EDUCATION = EMPLOYMENTEconomic Club of JacksonDecember 9, 2013

Cradle 2 Career

Presenters:Kevin Oxley, Superintendent, Jackson County Intermediate School District

Monica Moser, President and CEO, Jackson Community Foundation

Irene Ellison LeCrone, Coordinator of Cradle to Career

WHY?

Time for a Culture of True Engagement

• Schools are inviting engagement• Community members are realizing the need to

accept the invitation• An honest discussion of the challenges and

successes is taking place• Defining engagement through actions, not

commentary

Making the Case

Must be urgency for change around this issue.

Key Talking Points: • A direct correlation to economic development• Current approaches need revision and coordination• Potential for additional resources for community• A framework exists (LCANs)

Making the Case

Bachelor's & HigherSome College /

Associate's Degree

High School GraduateHigh School

Dropout

0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%

33%29%

28%

10%

32%27%30%

11%

16%

12%

40%

32%

Percentage of Workforce by Education Level201820021973

Making the Case: International Comparisons

% of Citizens with Postsecondary Degrees Among OECD Countries, by Age Group (2006)55-64 45-54 35-44 25-34 ALL (25-64)

1 U.S. (40%) Canada (44%) Canada (54%) Korea (58%) Canada (49%)

2 Canada (40%) Japan (43%) Japan (48%) Canada (56%) Japan (43%)

3 N.Z. (34%) U.S. (40%) Finland (44%) Japan (55%) U.S. (41%)

4 Finland (29%) N.Z. (38%) U.S. (43%) N.Z. (48%) N.Z. (40%)

5 Australia (28%) Finland (37%) Korea (43%) Norway (46%) Finland (37%)

6 Norway (28%) Australia (33%) N.Z. (40%) Ireland (45%) Korea (37%)

7 Switz. (27%) Denmark (32%) Norway (38%) Denmark (43%) Norway (36%)

8 U.K. (27%) Norway (32%) Australia (38%) Belgium (42%) Australia (36%)

9 Sweden (26%) Switz. (31%) Denmark (37%) Australia (42%) Denmark (34%)

10 Neth. (26%) Neth. (31%) Ireland (37%) U.S. (42%) Ireland (34%)

11 Denmark (26%) Iceland (30%) Switz. (36%) Sweden (41%) Switz. (34%)

12 Japan (26%) U.K. (30%) Iceland (36%) France (41%) U.K. (33%)

13 Germany (24%) Belgium (29%) Belgium (35%) Neth. (40%) Belgium (32%)

14 Iceland (24%) Sweden (28%) U.K. (33%) Spain (39%) Neth. (32%)

15 Belgium (22%) Ireland (27%) Sweden (33%) Luxembourg (39%) Sweden (32%)45-64: Michigan (35%) MI (39%) MI (37%) MI (36%)

Making the Case: Earnings and Employment in Michigan

Bachelor’s & Above

Some College

HS Graduate

HS Dropout

4%

11%

16%

22%

$59,264

$27,165

$23,729

$8,428

Mean IncomeUnemployment Rate

Making the Case: Educational Attainment by Race

American IndianAsianHispanicBlackWhiteAll

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

U.S.MI

39%

66%

47%41%

59%56%

42%

71%

46%

32%

58%55%

Michigan’s Student PipelineFor every 100 of Michigan’s 9th Graders

71 graduate high school

42 Enter college

28 are still enrolled their sophomore year

18 Graduate within 150% of time

Degrees That Pay

COMPUTER SCIENCE

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

MATH & ST

ATISTICS

VISUAL &

PERFORMING ARTS

PSYCHOLO

GY

COMMUNICATIONS &

JOURNALIS

M0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

80000

90000

100000

1984-1985 2008-2009

# of

Deg

rees

3%2%

16%

6%

5%

1%

43%

26%

National Employment Distribution Projection 2020Median Wage and Education Level

$87,500 Doctorial or professional degree

$60,240 Master's Degree

$63,430 Bachelor's Degree

$61,590 Associate's Degree

$34,222 PS Non-Degree Award

$44,350 Some College, no Degree

$34,180 HS diploma or Equiva-lent

$20,070 Less than High School

What is a Valuable Credential and why is it important?

Making the Case for Greater Focus on the School to Career Pipeline

• The College and Career Access Center• Partnerships with JAMA, SCMW!, JA and the

Career Center• Intentional Local School District/Business

Partnerships• Purpose brings motivation

How ?

THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT

SOLUTION

There Are Several Types of Problems

Source: Adapted from “Getting to Maybe”

Simple Complicated

Following a Recipe Sending a Rocket to the Moon

Social sector treats problems as simple or complicated

Complex

Educating Youth

IT TAKES MORE THAN PROGRAMSIsolated intervention brings only isolated impact

“Collective Impact,” Stanford Social Innovation Review, John Kania and Mark Kramer, 2011

Isolated Impact Collective Impact

Five Elements of Collective Impact

Common Agenda

Shared Measurement

Mutually Reinforcing Activities

Continuous Communication

Backbone Organizations

Common Agenda

Shared Measurement

Mutually Reinforcing Activities

Aligning Organizations

INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS

ACTIVITIES

COLLABORATIVE ACTION

ACTIVITIES IN ALIGNMENT

Continuous Communication

Backbone Support

Embracing Emergence Collectively

Vigilance

Learning

ActionShifting Mindsets

Curiosity

WHAT IS

?

IT’S A COMMUNITY NETWORK

C2C Goals

•Purpose•Preparation•Support•Post High School Education•Ready for the Work Force

HOW DID

GET STARTED?

WHO IS

?

“Common Agenda” Partners

Jackson Community FoundationSouth Central Michigan Works!College and Career Access CenterJackson Citizens for Economic GrowthJackson County Education AssociationJackson County Chamber of CommerceJackson Area Manufacturers AssociationJackson County Higher Education AllianceJackson County Superintendent’s Association

United Way of Jackson CountyCommunity Action Agency

Great Start CollaborativeJackson District Library

Jackson County ISDEnterprise Group

Jackson CountyCity of JacksonPromise Zone

Cradle 2 Career Executive Committee

CRADLE 2 CAREER NETWORK

WHAT IS

DOING?

Asset Mapping and Data Collection

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

% Eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch

Jackson County State of Michigan

The Value of Data

B C D E F G H I J K L M A1 A2 A3 A40%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

% of Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Lunch 2012 Graduation Rate 2012

Jackson County Public High Schools

School Success Action Teams

GOALS

Early Childhood Success Goal:

All children are prepared to enter kindergarten

Elementary School Success Goals:

Reading and Math proficiency by 4th gradeImprovement in School attendance

Middle School Success Goal:Students will be academically, socially, emotionally and organizationally prepared to be successful in high school & beyond

High School Success Goal:

GRADUATE!

•Enrollment•Valuable Credentials

Post Secondary Success Goals:

Early wins:

It Takes All of Us…

Cradle 2 Career

Irene Ellison LeCrone(517) 787-1321

ilecrone.c2c@jacksoncf.org

www.jacksonc2c.org