1. Collective Impact
9-25-2014

2. Why should you use collective impact?
• It brings
▫ Change
▫ Solutions
▫ Results
to the problems we have today that we cannot
solve on our own.

3. The Road Map Project
Case Study: 2010-2020

4. Road Map Region: Washington
• 7 Districts
▫ South Seattle
▫ Tukwila
▫ Renton
▫ Highline
▫ Kent
▫ Federal Way
▫ Auburn
• Total Students =120,890
(2013)
2013 Results Report

6. College Completion
On Time Graduation
rate = 72% (2010) 2013 Results Report

7. College Completion
“67% of the jobs in Washington State will
require a college degree or a career
credential” by 2018.
- Georgetown University Center
on Education
2013 Results Report

8. College Completion
“1 out of 4 King County
residents has a bachelor’s
degree”
2013 Results Report

9. Educational Gap
• Students of color
▫ 67% (~81,000)
• Low-income Students
▫ Poverty
 Low-income = 59% of Students (~71,400)
• English language learners
▫ 17% of students (~19,400)
▫ 167 languages
2013 Results Report

10. 6th Grade Reading
2020 Target = 80%
2013 Technical Report

11. 7th Grade Math
2020 Target = 80%
2013 Technical Report

13. 2013 Technical Report

14. 1. Double number
of college degrees
and career
credentials
2. Close achievement
gaps of low-income
students and
students of color, as
well as increase
overall achievement
The Road Map Project:
Project Sponsors
2020 Goal:
2013 Results Report

15. The Road Map Project:
Project Sponsors
• Framework was established in 2011
▫ Road Map Indicators were chosen in 2012
 On-Tract and Contributing indicators
2011/2012 Results Report

16. • Monitor educational Progress
• District, income, ELL, race, & gender
• 2020 Target goals
• Factors affecting
education results
• 2020 Targets not
included
The Road Map Project:
Road Map Indicators
2013 Results Report

17. Example: On-Tract Indicators
Proficiency
3rd Grade Reading
▫ 66% (2010) 69% (2013)
 2020 Target: 87%
4th Grade Math
▫ 50% (2010) 62% (2013)
 2010 Target: 76%
5th Grade Science
▫ 45% (2010) 58% (2013)
 2020 Target: 79%
2013 Results Report

19. The Road Map Project:
System Building Strategies and Actions
3 Action Plans
Birth to 3rd Grade High School to
College Completion
English Language
Learner
Strategy for building systems to connect
all the providers and organizations that
work with children and families.
Strategy to prevent summer learning loss
for low-income students.
Strategy to engage parents and provide
tools and resources to support their
children’s learning.
A framework and set of strategies.
A framework and set of strategies.
A framework and set of strategies.
Use of an implementation tool kit as a
guide and resource.
To identify key systems-level strategies
for ELL students.
To support the successful integration of
ELL students in the school system.
http://www.roadmapproject.org/collective-action/action-plans/

21. Encourage and support low-income and
minority students to take advanced courses
who are believed to be ready for it (Renton
District)
- 5 week Pilot program to reduce summer
learning loss (South Seattle)
- 87 struggling students were selected
from k-5
Provide credit recovery courses (alternative
education program) and help students
transition to high school to improve
extended graduation rate. (Renton
District)
Increase the number of teachers that can be
better prepared to teach ELL Students
through a teaching program (Kent
District)
Improve kindergarten readiness and
strengthen primary grade teaching
(Auburn District)
QRIS
- Improve childcare quality (Early Achievers
System)
- Rates childcare providers
- Helps improve quality by providing training
and support
-Expand Washington’s Quality Rating and
Improvement System
Wakids
-State-funded Assessment tool to test
kindergarten readiness to help
kindergarten teachers understand what
their students need to work on.
- Test in 6 areas.
The Road Map Project:
Aligned Organizational Strategies
Teaching Strategies Gold
- A newer assessment tool used in pre-
kindergarten programs just like Wakids
- Tests in 7 areas
- Use learning model to improve math
scores from k-8 and make educational
gap smaller. (Highline District)
- Online learning tools, ST Math
Automatically enroll students in advance
courses that they currently do well in
(Federal Way)
Create iGrad program to help students, who
dropped out of high school, to earn a high
diploma, college credential or career skills
(Kent School)
Increase College Bound Scholarship sign-
up and FASFA application filling by talking
to parents and students at events, meetings,
and conferences (Tukwila District)
- Work with community colleges to decrease
student retention rate and increase post-
secondary degree completion
- Green River:
Parent/student math advisory nights
Development of senior level math courses
- Seattle:
Offer free COMPASS Test Prep workshops
Offer the 13th Year Promise Scholarship
- Highline:
Offers support and programming to help
ELL students transition into credit earning
and college level courses
- Providing career-path bridge classes,
advising, and academic support
- Renton:
- Skill development, help reduce skill
gaps while they learn a new
occupation or trade
2011/2012 Results Report

23. Early
Achievers
System
Parents
Forum
Full-Day
Kindergarten
Support of
The Community
• Early Achievers System
(QRIS)
 Child Care Program
- 11% sign up in 2012
- 36% sign up by 2013
• Parent Participation Cradle
to College and Career Parent
Forum in 2013
 More than 30 parent
organizations
 More than 1,000 people
- Workshops
- Resource Fair
• Full-day Kindergarten
 Part-time Full-day
- 77% by 2013
The Road Map Project:
Powerful Community Voice
2013 Results Report

25. Additional Groups
Road Map Project:
Steering Committee Work Groups Backbone Organization
Organizations
“Project Sponsors” Community Center for
Education Results
(CCER)
Birth to 3rd Grade
English Language
Learner
Opportunity
Youth
Youth
Development
For Education
Advocates Caucus
Community
Network
Data Advisors
Group
Education Results
Network
High School to
College

26. Collaborators
Candace Gratama
The BERC Group
(Project Sponsors)
Rich Stolz
OneAmerica
(Advocates Caucus)
Deleena Patton
Seattle University Youth
Initiative
(Data Advisors Group)
Jason Greenberg Motamedi
Education Northwest
(English Language Learners)
Jenee Myers Twitchell
UW Dream Project
(High School to
College Completion)
Jessica Norouzi
Year up
(Opportunity Youth
Work Group)
Trise Moore Federal
ways
public schools
(Birth to 3rd grade
work group)
Alexandra Davis
Highline Community College
(Community Network)
http://www.roadmapproject.org/collective-action/project-hub/

27. Collaborators
David Bley
Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation
(Project Sponsors)
Anthony Shoecraft
CCER
(Advocates Caucus)
Israel David Mendoza
Mendoza Consulting
(Opportunity Youth
Work Group)
http://www.roadmapproject.org/collective-action/project-hub/

28. Conclusion
• Goal:
▫ Double number of college degrees and career
credentials
▫ Close achievement gaps of low-income students and
students of color, as well as increase overall
achievement
• Number of Organizations/Participators: 78
• Number of individuals: more than 185
• The Road Map Project: 10 year project (2010-2020)
▫ From kindergarten to college

30. Collective Impact
Non-Profit
Business
Government
Goal:
Solve a specific
social issue

31. Collective Impact
Organization Planning
Self-Desire

32. Collective Impact
Results
Community Region
Environment

33. 5 Conditions/Components:
Shared Measurement
System
Mutually Reinforced
Activities
Continuous
Communication
Backbone
Organization
Common Agenda
Collective
Impact

34. Common Agenda
• An Agenda that serves as the platform for the
project
▫ The Steering Committee makes the common agenda

35. Common Agenda
• An Agenda that serves as the platform for the
project
▫ The Steering Committee makes the common agenda
• Includes 2 steps:
▫ Step 1: Drawing Boundaries
 A shared common goal

36. Common Agenda
• An Agenda that serves as the platform for the
project
▫ The Steering Committee makes the common agenda
• Includes:
▫ Step 1: Drawing Boundaries
 A shared common goal
 A common understanding of the problem

37. Common Agenda
• Includes:
▫ Step 1: Drawing Boundaries
 A shared common goal
 A common understanding of the problem
▫ Step 2: Developing a Strategic Action Plan
 A collective agreement on smaller goals

38. 5 Conditions/Components:
Shared Measurement
System
Mutually Reinforced
Activities
Continuous
Communication
Backbone
Organization
Common Agenda
Collective
Impact

39. A Shared Measurement System
• An evaluation system to analyze progress
▫ Establishing measures or techniques to monitor progress
that is used by everyone
 Indicators

40. A Shared Measurement System
• An evaluation system to analyze progress
▫ Establishing measures or techniques to monitor progress
that is used by everyone
 Indicators
▫ Involves creating reports, tables, or graphs to represent
data or information on progress

41. 5 Conditions/Components:
Shared Measurement
System
Mutually Reinforced
Activities
Continuous
Communication
Backbone
Organization
Common Agenda
Collective
Impact

42. Mutually Reinforcing Activities
• Each participant or organization in the project
needs to be involved in different “activities”
(types of work)
▫ Work groups

43. Mutually Reinforcing Activities
• Each participant or organization in the project
needs to be involved in different “activities”
(types of work)
▫ Work groups
Each group having their own mutual
set of strategies or mutual action
plans that was agreed by everyone in
the group.

44. Mutually Reinforcing Activities
• Each participant or organization in the project
needs to be involved in different “activities”
(types of work)
▫ Work groups
Every action is reinforced by these
mutual strategies or actions.

45. Steering CommitteeAction Plans
Work Groups
Mutually Reinforcing Activities
• Each participant or organization in the project
needs to be involved in different “activities”
(types of work)
▫ Work groups
Every action is reinforced by these
mutual strategies or actions.

46. Action Plans
Mutually Reinforcing Activities
• Each participant or organization in the project
needs to be involved in different “activities”
(types of work)
▫ Work groups Every action that is taken is directed
towards reaching the goals in the
common agenda.
Common
Agenda

47. 5 Conditions/Components:
Shared Measurement
System
Mutually Reinforced
Activities
Continuous
Communication
Backbone
Organization
Common Agenda
Collective
Impact

48. Continuous Communication
• Communication between partners to:
▫ Discuss concerns or issues
▫ Discuss and handle data results from indicators

49. Continuous Communication
• Communication between partners to:
▫ Discuss concerns or issues
▫ Discuss and handle data results from indicators
▫ Discuss the progress of the project among partners
▫ Make any necessary changes to the common agenda or
strategies to reach the goal

50. • Communication between partners to:
▫ Discuss concerns or issues
▫ Discuss and handle data results from indicators
▫ Discuss the progress of the project among partners
▫ Make any necessary changes to the common agenda or
strategies to reach the goal
• Build Trust
▫ Working together
▫ Can led to Sharing ideas and resources
▫ Doesn’t happen after a few meetings
Continuous Communication

51. Continuous Communication:
Road Map Project
• Communication between
▫ Leaders in Education
▫ Outside Partners
▫ Members of the Community
• Multiple ways to communicate
▫ Education Results Network Meetings
 Meet quarterly
▫ Reports: http://www.roadmapproject.org/data-
center/reports/

52. 5 Conditions/Components:
Shared Measurement
System
Mutually Reinforced
Activities
Continuous
Communication
Backbone
Organization
Common Agenda
Collective
Impact

53. Additional Groups
Collective Impact Structure:
Steering Committee Work Groups Backbone Organization
Organizations

54. Backbone Organization(s)
• Provide planning, organization, and support
▫ Communication Support between partners
 Discuss concerns or issues
 Bring partners together for meetings and events
 Provide information that a partner or organization might need
▫ Guidance or “Strategic Direction”
 Ways or areas for improvement
 Keeps partners moving towards their goals
▫ Coordinates community outreach
 Raising awareness
▫ Organizes Funding and brings new funding in
▫ Manages data collection and analysis
 Analytical or data support

55. Backbone Organization(s)
• Provide planning, organization, and support
▫ Communication Support between partners
 Discuss concerns or issues
 Bring partners together for meetings and events
 Provide information that a partner or organization might need
▫ Guidance or “Strategic Direction”
 Ways or areas for improvement
 Keeps partners moving towards their goals
▫ Coordinates community outreach
 Raising awareness
▫ Organizes Funding and brings new funding in
▫ Manages data collection and analysis
 Analytical or data support

56. Backbone Organization(s)
• Provide planning, organization, and support
▫ Communication Support between partners
 Discuss concerns or issues
 Bring partners together for meetings and events
 Provide information that a partner or organization might need
▫ Guidance or “Strategic Direction”
 Ways or areas for improvement
 Keeps partners moving towards their goals
▫ Coordinates community outreach
 Raising awareness
▫ Organizes Funding and brings new funding in
▫ Manages data collection and analysis
 Analytical or data support

57. Backbone Organization(s)
• Provide planning, organization, and support
▫ Communication Support between partners
 Discuss concerns or issues
 Bring partners together for meetings and events
 Provide information that a partner or organization might need
▫ Guidance or “Strategic Direction”
 Ways or areas for improvement
 Keeps partners moving towards their goals
▫ Coordinates community outreach
 Raising awareness
▫ Organizes Funding and brings new funding in
▫ Manages data collection and analysis
 Analytical or data support

58. • Provide planning, organization, and support
▫ Manages data collection and analysis
 Analytical or data support
 Data Advisors Group
These roles can be divided among the organizations, groups, or
individuals
Backbone Organization(s)

60. Type 4
Type 3
Type 2
Type 1
Collective Impact Tools
• Two Assessment tools
1. Wholonomy Consulting
▫ Five types of Readiness
Type 5
Ready for
collective impact
Questions

61. Collective Impact Tools
• Two Assessment tools
1. Wholonomy Consulting
▫ Five types of Readiness
2. FSG Collective Impact Forum: Three questions
▫ Is collective impact right for you?
▫ Do you have the pre-conditions?
▫ Do you have the right people and collective impact
structure?

63. Results Score Card 3.0
http://resultsscorecard.com/

65. Thank You