Priority Issue: Income & Education

 

By August 31, 2030, reduce the proportion of Kane County residents living at or below 100% of poverty by 25%
Outcome Objective
By August 31, 2022, improve the 4-year graduation rate of all public school districts with a baseline rate less than 87% by 5 percentage points.
Impact Objective
By June 30, 2021, demonstrate active, collective community engagement in improving income and education as evidenced by a career exploration communication campaign that involves 50% of middle schools.
Income and Education Dashboard
Compared to IL Counties, Kane has a value of 23.5% which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 26.4% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 28.9%. Households that are Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE)
(Compared to IL Counties)
Compared to IL Counties, Kane has a value of 66.1% which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value higher than 56.9% while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 52.8%. Population 16+ in Civilian Labor Force
(Compared to IL Counties)
Compared to IL Counties, Kane has a value of $44,523 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value higher than $33,414 while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than $30,787. Per Capita Income
(Compared to IL Counties)
Compared to IL Counties, Kane has a value of -4.7% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value higher than -4.1% while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than -6.1%. Total Employment Change
(Compared to IL Counties)
Compared to IL Counties, Kane has a value of $96,400 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value higher than $63,573 while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than $57,917. Median Household Income
(Compared to IL Counties)
 

Strategies and Key Actions  

Focus Area: Increase the education and income of Kane County adults

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Strategy 1: Engage youth and parents to give input and assistance in developing a middle school career exploration campaign messaging

View the 2018 Income & Education Environmental Scan

 
Complete an environmental scan that identifies the current strengths, assets, barriers, and forces impacting income and education in Kane County in order to identify collective impact interventions that will improve income and education among residents

Key Actions:          

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HCI-met_1.png Create Google document folder for all team members to share information about upcoming career exploration fairs, expos, and activities that can be promoted in the community
HCI-met_1.png Seek input from youth and parents at community events such as the Aurora Youth & Family Resource Fair, Parent Universities, Career Days
HCI-met_1.png Develop 1-2 pilot sites for summer career clubs to engage youth, beginning with Aurora and Elgin
HCI-in-progress_1.png Explore  creation of tool kit for middle schools to use to engage parents in being speakers in the classroom or at career café’s, based on an existing  practice at a local high school
Seek youth partners from schools with video production capabilities
HCI-met_1.png Create a newsflash template and mailing list to keep middle school counselors linked to campaign development
HCI-in-progress_1.png Develop structure and plan for county wide video contest about career exploration
HCI-in-progress_1.png Identify key activities in Naviance and Career Cruising to integrate communication messages
HCI-in-progress_1.png Explore  pilot test  with school partners to recruit middle school parents to opt into text message communications about career exploration tips for their children
 
 

Strategy 2: Implement career exploration campaign targeting middle school youth and their parents by conducting a series of communication campaign cycles that we evaluate and improve or expand in subsequent cycles

 

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Identify the communication platforms and components to use in the communication campaign, based on the input gathered from youth and parents
HCI-in-progress_1.png Create an initial campaign plan to launch as a pilot in the 2019-2020 Spring semester--components align with best practices and with the input gathered from youth and parents
HCI-in-progress_1.png Implement the initial pilot campaign
Evaluate the initial pilot campaign
Implement the pilot with improvements on a larger scale
Ongoing cycles each semester