1. Self- Assessment Tools
Shared Youth Vision
Self- Assessment Tools
October 23, PM ET

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6. Presenters Moderator Ingrid Nyberg, USDOL ETA Region 6 San Francisco
Rosemary Cowan, USDOL ETA Region 6 San Francisco
Vinz Koller, Social Policy Research Associates
Carol Behrer, Youth Policy Institute of Iowa
Carol Clymer, Public/Private Ventures

7. Shared Youth Vision Webinar Series
Shared Youth Vision Self Assessment Tools - October 23, 2007
Webinar #2:
Collaborative Approach to Serving Neediest Youth - November 13, 2007
Webinar #3:
Resource and Gap Mapping - December 11, 2007

8. Today’s Agenda Overview of Shared Youth Vision
Introduction to Self-Assessment Tools
State Self-Assessment Tool
State Implementation Example presented by Carol Behrer, Iowa
Local Self-Assessment Tool
Local Implementation Example: Massachusetts
Questions & Answers

9. Chief, Division of Workforce Investment, Office of State Systems
Rosemary Cowan
Chief, Division of Workforce Investment, Office of State Systems
US DOL ETA, Region 6 San Francisco
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10. Federal Shared Youth Vision
2003 White House Task Force Report on Disadvantaged Youth urged improved interagency collaboration to better coordinate evaluation, accountability, and policy
2004 The Federal Shared Youth Vision (SYV) Partnership
Education, Health & Human Services, Housing & Urban Development, Justice, Labor, Social Security Administration, Corporation for National & Community Service and Transportation
Forums for State Shared Youth Vision Teams (2004 and 2006)
Pilot Projects and Regional Dialogues for State SYV Teams (2007)
References: For the full White House Task Force Report, go to

11. The Shared Youth Vision: 2007 and Beyond!
State SYV Teams Have Spoken! (And we listened!)
Tools for assessing your state and setting goals
Examples of how to create and strengthen your SYV teams
Guidance on mapping state and local resources for youth and
Contact with your community of practice
Learning with and from counterparts throughout the nation on challenges, solutions and best practices
Mentoring opportunities

12. Objectives for today’s webinar
Learn what the tools are and hear how other State SYV teams have used them
Be ready to modify and use these tools in your own neighborhood
Know who to contact to learn more and to be connected with your counterparts in other State and Regional agencies

13. Social Policy Research Associates
Vinz Koller
Director of Training and Technical Assistance
Social Policy Research Associates
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14. Shared Youth Vision Self-Assessment Tools: Overview
Logic Model
Self-Assessment State Checklist
Local Self-Assessment Tool
Long-Term Outcome Indicators Worksheet

15. 1. Youth Vision Logic Model
Higher Youth Voter Turn-Out
Civically Engaged
Youth Participation in Community is Up
Occupational Certificates Are Up
Educated and Productive
More Youth in Adv. Training
Recidivism and Abuse Rates Down
Healthy and Safe
Enrollment in Health and Substance Abuse Services Up
Reduction in teen pregnancy rates
Youth have access to Adult Mentors
Ready for Family And Parenting
Long-term Outcomes
Intermediate Outcomes
Youth Successfully Assume Adult Roles & Responsibilities
Define (locally): - Target - Outcomes - Action Plan
Building and Operating the
Collaborative
Integrating the
Youth Service
Delivery System
Initial Program Goals: - Access - Participation - Completion - Transition

16. 2. State Checklist

17. State Checklist: Three Sections
Forming of State Collaborative
Action at the State Level
State Providing Guidance and Support for Action at the Local Level

18. Implemen-tation Phase Sustain/ Enhance Phase
Assessing Progress
Progress is Tracked on Four-point Scale
Indicators of progress:
Initiation Phase
Planning Phase
Implemen-tation Phase
Sustain/ Enhance Phase
Priority for Action
1. Consensus on criteria for defining the “neediest youth” target population. 1 2 3 4
A B C
2. Target population defined and agreed upon based on data-driven analysis-mapping opportunities, barriers and needs.

19. Polling Question #1
How far along are you in implementing a Shared Youth Vision in your State or Local Area? [select one]
Initiation Phase
Planning Phase
Implementation Phase
Sustain/Enhance Phase

20. State Checklist: Indicators
Each section has multiple indicators

21. Youth Policy Institute of Iowa
Carol Behrer
Executive Director
Youth Policy Institute of Iowa
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22. ICYD - Origins
1998 – selected to receive a Youth Development State Collaboration Demonstration Grant from the Family & Youth Services Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Original Purpose: Involve state government in promoting the positive development of youth.
Action: Formed a Youth Development Task Force to share best practices, coordinate resources, & network between local and state agencies to improve policy and practice.

23. Participating State Agencies
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa Department of Human Services
Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa Workforce Development
Iowa Empowerment Office (Early Childhood)
Iowa Advocacy Board
Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy
Criminal & Juvenile Justice Planning
Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service
ISU Extension 4-H Youth Development
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services

24. ICYD Positive Youth Development Strategies for Change
Align Policies and Coordinate Programs
Build capacity
Engage Youth
Mobilize Iowans

25. What We Have Done in Iowa
Created a logic model
Agreed on results and long-term indicators
Cultivated a common language and definitions
Supported change through local implementation
Built capacity and focused on quality
Emphasized and supported youth engagement

26. Iowa’s Shared Youth Vision Project
Target population -- system-involved youth transitioning to adulthood
Collaborative strategies based on lessons learned and best practice
Desired Results
Create replicable prototypes
Develop a “Guide to Effective Transitions”
Improve Outcomes for System-Involved Youth

27. What We Have Learned
Dynamic, evolving process
Leadership and long-term vision is key
Staying focused and on track is hard, but critical
Need balance between clear expectations and local flexibility
Impact comes from applying what we learn to ongoing work

28. Value of the Self-Assessment Tools
It is Non-judgmental
Helps group establish consensus on priorities and actions
Helps keep you focused
Provides benchmarks of progress
Clarifies expectations for local implementation

29. Youth Policy Institute of Iowa
Contact Information
Carol Behrer,
Executive Director
Youth Policy Institute of Iowa
(515)

30. Polling Question #2
What is your targeted youth population? [Check all that apply]
Children of incarcerated parents
Court-involved youth
Homeless and runaway youth
Indian and Native American Youth
Migrant youth
Out-of-school youth
Foster Youth
Youth with disabilities

31. Director of Labor Market Initiatives Public/Private Ventures
Carol Clymer
Director of Labor Market Initiatives
Public/Private Ventures
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32. Local Self-Assessment Tool Overview
Part I: Building and Operating the Youth Vision Collaborative
Part II: Integrating a Youth Service-Delivery System

33. Local Self-Assessment Tool
Part I: Building and Operating the Youth Vision Collaborative
1. Multi-partner collaborative oversee Shared Youth Vision.
2. Shared Youth Vision Collaborative focuses on “neediest youth” target population within local communities.
3. Youth Vision Collaborative utilizes an agreed- upon action plan to guide operations.

34. Local Self-Assessment Tool
Part II: Integrating a Youth Service-Delivery System
4. Relevant agency resources are jointly contributed to serve the targeted youth.
5. Individual agency procedures are restructured to facilitate the delivery of effective services to the targeted youth population
6. Youth service delivery system functions collaboratively to maximize outcomes for targeted youth.
7. Shared Youth Vision participant outcome goals are collaboratively set and continuously measured.

35. Local Tool: Indicators
Each outcome has multiple indicators

36. Massachusetts Use of Local Self-Assessment
Requiring all 16 Workforce Investment Regions to complete Local Assessment Tool
Local Youth Council or P-21 Regional Team
Results of assessment must be submitted at mid-point & end of FY08

37. Massachusetts Use of Local Self-Assessment
Massachusetts (Cont’d)
State plans to use information to:
Assist with calculating ROI indicators
Improve ability to understand the strengths and capacity of the teams as well as partnership activities
Identify opportunities for peer-to-peer learning

38. Division of Career Services MA Department of Workforce Development
Contact Information
Diane Hurley,
Division of Career Services
MA Department of Workforce Development

39. Shared Youth Vision Self-Assessment Tools: Overview
Long-Term Outcome Indicators Worksheet

40. Using the Shared Youth Vision Self-Assessment Toolkit1
Step 1: Review tool with stakeholders
Step 2: Adapt State tool for your use
Step 3: Adapt Local tool for your use
Step 4: Determine who will complete tools
Step 5: Determine how tool can be integrated into strategic planning /continuous improvement process 2 3 4 5

41. Learn More!
See the White House Task Force for Disadvantaged Youth Final Report, October 2003
Read the “New Strategic Vision for the Delivery of Youth Services Under the Workforce Investment Act.”
Examine “TEGL 28-05: Expanding ETA’s Vision for the Delivery of Youth Services Under WIA to Include Indian and Native American Youth and Youth with Disabilities.”
Connect to Your State and Local Youth Vision Team

42. For more information…
Visit the Regional Youth Forum web site:
us:

43. Question and Answer Period
(ADVANCE SLIDE)
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44. Shared Youth Vision Webinar Series
Upcoming Webinars:
Webinar #2: Collaborative Approach to Serving Neediest Youth- Nov.13, 2007
Webinar #3: Resource and Gap Mapping- Dec. 11, 2007

45. Contact Information
Rosemary Cowan, Chief, Division of Workforce Investment, Office of State Systems US DOL ETA, Region 6 San Francisco (415) ,
Vinz Koller, Director of Training and Technical Assistance, Social Policy Research Associates (831) ,
Carol Clymer, Director of Labor Market Initiatives Public/Private Ventures (215)

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