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Dept of Human Rights Professional Development
Opportunity

• Positive Youth Development
• May 8, 2006

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Objectives

• Introduce Positive Youth Development.
• Introduce ICYD.
• Learn what you can do.

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Positive Youth Development

• Ongoing process in which all youth are engaged
  and invested, and in which young people seek ways
  to meet their basic physical and social needs and
  build competencies and connections necessary for
  survival and success.

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Positive Youth Development

• Ongoing process in which all youth are engaged
  and invested, and in which young people seek ways
  to meet their basic physical and social needs and
  build competencies and connections necessary for
  survival and success.

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Basic Assumptions

• All youth are going to develop.
• All youth are going to try to connect with
  others.
• All youth interact on some level with adults.
• All adults (and youth) want youth to succeed and
  contribute to society.

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PYD Nuts and Bolts

• Frames issues differently, focusing on the
  positive skills and attributes we want youth to
  have.
• Encourages collaboration across various sectors.
• Focuses on the services, opportunities, and
  supports young people need to become productive
  adults.

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What the research says.

• National Academy of Sciences Community Programs
  to Promote Youth Development
• Adolescents who spend time in communities that
  are rich in developmental opportunities
  experience less risk and show evidence of higher
  rates of positive development. A diversity of
  program opportunities in each community is more
  likely to support broad adolescent development
  and attract the interest of and meet the needs of
  a greater number of youth.
• Research supports positive youth development
  programs
• Increases positive behavior and decreases problem
  behaviors
• Youth/Adult partnerships work
• Positive environments are proven to be effective

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Now what?

• ICYD began in 1999
• Works to align policies of multiple youth-serving
  agencies.
• Promotes youth development and collaboration
  through the use of the Iowas Promise marketing
  message.
• Provides T/TA.
• Encourages Youth Involvement.

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State Policy Work

• Adopted a Youth Development Results Framework
  with results, indicators, and strategies to guide
  the work of engaged agencies.
• CJJP decat process
• Learning Supports initiative
• ICVS Iowas Promise initiative
• Iowa Afterschool Alliance
• State-local collaboration sites
• IDPH ESCAPe initiative
• State of Promise AmeriCorps Grants

• National Recognition
• Natl Crime Prevention Council
• Natl Governors Association
• Natl Council of State Legislators
• Ready by 21 Initiative
• Americas Promise
• Harvard Family Research Project
• Mott Foundation

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Iowa Youth Development Results Framework
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Adopted the Five Promises

• Ongoing relationships with caring adults
• Safe places to learn and grow
• A healthy start and future
• Marketable skills through effective education
• Opportunities to give back through community
  service

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Training and Technical Assistance

• Provide Advancing Youth Development Training
• Monthly e-files
• Access to data (Iowa Youth Survey)
• Website (www.icyd.org)
• Bring in speakers, tools, and hold policy forums.
• Task Force meetings, ICNs, etc.

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Youth Involvement

• YES Ambassador
• Work with individual communities and
  organizations around strategies.
• Work with State of Promise program to train
  AmeriCorps members to engage youth.
• Help group start youth advisory boards include
  youth voice.
• Work with SIYAC

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State of Iowa Youth Action Committee

• Started in 2000
• Designed to advise policy-makers and executive
  administrators.
• Serves as an advisory council to ICYD.
• Twenty diverse high school youth from across the
  state.
• Meets monthly in Des Moines and can be accessed
  by contacting Amy Croll.

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How does this apply to you?

• Policy issues
• Encourage collab with established groups.
• Adopt language that allows flexibility _at_ the
  local level.
• Utilize existing groups for funding when poss.
  and encourage locals to do the same.
• Focus on the outcomes we want for youth instead
  of what we want them to avoid.

• Training and technical assistance
• Utilize services provided such as policy forums,
  trainings on PYD, etc.
• Get involved in shaping some of ICYDs
  activities.
• Challenge us to think of populations that we
  typically dont reach.
• Promote training opportunities/website to locals
  looking for info on youth, data, and/or ways to
  involve young people in programs and community.

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Youth Involvement

• Utilize SIYAC as a sounding board if you dont
  have another youth group to gather feedback and
  input from.
• Encourage local/state groups who are trying to
  involve youth on their boards to be trained in
  youth/adult partnerships.
• Before engaging youth, make sure to articulate
  the purpose of their engagement and have a role
  for youth to play.

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More information

• www.icyd.org
• Amy Croll
• Amy.croll_at_iowa.gov
• 281-5999
• Steve Michael
• 281-6509
• Steve.Michael_at_iowa.gov
• Carla Bennett
• Carla.bennett_at_iowa.gov
• 242-5836

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Making the Grade in Iowa
Supports for Student Learning Performance
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The Vision
For every student in every school and community
in Iowa to achieve at high levels requires that
schools and school districts, in collaboration
with their community partners, develop a
comprehensive, cohesive approach to delivery of
learning supports that is an integral part of
their school improvement efforts.
-- Judy Jeffrey, 2004
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Learning Supports

• Activities, programs, and services (beyond core
  classroom instruction) that are intended to
  facilitate the learning and development to ensure
  student success in school and in life.

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System of Learning Supports

• A set of supports, internal and external to the
  educational system, that operate cohesively as a
  comprehensive continuum to support learning for
  all students in a school.

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Range of Learners
Success in School
Barriers to Learning
Learning Supports
1. Classroom focused supplements to
instruction 2. Safe, healthy, and caring
learning environments 3. Support for
transitions 4. Family support and involvement 5.
Child/Youth engagement 6. Community partnerships
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A Resource Management Team
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Working Together to Improve Student Outcomes
Agencies (Human Services, Health, etc.)
Faith-Based Groups
Academic Instruction (Direct facilitation of
learning)
Youth as Partners
Organizations (YMCA, Scouts, 4-H, Parks Rec.)
Families
Business
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• To fulfill our Promises to Iowa Children Youth
• Caring Adults
• Safe Places
• A Healthy Start

• Marketable Skills
• Opportunities to Serve

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Deb.Samson_at_iowa.govPEC Coordinator515-242-5295

• Jane.Todey_at_iowa.govLearning Supports Consultant
• 515-281-8514

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Iowa Department of Public HealthIowa SAFE
Community Network

• Program began in 1989
• Substance abuse free environment
• Now SAFE a safe community
• SAFE is a planning and organizational framework
  to reduce substance abuse in Iowa communities
• Organize people build a coalition or join
  forces with other community efforts
• Provide training
• Assess the Communitys Needs
• Create a 3 Year Plan

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SAFE - Purpose

• The Mission of the Iowa SAFE Community Network is
  to build a safe and healthy Iowa by mobilizing
  local coalitions to coordinate community-wide
  (neighborhood, county) prevention efforts, which
  reduce substance abuse, violence, crime and
  associated problems.

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How does the Work We Do Help Communities in Iowa?

• Organize efforts, avoid duplication
• Build capacity to address substance abuse issues
• Bring together sectors in the community
• Assess current strengths and needs in the
  community
• Create a plan of action to address issues
  identified in the assessment
• SAFE is not a program but an organizing
  framework

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Prevention Strategies used by SAFE Coalitions

• Information and Awareness
• Host a community forum
• Develop a resource guide
• Articles for local newspaper
• Environmental Strategies
• Tobacco free restaurant ordinances
• Keg Registration
• Compliance checks at convenience stores
• Alternative Activities
• Host substance free community activities for
  youth and adults.
• Promote or host Alcohol free after Prom and
  graduation parties

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Who Are Our Partners?

• 23 Comprehensive Prevention Agencies
• Community Coalitions throughout the State of Iowa
• Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development
• New partnership Americas Promise

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How might SAFE and Community Partnerships work
together?

• Do you know if there is a SAFE coalition in your
  community?
• Attend a SAFE coalition meeting, share what your
  goals are or invite them to your meeting.
• If goals are similar, support shared initiatives,
  activities
• Involve youth in both groups, have members
  represented in each group
• Consider joining forces

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I have a question

• Contact
• Marilyn Alger
• Iowa Department of Public Health
• [phone]
• malger_at_idph.state.ia.us

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Community Empowerment

• Achieving Results

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Iowa Community Empowerment

• Empowerment was founded on the vision that
  communities and state government could work
  together to improve the well being of families
  with young children.
• --- Dr. Robert Koob, Iowa Empowerment Board
  Chairperson
• December, 2000

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Iowas Vision for Early Childhood

• Every child, beginning at birth, will be healthy
  and successful.

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Purpose of Community Empowerment

• Build an early care, health and education system
  through
• Partnerships
• Empower individuals and communities
• Improve the well-being of young children and
  their families
• Achieve results

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State and Local PartnershipShared Responsibility
State Structures
Local Structures

• Achieving Results
• Citizen Involvement
• Strengthen Systems Alignment
• Build Collaboration/ Partnerships
• Accountability

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Community Empowerment Structure
State Advisory Councils
Community Empowerment Areas
Iowa Empowerment Board
Local Advisory Council
Community Empowerment Area Contacts
State Structures
Local Structures
Office of Empowerment
Technical Assistance Partners (AEAs, Community
Colleges, ISU Extension, Other)
State Empowerment Team

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Result Areas/Indicators

• Low Birth Weight
• Immunized Children
• Pre-literacy Skills
• Children in Quality Preschools
• Crime Rate
• Juvenile Crime
• Employment Rate
• Incidence of Child Abuse
• Teen Births
• Child Abuse in a Child Care Setting
• Availability of Child Care
• Quality Child Care Ratings (in development)

• Healthy Children
• Children Ready to Succeed in School
• Safe and Supportive Communities
• Secure and Nurturing Families
• Secure and Nurturing Child Care Environments

The Iowa Empowerment Board approved the revised
indicators on September 9, 2005, to track
statewide progress toward the results.
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Iowa Empowerment Board Leadership Agenda FY
2006
Achieving Desired Results The Iowa Empowerment
Board will empower Iowans and their communities
to achieve desired results for improving the
quality of life for children (0-5) and their
families.
Collaboration The Iowa Empowerment Board, public
and private organizations, and communities
develop collaborations to build an interdependent
system that is both comprehensive and integrated,
for children (0-5) and their families.
Advocacy The Iowa Empowerment Board will lead
policy development and build public engagement
for support for Early Childhood and Early
Learning for children (0-5) and their families.
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State Empowerment Team

• Interagency Representation
• Department of Economic Development
• Department of Education
• Department of Human Rights
• Department of Human Services
• Department of Management
• Department of Public Health
• Staff time in kind contribution from departments
• Team provides technical assistance to communities

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State Empowerment Team

• Technical Assistance
• Provide assistance to community empowerment areas
  
• Disseminate information statewide
• Promote community capacity and leadership
• Provide guidance on system building
• Provide connections or linkages to additional
  assistance
• i.e. co-sponsoring training with PCA-Iowa and
  CPPC

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• www.empowerment.state.ia.us
• Newsletter
• Empowerment Legislation
• Meeting Agendas/Minutes
• CEA Local Information - map
• Result/Data Information Links
• Tool Kit
• Advocacy Toolkit

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Community Empowerment Areas

• 58 areas representing all 99 counties
• Areas are geographically self-defined
• Areas implement community plans

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Geographic Areas
EMMET
LYON
WINNEBAGO
WORTH
MITCHELL
HOWARD
OSCEOLA
DICKINSON
WINNESHIEK
ALLAMAKEE
KOSSUTH
CERRO GORDO
CLAY
SIOUX
OBRIEN
PALO ALTO
HANCOCK
FLOYD
CHICKASAW
FAYETTE
CLAYTON
PLYMOUTH
BREMER
CHEROKEE
BUTLER
BUENA VISTA
HUMBOLDT
FRANKLIN
WRIGHT
POCAHONTAS
DELAWARE
DUBUQUE
BUCHANAN
BLACK HAWK
WOODBURY
GRUNDY
CALHOUN
HARDIN
WEBSTER
IDA
HAMILTON
SAC
JACKSON
JONES
LINN
TAMA
BENTON
GREENE
MONONA
CRAWFORD
MARSHALL
BOONE
CARROLL
STORY
CLINTON
CEDAR
HARRISON
JOHNSON
AUDUBON
IOWA
SCOTT
SHELBY
DALLAS
JASPER
POLK
GUTHRIE
POWESHIEK
MUSCATINE
WASHINGTON
KEOKUK
MADISON
POTTAWATTAMIE
ADAIR
WARREN
MAHASKA
CASS
MARION
LOUISA
UNION
CLARKE
MILLS
LUCAS
MONROE
WAPELLO
JEFFERSON
MONTGOMERY
ADAMS
HENRY
DES MOINES
FREMONT
VAN BUREN
DAVIS
PAGE
APPANOOSE
TAYLOR
RINGGOLD
WAYNE
DECATUR
LEE
Empowerment Areas
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Community Empowerment Boards

• Composition
• Majority Citizen/Elected Official
• Representation Includes
• Business
• Consumer
• Faith
• Education
• Health
• Human Services

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Community Empowerment Boards

• Overview/Role
• Promote and demonstrate community collaboration
• Community assessment
• Coordinate Planning
• Establish priorities
• Develop a system for comprehensive services to
  support families and communities
• Coordinate program/funding to meet needs and
  priorities

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Road to Results

• Achieving Results
• Healthy Children
• Children Ready to Succeed in School
• Safe and Supportive Communities
• Secure and Nurturing Families
• Secure and Nurturing Child Care Environments

• Redesignation Process
• Occurs every three years
• Confirms communication action, process and effort
• Continuous improvement
• Time for reflection

Ongoing Assessments
Celebrating Successes
Training Sessions

• Annual Report
• Compiled annually
• Includes the two-page showcase report

• Community Plan
• Building the foundation
• Living and breathing, ever-changing document
• Sets priorities
• Guides decision-making

• Grant and Budgeting Process
• Conducted annually
• Submit changes, new items to State Empowerment
  Office

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Achieving Results

• Healthy Children
• Children Ready to Succeed in School
• Safe and Supportive Communities
• Secure and Nurturing Families
• Secure and Nurturing Child Care Environments

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Community Plan

• Building the foundation
• Living and breathing, ever-changing document
• Sets priorities
• Guides decision-making

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School Ready
Source State funds

• Support comprehensive services for children ages
  zero through five, including
• Preschool and child care
• Home visitation Parent support
• Prenatal services
• Professional development
• Up to 3 for administrative funds

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Early Childhood
Source Federal Funds

• Enhance quality child care capacity in support of
  parent capability to obtain or retain employment,
  including
• regular child care, including recruitment of
  providers
• child care for mildly ill children
• second or third shift child care
• infant child care
• training to increase quality for center-based and
  home-based child care providers

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Redesignation Process

• Occurs every three years
• Confirms communication action, process and effort
• Continuous improvement
• Time for reflection

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Office of Empowerment

• Shanell Wagler, Facilitator
• Iowa Department of Management
• Capitol Building, Room 12
• Des Moines, IA 50319-0001
• 515/281-4321
• shanell.wagler_at_iowa.gov

www.empowerment.state.ia.us
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• How can we build
• win-win collaborations to better serve children,
  families and our organizations?

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