The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet - NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BOARD OF REGENTS JANUARY 10, 2022
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The Poughkeepsie
Children's Cabinet
NEW YORK STATE
EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
BOARD OF REGENTS
JANUARY 10, 2022
Discussion
Outline
Key Topics
1. Children's Cabinet Co-Chair Introduction
2. How We Work as a Cabinet
3. What We Know about Inequity Nationally
4. The Challenges and Opportunities ofPoughkeepsie
5. Year 1> Year 2 > Year 3
6. Emerging Efforts
7. Key Considerations for New York State
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8. Harvard Education Redesign Lab Remarks
Children's Cabinet
Co-Chair
Introduction
3
The Poughkeepsie
Summit at Harvard
A u g u s t 2 3 - 2 4 , 2019
P r i o r i t i e s to E m e r g e :
Poughkeepsie
C h ild re n 's C a b in e t
L e a d for
Poughkeepsie
Fellowship
Program
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CREATING A CIVIC ECOSYSTEM:
W h a t are Imagine if leaders of all of the agencies and organizations
that serve children and youth in your community came
Ch ild r en 's together at one table to improve their collective ability to
meet the needs of kids. Picture your superintendent talking
Cabinets? with your head of libraries, strategizing with your health
commissioner, and collaborating with your summer and
after school providers to create a civic ecosystem that
enables all children to thrive. We call this a children’s
Local Children's Cabinet Network cabinet…By seamlessly coordinating the supports and
services that your community provides, children’s cabinets
address young people’s holistic needs as they grow and
develop.
-Excerpt sourced from Harvard EdRedesign Lab Local
Children's Cabinet Toolkit
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Mission Our mission is to connect all members of the Poughkeepsie community who support children in order to create and coordinate a cradle-to-career system of services, supports, and opportunities that ensures every child can thrive in Poughkeepsie regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, poverty, or circumstance. Our Vision We envision a community where all children and youth thrive and have equitable opportunities to reach their full potential. 6
OUR CITYWIDE OPPORTUNITIES
Higher Education A
Institutions Multiracial
6 higher education institutions in the Community
area.
Our difference and diversity
makes us a stronger community.
Strong Anchor
An Ideal Scale
Institutions
A smaller, but powerful community
where impact is feasible.
Community Based
Organizations
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Stacey Bottoms, Associate Minister, Tamoya Norwood, President of the
Jonathan Jacobson, New York State
Youth Director and Assistant Clerk, PTA, Early Learning Center
Assemblyman
Beulah Baptist Church
Andrea Reynolds, President and
Executive Dr. Elizabeth Bradley, President of
Tom Lawrence, Director of the
Poughkeepsie Public Library District
CEO of the Dyson Foundation
Vassar College
Com m ittee: Paul Calogerakis, Chairman of the
Geraldine Laybourne, Co-Founder of
Dr. Tim Ryan, President of the
Culinary Institute of America
Day One Early Learning Community
Founding Board, Poughkeepsie Alliance
Heather Martino, Poughkeepsie High
Sarah Salem, Councilmember-at-
Frank Castella, Executive Director Large of the City of Poughkeepsie
Member s and CEO of the Dutchess County
School Special Education Teacher and
Poughkeepsie Public School Teachers’
Common Council
Regional Chamber of Commerce
(2020) Dr. Donald P. Christian, President of
Association President
Sue Serino, New York State Senator
Timmian Massie, Chief
SUNY New Paltz Karmen Smallwood, Dutchess
Marketing/Public Affairs Officer of
County Assistant Commissioner Youth
A Cross-Sector Rhinebeck Bank
Sally Cross, CEO of the Community Services
Commitment to Children, Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Marcus Molinaro, Dutchess County
Gabriela Vega-Matthews,
Youth, & Families. Executive
Gloria Cukar, Director of External Community Organizer and Advocate
Affairs, Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital
Jeannie Montano, President and CEO
of Westchester Medical Center Dr. Felicia Watson, President of the
of the United Way of the Dutchess-
Poughkeepsie City School District
Orange Region
Brian Doyle, Chief Executive Officer Board of Education
of Family Services
Dr. Dennis Murray, President of Marist
Robert Wright, President of Nubian
College
Dr. Ellen Gambino, Acting President of Directions II Inc.
Dutchess Community College 8
The PCC
Backbone Team
Homegrown & Rooted in Poughkeepsie
ROB WATSON, JR. KYLYNN GRIER JAMES WATSON
PHS '05 PHS '07 OLL '01
Co-Founder & Advisor Co-Founder & Consultant Co-Founder & Consultant
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The PCC
Backbone Team
KRISTINA GIANGRECO JOHN PENNEY
Director of Special Projects, Director of Community
Poughkeepsie City School Engagement, City of
District Poughkeepsie
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HOW WE WORK AS A CABINET
12Source: New York Times
13W h a t W e K n o w about
Inequity Nationally
Research shows that 2/3 of the In School
variance in student achievement can 33%
be explained by out-of-school factors
(home environment, health issues,
poverty, food insecurity)
Out of School Factors
Socioeconomic status continues to be 67%
the leading determinant of
educational achievement in the
United States Source: Boston College Center for
Optimize Student Support
14Children spend only 2 0 % of In School Time
their waking hours in School. 20%
Children spend only 20% of their time
in school. Children’s Cabinets work to
ensure that kids have accessto an
array of comprehensive supports,
activities, and resources during the
80% of the time that they are not in
school.
Out of School Time
80%
Source: The World Bank
15The Challenges: Citywide
40% $100,000
30%
30% $75,000
20%
20% $50,000
10%
10% $25,000
0% 0% $0
DECLINING 20-39- HOUSEHOLD MEDIAN
CHILD POVERTY RATE
YEAR- OLD INCOME
POPULATION
16This is an Intergenerational Problem
Source: Opportunity Atlas
17The Challenges: PCSD
100%
50%
80
75% 40%
60
30%
50%
40 20%
25%
10%
20
0%
0%
0
PCSD Students Dutchess County
ECONOMICALLY
PCSD GRADUATION RATES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT GAPS
DISADVANTAGED
(2020) (2019)
(2020)
Source: NYSED 18PCSD Compared to Its Peers
100% $25,000 80%
75% $20,000 60%
$15,000
50% 40%
$10,000
25% 20%
$5,000
0% $0 0%
ECONOMICALLY
PERPUPIL SPENDING GRADUATION RATES
DISADVANTAGED
(2019) (2020)
(2020)
THERE IS SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT DISADVANTAGE IN THE CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE.
19 Source: NYSEDYear 1
These are the priorities we identified
and here’s how we did it.
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20$62,000
8 Executive $62,000 raised for
Com m ittee laptops/Internet access for
PCSD students
Meetin gs
2 Facebook
Lives
3 Har vard The first joint citywide town hall
Undergrad Inter ns between the Mayor & Supt.
5 0 Wi f i
Hotsp ots
1 Har vard Graduate 50 WiFi hotspots distributed by
Fellow Poughkeepsie Public Library District
21Publish a Engage 8
COV ID- 19 PCSD Al um
Resp on se In partnership with Marist College
Center for Social Justice Research
Gu id e & Center for Civic Engagement to
launch the Cabinet's Youth
A 30-Page Rapid Response
COVID Guide for Families in Engagement Campaign in 2021.
Spanish & English.
W eb site Poughkeepsie
Lau n ch invited to join
Design and launch the
Har vard By All
Poughkeepsie Children's Means Initiative
Cabinet Website.
Becoming the 10th community in the nation
invited to join an elite consortium that will bring
technical assistance, resources, evaluation, and
research from the Harvard Graduate School of
22 Education's EdRedesign Lab.Year 2
Building a Civic Infrastructure
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23Working Groups Can Help Us
Move the W o r k Forward
24Working Group Approach
25WORKING GROUP CHAIRS
Dr. Julie Riess Mario Johnson
(Early Childhood) ( Out-of-School)
Executive Director, DAY ONE Early Director, Marist College Upward Bound
Learning Community
Former Poughkeepsie City School District
Former Director, Vassar College Community Schools Administrator
Early Childhood Laboratory School
26EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKING GROUP FINDINGS
EARLY KEY KEY
CHILDHOOD CHA LLEN GES OPPORTUN ITIES
• No citywide coordinating entity Bipartisan consensus
This working group seeks • City of PK lacks childcare offerings Federal, State, Local aid
• Engaging business community
to develop strategies to • Reaching and engaging families and
Headstart Expansion
community around childcare issues Pre-K Expansion in PCSD
ensure sustainable long- • Building trust in quality childcare Universal 3-K Movement
term investments in early options
• Quality evaluation and assurance Local momentum: Day ONE
childhood development. • Informal providers vs registered Our group's diverse membership
providers and institutional representation
• Engaging marginalized groups
• Silos across agencies Building a common agenda for
• Professional recruitment, low pay, kindergarten readiness
and professional development
• We need more precise data Engaging media and influencers
27EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS
1. CREATING A 3. STRENGTHENING
EQUITY, INCLUSION,
CITYWIDE EARLY
BELONGING, AND CIVIC
CHILDHO O D
CULTURE
SYSTEM
1.Build a sustainable infrastructure of 1.Citywide Advocacy Campaign to
1.Identify an entity committed to
financing strategies position early childhood as a key
coordinating systems-level
a.Fiscal Map, Local issue area across multiple issue
programming and solutions for the
Dedicated Fund, areas (economic development,
Early Childhood sector (0-5) in Community
the City ofPoughkeepsie. education, public health, etc.)
Benefits Agreements, etc.
2.Develop a citywide single point 2.Scaling comprehensive family
2.Commission a study to calculate
of entry and community engagement
the total cost of the ideal high-
3.Create a citywide partnership interventions prenatal-5 with a
quality early childhood system
for early learning 3.Enroll and empower the business strong focus on groups livingat
community in making the case for the margins.
ECD
28OUT OF SCHOOL FINDINGS
OUT-OF-SCHOOL
KEY
ENRICHMENT AND KEY CHALLENGES OPPORTUN ITIES
LEARNING
Citywide coordination/silos YMCA Redevelopment - YOU
This working group seeks Cradle-to-career pipeline
PCSD Community Schools
to address prevalent Access/coverage
Data sharing and referrals
Path to Promise
phenomena such as after Quality + evaluation + impact: we don't Federal + State aid
school and summer know what's working Reframing City of PK's
Professional development
learning lossgaps in Sustainable financing
revitalization around youth
academic and Alignment on common youth outcomes to Building a common, shared
improve agenda as a distinct sector
extracurricular enrichment No single point of entry for families to
complementary to PCSD
along socioeconomic lines. enroll their children in programs
Youth Violence / Public Safety
29OUT-OF-SCHOOL
PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS
2. ESTABLISH 3. STRENGTHEN
1. CREATING A EQUITY, INCLUSION,
SUSTAIN ABLE
CITYWIDE OST BELONGING, AND CIVIC
FINANCING FOR
SYSTEM CULTURE
OST
1. Invest in the programmatic and 1. Create a Fiscal Map of Youth 1. Create a permanent citywide
technical capacity of the new Spending infrastructure for family/community
Division of Youth Opportunity and 2. Create a Local Dedicated Out-of- engagement across multiple
Development in City Government. School Time Fund institutions
2. Create inter-municipal and 3. Promote collaboration between 2. Commission a citywide study on the
interagency collaborations nonprofit providers and the funding current state of out-of-school time
3. Identify a nonprofit umbrella community in obtaining funding at programming in our community
organization to accompany City the local, state, and federal levels. 3. Transportation: Develop citywide
Government in fostering public-private partnerships to
coordination and collaborations remove barriers to transportation
within the Out-of-School sector that prevent children, youth, and
families from participating in out-of-
school programs.
30The Cabinet's Youth Engagement Campaign
Focus Group Research Team:
What changes do young people want
Recommendations:
to see in key issue areas?
Prioritized by the
Children's Cabinet for
Local Policy Research Team: Citywide
How do we make changes to policies, Implementation
6 PCSD Alum fr om local resource allocation, and laws to make
that vision real?
higher education institutions
trained as Youth Researchers What should a permanent citywide
youth engagement infrastructure look
like?
T H E POUGHKEEPSIE
CHILDREN'S CABINET
31The Local Policy Research Team's W o r k
Continues:
FUNDING: Kresge Foundation providing funds for m i n i -
g r a n t s to suppor t Action Cohor t par ticipation
$ 1 5 , 0 0 0 per cabinet to help cover staff time,
coordination, and planning needs
Focus on capacity – preparing adult par tner s, systems,
and decision-maker s to share p o w e r w i t h youth
PLANNING: Prepare our cabinet – in collaboration with
key stakeholders –to activate a youth data squad or youth
advisory council that will use YPAR research methods to
recommend and influence policies to decision-makers
that will address root-cause inequities in the community.
ROLLOUT: In March 2 0 2 2 , the team will share the
blueprint for a pr og ram rollout w i t h projected funding
needs for a Youth Advisor y Council for implementation
in coordination w i t h par tner s.
32INDIVIDUALIZED SUCCESS PLANS:
City The Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet launched an
integrated student support system pilot in Poughkeepsie
Connects Middle School in Fall 2021 in partnership with
Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD) and Dutchess
County Government's Path to Promiseinitiative.
The partnership will implement the nationally-renowned
City Connects program from the Boston College Lynch
School of Education. City Connects is the most rigorously
evaluated student program of its kind in the nation and
will facilitate the development of individual success plans
to support the in-school and out-of-school needs of
students. Through a robust real-time data platform and
professional development system, it will support
evidence-based decision-making related to children,
youth, and families in PCSD.
33The Challenge:
Current landscape in our context: "resource rich, systems poor"
34City Connects:
A Systemic Approach
35City Connects:
Every student, every teacher, every year
36Year 3
The Road Ahead
"Think Tank to Do Tank"
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37City of Poughkeepsie creates
Division of Youth Opportunity &
Development
38City of Poughkeepsie: 2 0 2 2 Budget
Historic $1MM+ investment in Youth & Families
Allocates $1,036,121 of funding in newly-
created Youth Opportunity & Development
Division
39City of Poughkeepsie-PCSD
Joint Funding (2022)
PERSONNEL: Jointly-funded position of Public
Information Officer to work within Div. of Youth
Opportunity & Development
STRATEGY: Innovative Intermunicipal Agreement (IMA)
facilitated matching $200K (City) + $200K (PCSD) investment in
a collective citywide positive youth development strategy to
address violence among youth in the City; ensure the safety of
students; and allow the District to fulfill its educational mission
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43 Dutchess County-City partnership to develop $25MM+ state-of-the-art youth center at former YMCA site
35 Montgomery
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Community Coalition45 Project Partners
46
47
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Systems-Level
Securing funding for cabinet infrastructure and full-time
staffing for the upcoming academic year.
Creation of Division of Youth Opportunity &
Development in City Government
Measures Fiscal Map of Youth Spending
Access to/Participation in Programs or Services
of Success Increase in the # of students with individualized success
plans who have access to critical in-school and out-of-
school supports (academic, health, mental health, safety,
material basics, socio-emotional, etc.) with their family.
Increase in the number of high-quality, full-day
affordable summer enrichment and learning spots for
Summer 2022
Child Outcomes
Decrease in chronic absenteeism (%).
Establishing a citywide measurement for kindergarten
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readinessCOMMUNITY DASHBOARD
WHAT IS A COMMUNITY DASHBOARD?
A Northstar to align residents and stakeholders from government, school districts, nonprofit service
providers, foundations, and businesses around life outcomes to reduce disparities in a geographic area.
Community dashboards are used to track and analyze data to inform policy and resource decisions,
Identify service gaps, monitor progress, and reinforce alignment, transparency, and accountability.
50 SOURCE:SAMPLE COMMUNITY DASHBOARD 51
Aligning Key Stakeholders
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Source: Thrive 2027FISCAL MAP
With support
from
Poughkeepsie
Alliance
53FISCAL MAP APPLICATIONS 54
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NATIONAL MODELS: MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON 56
57
Source: The Children's Funding ProjectOUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME DATA SYSTEMS
58DATA SYSTEMS
59Publishing Working Group Reports: "Out-of-School Time" & "Early
Childhood"
Emerging Launch Working Groups: "College, Career, Civic Readiness" &
Efforts "Integrated Health & Human Services"
Harvard Graduate School of Ed.: Poughkeepsie selected as site for
course taught by Paul Reville & Rob Watson Jr.: "Collaborative
Action for Children: Redesigning Education for Equity"
Vassar College: Senior Seminar project focusing on College Access
and Completion programming to support PCSD students
Investigating national best practices to support youth violence
prevention efforts
Supporting My Brother's Keeper development
Chronic Absenteeism Task Force
60Statewide Catalytic Supports to
Key help communities with:
Considerations for Technical Assistance
Data, Research, &
NYSED Development Infrastructure
Innovative Financing
Personalization + Integrated
Student Supports
Communities of Practice
Cross-Sector Partnerships
Federal Grants +
Philanthropy 61Thank You
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