Objectives Describe the university community partnerships to support P-12 access to higher education. Demonstrate the effectiveness of community based participatory research in developing strategies to address educational and social needs. Discuss action plans developed from five structured focus groups that address issues in access to education.

Partnerships for Success: Central Indiana’s P-20 Community Alliance Vision: Success for every learner from cradle to career linking inextricably the improvement of educational outcomes and economic development and well being of the entire community. Mission: Our mission is to provide needed support for individuals in central Indiana to: Enter school healthy and ready to learn. Advance successfully through elementary and secondary education. Graduate from high school. Graduate from college and enter a career.

Goals for the P-20 Community Alliance Define and increase reading and math literacy. Fine tune the 21st Century Scholars Program. Develop commitment to the common goal to increase high school graduation rates. Promote coordination of all state agencies to address early childhood issues. Mobilize human and fiscal resources to improve health and safety standards for early childhood education. Provide internships for experiential learning with pay.

Process for Effective Engagement Reciprocity among partners. Relevant programming. Program flexibility. Program accountability. Coalition of Urban Serving Universities http://www.usucoalition.org/

P-20 Community Alliance Six Working Groups Prepare Children for School (Birth to grade 3). Support Students In and Out of School (all ages and grades). Help students succeed academically (Grades 4-8). Encourage and Enable Students to Enroll in College (Grades 9-12). Post Secondary Transitions and Further Education (Grades 13-14). Pathways to Citizenship, Leadership, and Careers (Grade 15 and beyond).

P-20 Council Groups co-chaired by community representative and university faculty. Priorities set by working groups. Performance indicators identified by working groups. Monthly meetings for each group. Development of a program database to address P-20 priorities.

State Dropout and Graduation Rate 2006-2008 Indiana Department of Education Graduation Data Year Class of 2008 Class of 2007 Class of 2006 Dropout - Undetermined 10.3% 11.9% 11.2% Graduation Rate 4 years or less 77.8% 76.4% 76.1% Still in School 8.5% 7.3% 7.6% GED 1.6% 2.7% 3.2% Course Completion Certificate 0.6% 0.7% Special Education Certificate 1.2% 1.0% 1.1%

Overview of Data Indiana’s Existing Education System K-12 English and Math Skills Goal: Significantly increases the numbers of students who succeed academically Current Indicators Desired Outcomes ISTEP percentage pass both English and Math across all tested grades (based on average across all public Marion County Schools, excluding charter) 56.50% of Children Increase numbers of students who pass both English and Math sections of Indiana Standardized Tests that are currently under development (state average). TBD by network *2006 data; ** 2003 data; otherwise 2007 data

High School Goal: Significantly increase the numbers of students who graduate and enter a career. Current Indicators Desired Outcomes Not attending school and not working 9% of teenagers Reduce drop-out rates TBD by network Drop out of High school Graduation rate (in 4 years, based on IDOE’s current definition of graduation rate, across all county public schools, excluding charter schools) 71.90% of teenagers Increase graduation rates TBD by network Rates of expulsion per 1000 student in school 10.1 of 1000 Decrease expulsion rates TBD by network Rates of out-of-school suspension per 1000 students in school 216.1 of 1000 Decrease suspension rates TBD by network Goal: Significantly increases the numbers of students who enroll in college Current Indicators Desired Outcomes Percentage of graduates pursuing higher education (Across all county public schools, excluding charter schools 78.60% of graduates Increase percentage of students enrolling in post-secondary education TBD by network *2006 data; ** 2003 data; otherwise 2007 data

Anticipated funders and existing partnership Health/Social Support Goal: Significantly increases the numbers of students who are supported in and out of school. Current Indicators Desired Outcomes Children with access to medical and dental care () 61% ()** Health tracking system Overweight children 16% compared to 15% Nat’l Avg ** Decrease number of overweight children-TBD by network Goal: Significantly increase the numbers of students who are supported in and out of school. Anticipated funders and existing partnership Desired Outcomes Community Foundation Funding coordination by the Central Indiana Community Foundation Lumina Foundation United Way (Bridges to Success, Success by 6, Ready to Learn, Ready to Earn) Indianapolis Mayor’s funding TechPoint Foundation Lilly Endowment Annie E. Casey Foundation *2006 data; ** 2003 data; otherwise 2007 data

Workforce Goal: Meet the needs of changing workforce with 21st Century skills Current Indicators Desired Outcomes Over 25 with high school degree 81.60% of adults Increase percentage TBD by network Over 25 with Bachelors degree or higher 21.40% of adults Increase percentage TBD by network *Ages 18-24 not working and not attending school and no degree beyond high school. 19% of adults Decrease percentage TBD by network In, 960,000 to 1.2 million people have a literacy level below minimum standard required for successful employment. (2008) TBD by network *2006 data; ** 2003 data; otherwise 2007 data

Outcomes From Working Groups Preparing Children for School Strengths: Awareness of importance, professional development for early childhood educators, quality early child care. Challenges: Lack of systematic regulation, fragmented resource system to support the work. Support Children In and Out of School Strengths: Community schools model, Learning Well, Ready by 21, Summer Learning, after school initiatives. Challenges: Central access to data for tracking indicators and program outcomes. Effective and efficient delivery of sustainable services in communities. Help Students Succeed Academically Strengths: Magnet programs, excellent public libraries, Indy Parks, community centers. Challenges: Troubled urban schools, poverty, access to safe environments. City’s focus has been building and supporting sports venues.

Outcomes Continued: Encourage and Enable Students to Enroll in College Strengths: 21st Century Scholars program, Upward Bound, Access and Success. Challenges: Low high school graduation rates, inaccurate reporting of data, lack of expectation, lower than desired 4-year graduation rate from college, management of financial resources. Post Secondary Transitions and Further Education Strengths: Business community interested, support from Indiana Higher Education Commission related to state university funding formulas. Challenges: Low income students need to work, many students academically underprepared, lack of community understanding of challenges presented to educators. Pathways to Citizenship, Leadership and Careers Strengths: Community College and University career placement programs, emphasis on internship and experiential learning throughout the college experience, service learning experiences. Challenges: Need to identify measures of success, avert the brain drain, track outcomes of experiential and service learning.

Conclusions - Next Steps Evidenced Based Decision Making Community level outcomes – Report Card and Baseline Indicators. Identify benchmarks for the six working groups Determine challenges to be overcome in getting a comprehensive data management infrastructure. Identify methodology for identifying priority strategies from the baseline data.

Conclusions - Next Steps Collaboration and Capacity Building Create a network of providers around the selected priority. Narrow the initial focus to 1-3 priorities for each subgroup. Develop and implement action plans. Provide the resources to monitor implementation and assure quality of services. Integrate academic and partner data at the student level to provide evidence based decision making and action planning.