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Results I The 2016-2018 Strategic Plan prioritizes two key indicators for each of the four <br /> main Goals, based on input from the FSA Advisory Council. Ultimately, through our work we <br /> expect to see markedly better results in each zone, demonstrated by improvements on the 15 <br /> indicators of well-being recommended by the national Promise Neighborhoods Institute. <br /> Goal 1: Children are healthy and prepared for school entry. <br /> • Number and percent of children birth to kindergarten entry who have a place where they usually <br /> go, other than an emergency room, when they are sick or in need of advice about their health. <br /> • Number and percent of three-year-olds and children in kindergarten who demonstrate at the <br /> beginning of the program or school year age-appropriate functioning across multiple domains of <br /> early learning as determined using developmentally appropriate early learning measures. <br /> • Number and percent of children, from birth to kindergarten entry, participating in center-based <br /> or formal home-based early learning settings or programs, which may include Early Head Start, <br /> Head Start, child care, or publicly-funded preschool. <br /> Goal 2: Children and youth are healthy and succeed in school. <br /> • Number and percent of students at or above grade level according to State mathematics and <br /> English language arts assessments in at least the grades required by the ESEA(3rd through 8th <br /> and once in high school) <br /> • Attendance rate of students in 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grade as defined by average daily <br /> attendance. <br /> • Number and percent of children who participate in at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous <br /> physical activity daily; and consume five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily. <br /> Goal 3: Children graduate from high school and college. <br /> • Graduation rate. <br /> • Number and percent of FSA students who a) enroll in a two-year or four-year college or <br /> university after graduation, b) matriculate to an institution of higher education and place into <br /> college-level mathematics and English without need for remediation; c)graduate from a two-year <br /> or four-year college or university or vocational certification completion; and d) earn industry- <br /> recognized certificates or credentials. <br /> Goal 4: Families and neighborhoods support the healthy development of children. <br /> • Number and percent of students who feel safe at school and traveling to and from school, as <br /> measured by a school climate needs assessment. <br /> • Student mobility rate. <br /> • For children birth to kindergarten entry, the number and percent of parents or family members <br /> who report that they read to their children three or more times a week. <br /> • For children in the kindergarten through 8th grades,the number and percent of parents or family <br /> members who report encouraging their child to read books outside of school. <br /> • For children in the 9th to 12th grades,the number and percent of parents or family members <br /> who report talking with their child about the importance of college and career. <br /> • Number and percent of students who have school and home access (and percent of the day they <br /> have access) to broadband internet and a connected computing device. <br /> • Number and percent of families living above the federal poverty level. <br /> 8 <br />