Eric Thomas Chief Turnaround Officer Georgia State Board

Eric Thomas Chief Turnaround Officer Georgia State Board of Education March 24, 2018 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERING FOR KIDS

HELPING KIDS BELIEVE • A STORY 2

COLLEGE GRADUATES EARN MORE MONEY Average Lifetime Earnings Professional Degree $5, 612, 760 Doctorate (Ph. D. ) $4, 449, 440 $3, 337, 800 Master's Degree Bachelor's Degree Associate's Degree Some College, No Degree High School Graduate High School Dropout $2, 742, 160 $1, 920, 680 $1, 863, 040 $1, 531, 400 $1, 102, 120 US Census, 2010 3

COLLEGE = LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES Unemployment Rates Professional Degree Doctorate (Ph. D. ) Master's Degree Bachelor's Degree Associate's Degree Some College, No Degree High School Graduate High School Dropout 1. 7% 2. 0% 2. 4% 2. 8% 3. 7% 5. 1% 5. 7% 9. 0% US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2016 4

MORE DATA…AND ROI § SIXTY PERCENT OF INMATES IN GEORGIA ARE PARENTS (GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, 2014). § BETWEEN 1990 AND 2011, GEORGIA’S PRISON POPULATION MORE THAN DOUBLED TO NEARLY 56, 000 INMATES (GEORGIA COUNCIL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2014). § IN FISCAL YEAR 2010, THE STATE SPENT OVER $1 BILLION IN PRISON EXPENDITURES, MORE THAN TWICE THE AMOUNT SPENT IN 1990, WHICH WAS $492 MILLION (VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, 2010; STATE OF GEORGIA, 2014). § IN 2008, THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED EX-OFFENDERS COST THE U. S. ECONOMY BETWEEN $57 AND $65 BILLION IN LOST OUTPUT (CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH, 2010). 5

NCLB TO ESSA § REQUIRES DISTRICTS TO SET ASIDE 1% OF TITLE I FUNDS FOR PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES – 90% MUST GO TO SCHOOLS § CREATES STATE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS – RESOURCES AVAIALBLE § REPLACES “PARENT INVOLVEMENT” WITH “PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT” § NEW EMPHASIS ON SCHOOL QUALITY THAT PROVIDE PARENTS GREATER INFLUENCE ON DEFINING SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS 6

THREE IDEAS TO CONSIDER I. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS II. COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER CONCEPT III. STRATEGIC PARENT ENGAGEMENT 7

THE RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGY Evidence-Based Turnaround Model* Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement Academic Needs Non-Academic Needs *Rand Corporation, 2017 8

I. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS 9

PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT §DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT §PURPOSE: TO CREATE A STRUCTURE FOR PARTNERSHIPS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO ENSURE ALL STAKEHOLDERS ARE PLAYING THEIR ROLE IN STUDENT SUCCESS § ADDRESS RESOURCE GAPS ALIGNED TO SCHOOL & DISTRICT PRIORITIES § FAMILY ENGAGEMENT 10

ALIGN ENGAGEMENT & PARTNERSHIPS TO SCHOOL PRIORITIES §SCHOOL AND DISTRICT-LEVEL NEEDS ASSESSMENTS §ALL ENGAGEMENT& PARTNERSHIPS ALIGNED TO SCHOOL/DISTRICT PRIORITIES § 90 -DAY PLANS 11

CPS’ M. O. R. E. PROGRAM IS GARNERING NATIONAL ATTENTION. ON APRIL 10, 2014, DAVID JOHNS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE ON EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR MINORITY MALES, VISITED CINCINNATI’S SHRODER HIGH SCHOOL AND TALKED WITH A DOZEN STUDENTS AND THEIR 12 LEADERS INVOLVED IN CPS’ MORE PROGRAM.

II. COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER CONCEPT 13

COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER A CLC IS A SCHOOL THAT SERVES AS A COMMUNITY HUB, UTILIZING SCHOOL SPACE DURING EXTENDED HOURS, ON WEEKENDS AND THROUGH THE SUMMER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT, HEALTH RESOURCES, SOCIAL SERVICES, ARTS PROGRAMMING, AND CIVIC AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY. 14

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PARTNERS TO THE SCHOOL AMERIGROUP PARTNERSHIP § SCREENS FOR SEVEN HEALTH BARRIERS TO LEARNING § CLAY COUNTY PILOT § PARENT KICK-OFF (MARCH 9) § SCREENS (MARCH 13 -15) § ALL COHORT I SCHOOLS BY END OF Health Barriers to Learning *Asthma Behavioral Health Hearing Nutrition **Oral Speech Language Vision SCHOOL YEAR 16

III. STRATEGIC PARENT ENGAGEMENT 17

PARENT ENGAGEMENT § DONUTS WITH DADS § MUFFINS WITH MOMS § ANNUAL PARENT/TEACHER Traditional CONFERENCE § PTA BAKE SALE 18

I will implement an evening routine for Implement my student, that includes reviewing homework Ensure PARENT COMMITMENTS 19 Implement I will ensure my student does not have any electronic devices available after “bed time” I will implement a morning routine for my student, that ensures a timely departure Stay I will stay informed of my student’s academic and behavioral performance Recognize I will recognize success, AND will hold my student accountable for mediocrity

THREE IDEAS TO CONSIDER I. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS II. COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER CONCEPT III. STRATEGIC PARENT ENGAGEMENT 20

A PARTNERSHIP 21

TOGETHER FOR OUR FUTURE 22

THREE RESOURCES Houston, Blankstein, & Cole, 2010 Henderson, Mapp, Johnson, & Davies, 2007 Epstein, 2009 23

A FINAL STORY, AND THANK YOU TALK IT OUT! - DR. ERIC THOMAS YOUTUBE: EDUCATION EQUITY – PRIORITIZING THE STUDENT ERIC THOMAS ERIC. THOMAS@DOE. K 12. GA. US 24