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Non-Academic Barriers to School Success
Capital Region ESD 113 Student Support TeamJanuary 22, 2014
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Overview• Why schools should care about non-
academic barriers• Table Discussions• Systems of Care Framework• Partnerships• Table Discussions
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Why Schools Should Care About Non-Academic Barriers
• Because non-academic barriers are highly correlated to academic failure.
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Homelessness
Cutuli, J., Et. Al, (2012) Academic Achievement Trajectories of Homeless and Highly Mobile Students
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Why Schools Should Care About Non-Academic Barriers
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Chemical Dependency
Bachman, J., O’Malley, P.., (2007) The Education-Drug Use Connection
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Why Schools Should Care About Non-Academic Barriers
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Malnutrition
Aubery, (2012), The detrimental effect of malnutrition on school achievement
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Why Schools Should Care About Non-Academic Barriers
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Health Risk Behaviors
Dilley, J., (2007) School-based Health Interventions and Academic Achievement
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Dilley, J., (2007) School-based Health Interventions and Academic Achievement
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Children dealing with adverse childhood experiences ■ are two-and-one-half times more likely to fail a grade;
■ score lower on standardized achievement test scores;
■ have more receptive or expressive language difficulties;
■ are suspended or expelled more often; and,
■ are designated to special education more frequently
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Why Schools Should Care About Non-Academic Barriers
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Have we forgotten about…
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Table Discussionshttp://tinyurl.com/ky49opp
• What non-academic issues have the greatest impact in your school community?
• What resources are you currently accessing to help mitigate these issues?
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Proposed System of Care
Resources, strategies, and practices that: • provide academic, physical, social, emotional,
and intellectual supports, which - enable all pupils to have an equal opportunity
for success at school, by - directly addressing barriers to learning and teaching,
and
re-engaging disconnected students.
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Proposed System of Care
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No barrier
s
BarriersTo Learning,
Development, Teaching
InstructionalComponent
ClassroomTeaching
+Enrichment
Activity
DesiredOutcomes
(High Expectations& Accountability)
II = Not verymotivated/Lackingprerequisiteskills/different rates & styles/minorvulnerabilities
III = Avoidant/very deficientin capabilities
I = Motivationallyready and able
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Proposed System of Care
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Marginalized and fragmented in policy and practice
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Infrastructure- Leadership- Resources- Processes
Classroom-Based Approaches to Enable
Learning
Student & Family Assistance
Community Outreach
Home Involvement in Schooling
Support for Transitions
Crisis/Emergency Assistance & Prevention
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Proposed System of Care
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System of Prevention
- All Students Promoting learning &
Healthy Development
plus
Prevention of Problems
System of Early Intervention- Some Students
Intervening as early after onset of problems as is feasible
System of Care- Few Students
Specialized assistance for those with severe, pervasive, or chronic problems
as necessary
as necessary
as necessary
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Proposed System of Care
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Proposed Systems of Care Framework
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Wrap-Around Services Linked to All Schools
Community-Based Resources
ESD-Provided Supports
ESD Student Support Case Managers in All Districts
High School
Diploma &
Beyond
HeadStart
Juvenile Justice
DSHSChildren’s
Admin.PublicHealth
Faith- Based
Readi- ness to Learn
Title 1D
Bldg. Bridges
Behav- ioral
HealthNurse Corps
Youth Work- force
Housing & Food
Asst.Tribal
Nations
From the Cradle
Pre -K Primary Intermediate MS/JHS HighSchool
Extended Day/Yr.
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Thurston Thrives
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Overview: New and more focused partnerships must be created between schools and their communities …
… to build youth resilience & help them overcome barriers through an expanded system of learning supports, …and to build youth engagement through additional opportunities for active & relevant learning in multiple pathways.
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Example State Agency Partner
Tina Burrell
Recovery Youth Services Program Director
Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery (DSHS)
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Example County Agency Partner
Don Sloma
Executive Director
Thurston County Public Health & Social Services
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Education & Health – A Two-Way Street
“You cannot educate an unhealthy child and you cannot keep an uneducated child healthy.”
- Dr. M. Jocelyn Elders, MD, Former US Surgeon General
From Education: It Matters More to Health Than Ever Before, Center on Society and Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2014.
From Education: It Matters More to Health Than Ever Before, Center on Society and Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2014.
Statewide Changes in Drug UseTotal treatment admission trends ages 18-29
First time in treatment, heroin primary drug
82% of Thurston Treatment is State Funded
ASA= Alcohol and substance abuse fundingGF-S= General fund, stateVRDE= Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement AccountPSEA= Public Safety and Education Account
What does this mean for Thurston Treatment?
Alternatives Youth Program—Closed Behavioral Health Resources
– Co-Occurring Adult & Youth Services—Closed
Providence St. Peter CDC– Shelton—Closed – Belfair—Closed– Centralia—Closed
Capital Region ESD 113 True North– Mason—Open – Thurston—Open2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
(Sept 30)
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400
600
800
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300 218 267 248 176
885
745 723 699
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Publicly Funded Outpatient Treatment Admissions by Age
Thurston County 2009 - Sept 2013
Youth AdultsSource: SCOPE-WA, Thurston County Public Health & Social Services Chemical Dependency Program
Drug Treatment
HousingShelters
Mixed Housing
PreventionReduce ACES
Increase ResilienceDrug Abuse Prevention
Economic DevelopmentBusiness Climate
Cosmetic Improvements
UnemploymentJob Training/Placement
Education
A few ways we are working to address the entire
pyramid: -Treatment Infrastructure (Reimbursement Rates, Detox, Methadone, Inpatient)
Thurston County Intensive Case Management
Thurston County Home Consortium
Thurston Thrives Action Teams on Clinical Care & Behavioral Health, and Housing
Thurston Thrives Action Teams on Child Development/Resilience
Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council
Thurston Thrives Action Teams on Economic Development and Education
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Example State Agency Partner
David Schaffert
President/CEO
Thurston Chamber of Commerce
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Table Discussion
http://tinyurl.com/ky49opp
In order to foster & sustain community partnerships to address barriers to
student success, what supports (from the ESD and from others) would be helpful?
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