Transforming Public Schools Within a Single Generation of Students

Presented by Jeremy Del Rio and Curt Gibsonwww.2020Schools.net / www.JeremyDelRio.com

Promises Kept?Promises Kept?

Our promise to kids: “Stay in school, and you’ll be equipped for life.”

Yet generational failure40% read at grade level30% math at grade level

1st graders in fall 2008:High School graduating class of 2020

Paradigm ShiftParadigm Shift

20/20 School + 20/20 Student = 20/20 Churches20/20 School + 20/20 Student = 20/20 Churches

Vocational CallingVocational Calling

What moves churches along the matrix is redefining youth ministry

“Anyone with relationship with a child is a youth minister.”

Equip teachers, faculty, parents, business owners, and students to view placement as strategic.

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Engaging the Schools Strategy

Intentional PrayerIntentional Prayer

Individual / Personal Prayer and (or) Devotional

Corporate Prayer (during services)

Small Groups

Prayer Walks

Prayer Guides (outlines & issues)

Relational: Building a Relational: Building a “Resume of Trust”“Resume of Trust”

Teacher / Faculty Breakfast

Appreciation Events

Principal Lunches

Student Appreciation / Recognition

Spring BBQ

Principle Presentation at Sunday Service

ServiceService

Paint the Town

School Clean-up / Beautification

Carnivals / Festivals

Sports Camp / Tournaments

PresencePresenceOn-site Tutoring / Mentoring

After-School programs

Extracurricular Activities

Coaching

Advocacy / Parent Training

Leadership Classes

Student Organizing

PolicyPolicyEarn right to be heard

Speak to macro issues, both at school and Dept. of Education level

Influence policy decisions from relationships of trust and relational credibility

Engaging Engaging StudentsStudents

Student Leadership

“The world’s best companies are realizing that no matter what business they are in, their real business is building leaders.”

- Fortune, 10/01/07

“Mostly we found that to change a block, you had to get between 10 and 20 percent of the people engaged.”

- Geoffrey Canada, Harlem Children’s Zone “America’s Greatest Leaders,” US News & World Report 2005

The Great Commission: A Leadership Development

Mandate“Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’”

- Matthew 28:18-20

Leadership Leadership DevelopmentDevelopment

“Let no one look down on you because you are young, but be an example ...” - 1 Tim 4:12

Move students from troubled and chronically under-performing, past passing and average to stewardship and leadership

4 Years of Leadership4 Years of Leadership

Year 1: 12 Student Leaders

Year 2: 24 Student Leaders

Year 3: 48 Student Leaders

Year 4: 96 Student Leaders

In a HS with 1000 students, this = 10%In a HS with 1000 students, this = 10%

Leadership in H.S.Leadership in H.S.

Student Council

Sports Teams

Arts Programs

Classrooms

Community Service

Timeline & Milestones• Monthly prayer bulletins (all year)

• Monthly 20/20 article series (all year)

• Public Announcement (January)

• Logo and branding strategy (January)

• Website development (Jan & February)

• Workshop presentations (available online and in groups) introducing vision, implementation strategy, and best practice tools (February)

• Church Recruitment (February - Sept)

• Bridge building with schools and DOE (March - Dec)

• Forum with educators and clergy and students regarding community based collaborations for school reform (March or April)

• 15-20 school beautification projects in summer (June - August)

• Back to School Sunday, Sept 14 (?) -- official 20/20 launch date

• 71 churches adopting 71 schools by September (10% of 10% goal). 710 churches (10% of 7,100 churches in 5 boroughs) and 710 schools (50% of 1,400 NYC public schools) by Sept 2010

• School-based leadership curriculum piloted in 5-10 schools in Sept 2008