Presentation to the Rotary Club of Albuquerque

October 28, 2013

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What is Mission: Graduate?

Mission: Graduate is a cradle-to-career education partnership in Central New Mexico, which includes the counties of Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia.

• These four counties are home to 218,422 children under 18 years of age, or 42% of all children and youth living in New Mexico in 2010.

• The region is also home to 887,077 people of all age groups, which is about 43% of New Mexico’s total population.

In January 2013, a group of our community’s top leaders signed the

Central New Mexico Education Compact, which articulates a vision, goal, and key objectives for the partnership.

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The Central New Mexico Education Compact

• Vision: A world-class, seamless, and coordinated education system that provides equitable opportunities for all children and youth to excel and succeed in school, graduate with a postsecondary degree, and enter a career of their choosing in Central New Mexico.

• Goal: To add 60,000 new postsecondary certificates and degrees to Central New Mexico by 2020.

• Objectives:

1. Eliminate the achievement gaps that perpetuate inequitable educational outcomes throughout the educational continuum, from pre-school through college

2. Increase high school graduation rates

3. Increase college and university enrollment

4. Increase college and university graduation rates

5. Align these education objectives with local and regional efforts to recruit and cultivate the growth of new businesses and entrepreneurs to ensure that all graduates have bountiful opportunities for gainful employment

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Signatories to the Central New Mexico Education Compact

• Kathie Winograd, President, CNM (Co-Chair, Mission: Graduate)

• Jim Hinton, President & CEO, Presbyterian Healthcare Services (Co-Chair, Mission: Graduate)

• Sherry Allison, President, SIPI

• Del Archuleta, President & CEO, Molzen-Corbin & Associates

• Richard J. Berry, Mayor, City of Albuquerque

• Winston Brooks, Superintendent, Albuquerque Public Schools

• V. Sue Cleveland, Superintendent, Rio Rancho Public Schools

• Pat Collawn, Chairman, President, & CEO, PNM Resources

• Del Esparza, President, Esparza Advertising

• Robert G. Frank, President, The University of New Mexico

• Maggie Hart Stebbins, Chair, Bernalillo County Commission

• James Jimenez, Community Volunteer

• Natasha Martell, Education Manager, Intel Corporation

• Donald Power, Chairman & CEO, Jaynes Corporation

• Ed Rivera, President & CEO, United Way of Central New Mexico

• Kent Walz, Editor, Albuquerque Journal

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60,000 New Degrees is Not Just a Goal; It’s a Mission

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Why 60,000 Degrees?

Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 2010, 5-Year Estimates. The data represent the four counties in Central NM.

459850

174651

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

Total Population, AllLevels of Attainment

Associate's Degree orHigher

2010 Actual Population, Ages 25-64

174,651 ÷ 459,850 =

38%

506775

192977

Total Population, AllLevels of Attainment

Associate's Degree orHigher

2020 Projected Population, Ages 25-64:

No Change in Degree Attainment Rate

192,977 ÷ 506,775 =

38%

We will add 18,326 degrees

from pop. change alone

506775

253387

Total Population, AllLevels of Attainment

Associate's Degree orHigher

2020 Projected Population, Ages 25-64:

Increase in Degree Attainment Rate to 50%

253,387 ÷ 506,775 =

50%

253,387 -192,977 =

60,410 new degrees from

increasing attainment rate

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How Do We Currently Compare to Other Communities? Percentage of the Population, 25-64 Years of Age,

With an Associate's Degree or Higher

Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 2010, 5-Year Estimates.

27.8%

29.6%

33.8%

35.4%

37.7%

38.0%

40.3%

43.6%

46.1%

47.0%

47.3%

48.1%

52.5%

54.3%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0%

El Paso, TX Metro Area

Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metro Area

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area

Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area

Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metro Area

Albuquerque, NM Metro Area

Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area

Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area

Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metro Area

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

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Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 2010, 5-Year Estimates

12.6% 14.0% 10.3%

3.4% 5.7%

17.5% 18.2%

18.2%

10.4% 11.5%

7.9% 7.5%

9.8%

8.2% 7.9%

24.8% 24.1% 26.5%

24.7%

27.9%

24.7% 23.4% 27.5%

32.6%

29.4%

12.5% 12.7% 7.7%

20.7% 17.6%

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50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Four Counties Bernalillo Sandoval Torrance Valencia

Less than 12thgrade, nodiploma

High schooldiploma, GED,or alternativecredentialSome college,no degree

Associate'sdegree

Bachelor'sdegree

Graduate orprofessionaldegree

Educational Attainment in Central New Mexico Working-Age Adults, 25-64, By County

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Educational Attainment in Central New Mexico, Adults 25 and Over, By Race and Ethnicity

49.1%

21.4% 24.6%

36.5%

51.8%

26.2%

23.0%

27.8%

31.4%

17.1%

20.2%

31.1%

31.2%

25.7%

15.2%

4.5%

24.6%

16.5%

6.4%

15.9%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

White, NotHispanic

Hispanic American Indian African American Asian American

Less than 12th grade,no diploma

High school diploma,GED, or alternativecredential

Some college, nodegree

Associate's,bachelor's, orgraduate degree

Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 2010, 3-Year Estimates. Note: Data for working-age adults, 25-64, were unavailable. As a result, these data probably slightly underestimate educational attainment rates because the rate of higher educational attainment is generally lower for older Americans.

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How can we build upon existing

assets to align and coordinate

services to keep kids in school –

happy, healthy, and ready to

succeed?

Our Guiding Question

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It’s time to move from this…

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Outcome Indicators: 1A. Kindergarten readiness 1B. 3rd grade literacy 1C. 8th grade math

proficiency 1D. High school graduation

Outcome Indicators: 2A. College enrollment 2B. College retention 2C. Certificate or degree

attainment

Outcome Indicator: 4A. Opportunity gap

Outcome Indicator: 3A. Employment in a high-

wage job in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, or Valencia County

…to a results-oriented framework with our children and youth at the center of every decision we make.

Student Success Roadmap

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Mission: Graduate is Rooted in the Principles of Collective Impact

Preconditions • Influential champions who command the

respect of and can bring together cross-sector leaders in the community.

• Adequate financial resources to sustain the collective impact initiative for at least the first two years. In many cases, an anchor funder is involved in the startup.

• The urgency for change around an issue or a set of issues.

The Five Conditions • Common agenda: shared vision, common

understanding of the problem, and a joint approach.

• Shared measurement: measuring results on a regular basis for accountability and continuous improvement.

• Mutually reinforcing activities: coordinated, but differentiated activities among participants.

• Continuous communication: consistent and open communication to build trust, assure mutual objectives, and create common motivation.

• Backbone support: separate organizations to coordinate the overall initiative and the participating organizations.

Source: Hanleybrown, Kania, & Kramer. 2012. “Channeling Change:

Making Collective Impact Work.” Stanford Social Innovation Review. Habitual Truancy in High School, 2011-2012

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Backbone Support Structure

Mission: Graduate is a community partnership that receives backbone support from the following organizations.

• United Way of Central New Mexico (UWCNM) serves as the lead backbone organization for the initiative. UWCNM is now part of a national “learning cohort” of United Way organizations in 12 communities that are receiving technical assistance from the Strive Cradle-to-Career Network and United Way Worldwide.

• The UNM Center for Education Policy Research serves as the data manager and convener of our community-wide data committee.

• The UNM Network for Educational Renewal is helping to coordinate our community engagement efforts.

These organizations are not directing the work of the partners, but are working to help the partners chart a common vision, use data more effectively, communicate regularly, and develop a set of mutually reinforcing activities for collaborative action.

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How Will We Reach The Goal Of 60,000 Degrees?

1. Focus on helping adults complete their college education now.

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2. Build a stronger educational pathway for the children who will be the college graduates of the future.

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Over 227,000 working-age adults in Central NM have finished high school but never started or completed college.

Students in grade 7 and above have the potential to contribute to the 2020 goal of 60,000 new degrees and certificates.

Students in grade 6 and below will graduate from college after 2020. Our work with these age groups is about long-term change.

K 1 2 3 Birth 4 5 6 8 7 9 11 10 13 12 14 15 16 ECE Career

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How You Can Get Involved

• Become an Impact Partner: Sign up on our website and affirm your support for the goal and objectives of Mission: Graduate.

• Join the Movement: Help us develop collaborative solutions to achieve our shared goals and objectives.

• Become a Sponsor: Provide direct financial support for backbone operations or specific collaborative projects.

• Take the Employer Commitment Challenge: If you’re an employer, tell us how you will contribute to the goal of 60,000 degrees and certificates.

For more information, visit http://MissionGraduateNM.org/

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Area Rotary Council

• The Area Rotary Presidents Group has partnered with Mission: Graduate to form a Community Support Council.

• Beginning this fall, we will:

– Inventory existing Rotary-sponsored service projects in Central New Mexico that are related to Mission: Graduate’s objectives;

– Develop a charter and mission for the Area Rotary Council; and

– Solicit input about the priorities for Mission: Graduate.

• Over the long term, we hope to:

– Invite Rotarians from individual clubs to participate in developing collaborative solutions;

– Connect Rotary-sponsored service projects to the work of Mission: Graduate; and

– Develop joint service projects that further our shared goals.

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Changing Outcomes Through Collaborative Action

Collaborative Action Network Responsibilities • Develop an action plan to make improvements on a given outcome;

• Convene project teams to implement the plan; • Use local data to identify effective practices that can be scaled; • Incorporate best and promising practices into the action plans; and • Leverage new and existing resources to adopt and adapt data-informed practices.

Date TBD

Date TBD

Fall 2013

Fall 2013

Fall 2013

Existing Network

Early Childhood Accountability

Partnership

College Access

Workforce Alignment

High School Graduation

College Completion

Opportunity for All

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Why This Effort Is Different

• This is a focused effort with audacious, yet achievable, goals.

• We are using data intentionally for the purposes of: – Creating a sense of urgency;

– Identifying needs, assets, and gaps;

– Developing and aligning activities around common indicators;

– Setting priorities;

– Facilitating continuous improvement; and

– Measuring impact.

• The initiative spans the cradle-to-career continuum, with the focus on students and their families versus the search for a single solution.

• We are starting from a position of strength. There are many local efforts already underway, both within our educational institutions and in the community.

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For More Information

Angelo J. Gonzales, Ph.D.

Executive Director

Mission: Graduate

angelo@missiongraduatenm.org

505-903-6475

http://MissionGraduateNM.org

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EXTRA SLIDES

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The Employer Commitment Challenge

• Step 1: Conduct a self-assessment – How many individuals with college degrees and certificates are in my

company’s workforce?

– What is my goal for increasing certificate and degree attainment among my workforce?

– What is my goal for increasing certificate and degree attainment in the broader community (if applicable)?

• Step 2: Identify at least one concrete way in which you can contribute to the goal of 60,000 certificates and degrees. 1. Help your employees get a college degree or certificate

2. Provide career exploration opportunities for students

3. Volunteer with a school or with a college success program

4. Make it easier for parent employees to support their children in school

• Step 3: Submit your commitment at http://MissionGraduateNM.org/employer-commitment-challenge.