Our Kids. Our Tomorrow. September, 2012 1 An Overview of Commit! - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Our Kids. Our Tomorrow.

September, 2012

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An Overview of Commit! Supporting the Region’s Civic Educational Infrastructure

• Commit! will be the backbone organization supporting Dallas County’s “civic

infrastructure” for education, privately funded by local corporate and philanthropic support. It is based on the Strive Network national model of collective impact communities, founded first in Cincinnati in 2005.

• “Civic infrastructure” simply means how our community organizes all of the moving pieces

that impact a child and their family in their journey from birth to a meaningful career successfully.

• As the backbone organization for Dallas County, Commit!’s role is to help identify, connect,

coordinate, align and support all of our educational efforts.

• Its goal is to assist our community in participating in “Shared Accountability”, working

together with educators to help continuously improve the number of children successfully moving through our educational pipeline who are maximizing their potential in life.

• Commit! achieves this goal in part by convening local experts to guide the work and using

robust data to define/address the biggest “leaks” in our education pipeline while informing and advocating for the most effective practices and funding to address them.

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The Vast Scope of the Commit! Community

Substantial Number of Parties to Help Coordinate and Align

1,500+ Public and Private Entities

230,000+ Children

15 School Districts 80+ Public Charter Schools $4.0bn spent annually

460,000+ Students

Dallas County Community Colleges 14 Four-Year Institutions

180,000+ Students Parental Engagement and Education Pre-K Education In School/ Out of School Programs Tutoring and Mentoring College Access and Persistence Health and Nutrition Teacher and Principal Training Business and Foundation Community

Early Childhood K-12 Education Higher Education

Various Non-Profits and Community Stakeholders Seeking to Support Including:

The Need for a Backbone Organization Supporting Collective Impact Across Dallas County

• 1. Large number of education entities generally operating independently.
• 2. Collaborative efforts rarely used due to lack of funding or internal capacity to

execute.

• 3. Commit! increases collective capacity and coordination of entire sector to spread

best practices, use data to strategically align resources, encourage and support collaborative networks to move key indicators of success, etc.

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Strive’s Efforts to Scale Civic Infrastructure Nationally

Growing Effort Approaching 65 Cities Across the U.S.

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Achieving a Goal for Post Secondary Completion 60% Required to Compete in a 2030 Labor Market

Helping Realize Every Child’s Full Life Potential GOAL 1: 90% of Students Graduate from High School Post Secondary Ready

90%

GOAL 2: 90% of H.S. Graduates Access Post Secondary Education GOAL 3: 75% of Enrolled Students Complete Post Secondary Education DESIRED RESULT: 60% of H.S. Students Achieve Post Secondary Degree

75% 90% x x =

60%

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Across Texas Public Schools, We’re Far From 90% Goal Outcomes for 9th Grade Cohort Graduating in 2009

100,000 200,000 300,000 9th Grade Cohort HS Grads in 4 Yrs. # Taking SAT/ACT # College Ready**

High School Class of 2009 Commencing 9th Grade in 2005-06 School Year

81% of Original 9th Grade Cohort Graduated Four Years Later

** Source: Texas Education Agency AEIS Report 2010-11. College Ready defined as SAT of 1110 on Reading/Math components or an ACT composite score of 24. Numbers exclude students from numerator and denominator who can be identified as moving outside TX.

48% of Original 9th Grade Cohort Took a College Entrance Exam Students Starting 9th Grade in 2005-06 (~308,000) ~269,000 Students Our Communities Needs to Help Who are Not Prepared Annually for Post-Secondary Education

• No. of

Students

~60,000 Students Fail to Graduate in 4 Years ~39,000 (13% of 9th Grade Cohort)

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Commit!’s Founding Strategy Committee Our Challenges Require Collaboration at All Levels

Commit!’s founding efforts were led by the following community members, providing a broad perspective from the early childhood, K-12 and higher education sectors as well from the workforce and foundational communities. We are grateful for their leadership and wise counsel.

• Dr. Dana T. Bedden

Superintendent of Schools Irving Independent School District

• Dr. Lew Blackburn

President Dallas Independent School District School Board

• Dr. Mary Brumbach, CFRE

Executive District Director of Strategic Funding Dallas County Community College District

• Dr. David. J. Chard

Leon Simmons Endowed Dean and Founding Dean Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development Southern Methodist University Bruce Esterline Vice President for Grants The Meadows Foundation Florencia Velasco Fortner President and Chief Executive Officer The Concilio Angela Farley Director of Education Dallas Regional Chamber Susan Hoff Senior Vice President of Community Impact United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Lee F . Jackson Chancellor University of North Texas System Alan King, CPA Interim Superintendent of Schools Dallas Independent School District

• Dr. Barbara Lerner

Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Academic Partnerships Texas Woman’s University

• Dr. Michael McFarland

Superintendent of Schools Lancaster Independent School District Phil Montgomery President and Chief Executive Officer P . O’B. Montgomery & Company

• Dr. Dawson Orr

Superintendent of Schools Highland Park Independent School District

• J. Puckett

Senior Partner and Managing Director Head of Global Educational Practice Boston Consulting Group Michele Bobadilla

• Sr. AVP - Outreach Services and

Community Engagement UT - Arlington Trisha Cunningham Chief Citizenship Officer Texas Instruments Michael Sorrell President Paul Quinn College George Tang Chief Operating Officer Educate Texas Communities Foundation of Texas Todd A. Williams Executive Director, Commit! Founder, Williams Family Foundation Ellen Wood Co-Founder Teaching Trust

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Commit!‘s 11 Cradle to Career Indicators

Outline of What We’ll Track to Measure Our Community Progress

Kindergarten Readiness 3rd Grade Commended Reading 8th Grade Commended Science

Cradle to Career Educational Pipeline

4th Grade Commended Math 8th Grade Commended Math

• Pct. w/

College Ready Pre SAT/ ACT

• No. and Pct.
• f 11th or

12th Grade w/ College Ready SAT/ACT High School Graduation Rate Post Secondary Enrollment 1st Year Post Secondary Retention Rate Post Secondary Graduation within 150%

• f Expected

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Overview of Commit! as a Regional “Backbone” What Will Be Its Goals and its Benefits?

Measure What Matters via Clear Community Scorecard

• Move away from simplistic state ratings to measuring what matters
• Increased funder confidence in what they’re strategically affecting
• Develop a common language that all stakeholders include in planning
• Strategic funding for early childhood, K-12, college

readiness and access, etc.

• Amend policies to improve school district effectiveness

and accountability system

Indicators Our Community Will Collectively Move to Help Every Child Realize Their Full Potential 1. Kindergarten Readiness 2. 3rd Grade Reading 3. 4th Grade Math 4. 8th Grade Science 5. 8th Grade Math 6. 10th/11th Grade Pre-SAT/ACT 7.

• Pct. of 12th Grade with

College Ready SAT/ACT 8. High School Graduation Rate 9. Post-Secondary Enrollment

• 10. 1st Yr. Post-Secondary

Retention Rates

• 11. Post Secondary Graduation

Rates within 150% of Expected Timing

Focus will include closing all achievement gaps based on socioeconomic, ethnic or gender status.

• Periodically convene educators and share data/best practices
• Use local data to scale practices most effective in improving outcomes

Help Coordinate/Align Community Resources

• Support effective existing collaborations and help develop others
• Encourage thoughtful resource deployment along Age 0-22 continuum

Advocate for Entire Community (~10% of State) What Works

• Strategic funding for early childhood, K-12, college readiness/access
• Amend policies to improve district effectiveness/accountability system

Engage and Continuously Communicate to Community Help Scale Practices Proven by Data as Most Effective

• Annual scorecard will reflect community progress/remaining challenges
• More community urgency to act/support public education given clarity

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Near Term Objectives of Commit! What We Hope To Accomplish by Q1 2013

Helping Realize Every Child’s Full Life Potential

Measure What Matters Advocate For What Works Coordinate Community Resources Scale Effective Practices Engage The Community

• Publish 2011-12 Annual Community Scorecard in Q1 2013
• Select three prioritized indicators (inclusive of Kindergarten Readiness)

and stagger the launch/support of collaborative action networks for each

• Publish and distribute at least three case studies regarding area outlier

performance to educational partners

• Secure partnership commitments of various educational partners, civic

entities, foundations and businesses to the Commit! effort

• Support/assist in the creation of a report which provides overview of local

foundation activity directed toward education

• Develop advocacy agenda for 2013 state legislative session with input of

various partners

• Support the creation of an area-wide marketing campaign to attract quality

human capital to our region and link inquiries to partner HR sites

• Facilitate 5+ new school adoptions by business/private schools.
• Expand the communication channels and reach of the Commit! network

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Collective Commit! K-12 Community

15 School Districts, ~446,000+ Students Enrolled in 2010-11 School Year

Student Demographic Data 201-11 School Y Student Demographic Data 201-11 School Y Student Demographic Data 201-11 School Y Student Demographic Data 201-11 School Y Student Demographic Data 201-11 School Year Student Demographic Data 201-11 School Year School District Students in 2010-11 % of Total African American Hispanic Anglo Asian Other Econ. Disadv. Ltd. Eng. Prof. At Risk 1 Carrollton/Farmers Branch 26,075 6% 15% 53% 20% 11% 2% 60% 23% 46% 2 Cedar Hill 8,170 2% 65% 22% 9% 1% 3% 62% 5% 44% 3 Coppell 10,190 2% 5% 14% 53% 26% 3% 11% 8% 20% 4 Dallas 156,784 35% 25% 68% 5% 1% 1% 87% 38% 66% 5 DeSoto 9,165 2% 78% 16% 4% 0% 1% 66% 7% 40% 6 Duncanville 12,880 3% 42% 47% 8% 2% 2% 73% 13% 52% 7 Garland 57,614 13% 17% 48% 25% 8% 3% 59% 22% 49% 8 Grand Prairie 26,433 6% 17% 63% 14% 3% 3% 72% 25% 60% 9 Grapevine/Colleyville 13,614 3% 4% 20% 64% 8% 4% 20% 8% 22% 10 Highland Park 6,647 1% 0% 4% 90% 3% 2% 0% 1% 8% 11 Irving 34,140 8% 12% 71% 12% 4% 2% 81% 39% 65% 12 Lancaster 6,253 1% 77% 18% 3% 0% 1% 81% 7% 50% 13 Mesquite 37,653 8% 25% 48% 22% 2% 3% 66% 18% 48% 14 Richardson 35,977 8% 23% 38% 29% 7% 3% 57% 23% 44% 15 Uplift Education 4,676 1% 14% 54% 9% 17% 1% 57% 20% 43% Total 446,271 23% 53% 17% 4% 2% 69% 27% 54%

Note: For districts to be included they must educate more than 3,000 students within schools located in Dallas County across grades K-12

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Sample Annual Community Scorecard for K-12 Partners Measuring What Matters, Focusing on Collective Progress and Reducing Gaps

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2010& %&of&Region& Proficient& (Baseline&Year)& 2011& %&of&Region& Proficient& (Current&Year)& Current& Target& Benchmark&& for&2015& Regional& Proficiency& Level&Since& Prior&Year& Regional& Proficiency& Level&Since& Baseline&Year& %!of!Students!Kindergarten! Ready! TBD! TBD! TBD! TBD! TBD! TBD! %!TBD!!

in#2013!

TBD! TBD! 3rd!Grade!Reading!Commended! ! ! 27%! 35%! %!TBD!!

in#2013!

! ! 4th!Grade!Math!Commended! ! ! 37%! 37%! %!TBD!!

in#2013!

! ! 8th!Grade!Math!Commended! ! ! 22%! 22%! %!TBD!!

in#2013!

! ! 8th!Grade!Science!Commended! ! ! 27%! 28%! %!TBD!!

in#2013!

! ! National!Percentile!of!Avg.! Reading/Math!Score!on! PreISAT/ACT!(10th/11th!Grade)! TBD! TBD! TBD! TBD! TBD! TBD! %!TBD!!

in#2012!

TBD!

TBD!

Four!Year!High!School! Graduation!Rate! ! ! 79%! 81%! %!TBD!!

in#2012!

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Class%of%2009& Class%of%2010&

! ! ! ! ! SAT/& ACT& %!of!12th!Grade!Taking! SAT!and/or!ACT! & & 62%! 65%! %!TBD!!

in#2012!

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Average!SAT/ACT!Score! 806/16.3!! 1203/26.1!& 801/15.4!! 1196/26.2!& 969/20.0! 960/20.0! !

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%!of!Testers!≥!College! Ready!Standard! & & 26%! 25%! %!TBD!!

in#2012!

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%!of!Class!Enrolling!in!Post! Secondary!Education!(“PSE”)!

Class%of%2009& Class%of%2010&

TBD! TBD! %!TBD!!

in#2012!

TBD! TBD! TBD! TBD! TBD! TBD! %!Returning!to!PSE!After!1!Yr.!

Class%of%2008& Class%of%2009&

TBD! TBD! %!TBD!!

in#2012!

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23%& 56&pts.& 79%& 16%& 52&pts.& 68%& &&5%& 63&pts.& 68%& &&6%& 55&pts.& 61%& 25%& 52&pts.& 77%& 26%& 53&pts.& 79%& 13%& 53&pts.& 66%& 13%& 44&pts.& 57%& 68%& 31&pts.& 99%& 75%& 23&pts.& 98%& &&3%& 72&pts.& 75%& &&1%& 71&pts.& 72%&

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42%& 58&pts.& 100%& 41%& 50&pts.& 91%&

2&pts.& 2&pts.& 1&pt.& 1&pt.& 8!pts.! 8!pts.! 1&pt.& 1&pt.& 3&pts.& 3&pts.&

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Becoming an Educational Partner Within Commit! What Each Party Commits to the Community

Helping Realize Every Child’s Full Life Potential

• Share data on 11 indicators
• Establish goals for 2015/2020
• Convey data to (i) non-profit

partners to help them prove effectiveness/scale and (ii) other ed partners to align their efforts

Measure What Matters

• Publish an annual scorecard

beginning Q1 2013 highlighting community progress toward goals

• Provide benchmarking/outlier

analysis upon request vs. peers

Commit! Obligations

• Educ. Partner Obligations
• Share best practices and attend

convenings where other practices can be shared

• Assign key professionals to key

committees if asked

• Publish/share best practice case

studies to entire community

• Grow area support from

foundation/business community

• Assist scaling of most effective

early childhood providers

• Provide input on desired

legislation for Commit! to advocate on behalf of entire community

• Convene area representatives/

create legislative scorecard/ advocate for community in Austin

• Create website to market region
• n national basis to educators

interested in innovation

Advocate for What Works Scale Effective Practices

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' ' ' ' ' Student'Demographic'Data'2010'School'Year' ' ' Regional'4VYear'Institution' Students' in'' 2010V11' %'of' Total' African' American' Hispanic' Anglo' Asian' Other' %' Full' Time' %' Part' Time' 1.!

Austin!College! 1,293! 1%! 4%! 12%! 63%! 14%! 7%! 100%! 0%! 2.!

Dallas!Baptist!University! 3,523! 3%! 19%! 9%! 62%! 2%! 8%! 65%! 35%! 3.!

Dallas!Christian!College! 343! 0%! 22%! 14%! 55%! 3%! 6%! 70%! 30%! 4.!

Northwood!University!–!Texas! 755! 1%! 36%! 26%! 29%! 3%! 6%! 78%! 22%! 5.!

Paul!Quinn!College! 219! 0%! 96%! 1%! 0%! 0%! 3%! 90%! 10%! 6.!

Southern!Methodist!University! 6,192! 6%! 5%! 10%! 70%! 6%! 9%! 96%! 4%! 7.!

Texas!A&M!–!Commerce! 6,597! 6%! 17%! 12%! 67%! 2%! 2%! 73%! 27%! 8.!

Texas!Christian!University! 7,853! 8%! 5%! 10%! 74%! 2%! 9%! 96%! 4%! 9.!

Texas!Wesleyan!University! 1,844! 2%! 17%! 20%! 34%! 2%! 27%! 69%! 31%! 10.!

Texas!Woman’s!University! 8,484! 8%! 21%! 20%! 48%! 8%! 3%! 69%! 31%! 11.!

University!of!Dallas! 1,337! 1%! 1%! 16%! 69%! 4%! 10%! 99%! 1%! 12.!

University!of!North!Texas! 28,316! 28%! 12%! 15%! 60%! 5%! 8%! 78%! 22%! 13.!

University!of!Texas!at! Arlington! 25,106! 24%! 15%! 19%! 44%! 10%! 12%! 61%! 39%! 14.!

10,643! 10%! 7%! 14%! 49%! 22%! 8%! 75%! 25%! ! ! ''Total' 102,505' ' 13%' 15%' 55%' 8%' 9%' 75%' 25%'

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Collective Commit! Four-Year College Community

14 Four-Year Colleges, ~102,000 Students Enrolled in 2010-11 School Year

Note: UNT - Dallas will be added once it reports separately.

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Collective Commit! Community College Community

Seven Regional Colleges, ~81,000 Students Enrolled in 2010-11 School Year

' ' ' ' ' Student'Demographic'Data'2010'School'Year' ' ' Regional'2VYear'Institution' Students' in'' 2010V11' %'of' Total' African' American' Hispanic' Anglo' Asian' Other' %' Full' Time' %' Part' Time' 1.!

Brookhaven!College! 12,784! 16%! 17%! 29%! 37%! 13%! 4%! 23%! 77%! 2.!

Cedar!Valley!College! 6,222! 8%! 55%! 17%! 22%! 2%! 4%! 27%! 73%! 3.!

Eastfield!College! 12,919! 16%! 24%! 34%! 34%! 4%! 4%! 26%! 74%! 4.!

El!Centro!College! 9,761! 12%! 32%! 34%! 25%! 5%! 4%! 21%! 79%! 5.!

Mountain!View!College! 8,460! 10%! 27%! 50%! 15%! 5%! 3%! 26%! 74%! 6.!

Northlake!College! 12,018! 15%! 17%! 28%! 34%! 14%! 7%! 29%! 71%! 7.!

Richland!College! 19,201! 24%! 21%! 23%! 34%! 16%! 6%! 28%! 72%! ! ! ''Total' 81,365' ' 25%' 30%' 30%' 10%' 5%' 26%' 74%'

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Goal'3'of'Commit!'Community:''Every!student!has!the!necessary!skills!and!support!to!access!and!succeed!in!college!and/or! the!global!work!force.!

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Collective'Commit!'Community'(Fourteen'FourVYear'Colleges,'102,505'Students'Enrolled'in'2010'School'Year)' '

' 2010'Achievement'Gap' 2011'Achievement'Gap' ' ' Current' ' ' ' Low'End'

• f'Range'

High'End'

• f'Range'

Low'End'

• f'Range'

High'End'

• f'Range'

(Baseline'Year)' 2010'Regional' Average' 2011' Regional' Average' Target' Benchmark'' for'2015' Change'Since' Prior'Year' Change'Since' Baseline'Year' Full!time!1st!Yr.!Retention!! ! %!TBD! %!TBD! 73%! %!TBD! %!TBD! ! ! Pct.!Grad.!In!100%!! (4!Yrs.)! ! %!TBD! %!TBD! 34%! %!TBD! %!TBD! ! ! Pct.!Grad.!In!150%!! (6!Yrs.)! ! %!TBD! %!TBD! 50%! %!TBD! %!TBD! ! !

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Collective'Commit!'Community'(Seven'Dallas'County'Community'Colleges,'81,365'Students'Enrolled'in'2010'School'Year)' '

' 2010'Achievement'Gap' 2011'Achievement'Gap' ' ' Current' ' ' ' Low'End'

• f'Range'

High'End'

• f'Range'

Low'End'

• f'Range'

High'End'

• f'Range'

(Baseline'Year)' 2010'Regional' Average' 2011' Regional' Average' Target' Benchmark'' for'2015' Change'Since' Prior'Year' Change'Since' Baseline'Year' Full!time!1st!Yr.!Retention!! ! %!TBD! %!TBD! 58%! %!TBD! %!TBD! ! ! Pct.!Grad.!In!150%!! (3!Yrs.)! ! %!TBD! %!TBD! 9%! %!TBD! %!TBD! ! ! Pct.!Grad.!+!Transfer!Out!Rate! ! %!TBD! %!TBD! 43%! %!TBD! %!TBD! ! !

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47%' 42'pts.' 89%' ''2%' 72'pts.' 74%' ''9%' 70'pts.' 79%' 50%' 16'pts.' 66%' ''5%'

7'pts.'

12%' 35%' 14'pts.' 49%' TBD' TBD' TBD' TBD' TBD' TBD' TBD' TBD' TBD' TBD' TBD' TBD'

Sample Annual Community Scorecard for Higher Education Partners Measuring What Matters, Focusing on Collective Progress and Reducing Gaps

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Early Childhood Ed and Kindergarten Readiness What Are the Challenges?

• Huge Population- As of the 2011 Census projection,

~230,000+ children ages 0-5 live in Dallas County.

• Incredibly Fragmented Number of Providers - There

are over 1,500 regulated child care facilities in Dallas

• County. Approx. 45% are child care centers and 55%

are licensed or registered childcare homes.

• Broad, Disparate Level of Quality - Of the 1,516

regulated child care facilities, only 206 (14%) are recognized by Texas Rising Star, NAC or NAEYC for

• quality. Roughly 25% of County zip codes have NO

recognized facilities.

• Lack of Longitudinal Tracking - Public school

districts do not track where, if anywhere, their students received early childhood education. Early childhood providers do not track their alumni. As a result, data cannot be used to help scale the most effective practices.

• Determining Kindergarten Readiness - Currently,

districts give a broad number of literacy tests to determine Kindergarten Readiness. Comparisons are difficult as 15 school districts within Commit! administer 14 different tests at varying points during Kindergarten.

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What does brain research show?

• At birth, all children are born with approximately

the same number of neurons or brain cells, yet

• nly 25% of the neurons are “online”.
• With stimulation, (i.e. exposure to new
• bjects, sensory input, experiences, and

words) more brain cells are activated.

• With multiple and varied experiences, the brain

cells make more connections and become faster, thus leading to new, more complex learning and memories. THE PROBLEM: Use it or Lose it!

• Beginning at age 3, the brain starts pruning
• r eliminating unused brain cells.
• Kindergarten doesn’t start until age 5 or 6.

Commit! Why start early?

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The Commit! Partnership Building a Lasting Civic Educational Infrastructure

Backbone Organization (Commit!)

• As neutral entity, Commit! provides key staff/data support, works across sectors/assists Support Councils to reduce silos, scale best

practices and advocate for what works.

• Has convening power to ensure that key regional leaders consistently come to the table over time.

Leadership Council Steering Council

K-12 Council HigherEd./ Workforce Council Legislative Policy Council Early Childhood Council Human Capital Council N N N N N N N N N N N N N = Practitioner Network Collaboratively Moving an Indicator

Backbone Organization (Commit!)

Practitioner Networks

• Groups of practitioners operating collaboratively within each

spectrum of cradle-to-career continuum

• Operates in the field with at least one ed provider, collectively

working together on key strategies to improve priority outcomes Leadership Council

• Comprised of exec-level leaders representing their respective

institution

• Drives strategy and regional collaborative action; uses authority to

align/broker resources to implement strategies; effectively acts as governing board of Commit!

• Promotes/reports data to Commit! partnership and general public

Steering Council

• Subset of cross-sector leaders within Leadership Council, including

Support Council chairs, who help set agenda and meet as needed Support Councils

• Comprised of funders, research experts, retired practitioners,

association chairs, etc.

• Acts as a collective thought partner assisting backbone
• rganization to identify/support impactful strategies.
• Chair of each Council sits on Leadership Council.
• As change networks improve their process, less need for Support

Councils to meet as frequently.

Data Analysis Council N N

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Early Childhood (2) Head Start 0-5 Collaborative K-12 (15) 15 Largest School Districts Higher Ed (15) 14 Four-Year Colleges DCCCD Parent and Teacher Groups (4) Regional PTA AFT Teaching Trust Parental Engagement Non-Profit Foundations (7+) Foundations (7+) Dallas Meadows Boone Simmons United Way Caruth/CFT TI Foundation Williams TBD Non-Profit and Faith Based (5) Non-Profit Association ED EducateTX City Square Other Faith Leaders Business/Workforce/Civic (17) ce/Civic (17) Bank of America Fidelity Investments JP Morgan Chase Citibank GE Capital Capital One Comerica AT&T TX Instruments City of Dallas Workforce Solutions Dallas Regional Chamber Other Large Chambers (Richardson, Oak Cliff, North Dallas, etc.) Hispanic Chamber Black Chamber

Commit! Initial Targeted Partnership Members Driving Strategy and Regional Collaboration

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Team Member Education Experience Todd Williams Executive Director todd.williams@commit2dallas.org B.A., Austin College M.B.A., U. of Pennsylvania (Wharton School) Education Advisor, Mayor of Dallas Vice Chair, Austin College Board of Trustees Former Chair, Dallas ISD Budget Commission Former Vice Chair, Uplift Education Chair, Regional D/FW Board, Teach for America Retired Partner, Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group Marnie Glaser, Facilitator of Early Childhood marnie.glaser@commit2dallas.org B.A., U. of Texas Austin M.S. - U. of Texas Dallas Board Member, Head Start Dallas Clinical Lecturer, U. of Texas - Dallas Former Elementary Classroom Teacher, Houston, TX Jonathan Feinstein Facilitator of Community Engagement jonathan.feinstein@commit2dallas.org B.A., Wesleyan University Former Director, Corporate Responsibility, imc2 Former Classroom Teacher (English/History), North Carolina Libby McCabe Facilitator of Advocacy/Governance libby.mccabe@commit2dallas.org B.A., Duke University J.D., Harvard Law School Director/governance chair for NYC academic non-profit In-house and outside counsel to various startups M&A Attorney, Baker and Botts Michael Latham, Facilitator of Data Analysis michael.latham@commit2dallas.com B.S., Texas A&M M.S. - U. of Texas Dallas Research Assistant, U. of Texas Dallas/Texas Schools Project Former Classroom Teacher (AP Economics), Garland, TX Jeanne Whitman Community Engagement and Support B.A., Wake Forest Univ. M.A., Univ. of Virginia M.B.A. Wake Forest Univ. Former Headmistress, The Hockaday School Former V.P . of Development, Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees, Wake Forest University Ashley Bryan, Associate ashley.bryan@commit2dallas.org B.A., U. of Texas Austin

• M. of Ed. - Harvard

University Former Classroom Teacher (Spanish), Dallas ISD, TX Alan Cohen, Associate alan.cohen@commit2dallas.org B.A., Tulane University M.B.A., Northwestern Univ. Marketing Manager, Mars Chocolate North America Education Pioneers Fellowship Andres Ramos, Web Strategy/ Operations andres.ramos@commit2dallas.org B.A. University of Michigan Georgetown University Co-Founder, PolicyPulse Former Classroom Teacher, Rio Grande Valley Asil Yassine, Analyst asil.yassine@commit2dallas.org B.A., Austin College Analyst, Williams Family Foundation

The Current Commit! Team

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