Promise Neighborhoods

US Department of Education
Summary and Analysis of 2011 Grantees
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Grantee Overview
Distribution by Absolute Priority, Applicant Type, and Competitive Priority Core element in PN theory of change: Both (great schools) and (strong systems of support) Case Studies Need/Capacity/Strategy
Northside Achievement Zone (Minneapolis, MN) Berea College (Rural Eastern Kentucky/Appalachia) Community Action Project (Tulsa, OK)

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# Competition Applicant Name Buffalo Minneapolis City State NY MN Ap Type Nonprofit Nonprofit AP AP1 AP1
Funding (Y1)

Score 100.67 98.67 98.33 93.67 93.33 103 103 102 101.67 101.33 101

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1 Implementation Westminster Foundation 2 Implementation Northside Achievement Zone 3 Implementation Berea College 4 Implementation United Way of San Antonio 5 Implementation Cal State University, East Bay 6 Planning 7 Planning 8 Planning 9 Planning 10 Planning 11 Planning Mission Economic Dev. Agency Reading and Beyond Mercer University Elmezzi Foundation South Bay Community Services

$1,499,500 $5,664,925 $5,993,546 $4,364,141 $3,964,289 $ 500,000 $ 484,678 $ 499,980 $ 500,000 $ 500,000 $ 500,000

Booneville, KY Manchester, & McKee San Antonio Hayward San Francisco Fresno Macon Queens Chula Vista TX CA CA CA GA OK NY CA

Institution of AP2 Higher Ed (IHE) Nonprofit IHE Nonprofit Nonprofit IHE Nonprofit Nonprofit Nonprofit AP1 AP1 AP1 AP1 AP1 AP1 AP1 AP1

Community Action Project of Tulsa Tulsa

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13 Planning 14 Planning 15 Planning 16 Planning 17 Planning 18 Planning 19 Planning 20 Planning

Black Family Development

Children, Youth & Family Services CAMBA, Inc. SGA Youth and Family Services Ohio University Meriden Children First Martha O'Bryan Center Catholic Diocese Albany Campo Band of Mission Indians

Detroit
Charlottesville Brooklyn Chicago Glouster Meriden Nashville Hudson Campo

MI
VA NY IL OH CT TN NY CA

Nonprofit
Nonprofit Nonprofit Nonprofit IHE Nonprofit Nonprofit Nonprofit Indian Tribe

AP1
AP1 AP1 AP1 AP2 AP1 AP1 AP2 AP3

$ 500,000
$ 470,259 $ 500,000 $ 500,000 $ 468,146 $ 465,635 $ 500,000 $ 408,137 $ 168,634

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100.33 100 100 99.67 99.67 99.67 98.33 89.33

AP2: Rural; AP3: Tribal

Absolute Priority
Geographic Distribution: Large and Mid-Size Cities, Rural, Tribal
PLANNING
Applicant* Grantee % 80% 13% 7%
# 12 2 1

IMPLEMENTATION
Applicant
AP 1 AP2: Rural AP3: Tribal % 89% 8% 3%
# 32 3 1

Grantee
% 80% 20% # 4 1 -

AP 1 AP2: Rural AP3: Tribal

% 80% 14% 6%

# 157 29 11

AP 3: Tribal AP 2: Rural AP 2: Rural

* All figures reflect applications peer reviewed

Applicant Type
Nonprofit Organizations, Colleges and Universities, Indian Tribe
PLANNING
Applicant Grantee % 80% 13% 7%
# 12 2 1

IMPLEMENTATION
Applicant Nonprofit Institution of Higher Ed Indian Tribe % 89% 11% # 32 4 -

Grantee % 60% 40% # 3 2 -

Nonprofit Institution of Higher Ed Indian Tribe

% 73% 24% 3%

# 145 47 5

Indian Tribe IHE IHE

Nonprofit

Competitive Priorities*
Early Learning, Internet Connectivity, Arts, Affordable Housing
PLANNING
Applicant Early Learning Internet Connectivity Arts and Humanities Affordable Housing %* 70% 24% 36% 6%
# 140 41 71 11

IMPLEMENTATION
Grantee % 93% 40% 47% 7%
# 14 6 7 1

Applicant Early Learning Internet Connectivity Arts and Humanities Affordable Housing %* 86% 20% 46% 11%
# 30 7 16 4

Grantee % 100% 60% 20%

# 5 3 1

* Applicants could select up to 2 competitive priorities

Both great schools

PN theory of change focused on putting great schools at center of revitalization efforts At least half of 2011 PN grantees integrate school turnaround efforts supported by School Improvement Grants (SIG) Teachers directly involved in several PN grantees Charter-district collaboration efforts among PN schools throughout implementation and planning cohort Other Department of Education reforms also central:
MN Early Learning Challenge Fund efforts led by Minneapolis PN implementation grantee team Planning grantees in NY and TN explicitly incorporate district-led RTT reforms in their strategies to improve teaching and learning

and strong systems of support

Persistent poverty in PNs demands comprehensive family and community supports:
Chicagos Roseland PN focusing on Fenger High School, location of tragic fatal beating of honor student Derrion Albert in 2009 Youth of Campo Mission Indian Tribe believe they are more likely to go to jail than to college

Federal agency integration works to break down silos

2 PN grantees receiving Choice Neighborhoods grants from HUD Fresno and Detroit planning grantees aligned with White House Strong Cities Strong Communities initiative All 5 implementation grantees eligible for additional funding from DOJ to support public safety strategies

100%+ match among implementation grantees, including private match and strong leverage of other public sources Robust family and community engagement strategies evidenced by community schools approach of many grantees

Northside Achievement Zone (Minneapolis)

Implementation Grant
MN At/above grade-level reading (all students) Need Need
71% 41%
Violence: In the last 2 weeks of August 2011, 3 teenagers (13, 14 and 19 years old) were murdered within or immediately adjacent to the Zone

Need

MPS NAZ

Low expectations: Less than 1/3 of parents in neighborhood expect their 28% children to complete a college degree

Strategy

Teachers and Leaders: NAZ convened a Principal Learning Community of 8/9 target schools in neighborhood, including traditional, charter, and private schools Early learning: Close partnership with statewide Childrens Cabinet leadership, who developed MNs successful Early Learning Challenge Fund proposal Cash match: $630,000 from local and national foundations in Y1, individual and corporate investors

Capacity

Persistence: High-scoring 2010 PN applicant that continued efforts without a Federal planning grantan example for other communities pursuing PN strategy

Berea College (Eastern Kentucky/Appalachia)

Implementation Grant Rural Priority
US

Need Percentage College Ready in Math (11th Grade) Need Need

KY PN

Distress: Among 3K rural counties in nation, most economically distressed are in PNOwsley (3rd), Clay (4th), and 43% Jackson (37th)

22%

Gap: PN students track KY closely until 7th grade, after which achievement gap 12% opens wide in high school

Secondary Schools Focus: Berea is highly-rated 2011 i3 applicantimplementing NMSI AP Training and Incentive Program in PN middle and high schools

Strategy

Data Sharing: Agreement among school superintendents, the KY Department of Education, and KY Council on Postsecondary Education on plan (with requisite permissions) to build cradle-to-career data system with record level data Public-Private Partnership: Strong partnership with Save the Children, a national foundation providing early learning and literacy programs throughout neighborhood

Capacity

Management Plan: Berea exemplifies equity and excellencefirst Southern college to be coeducational and racially integrated, and provides full scholarship to all (lowincome) students; GEAR UP grantee that has increased high school graduation and college-going rates in PN by 10+ points since 1999

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Community Action Project (Tulsa, OK)

Planning Grant
Need Need Need
Dropout Rate
11% 18% 38%

OK

TPS
Rogers HS

Poverty: 86% of children under 18 and 89% of children under five in poor households. Median household income in the PN was at $13,142 according to census tract data, far below the Tulsa County median of $45,264

Rigor and Comprehensiveness: Combine college and career-readiness curriculum from ACT and Americas Choice with community schools model

Strategy

Integrated approach: CAP received 2011 Choice Neighborhoods (HUD) planning grant for one of target neighborhoods + Social Innovation Fund (CNCS) sub grant to implement SaveUSA, an asset development initiative Management Plan: CAPs $48.5M annual budget of cradle-to-career public services focused on early learning (Head Start) and financial asset building

Capacity

Evidence-Based Practice: Partnership with ChildTrends LINKS database of 172 random assignment, intent-to-treat evaluations of social interventions for children More Persistence: Also a high-scoring 2010 PN applicant that did not receive grant

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Additional Resources
Promise Neighborhoods website Press release announcing the Promise Neighborhoods planning grantees Detailed list of the 2011 Promise Neighborhoods Planning Grantees FAQs related to the Secretary's announcement in reference to the 2011 Planning Grantees Information about all Promise Neighborhoods applicants available on data.ed.gov - http://www.data.ed.gov/grants/oii/2011/promiseneighborhoods White House Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative and Creating Pathways to Opportunity Report
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