1. Dr. Victor Saenz Associate Professor & Executive Director Dr. Luis Ponjuan Associate Professor, Texas A&M University Dr. Enrique Romo Director, Project MALES & TECMSC 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 1 Deep in the Heart of Texas: A Critical Discussion of Promising New Strategies that Address the Growing Educational Imperative of the Black and Latino Male Achievement Gap

2. The Texas Consortium Team Staff: Sarah Rodriguez, Research Coordinator Mike Gutierrez, Site Coordinator Dr. Enrique Romo, Director Dr. Victor Saenz, Exec. Director Jose Del Real, Site Coordinator Jorge Segovia, Site Coordinator, Guillermo Martinez, Research Associate Claudia Garcia Louis, Research Associate Dr. Luis Ponjuan, TAMU, External Evaluator Leticia Palomin, TAMU, Research Associate 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 2

3. Sponsors Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 3

4. Understanding the CRISIS facing Males of Color in Education Many are unaware of the depth of the gender gap; It’s a SILENT CRISIS Stealth Issue Some are unwilling to discuss; some find it counter- productive Gender Equity Debate Persists! Not a Zero Sum Context Skeptics & Naysayers Elementary Education/High-Stakes Over-representation in Special Education & School Discipline Pipeline Teaching Ranks & Disparate Learning Styles What is Happening to our Boys? 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 4

5. National Context: African American Young Men & Women After High School Source: The College Board, The Educational Experience of Young Men of Color: A Review of Research, Pathways and Progress, 2011. https://youngmenofcolor.collegeboard.org/research-landscape 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 5

6. National Context: Latino/Hispanic Young Men & Women After High School Source: The College Board, The Educational Experience of Young Men of Color: A Review of Research, Pathways and Progress, 2011. https://youngmenofcolor.collegeboard.org/research-landscape 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 6

7. National Context: Percentage in Two-Year or Two-Year College/Vocational Source: The College Board, The Educational Experience of Young Men of Color: A Review of Research, Pathways and Progress, 2011. https://youngmenofcolor.collegeboard.org/research-landscape/postsecondary-pathways 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 7

8. National Context: Associate’s Degrees Awarded by Gender & Race/Ethnicity (2010-2011) Source: NCES, 2012 http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/2012menu_tables.asp (tables 326 & 327) 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 8

9. National Context: Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded by Gender & Race/Ethnicity Source: The College Board, The Educational Experience of Young Men of Color: A Review of Research, Pathways and Progress, 2011. https://youngmenofcolor.collegeboard.org/research-landscape/higher-education 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 9

10. The Texas Context Source: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, 2012 report titled “A New Measure of Educational Success in Texas”, Houston Endowment.10036.5 8.9 Latino Male 8 th Graders (1996-98)10040.9 7.7 Black Male 8 th Graders (1996-98)10047.9 16.1 All Male 8 th Graders (1996-98) Starting cohort Enrolled in Postsecondary Ed. within 11 years Earned a HE credential within 11 years 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 10

11. Male “Crisis” “Endangered” Species Culturally “damaged” “missing” or “vanishing” males Need to be saved Deviant behavior Modify behavior toward “respectability” Pathology of Black/Latino males Framing (or “narrating”) the Experiences of Black/Latino Males in Education 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 11

12. Our Response… 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 12

13. In Texas and across the country, Hispanic and African American male students are struggling along their educational pathways relative to their peers. These populations of students are struggling to keep pace at key transition points along the education pipeline – at high school graduation, at college entry, and at college completion. Recent revision of Texas’ Closing the Gaps plan issued by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB, 2010) urged that the improvement of college participation and success rates for Hispanic and African American males should be a statewide policy imperative Requires a comprehensive and coordinated approach by key stakeholders across the education continuum (P-20); alignment of metrics for success; development of a learning or knowledge community The Rationale: Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 13

14. The Texas Consortium institutional members 14 * New members FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS University of Texas Texas State University University of North Texas University of Texas San Antonio Prairie View A&M University* TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS El Paso CC District Austin Community College District Palo Alto College San Antonio College Northeast Lakeview College South Texas College Tarrant County College District Lone Star College District INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS La Joya ISD Austin ISD El Paso ISD* 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR

15. Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color (the “Consortium”) Purpose To cultivate a state-wide network of K-12 and higher education institutions and practitioners To collaborate, share expertise, advance research, and leverage resources in a coordinated effort to make a collective impact on the state of Texas’ imperative to improve male student success (K-16) Goal Use the strategy of collective impact to align existing programmatic efforts and stimulate new capacity- building initiatives that will enhance the educational attainment of Hispanic and African American males 15 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR

16. Consortium Objectives Objective 1 Create & Grow the Consortium Objective 2 Convene Biannual Consortium Meetings & Annual Male Student Leadership Summit Objective 3 Incubate Research-Based Male Focused Programs or Initiatives Objective 4 Disseminate Findings through Resource Center & Tool-Kit 16 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR

17. Consortium: Long-term Vision Male-focused Programs and Partnerships Institutionalization Across educational sectors (K-12 & HE) Effective collaboration Develop a long-term Consortium learning community Sustainability Consortium members as models of best practice Leadership Evidence-based, multi-level, viable solutions Policy Development Moving the needle on minority male academic success in Texas Evidence of Impact 17 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR

18. Purpose of male students of color programming A focus on male students educational experiences Orientation/Transition program Summer bridge program Persistence/enrollment management program Student group led program Mentoring program Single sex middle schools 18 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR

19. Infrastructure needed to support these programs H UMAN RESOURCES Student affairs Academic affairs Central school districts Full and part time leadership F INANCIAL RESOURCES Student activities fees Federal grants Administration funds 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 19

20. Texas Consortium in Action: We’ve Been Busy! INSTITUTIONAL VISITS Date South Texas College & La Joya ISD July/November ’13 University of Texas San Antonio August ’13 TG Grantee Meeting September ’13 Austin Community College Tarrant County Community College Texas State University October ’13 Austin ISD December ’13 El Paso Community College & El Paso ISD Palo Alto College January ’14 Prairie View A&M University PRESENTATIONS/CONFERENCES UTSA Texas Higher Education Symposium August ’13 CSU Fullerton (Latino Summit) September ’13 African American Student Achievement & Success Symposium (Houston) October ’13 Meeting with TG Board member (College Station) Grantmakers for Education, conference (Houston) CCCSE Kresge Institute, Men of Color (San Antonio) November ’13 Puente Fall Institute (Austin) Assoc. for Study of Higher Education (St. Louis) EPCC Foundation Meeting December ’13 The White House January ’14 UTSA Mentoring Summit (award) TACHE Conference February ‘14 TABPHE Conference March ‘14 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 20

21. Sponsored by: Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color, The University of Texas at Austin, The Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, Greater Texas Foundation, & TG. For more information please contact Dr. Enrique Romo at eromo@austin.utexas.edu.eromo@austin.utexas.edu Save the Date! UT-Austin Male Student Leadership Summit June 27 & 28, 2014 Student Activities Center The University of Texas at Austin

22. Enrique Romo, Ph.D. Director, Project MALES & TECMSC eromo@austin.utexas.edu 2014 TEXAS EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR MALE STUDENTS OF COLOR 22 Thank you