Looking for a Few Good Measures: Driving Collective Impact Neil Sullivan Joseph McLaughlin Ready by 21 National Meeting March 31, 2016

 School-to-career and youth employment  Postsecondary: college enrollment, persistence, completion, and connection to the labor market  Dropout reduction  Opportunity youth  Sector initiatives  Healthcare Careers Consortium  Skilled Careers in Life Sciences (SCILS)  Tech Hire Initiative PIC Strategies

Trends in Teen (16-19) Employment Rates in Massachusetts and the U.S., to (Two-Year Averages)

School-to-Career Definition of Placement Type  Direct = contact with student and employer prior to making placement  Indirect = contact with student before or after student secures job on his/her own  Requires some level of engagement with student  Surveyed = acquire placement information, no prior contact with student

2015 Summer Placements By Type

2015 Summer Jobs by Funding Type

Industry Distribution of 2015 Summer Placements (Employer-Paid Only, Selected Industries) DirectIndirectSurveyed Healthcare38.4%4.1%2.7% Finance, Investments and Insurance21.9%0.3%1.5% Education and Educational Services12.1%5.2%3.5% Hospitality Services7.9%2.1%3.1% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.4%0.6%2.7% Legal3.4%0.1%0.0% Retail1.6%69.4%62.9% Sports, Fitness and Recreation1.5%2.7% All, Other Industries7.7%15.6%20.8% Grand Total1,

Cumulative College Enrollment Rates of BPS Graduates, Classes of Classes of 2000 and 2003 were tracked for seven years following high graduation. Classes of tracked through October 2014.

Trends in the Number of College Completers From the BPS Classes of Through Six Years After Graduation

Trends in the Number of Dropouts from BPS,

Youth Engaged and Students Placed in BPS Since the Re-Engagement Center Opened in April 2009

Boston's Disconnected Youth By Age Group, 3-Year Averages

OYC Pathway Plan: Pathways to career-oriented employment & financial independence

Boston Healthcare Careers Consortium From Classroom to Employment Project Bunker Hill Community College Surgical Technology Medical Assisting Patient Care Technician Roxbury Community College Phlebotomy Year 1 (2015): Served 76 Students Set to graduate in Spring/Summer 2015

32 Employed Grads to Date Wage Range: $ $24.29/hr Hours: Almost all are full-time 40 hrs/week Benefits: Almost all are benefits eligible (temp employees - exception) Boston Healthcare Careers Consortium From Classroom to Employment Project Employers Assoc. in Dermatology, WatertownHallmark Health, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterMt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge Boston Children’s HospitalMassachusetts General Hospital Boston Dermatology & LaserQuest Diagnostics Brigham and Women’s HospitalTufts Medical Center Boston Medical CenterWhittier Street Health Center

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