Georgia Energy and Industrial Construction
Consortium Membership Meeting
October 13, 2015
1. Georgia’s workforce pipeline
2. What is the problem?
3. Where are the challenges?
4. What can we do?
Georgia’s Workforce Projections
2020 Georgia Workforce Projections
• Total employment projected to increase 12%,
adding over 480,000 new jobs to the state
• 60% of all jobs will require some from of postsecondary degree
• 17% growth in STEM jobs
– health services will lead all industry sectors in terms of
new job growth and rate of growth (approximately
98,000 new jobs)
– High tech industries will add nearly 38,000 new jobs
Source: Georgia Workforce Trends : Long-Term Employment Projections to 2020, Georgia Department of Labor
Source: Change the Equation Vital Signs: Georgia State Report
Georgia’s Workforce Pipeline
Academic Achievement Milestones
School Readiness
Literacy by 3rd Grade
Numeracy by 8th Grade
High School Graduation
Workforce and/or College Ready
School Readiness
Percent of Children with School Readiness Skills
NAEP 4th Grade Reading
Percent At or Above Proficient
39%
37%
37%
35%
35%
35%
33%
34%
33%
31%
32%
30%
29%
27%
31%
34%
32%
U.S.
Georgia
28%
28%
26%
25%
2005
20th State
2007
2009
2011
2013
NAEP 8th Grade Math
Percent At or Above Proficient
40%
38%
36%
35%
36%
34%
32%
31%
34%
34%
31%
28%
29%
29%
27%
26%
25%
24%
22%
37%
33%
30%
28%
37%
23%
20%
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
20th State
U.S.
Georgia
Georgia High School Graduation Rates
Year
State
High School Graduation Rate
Statewide
High School DropOuts
2011
68%
19,139
2012
2013
2014
70%
72%
73%
TOTAL
19,692
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
19,013
19,567
77,411
Are Our Students Ready?
Percentage of 2014 ACT-Tested Georgia High School Graduates
Meeting College Readiness Benchmarks
70%
64% 64%
60%
50%
44% 44%
38%
40%
30%
43%
34%
37%
24% 26%
20%
10%
0%
All 4
Benchmarks
English
Reading
Georgia
Nation
Math
Science
Economic Impact of Georgia Non-Graduates
2014 High School Graduation Rates by County
Unemployment Rate by County, November 2014
Compounded Impacts of
High School Non-Completion
INDIVIDUALS
THE COMMUNITY
Lower Lifetime Earnings
Reduced buying power & tax
revenues; less economic growth
Decreased health status; Higher
mortality rates; More criminal
activity
Higher health care & criminal
justice costs
Higher teen pregnancy rates;
Single motherhood
Higher public services costs
Less voting; Less volunteering
Low rate of community
involvement
Source: Levin, H., et al., (2007). The Costs and Benefits of an Excellent Education for All of America’s Children.
Strengthening the Birth to Work Pipeline
Strengthening the Birth to Work Pipeline
KEY
ISSUE
#1
Early Life Experiences
KEY
ISSUE
#2
Academic Achievement K-12
KEY
ISSUE
#3
Transitions to Work or College
Disparities in Early Vocabulary Growth
1200
Professional
Families
1,116 words
Vocabulary Size
1000
800
Working Class
Families
749 words
600
400
Welfare
Families
525 words
200
0
9
12
15
18
21
24
27
30
33
36
Age of child in months
Source: Hart, B. and Risley, T. R. (2003). “The Early Catastrophe: The 30 Million Word Gap by Age 3.”
Economic Benefits of Early Education:
Perry Preschool Study
No-Program group
Program group
7%
Earn $2,000+ monthly
29%
45%
Graduated HS on time
66%
20%
Never on welfare as adult
41%
0%
20%
40%
60%
Source: Schweinhart, L.J., et al. (2005). Lifetime effects: The High/Scope Perry Preschool study through age 40.
80%
Essential Building Blocks of
High Performing States
 Higher Standards
 Rigorous Curriculum
 Clear Accountability System
 Statewide Student Information System
 Leadership Training
The Changing Face of Georgia
2001-2010: Percent Population Increase
Hispanic 49%
Asian 45%
Living in poverty
38%
African-American
20%
All 16%
White 8%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
4-Year Graduation Rate, 2014
Georgia
All Students
73%
Low-Income
63%
English Language Learners
44%
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
Georgia Needs:
The Economic Development Pipeline
60% of jobs in 2020 will require some higher
education
42% of Georgian’s currently have a postsecondary degree
250,000 new post-secondary graduates
by 2025
The Missing 62%
100 Georgia 9th Graders Enter High School!
73 graduate HS
54 enroll in higher education
38 make it to their sophomore year
Source: Ga DOE 2012-2013 school year, calculations by Atlanta Regional Commission estimates
Georgia’s Future Workforce
1. Increasing demand for highly skilled labor force
+
2. Changing demographics
+
3. Increasing academic rigor and expectations
=
Perfect Storm?
Positive Collective Impact?
What can we do?
Percent Low-Income by School District
100%
73%
69%
62%
56%
52%
45%
45%
32%
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
26%
Percent Low-Income and Exceeds 3rd Grade
Reading CRCT
100%
73%
69%
43%
67%
59%
62%
60%
59%
56%
53%
51%
50%
52%
45%
45%
34%
32%
% Low-Income (GA 62%)
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
% Exceeds (GA 46%)
70%
26%
Percent Low-Income by School District
100%
73%
69%
62%
56%
52%
45%
45%
32%
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
26%
Percent Low-Income and Exceeds 8th Grade
Math CRCT
100%
73%
20%
69%
20%
27%
62%
56%
52%
45%
21%
% Low-Income (62%)
54%
45%
45%
42%
40%
28%
% Exceeds (34%)
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
43%
32%
26%
Percent Low-Income by School District
100%
73%
69%
62%
56%
52%
45%
45%
32%
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
26%
Percent Low-Income and HS Graduation
100%
73%
60%
62%
76%
69%
76%
62%
75%
56%
78%
52%
78%
45%
79%
82%
45%
32%
% Low-Income (GA 62%)
% HS Graduation (GA 73%)
Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.
90%
26%
How Will You Insulate the Birth to Work Pipeline?
ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES
Transportation
Early
Childhood
Childcare
Providers
Health
Housing
K – 12 System
Afterschool
Civic
Programs Opportunities
Financial
Post
Secondary
Academic
Supports
LEARNING & SOCIAL SUPPORTS
Source: The Forum for Youth Investment
Work &
Career
Job
Training
Help Insulate the Pipeline
Read to children every day: “Talk With Me Baby”
Early
Childhood
Encourage participation of your early learning
centers: “Quality Rated”
Leverage partnerships with business and post-secondary –
internships and mentoring
K – 12 System
Consider dual enrollment HS/ college: “Move on When Ready”
Pay for Advanced Placement (AP) exams
Post
Secondary
Provide internships/ apprenticeships
Participate and support: “Go Back. Move Ahead.”
Aligning Educational Strategies for
Collective Impact
Random Acts of Improvement
GOALS
Partially Aligned Acts of Improvement
GOALS
Aligned Acts of Improvement
GOALS
Connect with us
Twitter: @GAPartnership
Facebook: Georgia Partnership for
Excellence in Education
Instagram: @GAPARTNERSHIP
LinkedIn: Georgia Partnership for
Excellence in Education
Website: www.gpee.org