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Giving Every C hild T he Opportunity T o Succeed

Failure is not an option. Giving Every C hild T he Opportunity T o Succeed. Who Are The Children?. Between the years of 2010-11 through 2021-22 the enrollment of public elementary and secondary students is expected to increase from 49.5 million to 53.1 million

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Giving Every C hild T he Opportunity T o Succeed

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  1. Failure is not an option Giving Every Child The Opportunity To Succeed

  2. Who Are The Children? • Between the years of 2010-11 through 2021-22 the enrollment of public elementary and secondary students is expected to increase from 49.5 million to 53.1 million • Of the 49.5 million, 34.6 million were enrolled in k-8 education and 14.9 million were enrolled in 9-12.

  3. Who Are The Children? • In that same academic year • 52% were White • 16% were Black • 23% were Hispanic • 5% were Asian/Pacific Islander • 1% were Native American • 2% were Bi or Multi-Racial

  4. Who Are The Children? • Students who were living with both parents • White…75% • Black…34% • Hispanic…51% • Asian…83% • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander…61% • Native American…47% • Bi or Multi-Racial…8.2%

  5. Who Are The Children? • Students who were living with a single mother/no spouse in the home in 2007 • White…33% • Black…49.5% • Hispanic…49.2% • Asian…28% • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander…31.6% • Native American…53.3% • Bi or Multi-racial…35.5%

  6. Who Are The Children? • Students living in poverty…Family of 4 with an income of $22,811 • White…13% • Black…39% • Hispanic…34% • Asian…13% • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander…30% • Native American…36% • Bi or Multi-Racial…22%

  7. Who Are The Children? • Mother only no spouse…45% • Father only no spouse…27% • Married…11% SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2011

  8. Who Are The Children? • In 2010-11 6.4 million youth between the ages of 3-21 received special education services. • Of those students, 37% had specific learning disabilities. • SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database, retrieved from https://www.ideadata.org/DACAnalyticTool/Intro_2.asp

  9. Who Are The Children • In a 2009 comprehensive national survey on children exposed to violence, it states that over 60% of children were exposed to violence within the past year, indirectly or directly • Over 71% of 14-17 stated that they were assaulted during their lifetime • 46.3% were assaulted at least once during that past year • 10.2% were injured in an assault • 24.6% were victims of a robbery

  10. Who Are the Children? • 25.3% witnessed a violent act • 9.8% saw a family member assaulted • 1 in 5 girls between the ages of 14-17 were a victim of sexual assault • While more than a third of children witnessed a parent being assaulted

  11. What Do They Need? • http://msan.wceruw.org/documents/2012Institute/FlashFiles/Student_Voices_2012.swf

  12. Strength Based Mapping • What is their history • Get a chance to know your student • What is their family lineage • Culture and traditions • What values/morals do they come with • What life experiences have they had…good/bad/ugly-let them tell you what they want you to know

  13. Strength Based Mapping • How do they see themselves now • Encourage them to tell you the “good stuff” • What skills do they possess • What interests or hobbies do they have • Who loves them • Who do they love and why

  14. Strength Based Mapping • What are their dreams? • What do they want to be when they “grow up” • Where do they want to live? • Who do they want to live with? • What college would they like to go to? • What do they want to study? • Do they want to get married?-what do they look for in a mate? • Do they want children and why? • What type of house do they want?

  15. Strength Based Mapping • Chopping away at the dream and setting goals • What is a 30 day plan? Year? Graduation? After graduation? 5 year? 20 year? • How can they accomplish those goals in conjunction with their interests and goals? • i.e. loves playing basketball, wants to be an NBA player, not on the high school basketball team… • i.e. loves shopping, has a great eye for fashion, doesn’t have a job in retail…

  16. Strength Based Mapping • What are your resources? • Within the school • Within the community • Within the child’s home/neighborhood

  17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Q0Wcr82UOswhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Q0Wcr82UOsw

  18. Resources • www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227744.pdf • National Center for Education Statistics-http://nces.ed.gov • US Department of Education • U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) database, retrieved from https://www.ideadata.org/DACAnalyticTool/Intro_2.asp • Publications to read • Ladson-Billings, G.J. (in press). Boyz to men? Teaching to restore Black boys' childhood. Race, Ethnicity and Education. 14(1), 7-15. • Ladson-Billings, G.J. "Stakes is High:" Teaching New Century Students. Manuscript in preparation. • http://www.createwisconsin.net/events/2010Conference/2hoursectional/Madison_PP.pdf • Book to buy • Strengths-Based School Counseling: Promoting Student Development and Achievement by John P. Galassi

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