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Asian (7.9%)

Black/African American (12.7%)

White (74.5%)

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Community Dashboard

5-Year High School Graduation Rate (%)

Absenteeism5-Year Graduation Rate for 3 School Districts (%)

5-Year High School Drop-Out Rate (%)

Multiple programs reported improvement in youth outcomes in the following areas:

FEDERAL UPDATES

There is a sense of apprehension in the appointment of Betsy DeVos as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. Her support of charter, choice and vouchers that will provide funding for private and parochial schools has been met with mixed responses.

STATE/LOCAL UPDATES

Michigan reading scores continue to go down. Bridge Magazine wrote a series of articles on Michigan’s failing education system.

There was a decline of Michigan’s 3rd grade reading scores even after the Department of Education spent $80 million on early literacy.

Michiganwasonlyoneoffivestatesthatsawadecline in reading scores on the National Assessment of Education Achievement test.

Between 2003 and 2015 Michigan dropped from 28th in the country for 4th grade reading scores to 41st. That drop was for all students, not just economically disadvantaged or students of color.

In 2020, the law requiring students who are one year or more behind in reading to be retained in 3rd grade willtakeeffect.Giventhecurrentscoresthatlawcould impact 30% of 3rd graders. Even more startling it could require over 50% of African American students to be retained and 43% of economically disadvantaged students to be retained.

COMMUNITY TRENDS Graduationratesoverall,andamong

economically disadvantaged youth in particular, are higher than the statewide rates.

The average dropout rate last year was about 5.5%, lower than statewide rate of 9%.

There was increased engagement with best practices and graduation rates have improved (overall and youth with low incomes).

Despite this success there has been an overall increase in absenteeism among economically disadvantaged youth.

This section illustrates the total number of clients who reported achieving specifed outcomes, and the corresponding percentage of achievement for all clients working on that outcome.*

* Note: This priority area previously included the “21st Century Skills and Youth Leadership Development” program strategy. No organizations pursued this strategy, and it is no longer included in the Program Strategies and Outcomes for this priority area. POLICY UPDATES FROM WASHTENAW ALLIANCE

FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

TRENDS FROM REPORTING

DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

Number of All WCF Participants Served, by ZIP Code(FIGURE1)

RaceofSAY-GradParticipants (FY17)(FIGURE2B)

RaceofAllWCFParticipants(FIGURE2A)

PROGRAM LEVEL OUTCOMES

ATTENDANCE & GRADUATION OF WASHTENAW COUNTY SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH

Breakdown by Income

ED = Economically Disadvantaged

Our Community Outcome: Increase the high school graduation rate of economically disadvantaged youth.

Total served: 536Total served: 30,843

Income of All WCF

Participants(FIGURE3A)

Income of SAY-Grad

Participants (FY17)

(FIGURE3B)

Washtenaw Coordinated Funders (WCF) is meeting the needs of our community’s most vulnerable in four priority areas through three funding componentsintendedto:Supporthumanservicesprogramming;Buildnonprofitcapacity;Fostercommunitycollaborationandsystems-levelchange.WCFincludesthefollowingpartners:AnnArborAreaCommunityFoundation(AAACF);OfficeofCommunityandEconomicDevelopment(OCED),representingWashtenawCounty,UrbanCountyandtheCityofAnnArbor;UnitedWayofWashtenawCounty(UWWC);RNRFoundation;SaintJoseph Mercy Ann Arbor (SJMAA). For more information, visit our website: coordinatedfunders.org.

Totalserved:4,311.Mapreflectsparticipants served for which Washtenaw County ZIP codes were reported.

Total served: 536

Asian 2 or more races

Black(non-Hispanic origin)

White(non-Hispanic origin)Hispanic Amer. Indian/

Alaskan origin

Economically Disadvantaged All Washtenaw

YPSILANTI SALINE ANN ARBOR

100% of FPL or below

185-100%FPL

200-185%FPL

Above 200% FPL

FPL income unknown

JULY 2018

Washtenaw County, 2010

Total population: 344,794

School-Aged Youth:

Intervention Programming to Foster Literacy, Academic Succss and School Engagement

20358%

16760%

Multiple programs expressed challenges with coordination of services between service providers

and between service providers and the schools.

Multiple programs reported on challenges with affordabilityofservices,transportationoptions,language and cultural barriers, and inability to expand programming (due to lack of funding).

Graduation

• Improved academic performance, social connections and awareness

• Setting/achieving goals

• Meeting basic needs

• Growthinprogramenrollment

• Desire to remain in school

• Positive working relationships with schools

• Increased sense of community

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Increased/maintained school attendance among youth who missed

10% or more days of schoolAs measured by PowerSchool or report cards.

Increased youth showing academic improvement of at least one grade level

Asmeasuredbyaresearch-basedandnormedpre/postassessmentforthespecificareabeingtargeted,tobechosenbytheagency(seetheQRI,TABE,orNationalAssessmentof

Educational Progress as examples).

Decreased grades of D’s/F’s (or elementary equivalent) and/or

maintained grades of A’s/B’s earned by individual students

As measured by PowerSchool or report cards.

26079%

Sources: 2017 Report Card published by the Washtenaw Alliance for Children and Youth; MI School Data; Center for Educational Performance and Information

SYSTEMSGOAL:Reducechronicabsenteeism