Collective Impact9-25-2014

Why should you use collective impact?

• It brings

▫ Change

▫ Solutions

▫ Results

to the problems we have today that we cannot

solve on our own.

The Road Map ProjectCase Study: 2010-2020

2010 and will end

Road Map Region: Washington

• 7 Districts

▫ South Seattle

▫ Tukwila

▫ Renton

▫ Highline

▫ Kent

▫ Federal Way

▫ Auburn

• Total Students =120,890

(2013)

2013 Results Report

College Completion

On Time Graduation rate = 72% (2010) 2013 Results Report

College Completion

“67% of the jobs in Washington State will require a college degree or a career credential” by 2018.

- Georgetown University Center on Education

2013 Results Report

College Completion

“1 out of 4 King County residents has a bachelor’s degree”

2013 Results Report

Educational Gap

• Students of color

▫ 67% (~81,000)

• Low-income Students

▫ Poverty

Low-income = 59% of Students (~71,400)

• English language learners

▫ 17% of students (~19,400)

▫ 167 languages

2013 Results Report

6th Grade Reading

2020 Target = 80%2013 Technical Report

7th Grade Math

2020 Target = 80%2013 Technical Report

2013 Technical Report

1. Double number of college degrees and career credentials

2. Close achievement gaps of low-income students and students of color, as well as increase overall achievement

The Road Map Project: Project Sponsors

2020 Goal:

2013 Results Report

The Road Map Project: Project Sponsors

• Framework was established in 2011

▫ Road Map Indicators were chosen in 2012

On-Tract and Contributing indicators

2011/2012 Results Report

• Monitor educational Progress

• District, income, ELL, race, & gender• 2020 Target goals

• Factors affecting education results• 2020 Targets not included

The Road Map Project: Road Map Indicators

2013 Results Report

Example: On-Tract Indicators

Proficiency

3rd Grade Reading

▫ 66% (2010) 69% (2013)

2020 Target: 87%

4th Grade Math

▫ 50% (2010) 62% (2013)

2010 Target: 76%

5th Grade Science

▫ 45% (2010) 58% (2013)

2020 Target: 79%

2013 Results Report

The Road Map Project:System Building Strategies and Actions

3 Action Plans

Birth to 3rd Grade High School to College Completion

English Language Learner

Strategy for building systems to connect all the providers and organizations that work with children and families.

Strategy to prevent summer learning loss for low-income students.

Strategy to engage parents and provide tools and resources to support their children’s learning.

A framework and set of strategies.

A framework and set of strategies.

A framework and set of strategies.

Use of an implementation tool kit as a guide and resource.

To identify key systems-level strategies for ELL students.

To support the successful integration of ELL students in the school system.

http://www.roadmapproject.org/collective-action/action-plans/

Encourage and support low-income and minority students to take advanced courses who are believed to be ready for it (Renton

District)

- 5 week Pilot program to reduce summer learning loss (South Seattle)

- 87 struggling students were selected from k-5

Provide credit recovery courses (alternative education program) and help students

transition to high school to improve extended graduation rate. (Renton

District)

Increase the number of teachers that can be better prepared to teach ELL Students

through a teaching program (Kent District)

Improve kindergarten readiness and strengthen primary grade teaching

(Auburn District)

QRIS- Improve childcare quality (Early Achievers

System)- Rates childcare providers - Helps improve quality by providing training

and support-Expand Washington’s Quality Rating and

Improvement System

Wakids-State-funded Assessment tool to test

kindergarten readiness to help kindergarten teachers understand what their students need to work on.

- Test in 6 areas.

The Road Map Project: Aligned Organizational Strategies

Teaching Strategies Gold- A newer assessment tool used in pre-

kindergarten programs just like Wakids- Tests in 7 areas

- Use learning model to improve math scores from k-8 and make educational gap smaller. (Highline District)

- Online learning tools, ST Math

Automatically enroll students in advance courses that they currently do well in

(Federal Way)

Create iGrad program to help students, who dropped out of high school, to earn a high diploma, college credential or career skills

(Kent School)

Increase College Bound Scholarship sign-up and FASFA application filling by talking to parents and students at events, meetings,

and conferences (Tukwila District)

- Work with community colleges to decrease student retention rate and increase post-secondary degree completion

- Green River:Parent/student math advisory nights Development of senior level math courses

- Seattle: Offer free COMPASS Test Prep workshopsOffer the 13th Year Promise Scholarship

- Highline:Offers support and programming to help ELL students transition into credit earningand college level courses

- Providing career-path bridge classes, advising, and academic support

- Renton:- Skill development, help reduce skill

gaps while they learn a new occupation or trade

2011/2012 Results Report

Early Achievers

System

Parents Forum

Full-DayKindergarten

Support of The Community

• Early Achievers System (QRIS)

Child Care Program- 11% sign up in 2012- 36% sign up by 2013

• Parent Participation Cradle

to College and Career ParentForum in 2013

More than 30 parentorganizations

More than 1,000 people- Workshops- Resource Fair

• Full-day Kindergarten

Part-time Full-day- 77% by 2013

The Road Map Project: Powerful Community Voice

2013 Results Report

Additional Groups

Road Map Project:

Steering Committee Work Groups Backbone Organization

Organizations

“Project Sponsors” Community Center for Education Results

(CCER)

Birth to 3rd Grade

English LanguageLearner

Opportunity Youth

Youth DevelopmentFor Education

Advocates Caucus

Community Network

Data AdvisorsGroup

Education ResultsNetwork

High School toCollege

WorkgroupsA group made up of either members from different organizations or the same. -groups are created to address the prior goals

Collaborators

Candace GratamaThe BERC Group

(Project Sponsors)

Rich StolzOneAmerica

(Advocates Caucus)

Deleena Patton Seattle University Youth

Initiative (Data Advisors Group)

Jason Greenberg Motamedi Education Northwest

(English Language Learners)

Jenee Myers Twitchell UW Dream Project(High School to

College Completion)

Jessica Norouzi Year up

(Opportunity Youth Work Group)

Trise Moore Federal ways

public schools (Birth to 3rd grade

work group)

Alexandra DavisHighline Community College

(Community Network)

http://www.roadmapproject.org/collective-action/project-hub/

Collaborators

David Bley Bill and Melinda

Gates Foundation (Project Sponsors)

Anthony Shoecraft CCER

(Advocates Caucus)

Israel David Mendoza Mendoza Consulting

(Opportunity Youth Work Group)

http://www.roadmapproject.org/collective-action/project-hub/

Conclusion

• Goal:

▫ Double number of college degrees and career credentials

▫ Close achievement gaps of low-income students and students of color, as well as increase overall achievement

• Number of Organizations/Participators: 78

• Number of individuals: more than 185

• The Road Map Project: 10 year project (2010-2020)

▫ From kindergarten to college

Collective Impact

Non-Profit

Business

Government

Goal:Solve a specific

social issue

Collective Impact

Organization Planning

Self-Desire

Collective Impact

Results

Community Region

Environment

5 Conditions/Components:

Shared MeasurementSystem

Mutually ReinforcedActivities

ContinuousCommunication

BackboneOrganization

Common Agenda

Collective Impact

Common Agenda

• An Agenda that serves as the platform for the project

▫ The Steering Committee makes the common agenda

Common Agenda

• An Agenda that serves as the platform for the project

▫ The Steering Committee makes the common agenda

• Includes 2 steps:

▫ Step 1: Drawing Boundaries

A shared common goal

Common Agenda

• An Agenda that serves as the platform for the project

▫ The Steering Committee makes the common agenda

• Includes:

▫ Step 1: Drawing Boundaries

A shared common goal

A common understanding of the problem

Common Agenda

• Includes:

▫ Step 1: Drawing Boundaries

A shared common goal

A common understanding of the problem

▫ Step 2: Developing a Strategic Action Plan

A collective agreement on smaller goals

5 Conditions/Components:

Shared MeasurementSystem

Mutually ReinforcedActivities

ContinuousCommunication

BackboneOrganization

Common Agenda

Collective Impact

A Shared Measurement System

• An evaluation system to analyze progress

▫ Establishing measures or techniques to monitor progress that is used by everyone

Indicators

A Shared Measurement System

• An evaluation system to analyze progress

▫ Establishing measures or techniques to monitor progress that is used by everyone

Indicators

▫ Involves creating reports, tables, or graphs to represent data or information on progress

5 Conditions/Components:

Shared MeasurementSystem

Mutually ReinforcedActivities

ContinuousCommunication

BackboneOrganization

Common Agenda

Collective Impact

Mutually Reinforcing Activities

• Each participant or organization in the project needs to be involved in different “activities”

(types of work)

▫ Work groups

Mutually Reinforcing Activities

• Each participant or organization in the project needs to be involved in different “activities”

(types of work)

▫ Work groups

Each group having their own mutualset of strategies or mutual action plans that was agreed by everyone in the group.

Mutually Reinforcing Activities

• Each participant or organization in the project needs to be involved in different “activities”

(types of work)

▫ Work groups

Every action is reinforced by these mutual strategies or actions.

Steering CommitteeAction Plans

Work Groups

Mutually Reinforcing Activities

• Each participant or organization in the project needs to be involved in different “activities”

(types of work)

▫ Work groups

Every action is reinforced by these mutual strategies or actions.

Action Plans

Mutually Reinforcing Activities

• Each participant or organization in the project needs to be involved in different “activities”

(types of work)

▫ Work groups Every action that is taken is directed towards reaching the goals in the common agenda.

Common Agenda

5 Conditions/Components:

Shared MeasurementSystem

Mutually ReinforcedActivities

ContinuousCommunication

BackboneOrganization

Common Agenda

Collective Impact

Continuous Communication

• Communication between partners to:

▫ Discuss concerns or issues

▫ Discuss and handle data results from indicators

Continuous Communication

• Communication between partners to:

▫ Discuss concerns or issues

▫ Discuss and handle data results from indicators

▫ Discuss the progress of the project among partners

▫ Make any necessary changes to the common agenda or strategies to reach the goal

• Communication between partners to:▫ Discuss concerns or issues▫ Discuss and handle data results from indicators▫ Discuss the progress of the project among partners▫ Make any necessary changes to the common agenda or

strategies to reach the goal

• Build Trust▫ Working together▫ Can led to Sharing ideas and resources▫ Doesn’t happen after a few meetings

Continuous Communication

Continuous Communication:

Road Map Project• Communication between

▫ Leaders in Education▫ Outside Partners▫ Members of the Community

• Multiple ways to communicate▫ Education Results Network Meetings

Meet quarterly

▫ Reports: http://www.roadmapproject.org/data-center/reports/

5 Conditions/Components:

Shared MeasurementSystem

Mutually ReinforcedActivities

ContinuousCommunication

BackboneOrganization

Common Agenda

Collective Impact

Additional Groups

Collective Impact Structure:

Steering Committee Work Groups Backbone Organization

Organizations

Backbone Organization(s)• Provide planning, organization, and support

▫ Communication Support between partners Discuss concerns or issues Bring partners together for meetings and events Provide information that a partner or organization might need

▫ Guidance or “Strategic Direction” Ways or areas for improvement Keeps partners moving towards their goals

▫ Coordinates community outreach Raising awareness

▫ Organizes Funding and brings new funding in▫ Manages data collection and analysis

Analytical or data support

Backbone Organization(s)• Provide planning, organization, and support

▫ Communication Support between partners Discuss concerns or issues Bring partners together for meetings and events Provide information that a partner or organization might need

▫ Guidance or “Strategic Direction” Ways or areas for improvement Keeps partners moving towards their goals

▫ Coordinates community outreach Raising awareness

▫ Organizes Funding and brings new funding in▫ Manages data collection and analysis

Analytical or data support

Backbone Organization(s)• Provide planning, organization, and support

▫ Communication Support between partners Discuss concerns or issues Bring partners together for meetings and events Provide information that a partner or organization might need

▫ Guidance or “Strategic Direction” Ways or areas for improvement Keeps partners moving towards their goals

▫ Coordinates community outreach Raising awareness

▫ Organizes Funding and brings new funding in▫ Manages data collection and analysis

Analytical or data support

Backbone Organization(s)• Provide planning, organization, and support

▫ Communication Support between partners Discuss concerns or issues Bring partners together for meetings and events Provide information that a partner or organization might need

▫ Guidance or “Strategic Direction” Ways or areas for improvement Keeps partners moving towards their goals

▫ Coordinates community outreach Raising awareness

▫ Organizes Funding and brings new funding in▫ Manages data collection and analysis

Analytical or data support

• Provide planning, organization, and support

▫ Manages data collection and analysis Analytical or data support

Data Advisors Group

These roles can be divided among the organizations, groups, or individuals

Backbone Organization(s)

Type 4

Type 3

Type 2

Type 1

Collective Impact Tools

• Two Assessment tools

1. Wholonomy Consulting

▫ Five types of Readiness

Type 5

Ready for collective impact

Questions

Collective Impact Tools

• Two Assessment tools

1. Wholonomy Consulting

▫ Five types of Readiness

2. FSG Collective Impact Forum: Three questions

▫ Is collective impact right for you?

▫ Do you have the pre-conditions?

▫ Do you have the right people and collective impact structure?

Results Score Card 3.0

http://resultsscorecard.com/

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