1. { How? Shifting Policy And Spending To Support Better Outcomes For Children Laurie Davis, MSW, LISW Partner, Advance Consulting LLC

2.  Poor Outcomes  Outdated Goals  Silos in Funding & Administration  Gap Between Evidence & Practice  Government Programs Where Markets Fail What’s not working?

3.  Follow the Evidence  Shared Outcomes  Collective Efforts  Focus on Children/Youth  Innovate, Monitor, Evaluate, Improve  Reward Performance  Tap Sense of Urgency Where are the Opportunities?

4. Example: Early Childhood System Reform

5. Care prior to Scholarship Program enrollment Parent phone interviews (n=122) December 2010 Source: Gaylor, Spiker, Williamson, & Ferguson. (2012)

6. Number of high-quality programs in the pilot area doubled Source: Gaylor, Spiker, Williamson, & Ferguson. (2012)

7. Programs reported benefits of scholarship model Source: Gaylor, Spiker, Williamson, & Ferguson. (2012)

8.  Policy/Program Changes  Waivers  Data  Link Funding to Results  Revenue Sources  School Land Trust Endowments  Private Investment  Constitutional Amendments  Set-Asides  Human Capital Performance Bonds Strategies for Scaling Up

9. Laurie Davis, Partner Advance Consulting LLC laurie@advance-consulting.com 612.285.2773 Contact