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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
• f 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

• f 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
• utcomes 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

100000 200000 300000 400000 500000 600000 Total Population, All Levels of Attainment Associate's Degree or Higher

2010 Actual Population, Ages 25-64 174,651 ÷ 459,850 = 38%

506775 192977

Total Population, All Levels of Attainment Associate's Degree or Higher

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, All Levels of Attainment Associate's Degree or Higher

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%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Four Counties Bernalillo Sandoval Torrance Valencia Less than 12th grade, no diploma High school diploma, GED,

• r alternative

credential Some college, no degree Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Graduate or professional degree

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, Not Hispanic Hispanic American Indian African American Asian American Less than 12th grade, no diploma High school diploma, GED, or alternative credential Some college, no degree Associate's, bachelor's, or graduate 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…

12 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
• r a set of issues.

The Five Conditions

• Common agenda: shared vision, common

understanding of the problem, and a joint approach.

• Shared measurement: measuring results
• n 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
• rganization for the initiative. UWCNM is now part of a national “learning cohort”
• f 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. AND 2. Build a stronger educational pathway for the children who will be the college graduates of the future.

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.