1. Accelerating Innovation: The Power of the Crowd

2. Rationale 2005: Austin Chamber assesses talent requirements for projected Central Texas jobs and finds projected shortage of home-grown, college completers. 2006: Chamber organizes:  Matriculation Task Force to draw leadership attention.  Lobby effort to hire campus-based college enrollment mgrs.  Progress Report Task Force to encourage supts to set out- year direct college enrollment, college/career readiness, high school grad rates targets  State of Education to draw attention to high performers. 2007: Chamber initiates CREST Team to:  Create data management tools  Professionally network/support leaders “in the trenches” www.austinchamber.com

3. Service Region 15 School Districts & 5 Counties 93% of Austin MSA Students 16,000 High School Seniors 12 districts in Student Futures Project 11 districts in Education Progress Report 15 districts in Financial Aid Saturdays 100+Business Partners www.austinchamber.com

4. Nonfarm payroll jobs Oct. 2013 Dec. 2003-Oct. 2013 Rank DifferencePercent Change Austin MSA858,700199,60030.3%1 Houston MSA2,812,500525,00023.02 Fort Worth MDiv938,600148,20018.83 San Antonio MSA894,400137,00018.14 Salt Lake City MSA663,00095,20016.85 Dallas MDiv2,209,800314,50016.66 Nashville MSA822,100111,90015.87 Charlotte MSA892,900121,40015.78 Orlando MSA1,079,400135,80014.49 Oklahoma City MSA615,60069,90012.810 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fastest Growing Job Markets Among Top 50 Metro Areas 2004-2013 — Opportunity Austin Era

5. www.austinchamber.com Resilient housing market provides foundation for sustained recovery. –United States: median sales price declined 17.6 percent during the recession period and has since fallen an additional 2.1 percent. –Austin: During the recession the median sales price increased by.8 percent and since the end of the recession, the median price has increased 1.3 percent. –Implications: affordability issues in the City of Austin; increasing rents; pressure to develop in low density patterns CHANGE IN MEDIAN HOUSING PRICES SINCE NATIONAL PEAK PRIOR TO RECESSION, Q1 2007 – Q3 2011 Source: National Association of Realtors via Moody’s Diversify Economy to Survive Downturns

6. Central Texas Flat TX, US Direct College Enrollment Rate Down www.austinchamber.com Source: University of Texas at Austin, Ray Marshall Center, Student Futures Survey and Enrollment Results 2006-2012. Accessible at: http://centexstudentfutures.org/.

7. 17 Campuses Exceed Regional 84% ApTx Filing Rate www.austinchamber.com Source: Compiled by Austin Chamber from Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, ApplyTexas Filings Report, May 2012.

8. Regional College/Career Ready Rate Improves 36 percent www.austinchamber.com Source: Weighted regional average calculated from Texas Education Agency, Academic Excellence Indicator System & Texas Academic Performance Report, Campus/District Reports 2007-2013. Reports are accessible at: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/2012/index.html

9. Q1 Central Texas College Financial Aid Filings Up 99% 2013 www.austinchamber.com Source: U.S. Department of Education, Central Texas First-time FAFSA filings by Zip Code, 2005-2013.

10. Financial Aid Filings by Campus www.austinchamber.com Source: U.S. Department of Education, First-time FAFSA Applications by high school campus 2013-2014. March-May Reports, Accessible at Federal Student Aid Application Volume Reports Page: http://studentaid.ed.gov/about/data-center/student/application-volume..

11. 37,000+ Unfilled Central Texas Jobs (10/14 – 11/13/2013) www.austinchamber.com Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine ®

12. Most High-Demand Job Openings Require Post-Secondary Completion www.austinchamber.com Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine ®

13. Higher Paying Occupations Harder to HireHigher Paying Occupations Harder to Hire www.austinchamber.com Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine ®

14. Way Out is Increasing Post-Secondary Enrollment/Completion www.austinchamber.com Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine ® 40 th in Real Per Cap Income 21 st in Real Per Cap Income growth

15. Plan to support 70% direct-to-college enrollment rate for Class of 2015 www.austinchamber.com Chamber:  Advocate continued/strengthened regional ISD staff infrastructure  Advocate/report/celebrate superintendent/Trustee target-setting  Provide counselor portal. Advocate timelier, more accurate data tools  Provide senior & junior exit survey, graduate tracking, statistical analysis  Improves f inancial aid peer-to-peer marketing/competitive components  Advocate Summer Melt scaling for Summer 2014 Superintendents, Central Admin, Principals:  Make improved direct college enrollment and college/career readiness a “top three” leadership issue. Est key targets in performance evaluations.  Default incoming 9 th graders on Distinguished plan.  Task campus leadership with implementation of top SFP interventions.  Evaluate today’s juniors on college/career readiness.  Improve execution of ApplyTexas, FAFSA, college/career ready intervention