Trusting Enough to Work Together: Cross-Sector Partnerships that Count

Jay RoscupCommunity Schools DirectorWayne County Consortium

@roscupjay

A bit about me...- Teacher- Non-Profit Exec- NYS Administrator- Grant Project Director*- Grant Consortium Director- Community Schools Director

Currently Co-Chair:

Wayne County Partnership for Strengthening Families

Key Thoughts:- Agreement builds trust (Data)

- Common expectations build trust (Systems)

- Working together builds trust (Practices)

- Momentum is your friend (Continual Improvement)

- Small steps matter (Cultural change)

Agreement Builds TrustWhat can we agree on?

What common ground do we have?

Agreement can start with basics (problem definition) and move to more complicated discussions around values and priorities.

Find agreement in things."First we have to see. Or first we have to be taught to see. We have to be taught to see here, because here is everywhere, related to everywhere else, and if we don't see, hear, taste, smell and feel in this place - not only will we never know anything but the world of sense will be by that much diminished everywhere."

~ William Carlos Williams

Wayne County Schools:

“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.”- FDR

11 School Districts

13,430 Students (down 330)

85% Graduation Rate (down 1%)

49% Free & Reduced Lunch

Rule of Thumb: 1,000 Students per Grade Level

RATE OF CHILDHOOD POVERTY: Children of professionals were, on average, exposed to approximately 1,500 more words hourly than children growing up in poverty. This resulted in a gap of more than 32 million words by the time the children reached the age of 4.-- NY TIMES

Since 2000- the rate of childhood poverty has doubled to 20%.

GREEN= WAYNE PURPLE= ONTARIO

IMPACT OF GROWING UP IN POVERTY:Chronic Stress:

Impairs attention and concentration

Reduces cognition, creativity, and memory

Diminishes social skills and social judgment

Reduces motivation, determination, and effort

Reduces neurogenesis (growth of new brain cells)

http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/109074/chapters/How-Poverty-Affects-Behavior-and-Academic-Performance.aspx

Great Source:Eric Jensen

Evalumetrics Youth Survey

ResultsWayne County

Schools

Method● Web-based survey● All 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th grade students.● Completed in February and March - 2019

SampleWayne County

Grade Females Males6th 433 437 8708th 415 399 814

10th 393 359 75212th 385 343 728Total 1,626 1,538 3,164

Felt Sad or

Depressed Most Days

Self-Injury

Suicide Ideation

Risk and Protective Factors(% at Risk)8th Grade

Year 2019N= 874

Lack Rewards for Prosocial Behavior in the Community (P2-C) 23.0%Sensation Seeking (R22-PI) 19.5%Low Neighborhood Attachment (R1-C) 18.3%Lack Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement in School (P6-S) 15.6%Community Disorganization (R2-C) 15.3%Lack Rewards for Prosocial Involvement in School(P7-S) 15.2%Lack Social Skills (P10-PI) 15.0%Lack Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement in the Community (P1-C) 13.0%Poor Family Discipline (R7-F) 12.9%Lack Perceived Risks of Drug Use (P8-PI) 12.4%Lack Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement in Family(P4-F) 12.2%

Risk and Protective Factors(% at Risk)12th Grade

N= 779Lack Rewards for Prosocial Behavior in the Community (P2-C) 26.4%Low Neighborhood Attachment (R1-C) 23.0%Sensation Seeking (R22-PI) 22.1%Family History of Antisocial Behavior (R9-F) 17.5%Community Disorganization (R2-C) 17.1%Lack Perceived Risks of Drug Use (P8-PI) 16.4%Lack Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement in the Community (P1-C) 15.7%Lack Social Skills (P10-PI) 15.5%Lack Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement in School (P6-S) 15.4%Lack of Family Supervision and Rules (R6-F) 14.4%

2017

201910% less at high risk!

2x as many 6th graders have five or more risk factors

STUDENTS WHO MOVE A LOT OFTEN DON’T LEAVE THE COUNTY

BUT THEY DO LEAVE THEIR SUPPORT NETWORKS

Middle School Students Evalumetrics Youth Survey - 2017

Not Transient

Transient (3+

Moves)

Ratio

Friend Use Drugs (R21-PI) 0.5% 2.1% 4.27

Interaction With Antisocial Peers (R20-PI) 2.0% 6.1% 3.07

Favorable Attitudes Toward Antisocial Beh (R18-PI)

3.3% 8.3% 2.55

Perceived Availability of Drugs (R5-C) 1.6% 4.0% 2.53

Antisocial Behavior (R17-PI) 1.8% 4.0% 2.29

Fam History of Antisocial Behavior (R9-F) 6.5% 14.4% 2.22

Rebelliousness (R14-PI) 5.8% 12.3% 2.14

Rewards for Prosocial Involvement (P5-F) 7.2% 15.2% 2.12

Attachment (P3-F) 8.7% 16.6% 1.91

EYS DATA:WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE AROUND US.

62% Proficient on Math 7NYS Average 45%. Proficiency score of students remaining in district since the 1st

day of 1st grade on Math 2018 7th Grade NYS Exam for one Wayne County School.

BUT only 65% of students had remained in-district for that whole time

MOVING:

4x more likely to have friends that use drugs

3X more likely to report interaction with antisocial peers

2x more likely to be at-risk for engaging in antisocial behavior

STUDENTS WHO MOVE A LOT OFTEN DON’T LEAVE THE COUNTY

BUT THEY DO LEAVE THEIR SUPPORT NETWORKS

CHILDHOOD TRAUMA:

-An experience -Response to an event -Acute stress-Impact varies person to person

ACEAdverse Childhood Experiences:

-death of a parent

-parental divorce or separation

-incarceration of a parent

-drug or alcohol abuse

-mental health problems

-domestic violence

-physical neglect

-emotional neglect

-physical abuse

-emotional abuse

-sexual abuse

● Stress hormone ignition impacts brain development

● Think PTSD

● Impacts development

CHILDHOOD TRAUMA:Evalumetrics Youth Survey - 2017 2017 ACE 2 or

lessACE>2 Ratio

Used Alcohol in Past 30 Days 20.6% 15.3% 31.5% 2.1

Smoked Cigarettes in Past 30 Days 6.6% 4.1% 12.4% 3.0

Smoked Marijuana in Past 30 Days 15.5% 10.6% 26.4% 2.5

Used Any Other Drug in Past 30 Days 2.0% 1.1% 4.2% 4.0

Felt Sad/Depressed 41.2% 29.0% 68.1% 2.3

Self-injury 17.7% 13.2% 42.0% 3.2

Planned Suicide 10.4% 4.7% 25.3% 5.3

Poverty + Trauma + Transience= Severe Risk

Schools are the largest collection of professionals in Wayne County and the experts in youth development.

Our most vulnerable students need a network of support

Schools can build that network

Common Expectations Build TrustWhat do we expect from one another?

How do we intentionally manage expectations?

Sometimes we can create demands on systems that cannot be met; that feeling of disappointment can impede the development of trust.

Organic, Yet Organized: MTSS

TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3Prevention Early Interventions Intensive Interventions

How to Adult

SW-PBIS

Second Step

Botvin's Life Skills

Project Success

RRR

Primary Project

NYS Mentoring

Check In/ Check Out

FACT

Why Try

Goal Attainment Scaling

Wrap/Renew

YAP Mentoring (before involvement with court)

PINS

Satellite MH Office in School Building

RESTORATIVE PRACTICES ACROSS ALL TIERS

How do I belong here?

How do I get help here?

4-6 Districts 7-9 Districts 10-11 Districts

Primary Project

Wrap/Renew

SRO

YAP Mentoring

Restorative Practices exploration

MTSS (SEL & Academic Tiered Support)

Trauma Informed Work

NYS Mentoring

Second Step

Why Try

Check-In/Check Out

TCI

Our Community Reads

Satellite MH Offices

Delphi (Life Skills)

Thriving Families Program

FACT

MISSION: The Partnership will collaborate to strengthen individuals and families through agency cooperation and resource alignment.

Co-ChairsKathy McGonigal- Dept of A &YJay Roscup- Community Schools

Dr. Anderson sharing about Community Schools on March 13, 2019

Five Large Group Meetings:JanuaryMarchMayAugustOctober

Meetings are the Second Wednesday of the Month

1.5 hours in length

Networking for ½ hour after

Arc Wayne Person Centered ServicesCatholic Charities of Wayne County Pioneer Library SystemClyde-Savannah CSD Real Life CounselingCornell Cooperative Extension Red Creek CSDCouncil on Alcoholism & Addictions Scarlet Thread Ministries of the Finger Lakes Sodus CSDDelphi Rise StarbridgeEvalumetrics Research Victim Resource CenterFinger Lakes Community College Wayne Action for Racial EqualityFamily Counseling Services of Wayne Behavioral Health Network the Finger Lakes, Inc. Wayne CSDFinger Lakes Community Health Wayne County Action ProgramGananda CSD Wayne Cty Board of SupervisorsLiteracy Volunteers of Wayne County Wayne Cty Dept. of Aging & Youth Lyons CSD Wayne Cty Dept of Social ServicesMarion CSD Wayne County Public HealthMonroe BOCES Wayne Cty Rural Health NetworkNewark CSD Wayne Cty Workforce DevelopmentNorth Rose-Wolcott CSD Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCESPalmyra-Macedon CSD Youth Advocate Program

ATTEND AT LEAST THREE MEETINGS PER YEAR:

Started with Logic Model

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKGROUP

EDUCATION WORKGROUP

FAMILY RESOURCE WORKGROUP

Created in 2013Updated in 2015

Updated in Workgroups in 2016

Format ChangeTHEMATIC GOAL

FOUR KEY DISCIPLINES

KEY CONCEPT:ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH IS THE

ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT FOR GROWTH

COHESIVE TEAMACTION STEP:

Collaboration Survey will be coming to all partner members. This should be

completed by Leadership, Management & Line Staff

Organized to GrowBehavioral Workgroup

Family Resource Workgroup

Education Workgroup

Working Together Builds Trust

If you wait until you figure it all out, you probably won’t get much done.

Organic, Yet Organized:Our Community Reads is now in more than 8 school districts.

The program began with Safe Schools Healthy Students & 21st CCLC Funding.

Volunteer readers are recruited, trained & placed by Literacy Volunteers of Wayne County.

Events can swell to more than 100 participants.

CommonKindergarten RegistrationStart

Small Steps Matter: 8th Grade Career Carnival

Youth Leadership

ForumGiving Students Voice

29.2%WOULD NOT ASK FOR HELP WHEN THEY HAVE A PERSONAL PROBLEM

BUILDING TRUST

Is trust an accident?

Basic Numbers:150+ Students

7-9 Districts

20+ Volunteers

4-6 Planning Meetings per year

SIMPLE AGENDA:

SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION

Talk a bit about some of the potential helpers in our lives and ask….

What would encourage me to ask for help from them?

What would keep me from asking for help from them?

LUNCLISTS JOY

Time to listen….

Who helped?

9 School Districts Wayne CAPWFL BOCES Youth Advocate ProgramDept of Aging and Youth EvalumetricsCouncil on Alcoholism FLACRADelphi Rise & more….Wayne Behavioral Health NetworkCornell Cooperative ExtensionPublic HealthFamily Counseling Services of the Finger LakesTobacco Action Coalition of the Finger Lakes

Momentum is your friendMet 2011/12

Organized 2013

Workgroups 2015

Thematic Goals 2018

Take 30-40 seconds and imagine someone you barely knew had a personal issue (examples—upset about something, has been bullied, looks like something is wrong) and you felt like you should tell someone-it could be an adult or a

peer. Who would you choose to talk to?

A FRIEND

YOU

SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION:

What we heard….1. The data naturally falls under three areas

ENVIRONMENT (School Systems), SKILLS, and CHARACTER (which I call Habits of the Mind.) There are other categories which are not as strongly supported by the feedback.

2. Here are examples: Students feel the need for clubs, organizations, configurations that allow for time to spend with staff, clubs that support diversity, organizations that foster a non-judgmental environment.

3. There is evidence of a desire to have staff, students, peers, and family who have listening and communication skills and parents who have parenting skills. There is also evidence of a desire to know how to support someone who is struggling with issues like suicide and anxiety. These are teachable skills.

4. There is a lot of mention of Habits of the Mind such as trust, loyalty, confidentiality, which both drives and impedes relationships.

Dr. Marla Iverson-- WFL BOCES

What we heard….

1. Availability came through often. They went to peers because they were available and often avoided adults, particularly school staff, because they were busy or not invested.

2. In the Character category, I believe fear of judgement and lack of trust (in confidentiality) are well-represented.

3. The mention of the importance of voice is also prevalent throughout the data. It is evident students do not feel heard.

Dr. Joe Fantigrossi

Learning From Students….

Environment

Availability

Skill (Communication)

Trust/CharacterWill it float?

There are no small victories….

SMALL is the new big.

QUOTE:I'm excited to be there Tuesday (Youth Leadership Forum). I can't believe I'm now a volunteer now and not a student. All the conferences I attended taught me so much that I now use as an adult. I appreciate this opportunity to be a part if this conference more than most people know.

Thank YouHGM

There are no small victories….

SMALL is the new big.

DRUG USE IS DOWN!Alcohol in the last 30 days down from 26% to 20%

Cigarettes down over 35% to about 5% use in last 30 days

Marijuana use is down 15% to about 17% of young people using in the last 30 days

Other drugs remain incredibly rare in our student body

Trusting Enough to Work Together: Cross-Sector Partnerships that Count

Jay RoscupCommunity Schools DirectorWayne County Consortium

@roscupjay