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PSU AS CATALYST FOR EDUCATIONAL GROWTH
Imagining the Creation of an Intellectually Rich and Innovative
Community from Birth through Career
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What is the Emerging Picture?
• Academic preparation is flat• Significant achievement gap• Significant “Rigor Gap”• More remediation needed at college level• Challenge to meeting the demands of the
local economy• Retention and graduation rates for students
admitted with low GPA and Test Scores are consistently lower
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Beyond Academic Preparation…• Growing need for a highly skilled workforce• Emergence of sustainable industries in
Portland region• Portland regional presence in high tech
design and manufacturing• Growing understanding that education
beyond high school is essential to a healthy economy and a healthy community
• Increasing access to higher education and careers for students of color and of poverty
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Central Questions:
• In what ways can PSU positively impact the success of the Pre-Kindergarten through College education system in the communities it serves?
• What is the role of PSU in creating a local community known for intellectual curiosity and innovative thinking?
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Three “Big Picture” Ideas
University-wide alignment of
scholarship and expertise that impacts
PK-20 systems
“Cradle to Career” Partnership with
Leaders Roundtable and Community
Partners in Multnomah County
Strategic Partnership with Portland Public
Schools
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• Develop a P20 partnership framework utilizing Cincinnati STRIVE as a starting point . . .
• Developing the partnership becomes the work of the LRT for the coming year . . .
• LRT serves as governing council for the partnership
• PSU serves as the “home base” for the work
CRADLE TO CAREER PROPOSAL BASICS
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EVERY student in Multnomah County will:
• Be PREPARED for school
• Be SUPPORTED inside and outside school
• SUCCEED academically
• ENROLL in some form of college
• GRADUATE and enter a career
Cradle to Career Partnership Goals
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• Coordinate resources around cradle to career vision to improve specific student/community outcomes
• Improve effectiveness by ensuring data is used to build on evidence-based practices and innovate as necessary
• Advocate for funders, policymakers, and the community to support what works
Role of the Partnership: a Catalyst for Change
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What Does “Now” Look Like?
• A myriad of efforts, initiatives, programs ranging from very effective to ineffective, disconnected, not collecting & using common data or working toward shared goals
• The results: kids fall through the cracks, gaps are not addressed, inefficient use of resources, ineffective service delivery, no synergy
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Effective Evidence Efficient
Similar organizations collecting quality data for the same outcomes in a coordinated and collaborative network
Similar organizations collecting quality data that align under similar outcomes for broad community impact
Similar organizations collecting quality data, but uncoordinated and isolated
Alignment
Accountability
*This document is meant to be a conceptualization of the context of academic and social programming which impact student success.
Synergy
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• A coordinated, aligned, synergetic system along the PK-20 continuum, birth to career
• A “Community Report Card” of agreed upon performance indicators that guides collaboration and informs the partnership and the public on progress
• Not a new initiative or program
• Takes what is already working to create a more cohesive & effective whole
• The partnership serves as the hub to connect the whole
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GOAL 1: Percent of Children Assessed as Ready for School
GOAL 2: Percent of Students with More than 20 Developmental Assets
GOAL 3: Percent of 4th and 8th Grade Students at or above Proficiency in Reading and Math
Percent of Students who Graduate from High School
GOAL 4: Average Score on the ACT Percent of Graduates who Enroll in College
GOAL 5: Percent of Students Prepared for College Level Coursework Percent of Students who are Retained in College Percent of Students who Graduate from College
College Degrees Conferred
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SAMPLE MEASURES
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CommunityCorporate
Post-secondary
Media Civic
Faith Nonprofit
K-12
Parents/Family
Early Childhood
Philanthropic
Students
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WHAT THE PARTNERSHIP COULD LOOK LIKE
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• Serve as the home base for the project• Not owned or defined by PSU, others with
resources to contribute are invited to participate in the partnership development
• Allocate staff & resources in partnership with others
• Align research projects that are linked to the goals of the partnership
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• Utilizes academic and social/emotional/community indicators along a continuum
• The idea of a cradle to career pathway• Relies heavily on collecting and using
common data• Unites organizations in using common data,
working toward shared vision & goals
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Strategic Plan for PartnershipsPortland State UniversityPortland Public Schools
Objectives• Improve under-represented students’ access to higher education• Strengthen the Graduate School of Education (GSE) and PPS
partnerships specifically as they relate to professional preparation and ongoing professional development for PPS educators.
• Increase effective joint research opportunities emphasizing tangible impact on teaching and learning
• Explore the development of and implementation of an innovative interdisciplinary program in areas of mutual interest.
• Explore possible shared areas of interest. Some may include capital development opportunities, programmatic operations and business practices.
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Current Status?
• Each objective has a working group of PPS and PSU staff assigned
• An organizational structure has been put into place
• Next steps and timelines have been identified• At least one project proposal,
Connect2SCIENCE, has been submitted for funding.
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University Wide AlignmentKey Steps:• What are we currently doing that impacts PK-20?
– Who are the partners?– What is the scope of the work?
• What are the critical needs of our partner school districts?
• How do these needs and our institutional capacity come together in productive partnership? What is the added value?
• How can we engage in efficient dialog across the campus and with our partners on new ideas and strategies?
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Moving Forward
• How do we create dialog on the opportunity of the university to contribute to the intellectual and social growth of the community, birth to career?
• In what ways can the scholarship and intellectual capacity of the university be aligned with and connected to the educational needs of the entire community?
• How do we engage each other in this dialog?