Summit Education Initiative Align & Engage for Student Achievement THEIR SUCCESS OUR SUCCESS is

Summit Education InitiativeAlign & Engage for Student Achievement

THEIR SUCCESSOUR SUCCESSis


Welcome

Kirstin TothSenior Vice President, GAR FoundationPast Board Chair, Summit Education Initiative


Our Appreciation


SEI Board of Directors

• Mary Anne Beiting• Tommy Bruno• William H. Considine• David Custodio• Dan Colantone• Belinda Cox• John Dearborn• Jeff Ferguson• Leonard Foster

• Ramona Hood• David James• Russell Pry• Tia Ramlow• Robert Reffner• Suzanne Rickards• Mike Sherman• Kirstin Toth

Nicholas Browning, board chairAndy Duff, vice chair

Evan Scocos, treasurerDavid Jennings, secretary


Thank you!

RUSSELL M. PRYSUMMIT COUNTY EXECUTIVEDepartment of Job and Family Services



Derran WimerExecutive Director



Mission: All students graduate ready for success in their chosen career pathway.

Vision: Improving personal and regional prosperity through increased educational attainment.




Building on a solid foundation…

Among the most populated counties:

Summit County is

• 278th of 817 in the nation

• 8th of 38 in Ohio


…toward prosperity and success

Increased educational attainment means• Increased per capita income and average employee wages• Decreased unemployment and poverty


48,000 Degrees!

START RETURN STAY GRADUATE



Matt DeeversSenior Research Associate




Transition Skills Summary Growth

2012 2013 2014

5

90

115

Participating Sites

2012 2013 2014

116

1753

2543

Participating Children

More than HALF of all programs and about 48% of pre-k students participated in 2014


Success is a collective effort

2013 2014


Tell your friends about kindergarten readiness!

• About 67% of all children begin kindergarten ready for success each year.

• 500 additional preschool children are nearly “on track for success”

• Everyone can help teach the 16 FOR SUCCESS


Pastor Eugene Norris IICharisma Community ConnectionFame Fathers




3rd Grade Reading: Literacy on the rise

2011 2012 2013 2014

83% 82% 83%85%

65% 65%67%

70%

Minimal Proficiency On Track for Success


Tell your friends about 3rd grade reading!

• 5% gain in top-performing students: 250 more children on track for success every year, compared with 2012.

• Another 338 children were 3 or fewer questions from “on track”.




Eighth Grade Math

2011 2012 2013 2014

83% 85%81% 81%

43% 45% 43% 43%

Minimally Proficient On Track for Success


Tell your friends about 8th grade math!

• 8th grade math achievement is the next frontier for SEI

• With United Way support: common assessments, coordinated efforts for over 2,000 students

• Study → Predict → Intervene → Achieve




Career & College Readiness

2012 2014

35%

41%

32%33%33%

26%

Ready Not Ready No Score


Tell your friends about college readiness!

• College readiness has risen 6% since 2012

• About 240 more students graduate ready for success each year, compared with 2012.

• “Ready” graduates are 4X as likely to earn a postsecondary degree in 4 years or less.


Promoting readiness: more than tests


Cindy BrownPrincipal, Green High SchoolGreen Local Schools



Postsecondary Enrollment & Persistence

Fall Enrollment

Persistence(Year 1 - 2)

Degree Earned(4-year)

Degree Earned (6-year)

65%

87%

24%

44%

↑ Class of 2008 ↑


Tell your friends about college completion!

• Almost half of all high school graduates have a degree within 6 years

• College completion rate is up 6% this generation, but we need it to be higher


We are the ones we have been waiting for

– June Jordan



Derran WimerExecutive Director


Together it can be done!


John GarofaloVice President, Community InvestmentAkron Community Foundation


David JamesSuperintendentAkron Public Schools



Documents

Summit Education Initiative Align & Engage for Student Achievement THEIR SUCCESS OUR SUCCESS is