re-engaging our youth presented by selena barajas-ledesma, msw pupil services administrator, city...
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RE-ENGAGING OUR YOUTH Presented BySelena Barajas-Ledesma, MSWPupil Services Administrator, City Partnership Program Los Angeles Unified School District
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Disconnected Youth:
A NATIONAL PROBLEM
1.2 million students did not graduate from high school in 2011
lost lifetime earnings for that class alone total $154 billion
Estimated 6.7 Million disconnected youth
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DROPOUTSCity of Los Angeles by the Numbers
100,000 Youth between the ages of 16-24 are Out of School & Out of Work (1 in 5)
13,794 Homeless Youth
8,278 Youth in Foster Care
6,950 students from the Class of 2013 dropped out of school
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LAUSD AND CHRONIC ABSENCELos Angeles Unified School District
580,601 19,646
Chronically absent high school students in 2013-2014 school year
LAUSD Enrollment
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IT TAKES A VILLAGESystem Alignment Based on a Common Goal
School District, Community Colleges, Business, Child Welfare, Probation, Mental Health
Workforce Development
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FINDING A SOLUTION
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POLICIES & PARTNERSHIPS(Real Skin in the Game)
LA Compact - Policy priority to serve OSY youth
Random assignment evaluation - Workforce Innovation Fund
LA Unified School District Co-Investment to place counselors in each YouthSource Center (PSA Counselors)
2012 launch of WIA dropout recovery system
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THE ROLE OF THE PSA COUNSELOR
Assist with Outreach and recruitment of OSY youth
Educational assessment of each youth - reviews grades, behavior, and school enrollment
Identify and asses barriers to academic achievement.
Identify personal and academic goals
Assess socio-economic needs and provide appropriate referrals
Develop individual academic plan
Communicate and coordinate service plan with WIA Career Coach
Ongoing counseling during participation
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OSY BEST PRACTICES(WHAT’S WORKING)
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Construction
Healthcare
CAREER PATHWAYS IN(Implementing a Job Driven System TEGL 3-14)
Automotive Technology
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CREATING BRIDGES FROM SECONDARY
TO POST-SECONDARY
EDUCATION
Contextualized Basic Skills Combined with Sector Based Work
Experience
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TRUANCY DIVERSION PROGRAM
Identify root causes
Engage parents & students in an off-campus environment
Educate parents/students on law, options, benefits of school attendance
Educational & psychological assessments
YouthSource Services
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STUDENT RECOVERY DAY
Targets schools with highest dropout and absenteeism rates
Education, Workforce and Human Services - 1,000 volunteers
1,243 dropouts recovered in one day
Annual door-to-door home visits in an effort to provide youth and their families with a myriad of services
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SHAREbest practices
CROSS TRAINING
ASSESSthe needs of the population
RE-ASSESSthe training needs of your staff
LEARN each other’s strengths
IDENTIFYexperts within your collaborative
ENGAGEoutside experts
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
26,448 Young adults used the YouthSource Centers
5,770 Young adults enrolled in the YouthSource System
1,646 High School Dropouts were Re-engaged and Re-enrolled in School
10,514 received an educational assessment
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BOYLE HEIGHTS TECHNOLOGY YOUTH SOURCE CENTER
Programs for youth on probation
On-Site Credit Recovery & GED prep courses
Youth Enrichment programs
Community Referrals as neededTruancy Diversion Program
Youth Training Academy (YTA: Ages 13-19)
WIA/LARCA Programs- Targeting out of work out of school youth (16-24)
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STUDENTS
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EXPANSION
Family Source Program• Prevention Model• Goal-Increase family resources
and academic achievement• Serve younger youth
Arrest Diversion Program• Intervention for youth that have
committed• Minor infractions• Alternative to citation/arrest• Eliminate School to Prison Pipeline
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MORE SUPPORT FOR HIGH RISK YOUTH
Camp Returnee/Probation Youth Program
Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund
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29YouthSource and
Family Source Centers aimed at serving students
and families throughout the
City of Los Angeles
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