A Standard f A S tandard for or High Quality High Quality - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Charles Smith, Ph.D.

Executive Director, David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality

#readyby21

A S A Standard f tandard for

• r

High Quality High Quality Instruction Instruction

Youth
Voice
and
Program
Governance
Structures



 ENGAGEMENT
 
 
 INTERACTION
 
 
 SUPPORTIVE
 ENVIRONMENT
 
 
 SAFE
 ENVIRONMENT
 
 
 
 


Higher
order
engagement
 through
choice,
planning,
 and
reflec4on.

 Peer
interac4on
through
 grouping
and
coopera4ve
 learning.

 Suppor4ve
environment
through
 welcoming,
conflict
resolu4on,
 ac4ve
learning,
and
skill
building.

 Physical
and
emo4onal
 safety
is
provided.


A S A Standard f tandard for

• r

Continuous Impr Continuous Improvement of Instruction ement of Instruction

Standardized
 Assessment


• f
Instruc4on


Team‐based
 Planning
 with
Data
 Instruc4onal
 Coaching
for
 Individuals
 Training
for
 Instruc4onal
 Skills


YPQI Reach in 2011

Point
of
Service
 SeFng
 Organiza4on

 SeFng
 Policy
SeFng


>17,030
Staff


Es#mate

based
on
mean
of
6.5
 staff
per
site
in
YPQI
Study
Sample


70
Networks/Systems
 >222,700
Child
&
Youth


Es#mate

based
on
mean
daily
a=endance
of
85

 youth
per
day
in
YPQI
Study
Sample


>2620
Sites


l

Light Green- full-state implementation
 Dark Green- place-based implementation
 Gold- full-state + place-based

Quality Improvement Track

• Wednesday, April 18th

– 10:45-12:00pm

• Leading Indicat

Leading Indicator

• rs (Ext

s (Extending the Quality Standar ending the Quality Standard) d)

• Coaching Continuous Im

Coaching Continuous Impr provement ement – 3:00-4:30pm

• OS

OST P T Par art I: t I: YPQI Im YPQI Impact Study pact Study & QIS Guide & QIS Guide

• Thursday, April 19th

– 10:00-11:15am

• OS

OST P T Par art II: Quality Im t II: Quality Impr provement Syst ement Systems P ems Panel anel – 11:30am-12:45pm

• Meaningful R

Meaningful Roles f

• les for Y
• r Youth in Organizational Change
• uth in Organizational Change
• OS

OST P T Par art III: Connections t t III: Connections to QRIS and School-

• QRIS and School-Age Care

ge Care

Ready
by
21:
Taking
the
Logic
of
Standards
and

 ConInuous
Improvement
to
the
Community
Level


Karen Pittman

Co-Founder and CEO The Forum for Youth Investment

#readyby21

Moving Forward Together

DURING THE 1950’S, AS SMALLER AND MORE PREMATURE BABIES WERE SAVED WITH INCREASINGLY TECHNOLOGICAL TREATMENTS AND THE INTENSIVE CARE OF THESE INFANTS EXPANDED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SEVERAL PROBLEMS SURFACED. OXYGEN…SAVED MANY

• LIVES. HOWEVER, ITS UNREGULATED USE …

APPEARED TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO SOME BABIES…

Thaddeus’
 Daughters


“Recent
History
Shows
Setback”



Educa4on
Week,
2010


The U.S. graduation rate reached its historical high point at the end of the 1960s, with the graduation rate peaking at 77 percent in 1969.

C = D x V x P

Change
=
DissaIsfacIon
x
Vision

x
Plan


Condi4ons
for
Collec4ve
Impact


Kania
&
Kramer


• Common Agenda
• Shared Measurement Systems
• Mutually Reinforcing Activities
• Continuous Communication
• Backbone Supports

LEADERSHIP INFRASTR LEADERSHIP INFRASTRUCTURE UCTURE MA MATTERS TTERS

Insight #1

…Moving
the
small
gear
makes
a
BIG
difference


Early Literacy Campaign Safe Streets Coalition Neighborhood Councils Youth Network Workforce Investment Board P-20 Council College Access Network Substance Abuse Coalition Mayor’s Office on Children, Youth, Families Afterschool Alliance Health and Wellness Coalition education Improve teacher quality Increase after-school participation Improve OST program quality Expand learning

• pportunities

Reform juvenile justice programs Increase mentoring Increase child health coverage Reduce child welfare caseloads Expand life skills education Increase School Readiness Reduce Teen Pregnancies Reduce Youth Violence Improve Third Grade Reading Reduce Abuse & Neglect Reduce Obesity Reduce Bullying Increase On-Time Graduation Improve Job Skills Increase Civic Engagement Reduce Substance Use Decrease Youth Idleness Increase College Completion Child and Youth Outcomes Leadership Groups Family, School & Community Supports

COLLABORATIONS


United Neighborhood Centers Of Greater Roch. Rochester‘s Child Youth 2000 Juvenile Justice Council CCSI TIER II Interagency Council Comm. Asset Network Board

• f

Health Children & Family Serv. Subcomm. School Health Leadership Team RECAP Community Profile Preventive Services Coalition RAEYC Early Childhood Develop I. Homeless Continuum

• f care
• Impl. Team

Monroe

• Cty. Sch

& Comm. Health Ed. Network

Rochester Effectiveness Partnership N.E.T. City Violence Initiative Task Force on Violence Domestic Violence Consortium Perinatal Community Consortium Do Right by Kids campaign Perinatal Substance Abuse Coalition SACSI

Counselor’s Consortium

Rochester Children’s Collab. Roch. Enterprise Community Zone P. YRBS Group HW & Tutoring Round Table Student Assistance Prof. Adult Services Subcomm.

Student

• Asst. Prof.

Greater Roch. Area

Transitions Collab. America’s Promise CHANGE

ConInuous
 Improvement 
 Service
 Delivery 
 Advocacy 
 EvaluaIon 
 PosiIve
 Outcomes
for
 Youth
&
 Families 


23

Best
 PracIce 
 Community
 MobilizaIon 


CASAS Providers

Cross
‐
 Systems
 Change 


MCTP NBN Not Me Not Now SDFSCA Planning Committees Reclaiming Youth PCIC OASAS Prevention Initiative Community Service Board

• Reg. 2

Preventive Provid.N Mentoring Round Table Runaway & Homeless Youth Ser Provider Domestic Violence Partnership Health Action Homeless Services Network Youth Services Quality C. Diversion Collaborative

Childhood
Obesity
 Gradua4on
 Genera4on
 Georgia
Family
 Connec4on
 Partnership
Statewide
 Strategy



 Atlanta
Promise
 Neighborhood

 Middle
 School
 Transi4on
 Comple4on


• f
College/


Adv.
Degree
 Georgia
 Grade
Level

 Reading
Campaign
 Alcohol,
Tobacco,

 Other
Drugs
(ATOD)
 School
 Readiness
&
 Early
Grade
 Literacy
 On‐Time
 Gradua4on


Partnership
Clusters


Pre
K
through
Young
Adulthood


Neighborhood
Focus


Atlanta’s Partnership Structure

Ready
by
21
Leadership
Council


Juvenile
Jus4ce
 Turn
Around
 Schools:
Clarkston
 &
Banneker
High
 Schools
&
their

 feeder
paeerns
 Georgia
 Campaign
Against
Adolescent
 Pregnancy
(G‐CAAP)
 P‐3
funders
group


• Ga. Dept of Education

• CVS Caremark Corp

• Annie E. Casey Foundation

• Ga. Dept. of Public Health

• Ga. Governor’s Office Children &

Families


• University of Georgia
• Ga. Department of Early Care and

Learning


• Children’s Health Care of Atlanta

• Ga. Afterschool Investment Council

(GAIC)


• Ga. Early Education Alliance for Ready

Students (GEEARS)


• Ga. Campaign Against Adolescent

Pregnancy (G-CAAP)


• Ga. Partnership for Excellence in

Education


• Ga. Family Connection Partnership

• Junior Achievement, Ga.

• Voices for Georgia’s Children

• Emory’s Office of Univ. Community

Partnerships


• Fanning Institute 

• Georgia Appleseed

• United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
• Communities in Schools


Georgia’s

Children's
 Cabinet
 Ga.
Early
Educa4on
Alliance
for
 Ready
Students
(GEEARS)


Adolescent
Services
Network 


Teen
Pregnancy

 Do=ed
lines
indicate
informal
connec#ons


Community Level Objectives Matter

Insight #2.

Ready by 21 Leadership Capacity Standards

Broader
Partnerships


• Build
an
overarching
leadership
council

• Align
and
strengthen
coali4ons,
commissions
and
intermediaries

• Engage
key
stakeholders
in
seFng
priori4es
and
solving
problems




Bigger
Goals


• Establish
a
balanced
set
of
goals
and
indicators
for
all
children,
youth
and
young
adults

• Define
supports
that
the
full
community
must
provide


• Create
a
big
picture,
goal‐oriented
ac4on
plan

• Define
common
terms
and
communicate
core
messages


BeUer
Data


• Collect
complete
data
about
youth
outcomes,
community
supports
and
leadership
ac4ons

• Align
and
connect
data
for
decision
making

• Use
the
best
informa4on
about
what
works


Bolder
AcIons


• Improve
systems
and
seFngs


• Align
policies
and
resources


• Increase
demand




• Engage
youth,
families
and
community
members
in
solu4ons


Leadership Capacity Gaps

1
 2
 3
 4
 5


Broader
Partnerships
 Bigger
Goals
 Beeer
Data
&
Decision‐ Making
 Bolder
Strategies


SEC
Audit
Score


How
important
 How
well
it's
currently
being
done


N=35


Bolder
Ac4ons


12 Objectives for Community Level Success

Broad
Partnerships
 Big
Goals
 BeUer
Data
 Bold
AcIons
 Coordinated
 Accessible
 Well‐AUended
 High
Quality
 Developmentally
On
Track
 ProducIve
 Connected
 Healthy
&
Safe


Importance vs Performance

0
 0.5
 1
 1.5
 2
 2.5
 3
 3.5
 4
 4.5
 5


• Focus on 4th graders
• Self-Report – 72 questions
• Administered by teachers
• Strong psychometric

properties

• Four pilot studies conducted
• EDI in use by United Ways

in U.S.

The Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI)

KEY
ASSETS
 FOR
THRIVING


Suppor4ve

 adult
rela4onships
 Posi4ve

 peer
rela4onships
 Good

 health
habits
 Posi4ve

 experiences
in
contexts
 Par4cipa4on

 in
ac4vi4es


INDICATORS
OF
 WELL‐BEING


Op4mism
 Self‐Esteem
 
 Happiness
 
 Overall
Health
 
 Absence
of
sadness


The
MDI


The Pyramid of Program Quality

We’re in the Continuous Improvement Business

Insight #3.

It’s a Big Business in Business

Moving Forward Together

National Partnership