WOW!
Columbus’ Supplementary School Initiative
Discover! Findings and Responses from June 6 Summit
July 28, 2010
Discovery Findings
• Enrollment Trends • Asset Analysis • Focus Group “Take Aways”
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Enrollment Trends Supplementary School Enrollment by Grade 2001-2010 160 2001-2 2002-3
140
2003-4
100
2004-5 2005-6
80
2006-7 2007-8
60 40
2008-9
20
2009-10
Grades
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
K
0 Pr eK
Enrollment
120
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Enrollment Trends
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
Total enrollment in supplementary schools
20 01 -2 20 02 -3 20 03 -4 20 04 -5 20 05 -6 20 06 -7 20 07 -8 20 08 -9 20 09 -1 0
Enrollment
Supplementary School Enrollment Trends 2001-2010
Year 2/9/2011 | 4
Enrollment Trends Student Enrollment Patterns Grades 7-12 2001-2010 Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
2001-2
121
78
59
49
31
17
2002-3
136
83
59
51
30
20
2003-4
113
93
62
47
26
17
2004-5
118
75
71
59
16
0
2005-6
122
66
51
66
13
10
2006-7
100
74
60
50
24
9
2007-8
107
68
65
53
25
21
2008-9
92
63
47
57
22
12
2009-10
85
59
45
48
29
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Enrollment Trends Enrollment of 2008/9 Jewish ECE Graduates in 2009/10 Jewish Education
23% 31% In Day School In Supplementary School Not Enrolled in Jewish School
46%
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Discovery Findings: Summit Feedback
Enrollment Trends Which groups provide opportunities for greater engagement? • Key ‘opportunity’ periods (i.e., had ‘em and lost ‘em) – PreK – Grade 3: under-enrollment – Grades 7 – 12: extensive drop out/lack of educational opportunities
• Overall community-wide decline in enrollment: 20% since 2006 – Are there eligible participants who are not enrolled? – Where are the eligible participants who are not enrolled? – What are the main reasons for non-enrollment? (still need info from this group) 2/9/2011 | 7
Discovery Findings • Enrollment Trends
• Asset Analysis • Focus Group “Take Aways”
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Assets Analysis
To what extent is excellence in complementary education a priority for the community?
JEdI
Consistently High Intermittently High Medium
Federation
Low
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Assets Analysis To what extent is excellence in complementary education a priority for the congregations? Others Families Volunteer Leaders Educators
Consistently High Intermittently High Medium Low
Rabbis
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Assets Analysis PERCEPTIONS ABOUT CURRENT COMMUNITY STATUS RE SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION
• • • • • • •
• • • • •
Need for community vision for supplementary education Limited supplementary education improvement initiatives JEdI has mandate for coordinating initiative, but not clear to all Some demand exists for change in supplementary education Lack of meaningful involvement of parents & youth in discussion Community lacks information/data on topic – About other models and advances outside community – Limited quality assessment and/or data-driven improvement Limited financial resources – Limited developed and accessible funding sources – Supplementary School Federation Allocation (≈ $149,000) – Congregational Incentive Grants in previous years (≈ $25,000) – 2009/10 Federation Allocation for Students with Special Needs ($16,000) Generally do not access resources/support from national/umbrella organizations Limited collaboration between providers Limited professional development Sporadic but high quality communication (between JEdI & providers) Somewhat common language across system and stakeholders 2/9/2011 | 11
Assets Analysis: Perceived Community Strengths STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS DOMAINS
JEdI Staff
Federation Staff
Supplementary Education Professionals
Educational Change
Educational innovations in the arena of complementary education
Education planning
Marketing
Education Chairs, Congregational Presidents, JEdI Board Members
Jewish educational content
Jewish educational strategies & pedagogy
Community organization & development
Other
Rabbis
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Assets Analysis Teachers Highest Degrees
34%
34%
Bachelors/Teaching Certificate Masters Rabbinic/Advanced Degree None/No Answer
16%
16% 2/9/2011 | 13
Assets Analysis Teachers Tenure in Current Congregations 3%
6%
4%
13%
1-5 years 6-10 years 11-15 years16-20 years 16-20 years More than 20 years
74%
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Assets Analysis Teachers Tenure in Jewish Education 17%
3%
51%
16%
1-5 years 6-10 years 11-15 years16-20 years 16-20 years More than 20 years
13%
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Discovery Findings: Summit Feedback
Asset Analysis • Elements of the community have strengths that were not recognized by raters – Strengths should be identified – Strengths should be tapped
• Perception of ‘untapped’ resources within and outside the Jewish community that should be identified and tapped (thinking outside the box) • High consensus that PD for educators is essential and a critical need -- at all levels of experience and professional preparation 2/9/2011 | 16