1. Literacy Report Card Population-Level Data Presented by: Dr. Ron Schack, Ph.D. The Charter Oak Group, LLC

2. Poverty Barriers To Early Success in School Low Literacy Levels Difficulty Graduating From HS and Succeeding in Post Secondary Difficulty Finding Adequate Employment

3. 3 Source: American Community Survey Across the board, a full 20% or more of residents 25 or older in all these cities earn less than 200% of the poverty level. In some cities, like Hartford and New Britain, things are much worse.

4. 4 Source: CTData.org While no longer being utilized, the CMTs remain some of the best data we have available on aggregate school performance. There is clearly a huge gap for those on free and reduced lunch and the overall rate in CT; Hartford, New Britain and East Hartford are significantly lower than the overall CT rate.

5. 5 Source: CTData.org One important factor in school performance and graduation is chronic absenteeism. Hartford and New Britain have significantly higher rates of chronic absenteeism than CT as a whole.

6. 6 Source: American Community Survey Another important factor in school performance is the degree of parental engagement, which can be more difficult in single parent families. Hartford and Manchester’s rate of single parent families is considerably higher than in CT overall.

7. 7 Another important factor in school performance is lack of stability of place. Hartford, New Britain, and Manchester have a significantly higher rate of movement than the CT overall rate or the US overall rate. Source: American Community Survey

8. 8 Source: CT SDE HS Graduation rates in all four sample cities are significantly lower than CT rates, although the gap is beginning to narrow.

9. Hartford 2013 Graduation Rates, Granular 9 Hartford School DistrictAll Students71.2 Hartford School DistrictHispanic60.3 Hartford School DistrictNon-Hispanic80.0 Hartford School DistrictIndian or Alaska Native* Hartford School DistrictAsian83.3 Hartford School DistrictBlack80.7 Hartford School DistrictHawaiian or Pacific Islander* Hartford School DistrictWhite85.9 Hartford School DistrictTwo or More Races64.8 Hartford School DistrictMale66.5 Hartford School DistrictFemale75.5 Hartford School DistrictELL56.3 Hartford School DistrictNon-ELL73.9 Hartford School DistrictEligible For Free Lunch66.0 Hartford School DistrictEligible For Reduced Lunch96.2 Hartford School DistrictNot Eligible For Lunch92.9 Hartford School DistrictSpecial Education47.3 Hartford School DistrictNon-Special Education76.1 Source: CT SDE However, when graduates rates in Hartford, for example, for 2013 are examined more closely, challenges clearly remain. There is a substantial difference between male and female graduation rates, and graduation rates for those eligible for free lunch, and those in ELL or Special Education.

10. While unemployment rates have decreased since the 2008 recession, Hartford, New Britain, and East Hartford are still well above the CT rate.

11. 11 Source: American Community survey "The percentage of residents that have at least an associates degree in CT is higher than the US, but the rate in Hartford, New Britain, and Manchester is lower than the CT rate." This, of course, has a direct impact on the ability of residents to find work and achieve self-sufficiency.

12. Program Data: Adult Literacy

16. Add slide with regional enrollment 2010 - 2014

19. Total Enrollment in the North Central Region: 5,129 Adults

21. 47% of all enrolled adults are parents with kids 18 & under 40% of those parents have kids who are 5 & under

24. Program Data: Community Colleges Presented by: Sister Corby Coperthwaite, Ph.D. CT State Colleges & Universities Board of Regents for Higher Education

25. Presented by: Sister Corby A. Coperthwaite, Ph.D. Office of Policy and Research CCoperthwaite@commnet.edu (860) 723-7707

30. Completions: Credit Workforce Development Certificates by College and Service Area Enrollments: Credit Workforce Development Certificates by College and Service Area Graduation Rates: Credit Workforce Development Certificates by College Enrollments: Non-Credit Workforce Development Certificates by College and Service Area Completions: Non-Credit Workforce Development Certificates by College and Service Area Completion Rates: Non-Credit Workforce Development Certificates by College

31. Enrollment: Associate Degree Programs by College and Service Area by College and Service Area Completions: Associate Degree Programs by College and Service Area by College and Service Area Graduation Rates: Associate Degrees by College Enrollment: Remedial Education Courses by College and Service Area Completion: Remedial Education Courses C or better by College and Service Area Completion Rates: Remedial Education Courses by College and Service Area Employment: Graduates of Credit Workforce Development Certificate and Associates Degree Programs

32. Program Data: Workforce Training Presented by: Jim Boucher Capital Workforce Partners

33. Overview of Capital Workforce Partners Services 2012-13 InitiativesPeople Served Adult Services WIA: 1,500 Dislocated Worker: 2,500 JFES: 6,000 Mortgage Crisis Job Training: 360 Core: 30,000 Future Workforce Services (Youth) Summer: 1,900 School-Year: 105 WIA Youth: 200 Construction/Green Technology Jobs Funnel 700 Benched Worker 40 Incumbent green/construction 20 Allied Health RNs: 30 Medical Coders/HIT: 15 Advanced Manufacturing IWT: 300 STEP UP: 185

34. CT Works System 2012-13 Program Performance Measures Percent WIA ADULT Entered Employment65.90% Employment Retention82.20% Average Earnings$12,498 WIA Dislocated Worker Entered Employment75.60% Employment Retention87.60% Average Earnings$ 18,184.00 WIA Youth Placement in Employment or Education 71% Attainment of Degree or Certification 90% Literacy/Numeracy GainsN/A ADULT TOTAL NUMBERS Total Number of Visitors 30,000 (estimate) Self Service Customers 5778 WIA & Dislocated Adults 2012-2013 Workforce Training

35. Jobs First Employment Training Program JFES At A Squint April 2015 Total Participants5521 Total Employed24.70% Average Wage10.09 Salary if worked Full time$20,987 Source: JFES at a Squint, State of Connecticut, 2015 CTDOL ANNUAL REPORT 2014 PY2011-12 Entered Employment49% Retained in Employment87% Weekly Wages247 Yearly$12,844 Educational Level High School Diploma or Less61.60% Associates or Some Postsecondary11.20% Bachelors and Above3.30% Employment Sectors By 2020 65-70% of Jobs will require Post-Secondary Credentials

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