Georgia Energy and Industrial Construction Consortium Membership

Meeting

October 13, 2015

1. Georgia’s workforce pipeline

2. What is the problem?

3. Where are the challenges?

4. What can we do?

Georgia’s Workforce Projections

2020 Georgia Workforce Projections

Source: Georgia Workforce Trends : Long-Term Employment Projections to 2020, Georgia Department of Labor

• Total employment projected to increase 12%, adding over 480,000 new jobs to the state

• 60% of all jobs will require some from of post-secondary degree

• 17% growth in STEM jobs– health services will lead all industry sectors in terms

of new job growth and rate of growth (approximately 98,000 new jobs)

– High tech industries will add nearly 38,000 new jobs

Source: Change the Equation Vital Signs: Georgia State Report

Georgia’s Workforce Pipeline

Academic Achievement Milestones

School Readiness

Literacy by 3rd Grade

Numeracy by 8th Grade

High School Graduation

Workforce and/or College Ready

School ReadinessPercent of Children with School Readiness Skills

NAEP 4th Grade ReadingPercent At or Above Proficient

2005 2007 2009 2011 201325%

27%

29%

31%

33%

35%

37%

39%

33%

35% 35%

34%

37%

30%31%

32%32%

34%

26%

28% 28%

32%

34%20th StateU.S.Georgia

2005 2007 2009 2011 201320%

22%

24%

26%

28%

30%

32%

34%

36%

38%

40%

31%

35%36% 37% 37%

29%

31%

33%

34% 34%

23%

25%

27%

28%29%

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NAEP 8th Grade MathPercent At or Above Proficient

Georgia High School Graduation Rates

Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.

Year State High School Graduation Rate

2011 68%

2012 70%2013 72%2014 73%

TOTAL

StatewideHigh School Drop-

Outs

19,139

19,692

19,013

19,56777,411

Are Our Students Ready?Percentage of 2014 ACT-Tested Georgia High School Graduates Meeting College Readiness Benchmarks

All 4 Bench-marks

English Reading Math Science0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

24%

64%

44%38%

34%

26%

64%

44% 43%37%

Georgia Nation

Economic Impact of Georgia Non-Graduates

2014 High School Graduation Rates by County

Unemployment Rate by County, November 2014

Compounded Impacts of High School Non-Completion

Source: Levin, H., et al., (2007). The Costs and Benefits of an Excellent Education for All of America’s Children.

INDIVIDUALS THE COMMUNITY

Lower Lifetime Earnings Reduced buying power & tax revenues; less economic growth

Decreased health status; Higher mortality rates; More criminal activity

Higher health care & criminal justice costs

Higher teen pregnancy rates; Single motherhood

Higher public services costs

Less voting; Less volunteeringLow rate of community involvement

Strengthening the Birth to Work Pipeline

Strengthening the Birth to Work Pipeline

KEY ISSUE

#1Early Life Experiences

KEY ISSUE

#2Academic Achievement K-12

KEY ISSUE

#3Transitions to Work or College

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Age of child in months

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Disparities in Early Vocabulary Growth

Source: Hart, B. and Risley, T. R. (2003). “The Early Catastrophe: The 30 Million Word Gap by Age 3.”

Professional Families 1,116 words

Working Class Families 749 words

Welfare Families 525 words

Economic Benefits of Early Education:Perry Preschool Study

Source: Schweinhart, L.J., et al. (2005). Lifetime effects: The High/Scope Perry Preschool study through age 40.

Essential Building Blocks of High Performing States

Higher Standards

Rigorous Curriculum

Clear Accountability System

Statewide Student Information System

Leadership Training

The Changing Face of Georgia

Series1

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

White 8%

All 16%

African-American 20%

Living in poverty 38%

Asian 45%

Hispanic 49%

2001-2010: Percent Population Increase

4-Year Graduation Rate, 2014

Georgia

All Students 73%

Low-Income 63%

English Language Learners 44%

Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.

Georgia Needs:The Economic Development Pipeline

250,000 new post-secondary graduates by 2025

60% of jobs in 2020 will require some higher education

42% of Georgian’s currently have a post-secondary degree

The Missing 62%100 Georgia 9th Graders Enter High School!

73 graduate HS

54 enroll in higher education

38 make it to their sophomore year

Source: Ga DOE 2012-2013 school year, calculations by Atlanta Regional Commission estimates

3. Increasing academic rigor and expectations

Georgia’s Future Workforce

1. Increasing demand for highly skilled labor force

2. Changing demographics

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Perfect Storm? Positive Collective Impact?

What can we do?

Percent Low-Income by School District

Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.

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73% 69%62%

56% 52%45% 45%

32%26%

Percent Low-Income and Exceeds 3rd Grade Reading CRCT

Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.

Clayton DeKalb Rockdale DouglasGwinnett Henry Cobb Fulton Cherokee Fayette

100%

73% 69%62%

56%52% 45% 45%

32%26%

34%43%

50% 51%

59%53% 60% 59%

67% 70%

% Low-Income (GA 62%) % Exceeds (GA 46%)

Percent Low-Income by School District

Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.

Clayton DeKalb Rockdale DouglasGwinnett Henry Cobb Fulton Cherokee Fayette

100%

73%69%

62%56%

52%45% 45%

32%26%

Percent Low-Income and Exceeds 8th Grade Math CRCT

Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.

Clayton DeKalb Rockdale DouglasGwinnett Henry Cobb Fulton Cherokee Fayette

100%

73%69%

62%56%

52%45% 45%

32%26%

20% 20%27%

21%

45%

28%42% 40%

43%

54%

% Low-Income (62%) % Exceeds (34%)

Percent Low-Income by School District

Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.

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Rockdale

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73% 69%62%

56% 52%45% 45%

32%26%

Clayton DeKalb RockdaleDouglasGwinnett Henry Cobb Fulton CherokeeFayette

100%

73% 69%62%

56% 52%45% 45%

32%26%

60% 62%

76% 76% 75% 78% 78% 79% 82%90%

% Low-Income (GA 62%) % HS Graduation (GA 73%)

Source: The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, State Report Cards.

Percent Low-Income and HS Graduation

How Will You Insulate the Birth to Work Pipeline?

LEARNING & SOCIAL SUPPORTS

Childcare Providers

Afterschool Programs

Academic Supports

Job Training

Civic Opportunities

Early Childhood

K – 12 SystemPost Secondary

Work & Career

ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES

Transportation Health Housing Financial

Source: The Forum for Youth Investment

Help Insulate the Pipeline

Post Secondary

Read to children every day: “Talk With Me Baby”

Encourage participation of your early learning centers: “Quality Rated”

Leverage partnerships with business and post-secondary – internships and mentoring

Consider dual enrollment HS/ college: “Move on When Ready”

Pay for Advanced Placement (AP) exams

Provide internships/ apprenticeships

Participate and support: “Go Back. Move Ahead.”

Early Childhood

K – 12 System

Aligning Educational Strategies for Collective Impact

Aligned Acts of Improvement

Random Acts of Improvement

GOALS

Partially Aligned Acts of Improvement

GOALS

GOALS

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