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Non-Academic Barriers to School Success

Capital Region ESD 113 Student Support TeamJanuary 22, 2014

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Overview• Why schools should care about non-

academic barriers• Table Discussions• Systems of Care Framework• Partnerships• Table Discussions

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Why Schools Should Care About Non-Academic Barriers

• Because non-academic barriers are highly correlated to academic failure.

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Homelessness

Cutuli, J., Et. Al, (2012) Academic Achievement Trajectories of Homeless and Highly Mobile Students

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Why Schools Should Care About Non-Academic Barriers

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Chemical Dependency

Bachman, J., O’Malley, P.., (2007) The Education-Drug Use Connection

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Why Schools Should Care About Non-Academic Barriers

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Malnutrition

Aubery, (2012), The detrimental effect of malnutrition on school achievement

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Why Schools Should Care About Non-Academic Barriers

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Health Risk Behaviors

Dilley, J., (2007) School-based Health Interventions and Academic Achievement

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Dilley, J., (2007) School-based Health Interventions and Academic Achievement

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Children dealing with adverse childhood experiences ■ are two-and-one-half times more likely to fail a grade;

■ score lower on standardized achievement test scores;

■ have more receptive or expressive language difficulties;

■ are suspended or expelled more often; and,

■ are designated to special education more frequently

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Have we forgotten about…

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Table Discussionshttp://tinyurl.com/ky49opp

• What non-academic issues have the greatest impact in your school community?

• What resources are you currently accessing to help mitigate these issues?

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Proposed System of Care

Resources, strategies, and practices that: • provide academic, physical, social, emotional,

and intellectual supports, which - enable all pupils to have an equal opportunity

for success at school, by - directly addressing barriers to learning and teaching,

and

re-engaging disconnected students.

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Proposed System of Care

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No barrier

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BarriersTo Learning,

Development, Teaching

InstructionalComponent

ClassroomTeaching

+Enrichment

Activity

DesiredOutcomes

(High Expectations& Accountability)

II = Not verymotivated/Lackingprerequisiteskills/different rates & styles/minorvulnerabilities

III = Avoidant/very deficientin capabilities

I = Motivationallyready and able

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Proposed System of Care

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Marginalized and fragmented in policy and practice

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Proposed System of Care

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Proposed System of Care

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Infrastructure- Leadership- Resources- Processes

Classroom-Based Approaches to Enable

Learning

Student & Family Assistance

Community Outreach

Home Involvement in Schooling

Support for Transitions

Crisis/Emergency Assistance & Prevention

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Proposed System of Care

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System of Prevention

- All Students Promoting learning &

Healthy Development

plus

Prevention of Problems

System of Early Intervention- Some Students

Intervening as early after onset of problems as is feasible

System of Care- Few Students

Specialized assistance for those with severe, pervasive, or chronic problems

as necessary

as necessary

as necessary

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Proposed System of Care

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Proposed Systems of Care Framework

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Wrap-Around Services Linked to All Schools

Community-Based Resources

ESD-Provided Supports

ESD Student Support Case Managers in All Districts

High School

Diploma &

Beyond

HeadStart

Juvenile Justice

DSHSChildren’s

Admin.PublicHealth

Faith- Based

Readi- ness to Learn

Title 1D

Bldg. Bridges

Behav- ioral

HealthNurse Corps

Youth Work- force

Housing & Food

Asst.Tribal

Nations

From the Cradle

Pre -K Primary Intermediate MS/JHS HighSchool

Extended Day/Yr.

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Thurston Thrives

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Overview: New and more focused partnerships must be created between schools and their communities …

… to build youth resilience & help them overcome barriers through an expanded system of learning supports, …and to build youth engagement through additional opportunities for active & relevant learning in multiple pathways.

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Example State Agency Partner

Tina Burrell

Recovery Youth Services Program Director

Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery (DSHS)

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Example County Agency Partner

Don Sloma

Executive Director

Thurston County Public Health & Social Services

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Education & Health – A Two-Way Street

“You cannot educate an unhealthy child and you cannot keep an uneducated child healthy.”

- Dr. M. Jocelyn Elders, MD, Former US Surgeon General

From Education: It Matters More to Health Than Ever Before, Center on Society and Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2014.

From Education: It Matters More to Health Than Ever Before, Center on Society and Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2014.

Statewide Changes in Drug UseTotal treatment admission trends ages 18-29

First time in treatment, heroin primary drug

82% of Thurston Treatment is State Funded

ASA= Alcohol and substance abuse fundingGF-S= General fund, stateVRDE= Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement AccountPSEA= Public Safety and Education Account

What does this mean for Thurston Treatment?

Alternatives Youth Program—Closed Behavioral Health Resources

– Co-Occurring Adult & Youth Services—Closed

Providence St. Peter CDC– Shelton—Closed – Belfair—Closed– Centralia—Closed

Capital Region ESD 113 True North– Mason—Open – Thurston—Open2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

(Sept 30)

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Publicly Funded Outpatient Treatment Admissions by Age

Thurston County 2009 - Sept 2013

Youth AdultsSource: SCOPE-WA, Thurston County Public Health & Social Services Chemical Dependency Program

Drug Treatment

HousingShelters

Mixed Housing

PreventionReduce ACES

Increase ResilienceDrug Abuse Prevention

Economic DevelopmentBusiness Climate

Cosmetic Improvements

UnemploymentJob Training/Placement

Education

A few ways we are working to address the entire

pyramid: -Treatment Infrastructure (Reimbursement Rates, Detox, Methadone, Inpatient)

Thurston County Intensive Case Management

Thurston County Home Consortium

Thurston Thrives Action Teams on Clinical Care & Behavioral Health, and Housing

Thurston Thrives Action Teams on Child Development/Resilience

Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council

Thurston Thrives Action Teams on Economic Development and Education

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Example State Agency Partner

David Schaffert

President/CEO

Thurston Chamber of Commerce

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Table Discussion

http://tinyurl.com/ky49opp

In order to foster & sustain community partnerships to address barriers to

student success, what supports (from the ESD and from others) would be helpful?

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