The ACYI Gabbler

April 2017

INTEREST TO ENGAGE FORM
Post-Secondary Success Call To Action





We are in the beginning stages of launching our
Post-Secondary Success Collaborative Action Network (CAN), which will ultimately focus on increasing post-secondary enrollment and completion rates for our youth. We are inviting anyone who is currently working in this area to learn more.

For us, "post-secondary" includes skill certification, trade programs, apprenticeships, along with traditional college degrees. We are intent on supporting youth along ANY path that leads to quality employment opportunities.



By 2020, 65% of jobs in the nation will require credentials past high school.
 
OUR GOAL: Increase post-secondary enrollment and completion of youth in Adams County through the collective efforts of cross-sector partners focused on eliminating barriers and investing in what works. 




Collaborative Action Networks or CANs are the "guts" of the Adams County Youth Initiative and function as a collective impact mechanism that brings practitioners and partner organizations together to provide cross-sector coordination of efforts in areas that impact progress towards a shared goal.  

Together, within the Collaborative Action Network, we will: 
  • Focus on county-wide and disaggregated data
  • Work to understand barriers
  • Engage youth in our work
  • Focus on equity
  • Set goals and work on projects
  • Receive technical assistance and support to help accomplish goals
  • Seek resources to support efforts
  • Determine what works and scale those efforts

If you are interested in learning more, please complete the following Interest Form telling us a little more about your current activities.

INTEREST TO ENGAGE POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS CAN
 


8th Grade Math Collaborative Action Network Next Steps

Cross sector partners engaged in learning more about how we "CAN" work together.





Thank you to all of those who attended our recent 
8th Grade Math Collaborative Action Network (CAN) Info Session  on Thursday, 4.6.17.   A special thank you to Dr. Richard Patterson and his team at Stuart Middle School for hosting!

The purpose of our Info Session was to: 
  • Understand the purpose of ACYI and Collaborative Action Networks (CANs) 
  • Understand community wide 8th grade math performance through data 
  • Learn about interventions and strategies that are working to improve 8th grade math outcomes 
  • Be inspired and invited to engage in The Partnership to support children and youth outcomes
Why 8th grade math? With the overarching goal of increasing academic achievement, safety and well-being of children and youth in our community, so that they can become productive, contributing members of the workforce, ACYI has identified critical points along the cradle to career pipeline which will impact that goal.  READ MORE



Our official CAN Kick Off Session will take place late July. 

If you are interested in learning more about how you can get involved, please fill out the following Interest to Engage Form:


There's Still Time to Sign Up For Our Intro To The Adams County Student Survey: "Moving From Noun To Verb"


Curious about how the Adams County Student Survey can help inform your work?

Join us for this informative and interactive session on Wednesday, April 26th from 3:30 - 4:30 PM.

WHAT WILL I LEARN?
This session will cover the following:
  • What is the Adams County Student Survey?
  • Where and how can I access it?
  • How can I use it to inform my work?
  • What help and technical assistance is available to me from ACYI?
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Cross-sector practitioners and individuals who work with children and youth and/or are working to improve outcomes on their behalf.   READ MORE
 

We're Excited To Grow Our Team With Two New Positions


ACYI is hiring two new part-time positions, a Data Manager and a Grants Manager.  These are two new positions that will play an integral role in the development of the next phase of the ACYI Cradle to Career Partnership. To learn more about each position, click on the links below:



Mark Your Calendars

9.15.17



BREAKFAST
Friday, September 15, 2017
Adams 12 Five Star Schools Conference Center
Check-In 7:00 AM | Event 7:30 - 8:30 AM

We hope that you will join us, along with over 300 anticipated guests from the business, public, education, faith and nonprofit sector, in support of our work through the 2017 Catalyst for Change Breakfast.  Watch for more details to come in the near future.


What We're Reading



With falling wages and rising inequality, persistent unemployment, failing schools, and broken cities, have America's best days come and gone? In America Needs Talent, Jamie Merisotis, a globally recognized leader in philanthropy, higher education, and public policy, explains why talent is needed to usher in a new era of innovation and success, and why deliberate choices must be made by government, the private sector, education, and individuals to grow talent in America.  READ MORE

Children's Book Drive



Team ACYI is collecting books appropriate for children ages 0 - 6 on behalf of our friends at The Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County (ECPAC) and Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC) between April 1 - 31, 2017.  Bins will be located at our offices and we will also be collecting books at all ACYI meetings and functions throughout the month.   Join us in support!

About ACYI

When Children and Youth Succeed, 

Our Community Succeeds.
The collective ACYI Partnership helps drive academic achievement, safety and well-being of children and youth from Cradle to Career by leveraging data, community expertise and collaboration using the 'Continuous Improvement' practice to...

MEASURE WHAT MATTERS
 
Our key indicators measure academic achievement, safety and well-being across our community. 
IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES

Identify practices that create an environmen t of success.
SPREAD WHAT
WORKS

We work to help align community resource s to spread what works.

A National Movement to Improve Outcomes for Every Child, From Cradle to Career... ACYI is a proud member of the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network, a national network of 68 community partnerships in 32 states and Washington D.C. working to improve Cradle to Career success for every child by bringing together cross-sector partners around a common vision. Together, the Network impacts over 8.2 million children and youth nationwide.  READ MORE


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