Creating Equitable Educational Opportunities Through Municipal Leadership 2018 Hispanic Elected Local Officials Leadership Retreat September 11, 2018 1
Mission To strengthen and promote cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance Working in partnership with 49 state municipal leagues and serves as resource to and advocate for >19,000 cities, villages and towns
Institute for Youth, Education, and Families Helping city leaders take action on behalf of the children, youth and families in their communities Economic Education & Youth & Young Health & Opportunity & Early Childhood Success Expanded Adult Wellness Financial Learning Connections Empowerment
Nation-Wide Education Concerns Many cities across the country grapple with: • Achievement gaps • High dropout rates • Access to preschool & school readiness • A lack of summer or afterschool learning opportunities • Gaps in college persistence
Disparities in Achievement and Access between Latino and White Students Likelihood of Attending Summer Program College Completion 8th Grade Reading Proficiency 8th Grade Math Proficiency Kindergarten Readiness High School Drop Out 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% White Latino
Why do Municpal Leaders Care? • Quality of Life • Workforce Development • Economic Development • Public Safety • Economic Tax Base
Early Childhood Facts Over 1 90% million The number of of a child’s neuron connections brain per second that are development formed during the has occurred early years of a by age 5 child’s brain
Percentage of children who scored at or above proficient in reading by fourth grade 17% African American 19% Latino 22% American Indian 45% White 51% Asian and Pacific Islander
Mayors, councilmembers, and city managers have an opportunity – and a platform – to use their leadership positions to promote a community-wide approach for improving schools and postsecondary attainment.
What Roles Can Local Elected Officials Play to Improve Education? Collaborate with School District Leaders • Build cross-sector partnerships to support education • Bring community partners together to leverage resources • Use city resources to provide wrap-around services to • students (health, housing, recreation, safety) Build public will by engaging parents and community • Media outreach and publicity • Create high-quality afterschool and summer learning • opportunities Create industry-aligned pathways to careers •
How Can Local Elected Officials Take Action To Improve Education? Designate a lead education advisor in the Mayor’s Office • Use data to tell stories to build public will • Map resources/programs citywide to determine gaps • Target resources to address the greatest needs • Advocate for equitable school funding • Create afterschool and summer learning programs • Use bully pulpit to convene afterschool providers to • improve quality Turn schools into center of community life (community • schools, joint-use agreements, etc.)
Cities Leading by Example Afterschool & Summer Learning: Early Childhood Education: Denver, Colorado Rochester, New York Denver Afterschool Alliance 3-to-3 Initiative Bridgeport, Connecticut The Lighthouse Program K-12: Charleston, South Carolina Postsecondary: Austin, Texas Collaborated with local higher- Created cross-sector partnerships to increase education institutions and college enrollment and economic development community organizations to Houston, Texas drive apprenticeship program Hire Youth Initiative for high schoolers Corpus Christi, Texas Created cross-sector partnerships to inform City’s Education Strategic Plan
Contact Us! Audrey M. Hutchinson Bela Shah Spooner Dr. Tonja Rucker Tara Boggaram Director, Education & Manager, Education & Program Director, Sr. Associate, Education Expanded Learning Expanded Learning Early Childhood & Expanded Learning Success Institute for Youth, Institute for Youth, Institute for Youth, Education, and Families Education, and Families Institute for Youth, Education, and Families Education, and Hutchinson@nlc.org spooner@nlc.org Boggaram@nlc.org Families Rucker@nlc.org
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