1. Updates of the 2013 CYSN Report Card
DataBit 7:
What’s happened?
Updates of the 2013 CYSN Report Card
November 24, 2016

2. Agenda Where we were in 2013 Where we are now The way ahead
Sense of belonging
Student achievement
Youth Unemployment
Food Insecurity
Early Childhood Development
The way ahead

3. Here’s where we started!
In 2013, we produced a “summarized report” that celebrates and plans for the future of children, youth and families in HPE
3 categories of indicators

4. Sense of Belonging
Contributes to individual & community well-being, and physical and mental health
Somewhat lower than in 2010
Still above provincial average, but gap is closing

5. Student Achievement
EQAO scores can be interpreted meaningfully only in the context of the community that produced them
Information about local student achievement has proven essential for effective system- improvement planning
Our report looked at only 2 EQAO levels:
Grade 9 Applied Math
Grade 10 Literacy

6. Student Achievement: Grade 9 Applied Math
Generally at or above provincial averages
More or less consistent

7. Student Achievement: OSSLT
Consistently below provincial averages
Unlike Ontario, a clear trend downward
Gap is increasing

8. Student Achievement: Grade 3 Reading
Consistently below provincial averages
Unlike Ontario, not a clear trend upward

9. Student Achievement: Grade 3 Writing
Consistently below provincial averages
No clear trend

10. Student Achievement: Grade 3 Math
Consistently below provincial averages
Downward trend: now only ½

11. Youth (15 – 24) Unemployment
In 2012, HPE was below the provincial rate
In 2014, almost twice as high - more than 1 in 4
Linked to concerns for the young people and the long-term community welfare

12. Early Childhood Development
More than 1/3 of young children in HPE are developmentally at risk
Consistently below Ontario average

13. Food Insecurity
11.5% of all HPE households experienced food insecurity in 2014
An increase of 600 people since 2012
Still one of the highest rates of food insecurity in Ontario
Almost 18,500 people in HPE

14. Food Insecurity

15. Data Matter!
These data provide just a few “snap shots” of the children and youth in HPE
There are so many more indicators that we could look at to get a clearer picture

16. Data Matter!
With data from various sources, the CYSN has a common ground to work together to build and strengthen our community
We can celebrate our successes
We can see what we need to work on
We can shape the future and wellbeing of the children, youth and well-being in HPE informed by solid evidence

17. Data Matter!
Research indicates that decisions based on the conscientious and explicit use of the best available evidence from a variety of sources (e.g. experiential, organizational and scientific evidence) yield the best outcomes. Data can inspire progress and galvanize change. To know where we need to go, we need to know what we’ve achieved – where progress is being made and where major challenges remain.
- CYSN adopted strategy