Life After YouthBuildPostsecondary, Career, & Leadership

Pathways

AmeriCorps Management Conference August 10, 2015

Ultimate goal is not placing a young person in college or career. It’s about

empowering a young leader to change their community.

Why This Work Matters

6.7 million 16-24 year olds not in school or work in US (Opportunity Youth)

By 2018, approximately 65% of all new jobs will require some form of postsecondary education/training

In 2014, 21% of all YB enrollees were placed in PSE and 48% were placed in PSE and/or Career

What Matters Most for Graduate Success After YB?

What Matters Most for Graduate Success After YB?

1) What Does Student Success Look Like?

2) What Skills Do Students Most Need to Survive & Thrive After YB?

3) What Do they Most Need to Know?

4) What Social Emotional Competencies Matter Most to Promote Success in Life After YB?

What Matters Most for Survival When Lost at Sea?

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TeamEndurance

• 5 Gallon Can Water

• Survival Rations

• 20 sq. feel of plastic (shelter or H20 collection)

• Fishing Kit

• Nylon Rope

TeamSignal

• Mirror

• Oil & Gas Mixture (floats & flammable)

TeamGet Me Out Now

• Ocean Map

• Sextant

• Shark Repellent

TeamCookie Monster#ControlMeSelf

• Quart of Rum

• Transition Radio

• Chocolate

• Mosquito Net

What Matters Most for Survival When Lost at Sea?

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TeamHappy Returns

(Top 5 – According to US Coast Guard)

• Mirror

• Oil – Gas Mixture

• 5 Gallon Can of Water

• Survival Rations

• 20 Sq. Ft. of Plastic

TeamYou Will be Missed

(Bottom 5 – According to US Coast Guard)

• Quart of Rum

• Transition Radio

• Map of Ocean

• Mosquito Net

• Sextant

Conley’s College Readiness Dimensions

What Matters Most for Success of YB Students/Grads?

PSE / Career Knowledge

Academic Ability

Key Learning Skills

Social-EmotionalCompetencies

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YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department

PSE / Career Knowledge

1) Connecting Education & Career Goals

2) Knowing PSE Affordability & Having Financial Literacy/Capability

3) Advocating for Self

4) Navigating Complex PSE/Career System

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YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department

Academic Ability

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YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department

1) Analyzing Information

2) Developing Clear Arguments and Supporting with Evidence

3) Reading Complex Text Closely

4) Demonstrating Knowledge in Core of the Common Core

Social-Emotional Competencies

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YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department

1) Having Passion for Lifelong Learning and Showing Growth Mindset

2) Having Confidence; “Believing I Belong”

3) Understanding and Empathizing with Other Viewpoints

4) Engaging in Community and Internalizing Role as Change Agent

Key Learning Skills

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YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department

1) Managing Time

2) Communicating Effectively

3) Having Clear Sense of Direction (Pursuing Short & Long Term Goals)

4) Accepting and Responding to Feedback

Building PSE-Connected Programs:

Jobs for the Future’s 3 Phase Model

Enriched PreparationIntegrates high quality college-ready instruction with strong academic and social supports

Postsecondary BridgingBuilds college-ready skills and provides informed transition counseling

Transition Support Offers appropriate supports to ensure postsecondary persistence and success

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Increasing PSE Costs

Limited Financial Literacy Support

Decreasing PSE Completion Rates

Average $35K Debt Per Student

$1 Billion+ Total US Student Debt

AMC Edu Award Attainment

Successful Students with Affordable PSE, Career,

& Leadership Pathways

Financial Capability Support and UAspire

Transition Coordinators

Affordability for Pathways

Programming Loop Change

Growth Mindset

InnovationExecution

Rapid Feedback /

Adapt

Building Higher Expectations – Staff & Young People

Essential Resources

Postsecondary Partnership Guide https://youthbuild.org/news/PSEPartnershipGuide

YouthBuild USA Education Resource Hub https://my.youthbuild.org/education

MyBestBets https://mybestbets.org

“I would not have you descend into your own dream. I would have you be a conscious

citizen of this terrible and beautiful world.”

Ta-Nahisi CoatesBetween the World and Me