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?
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
Academic Achievement Milestones
School Readiness
Literacy by 3rd Grade
Numeracy by 8th Grade
High School Graduation
Workforce and/or College Ready
NAEP 4th Grade ReadingPercent At or Above Proficient
2005 2007 2009 2011 201325%
27%
29%
31%
33%
35%
37%
39%
33%
35% 35%
34%
37%
30%31%
32%32%
34%
26%
28% 28%
32%
34%20th StateU.S.Georgia
2005 2007 2009 2011 201320%
22%
24%
26%
28%
30%
32%
34%
36%
38%
40%
31%
35%36% 37% 37%
29%
31%
33%
34% 34%
23%
25%
27%
28%29%
20th StateU.S.Georgia
NAEP 8th Grade MathPercent At or Above Proficient
Georgia High School Graduation Rates
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
Year State High School Graduation Rate
2011 68%
2012 70%2013 72%2014 73%
TOTAL
StatewideHigh School Drop-
Outs
19,139
19,692
19,013
19,56777,411
Are Our Students Ready?Percentage of 2014 ACT-Tested Georgia High School Graduates Meeting College Readiness Benchmarks
All 4 Bench-marks
English Reading Math Science0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
24%
64%
44%38%
34%
26%
64%
44% 43%37%
Georgia Nation
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.
INDIVIDUALS THE 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 volunteeringLow rate of community involvement
Strengthening the Birth to Work Pipeline
KEY ISSUE
#1Early Life Experiences
KEY ISSUE
#2Academic Achievement K-12
KEY ISSUE
#3Transitions to Work or College
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600
800
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9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36
Age of child in months
Voc
abu
lary
Siz
e
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
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.
Essential Building Blocks of High Performing States
Higher Standards
Rigorous Curriculum
Clear Accountability System
Statewide Student Information System
Leadership Training
The Changing Face of Georgia
Series1
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
White 8%
All 16%
African-American 20%
Living in poverty 38%
Asian 45%
Hispanic 49%
2001-2010: Percent Population Increase
4-Year Graduation Rate, 2014
Georgia
All Students 73%
Low-Income 63%
English Language Learners 44%
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
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
The Missing 62%100 Georgia 9th 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
3. Increasing academic rigor and expectations
Georgia’s Future Workforce
1. Increasing demand for highly skilled labor force
2. Changing demographics
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Perfect Storm? Positive Collective Impact?
Percent Low-Income by School District
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
Clayto
n
DeKalb
Rockdale
Douglas
GwinnettHenry
CobbFu
lton
Cheroke
e
Faye
tte
100%
73% 69%62%
56% 52%45% 45%
32%26%
Percent Low-Income and Exceeds 3rd Grade Reading CRCT
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
Clayton DeKalb Rockdale DouglasGwinnett Henry Cobb Fulton Cherokee Fayette
100%
73% 69%62%
56%52% 45% 45%
32%26%
34%43%
50% 51%
59%53% 60% 59%
67% 70%
% Low-Income (GA 62%) % Exceeds (GA 46%)
Percent Low-Income by School District
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
Clayton DeKalb Rockdale DouglasGwinnett Henry Cobb Fulton Cherokee Fayette
100%
73%69%
62%56%
52%45% 45%
32%26%
Percent Low-Income and Exceeds 8th Grade Math CRCT
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
Clayton DeKalb Rockdale DouglasGwinnett Henry Cobb Fulton Cherokee Fayette
100%
73%69%
62%56%
52%45% 45%
32%26%
20% 20%27%
21%
45%
28%42% 40%
43%
54%
% Low-Income (62%) % Exceeds (34%)
Percent Low-Income by School District
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
Clayto
n
DeKalb
Rockdale
Douglas
GwinnettHenry
CobbFu
lton
Cheroke
e
Faye
tte
100%
73% 69%62%
56% 52%45% 45%
32%26%
Clayton DeKalb RockdaleDouglasGwinnett Henry Cobb Fulton CherokeeFayette
100%
73% 69%62%
56% 52%45% 45%
32%26%
60% 62%
76% 76% 75% 78% 78% 79% 82%90%
% Low-Income (GA 62%) % HS Graduation (GA 73%)
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
Percent Low-Income and HS Graduation
How Will You Insulate the Birth to Work Pipeline?
LEARNING & SOCIAL SUPPORTS
Childcare Providers
Afterschool Programs
Academic Supports
Job Training
Civic Opportunities
Early Childhood
K – 12 SystemPost Secondary
Work & Career
ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES
Transportation Health Housing Financial
Source: The Forum for Youth Investment
Help Insulate the Pipeline
Post Secondary
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.”
Early Childhood
K – 12 System
Aligning Educational Strategies for Collective Impact
Aligned Acts of Improvement
Random Acts of Improvement
GOALS
Partially Aligned Acts of Improvement
GOALS
GOALS
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Website: www.gpee.org
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