2. Georgia Energy and Industrial Construction Consortium Membership Meeting October 13, 2015 1.Georgia’s workforce pipeline 2.What is the problem? 3.Where are the challenges? 4.What can we do?

3. Georgia’s Workforce Projections

4. 2020 Georgia Workforce Projections Source: Georgia Workforce Trends : Long-Term Employment Projections to 2020, Georgia Department of Labor Total employment projected to increase 12%, adding over 480,000 new jobs to the state 60% of all jobs will require some from of post- secondary degree 17% growth in STEM jobs – health services will lead all industry sectors in terms of new job growth and rate of growth (approximately 98,000 new jobs) – High tech industries will add nearly 38,000 new jobs

5. Source: Change the Equation Vital Signs: Georgia State Report

6. Georgia’s Workforce Pipeline

7. Academic Achievement Milestones School Readiness Literacy by 3 rd Grade Numeracy by 8 th Grade High School Graduation Workforce and/or College Ready

8. School Readiness Percent of Children with School Readiness Skills

9. NAEP 4 th Grade Reading Percent At or Above Proficient

10. NAEP 8 th Grade Math Percent At or Above Proficient

11. Georgia High School Graduation Rates Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards. Year State High School Graduation Rate 201168% 201270% 201372% 201473% TOTAL Statewide High School Drop- Outs 19,139 19,692 19,013 19,567 77,411

12. Are Our Students Ready? Percentage of 2014 ACT-Tested Georgia High School Graduates Meeting College Readiness Benchmarks

13. Economic Impact of Georgia Non-Graduates

14. 2014 High School Graduation Rates by County

15. Unemployment Rate by County, November 2014

16. Compounded Impacts of High School Non-Completion Source: Levin, H., et al., (2007). The Costs and Benefits of an Excellent Education for All of America’s Children. INDIVIDUALSTHE COMMUNITY Lower Lifetime Earnings Reduced buying power & tax revenues; less economic growth Decreased health status; Higher mortality rates; More criminal activity Higher health care & criminal justice costs Higher teen pregnancy rates; Single motherhood Higher public services costs Less voting; Less volunteering Low rate of community involvement

17. Strengthening the Birth to Work Pipeline

18. KEY ISSUE #1 Early Life Experiences KEY ISSUE #2 Academic Achievement K-12 KEY ISSUE #3 Transitions to Work or College

19. Disparities in Early Vocabulary Growth Source: Hart, B. and Risley, T. R. (2003). “The Early Catastrophe: The 30 Million Word Gap by Age 3.” Professional Families 1,116 words Working Class Families 749 words Welfare Families 525 words

20. Economic Benefits of Early Education: Perry Preschool Study Source: Schweinhart, L.J., et al. (2005). Lifetime effects: The High/Scope Perry Preschool study through age 40.

21. Essential Building Blocks of High Performing States Higher Standards Rigorous Curriculum Clear Accountability System Statewide Student Information System Leadership Training

22. The Changing Face of Georgia

23. 4-Year Graduation Rate, 2014 Georgia All Students73% Low-Income63% English Language Learners44% Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.

24. Georgia Needs: The Economic Development Pipeline 250,000 new post-secondary graduates by 2025 60% of jobs in 2020 will require some higher education 42% of Georgian’s currently have a post- secondary degree

25. The Missing 62% 100 Georgia 9 th Graders Enter High School! 73 graduate HS 54 enroll in higher education 38 make it to their sophomore year Source: Ga DOE 2012-2013 school year, calculations by Atlanta Regional Commission estimates

27. 3. Increasing academic rigor and expectations Georgia’s Future Workforce 1. Increasing demand for highly skilled labor force 2.Changing demographics + + = Perfect Storm?Positive Collective Impact?

28. What can we do?

29. Percent Low-Income by School District Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.

30. Percent Low-Income and Exceeds 3rd Grade Reading CRCT Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.

31. Percent Low-Income by School District Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.

32. Percent Low-Income and Exceeds 8th Grade Math CRCT Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.

33. Percent Low-Income by School District Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.

34. Percent Low-Income and HS Graduation

35. How Will You Insulate the Birth to Work Pipeline? LEARNING & SOCIAL SUPPORTS Childcare Providers Afterschool Programs Academic Supports Job Training Civic Opportunities EarlyChildhood K – 12 System PostSecondary Work &Career ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES Transportation Health Housing Financial Source: The Forum for Youth Investment

36. Help Insulate the Pipeline PostSecondary Read to children every day: “Talk With Me Baby” Encourage participation of your early learning centers: “Quality Rated” Leverage partnerships with business and post-secondary – internships and mentoring Consider dual enrollment HS/ college: “Move on When Ready” Pay for Advanced Placement (AP) exams Provide internships/ apprenticeships Participate and support: “Go Back. Move Ahead.” EarlyChildhood K – 12 System

37. Aligning Educational Strategies for Collective Impact Aligned Acts of Improvement Random Acts of Improvement GOALS Partially Aligned Acts of Improvement GOALS

38. Connect with us Twitter: @GAPartnership Facebook: Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education Instagram: @GAPARTNERSHIP LinkedIn: Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education Website: www.gpee.orgwww.gpee.org