• Math is evil :)
• Assessments have changed which does impact
• Curriculum has undergone major transformation (Common Core)
• With changes in teaching/curriculum, parents are less equipped to help support children with homework etc.
• The way teachers teach has also changed
• Behavioral health issues are on the rise
• Special Ed assessments are on the rise (particularly young children)
• Children presenting with a higher level of need
• Need to change the way we engage children in the learning process - speak to their learning styles, make it relevant
• Increase in violence
• Opiate addiction
• Attendance issues - high level of need, limited capacity of personnel to address attendance issues
• Rise in immigrant children with significant trauma and language barriers/gaps (still required to meet standards)
• ESL crisis in north county - not enough capacity to serve the number of parents who want/need to improve English proficiency
• Economic issues - parents working multiple jobs, not home as much to support learning
• Technology distractions
• Less ability to "Deep work" - social media and technology has created a culture shift where younger learners are less able to focus, dig in and work through the "deep work"
• Process for obtaining knowledge has changed (google vs. old research methods - instant gratification)
• Behavioral health issues are having a far younger onset than in generations prior
• Parents struggling as well
• Need a 2 generation approach - can't "fix" a child if I can't work with the parents/family
• Lack of understanding among educators around the trauma children are struggling with and how that impacts learning and behavior
• Community has been ill-prepared to deal with increase in drug use and related impacts (affecting new populations/demographics)

• AACPS
• DJS
• DSS
• AACC
• Health Dept
• MHA
• Youth
• Parents
• Faith
• Philanthropy
• Crisis Response
• Rec & Parks
• Family Support Partners
• Peer supports
• Navigators
• Coaches
• Mentors
• Local businesses (private sector employers)
• Private providers (education, mental health, etc.)
• Engaged citizens
• Neighborhood Associations (HOA's)
• Police
• Justice
• Housing Authorities
• Youth Centers - Boys & Girls Clubs etc
• AAWDC
• Unions - apprenticeships for Parents (2 gen)
• Health Care providers - primary care, hospitals
• Not-for-profit community
• Legislators/Politicians
• Goodwill (family supports)
• Food Bank/feeding programs
• Libraries
• CASA

• Mentoring
• Tutoring
• After-school programs/youth programs - B&GC, Y programs, Chesapeake Arts, MD Hall, etc.
• Recreation programs/sports - specialized programming for high need/high risk youth
• Trauma informed care/counseling and practice
• Flip classroom learning
• Strengthening Families
• UWCM Family Stability initiatives (wraparound, school stability)
• Wraparound strategies - SOC, Basic Needs, navigation, home visiting
• Mental Health/Behavioral Health
• Basic Needs - food, shelter, utilities
• Real world applications for education (bringing in business partners to make learning practical)
• Teacher supports (PD) - trauma informed learning, new learning styles, technology
• Connections between middle and high schools
• Library programs
• Parent supports - education, ESOL, training programs, behavioral health services, basic needs
• Parent involvement in school
• PPW's
• Community Conferencing

• Mentoring
• Math PTSA's/Reading PTSA's - around a meal, instruct parents and kids on content, work together
• Integrate new technologies and accelerated learning principals to engage kids in a way that is familiar to them/keeps it interesting
• Two Generation Schools - Parents getting education on one side of the school, kids on the other side, families came together for meals, on-site child care, stipends for parents (off the wall!)
• Two Generation Housing - including multiple generations (grandparents/parents/youth)
• Mindfulness/meditation in schools (pilot in Belle Grove - expand!) - low cost for building program
• Early identification of youth with mental health or behavioral issues and having them evaluated/treated early (insurance/MA coverage)
• Early intervention for youth predisposed to drug use/generational drug use
• Crisis/Systems of Care - emergency interventions and basic needs wraparound services
• Significant reduction in drug availability (drug trafficking)
• Move back to having activities be fun rather than competitive!

The average percent of public school students in grades 3 through 8 performing at or above proficient levels in reading and mathematics on the Maryland School Assessment (MSA).

• Data dis-aggregated by race/ethnicity
• Look at educational level of parents - correlation?
• 5 years of data to get a better sense of trend
• ESL data
• Dis-aggregate by behavioral health/mental health/behavior issues
• Can we compare reading and math level and see correlations?
• In classroom grades vs. standardized test (whole picture!)
• Correlation between Kindergarten readiness vs. long term test proficiency in elementary/middle schools
• Summer program data - can kids be caught up over the summer if they end the school year behind?