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INFORMATION CALENDAR July 7, 2009

To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council From: Phil Kamlarz, City Manager

Submitted by: Lisa Caronna, Deputy City Manager

Subject: 2020 Vision for Children and Youth – First Year Accomplishments

INTRODUCTION The 2020 Vision for Children and Youth is aimed on closing the academic achievement gap in the City of Berkeley. The 2020 Vision was born out of the previous work of the Berkeley Integrative Resource Initiative (BIRI) and United in Action’s (UIA) work on a citywide vision for improving educational outcomes for all children and youth. BIRI laid a strong foundation for BUSD, City of Berkeley, UC Berkeley, and local community partners to work together and strengthen partnerships for a common goal.

CURRENT SITUATION AND ITS EFFECTS June 2009 is the first anniversary of the joint resolutions taken by the Berkeley School Board and the City Council supporting the 2020 Vision for Children and Youth. To celebrate this anniversary, the City commemorated the first year through a proclamation at the City Council Meeting on June 23.

In this past year, strengthened and increased cross-jurisdictional coordination occurred through the 2020 Vision work. The Planning Committee, as created by the joint resolution meets regularly, the All City Equity Taskforce (ACET) held its first meeting on May 30, 2009. Attached are the Planning Committee’s working draft for city-wide outcomes on bridging the achievement gap. Over the next summer months, the ACET teams will develop specific strategies and measures of success tied to the final outcomes for adoption by the School Board and City Council in the fall.

Some highlights of the past year:

Developed framework for partnership to meet 2020 Vision goals.

Based on research, refined 2020 Vision Impact Statement that specifically states: “To accelerate the achievement of Latino and African American children and youth to eliminate the racial predictability of low-performing students in Berkeley public schools by the year 2020”.

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Formed the All City Equity Taskforce (ACET) made up of four age-specific working groups representing diverse community interests, including, but not limited to, parents, school administrators, teachers, city staff, and community representatives.

Strengthened collaboration which include:

1) Project Build – focused on literacy support, this project has introduced a coordinated family outreach strategy to reach BUSD families and has implemented coordinated literacy training with University of California at Berkeley faculty;

2) Research and Data Coordination – BUSD and COB have increased collaboration between their research and data units;

3) United in Action received Chancellor’s Community Partnership Grant for targeted outreach for South and West Berkeley communities;

4) Increased parent outreach and coordination strategies between BUSD, UIA and COB;

5) Provided Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, with a packet of 2020 Vision material. The City is well positioned to apply for federal funding through the Race to the Top Fund, a fund to support efforts to improve student learning.

Also attached is a list of 2020 Vision accomplishments.

BACKGROUND In June 2008, the City Council adopted a resolution to work together with the Berkeley Unified School District, United In Action (a community-driven multi-ethnic coalition), and the community to make “educational success, equity, and outcomes for all Berkeley’s children and youth a community-wide priority by removing the barriers to learning and providing opportunities for all children to succeed.”

In joint resolutions in June 2008 (below), the City Council and the School Board created a Planning Committee and an All City Equity Task Force (ACET) identifying eight priorities for moving forward.

The role of ACET is to guide an inclusive community process by: 1. Advising the Superintendent, School Board, City Manager, City Council, and community stakeholders on goals and strategies to achieve the 2020 Vision; and 2. Monitoring and reviewing the implementation of the plan.

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A Planning Committee was established to develop a model and framework for the ACET. The Planning Committee is facilitated by the Berkeley Alliance and consists of partners from the Berkeley Unified School District, City of Berkeley, United in Action, Berkeley City College, University of California at Berkeley and the Berkeley Public Education Foundation. The goals were to:

• Plan through the lens of child /youth who will graduate high school in year 2020. • Plan in an integrated manner so that action strategies address the “whole child”

educational, physical health, social-emotional development and family wellbeing -- all the factors related to educational success.

POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTION The Planning Committee will be forwarding specific strategies and measures of success to City Council and School Board in the fall.

FISCAL IMPACTS OF POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTION Unknown at this time.

CONTACT PERSON Angela Gallegos-Castillo, Children and Youth Services Coordinator, City Manager’s Office, 981-2491.

Attachments: 1. Resolution 2. Working Draft of Outcomes Document 3. 2020 Vision Accomplishments 4. ACET Planning Framework and Structure

DRAFT Outcomes for ACET Teams 2020 Vision—May 30, 2009

Berkeley Alliance – May 30, 2009 1

THIS DOCUMENT The Draft Outcomes for ACET Teams is intended to serve as a guideline for teams. It comes out of a collaborative effort by the 2020 Vision Planning Team and is based on real data, best practices, and aspirations for a more equitable Berkeley. The Outcomes will, undoubtedly, evolve as teams meet and identify gaps or create better language. However, the core ideas of the document should remain intact. THE CHALLENGE The 2020 Vision is a response to the performance disparities in the Berkeley Unified School District commonly known as the “Achievement Gap.” Initiated by United in Action (UIA) and joined by a cross-section of Berkeley community members and institutions, stakeholders quickly identified the need to address health and educational disparities simultaneously. Many of the determinants of good educational outcomes and health have a common pathway. The following are a few examples of the disparities we face in Berkeley:

• In 2008, 47% of White 10th graders taking the PSAT ranked in the top national quartile. In contrast, not one African American 10th grader scored in the top quartile, and 70% of African American students scored in the bottom quartile of national test takers.

• The Academic Performance Index (API) scores by racial subgroups in grades

2-11 in 2008 are 620 for African Americans, 680 for Latinos, and 875 for Whites.

• If inequities between Whites and African Americans and high and low poverty

were eliminated, annually there would be 41% fewer deaths of African Americans and 36% fewer deaths in the poorest neighborhoods.

• Coronary heart disease hospitalization rates for Whites and Asians have

decreased over the last six years, while rates for African Americans – which are more than twice as high as for Whites – have remained stable.

   IMPACT STATEMENT  To accelerate the achievement of Latino and African American children and youth to eliminate the racial predictability of low-performing students in Berkeley public schools by the year 2020.

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DRAFT Outcomes for ACET Teams 2020 Vision—May 30, 2009

Berkeley Alliance – May 30, 2009 2

DRAFT Outcomes for ACET Teams 2020 Vision—May 30, 2009

Berkeley Alliance – May 30, 2009 3

OUTCOMES Using the eight priorities for action outlined in the Resolution passed in June 2008 as a guide for focusing our resources and efforts, we believe that outcomes can be measured in three “spaces:” in Our Schools, in Our Families, and in Our Services. IN OUR SCHOOLS

1. Ensure the academic achievement of all students through effective instruction and a challenging and engaging curriculum.

a. Increase the percentage of students (by subgroup, level and content area) who complete the year meeting or exceeding grade level standards as measured by BUSD and State performance assessments.

b. Implement an aligned and comprehensive K-12 curriculum in core academic subjects.

c. Develop and implement a curriculum that prepares students with 21st century skills including technological fluency, environmental, civic and social responsibility, high level multicultural skills, as well as critical and innovative thinking and reasoning.

2. Diminish the historic racial pattern of the Achievement Gap.

a. Reduce and eliminate differences in achievement between the District’s highest and lowest performing subgroups at all levels and content areas.

b. Adopt and implement culturally relevant teaching practices. c. Increase the percentage of students of color who successfully exceed or

meet A to G requirements.

3. Build systems and structures that promote student success. a. Monitor the progress of every student regularly and create an

individual plan for those who need it. b. Adopt, implement, and coordinate evidence based interventions to

address a wide variety of learning needs. c. Assure that those schools with School Governance Councils and

Leadership Teams develop and monitor a Site Plan that involves all segments of the school community in focused efforts to improve student achievement.

4. Create a safe, affirming, and inclusive environment for participatory learning

for every group of students. a. Increase the percentage of positive feedback from staff, students, and

parents/guardians that schools are safe, secure, and attractive. b. Increase the recruitment, support and retention of excellent teachers

and administrators of color.

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Berkeley Alliance – May 30, 2009 4

c. Increase the percentage of students, by subgroup, who report having caring and supportive relationships with adults and peers in school.

d. Increase the percentage of parents/guardians, by subgroup, who report that their lived experience and language is recognized and respected.

e. Reduce the disparate impact on all subgroups of suspensions, expulsions, and transfers.

5. Assure that children enter kindergarten “ready for school.”

a. Increase the number of children who participate in school-linked transition/school readiness immersion programs.

b. Increase the number of children entering kindergarten ready for school as determined by assessments completed by teachers and parents.

IN OUR FAMILIES

1. As a community, create a culture of meaningful family engagement for student success.

a. Communication between home and school is regular, two-way, and meaningful.

b. Parents are welcomed in the school, and their support and assistance are sought.

c. Community Resources are used to strengthen schools, families, and student learning.

2. As a community, support a value on education that is reinforced at home.

a. Increase the number and percentage of families that report reading or telling stories to their children regularly.

b. Increase the number and variety of reading materials in homes with children.

c. Decrease the amount of non-educational television children watch in a week.

3. As a community, support parents/guardians in their efforts to provide

nurturing and positive emotional support to their children. a. Increase access for parents/guardians who require mental health

treatment. b. Increase access for parents/guardians who need alcohol and/or

substance abuse treatment.

4. Ensure the self-sufficiency of families. a. Decrease the number and percentage of children living in poverty.

b. Decrease the number and percentage of parents/guardians who report food scarcity.

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c. Decrease the number and percentage of children who move more than once a year.

5. Ensure that children are born healthy.

a. Decrease the number and percentage of children born to Berkeley residents who are low/very low birth weight.

b. Decrease the number and percentage of pre-term births. c. Decrease the number of women who had a positive screen for alcohol

and/or drugs during delivery.

6. Ensure that children live in healthy and safe environments. a. Increase access for children to nourishing, whole food at home. b. Decrease the number of children with substantiated or confirmed

(open) cases of child abuse. d. Decrease the number of children who have witnessed domestic violence. e. Decrease the number of children who are victims of violent crime. f. Decrease the number of children who have witnessed violent crime

outside the home. IN OUR SERVICES

1. Affirm a culture of recognition and respect. a. Increase the number of parents/guardians, by subgroup, who report

that their lived experience and language are recognized and respected in all our service institutions.

2. Ensure that children receive preventive and ongoing regular health care.

a. Increase access for children without health insurance to regular, quality care.

b. Increase number of children who receive regular well-checks. c. Increase access for children to ongoing oral health care.

3. Increase access to affordable and high-quality child care.

a. Create an accessible vehicle for parents/guardians and preschools to connect with each other throughout the City.

b. Increase funding to support child care/preschools that serve low-income families.

4. Assure equitable and democratic participation throughout the planning

process. a. Increase partnerships with CBOs, places of worship, and civic

institutions that fully represent a cross-section of Berkeley.

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b. Launch and maintain a communications strategy for 2020 Vision to ensure that a cross-section of Berkeley has access to information on the Initiative and its progress.

5. Develop a culture that values an expanded concept of health and education.

a. Increase the number of students involved in meaningful out-of-school programs during the afternoon/evenings, weekends and summer.

b. Invest in expanding effective youth leadership development and civic engagement programs such as service-learning opportunities.

c. Create a strong partnership with the city’s Youth Commission to centralize service-learning and educational activities for youth during out-of-school time.

2020 VISION ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR ONE (2008-2009)

Passage of joint 2020 Vision resolution

Agreement to add stakeholders to forge a Total Community Approach

Increased Planning and Coordination between COB, BUSD, UIA and other community

partners Increased research and data coordination between BUSD and COB

Leading for Equity Training

o Voice of 2020V shifted. Real consumers of public education included o Deeper penetration/engagement of the city o Moved us to the 2nd stage of implementation

Formation of the ACET Action Teams with diverse representation

Good collaborative process with some productive conflict

City funding requests focus on 2020V priorities. Stimulus dollars look for linkages to

2020V Berkeley High School redesign did pass – recognition of need for change

Public Health Department – schools with corner stores, change selling of unhealthy food

Cities and Schools Institute - Goldman fellow internship – Identification of Best Practices

across the country

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Function: Civic oversight body for 2020 Vision that holds the partnership accountable for achieving results. Provides overall coordination, staffing, resource developm

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2020 Vision All City Equity Task Force

Proposed Structure for Phase I

Function: Partnership team

charged with developing age

appropriate outcomes and

benchmarks, identifying barriers,

studying evidence based practicesand designing priority strategies for action.

9-12 Planning Team

Planning Team

Function: Partnership team

charged with developing age

appropriate outcomes and

benchmarks, identifying barriers,

studying evidence based practicesand designing priority strategies for action

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networks in designing our Cityw

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Birth to 5 Planning Team

Function: Partnership team

charged with developing age

appropriate outcomes and

benchmarks, identifying barriers,

studying evidence based practicesand designing priority strategies for action

6-8 Planning Team

Function: Partnership team

charged with developing age

appropriate outcomes and

benchmarks, identifying barriers,

studying evidence based practices and designing priority strategies for action

K-5 Planning Team