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September 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 credentials 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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Our Goal 60,000 New College Degrees and Credentials by 2020

193,000 253,000

50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000

38% Degree Attainment Rate (Same as 2010 Rate) 50% Degree Attainment Rate

2020 Projected Population With An Associate's Degree or Higher, Ages 25-64,

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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.

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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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Potential Collaborative Action Networks

Early Childhood Accountability Partnership College Access Workforce Alignment High School Graduation College Completion Adult Education & Dropout Recovery Opportunity for All

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Getting to 60,000 Degrees in Central New Mexico by 2020: Near Term Objectives

Central NM School Districts CNM UNM Business Recruitment Other In-State & Out-

• f-State

Colleges

Increase High School Graduation Increase College Enrollment Increase College Completion Keep More College Graduates in Central New Mexico Support Economic Development Strategies to Recruit New Talent to Central NM

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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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How You Can Help

• Become an Impact Partner by signing the Community Partner

Agreement and affirming your support for the vision, goal, and objectives of Mission: Graduate.

• Provide input into the priorities for collaborative action by

joining a Community Support Council.

• Contribute your time, talents, and gifts to a Collaborative

Action Network and help develop action plans that are aligned to the twelve Outcome Indicators.

• Become a Convening Partner and help facilitate a Community

Support Council or Collaborative Action Network.

• Become a Sponsor and provide direct financial support for

backbone operations or specific collaborative projects.

Join us in the fall for the formal launch and help spread the word!

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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