Our vision:

Our vision:Our vision:

That means …That means … Ready for higher education and learning Ready for higher education and learning Ready for work and career advancement Ready for work and career advancement Ready to lead healthy lives, and Ready to lead healthy lives, and Ready for positive social and civic Ready for positive social and civic

connections and engagement.connections and engagement.

Continuum of Youth DevelopmentDevelopmental Ages/Stages

Early Childhood(0-to 5-year

olds)

Elementary(6-to 10-year-

olds)

Middle School(11-to 14-year

olds)

High School(15-to 19-year olds

Young Adults

(20-to 24-year olds)

Learning(Basic and Academics)

Working(Work/Career

awareness preparation)

Thriving(Physical &

Mental Health & Safety)

Connecting(Social/

Interpersonal Skills)

Leading(Civic and

Community Engagement)

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ALL CHILDREN

AND YOUTH IN OUR

COMMUNITY



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POPULATIONS/ GROUPS OF YOUNG

PEOPLE FACING EXTRA

CHALLENGES, WHO NEED EXTRA

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Goal: All youth graduate from high school

Indicators:

• High school graduation rate

• Drop out rate

• Attrition rate (12th – 9th)

Comparisons for equity



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Goal: All youth are physically and mentally healthy, and avoid substance abuse, violence, pregnancy, delinquency, and other risk-compromising behaviors

Indicators:• Teen violence rates, crime rates• Body mass index/obesity rates, Rates of child

diabetes• Teen pregnancy rates, Low Birth Weight births to

teens



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Success By 6 (SB6) Goal: Healthy

SB6 Indicators:

• Immunization Rates

• Low Birth Weight

• WIC Enrollment

• CHIP/Medicaid Enrollment




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SB6 Goal: Happy

SB6 Indicators:

• Kindergarten Retention

• Child Abuse/Neglect Rates

• Mental Health Support

• Families in Poverty




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SB6 Goal: Smart

SB6 Indicators:

• Kindergarten Readiness Test Scores

• Quality Child Care, Worker Wages, Education Levels

• Child Care Subsidies

• Children in Public Child Development Programs

• Local Funding for Quality Early Care/Education




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E3 Alliance

Success

By

6

Ready by

21

• Children’s Optimal Health

• Children & Youth Mental Health Planning Partnership

• Central Texas Afterschool Network (CTAN)

What is our community What is our community doing to realize the vision?doing to realize the vision?

Many quality organizations, programs, and Many quality organizations, programs, and initiatives, but still gaps and overlapsinitiatives, but still gaps and overlaps

Relevance of Equity Commission Report Relevance of Equity Commission Report Issues still ring true, but the recommendations Issues still ring true, but the recommendations

are not specific enough to be actionableare not specific enough to be actionable

Opportunity to develop a shared vision, Opportunity to develop a shared vision, framework, set of indicators that will guide framework, set of indicators that will guide targeted strategies and actionstargeted strategies and actions

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Early Childhood

(0-5)

Elementary Age

(6-10)

Middle School(11-14)

High School(15-19)

Young Adults(20-24)

Learning(Basic and

Applied Academics)

All Young Children Ready

to Learn

All Children Developing Basic

Skills and Competencies

All Youth Are Succeeding in

School

All Young People Are Fully

Prepared for Higher

Education or Work

All Young Adults Enter Workforce or

Higher Ed With Marketable

Skills

Thriving(Physical

and Mental Health & Safety)

All Young Children Fully

Immunized

All Children Meet Physical

Standards for Developmental

Age

All Youth Develop Proper Nutrition,

Hygiene, and Exercise Routines

All Youth Are Engaged in

Physical Activity and

Avoid Risk-Compromising

Behaviors

All Young Adults Have Good Health and Health

Habits

Connecting(Social/


All Young Children Have Appropriate

Attachment to a Significant

Adult

All Children Have Positive Self

Awareness, and an Ability to

Express Themselves

All Youth Engage in Socially Acceptable

Behavior and Have a Healthy Self-

Concept

All Young People Have a

Sense of Independence

as Well as Positive

Relationships With Those

Around Them

All Young Adults Foster Personal and Social Growth in the People In Their Lives

Working(Work & Career

Awareness, Preparation)

All Young Children Have

Awareness that Adults Work

All Children Have Positive Attitudes

Towards The Employment of Adults in Their

Lives

All Youth Are Aware of Possible Career Paths that Give Them Hope

and Purpose

All Young People Make a

Successful Transition to

Adulthood

All Young Adults Are

Employed With a Living Wage And Benefits

Leading(Civic and

Community Engagement

)

All Young Children Feel

Supported By a Community

Around Them

All Children Accept Rules and Social Boundaries

All Youth Demonstrate Attitudes and

Behaviors of Civic Responsibility

All Young People Are Involved in

Programs to Give Back

All Young Adults Are Making a

Difference in Their

Community

Define goals using dimensions 2 at a time

(Outcomes by Age)

Take Stock of efforts/initiatives in Take Stock of efforts/initiatives in basic or sophisticated waysbasic or sophisticated ways

Pre–KPre–K0–50–5

ChildrenChildren6–126–12

YouthYouth13–1913–19

Young Young AdultsAdults20–2420–24

Families Families and and

CommunitieCommunitiess

Ready Ready for for

CollegeCollege

Cognitive/ Cognitive/ academic academic

developmedevelopmentnt

Ready Ready for Workfor Work

Work/Work/career career


Ready Ready for Lifefor Life

Physical Physical developmedevelopme

ntnt

Social/ Social/ emotional emotional developmedevelopme

ntnt

Civic and Civic and cultural cultural


Set shared goals to change the odds for Set shared goals to change the odds for youth youth

(shift red to yellow, yellow to green)

Pre–KPre–K0–50–5

ChildrenChildren6–126–12

YouthYouth13–1913–19

Young Young AdultsAdults20–2420–24

Families Families and and

CommunitieCommunitiess

Ready Ready for for

CollegeCollege

Cognitive/ Cognitive/ academic academic


Ready Ready for Workfor Work

Vocational Vocational developmedevelopme

ntnt

Ready Ready for Lifefor Life

Physical Physical developmedevelopme

ntnt

Social/ Social/ emotional emotional developmedevelopme

ntnt

Civic and Civic and cultural cultural


Business as Usual Does Not Work Well for Kids & Families

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SOURCE: Margaret Dunkle

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