City of San José Education and Digital Literacy San José Public Library College and Career Readiness Status Update
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
Presenters: Adrian McBride, Community Programs Administrator Elizabeth Nolan, Senior Librarian
Amanda Otte , Community Programs Administrator
11/10/2022
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UPDATE ON COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
• College and Career Readiness Programs
• College and Career Readiness Quality Standards
• College and Career Readiness Performance Metrics
• College and Career Pathways Coordination
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WORKFORCE READINESS PROGRAMMING
FY 2021 - 2022
1,190+
Students
142
Graduates
571
Teens
Volunteer
2,135
Volunteer Hours
5,500+
Awards
Claimed
$475,000+
Scholar Dollars
23 Cohorts
7 Graduation
Ceremonies
85 Students in
College
3 Working
Scholars Pilot
(1 Graduate)
1,000
Teen Surveys
• 29 Zip Codes
• 110 Schools
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WORKFORCE READINESS PROGRAMMING
FY 2021-2022
Social Media and Marketing
• 9 students
• 3 semesters
• 300 hours
Summer 2022
• 26 students
• 18 branches
450
Programs
48 Partnerships
1,590
Participants
Internships
374
Subsidized Youth
254
Unsubsidized
Youth
Partnerships
• City
• Non-profits
• High Growth
Sectors
4 City of San José Education and Digital Literacy San José Public Library WORKFORCE READINESS PROGRAMMING:
FY 2021-22
•106 participants enrolled in the
program
•
•3,200+ collective professional
development hours
•
•85 participants with active CA
Early Childhood Education Workforce
Registry accounts
•6 college units in Early Childhood
Education offered
•40+ program partners
• 61 participants in the FY 2021-2022
pilot program
•
• 7,000+ collective hours of services
•5 host Work Sites
5 City of San José Education and Digital Literacy San José Public Library WORKPLAN FOR FY 2022-2023
Expand to over 1,500 students at Overfelt High School
and San José High School.
Execute California State Library ARTtrepenuers grant
including starting small business workshops. Execute Youth Commission's 2022/23 worklplan.
Increase student recruitment and engagement.
Transform the library into an entrepreneurship and workforce development hub through staff training, strategic partnerships and expanded community outreach.
Ensure 650 summer youth job placements, including in clean energy.
Recruit 75 young adults focused on accelerating K-12 learning recovery.
Connect 120 FFN caregivers to learning and workforce development opportunities, a peer community, and a range of resources. 6 City of San José Education and Digital Literacy San José Public Library
CCR QUALITY STANDARDS
FY 2021-22 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Piloted College and Career Readiness Assessment Tool with three SJPL programs
– Career Online High School
– Family, Friend, and Neighbor Caregiver Support Network – SJ Aspires.
FY 2022-23 WORKPLAN
• Develop post evaluation Action plans
• Assessment Tool will be used to evaluate 2 systemwide programs:
– Resilience Corps
– SJPL Works.
7 City of San José Education and Digital Literacy San José Public Library LOGIC MODEL: EQUITY IN ACTION*
• Mentor underresourced students an
d/or students from
communities of color
• Partner with nonprofits, corporate, and
educational entities
• Provide college and
career readiness
programs
• Provide financial
support for postsecondary education
• Provide work
opportunities that pay
a living wage
• Support youth and
young adults
throughout the job
search process
• Continuously improve
college and career
readiness programs
• Ensure diverse range of
work experience
opportunities
• Ensure programs
promote access to
living-wage careers
• Ensure programs
connect participants to
high-value careers and
potential employers
• Provide positive
experiences to program
participants and
partners
• Support transition from
apprenticeship or
internship to entry-level
career position
College
• Enrollment in pathways best-suited for
desired career
• Employment in career-related
apprenticeship or internship
• Increased enrollment in post-secondary
education
• Knowledge about financial aspects of
post-secondary education
Career
• Advanced occupational skills training
and resources for career transitions or
skills gaps
• Apprenticeships, internships, and other
work experience opportunities within
the City of San Jose and partner
organizations
• Knowledge about policies and
regulations critical to career success
• Obtainment of a living-wage career
• Clear pathway to a City-career
†Each individual program or department
will develop their own program-specific
performance metrics and outcomes
• Case managers
and other staff
• City of San
José Departments
• Designated
community
spaces
• Funding
• Programs
• Non-profit
partners
• Secondary
educational
partners
• Post-secondary
educational
partners
• Workforce
development
Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes†
*All programs are designed and evaluated to provide high-quality opportunities to under-resourced communities and communities of color
8 City of San José Education and Digital Literacy San José Public Library SJ ASPIRES PROGRAMMATIC OUTCOMES Youth (14-18) and
Young Adults (18-29) Programs
Workforce
Development Funding
Short-Term
(0 to 2 Years)
Expand to at least
1,500 high school
students in San José.
Increase the
percentage of
students who have
accessed the
Student Community
Portal by 15%.
Partner with sponsors
to provide at least
five workplace
experience
opportunities to SJ
Aspires students per
year.
Evaluate scholarship
distribution and
claimed awards to
more accurately
project actual
program costs.
Medium-Term
(2 to 5 years)
Expand to at least
2,000 high school
students in San José.
Increase the number
of awards claimed
by students by 10%
from the end of year
two.
Connect at least 10%
of SJ Aspires alumni
with internship
opportunities at SJ
Aspires’ partner
institutions.
Refine and revise
award structure to
increase student
participation and
ensure effective use
of donor funds.
Long-Term
(5 years or more)
Solidify SJ Aspires as
an on-going
opportunity available
to students with
financial need
throughout San José.
Use ongoing
enrollment
information,
distribution data, and
student surveys to
valuate school and
non-school programs
and refine offerings
to high-impact
programs.
Develop career
pathways for SJ
Aspires alumni which
result in careers with
the City of San José
or the extended SJ
Aspires network.
Evaluate success of
current scholarship
model in relationship
to college
graduation and
career pursuits.
SJ ASPIRES PROGRAMMATIC OUTCOMES
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SJ WORKS PROGRAMMATIC OUTCOMES
Youth (14-18) and
Young Adults (18-29) Programs
Workforce
Development Funding
Short-Term
(0 to 2 Years)
Expand to increase
engagement of
youth with other city
services available to
youth and or family
Partner with schools,
libraries and the
MGPTF to increase
PRNS student
engagement.
Provide 375
workplace
opportunities per
year in demand
occupations and
growth sectors
Advanced
occupational skills
training in demand
occupations and
growth sectors for
career transitions for
those not entering
College.
Medium-Term
(2 to 5 years)
Expand to increase
engagement with
additional High
School District.
Provide mentors to all
youth enrolled in
program.
Provide additional
job readiness learning
prior to workplace
opportunity for those
in need.
Analyze staffing and
funding to ensure
long term viability of
program.
Long-Term
(5 years or more)
Ensure that every
public high school,
continuation school,
alternative school
has students who
are part of SJ Works.
Evaluate PRNS &
Career Education
Youth refine offering
services to most in
need.
Provide longer work
experience
opportunities 6 weeks
to 8 weeks.
Evaluate success of
program in relation to
high school
graduation and
college or career
pursuits.
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COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS COORDINATION
November 2021
•NSE Committee
directed staff
to identify specific
actions that would
close gaps in the
system, strengthen
collaboration
across City
programs and
departments,
and enhance
coordination with
external partners
March 2022
•Council accepted
staff
recommendations
to allocate part of
the Google
Community
Benefits funding to
hire a College and
Career Pathways
Coordinator and
invest in aligned
initiatives
July 2022
•Hiring process for
the College and
Career Pathways
Coordinator is
completed
•Renewed efforts
initiated to build
on work
connected to the
development of
the CCR Quality
Standards, Logic
Model, and
Assessment Tool
June 2025
•Target to begin
systematic
implementation of
the College and
Career Strategic
Plan
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COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS COORDINATION
High-level Goals
• Improve education and employment outcomes for San José’s youth. • Increase participation of historically underserved students in:
– Post-high-school education and training programs;
– Internships and apprenticeships, and,
– Jobs that lead to longer-term careers in fields that provide a living wage in Silicon Valley.
• Demonstrate improved program outcomes through reporting to NSE Committee.
Integration
• Development process for the Children and Youth Services Master Plan; • Development process for the Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force Strategic Plan; and,
• Ongoing strategic partnership efforts with Santa Clara County Office of Education, San José high schools, and other community partners with expertise in college & career.
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