Milwaukee Talent DividendZone Council Event 2012 - Education & Career Pathway Development

1. Milwaukee Talent DividendZone Council Event Hosted by ManpowerGroup Monday, January 23, 2012

2. Welcome from ManpowerGroup Jeff Joerres ManpowerGroup Chairman, CEO & President

3. Milwaukee Talent DividendZone Council Event 2011 in Review Scott Jansen Milwaukee Talent Dividend Director

4. Vision, Mission and Goals Vision: Create sustainable regional economic opportunity by developing, aligning and retaining regional talent to fuel economic growth Mission: Promote policy changes and resolve known barriers that inhibit regional talent development Goals: • Increase number of college bound students aligned with regional talent requirements • Increase regional postsecondary completion rates • Create and manage a regional talent development system In a word ……… Education and Career Pathway Development Goals - Deliverables Research & Events Next Steps Accomplishments

5. 2011 - Accomplishments • College Preparation and Employment Readiness Network • College Retention/Completion Report – advanced preview • Prototype talent development system for MiKE • Milwaukee Succeeds and MPS College Access partnerships • Articulation agreement and dual enrollment barriers and opportunities • MTD newsletter • Regional and Zone Council Events • Recognition – Chronicle of Higher Education, M7, DWD, DPI, WEDC, MPS • Research – national and regional Goals - Deliverables Research & Events Next Steps Accomplishments

6. Katherine Von Jon RadMatter, CEO http://radmatter.com

7. Jonathan Cropper Futurlogic http://www.futurlogic.com

8. Representative Paul Farrow Articulation Barriers in Wisconsin

9. Identifying Barriers • Examine ability of business community and education system to partner • What works? What doesn’t? • Role of the legislature – to remove defined barriers in statute Goals - Deliverables Research & Events Next Steps Accomplishments

10. 3 Cogs of Economic Model • Government – legislature, state Department of Instruction, school boards • Disproportionately bigger than Industry and Education • Result – moves at a slower pace and slow to adapt Goals - Deliverables Research & Events Next Steps Accomplishments

11. A Model Geared for Success • New technology and business approaches allow industry to adapt • Education tries to keep pace, but faces additional government obstacles • Fix: Equalize all 3 cogs for improved efficiency and results Goals - Deliverables Research & Events Next Steps Accomplishments

12. Mindset of the Workforce • New and returning members of the workforce must look at a new model • i.e. Manufacturing – 5-7 year career adjustment vs. 30-year career • Combine education & experience to match future need Goals - Deliverables Research & Events Next Steps Accomplishments

13. Mindset of Government • “Proactive, Not Reactive” • Identify ways to both engage & motivate the workforce • Current example: Wisconsin Wins legislation Goals - Deliverables Research & Events Next Steps Accomplishments

14. Danny Goldberg Diversity Scholars

15. Diversity Scholars is a national, not-for-profit organization that helps underserved high school students succeed with college planning. Our Mission Our mission is to prepare first-generation, low income, and minority high school students for college and match those students with the two- and four-year institutions that offer the best opportunities for college graduation and career success.

16. High Schools and College Readiness Programs • To connect high school students and staff to two- and four-year colleges/universities across the country (excluding only for-profit and proprietary institutions). • To enable direct communications between college admissions and recruitment offices and high school students. • To establish peer communities so students work with one another, share information, and are recognized for their progress. • To enable professionals to share information and practices through the Diversity Scholars Social Network. www.collegeboundeprofiles.com High schools and college readiness programs usethis Diversity Scholars on-line tool:

17. The Online Profile The Diversity Scholars online profile is the heart of the system. Students build profiles and include information on their background, interests, extra-curricular activities, and more. Students can easily update their profiles, and post-secondary schools can easily search for students.

18. Working with Talent Dividend The Talent Dividend Network helps Diversity Scholars: --reach out to all the underserved high school students in Milwaukee --provide a community forum for charting progress in reaching college readiness goals --make the efforts of our students and the development of their scholarly identities visible to our community

19. College Completion and Success Team – Vicki Turner • 6  Months of engagement with Institutional Research Specialists representing • 16  Colleges and Universities in Southeast Wisconsin • Data Reviewed, Best Practices Shared, Common Barriers Identified Did you know? • 13,288   Students graduated with Associate and Bachelor Degrees from colleges in Southeastern Wisconsin (2010-IPEDS) • 131,745 Students enrolled in colleges in Southeastern Wisconsin in 2009-10 (IPEDS) Goals - Deliverables Research & Events Next Steps Accomplishments

20. Regional Council Survey Preliminary Results – Karin Gratz • To date, 45 organizations have participated = 75% response rate • Represents at minimum over 10,000 youth being served through the College Preparation and Employment Readiness programs represented within the Milwaukee Talent Dividend • Full report will be distributed in February, 2012 Goals - Deliverables Research & Events Next Steps Accomplishments

21. MTD Members can use the survey results by • Organization/Program Profiles will include: • Contact Information • Program Name(s) • Population served (Grade level) • Target School District (if applicable) • Services offered • Frequency/length of the program • Eligibility Criteria • Cost to participate • Enrollment information • Resources needed • Tools to share as best practices • Make referrals • Look for collaboration opportunities Goals - Deliverables Research & Events Next Steps Accomplishments

22. Milwaukee Talent Dividend will utilize results by • Facilitate strategic collaborations within the network, • Disseminate information, resources and funding opportunities to appropriate organizations, • Create a database of College Preparation and Employment Readiness Programs in the region (ie. Mentoring Programs), • Identify common measures to track regional progress. Goals - Deliverables Research & Events Next Steps Accomplishments

23. Milwaukee Talent DividendZone Council Event 2012 Goals and Objectives Scott Jansen Milwaukee Talent Dividend Director

24. 2012 Goals and Objectives • Conduct Student Survey • Implement “My Life – My Plan” • Develop regional COMPASS Guide • Implement Regional Aggregator Web Site with Brand • Create Prototype Talent Development System • Develop “4 Steps to College” campaign • Convene regional cluster per DWD request • Create the Talent Academy • Expand CPER Network – Establish Standards: • Dual Enrollment inventory • Youth Apprenticeship Programming – WIS Career Pathways • WISCAPE • WCATY • Education-Business Advisory Council Goals - Deliverables Research & Events Next Steps Accomplishments

25. My Life, My Plan Event – Karin Gratz • Collaboration between Milwaukee Talent Dividend, ManpowerGroup, Accenture, YMCA and Boys and Girls Club • Trained approximately 25 Manpower and Accenture employees to become “Career Coaches” in a day-long workshop with youth from the YMCA and Boys and Girls Club • Over 50 youth participated in career exploration and college preparation activities utilizing existing resources and tools such as KnowHow2Go and Wisconsin Career Pathways. Goals - Deliverables Research & Events Next Steps Accomplishments

26. Research, Dual Enrollment, Surveys – Vicki Turner UWM's Center for Urban Initiatives and Research Research Reports for Milwaukee Talent Dividend 1. Primary Barriers to College Completion for Students in Southeastern Wisconsin (release date: February 2012) 2. Survey of Post-secondary Plans for Students in Southeastern Wisconsin (release date: March 2012) 3. Inventory of Existing Dual Enrollment Opportunities with Area Technical Colleges for Students in Southeastern Wisconsin (release date: February 2012) Goals - Deliverables Research & Events Next Steps Accomplishments

27. Milwaukee Talent DividendZone Council Event Thank you!