Texas Community Futures Forum 2004

Issue: Higher Education Opportunity for Youth

Work Group Names: Mich Marlon, Kalico Leech, Brandon Anderson, Cory Edwards, Amy Brown, Melissa Long

Region: North

Section 1. Relevance

Where did this issue surface?
Texas Community Futures Forum

What is the issue/problem?
Importance of awareness for a quality education for youth in preparing for their future

Problem size and scope? (How many people does it affect? How wide spread?)
K thru 12

Problem severity? (How serious is this issue?)

Description:

Target Audience? (Who does the problem impact and how many?)

What are some general characteristics of the audience this program targets?

Section 2. Response

State the goal of the program

Client Change	At the end of this program, will....
Knowledge	increase knowledge on... -------opportunities for education and career preparation
Skills	develop skills.... -------skills they need to succeed in school, skills to apply for school and employment, skills to find funding to pursue goals
Attitude	change their attitudes pertaining to... -------their desire to go to school -------their desire to succeed/excel at school -------their long term goals toward career and education
Behavior Change	adopt.... -------refusal skills -------healthy life style
Best Practice	adopt ..... -------reject use of any recreational drug or inappropriate use of any drug

Listed below are some educational design ideas that could be used to address this issue.

Topic (Subject Matter)	Strategy to deliver content	Existing Resource(s)	Contact Person(s)
College preparation	volunteers, teachers, agents, staff, clubs, organizations, PTA	College For Texans Training Kit	CEA, counselor
Career Awareness	career fair, schools, career day, spectra, clubs/org.	Me Inc. - elementary, people in comm., colleges/trade school	CEA, community leaders, schools
Youth Entrepreneurship	Youth Bazaar, Kidz Biz, Youth Craft Fairs, Tours, training for youth	Pam Brown - Greg Taylor, YES, The New Youth Entrep.	Department of recreation, Parks and Tourism, CEA, Chamber of Commerce
Citizenship	Community leaders go to classroom to discuss economic impact.	Judge, Mayor, Tax Assessor, Banker	CEA, Nancy Lester, Schleiches Co. (Retired)
County Government Week	tour courthouse, presented by county employees	judge, commissioners, TXDPS, police chief	CEA

Section 3. Results

Client Change Level	Sample Questions (Review the objectives section to help place questions or statements in the space below.)
Knowledge	Do you have a better understanding of the schools you may attend? So you have a better understanding of what it will take to support yourself and your family?
Skills	Do you have the skills needed to apply for school? For financial aid? Do you have the skills needed to apply for employment?
Attitude	Do you have direct objectives, drop out rates, graduation rates, school participation rates that need to be measured for success?
Behavior Change	Do you have plans for college? Do you have plans for career training?

Economic Indicators: Are there economic indicators that can be measured concerning this issue?
YES

Please list item below:

Data Summit Results