A Shared Vision for Youth in Iowa. ICYD - Origins 1998 –selected to receive a Youth Development State Collaboration Demonstration Grant from the Family.

A Shared Vision for Youth in A Shared Vision for Youth in IowaIowa

ICYD - OriginsICYD - Origins

19981998 –selected to receive a Youth Development –selected to receive a Youth Development State Collaboration Demonstration Grant from State Collaboration Demonstration Grant from the Family & Youth Services Bureau of the U.S. the Family & Youth Services Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.Department of Health & Human Services.

Original PurposeOriginal Purpose: Involve state government in : Involve state government in promoting the positive development of youth.promoting the positive development of youth.

Action:Action: Formed a YD Task Force to share best Formed a YD Task Force to share best practices, coordinate resources, & network practices, coordinate resources, & network between local and state agencies to improve between local and state agencies to improve policy and practice.policy and practice.

Participating State AgenciesParticipating State Agencies

► Iowa Department of Education Iowa Department of Education ► Iowa Department of Human Services Iowa Department of Human Services ► Iowa Department of Public Health Iowa Department of Public Health ► Iowa Workforce Development Iowa Workforce Development ► Iowa Department of Economic Iowa Department of Economic

DevelopmentDevelopment► Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy ► Division of Criminal & Juvenile Justice Division of Criminal & Juvenile Justice

PlanningPlanning► Iowa Commission on Volunteer ServiceIowa Commission on Volunteer Service► ISU Extension 4-H Youth DevelopmentISU Extension 4-H Youth Development► Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation ServicesIowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services

ICYD Positive Youth ICYD Positive Youth Development Strategies for Development Strategies for

ChangeChange

1)1) Align Policies and Coordinate Programs; Align Policies and Coordinate Programs; 2)2) Build capacity; Build capacity; 3)3) Engage Youth. Engage Youth. 4)4) Mobilize Iowans.Mobilize Iowans.

Early Accomplishments:Early Accomplishments:► Agreed on a Agreed on a definitiondefinition of “Youth of “Youth

Development”Development”► Increased understanding of positive Increased understanding of positive

youth development and improved youth development and improved interagency cooperationinteragency cooperation at state level at state level

► Promoted Promoted youth involvementyouth involvement (Youth (Youth Input ICNs and development of State of Input ICNs and development of State of Iowa Youth Action Committee) Iowa Youth Action Committee)

► Developed a Youth Development Results Developed a Youth Development Results Framework to articulate Framework to articulate shared resultsshared results

► Identified multiple Identified multiple indicators and data indicators and data sourcessources to quantify the results to quantify the results

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT RESULT AREASYOUTH DEVELOPMENT RESULT AREAS

All youth have the benefit of safe and All youth have the benefit of safe and supportivesupportive

All youth are All youth are healthy and healthy and

socially socially competentcompetent

All youth are All youth are successful in successful in

schoolschool

All youth are All youth are prepared for a prepared for a

productive productive adulthoodadulthoodfamilies….…families….… schools…….schools……. and and

communitiescommunities

RECOMMENDED LEADING INDICATORS RECOMMENDED LEADING INDICATORS ►Rate of Rate of founded child founded child neglect and neglect and abuseabuse

►Percent of Percent of families in families in the child the child welfare welfare systemsystem

►Family Family SupportSupport (IYS construct -- (IYS construct -- % of youth % of youth reporting their reporting their families are families are involved with involved with them and them and supportive) supportive)

►Family Family BoundariesBoundaries IYS construct -- IYS construct -- % of youth % of youth reporting their reporting their families provide families provide them w/ them w/ boundaries)boundaries)

►Safe schoolsSafe schools (% of youth (% of youth reporting that reporting that they “feel safe” they “feel safe” at school – IYS) at school – IYS)

►Positive Positive Peer Norms Peer Norms (IYS Construct) (IYS Construct)

►Supportive Supportive school staff school staff and climateand climate (IYS Construct)(IYS Construct)

►Suspensions Suspensions and and ExpulsionsExpulsions (beginning in 2005)(beginning in 2005)

►Poverty Rate Poverty Rate (% of families at (% of families at or below poverty) or below poverty)

►Employment Employment RateRate

►Adult Arrest Adult Arrest RateRate

►NeighborhooNeighborhood Safety d Safety (IYS Construct)(IYS Construct)

►Supportive Supportive NeighborhoodNeighborhoodss (IYS Construct)(IYS Construct)

►Juvenile Court Juvenile Court Referrals for Referrals for DelinquencyDelinquency

►Alcohol, Tobacco, Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drug and other Drug Use by YouthUse by Youth(% of youth reporting (% of youth reporting no use of ATOD in last no use of ATOD in last 30 days - IYS)30 days - IYS)

►Suicide Risk Suicide Risk AvoidanceAvoidance(IYS construct -- % of (IYS construct -- % of youth reporting they youth reporting they did not consider/ did not consider/ plan/try suicide) plan/try suicide)

►Violent or Violent or Aggressive Aggressive Behavior Behavior (IYS Construct)(IYS Construct)

►Proficiency Proficiency Rates:Rates: % of 8% of 8thth graders graders proficient in proficient in readingreading % of 8% of 8thth graders graders proficient in mathproficient in math ►Attendance RateAttendance Rate

►Drop out RateDrop out Rate

►Commitment to Commitment to School & LearningSchool & Learning (IYS Construct)(IYS Construct)

►Graduation Graduation Rate Rate

►Teen birth rateTeen birth rate

►Youth Youth EmploymentEmployment (% of 11(% of 11thth graders graders reporting that they reporting that they work in a paid job 3+ work in a paid job 3+ hours per week - IYS)hours per week - IYS)

►Youth (16 – 19) Youth (16 – 19) not in school & not in school & not workingnot working

(IYS – Iowa Youth Survey is administered every 3 years to all 6th, 8th, and 11th grade students in public schools – approximately 100,000 surveys were completed in 2002.)

Recent ActivitiesRecent Activities ► Developed State Report Card from the Developed State Report Card from the

identified Results Framework identified Results Framework ► Youth Development Steering Committee Youth Development Steering Committee

(agency heads) (agency heads) ► Youth Worker and Youth trainings Youth Worker and Youth trainings ► Policy Forums Policy Forums ► Focus on Program Quality Focus on Program Quality ► Iowa Youth Survey Iowa Youth Survey ► Community awareness through Community awareness through

Iowa’s PromiseIowa’s Promise

State- Pilot Community Collaboration Goals

Explore new collaborative relationship between state agencies and communities;

Increase positive youth development supports and opportunities at the local level;

Improve coordination of planning and delivery of youth services;

Learn from demonstration sites so pilots can be replicated.

What was the Outcome?What was the Outcome?► Creation of local YD collaborations bringing Creation of local YD collaborations bringing

together local entities to plan around results together local entities to plan around results for youth.for youth.

► Involvement of local partners in crafting of Involvement of local partners in crafting of state YD strategic plan to increase YD.state YD strategic plan to increase YD.

► Increase Sharing of resources between state Increase Sharing of resources between state and local entities.and local entities.

► Local excitement in the Youth Program Local excitement in the Youth Program Quality Assessment Tool for baseline study.Quality Assessment Tool for baseline study.

► Increased participation in the Communities Increased participation in the Communities of Promise initiative.of Promise initiative.

State of Iowa Governance State of Iowa Governance GroupGroup

► Department for the BlindDepartment for the Blind► Department of EducationDepartment of Education► Department of Human ServicesDepartment of Human Services► Division of Persons with DisabilitiesDivision of Persons with Disabilities► Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Governor’s Developmental Disabilities

CouncilCouncil► Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation ServicesIowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services► Iowa Workforce DevelopmentIowa Workforce Development

Goal: Improve Employment Outcomes Goal: Improve Employment Outcomes

for Iowans with Disabilitiesfor Iowans with Disabilities

GoalGoal: Improve transition outcomes for youth : Improve transition outcomes for youth with disabilities ages 14-24.with disabilities ages 14-24.

ObjectivesObjectives:: Develop a State Transition PlanDevelop a State Transition Plan Conduct statewide Resource MappingConduct statewide Resource Mapping

►http://www.MyTransitionIowa.orghttp://www.MyTransitionIowa.org Sponsor local demonstrationsSponsor local demonstrations Sustain accomplishmentsSustain accomplishments

Outcome measures includeOutcome measures include: Preparation : Preparation for, securing, and maintaining employmentfor, securing, and maintaining employment..

http://www.IowaEmploymentPartners.comhttp://www.IowaEmploymentPartners.com

Improving Transition Improving Transition OutcomesOutcomes

Next StepsNext Steps

► Formalize the Iowa’s Promise Partnership Formalize the Iowa’s Promise Partnership Council.Council.

► Finalize strategic plan and initiate actionFinalize strategic plan and initiate action► Hold the Youth Civic Engagement Policy Forum.Hold the Youth Civic Engagement Policy Forum.► Finalize a communication plan to reach multiple Finalize a communication plan to reach multiple

audiencesaudiences► Roll-out the Youth Program Quality Assessment Roll-out the Youth Program Quality Assessment

Tool and complete baseline study. Tool and complete baseline study. ► Survive a change in leadership.Survive a change in leadership.

For More informationFor More information

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