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The New Reality in The New Reality in Tulsa County, 2009Tulsa County, 2009

Focus on HispanicsFocus on Hispanics

Prepared by the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa, supported by the Metro Human

Services Commission, June 2009

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Prepared by the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa

The Council is supported in data and information efforts by the Metropolitan Human Services Commission in Tulsa, partners include:

City of Tulsa Tulsa County Tulsa Public Schools

Union Public Schools, Tulsa Health Department Tulsa Community College

Tulsa Area United Way Oklahoma Department of Human Services

Ad Hoc members include the Metro Tulsa Chamber, and Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry.

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Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa (a United Way member agency)

16 East 16th Street, Suite 202 . Tulsa, OK 74119-4402

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The Bottom Line

The rapid increase in minorities among the youth population is here to stay. We need to make a major commitment, as educators, to see that all our students have the opportunity to perform academically at a high level. There will be barriers of color, language, culture, and attitude that will be greater than any we have faced before, as Spanish speaking students are joined by those from Thailand and Vietnam.

The task will not be to lower the standards but to increase the effort. To do so will be to the direct benefit of all Americans, as a new generation of people becomes a part of our fabric, adding a high level of energy and creativity that has always been characteristic of groups who are making their way in America.

Their numbers are now so large that if they do not succeed, all of us will have diminished futures. That is the new reality.

Source: Harold L. Hodgkinson (1985). All One System: Demographics of Education, Kindergarten through Graduate School, Institute for Educational Leadership

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Hispanic Children: Fastest Growing Segment of Our Population

47% of the nation’s children under 5 were a minority in 200825% of the nation’s children are of Hispanic origin

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44% of all children under 18 were a minority in 200822% of all children under 18 were Hispanic

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates 2008

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Why Hispanic Children?

Fastest growing segment of our population

Unique linguistic profile

Most socio-economically disadvantaged group in the U.S.

Empirical evidence shows early intervention significantly improves outcomes

Source: Eugene Garcia, 2008

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Tulsa Public School Enrollment by Race 2005-2008

Source: Tulsa Public Schools, October 1 2008 Membership Report

Union Public Schools District Ethnicity October 1, 2008

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Union Public Schools Enrollment by Race 1998-2008

Source: Union Public Schools

1998 2008 # Change % ChangeTulsa County 4,014 14,343 10,329 257%Berryhill 15 35 20 133%Bixby 112 260 148 132%Broken Arrow 227 1,113 886 390%Collinsville 20 62 42 210%Glenpool 69 126 57 83%Jenks 239 749 510 213%Keystone 14 6 (8) -57%Leonard - - - 0%Liberty 9 30 21 233%Owasso 157 589 432 275%Sand Springs 87 222 135 155%Skiatook 33 53 20 61%Sperry 10 66 56 560%Tulsa 2,410 8,394 5,984 248%

*Leonard Elementary was annexed to Bixby Public Schools as of November 2008

Percent & Number Change in Enrollment of Hispanic Origin Students from 1998 to 2008, Tulsa County School Districts

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1998 2008 # Change % ChangeTotal 99,011 108,707 9,696 9.8%White Non-Hispanic 68,428 60,817 (7,611) -11.1%Black 16,901 18,743 1,842 10.9%Native American 9,688 14,804 5,116 52.8%Hispanic 4,014 14,343 10,329 257.3%

*Asian/Pacific Islander Category not included

Change in Percent & Number Changein Enrollment of Total Number of Students from 1998 to 2008 in Tulsa County School Districts*

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PopulationOklahoma

State% Total Tulsa County % Total

Oklahoma County

% Total

White, Non-Hispanic 35,236 64.1% 5,675 58.1% 6,463 51.9%

Black, Non-Hispanic 4,900 8.9% 1,322 13.5% 2,200 17.7%

American Indian, Non-Hispanic 6,256 11.4% 780 8.0% 538 4.3%

Asian/Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic 1,224 2.2% 243 2.5% 442 3.5%

Unknown Ethnic Origin 163 0.3% 42 0.4% 32 0.3%

Hispanic Origin 7,167 13.0% 1,702 17.4% 2,784 22.3%

Total 54,946 100% 9,764 100.0% 12,459 100.0%

Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2007 Oklahoma, Tulsa County, Oklahoma County

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Educational Attainment of Hispanics in Oklahoma (25 years of age+)

Source: American Community Survey 2005-2007

Total population 3,576,929 247,660Population 25 years and over 2,311,130 121,785

Less than high school diploma 15.8% 45.1%High school graduate (includes equivalency) 33.1% 28.1%Some college or associate's degree 28.9% 17.5%Bachelor's degree 15.0% 6.2%Graduate or professional degree 7.3% 3.2%

Hispanic (of any race)

Total population

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Defining the Hispanic Education Achievement Gap

Adapted from Padilla, R. (2005) “Road to College for Latinos”, Lumina Foundation

OUTCOMES

Demographics

Immigration

Community

ParentsFamily

LanguageCulture

RaceIdentity

Migrant Status and Resilience

AccessAwarenessAspirationPreparationAdvance PlacementChoice

RegulatorsTestFinancesResourcesInterventions

RaceGenderEquity

TransitionAdjustment

StressCoping

FitDropping out

Mentoring

Family Opportunity Structure

Institutional Climate

Macro Context

CONTEXTS NAVIGATED BY THE INDIVIDUAL

Elementary School Middle School High School Post Secondary

INSTITUTIONS

SUCCESS

DROPOUT

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Defining the Hispanic Education Achievement Gap

Demographics Birth rate and population growth For every Hispanic elementary school student, 48 dropout (NCES,

2005)Immigration Language acquisition Immigrant status and related barriers to higher education access Lack of adequate resources for ELL population

Community Ethnic loyalty Cultural divide/ethnic pride

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Effective Strategies: What Works For Hispanic Students

CONECCIONES

Based on Kellogg Foundation’s ENLACE Program (Engaging Latino Communities for Education)

Focus on critical components and transition points Enhance community and family outreach Promote leadership development Target area: Will Rogers High School feeder

schools

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Conecciones Strategies

Critical transition points (from home to Pre-K and from 5th Grade to Middle School)

Parent Involvement (through parent education and outreach)

Family Support (connecting families to needed community services) Individual and Group dynamics (leadership skills, social skills, career exploration, college aspiration)

Tutoring (focus on ELL students and those lacking appropriate services)

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Conecciones Lessons Learned: Successful Efforts

Focus on transition points has been highly successful to engage student and family and continue supporting them through next life/school level.

Even at middle school and high school, interventions are effective when establishing a connection with a student.

Parent-school connection is imperative for parent involvement, outreach and education.

Addressing student and family as a unit is an effective strategy. Student outcomes are strongly linked to home circumstances and environment.

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Conecciones Lessons Learned: Challenges

Imperative need for bilingual/bicultural staff, culturally knowledgeable teachers and appropriate staff support to serve diverse student population.

Lack of adequate ELL resources/need for improved ELL curriculum and qualified teachers.

Need for a more coordinated effort to maximize available community resources.

Access to higher education opportunities is still an issue for many.

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The Bottom Line

The rapid increase in minorities among the youth population is here to stay. We need to make a major commitment, as educators, to see that all our students have the opportunity to perform academically at a high level. There will be barriers of color, language, culture, attitude that will be greater than any we have faced before, as Spanish speaking students are joined by those from Thailand and Vietnam.

The task will not be to lower the standards but to increase the effort. To do so will be to the direct benefit of all Americans, as a new generation of people becomes a part of our fabric, adding a high level of energy and creativity that has always been characteristic of groups who are making their way in America.

Their numbers are now so large that if they do not succeed, all of us will have diminished futures. That is the new reality.

Harold L. Hodgkinson (1985). All One System: Demographics of Education, Kindergarten through Graduate School, Institute for Educational Leadership

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The public education system alone cannot overcome the educational inequalities in our country.

A comprehensive, multilevel approach from all sectors is imperative.

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Prepared by the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa

We are available to provide a great amount of additional data and information on this topic and many others.

The Community Service Council's Census Information Center (CIC) is provided in cooperation with the U.S. Census Bureau to make census data more accessible for use in planning to meet the needs of people in Oklahoma. 

Please visit our website for a variety of presentations and sets of data for your use in planning and development of the State of Oklahoma.

Go to www.csctulsa.org. Click on “Data” and “U.S. Census CIC.”

The Council is supported in data and information efforts by the Metropolitan Human Services Commission in Tulsa, a partnership, includingCity of Tulsa Tulsa County Tulsa Public SchoolsUnion Public Schools Tulsa Health Department Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa Area United Way Oklahoma Department of Human Services

Ad Hoc members include the Metro Tulsa Chamber, and Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa (a United Way member agency)

16 East 16th Street, Suite 202 . Tulsa, OK 74119-4402

Contact: Dan Arthrell, MA darthrell@csctulsa.org 918-699-4229Jan Figart, MS jfigart@csctulsa.org 918-699-4237