L a s t u p d a t e d M a r c h 2 0 1 5

2014

BRIDGING RVA Baseline Report

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Table of Contents

PARTNERSHIP LETTER ...................................................................................................................................... 2

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? ................................................................................................................................ 3

ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP ............................................................................................................................... 4

OUR GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT ...................................................................................... 5

OUR WORK AND APPROACH ............................................................................................................................ 6

OUR END GAME ................................................................................................................................................. 6

OUR INDICATORS .............................................................................................................................................. 7

MOVING THE NEEDLE IN OUR REGION ............................................................................................................. 8

BASELINE YEAR 2012-2013 ................................................................................................................................ 8

A CLOSER LOOK AT OUR BASELINE DATA ....................................................................................................... 9

OUR PARTNERSHIP GOAL ............................................................................................................................... 10

OUR 2014-2015 PARTNERSHIP PRIORITIES ..................................................................................................... 10

WHAT’S NEXT? ................................................................................................................................................. 14

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS! .................................................................................................................... 15

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PARTNERSHIP LETTER

e believe every person is capable of learning and deserves the opportunity to succeed…

We believe industry and education must work together with other sectors to create career pathways…

We believe education is the best investment for individual prosperity and regional competiveness…

We believe that the community must own the work because regional challenges are bigger than any organization or program…

We believe that each part of the pipeline needs to be connected from cradle to career to be the most efficient and effective…

We believe that there are multiple successful forms of post-secondary attainment (education beyond high school)…

We believe this is our work because it is our community…

Because of these beliefs we are committed to taking action together to accomplish the vision and the goals laid out in this

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Dr. Jason Smith

Interim Executive Director

Bridging RVA

Dr. Marcus Newsome

Superintendent, Chesterfield

County Public Schools

Chair

Dr. Stewart Roberson

President, Mosely Architects

Chair Elect

Dr. Michael Davis

Interim Vice Provost, VCU

Anchor Institute Representative

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WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

URGENCY FOR CHANGE:

By 2030, most of the workforce will require an education beyond high school. In order to sustain a vibrant economy and improve

the wellbeing of people in our community, RVA must ensure all students pursue a post-secondary credential or degree that

contributes to a successful career.

ATTAINMENT

The Richmond region (RVA) needs 65,000 people (2 year degree and above) by 2030 with 11,000 of those in STEM-H

occupations to increase the current educational attainment from 45% to 55%. By 2021, RVA needs three times the

number of earned credentials to contribute to career readiness but do not require a degree.

ECONOMIC IMPACT

Increasing educational attainment to 55% could add $2.78 billion in annual earnings and $10.0 million in increased tax

revenue in the region

EQUITY IMPACT

Our region cannot accomplish these goals and remain economically competitive without addressing differential outcomes across

race, income, and gender.

Source: Chmura Economics & Analytics (2014)

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ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP Bridging RVA* is a partnership comprised of regional leaders who believe that going to the next level of student and career success outcomes will require working together differently – systems changes. Partners use data and process improvement methods to focus, mobilize, and improve the way their “in-house” contributions come together in a systematic response to complex issues. These leaders and partners believe the community can multiply the return on its education and career readiness investments through a more coordinated approach.

OUR VISION

OUR MISSION

Facilitate community vision and agendas for career readiness;

Establish shared measurement and advance evidence-based decision making;

Align and coordinate strategic action; and

Mobilize resources and community commitment for sustainable change

FOCUSING •Agree upon a common result and action based shared metrics and evidence

MOBILIZING

•Coordinate the efforts and capitalize on the unique strengths of diverse organizations to help people along the path to career readiness

IMPROVING

•Collect and analyze data and evidence to improve outcomes. •Use data to test hypotheses, adjust

practices and monitor improved outcomes.

Every person in our region will have the education and talent necessary to sustain productive lifestyles.

*There are currently two Bridging RVA’s in Richmond. While we work together on a long term solution, please note these differences and how

you can find the other Bridging RVA. Bridging RVA currently anchored at Virginia Commonwealth University, is focused on organizational

partnerships to address systems level improvements to educational workforce preparation. There is another Bridging RVA that works with

individuals and community groups to fill gaps in the community. If you were intending to learn more about their ideation labs, rapid response

efforts and community initiatives please visit http://www.bridgingrva.com.

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OUR GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Bridging RVA Region Number Percent

Population under 18 Years 236,173 23.60%

18 to 24 Years 101,312 10.10%

Total Population 1,038,322 Avg. Annual Growth 13,189 1.40%

Poverty Level (of all people) 114,169 11.50%

Population by Educational Attainment

No High School Diploma (educational attainment, age 25-64) 56,202 10.10%

High School Graduate (educational attainment, age 25-64) 127,095 22.90%

Some College, No Degree (educational attainment, age 25-64) 118,737 21.40%

Associate's Degree (educational attainment, age 25-64) 40,402 7.30%

Bachelor's Degree (educational attainment, age 25-64) 135,493 24.40%

Postgraduate Degree (educational attainment, age 25-64) 78,051 14.00%

Population by Race and Ethnicity

Race: White 625,873 62.40%

Race: Black or African American 286,726 28.60%

Race: American Indian and Alaska Native 4,132 0.40%

Race: Asian 36,991 3.70%

Race: Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 547 0.10%

Race: Some Other Race 25,503 2.50%

Race: Two or More Races 22,924 2.30%

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 54,219 5.40%

Bridging RVA’s geographic footprint, which aligns those of

the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce and the

Richmond Regional Planning District, includes the City of

Richmond, the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield,

Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and Powhatan, and

the Town of Ashland.

Source: JobsEQ, Chmura Economics & Analytics

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OUR WORK AND APPROACH

OUR END GAME Bridging RVA is a partnership. Our partners believe that the best way to improve results in the region is through a systematic response. The

partnership model is different than the direct service model we are accustomed to for many nonprofits. Both are valuable and needed but have

different end-games.

Local Data

Community Voice

National Research

Plan Do

Study Adjust

Our Partners, using shared measurements, leverage technology

and data to support continuous improvement methods

Bridging RVA partners develop the right local data and metrics, identify and

summarize relevant research and best practices, and elicit the insights, perspectives,

and expertise of practitioners, families and youth to plan and execute, together,

those practices with the greatest impact.

o Board of Directors determines gap in commercial or public service to justify sustained service

o Core approach is to deliver a cost effective service and build a strong organization

o End-game is to provide the service on an ongoing basis

o Scale is reached by adding market share and requires increased staff, physical infrastructure, and funding

o Partners develop and test models that can be shared, adopted and delivered by other organizations

o Core approach is to demonstrate ability to

produce an intended effect and share a model that multiple partners can replicate

o End-game is to train, certify, franchise solutions, or provide a center of excellence

o Scale is achieved by improving the sector as a

whole and may grow impact with modest increase in staff, funding, and physical infrastructure (and in-kind alignment of resources)

Direct Service Nonprofit Replication Partnership

COMPARING END-GAMES

Source: What’s Your End-Game? (Gugelev & Stern, 2014)

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Early Learning Success Network

•Birth-3rd Grade

Middle Learning Success Network

•4th grade-9th grade

Career Readiness Network

•10th grade- career

Industry Partnerships

•Demand and support

OUR INDICATORS

The regional data advisory committee (RDAC) led by Bridging RVA in partnership with the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium

(MERC) developed a rigorous approach (involving diverse stakeholders) to select lagging indicators. Lagging indicators are outcome measures

that will take time to change and are complemented by leading indicators that inform strategies and show earlier results.

LAGGING INDICATORS MEASURE WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

READING

PALS-K % of students passing Kindergarten Readiness (PALs K)

PALs K focuses on literacy and is an important predictor of reading ability by 3

rd grade.

3rd

Grade Reading SOL % of students proficient and advanced in 3

rd

grade reading SOL Children entering 4th grade without sufficient reading skills are less likely to keep up with courses and are more likely to drop out of school.

MATH Algebra 1

% of students proficient and advanced in Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam

Algebra I marks a transition to more abstract mathematical computations needed as a foundation for math education that is part of a trajectory towards post-secondary education.

COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS

High School Graduation Rate

% of students graduating from high school by diploma type (advanced and standard diploma)

This measure is an important milestone and in many ways is a minimum threshold that must be tempered with other measures such as diploma type, need for post-secondary remediation, etc. Even many lower-wage jobs now require a high school diploma or GED to be a competitive applicant

DEGREES AND RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS

Post-Secondary Attainment

% of population completing professional certification and college degree.

More than ¾ of the job openings in the next decade will require skills obtained beyond high school. Average earnings for degree holders are 65% more than high school grads. Increasing the talent dividend is also associated with higher regional GDP

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85%

Pals K

71%

3rd Grade Reading SOL

74%

Algebra 1

86%

High School Graduation

45%

Post Secondary Attainment

MOVING THE NEEDLE IN OUR REGION

BASELINE YEAR 2012-2013

Sources: Virginia Department of Education, Kidscount, Ready Youth, and State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

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A CLOSER LOOK AT OUR BASELINE DATA Additional disaggregated data are located on the BRVA Baseline Data Dashboard

3rd Grade Reading SOL Algebra 1 High School Graduation

Post-Secondary Attainment

Student Group % of 3rd grade students

passing SOL Reading

% of students passing Algebra I EOC exam

(all grades)

% of students graduating from

HS with a Standard or

Advanced Diploma

% of Richmond Region with an

Associate's degree or higher

ALL Students 71 74 86 45

Black 59 65 79 52

White 81 76 91 70

Hispanic 64 70 79 34

Economically Disadvantaged 59 64 73 Not available

Limited English Proficiency 59 58 74 Not available The Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments and the High School graduation requirements were established by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to reflect the

minimum requirements needed at each grade level.

0-69 70-79 80-89 90+

Sources: Virginia Department of Education, Kidscount, Ready Youth, and State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

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OUR PARTNERSHIP GOAL Bridging RVA develops and advocates cross-sector regional strategies that will result in increasing by 65,000 the number of additional people

in the region who complete two-year or higher post-secondary degrees by 2030, inclusive of 11,000 people with degrees in STEM-H

industries, and by 2021, will triple the number of earned credentials that contribute to career readiness but do not require a degree.

OUR 2014-2015 PARTNERSHIP PRIORITIES Bridging RVA and Dominion helped facilitate community partners in our workforce preparation group of the Richmond capital region collaborative. Bridging RVA is carrying forward the recommendation of the community to prioritize action in the career readiness space and middle learning success. The partners also acknowledged the importance of finding ways to connect other existing efforts along the learning continuum--- cradle to career, as the partnership matures.

Source: StriveTogether

Career Readiness Network

Middle Learning Success Network

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A Network is a group of like providers who work together to achieve a common goal. The network exists to review data;

commit to common outcome measures; identify best practices within priority areas; and align, coordinate and leverage

resources. By working together, the network can eliminate duplication of services and unnecessary strain on existing

resources while still being able to serve the largest number of students with the best services possible.

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Career Readiness Network Bridging RVA partners are launching the region’s first career readiness network, an operational leadership group that aligns practices from multiple sectors. The group will monitor outcomes for multiple forms of post-secondary education, including: apprenticeships, certificate programs, and 2 or 4+ year degree awarding programs. The network then selects and implements projects with strong impact potential. Virginia Commonwealth University, The Community Foundation, and Lumina Foundation are providing financial support for the partnership and network.

Information Technology Partnership – Eight out of ten STEM jobs are in Information technology or Information security. Bridging RVA is supporting RichTech, in the formation of the region’s first industry partnership which will define IT career readiness requirements and coordinate industry response. Bridging RVA partners are conducting job and curriculum analysis for five of these high demand occupations. Regional data, CIOs, HR, and front-line workers are clarifying it: what these employees do; knowledge, skills, and abilities needed; how they prepared; how they became aware of the career. Bridging RVA is bringing educators and other community partners together to consider how to align curriculum and other supports to address critical shortages in these high demand occupations. Initial investment for the project has been made by Capital One, Genworth Financial, and Altria. This project will serve as a prototype (or proof of concept) for other high demand industries in our region. Over the Next 5 Years Over the Next 10 Years Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)

Job Title Total Replacement Demand

Total Growth Demand

Avg. Annual Growth Percent

Total Replacement Demand

Total Growth Demand

Avg. Annual Growth Percent

15-1122 Information Security Analysts 27 61 3.00% 59 132 3.00%

15-1131 Computer Programmers 171 48 0.70% 349 97 0.70%

15-1133 Software Developers, Systems Software 84 162 2.30% 179 344 2.30%

Nov-21 Computer and Information Systems Managers

100 104 1.40% 207 215 1.40%

15-1142 Network and Computer Systems Administrators

119 88 1.10% 246 182 1.10%

Total

501 463 1040 970

Total Growth and Replacement 964 2010

Career Readiness Network

Middle Level Success

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Source: JobsEQ, Chmura Economics & Analytics

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FAFSA and College Application Project - Partners have indicated that regularly updated and actionable FAFSA and application data would help them be more effective in increasing financial aid and application outcomes. They have also developed a FAFSA action plan template that will help agencies working in one community identify gaps and inefficiencies in the way they are currently delivering services. In high growth potential communities, process improvement coaches will help local leaders implement their action plan. Regional awareness and professional development will be informed by learning from these improvement teams. Core investment in the project has been made by VCU, the Community Foundation and Lumina Foundation. View our weekly FAFSA completions on our weekly dashboard here

Source: Virginia Department of Education & Federal Student Aid

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Source: Virginia Department of Education

In 2014, Middle School Renaissance 2020 contracted with Bridging RVA to facilitate and produce their measurement framework. Bridging RVA is providing ongoing leadership to coordinate data collection, sharing, analysis, and reporting to support MSR2020’s leadership, as they seek to make strategic program design decisions and monitor improvement processes on an ongoing basis. MSR2020 is funding Bridging RVA to provide the data support. MSR202 is an important node for an emerging middle learning success network.

Career Readiness Network

Middle Learning Success Network

MSR2020 Leading Indicators Academics

(2012-2013 Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessment Performance)

Richmond Public School District % of Eligible Students

who took the test % of Students Passing Test

6th Math 96.08% 44% 6th Reading 96.48% 40%

7th Math 94.90% 12% 7th Reading 97.21% 42%

8th Math 94.85% 24% 8th Reading 95.30% 37% 8th Writing 96.39% 45%

Chronic Absence (2012-2013 Chronic Absence

Percentages)

Total # of Middle School Students in RPS

(#) and % of Students Chronically Absent

Chronic Absences 4221 (666) 15.8%

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WHAT’S NEXT?

Monitor outcomes and adjust practices for greater impact

Partners set priorities for their work in 2015-2016 academic year

Define partnership levels for existing partners

Clarify connections with existing regional efforts on the cradle to career continuum

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS!

Altria

Annie E Casey Foundation

Axis Partners

Capital One

Charles City Public Schools

Chesterfield County Public Schools

Code VA

Community College Workforce Alliance

Genworth Financial

Goochland County Public Schools

Hanover County Public Schools

Henrico County Public Schools

GRASP

John Tyler Community College

Lumina Foundation

MAXX Potential

MSR2020

New Kent County Public Schools

Powhatan County Public Schools

Reynolds Community College

RichTech

Richmond City Public Schools

StriveTogether

The Community Foundation\

TMI Consulting

Virginia Advanced Study Strategies

Virginia Commonwealth University

(Anchor)

Bridging RVA Staff

Jason Smith, Ph.D. Candace Simon, M.Ed. Alex Rooke Interim Executive Director Senior Data Analyst Project Coordinator

Contact:

www.bridgingrva.org

901 W. Franklin Street

PO Box 842527

Richmond, VA 23284

*There are currently two

Bridging RVA’s in Richmond.

While we work together on a

long term solution, please note

these differences and how you

can find the other Bridging RVA.

Bridging RVA currently anchored

at Virginia Commonwealth

University, is focused on

organizational partnerships to

address systems level

improvements to educational

workforce preparation. There is

another Bridging RVA that works

with individuals and community

groups to fill gaps in the

community. If you were

intending to learn more about

their ideation labs, rapid

response efforts and community

initiatives please visit

http://www.bridgingrva.com.