Transcript Non-Academic Barriers (Mike Hickman)

Non-Academic Barriers to
School Success
Capital Region ESD 113 Student Support Team
January 22, 2014
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Overview
• Why schools should care about nonacademic barriers
• Table Discussions
• Systems of Care Framework
• Partnerships
• Table Discussions
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Why Schools Should Care About
Non-Academic Barriers
Homelessness
• Because nonacademic
barriers are
highly correlated
to academic
failure.
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
Chemical Dependency
Bachman, J., O’Malley, P.., (2007) The Education-Drug Use Connection
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Why Schools Should Care About NonAcademic Barriers
Malnutrition
Aubery, (2012), The detrimental effect of malnutrition on school
achievement
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Why Schools Should Care About NonAcademic Barriers
Health Risk Behaviors
Dilley, J., (2007) School-based Health Interventions and Academic Achievement
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Why Schools Should Care About NonAcademic Barriers
Dilley, J., (2007) School-based Health Interventions and Academic Achievement
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Why Schools Should Care About NonAcademic Barriers
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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Why Schools Should Care About NonAcademic Barriers
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Have we forgotten about…
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Table Discussions
http://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
No
I = Motivationally
barriers
ready and able
II = Not very
motivated/
Lacking
prerequisite
skills/different
rates & styles/
minor
vulnerabilities
III = Avoidant/
very deficient
in capabilities
Instructional
Component
Classroom
Teaching
+
Enrichment
Activity
Desired
Outcomes
(High Expectations
& Accountability)
Barriers
To Learning,
Development,
Teaching
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Proposed System of Care
Marginalized and
fragmented in
policy and
practice
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Proposed System of Care
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Proposed System of Care
Classroom-Based
Approaches to Enable
Learning
Crisis/Emergency
Assistance & Prevention
Student & Family
Assistance
Infrastructure
- Leadership
- Resources
- Processes
Support for
Transitions
Community Outreach
Home Involvement in
Schooling
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Proposed System of Care
System of Prevention
- All Students
Promoting learning &
Healthy Development
plus
as necessary
System of Early Intervention
- Some Students
Prevention of Problems
Intervening as early after onset of
problems as is feasible
as necessary
as necessary
System of Care
- Few Students
Specialized assistance for those with
severe, pervasive, or chronic problems
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Proposed System of Care
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Proposed Systems of Care Framework
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Community-Based Resources
DSHS
Children’s
Admin.
Public
Health
Tribal
Nations
FaithBased
Juvenile
Justice
Housing
& Food
Asst.
Wrap-Around Services Linked to All Schools
From the
Cradle
Pre -K
Head
Start
Readiness to
Learn
Primary Intermediate
Nurse
Corps
Extended
Day/Yr.
Title
1D
MS/JHS
Bldg.
Bridges
High
School
Behavioral
Health
High
School
Diploma
&
Beyond
Youth
Workforce
ESD-Provided Supports
ESD Student Support MyCase
Managers
in All Districts
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Thurston Thrives
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
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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 Use
Total 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 funding
GF-S= General fund, state
VRDE= Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account
PSEA= Public Safety and Education Account
What does this mean for Thurston Treatment?
Publicly Funded Outpatient Treatment
Admissions by Age
Thurston County 2009 - Sept 2013
1,200
885
1,000
723
745
800
699
509
600
400
200
300
218
267
248
176
2010
2011
2012
2013
(Sept 30)
0
2009
Youth
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—Open
Adults
Source: SCOPE-WA, Thurston County Public Health & Social Services
Chemical Dependency Program
A few ways we are
working to address the
entire pyramid:
-Treatment Infrastructure (Reimbursement
Rates, Detox, Methadone, Inpatient)
Drug
Treatment
Thurston Thrives Action Teams
on Clinical Care & Behavioral
Health, and Housing
Thurston County Intensive Case
Management
Housing
Shelters
Mixed Housing
Thurston County Home Consortium
Prevention
Thurston Thrives Action
Teams on Economic
Development and
Education
Reduce ACES
Increase Resilience
Drug Abuse Prevention
Economic Development
Business Climate
Cosmetic Improvements
Unemployment
Job Training/Placement
Education
Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council
Thurston Thrives Action
Teams on Child
Development/Resilience
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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