Agenda• Introductions• American Graduate quick review• Highlights of Community Survey Results• Public Media Strategy Work • Next Steps

The goal of our work today is to answer these three questions

1. Who has solutions now?2. Who can make the changes we

want?3. How do we best use public media to

highlight and expand on solutions?

Albuquerque’s Dropout Crisis:Selected Maps and Data

Percentage of Middle School Students Not Involved in Group Activities Outside of School or Home

12Source: New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey, 2009. Students were asked, “Outside of my home and school, I am a part of clubs, sports teams, church/temple, or other group activities.” The percentage reported here reflects respondents who answered “Not true at all.”

Percentage of High School Students Not Involved in Group Activities Outside of School or Home

13Source: New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey, 2009. Students were asked, “Outside of my home and school, I am a part of clubs, sports teams, church/temple, or other group activities.” The percentage reported here reflects respondents who answered “Not true at all.”

Percentage of Students Who Report Not Having a Parent or Adult at Home

Who is Interested in Their School Work

14Source: New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey, 2009. Students were asked to comment on the statement, “In my home, there is a parent or some other adult who is interested in my school work.” The percentage reported here reflects respondents who answered, “Not true at all.”

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Our Action PlanOn Air – National/local broadcast, TV & radio, Online – Web, social media, advertisingIn the Community – Collaborations & partnerships

Youth Generated MediaTeacher Professional DevelopmentResearchTeacher Town Hall - April 18, 2012

Survey Highlights

Family Development Program

Change graduation requirements from classroom hours to measured proficiency in core subjects.

Offer programs to solve family alcohol and substance abuse problems

Offer after school opportunities for parents

Provide students and families with computer access

Ensure smaller class size

Schools should provide more information about vocational education and alternatives to college

Develop and strengthen community-based service learning programs for middle school and high school students

Offer more summer learning opportunities for students

Invest in professional development for school staff and teachers

Support programs and other community efforts to decrease truancy and improve attendance

Offer more before and after school opportunities for students

Help students and families make the transition to middle and high school

Develop more interest-based programs to engage students

Support and expand the "Community Schools" model

Accommodate cultural and language diversity in schools to ensure equal access for all families

Ensure more family support services in community

Provide more support for early childhood programs

Expand and enhance Family resource centers

Collect and use "early warning" data to identify and provide targeted support to students who are off track to graduation

Help families to navigate the school system

Increased parent and family involvement

Build better relationships among parents, teachers, school administrators and other family and community members

Develop school - community partnerships

Ensure that schools are safe and welcoming for all families

Enable two-way communication between families and school teachers, principals, and staff

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American Graduate InitiativeCommunity Survey Results

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Some Survey Comments•Create a culture and expectation that parents will hold children to high standards•Have ongoing cultural humility trainings for administrators, teachers and staff where community experts and members can be• ….When students see their families in the schools, being respected and engaged in positive ways, they are much more apt to both stay in school and respond positively to focused support to address their individual issues around staying in school•Provide mentors•It is important to address poverty and income/resource gaps•Most priorities listed above are geared toward lower-income families, however middle-class, college educated families need help keeping their kids engaged in school•It is not enough to make sure students and family has a computer...they need access to the web

Group Work

What is working now? What needs to change?

Who can make the change?

What are the public media messages/stories?

Family Engagement

Teacher Town Hall April 18, 20125:30 – 7:30 PM UNM Continuing EducationPartially funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Minimum 100 teachersPre Event Surveys for teachers to set agendaCell-phone polling during event Offered for Broadcast nation-wide Recruitment through partners & on-air spotsModerated by Ray Suarez of PBS NewsHour

Keep In Touch!

Laurel Wyckoff, Education and OutreachAmerican Graduate,

New Mexico PBS LearningMedia, Community Engagement, Public Square 277-8296 lwyckoff@newmexicopbs.org