1. Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates Outcomes

2. Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates 2017-2018 School Year Programs
Attalla City – Etowah High School Blount County – Blount County Career Tech Center Butler County – Butler County Career Academy Cherokee County – Cherokee County Career Tech Center Conecuh County – Conecuh County Career Tech Center Covington County – Red Level High School and Straughn High School Crenshaw County – Brantley High School and Highland Home High School Dallas County – Keith High School and Southside High School

3. Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates 2017-2018 School Year Programs
Fairfield City – Fairfield Preparatory High School Franklin County – Phil Campbell High School Hale County – Hale County College and Career Academy Henry County – Headland High School Lauderdale County – Central High School, Lauderdale County High School, and Wilson High School Marion County – Phillips High School Monroe County – Monroe County Career Tech Center Russell County – Russell County High School Sumter County – Sumter Central High School

4. Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates National Comparison
Jobs for America’s Graduates Facts Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates Facts JAG Facts Program Year JAG Facts Program Year Number of States: 33 Number of Sites: 25 Total Number of Local Programs: 1,162 Total Number of Specialists: 25 Total Number of Specialists: 1,122 Revenue: $800,742 (est.) Total Participants Served: 57,236 Cost per site: $33,000 Total State Organization Revenue: $70,400,895 (est.) Total Served in : 1,196 Cost per Participant: $1, (National Network) Total Served since 2008: 11,000 (est.)

5. Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates Funding Sources
State Line Item Budget: $800,742
One-time Delta Regional Authority Grants: $80,000
$20,000 to launch JAG in Butler County Career Academy
$20,000 to launch JAG in Choctaw County High School
$20,000 to launch JAG in Conecuh County Career Tech Center
$20,000 to launch JAG in Monroe County Career Tech Center
(The DRA funding was received for the school year. We have been informed that DRA funding
is not available for the school year.)
AT&T Incentive Grant: $30,000
$30,000 to continue JAG in Blount County Career Tech Center
(Funds provided for the school year.)
$30,000 to continue JAG in Monroe County Career Tech Center
(Funds available for the school year.)
* JAG Program Approximate Operating Costs Per School: $67,586

6. Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates Why Schools Get Involved
Return to School Rates: Students involved in JAG have a return to school rate ranging from % .
Graduation Rates: the JAG Graduation Rate in Alabama for the school year was 99.7%
Target Demographics: JAG works with students who are most at-risk of dropping out:
80% of students we serve are not employed (Alabama)
Only 43% are living with both parents (Aggregate across all JAG Affiliates)
54% receive free or subsidized lunch (Alabama)
20% of mothers of JAG students did not receive a HS diploma or GED (Alabama)
23% of fathers of JAG students did not receive a HS diploma or GED (Alabama)
Summer Services: JAG Specialists work year round engaging JAG students to encourage academic and workforce progress. This includes the crucial summer months, which reinforces our high return-to-school rate.

7. Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates How to Get involved
The Alabama State Department of Education provides $33,000 for 20 JAG Programs. The Local Education Agency must agree to provide all other funds to operate a JAG program that will provide students with an opportunity to receive a minimum of 180 contact hours during the school year. A program is considered full- time for funding purposes if the JAG Specialist conducts classroom instruction, community-based activities, career association activities, individual/group counseling, remediation, and other activities for at least 75 percent of his/her total work week. All JAG Specialists must also provide follow-up services, job development, and job placement.
Jobs for Alabama’s Graduates
50 North Ripley Street Montgomery, AL 36104
Tel  Fax
Ms. Collie Wells, Interim Deputy State Superintendent of Education
Craig Collins, Education Administrator
Mandy Nichols, Alabama JAG State Program Manager