The Santa Ana Partnership: A P16 Collaborative

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The Santa Ana Partnership A P-16 Collaborative

• Linking Education to the Economic Future of the
  Central Valley
• March 30, 2006

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Roster of Presenters (in order of remarks)

• Sara Lundquist, Ph.D., Vice President of Student
  Services, Santa Ana College (lundquist_sara_at_sac.ed
  u)
• Patricia Machado, Ed.D.,Director of Secondary
  Education, Santa Ana Unified School District
  (pmachado_at_sausd.k12.ca.us)
• Mr. Santana Ruiz, Associate Director of the
  center for Educational Partnerships, UC Irvine
  (ruiz_at_uci.edu)
• Ms. Rosa Harrizon, Padres Promotores Program
  Leader (harrizon_rosa_at_sac.edu)

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Purpose of the Session

• To provide an overview of our partnerships
  history and goals
• To highlight the goals of our partnership and the
  context for the work in Santa Ana
• To frame our operating structures
• To identify highlights of impact we have achieved
  to date
• To discuss the present and future work from
  multiple perspectives within and beyond the
  partnership
• To share resource materials that guide and inform
  our work, including evaluation strategies and
  tools

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In Order to Reveal

• Both the advantages and challenges of
  collaboration
• The central and constant role of data
• Affiliation and membership in the
  collaborativeroles and needs change over time
• Strategies for beginning and sustaining the work

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Brief History of the Santa Ana Partnership

• 1983-2006

• K-16 Partnership centered on educational
  achievement, college access and completion
• Connects students, parents and community to
  education locally
• Works simultaneously at the program,
  school/college, and system levels to seed
  innovation and measure progress along the way

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Community Context The Santa Ana Partnership

• Community Context
• Population 337,977
• 76.1 Hispanic
• 74 of the citys residents speak Spanish
• Median age of residents 26.5 years with 46
  under 19
• 60 of residents age 25 or older do
  not have a high school diploma

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Santa Ana Unified School District

• 36 Elementary Schools
• 9 Intermediate Schools
• 5 Comprehensive High Schools
• Student Population
  (2003-2004) 62,874
• 5th Largest School District in California
• 93 Latino Student Population

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Higher Education Partners
CSU Fullerton CSUF is ranked 3rd in California
and 8th in the nation for graduating Hispanic
Baccalaureate degree recipients. STUDENT
DEMOGRAPHICS Total Hispanic student enrollment
23, undergraduate enrollment 25 (approx. 6900
students) Santa Ana College Of 108 community
colleges in the state SAC moved from 44th to 6th
place in Chicano/Latino transfers to UCs over
the past ten years. STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS 42
Latino students in the credit program (approx.
10,900 students)
UC Irvine 218 Hispanic students majoring in
science, mathematics and engineering received
mentoring and research experience in 2001-2002
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS 12 Latino/Chicano
Students (approx. 1,900 students)
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Community-Based Partners
DELHI Community Center Emphasis Outreach and
Advocacy COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS
Latino Health Access Emphasis Promotores
Training
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation
Emphasis Community-based Education
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Santa Ana Partnership Organizational Structure
Santa Ana Partnership Business Partners,
California State University Fullerton (CSUF),
Non-Profit Organizations, Santa Ana College
(SAC), Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD),
and University of California at Irvine (UCI)
Intersegmental Evaluation Team SAC, SAUSD,
UCI MEETS QUARTERLY AS NEEDED
BA Beyond SAC, CSUF UCI MEETS QUARTERLY AS
NEEDED
Padres Promotores Promotores, ENLACE GEAR UP
Staff MEETS MONTHLY AS NEEDED
Higher Education Centers MEETS MONTHLY AS
NEEDED
School Site Administrative Team GEAR UP
HEC MEETS MONTHLY AS NEEDED
Field Staff Meetings GEAR UP Staff fr om UCI
SAC MEETS WEEKLY
Achieving College HEC, Partners, SAUSD, SAC,
CSUF, UCI MEETS MONTHLY AS NEEDED
Student Affiliates Students from SAC, CSUF UCI
MEETS MONTHLY AS NEEDED
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The Santa Ana Partnership Results

• Policy
• The A-G College Prep Curriculum has been adopted
  for high school graduation in SAUSD including 2
  years of lab science and 3 years of math
• Educational Achievement in 2004-2005
• 90 of all 7th graders enroll in Pre-Algebra
• 70 of all 9th graders enroll in Algebra
• 29 of all 9th graders enroll in Geometry

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The Santa Ana Partnership Results (cont.)

• College Preparation
• Higher Education Centers have been established
  and staffed in all SAUSD comprehensive high
  schools
• A-G Course completion is steadily rising across
  grades
• Parent Empowerment
• A team of 100 Padres Promotores reach 12,500
  Santa Ana parents annually through home visits,
  workshops at community and school sites, and
  neighborhood educational awareness activities
• Course success rates continue to be a fundamental
  challenge

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SAUSD Students Taking Advanced MathNumber of
Test-Takers CST Summative HS Math
Source California Department of Education (CDE)
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Students Taking CST General MathNumber of SAUSD
Test-Takers
Source California Department of Education (CDE)
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English Math Placement in College of Santa Ana
Partnership HS Students

• From 1999 through 2005, students graduating from
  high school and attending Santa Ana College (the
  districts 1 higher education destination)
  academic placement rates have jumped
  dramatically.
• Students from feeder high schools placing into
  remedial English classes dropped by 30 while
  those placing into university level English rose
  460 over the same period.
• Students from GU high schools placing into
  remedial Math classes dropped by 33 while
• Those placing into college level math rose by 57

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Reflections from K-12Dr. Patricia Machado

• Advantages
• Challenges
• The Value of Data
• Membership- The Evolution of Participation
• Ways of Beginning and Sustaining the Work

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Reflections From the UniversityMr. Santana Ruiz

• Advantages
• Challenges
• The Value of Data
• Membership- The Evolution of Participation
• Ways of Beginning and Sustaining the Work

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Reflections from ParentsMs. Rosa Harrizon

• Advantages
• Challenges
• The Value of Data
• Membership- The Evolution of Participation
• Ways of Beginning and Sustaining the Work

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Reflections and Questions

• Defining moment or tipping point?
• Customizing the template
• Merging the silos (within and beyond)
• Data as a tool and a weapon
• The essential ingredient trust
• The essential effort---defining problems
• Issues, problems, concerns and victories
• Thank you for joining us