1. Life After YouthBuild Postsecondary, Career, & Leadership Pathways Life After YouthBuild Postsecondary, Career, & Leadership Pathways AmeriCorps Management Conference August 10, 2015

2. Ultimate goal is not placing a young person in college or career. It’s about empowering a young leader to change their community.

3. Why This Work Matters  6.7 million 16-24 year olds not in school or work in US (Opportunity Youth)  By 2018, approximately 65% of all new jobs will require some form of postsecondary education/training  In 2014, 21% of all YB enrollees were placed in PSE and 48% were placed in PSE and/or Career

5. What Matters Most for Graduate Success After YB ?

6. 1) What Does Student Success Look Like? 2) What Skills Do Students Most Need to Survive & Thrive After YB? 3) What Do they Most Need to Know? 4) What Social Emotional Competencies Matter Most to Promote Success in Life After YB?

7. What Matters Most for Survival When Lost at Sea? 7 Team Endurance 5 Gallon Can Water Survival Rations 20 sq. feel of plastic (shelter or H20 collection) Fishing Kit Nylon Rope Team Signal Mirror Oil & Gas Mixture (floats & flammable) Team Get Me Out Now Ocean Map Sextant Shark Repellent Team Cookie Monster #ControlMeSelf Quart of Rum Transition Radio Chocolate Mosquito Net

8. What Matters Most for Survival When Lost at Sea? 8 Team Happy Returns (Top 5 – According to US Coast Guard) Mirror Oil – Gas Mixture 5 Gallon Can of Water Survival Rations 20 Sq. Ft. of Plastic Team You Will be Missed (Bottom 5 – According to US Coast Guard) Quart of Rum Transition Radio Map of Ocean Mosquito Net Sextant

9. Conley’s College Readiness Dimensions

10. What Matters Most for Success of YB Students/Grads? PSE / Career Knowledge Academic Ability Key Learning Skills Social-Emotional Competencies © 2014 Monitor Institute, part of Deloitte Consulting LLP YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department

11. PSE / Career Knowledge 1) Connecting Education & Career Goals 2) Knowing PSE Affordability & Having Financial Literacy/Capability 3) Advocating for Self 4) Navigating Complex PSE/Career System © 2014 Monitor Institute, part of Deloitte Consulting LLP YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department

12. Academic Ability © 2014 Monitor Institute, part of Deloitte Consulting LLP YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department 1) Analyzing Information 2) Developing Clear Arguments and Supporting with Evidence 3) Reading Complex Text Closely 4) Demonstrating Knowledge in Core of the Common Core

13. Social-Emotional Competencies © 2014 Monitor Institute, part of Deloitte Consulting LLP YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department 1) Having Passion for Lifelong Learning and Showing Growth Mindset 2) Having Confidence; “Believing I Belong” 3) Understanding and Empathizing with Other Viewpoints 4) Engaging in Community and Internalizing Role as Change Agent

14. Key Learning Skills © 2014 Monitor Institute, part of Deloitte Consulting LLP YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department 1) Managing Time 2) Communicating Effectively 3) Having Clear Sense of Direction (Pursuing Short & Long Term Goals) 4) Accepting and Responding to Feedback

16. Building PSE-Connected Programs: Jobs for the Future’s 3 Phase Model Enriched Preparation Integrates high quality college-ready instruction with strong academic and social supports Postsecondary Bridging Builds college-ready skills and provides informed transition counseling Transition Support Offers appropriate supports to ensure postsecondary persistence and success

17. 17 Increasing PSE Costs Limited Financial Literacy Support Decreasing PSE Completion Rates Average $35K Debt Per Student $1 Billion+ Total US Student Debt Average $35K Debt Per Student $1 Billion+ Total US Student Debt AMC Edu Award Attainment Successful Students with Affordable PSE, Career, & Leadership Pathways Financial Capability Support and UAspire Transition Coordinators Affordability for Pathways

18. Programming Loop Change Growth Mindset InnovationExecution Rapid Feedback / Adapt

19. Building Higher Expectations – Staff & Young People

20. Essential Resources  Postsecondary Partnership Guide https://youthbuild.org/news/PSEPartnershipGuidehttps://youthbuild.org/news/PSEPartnershipGuide  YouthBuild USA Education Resource Hub https://my.youthbuild.org/educationhttps://my.youthbuild.org/education  MyBestBets https://mybestbets.org https://mybestbets.org

21. “I would not have you descend into your own dream. I would have you be a conscious citizen of this terrible and beautiful world.” Ta-Nahisi Coates Between the World and Me