29. 4-Year Post-Secondary degree New Visions Career High School 2-Year Post-Secondary degree Regents Diploma Partial Industry Sequence Industry Pre-Training or Certifications Career Training Program Regents Diploma or GED Partial Industry Sequence Industry Pre-Training or Certifications Employment Career Pathways - a Spectrum of Opportunities The New Visions Career School Model ensures a common core and a differentiated set of opportunities leading to clear and promising pathways towards college and careers Advanced Regents w/ 75s Required Full Industry Sequence Industry Pre-Training or Certifications Advanced Regents Full Industry Sequence Industry Pre-Training or Certifications

30. Role of Industry Partners These schools will not be successful unless they achieve a new type of partnership with industry, where roles are clearly defined and both school and partners clearly understand the benefits 9th Grade New Visions Career High School 10th Grade • Student-Employee • Mentorship • Internships • Equipment • Co-development of curriculum • Instructional materials 11th Grade • Student-Employee • Mentorship • Paid Apprenticeships • Employment Opportunities 12th Grade • Job talks • Job shadow opportunities • Co-development of curriculum • Instructional materials • Student-Employee Mentorship • Job talks • More targeted job shadow opportunities • Co-development of curriculum • Instructional materials

31. Understanding College & Career Readiness: Model Development & Strategic Planning Process

32. What does College and Career Readiness Look Like in Reynolds? + = On-Track Metric for College/Career Readiness

33. How does Reynolds drive forward around this process? Develop Success Metrics Implement & Evaluate Problem / Goal Identification Systems Mapping System Diagnosis & Gap Analysis Identify Leverage Points Prioritize Leverage Points Create Action Plan Define the problem and/or goal for the project Align multi-sector stakeholders around a set of common success metrics, including specific performance indicators Identify causal relationships among factors that drive outcomes Assess current system to understand root causes of system ineffectiveness Based on gap analysis, use targeted tools to identify specific leverage points Consider impact, resource requirements, and stakeholder motivation in prioritizing actionable leverage points Utilize a diverse collection of tools and strategies to activate priority levers for change

34. How do existing partnerships and internal capacity currently feed into your school/districts’ issues and goals? ? ? EXISITING RELATIONSHIPS AND INTERNAL CAPACITY Certification Course Parent Association Elected Official School StoreInternships Community College Computer skillsAlumni Guests Speakers Finance Background Job Shadowing Owned a small business in the past

35. What does your school/district need for student success? Academic Courses After School Programs Internship Opportunities College/Career Pathways How can existing/potential partnerships and internal capacity operationalize solutions to those needs? • ? • ? • ? • ? • ? • ? • ? • ? • ? • ? • ? • ?

36. Mapping Assets to Student Success Job shadowing In-Kind Donations School Volunteers Job Placements Grants Guest Speakers Internships Career “Mentors” Larger Corporations Small/Medium-sized Businesses Foundations CBO’s/ Universities/ Culturals State/ Federal Job shadowing In-Kind Donations School Volunteers Job Placements Grants Guest Speakers Internships Career “Mentors” Grants Research Projects Guest Speakers Loans School Volunteers Classes for MBA students Professors co-teach at MBA Business School Tutors Mentors Grant Programs CTE Small Business Loans

37. Creating an Action Plan Community Asset Map Academic Integration Partnership Strategy • Asset Mapping • Student & Community Data • Mapping Templates • Partnership Assessment Criteria & Pathway Alignment • Partnership Protocol • Partnership Tracking Tool Potential Tools • ? • ? • ? • ? • ? • ? Relevant Users

38. Sample Tool : Partnership Assessment Criteria

39. Sample Tool : Partnership Tracking