Building a Brighter Future for Young Latino Children thru Family Engagement Liany Elba Arroyo Associate Director, Education and Children’s Policy Project National Council of La Raza

Presentation Outline NCLR Overview Portrait of Latino Young Children Selected factors that affect the educational attainment of Latino children NCLR Family Engagement Program

NCLR Founded in 1968 Largest Latino advocacy and civil rights institution Works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans Five key areas of work: assets/investments, civil rights/immigration, education, employment and economic status, and health Education work focuses on the bookends of education

Portrait of Young Latino Children (0-8) Latino 0-8 year olds represent slightly over 25% of all American children Latino children accounted for 26.1% of all births between April 1, 2010 – July 1, 2011 Growth rate for all 0-8 year olds was 2.9% – 37.2% Latinos – -11% Whites – -5% Blacks

Portrait of Young Latino Children (0-8) Without the growth of the Latino child population, the U.S. child population would have experienced NEGATIVE growth Growth rate for all 0-8 year olds was 2.9% – 37.2% Latinos – -11% Whites – -5% Blacks

Portrait of Young Latino Children (0-8) Latino children are OVERWHELMINGLY (natural born) U.S. Citizens 96.9% of all Latino children are U.S. Citizens – 99.5% Whites – 99% Blacks

What Does the Growth of the Latino Child Population Mean to U.S.? OPPORTUNITY* *If we do right by these children

Factors that Affect Latino Educational Attainment (0-8 year olds) Poverty Distribution of Children (0-8) Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity, Race/EthnicityPercent Hispanic36% White, non- Hispanic32% Black, non-Hispanic25% Other, non-Hispanic8%

Factors that Affect Latino Educational Attainment (0-8 year olds) Health

Family Literacy Factors that Affect Latino Educational Attainment (0-8 year olds)

Preschool & Kindergarten Attendance

Three levels – Pre-K – Elementary – Secondary Pre-K is being implemented in 16 states and DC with 48 organizations trained In 2009, six Affiliates graduated 720 parents

Family Engagement is Part of NCLR Core Qualities for Successful Early Education Programs 1.High Expectations and High Supports 2.Collaborative Leadership 3.Cultural Competence 4.Bilingualism and Biliteracy 5.Sustained Meaningful Relationships 6.Family Engagement and Community Collaboration 7.Continuous Performance-Based Assessment 8.Relationships with Institutions of Higher Education

Padres Comprometidos Three levels – Pre-K – Elementary – Secondary Pre-K is being implemented in 16 states and DC In 2009, six Affiliates graduated 720 parents Six sessions as part of program

Padres Comprometidos

Resources Best Practices Early Education Briefs on NCLR Education Webpage Package of resources will be released on October 25, 2012 – Latino Kids Data Explorer – Latino Young Child Fact Sheet – Interactive Infographic

Contacts Policy Liany Elba Arroyo Associate Director, Education and Children’s Policy Programs Antonia Lopez Director, Early Childhood Education