An Introduction to Citizen Schools

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An Introduction to Citizen Schools
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CONTENTS
Our Mission . slide 2 The
Challenge Our Solution . slides 3
4 Our Programs .. slides 5 6 Our
Results ... slide 7 Our Strategy
. slide 8 Our Growth
. slides 9 11 Our Funding
..... slide 12 Our Supporters
. slide 13 Our Awards and
Recognitions ... slide 14
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OUR MISSION EDUCATE YOUTH AND STRENGTHEN
COMMUNITIES

• After ten years of powerful programming and
  results, Citizen Schools is poised to expand a
  nationwide portfolio of programs and initiatives
  that
• Mobilizes thousands of caring adults of all
  professions and pursuits to participate in the
  learning of young people, using their expertise
  to teach hands-on apprenticeships that have
  real-world relevance
• Channels the intellectual capital of corporations
  and civic institutions toward education, bringing
  adults into schools and offering youth authentic
  learning experiences and access to relationships
  important to their futures and
• Prepares youth in underserved communities for
  high school achievement, successful graduation,
  and college access by integrating hands-on
  learning projects with activities to build
  academic, leadership, and study skills.

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THE CHALLENGE EDUCATION ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
ARE LINKED MORE THAN EVER
GRADUATION RATES FOR THE U.S. AND A SAMPLE OF
STATES1

• Two decades of school reform have produced
  pockets of excellence, but a vicious cycle in
  education persists
• Recent studies show that only 7 in 10 students
  entering public high schools graduate.1
• Half of students who do graduate lack skills
  necessary for college or a middle class job in
  the modern economy.2
• Only 7 of 8th graders in the lowest
  socioeconomic quartile earn a college degree by
  age 25.3
• Meanwhile, the wage gap between college and
  non-college graduates has widened.4
• At-risk youth are caught in a vicious cycle of
  declining educational and economic opportunity,
  keeping them from making it to the middle class.

COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE WAGE GAP4
SOURCES 1Jay P. Greene, Ph.D., High School
Graduation Rates in the United States, The
Manhattan Institute, April 2002 (Note Similar
figures have been reported by ETS, Harvard
Universitys Civil Rights Project, and the Urban
Institute) 2From chapter 3 of Levy-Murnane, The
New Division of Labor (2004). 3National Center
for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of
Education, 2003. 4From chapter 3 of Levy-Murnane,
The New Division of Labor (2004). Note All
hourly wages are in constant 2001 dollars.
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OUR SOLUTION OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME IN TRANSITION
YEARS, HANDS-ON LEARNING, VOLUNTEERS
IN-SCHOOL HOURS

• Focusing on the transition years is critical in
  preventing students at risk of dropping out of
  school from actually leaving school. U.S.
  Dept. of Education
• With its small-group, hands-on learning focus,
  experts such as Harvard Education Professor Dr.
  Richard Murnane see Citizen Schools as a
  promising vehicle to teach the new basic skills
  that prepare youth for the modern workforce.
• Citizen Schools helps youth get on a successful
  long-term trajectory by
• Taking advantage of out-of-school time80 of a
  childs waking hoursin the middle grade
  transition years
• Mobilizing adult volunteers to use their own
  professional and personal expertise to teach
  apprenticeshipshands-on, authentic learning
  projects that are real-world relevant
• Focusing apprenticeships on skills needed for
  success in the new economy and on offering youth
  access to people and resources who can help them
  change their prospects
• Integrating apprenticeships with activities to
  boost academic, leadership, and study skills for
  preparation to high school and college or
  high-quality workforce development programs

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80
OUT-OF-SCHOOL HOURS
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OUR PROGRAMS APPRENTICESHIP LEARNING AND
SUPPORTING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES

• Apprenticeship Learning Program
• 30-week, school-based out-of-school learning
  program for students in the middle grades 6,,7,
  8
• An integrated program of apprenticeships,
  homework and study skills, community explorations
  and other authentic learning activities.
• Apprenticeships
• Taps the expertise of adult volunteers to teach
  apprenticeships that have real-world relevance
  and emphasize skills for the modern economy (oral
  communication, leadership, teamwork, technology).
• 11-week apprenticeship courses (2 each school
  semester) culminate in an WOW! event, where
  students publicly teach back what they have
  learned, instilling confidence and a sense of
  accomplishment.
• Invest in School Success
• Dedicated time after school for students to
  invest in their current and future education by
  completing their homework and engaging in
  activities to boost academic, leadership, and
  study skills.
• Explorations
• Structured, learning-focused field trips to local
  businesses, civic institutions, high schools and
  colleges, and community organizations that
  provide young people access to resources and
  experiences that enhance and enrich
  apprenticeship learning and in-school education.

Citizen Schools Learning Triangle

• Supporting Programs Initiatives
• National Teaching Fellowship
• An innovative leadership development program for
  our front-line staff of educators (including a
  first-of-its-kind master of education degree in
  out-of-school learning), which works to
  professionalize the field of out-of-school
  learning.
• Building the Field of Out-of-School Learning
• Citizen Schools University, the research and
  innovation arm of Citizen Schools, focuses on
  advancing the field of out-of-school learning
  through best practices, evaluation, curriculum,
  professional development, and public policy.

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OUR PROGRAMS EXPOSING YOUTH TO REAL-WORLD
EXPERIENCES, SKILLS AND PROFESSIONS
Citizen Schools apprenticeship learning model
uniquely enables corporate and civic
professionals to come into schools and teach
their expertise in an engaging, hands-on fashion.
The following is a small sample of
apprenticeships taught by our volunteers.
Architecture Planning Design a Community
Park Design a Playground Arts Photography Print
a Mural Film Making Business Write a Business
Plan Save for College Cooking Healthy
Snacks South Asian Cooking Crafts Jewelry
Making Book Binding Culture International Fashion
Show Map Making Design Car Design Sneaker Design
Education Guide to High Schools Teach Younger
Kids to Read Environment Nature Build an
Aquarium Water Sampling and Testing Government Pet
ition the Legislature Congressional
Debate Health Transplantology Anti-tobacco
Education History Family Histories Be a Park
Ranger Journalism Write a Newspaper Neighborhood
Talk Show Law Juvenile Justice Mock Trials
Music Songwriting Drumming Performing
Arts Dance Theater Sports Movement Organize a
Road Race Baseball Statistics Technology Web
Design Computer Repair Woodworking Nursing Home
Benches Building a Kayak Written Spoken
Word Writing Childrens Books Public
Speaking Other Create a New Board Game Plan a
Golf Tournament
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OUR RESULTS EXTERNAL EVALUATION SHOWS SCHOOL
SUCCESS AND LONG-TERM ACHIEVEMENT

• Our program has demonstrated the potential to
  significantly affect academic performance and
  high school achievement.

GRADE 6 CITIZEN SCHOOLS STUDENTS OUTPERFORMED
MATCHED NON-PARTICIPANTS IN 4 OUT OF 7
SCHOOL-RELATED INDICATORS OF SUCCESS (HIGH
ATTENDERS BESTED ON 6 OUT OF 7 INDICATORS).
GRADE 8 CITIZEN SCHOOLS STUDENTS GET TO 10TH
GRADE ON TIME (A KEY PREDICTOR OF HIGH SCHOOL
COMPLETION) AND ENROLL IN TOP-TIER HIGH SCHOOLS
AT GREATER RATES THAN MATCHED NON-PARTICIPANTS.
CITIZEN SCHOOLS
NON-PARTICIPANTS
All Participants Full-year Part-year
Full-Year Participants with 80 Attendance
SOURCE Policy Studies Associates, Phase II
Report of the Citizen Schools Evaluation, August
30, 2004. All results are for Boston Public
School students.
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OUR STRATEGY ACHIEVE IMPACT NATIONALLY THROUGH
QUALITY AND THOUGHTFUL GROWTH
Citizen Schools is working to make the field of
out-of-school learning a full partner in
improving education by focusing on what we
believe are the four key levers of sector-wide
change models, mindshare, money, and talent.
New Opportunities For Youth
Sector Change
Citizen Schools Strategy
Achieving these objectives will help us change
the out-of-school learning sector through focus
on the following levers of sector-wide change
Realizing the untapped opportunity of
out-of-school learning to provide powerful
results for schools, youth and communities

• Models Program models and curricula that are
  high quality, scalable, and address the common
  challenges of the field
• Mindshare Inspirational stories, evidence of
  program success, and a specific call to action
  that moves public opinion and increases belief
• Money Public and private funding to grow and
  sustain the field and to incentivize better
  programs
• Talent Talented individuals entering and
  staying in the field and talented Built to Last
  organizations to lead change

Strengthen the Sector
Build a High Quality State and National Network
Use Founding City of Boston to Further Research
and Innovation
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OUR GROWTH CONNECTING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS
WITH HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS
Student enrollment in Citizen Schools has grown
at a compound annual growth rate of more than 60.
1995-2004 Total Students Served 6,957 Compound
Annual Growth Rate 63.1 Total Apprenticeships
Taught 1,071 of Citizen Teachers engaged
1,837
Students enrolled
YEAR-TO-YEAR GROWTH
350
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38
118
39
42
33
25
SOURCE Citizen Schools enrollment and volunteer
database.
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OUR GROWTH PROJECTED NUMBER OF YOUTH SERVED
By 2010, our goal is to serve over 10,000
students at 100 program sites in 8-10 states.
PROJECTED GROWTH IN STUDENTS SERVED 2006-2010
Estimated CAGR (2006-2010) 42.2
2010 Total 10,048
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
Growth plan calls for expansion largely through
a branch model while occasionally using
affiliates in smaller communities.
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OUR GROWTH PROJECTED PROGRAM SITES
NATIONAL NETWORK CURRENT and PROJECTED
SITES (100 program sites in 8-10 states by 2010)
Dallas
Current Cluster of Program Sites Projected
Cluster of Program Sites
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OUR FUNDING HIGHLY DIVERSIFIED POOL WILL
PROMOTE GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY
In order to fund this growth, we look to expand
our highly diversified pool of resources from
existing and new partners.
37.0
Earned Revenue
28.4
Public
21.4
In Millions
Individuals
16.2
12.1
9.3
Foundations
Corporations
In 2005, Citizen Schools is changing to a fiscal
year ending in June. Consequently, there are no
figures available for 2005 NOTE Detailed
budget available upon request.
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OUR SUPPORTERS KEY CORPORATE AND INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTORS
A number of local, regional, national, and
international companies and philanthropies
continue to join a growing list of key investors
supporting Citizen Schools capacity and growth.
Here is a sample of our partners.

• Corporations/Corporate Foundations
• Arclight Capital Partners
• Bain Childrens Charities
• Bank of America
• Bingham McCutchen LLP
• The Boston Globe Foundation
• Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP
• Citizens Bank
• Comcast
• Fidelity Investments
• Foley Hoag LLP
• Goldman Sachs
• Goodwin Procter LLP
• IBM
• Liberty Mutual
• Mellon New England
• Millipore Corporation
• Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo
• Putnam Investments

Foundations Atlantic Philanthropies Boston
Foundation Charles S. Hayden Foundation Dorot
Foundation Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
Garthwaite Foundation Harvard After-School
Initiative Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Michael and
Susan Dell Foundation Mott Foundation Nellie Mae
Education Foundation New Profit Inc. Paul and
Edith Babson Foundation Peninsula Community
Foundation (Omidyar Fund) Richard and Susan Smith
Family Foundation Schrafft Charitable Trust The
Skoll Foundation Yawkey Foundation Public
Funders 21st Century Community Learning
Centers AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and
Community Service) Title I Supplemental
Education Services United States Department of
Education Mentoring Program
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OUR AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Citizen Schools has been widely recognized for
its results and leadership.

• Awards
• 2005 Skoll Foundation Award for Social
  Entrepreneurship
• 2004 - Boston Society of Architects Commonwealth
  Award
• 2004 - Fast Company Social Capitalist Award
• 2003 - Innovation of the Week (U.S. Dept. of
  Education)
• 2002 - MassINC Commonwealth Medal
• 2002 - AE Networks Biography Community Hero
  Award
• 2002 - Nan B. Kay Great Friend to Kids Award
• 2001 - Isuzu Afterschool Hero
• 2000 Outstanding Young Leaders of Boston
• 2000 Lead Boston Award
• among others

• Press Recognition
• Malden Observer, Citizen Schools Hitting
  Stride, June 10, 2005
• Boston Herald, Not Too Cool for School, May 23,
  2005.
• The Syracuse Post-Standard, Students Glimpse
  College Life, March 3, 2005.
• The Somerville News, Giving the Kids a Chance To
  Shine, January 6, 2005.
• Boston Globe, Birth of A Salesman, December 5,
  2004.
• National Public Radio, New Program Offers Degree
  in After-School Education, November 2, 2004.
• Arizona Daily Star, Sweat Equity in Compassion,
  June 1, 2004.
• Boston Globe, Educational Study Guide, May 24,
  2004.
• Malden Observer, Keyspan President Talks to Kids
  About Success, May 13, 2004.
• Boston Sunday Globe, Pilot Program Aims to
  Professionalize After-School Education, January
  4, 2004.
• among others

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MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATION COMMUNITY LEADERS
SUPPORT CITIZEN SCHOOLS
Jason Cascarino Director Marketing and New
Initiatives 617.695.2300 ext. 177 jasoncascarino_at_c
itizenschools.org

• Leaders from all sectors government, education
  public safety, philanthropy, business, labor, and
  human services pledge to work together to
  ensure that all children have access to
  productive learning and enrichment opportunities
  after school. I strongly believe that Citizen
  Schools is an investment in the entire community,
  which will both strengthen and expand civic and
  business partnerships.
• Timothy Murray, Mayor, Worcester
• I had the opportunity to visit the program and
  was impressed with the products and performances
  that resulted from the apprenticeships. Of
  greatest interest to me was the ability of the
  apprentices to communicate about their learning.
  I want to support its growth and vision.
• Thomas W. Payzant, Superintendent, Boston
  Public Schools
• Citizen Schools builds real-world skills through
  an effective mentoring program that I believe
  needs to be at the center of our long-term
  economic development strategy in New Bedford.
• James Mathes, President, New Bedford Area
  Chamber of Commerce

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Museum Wharf 308 Congress
Street Boston, MA 02118 Tel [phone] Fax
617.695.2367 www.citizenschools.org
Citizen Schools, a leading national nonprofit
provider of out-of-school learning programs for
students in the middle grades, uniquely mobilizes
thousands of adult volunteers to participate in
education by teaching hands-on apprenticeships.
Our programs integrate these authentic learning
projects with activities that build academic,
leadership, and study skills, preparing
adolescents for achievement in high school,
college, the workforce civic life.