2. G OAL Increase the Graduation Rate in Stanislaus County Currently 82.5%

3. T HE JOB MARKET OF YESTERYEAR

4. T ODAY ’ S JOB MARKET

5. 2012-13 Stanislaus County Drop Outs The Numbers 11 10 107

6. 2012-13 Stanislaus County Drop Outs The Numbers 11 22 10 30 107 164 342

7. 2012-13 Stanislaus County Drop Outs Percentages

8. 2012-13 Stanislaus County Drop Outs Percentages 11.5%

9. Stanislaus County Drop Outs Percentages

10. Stanislaus County Drop Outs Percentages

11. Stanislaus County Drop Outs Percentages

12. Stanislaus County Drop Outs Percentages

13. T HE FIVE P ILLARS Sharing of Best Practices Mentoring Road Trip… journey to success Parent Awareness/Engagement Campaign Stanislaus READS! (local 3 rd Grade Reading Campaign)

14. 2013-14 Enrolled 372 Graduated 100 2014-15 Enrolled 493 to date Graduated - 66 Certificate of completion - 22 Over 350 have attended orientations this year Adding locations S HARING B EST P RACTICES

15. Graduation Coaches Supporting at-risk middle school/junior high school students Three local pilots: Hanshaw (MCS) Creekside (Patterson) Prescott (Stan Union)

16. MENTORING Annual Youth Mentoring Summit Mentor Resource Center

17. ID at-risk 6 th graders Provide an intense summer experience to prep for junior high Connect them with an advisor at school Follow them through to high school graduation

18. P ARENT A WARENESS /E NGAGEMENT

19. County-wide, Community Campaign focused on: Kindergarten Readiness Attendance “Summer Slide”

20. GETTING BOOKS INTO THE HANDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN For the five pilot sites that joined Stanislaus READS!, the collaborative will be raising funds to support this effort. Offset the national statistic: 61% of low-income homes do not have a single piece of children’s literature For children from birth to age 5 $30 per year buys a book a month mailed to the home

21. W HAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP ? Spread the word about Destination Graduation Visit the Destination Graduation website: www.stancoe.org/scoe/admin/destination-grad/ Direct drop-outs to the Come Back Kids Mentor school-age children Buy books for children’s birthdays and special occasion presents Donate to the Stanislaus Community Foundation to enroll a child in the Imagination Library