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2386509-594441evidence2success00evidence2success0000Worksheet: Collecting Public DataAs you work to set priorities for action, you want the fullest picture possible of your community’s youth. Most of the data you need on outcomes, risk factors and protective factors for your community’s youth can be found in data reports from the Youth Experience Survey. Surveys do not capture some information, however. Community board members may want other data as well. The indicators in this worksheet can be obtained from local public systems or publicly available data. Which indicators will best help you understand the environment your community’s youth are growing up in? Consider this question after you read the survey report and before you start gathering data. Only look for data that will help you answer specific questions; otherwise, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the amount of information you can find.This worksheet will help your workgroup decide which public data to collect and how to divide up the data collection responsibilities among your members. For setting priorities, we recommend choosing a maximum of two to five indicators that you don’t already have. It may be useful to collect data on the other indicators as you track your site’s progress through time — but choose additional indicators sparingly.In addition to your local data sources, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT Data Center is a useful resource. Some of these data, such as youth employment and free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, may be available at a state or local level from KIDS COUNT ().Data that might be needed for priority settingIndicatorSourceWho collectsAvailability of Drugs and AlcoholAlcohol sales outletsState Liquor Control AgencyTobacco sales outletsState Department of Revenue or Taxing Authority, or State Department of HealthMarijuana sales outletsone of the aboveEconomic DeprivationUnemploymentState Employment and Labor AgencyFree and reduced-price school lunch eligibilitySchool District or State Education AgencyAFDC/TANF recipientsState Department of Human ServicesFood stamp recipientsState Department of Human ServicesSchool Dropout or TruancyPercentage of students (grades 9–12) who drop out in a single year without completing high schoolSchool District or State Education AgencyAbsenteeism or attendance (grades 6–12)School District or State Education AgencyTruancy rates (grades 6–12)School District or State Education AgencySuspension and expulsion rates and reasons for suspension/expulsionSchool District or State Education AgencyHigh school graduation ratesSchool District or State Education AgencyGrade retention ratesSchool District or State Education AgencyTest scores or GPASchool District or State Education AgencySpecial education placement ratesSchool District or State Education AgencyInfant and Child Health and Teen PregnancyTeen pregnancy rate per 1,000 women ages 15–19County or State Department of Health or Public HealthLow birthweight ratesCounty or State Department of Health or Public HealthInfant mortality ratesCounty or State Department of Health or Public HealthOther data that public systems might find useful for setting priorities or tracking progressData to locateIndicatorSourceWho collectsInvolvement with Child Welfare SystemCongregate care and foster care use by community:Number of placementsAverage ageAverage length of time in careState or County Child Welfare DepartmentReferrals to Child Protective Services State or County Child Welfare DepartmentReported and substantiated rates of abuse and neglectState or County Child Welfare DepartmentInvolvement with Juvenile Justice SystemYouth on probationNumber of youth in residential placementsState or County Juvenile Justice Department or Juvenile CourtsInvolvement with Juvenile Justice SystemTeen violence arrest ratesState or County Juvenile Justice Department or Juvenile CourtsInvolvement with Juvenile Justice SystemJuvenile alcohol and drug-related arrest ratesState or County Juvenile Justice Deptartment or Juvenile CourtsHousingFamily income vs. median rental ratesHousing availability; public housing availability Ratio of families who rent their home to those who own their homeLocal Housing Authority or Federal Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentData Manager: _________________________________________________________ ................
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