Presented by:Tom Changnon, Stanislaus County

Superintendent of Schools

New Countywide Initiative

WILL WE HAVE A JOYOUS FUTURE?

PREVIOUS INITIATIVES

Attendance Campaign Health/Obesity Initiative Choose Civility

1. ATTENDANCE CAMPAIGN 2006-2008

All School Districts participated

From 2006-2008 an estimated $3.8 million in additional revenue went to districts

Student Recognition for improved attendance

Over $61,000 in cash and prizes donated by local businesses, including a car!

Schools with improved attendance received prizes or “Prize Trooper” appearances

2. HEALTH/OBESITY INITIATIVE 2008-2010

Stanislaus County students logged over 1 million active days and were ranked number one in the state each year!

  In addition, students in Stanislaus County’s

top performing schools in the Governor’s Challenge had more than twice the rate of improvement in English and Math than the rest of the state on California’s assessment tests!

  Tuolumne Elementary, Hart-Ransom and Hickman

schools were awarded $100,000 fitness centers each

2. HEALTH/OBESITY INITIATIVE

PARTNER PROJECTS Diabetes Coalition Stanislaus County Fair Kaiser Physician Ambassador Program American Heart Association

NUTRITION School Garden Grants – 38 grants awarded to

schools Schools participated in the Healthier US School

Challenge. Three schools were recognized with a Gold of Distinction School – 1st in California.

SCOE received special recognition at the Governor’s Spotlight Awards ceremony and was named, “County of the Year” for supporting children’s fitness.

The Governor’s Council used SCOE’s campaign as a model across the state!

3. CHOOSE CIVILITY 2010-2013

12 Principles

250 Business Partners

1,800 students submitted either writing or art for the Kids on Civility contestthat culminated in a book.

Seven other COE’s throughout the State adopted similar campaigns using Stanislaus County’s model.

THE NEED FOR THIS INITIATIVE PROMPTED BY:

Coming Jobs War When the Boomers Bail

OUR WORKFORCE HAS CHANGED

Skilled

20%

Pro-fes-sional

20%

Un-skille

d 60%

1960

OUR WORKFORCE HAS CHANGED

Skilled

66%

Pro-fes-

sional 20%

Un-skilled 14%

2012

GOAL

Increase theGraduation Rate in Stanislaus County

NEW COUNTY-WIDE INITIATIVE

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - Advantage Students

Without a High School Diploma

With a High School Diploma

With an AA/AS Degree With a BA/BS Degree$0

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

$30,000

$35,000

$40,000

$45,000

$50,000

$21,000

$29,900

$37,000

$45,000

National Averages

Median Salary

Source: US Census Bureau

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS -ADVANTAGE THE COMMUNITY

High school drop outs are more likely to: be unemployed receive welfare contribute to high health costs and have less

healthy children perpetrate crimes and end up in jail

FURTHER …

The health of a community is enhanced by better educated citizens

Communities attract more businesses with an educated work force

IF THE NUMBER OF DROPOUTS WERE CUT IN HALF, NATIONALLY …

U.S. Taxpayers would save $45 billion annually

IF THE COUNTRY’S 50 LARGEST CITIES CUT THEIR DROP OUT RATES IN HALF, EACH OF THOSE COMMUNITIES WOULD:

Increase home sales by $10.5 billion Support an additional 30,000 jobs Boost earnings by $4.1 billion Spend an additional $2.8 billion and invest another

$1.1 billion Increase tax revenue by $536 each year Spend an extra $340 million buying cars, trucks,

and other vehicles

WHAT ARE THIS COUNTY’S STATS?

Hispanic White Asian African-American0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

75.3%

82.5% 82.6%

74.3%

17.1%

11.5% 10.3%

17.7%

Percent GraduatingPercent Dropouts

A CLOSER LOOK: A GENDER GAP

NUMBERS VERSUS PERCENTAGES

WHAT’S THE PLAN?

THE FIVE PILLARS

Sharing of Best Practices Mentoring

Summer Camps for at risk students

Parent Awareness/Involvement Campaign

Grade Level Reading Campaign

SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES

• Showcase existing practices (preK-12)

• Provide access to success stories

• Replicate successful practices

MENTORING

As students go through school, they need to be connected to as many supportive adults as possible.

PARTNERSHIPS

United Way has focused on piloting Graduation Coaches in 3 local junior high schools to support students in the critical year of transition.

Sierra Vista and Modesto City Schools, through Expect More Stanislaus, are creating a Mentoring Center and hosted a Mentor Summit on Nov. 15, 2013

SUMMER LEARNING CAMPS

Target the audience: incoming 7th graders

Centralize a “summer camp” experience to emphasize the importance of a high school diploma

Incorporate a “field trip” to the receiving school

Form ongoing networks to continue

supporting students

PARENT AWARENESS/INVOLVEMENT

A number of parenting practices have been shown to reduce the odds of dropping out:o Having high

aspirations for their children

o Monitoring their children’s school progress

o Communicating with the school

o Knowing the parents of their children’s friends

GRADE LEVEL READING A student not reading at his

or her grade level by the end of the third grade is four time LESS likely to graduate from high school on time.

The student from a low income family is six times less likely to graduate.

Researchers at Northwestern University found in 2009 that high school dropouts were 63 times more likely to be incarcerated than high school grads.

Source: Readingpartners.org

HOW TO HELP CHILDREN READ AT GRADE LEVEL: Ensure that students are healthy

and ready for school. This includes good prenatal health care, doctor check-ups, and dental screening.

Provide word- and book-rich environments for youngsters.

Engage children in healthy and educational activities during the summer. Children need to visit libraries and museums, participate on sports teams, and attend summer camps.

Get children to school every day. Attendance at school is critical, and if children aren’t in school learning to read, they will have little success when teachers rely on students reading to learn.

For more ideas, visit www.gradelevelreading.net

NATIONAL DROPOUT PREVENTION CENTER/NETWORK

Destination Graduation Programs Promoting

Graduation and Student Success!Strand: Educational AlternativeLocation: Pembroke RoomPresenter: Tom Changnon,

Stanislaus County Office of Education

Modesto, CA

GOVERNOR BROWN’S RECENT VISIT

STANISLAUS MILITARY ACADEMY

Provides a comprehensive education in a military environment.

The program features:• Academic Studies• Physical Conditioning• Strict Military Discipline• Character Training• Extra-Curricular Activities

STANISLAUS CULINARY ARTS INSTITUTE

Integrates math and English language arts components

Employability skills in Culinary Arts

Opportunity for agriculture career pathway

COME BACK KIDS – A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL

A high school program for young adults (ages 16-23) who want to come back to complete a their education and earn a high school diploma.

173 Current enrollment

51% are ages 18-19

68% are Hispanic

PETERSEN ALTERNATIVE CENTER FOR EDUCATION Provides students the opportunity

to compete their junior high and high school requirements

Focus on Agriculture Career/Job Development Business partnerships

STANISLAUS INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

Opportunity for Small Engine Repair career pathway Train students for entry-level jobs Skills learned in this course can be applied to the

maintenance and repair of systems used at large distribution sites located in Patterson.

Examples: Grainger, CVS, Kohls, and Amazon Modesto Junior College to begin offering Saturday course

instruction beginning in March

WHAT CAN YOU DOTO HELP DESTINATION GRADUATION SUCCEED?

Help by mentoring and/or providing employees time to mentor

Sponsoring a mentor’s clearance costs

Sponsoring a graduation coach Assist with the summer camp

Speaking about academic needs and habits of mind

Sponsoring a “camper” Helping with transportation and/or food

costsWWW.STANCOE.ORG/GO/DESTGRAD

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”~Robert Louis Stevenson

Tom ChangnonStanislaus County Superintendent of Schoolswww.stancoe.org209.238.1711