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Connecting Activities in the Brockton Region Summer 2009. Collaboration between the Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board and the Brockton Public Schools. Connecting Activities in the Brockton Region Summer 2009. A Systematic Approach to Youth Employment And Career Awareness . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Connecting Activities in the Brockton RegionSummer 2009
Collaboration between the Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board and the Brockton Public Schools
Connecting Activities in the Brockton Region
Summer 2009
A Systematic Approach to Youth Employment And Career
Awareness
Brockton Region – Spreading the Wealth
BAWIB operates 10 WIA programs in the region- 4 school systems and 3 CBO’s operate the 10 programs
BAWIB will implement an additional 10 summer programs through ARRA
“Transitioning Youth” program All WIA vendors are required to
place youth in internships with a MA WBLP
16-24 Year Olds Labor Market Indicators
16-24 Total Population 30,98316-19 14,72720-21 7,35222-24 8,904
HS Students 10,974Dropouts 2,509
16-24 Labor Force 23,200Employment Rate (Unemployment
Rate)80.8% (19.2%)
HS Student Employment Rate 65.7% (34.3%)Dropout Employment Rate 60.4% (39.6%)
16-24 Year Olds Labor Market Indicators (con’t)
Employment Rate by Age Rate16-19 71.6% (28.4%)20-21 84.3% (15.7%)22-24 89.6% (10.4%)
Employ-Population Ratio by Family Income
< $20,000 36.6%$20,000-$39,999 39.2%$40,000-$59,999 56.5%$60,000-$79,999 50.7%$80,000-$99,999 62.7%
16-24 Year Olds Labor Market Indicators
16-24 YO’s Who Did Not work W/in Last 12 Months
All 25%
16-19 35.6%20-21 14.3%
22-24 14.5%
HS Students 52.3% (of total population)
HS Dropouts 30.4% (of total population)
Data Story Roughly ½ of our 16-24 cohort is between the ages of 16
and 19, the age range with the highest unemployment Overall, our teen unemployment rate is over twice that of
the adult rate HS Students are roughly 4 times less likely to be employed
then adults Dropouts are over 4 times less likely to be employed then
adults The younger you are, and/or the lower your family income,
the less likely you are to be employed Models that integrate academic and technological learning
along with traditional job readiness must be developed to introduce our young people to the world of work
Putting it all together – Quality Elements for this summer Ideally, Programs should combine:
Explicit learning Career Development Employability skills acquisition Academic Support
Lead agencies will partner with work sites, funders and program staff
Active youth role Where appropriate, summer initiatives linked
to multiple pathway development for dropout prevention
Youth Employment Campaign
Second year of coordinated effort by community partners to increase youth employment
Led by Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board with Brockton Public Schools and other local groups
Obvious impact this year of economic downturn –fewer businesses saying Yes
Need for innovative job creation for youth in non-traditional settings
Brockton Public Schools Model Summer of Work & Learning (SWL)
16 years of SWL program – many lessons learned Led by Communities and Schools for Success (CS2)
– facilitating community partnerships Students placed in teams by industry sector, with
approx. 10-12 students per team; likely total number from 125 to 150, depending on funding
Industry sectors/teams include: Health, Business, Human Services, Teaching, Environmental, Public Administration
One BPS teacher as team leader for each team Monday – Thursday at worksites; Friday at the High
School for team-building, reflection time and portfolio development
SWL - Multiple Funding Streams Private Sector Businesses for intern wages DESE Work & Learn Grant – Fund 597 YouthWorks fund for nonprofit and public
sector internships 21rst Century Grant for Teaching teams Sheehan Family Foundation for
Environment team DESE Collaborative Partnerships for
Student Success - Fund 592 Local school-to-career funds for high
school internships Pending RFP for WIA Title I ARRA
SWL - Program Innovations: On-line student application process Use of Moodle – On line course work End of Program Showcase – Team Presentations in style
of Learning Fair Each student develops a high quality portfolio MCAS tutoring built into paid hours Most MCAS students placed on teaching teams for
“teaching to learn” Business networking luncheons Use of local temporary employment agency for payroll
services for youth General approach: Continual Improvement
Taking it to a new level -
Business Networking Luncheon
Underwritten by Comcast
Students from SWL 2008 on the Brockton Housing Authority team
SWL - New Team Development 2009 Community projects offer new opportunities
for non-traditional work experience Example: Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton
offers to partner with School District to have teens make art installations in storefront windows
Environmental team plans to address resource conservation by auditing high school energy consumption
Past examples: Brockton History team, horticulture team
SWL - Responding to local challenges: Example of a new team last summer Challenge: Making sure to enroll targeted
students who have not passed MCAS – Grant requirement for 597 grant
Reality – Largest pool of MCAS targets is bilingual students who are difficult to place in work sites where fluency in English typically required
Response: Create a team for students who are Limited English Proficient (LEP), and hire bilingual teacher as team leader
Work site: Placed in summer elementary program in support roles where language is an asset
SWL: Designing Teacher Externships
Each team leader is responsible for industry exploration in assigned sector and development of classroom connection
Program coordinators will oversee creation by staff of lesson plans and work plan for actual implementation in FY10 school year
Teacher work product part of showcase Plan for the award of Professional Development
Points (PDP’s) to staff for completion of well-designed curricula
The Mantra for a Powerful Summer: Ensure You’ve Got the Big Three --
To be successful in the 21st century economy, our youth will need –
Academic Skills, and Employability Skills, and Technological Skills
1. Academic Skills If they can’t read,
write and compute, then what are we doing for them anyway!
That’s where we start . . .
2. Employability Skills
Just because they can read, write and compute doesn’t mean that they can function on the job --
Communication, team work, professionalism, taking initiative, you know what I mean . .
3. Technological Skills By the way, it’s the
21st century, don’t forget, and the world is flat and the global recession is making it tougher . . .
And, in case you need reminding, they (our youth) will be keeping Social Security alive for us (if we make sure they get these skills!!!)
Opening Our Minds to New Ideas and Methods
Our youth face historic rates of teen unemployment;
We owe them new opportunities this summer
Thank You DESE for Your Continuing Leadership and
Support
For BAWIB: Sheila Sullivan-Jardim, Executive Director Brian Hannon, Youth Services DirectorFor Brockton Public Schools: Shailah Stewart, Partnership Coordinator, Communities and Schools for Success (CS2)