Youth Development for Education Results Work Group
The Youth Development for Education Results Work Group is focused on increasing the clarity of Road Map Project indicators, measurement, data collection and strategies where community-based youth development organizations play a vital and integral role. Youth Development Executives of King County (YDEKC) is the convener for this work and seeks to involve, learn from and influence other key partners around King County working on the overlaps between youth development and education results.
Student Motivation and Engagement: The work in 2011-12 focused on defining and measuring the Road Map Project indicators of “% of students motivated and engaged to succeed in school” and “% of students demonstrating 21st century skills.” Partnering with the Center for Educational Effectiveness, a Student Motivation and Engagement Survey was piloted in Renton, with nearly 6,000 responses from students in 5th through 12th grades. The pilot will be expanded to additional Road Map Project districts in spring and fall 2013. The work group will also be continuing to define and measure additional “non-academic” skills and dispositions that impact youth success within schools and within community-based organizations.
Exploring data sharing and data systems: Work in 2013 is focused on supporting improved data sharing between schools and community-based organizations, and exploring the potential for a shared data system across youth development organizations.
Members
Community-Based Organization Data Sharing & Data System Team Members:
- Kirsten Avery, CCER
- Kelly Bay-Meyer, College Success Foundation
- Laurie Bohm, White Center CDA
- Karen Tollenaar Demorest, Alliance for Education
- Shamsah Ebrahim, Leading Edge Advisors
- Melinda Giovengo, YouthCare
- Ken Gordon, Barbara Grant Consulting
- Barbara Grant, Barbara Grant Consulting
- Lori Guilfoyle, United Way of King County
- Matt Harris, Community Volunteer / Consultant
- Bill Henningsgard, Eastside Pathways
- Linda Hughes, King County Housing Authority
- Faisal Jama, East African Community Services
- Meghan Lynch, Neighborhood House
- Grace McClelland, City of Seattle Human Services Dept
- Erica Mullen, YMCA of Greater Seattle
- Jen Muzia, Girl Scouts of Western Washington
- Edna Noga, White Center CDA
- Deleena Patton, Seattle U Youth Initiative
- David Phelps, Community Day School Association & Seattle Elementary Alignment Team
- Meg Pitman, Boys & Girls Club of King County
- Andrew Sahalie, CCER
- Sid Sidorowitz, City of Seattle Office for Education
- Mark Smith, Community Volunteer / Consultant
- Ken Thompson, Gates Foundation
- Nicole Turner, Seattle Public Schools
- Jenee Myers Twitchell, UW Dream Project
Staffer
- Sarah Terry, Youth Development Executives of King County
Contact: sterry@youthdevelopmentexecs.org
Meetings
The next Youth Development for Education Results open meeting is 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 21. Location TBD. Please RSVP to sterry@youthdevelopmentexecs.org.
Documents
- October 2012: “Part One: Skills & Dispositions that Support Youth Success in School” (pdf)
- October 2012: “Part Two – Strategies to build Skills & Dispositions for School Success – DRAFT” (pdf)
- October 2012: “School Success Skills & Dispositions – 2 Pager” (pdf)
- October 2012: Bridge Conference presentation (pdf)
- August 2012: “Washington Common Core & Youth Development” (pdf)
New WaKIDS data. Let's look at the percentage of students demonstrating the expected characteristics of entering kindergarteners.
