Kentucky Youth Development Coordinating Council Retreat

Shared Youth Vision: Measuring Success

Thursday June 12, 2008 – The Brown Hotel, Louisville, KY

Summary of Prioritized Indicators for the KYDC Outcomes

Outcome One: Youth are Lifelong Learners –

  • Percentage of foster youth who age out that go into higher education/training and/or jobs and permanent housing (5 votes).
  • School attendance (4 votes)
  • Reading fluency at third grade (2 votes)
  • Increase multidisciplinary approaches for youth’s academic success (5 votes)
  • Percentage (number of) youth with public library card (3 votes)
  • Engage community business leaders in offering career internship/mentoring opportunities for at-risk youth (1 vote)
  • Increase post secondary involvement (1 vote)
  • Graduation & Successful employment (How long employed & unemployed-actively looking?) Number of youth taking remedial classes (4 votes)

Graduation rates & enrollment in higher education (11 votes)

  • Drop out rates and number of GED’s (2 votes)
  • Number of students in school that graduate (1 vote)
  • Increasing drop out rate
  • Percentage of disconnected youth
  • Number of schools with intervention teams
  • Increasing numbers of students in schools attending health classes
  • High School graduation /drop out rates
  • Increase role clarification for status offenses (support/services)

Youth Have Knowledge and Skills to be Productive in the 21st Century –

Employment rate (7 votes)

Academic performance improves – increase number of youth at age appropriate reading level (9 votes)

Percentage high school graduates that go on to post secondary education and training – percentage of youth entering college or other post secondary training (15 votes)

  • Crime rate increasing
  • Unemployment rates low
  • Socio-economic barriers (18-24 with no jobs) Median income)
  • Transportation (number of public service users)
  • Increase school attendance – mentoring
  • Cash payment at passing a nationally standardized post high school reading/comprehension exam

Youth Participate in Community Decision Making –

Percentage of youth involved in community activities and services (14 votes)

Increase youth participating in youth oriented activities: “Decision Making.” (6 votes)

  • Number of students that register to vote (4 votes)
  • Number of community-wide teen/youth leadership programs (and enrollment) (4 votes)
  • Number/percentage of youth organizations with youth on their boards and/or youth advisory councils (1 vote)
  • More youth engagement in policy discussions
  • Educational attainment – Graduation rates (1 vote)
  • Educational attainment – scores on CATS test
  • Number of youth serving on community boards (with training)
  • Number of schools with community service requirements (and enrollment)
  • Increase youth who are able to experiment with professions or careers – shadowing/mentoring
  • Youth who participate in Youth Advisory Council in Library where helping to decide collection or services provided
  • Number of schools with student government
  • Safety data from schools
  • Adultism (Advancing Youth Development training for adults with pre & post test with definitions)
  • Number of hours youth volunteered in community
  • Percentage of youth volunteerism
  • Number youth directed service projects initiated/completed

Youth Develop Social and Emotional Competencies –

Increase of youth volunteering in the community (5 votes)

Percentage of youth involved in community-based youth services: scouts, faith-based organizations, Y’s, 4-H etc. (7 votes)

  • Youth who take leadership roles in programs or activities for younger children (4 votes)
  • Percentage of youth participating in mentoring programs (3 votes)
  • Rates of child abuse (1 vote)
  • Rates of domestic violence and child abuse (4 votes)
  • Percentage of adults knowledgeable/aware of CSA prevention and indicators
  • Number of reunification programs
  • Number/percentage of youth who report positive adult relationships
  • Positive supportive climate online and offline
  • Number/percentage of youth who are accepted to college (youth demonstrate skills)
  • Number/percentage of youth who are employed (demonstrate skills)
  • Percentage of youth who report positive peer interaction
  • Number/rate of adult/child inappropriate relations

Youth Make Healthy Choices –

Decrease in juvenile complaints regarding public offenses due to healthy choices (1 vote)

  • Decrease in identified substance abuse issues with youth (2 votes)
  • Percentage of youth participating in extra-curricular activities in school (2 votes)
  • Number of youth who choose healthy food over foods with sugar (1 vote)
  • Youth suicide and suicide attempt numbers and rates (4 votes)

Teen pregnancy rate (8 votes)

Number of youth who participate in constructive use of time (leisure, afterschool and program participants) (6 votes)

  • Percentage of youth smoking (1 vote)
  • Immunization rates
  • Numbers and percentage of youth who protect their personal information online and face-to-face life
  • Numbers/percentage of youth substance abuse related offenses
  • Low birth weight rate (1 vote)
  • Youth arrest rate (3 votes)
  • Adjudication rates for youth
  • Truancy rate (3 votes)
  • Rates of sexually transmitted disease among youth (2 votes)
  • Childhood obesity rates
  • Unwed pregnancy rates among youth
  • Youth abortion rates
  • Percentage of youth in need of alcohol treatment who are receiving alcohol treatment
  • Rate of youth relapsing with drugs and/or alcohol