• Guided by the Strive Together model of collective impact.
• “We believe the collective impact model employed in
Cincinnati can be an effective organizational tool for us in
Geneva” (Geneva 2020).
http://www.hws.edu/about/genev
a_2020.aspx
COLLECTIVE IMPACT
• Successful collective impact initiative typically have five
conditions:
• a common agenda
• shared measurement systems
• mutually reinforcing activities
• continuous communication
• backbone support organizations
http://www.nlc.org/images/Find
_City_Solutions/IYEF/Capacity/f
sg-collective-impact.jpg
AN “EXPERT PROGRAM”
• Geneva 2020 requested help to research a local expert
plan
• They were seeking a model to use in order to bring
community members into the class room
• This was one of many items on an extensive list of requests
http://static.guim.co.uk/sysimages/Guardian/About/General/20
12/8/13/1344860791185/Schoolpupils-in-the-clas-003.jpg
NEW YORK STATE DROPOUT RATES
http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/33C83526-E062-4FB1-86BDA95D8789960B/0/The_Class_of_2012_4Yr_Graduation_and_Dropout_Report.pdf
GENEVA HIGH SCHOOL
DROPOUT RATES
• 2009 Cohort
(2013 graduates)
dropout rate:
8.3%
• 2009 Cohort
graduation rate
for Geneva High
School: 83.4%
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED524955.pdf
WHY STUDENTS ARE DROPPING OUT
• The number one reason students drop out is because
classes are boring
• Classes are not relatable to real life
• 81% of surveyed high school dropouts said that if schools
had provided opportunities for career readiness and reallife knowledge it would improve students’ chances of
graduating.
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED513444.pdf
WHO IS DROPPING OUT
• 88% were passing
• 62% had C’s and above
• 70% were confident they could have graduated
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED513444.pdf
HYPOTHESIS
• Students drop out because they don’t see the connection
between course work and the real world
• By implementing a local expert program, where experts
from the community come into classrooms to share their
knowledge or skills, the gap will be bridged
Students don’t
see connection
between class
and real life
Bring in local
experts
Students see
connection and
are motivated to
persist in school
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
• Initially reached out to other StriveTogether sites, but were
told such a program didn’t exist and recommended we
contact Junior Achievement
• Junior Achievement Mission Statement
• Junior Achievement has worked with 4.4 million students
per year and has 202,524 classroom volunteers from a
multitude of professions
VOLUNTEER VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZLeBFNIUVo
QUESTIONNAIRE
• Sent out our Google Doc questionnaire to 196 Junior
Achievement sites across all 50 states
• Limited responses so began to call offices, starting with
the National Site and then the closest to Geneva,
Rochester, NY
• Junior Achievement model is the same at each site
• All information was available on the site, once we were told
where to look
http://bit.ly/1gMODAr
http://bit.ly/JHG9C7
http://bit.ly/1bPfBVh
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENTS FINDINGS:
RECOGNIZING THE FUTURE
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENTS FINDINGS:
MAKING THE CONNECTION
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENTS FINDINGS:
REAL WORLD SKILLS
EDUCATIONAL APPROACH
• Junior Achievement has programs in place that cater to
each states standards of education
• Their lesson plans match up with the COMMON
CORE
• These lessons do not take away from the curriculum but
rather add a new dimension
http://corecommonstandards.com/i
mages/state-standards/new-yorkstandards.png
THE LOST RESOURCE
• Junior Achievement was previously located at the Boys and
Girls club but due to limited student participation, funding
was withdrawn
• Junior Achievement already has a working model in place
• Cost?
• Alternatives?
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GENEVA 2020 DISCONNECTED WISH LIST:
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
GENEVA 2020 DISCONNECTED WISH LIST:
CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS CONTINUED
GENEVA 2020 DISCONNECTED WISH LIST:
GRADUATION RATE
GENEVA 2020 DISCONNECTED WISH LIST:
GRADUATION RATE CONTINUED
GENEVA 2020 DISCONNECTED WISH LIST:
LITERACY
GENEVA 2020 DISCONNECTED WISH LIST:
LITERACY CONTINUED
NEED FOR FOCUS:
CONNECTING AND PRIORITIZING THE DOTS
• Our research process reflects the needs for better
management of Geneva 2020
• What matters and how do we solve it?
• Geneva 2020 needs to refine and prioritize.
• They have an objective, but they lack the tactics to realize
it.
http://www.teachpreschool.org/wpcontent/uploads/2011/04/TeachPreschool-Studio-and-Turtle-Shells031.jpg
OPERATIONS LEVEL COMMITTEE
• Professionals to set priorities
• Execute tasks
• Refine tactics in order to realize objective
http://theyec.org/wpcontent/uploads/bigstock-FiveBusinesspeople-At-Boardro-4132768.jpg
Source: Peter Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice, 3rd Edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 2004, Page 9.
CONCLUSION
• While a local expert program does not make or break
graduation rates, it does aid them in achieving new levels
of success
• Junior Achievement has a program in place that they can
successfully implement in Geneva and contact should be
made
• Geneva 2020 has leadership but lacks management and
needs to prioritize, focus, and execute
DISCUSSION
• If you have any questions please contact:
• Maxwell Malbouf E-Mail: Maxwell.Malbouf@hws.edu
• Hannah Meyer E-Mail: Hannah.Meyer@hws.edu
• E Zhao E-Mail: E.Zhao@hws.edu
Thank You!