The Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color: A Statewide Strategy to Address #60x30TX
VICTOR B. SÁENZ, PHD
A S S O C I AT E P R O F E S S O R & E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R , P R O J E C T M A L E S
T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S AT A U S T I N
T E X A S H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N C O O R D I N AT I N G B O A R D
M E E T I N G , J U LY 2 1 , 2 0 1 6
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Thank You - Supporters
Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color
#TXEDCONSORTIUM
The Texas Context
All Male 8th Graders All Female 8th Graders (1996‐98)
(1996‐98)
100
Starting cohort
100
47.9
Enrolled in Postsecondary Ed.
within 11 years
57.2
16.1
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Earned a HE credential
within 11 years
23.9
Source: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, 2012 report titled “A New Measure of
Educational Success in Texas”, Houston Endowment. The
Texas Context
All Male 8th Graders (1996‐98)
100
47.9
16.1
Latino Male 8th Graders Black Male 8th Graders (1996‐98)
(1996‐98)
100
Starting cohort
100
36.5
Enrolled in Postsecondary Ed.
within 11 years
40.9
8.9
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Earned a HE credential
within 11 years
7.7
Source: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, 2012 report titled “A New Measure of
Educational Success in Texas”, Houston Endowment. CONVERSATIONS on MALES of COLOR in EDUCATION
MALE CRISIS
CULTURALLY DAMAGED
ENDANGERED SPECIES
MISSING OR VANISHING MALES
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NEED TO BE SAVED
MODIFY BEHAVIOR TOWARD RESPECTABILITY
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
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How are we “Framing the Issue” in Texas?
Avoid deficit framing; focus on student success
Men of Color = Latino, Black, API, Native Am.
Build a “collective impact” community
Define the issue “at scale”
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Build capacity through a “culture of evidence”, self‐study
Leverage collective knowledge/ expertise
MALES of COLOR
Network across educational sectors
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Why a State‐wide Consortium for Males of Color?
Scale of Challenge Success Metrics for Males
Collective Impact
Requires partners to come together across educational sectors
Common definitions; aligned w/ #60x30TX
Leverage our collective expertise
Target key population centers
Student success outcomes
Across sectors
State/national imperative
Build culture of evidence
“Moving the needle” at the local and state level
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Who Are
We?
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KEY FACTS
Headquartered at UT‐Austin
Launched in June 2013
Members include: ISDs, CCs, & 4‐yr. institutions (public/private)
Advisory Council
Bi‐annual meetings
Texas Male Leadership Summit
#TXEDCONSORTIUM
OBJECTIVES
Objective One : Create the Consortium & Advisory Council
Objective Two Convene Biannual Consortium Meetings & Annual Male Student Leadership Summit PI: Victor Saenz
Evaluator: Luis Ponjuan, Texas A&M University
Objective Three : Incubate Research‐
Based Male Focused Programs or Initiatives
Objective Four : Disseminate Evaluation Findings through Resource Center & Tool‐Kit Consortium Meetings &
Male Leadership Summit
Meeting Outcomes
 Local Partners Panel
 Featuring Consortium partners
 Also featuring community orgs
 Research Presentations
 CCCSE
Meetings to date
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June 2013 – Austin
Dec. 2013 – Ft. Worth
Oct. 2014 – Palo Alto College (S.A.)
Feb. 2015 – Lone Star Cy-Fair
Oct. 2015 – San Antonio College
Feb. 2016 – Univ. of North Texas
Aug. 2016 – UT-Austin
Oct. 2016 – Houston Baptist Univ.
 M2C3
 Project MALES
 Consortium Planning
 Male Leadership Summit
 Strategic Planning
 Site-visit Summaries
 TAMU team updates
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For more info, contact: Claudia Garcia‐Louis
cgarcialouis@utexas.edu
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Consortium – New Opportunities
Consortium Growth: New/Invited Institutional Members (K‐
12 & HE)
Partnerships: Greater Austin Area My Brothers Keeper Taskforce; Minority Male Community College Collaborative; Neighborhood Centers (Houston)
Future Work: New Grant from Kresge Foundation will support Consortium work through 2019; focus on capacity‐
building & providing technical assistance
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Consortium – Long-term Vision
Institutionalization
Effective collaboration
Sustainability
Leadership
• Male‐focused Programs and Partnerships
• Across educational sectors (K‐12 & HE)
• Develop a long‐term Consortium learning community
• Consortium members as models of best practice
Policy Development
• Evidence‐based, multi‐level, viable solutions Evidence of Impact
• Moving the needle on minority male academic success in Texas; #60x30TX
Project MALES & Consortium TEAM
From L to R (back row): Dr. Victor Saenz, Jorge Segovia, Dr. Emmet Campos, DeAna McCusky, Juan Lopez, Dr. Luis Ponjuan; (L to R, front row): Dr. Veronica Jones, Leticia Palomin, Claudia Garcia Louis, Susana Hernandez
Not pictured: Pavitee Peumsang, Jorge Burmicky, Enrique Aguayo, Rodrigo Aguayo
VICTOR B. SÁENZ, PHD
@VICTORSAENZPHD
A S S O C I AT E P R O F E S S O R & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PROJECT MALES
U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S AT A U S T I N
For more information:
www.projectmales.org
Email: vsaenz@austin.utexas.edu
THANK YOU!
• Started in 2010
• Based at DDCE, UT‐Austin
• Partners across state of Texas & US
Research
Agenda: Latino
Males (P-16)
Faculty/
Research
Affiliates
@projectmales
Briefs,
Articles,
Op-Eds,
Books
Project MALES Student
Mentoring Program
[Partnership with Austin ISD]
Student
Mentors/
WorkStudies
Project
MALES
Student
Council
Texas Education
Consortium for Male
Students of Color
School Districts (K-12),
Community Colleges,
Four-year Institutions
@victorsaenzphd
Research Agenda
• Started in 2010
• Based at DDCE, UT‐Austin
• Partners across state of Texas & US
• Latino Males P‐16
Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color
• ISDs ,CCs, 4‐yrs.
@projectmales
Student Mentoring Program
• PM Student Council
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