an update: kicking off year two. d estination g raduation initiative coming jobs warwhen the boomers...
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An Update: Kicking Off Year Two
DESTINATION GRADUATION INITIATIVE
Coming Jobs War When the Boomers Bail
GOALIncrease theGraduation Rate in Stanislaus County
Currently 82.5%
THE JOB MARKET OF YESTERYEAR
TODAY’S JOB MARKET
KICKING OFF YEAR TWOAugust 16Opened Steve
Wozniak with Destination Graduation
800 in attendance
333 students in the gallery courtesy of DMC
THE FIVE PILLARS
Sharing of Best Practices
Mentoring
Road Trip…journey to success
Parent Awareness/Engagement Campaign
Grade Level Reading
2013-14 Enrolled 372 Graduated 100
2014-15Enrolled 252 to
date150 have
attended orientations
Adding locations
SHARING BEST PRACTICES
DESTINATION GRADUATION - DOWNTOWN
1030 11th Street238-6500
MENTORING
Recruiting mentors Supporting mentorsPreparing mentors
Mentoring SummitJanuary 23, 2015
Sierra Vista
ID at-risk 6th graders
Provide an intense summer experience to prep for junior high
Connect them with an advisor at school
Follow them through to high school graduation
PARENT AWARENESS/ENGAGEMENT
County-wide, Community Campaign focused on:Kindergarten Readiness
Attendance“Summer Slide”
WHAT CAN YOU DOTO HELP DESTINATION GRADUATION SUCCEED?