Addressing the High Addressing the High School Drop Out Rate in School Drop Out Rate in

Ingham CountyIngham County

•The ProblemThe Problem•The QuestionThe Question•The ProcessThe Process

•Presented by the SDDP Team at Lansing Presented by the SDDP Team at Lansing Community College Community College

The ProblemThe Problem

•High School Drop Out Rate in High School Drop Out Rate in Ingham County, MichiganIngham County, Michigan

The QuestionThe Question

•What factors contribute to What factors contribute to the dropout rate for high the dropout rate for high school students in Ingham school students in Ingham County?County?

The ProcessThe Process

Structured Dialogic Design ProcessStructured Dialogic Design Process (SDDP) (SDDP)• It is a tool for managing complexity.It is a tool for managing complexity.• It is a process to identify and analyze the Factors that It is a process to identify and analyze the Factors that

contribute to complex problems and discovering the contribute to complex problems and discovering the root cause Factors. root cause Factors.

• It’s goal seeks to prevent the problem from happening It’s goal seeks to prevent the problem from happening again by identifying the Factors, the influences of each again by identifying the Factors, the influences of each Factor on other Factors, and mapping the Factor on other Factors, and mapping the corresponding influence structure making the complex corresponding influence structure making the complex situation transparent.situation transparent.

• The result will illuminate the influences of selected The result will illuminate the influences of selected Factors and a shared understanding of the most Factors and a shared understanding of the most leveraged Factors to be addressed in the design and leveraged Factors to be addressed in the design and implementation of potential solutions.implementation of potential solutions.

Steps in each Stage of InquirySteps in each Stage of Inquiry

QuestionsQuestions

Who are the Stakeholders Who are the Stakeholders in Ingham County?in Ingham County?

• StudentsStudents• SchoolsSchools• Higher EducationHigher Education• AssociationsAssociations• CountyCounty• StateState• NationalNational

Ingham County StakeholdersIngham County Stakeholders

•Ingham CountyIngham County: : StudentsStudents, Ingham Intermediate , Ingham Intermediate School District, Board of Commissioners, Youth School District, Board of Commissioners, Youth CommissionCommission

•NationalNational: K-12, National Governor’s Association: K-12, National Governor’s Association

•AssociationsAssociations: Catholic Social Services, MEA, : Catholic Social Services, MEA, YMCAYMCA

•State of MiState of Mi: Michigan Department of Education, : Michigan Department of Education, CAMW, Keep Learning, Community Mental Health, CAMW, Keep Learning, Community Mental Health, LEAP, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services LEAP, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, 55Administration, 55thth District Court Family Division, District Court Family Division, Juvenile Division Family Court, Judiciary Committee, Juvenile Division Family Court, Judiciary Committee, Foster Care, Lansing Teen CourtFoster Care, Lansing Teen Court

•Lansing Community CollegeLansing Community College: Office of : Office of Advancement Advancement

•City of LansingCity of Lansing: City Council, Lansing School : City Council, Lansing School DistrictDistrict

•Michigan State UniversityMichigan State University: MSU Adolescent : MSU Adolescent Diversion ProgramDiversion Program

ConsiderationsConsiderations

• Community buy-in? The SDDP will Community buy-in? The SDDP will help to ensure this.help to ensure this.

• Explanation of technologies to the Explanation of technologies to the stakeholder participants so that the stakeholder participants so that the process may proceed smoothly.process may proceed smoothly.

• What is the role of K-8?What is the role of K-8?

What is your goal? What is your goal? (Begin with the end in (Begin with the end in

mind)mind)

How may our SDDP Team How may our SDDP Team serve you?serve you?

• A trained Practitioner along with a A trained Practitioner along with a trained operator make this process a trained operator make this process a very powerful tool for managing very powerful tool for managing complexity, and converging on a complexity, and converging on a collaborative action plan.collaborative action plan.

• Delivery: Delivery: FTF, Wiki, or Hybrid FTF, Wiki, or Hybrid

• Timeline: Timeline: Week, Month, and Year(s)Week, Month, and Year(s)

The SDDP Team at LCCThe SDDP Team at LCC• Linda Heard, MALinda Heard, MA ApprenticeApprentice• Tess KingTess King ApprenticeApprentice• Madeleine TownsendMadeleine Townsend ApprenticeApprentice• Pam BergeronPam Bergeron ApprenticeApprentice• Penny DenczekPenny Denczek ApprenticeApprentice• Megan GarrettMegan Garrett ApprenticeApprentice• Anand Ramaswami, PhDAnand Ramaswami, PhD ApprenticeApprentice• Jean MorciglioJean Morciglio ApprenticeApprentice• James SawyerJames Sawyer ApprenticeApprentice• Maria NevaiMaria Nevai ApprenticeApprentice• Dr. Alexander Christakis, PhDDr. Alexander Christakis, PhD Master TrainerMaster Trainer• Gayle Underwood, MAGayle Underwood, MA TrainerTrainer