Shared Youth Vision

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Shared Youth Vision

• Expanding Partnerships
• Helena, MT
• September 18, 2008

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MONTANA
Shared Youth Vision Montana's vision for
disadvantaged youth is an outcome-focused
approach designed to prepare youth to become
economically self-sufficient and actively engaged
in their community. Mission for the Shared
Youth Vision To properly address the needs of
disadvantaged youth to ensure they grow up to be
productive adults, the Shared Youth Vision Team
proposes the creation of a "Disadvantaged Youth
Initiative" to be coordinated through the
executive office of the Governor to - Promote
educational attainment, leading to individual
self-sufficiency and skills attainment which will
generate the productive workforce necessary for
Montana's economic future.
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THE CORE TEAM JOURNEY

• Developed an asset map
• Designed a framework for building effective
  partnerships
• Framework-increase the number of out-of- school
  youth-at-risk (16-24 years) who earn a GED by 5
  in 2010
• Recruit partners whose targeted population will
  benefit

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CREATE A SENSE OF URGENCY

• Faces of the GED Initiative
• Completed a survey of recent GED recipients
• Presented to State Agency Management Team
• Expanded partnerships July-August SYV meeting
• Presented to Youth Council
• Committee of the state Workforce Investment Board
• INCREASED PARTNERSHIPS ARE NEEDED!

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RESEARCH VALIDATES THE URGENCY
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DATA VALIDATES EARNING DIFFERENTIAL
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LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
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MONTANA PAYS A PRICE
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GED OPENS THE DOORS
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INITIATIVE NEED

• GED demographic statistical report
• 2003 - 2102 GEDs attained
• 2004 - 2087 GEDs attained
• 2005 1962 GEDs attained
• 2006 2670 GEDs attained
• 2007 2604 GEDs attained
• Montana's labor force would be strengthened by
  increasing the number of high school credentials
  (High School Diploma or GED) attained.

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INITIATIVE NEED

• Governors Labor Day Report 2007
• Another potential pool of workers exists in
  individuals who have not completed their high
  school education. A significant gap exists
  between these individuals and all other education
  classifications. By helping these workers
  complete their education and increase their
  skills a new source of labor could be made
  available to businesses.

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THE YOUTH VOICE

• High School Equivalency Survey (May 2008)
• Traditional school was unsupportive
• Disinterested in them
• Not challenged
• Majority wanted GED to pursue postsecondary,
  apprenticeship, employment, or military

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SHARED YOUTH VISION GOAL

• Develop
• Aggressive
• Dramatic
• Outreach

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OUR GOAL FOR TODAY

• Lay the foundation for the Montana GED
  initiative
• We are the GED TEAM
• Ready for action!