Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection (HW-SC): Core Model and Building Research Readiness

Laura R. Maggiulli, Ph.D., LMSWDirector of Research, Hillside Family of Agencies

Agenda • Hillside Family of Agencies and HW-SC Program Overview

• HW-SC Program Components and Processes

• Building Research Readiness

• Questions and Comments

Graduation is just the beginning. We are serious about lifelong success that expands to home, school, work and community.

Hillside Family of Agencies (HFA)

• Hillside Family of Agencies (HFA) provides individualized health, education, and human services in partnership with children, youth, adults, and their families through an integrated system of care. • Affiliates: Hillside Children’s Center, Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection, Snell Farm

Children’s Center, Stillwater Children’s Center, Hillside Children’s Foundation

• Provides more than 120 services in over 40 locations (based in New York State) • Serves approximately 13,000 youth, adults, and families annually • Employs approximately 2,500 staff

• Strategic Pillars: • Leadership• Partnership• Create Value• Translate Research into Effective Practice

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Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection (HW-SC)

• Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection (HW-SC) is a youth development program that provides a holistic support network for middle and high school students to help them perform to their academic potential and complete their high school education.

• HW-SC has been in operations for 30 years and has expanded to multiple regions throughout New York State and Maryland.

• Public/Private Partnership • Serves ≈ 4,000 students who are at-risk for dropping out (grades 7-12)• Data-driven program with a heavy emphasis on tracking and measurement

processes • Utilizes a predictive analytics model for targeted recruitment (what works best

for whom)

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HW-SC Eligibility Criteria

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Eligibility are research-based criteria associated with increased risk for not graduating high school

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Low SES

Low Standardized Test Scores

Failing Core Subjects

Poor Attendance

School Suspensions

Over Age for Grade

HW-SC Students Served in 2017

0.95

0.8

0.28

0.12

0.08

0.07

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HW-SC Students Served in 2017Series 2Series 3

Low SES95%2.42

Low Standardized Test Scores80%4.42

Failing Core Subjects28%1.83

Poor Attendance12%2.85

School Suspensions8%

Over Age for Grade7%

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HW-SC Core Components

• Coordinated Services are designed to help students overcome barriers that can impede education, graduation, and post-graduation success

• Youth Advocacy and Mentoring• Social- and Life-Skills Training• Workforce Development

• Career Exploration, Exposure, and Support • Jobs Institute: Youth Employment Training, Employment Partnerships,

Ongoing Mentoring, Exposure Activities

• College Preparation and Support • Individualized Academic Support

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HW-SC Core Processes

• Youth Advocates (YA’s) encourage students to perform to their fullest potential in and out of school, coordinate and link them to the support they need. Case management processes include: • Recruiting: Targeted engagement and enrollment• Assessing: Identify needs, resources, assets, and services• Planning: Build a plan based on needs assessment- formulate goals

through the use of an Individualized Graduation Plan (IGP)• Connecting to and Facilitating Services: Link to and advocate for

academic, workforce, and social supports/services• Monitoring: Track plan and goal progress• Evaluating: Evaluate impact of services on meeting goals and outcomes • Reviewing: Address ongoing issues

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HW-SC Key Performance Indicators and Outcomes

KPIs

% of Students who are on track academically

% of HWSC students who are YETA certified and employed by an employment partner

% of engaged HWSC students Progress on IGPs

Short-Term Outcomes

4-Year on-time cohort graduation rate

5-Year cohort graduation rate

% increase in developmental assets (annually, beginning and end of program)

Long-Term Outcomes

% HW-SC graduates enrolled in post-secondary education, military services or employed 2-years post-high school

Social Impact and Value (ROI)

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HW-SC Results

• Graduation • 93% of HW-SC students who stick with our program graduate from high school• 96% of our students employed with job partners graduate from high school• Since the program’s inception, over 5,000 young people have graduated from our urban high

schools and become productive citizens in the communities

• College and Career • Improved Local Economies: Nearly 500 HW-SC students are employed in part-time year-round

jobs. These students are generating over $3 million dollars in their communities annually• For each $3,500 investment that we make in a youth, an employed graduate saves the community

$22,500 in social services. What’s more, these students are investing their annual earnings of $6,250 back into our communities

• ROI = For every $1 invested, HW-SC creates $4.75 in social benefits

To access a copy of our 2017 Outcomes Report and the Benefits-Cost Ratio Analysis visit: https://www.hillside.com/about-us/family-agencies/regions-affiliates/hwsc/

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https://www.hillside.com/about-us/family-agencies/regions-affiliates/hwsc/

HW-SC: The Value of Increased Graduation Rates

Increased graduation rates result in increased: Post-secondary education success Rewarding career opportunitiesLifetime personal earningsCommunity tax revenues

Increased graduation rates result in decreased: Adult rates of unemploymentCost related to public/assistance programs Involvement in the criminal justice system

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From Results to Research: Building Research Readiness

• Understand political, local, organizational, program, and population context

• Build relationships ahead of time• Balance research and program priorities • Determine communication strategies• Ensure engagement, buy-in, and support • Operationalize the program model• Standardize processes• Measure, measure, and measure • Define, practice, and measure fidelity • Build preliminary evidence • Develop and leverage organizational capacity• Create a Roadmap to Research

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It’s all about Partnership!

External Environment

Organization

Program Operations

Questions and Comments

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Thank You! Laura R. Maggiulli, Ph.D., LMSWHillside Family of AgenciesDirector of Research lmaggiul@hillside.com

Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection (HW-SC): Core Model and Building Research ReadinessAgenda Hillside Family of Agencies (HFA)Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection (HW-SC) HW-SC Eligibility Criteria HW-SC Core Components HW-SC Core Processes HW-SC Key Performance Indicators and OutcomesHW-SC Results HW-SC: The Value of Increased Graduation RatesFrom Results to Research: Building Research ReadinessQuestions and Comments Thank You!