HELPING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES SUCCEEDIN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE

Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families 2012 Annual Conference

400 South Zang Blvd. Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75208

www.theconcilio.org214.818.0481

Who is The Concilio?Mission:To build stronger communities by empowering parents to improve the education and health of their families

How are Children Struggling to Succeed?

“Every American pays a cost when a

young person leaves school

without a diploma” - Marc Morial

(Former New Orleans Mayor and current President of the National Urban League)

32% of Dallas County students drop out of high school

Dropouts are prone to unemployment, use of government assistance, incarceration

What is the Missing Link?

Importance of Parent Involvement

Research shows: Higher grades and test scores Better attendance Higher graduation rates Greater enrollment in post-secondary education

Student achievement is greater regardless of parent educational level, ethnicity or socio-economic status.

Why is Parent Involvement Lacking?

Cultural Barriers

Language Barriers

Educational Level Barriers

Parents Advocating for Student Excellence (PASE)

The program teaches parents how to:

□ Navigate the school system

□ Provide a supportive home-learning environment

□ Reinforce positive self-esteem and individual learning styles

□ Collaborate with the school: teachers, counselors, principals

□ Set expectations for higher education

PASE

□ Pre-Kindergarten (32 weeks)□ Elementary (9 weeks)□ Middle (9 weeks)□ High School (9 weeks)□ Life After High School (9 weeks)

PASE’s Impact

Dallas ISD data for program year 2009-2010:

Students of Concilio participants were less likely to repeat a grade than their non-participating peers

Students of Concilio participants were more likely to meet the state standard on Reading TAKS

Students of Concilio participants had better Math TAKS scores than those of the district as a whole

Average attendance rates were higher for students of Concilio participants when compared to the district across all grade levels

PASE’s Impact

2009-2010 Data:• 400 parents read to their children for the first time• 660 parents read to their children five times or more• 910 parents met with their student’s teacher during the

semester that they took our program

2011-2012 Data:

99% of Concilio students promoted to the next grade level (828 students)

Changing Their Condition

Survey of 2,100 parents who completed the PASE program since it began:

90.2% of their students graduated from high school

78.0% entered post-secondary education

PASE Growth

2002

2003

2004

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

K-12 60,000

9,680 15,111

105,714

345,702

590,618

618,676

698,765

692,717

551,763

LAHS

40,000 110,000

80,000 126,252

141,519

148,510

337,260

PAL 65,000

147,565

256,500

Total

60,000

9,680 15,111

145,714

455,702

670,618

744,928

905,284

988,792

1,145,523

How Did Growth Occur?

1. Best Practices: Free of charge Presented in the audience’s language Culturally sensitive Children are welcome Active collaboration with school staff where program is being delivered Accessibility Welcoming environment

2. Partnerships with the Funding Community

Funding Community Partnerships

School Districts United Way Annual Fundraiser Corporations Foundations Zero to Five Funders’ Collaborative

Zero to Five Funders’ Collaborative

27 Funders5 Years4 Nonprofit Agencies1 Neighborhood1 Purpose

Zero to Five Funders’ Collaborative: The Concilio’s Part

32-week Pre-K program funded by the Zero to Five Funders’ Collaborative

Several curricula combined; includes NCLR curriculum Coaching sessions Fieldtrips Speech/language pathology sessions Graduation

Impact of the Collaborative

92% of parents graduated from The Concilio’s Pre-K program: 214 out of 233 enrolled

Former children participants scored significantly higher than non-participants on the following:• Vocabulary• Word analysis• Word reading• Total reading profile• Total reading readiness profile

- Southern Methodist University evaluation of entire Collaborative on a specific test taken by all Kindergarten students in the schools in which we work

Looking to the Future

Zero to Five Funders’ Collaborative: Sustainability Replicability Bridging the Gap

The Concilio: Our own curriculum Expanding to more schools, districts Evaluation

Impact on All of Us

One less high school dropout changes our community! Irais and Julio

Thank you!