Building a Grad Nation 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 ▫ 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

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 5 th 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 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

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 1 st semester of Senior Year, students apply to a postsecondary institution ▫ By April 1, Grade 12 students complete the FAFSA application for financial aid

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 ▫ 4 th & 8 th grade reading and math ▫ Indicators of college readiness, such as AP ▫ Economic benefits of boosting graduation rates

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 Prompting Action on Civic Marshall Plan

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 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 Institutional Plays at the Community Level

City Year and Civic Marshall Plan Alignment Alignment Area The Civic Marshall Plan calls for…City Year is… Target dropout factories Turning around nation’s 1,746 dropout factories, which produce 50% of the nation’s dropouts and two-thirds of its minority dropouts Operating in 24 high-poverty, high minority school districts, which have high concentrations of high-need, low-performing secondary schools, and engaging in intensive new site development in cities, such as Milwaukee and Denver Target local feeder pattern/middle schools Targeting improvement efforts in middle schools that feed into low graduation rate high schools Committed to working in local feeder patterns—following students through elementary, middle and high school Focus on early readingImplementing targeted early reading interventionsProviding one-on-one literacy tutoring to struggling students Implement EWI systems Using an Early Warning Intervention system by 2013 to identify and support potential dropouts Promoting the use of the Early Warning Indicators (EWIs) of attendance, behavior, and course performance to develop data-informed focus lists Improve collaboration between schools & non-profits Partnering with community-based and national service organizations to provide off-track students with the appropriate research-based interventions Delivering targeted interventions to off-track students at the required scale and intensity Provide trained non-profit mentor for every off-track students Calling for a trained non-profit mentor for every students who are showing off-track indicators by 2013 Providing academic and socioemotional supports to thousands of off-track students through critical mass of human capital Increase support for teachers Increasing support for teachers and consistently high expectations that all students will graduate from high school Enabling teachers to differentiate instruction, create stronger relationships with students and increase instructional time Improve parent engagementIncreasing parent engagement in students’ middle and high school experience Increasing a school’s capacity to engage parents and the community with student learning Reach a 90% graduation goal by 2020Reaching a 90% graduation rate by 2020 (today’s 3 rd graders) Enhancing the nation’s urban graduation pipeline through its In School & On Track Campaign Build a community-wide campaign to end the dropout crisis Collaborating with non-profits/community-based organizations, governors, and the private sector in order to fuel a community-wide campaign to raise graduation rates Mobilizing stakeholders in 20 urban communities— including school districts, mayors, community leaders, educators and private sector champions

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

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 support to transform dropout factories & feeder schools Public awakening to individual, societal & economic costs

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

Dropout Factory High Schools 2009 Update Change in Nation Total Number of High Schools with a Promoting Power of 60% or below Class of 20081,735 Class of 20091,634 Change in Number of Schools-112 Percent Change-6.4%

Change by Region MidwestNortheastSoutheastWest Class of Class of Change in Number of Schools Percent Change-8.2%-2.8%-4.8%-12.5%

Change by Area CitiesSuburbsTownsRural Class of Class of Change in Number of Schools Percent Change-3.4%-4.7%-7.5%-15.5%

Challenges and Successes States where the number of High Schools with a Promoting Power of 60% or below has increased by 5 or more Change from 2008 to 2009 Georgia10 New York10 Ohio5 States where the number of High Schools with a Promoting Power of 60% or below has decreased by 10 or more Change from 2008 to 2009 California-25 Connecticut-13 Illinois-20 North Carolina-16 South Carolina-25 Tennessee-10

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%

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%

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%.

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

4 th Grade Reading scores predict dropping out but … 69% of eventual dropouts passed 4 th 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

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

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

Diplomas Now Core FunctionMeans and Methods Whole School School structure, instruction, teacher and student support Use Early Warning Indicators (Attendance, Behavior and Course Performance) Scheduling, staffing and budget supports Targeted Supports Corps members to ”nag and nurture” students to success full-time, full-day corps members serving as near-peer role models to mentor, tutor, provide behavior and attendance coaching and extended day learning Intensive Supports School-based professional Site Coordinator Targets the highest need students with intensive case management and referral to outside agencies where needed. Brokered services through CIS partners

Attendance Behavior Course Performance Diplomas Now partnered with three Philadelphia high poverty middle schools in 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 school year. Diplomas Now Sample Results: Philadelphia Middle Schools # of Students with less than 80% Attendance # of Students with 3 or more negative behavior marks June 2009June 2010June 2009June % Reduction 78% Reduction 52% Reduction 55% Reduction Math English # of Students receiving an F in Math or English June 2009June

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 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