Quality Elements
Academic Excellence
All youth are engaged in their learning in the classroom.
- Adults promote high academic achievement
- Workplace experiences support academic learning
- Multiple educational approaches address individual needs
- Quality educational options exist for all youth
- All youth are educated and ready to learn
In addition:
- Adults advocate for, expect, and support high academic achievement for all youth
- People and systems guide youth in their academic achievement
- An advocate helps keep track of each youth’s educational records
- Adults ensure that youth know their educational rights
- School, teachers and systems encourage the development of high expectations commensurate with individual abilities
- Youth are supported in their transitions from one level of learning to the next
- Coordinated “cross-system” individual transition plans drive instruction and academic support
- Coordinated support options exist to achieve a high school diploma, equivalency certificates, and/or General Educational Diploma (GED)
- Support exists to succeed in a range of post-secondary options
- Early and ongoing career exposure, awareness, and preparation activities are provided
- Sequenced work-based learning is linked to academic learning
- Work readiness skills are assessed, evaluated, and documented
- Learning experiences are relevant and contextual
- All educational experiences address multiple learning styles
- Post-secondary educational opportunities are accessible, including advanced certificates, credentials, and degrees
- Young people are exposed to interdisciplinary concepts and a variety of perspectives
- Quality alternative education options exist, especially for older and out-of-school youth
- Academic programs are aligned to state and federal standards
- Equal opportunities exist for participation in extracurricular and enrichment activities, such as the arts, band, sports, and clubs
- Support exists to attend the same school(s) consistently
- Early and ongoing academic support and tutoring are available throughout young people’s lives - Pre-Kindergarten through Post-Secondary
- Courses and opportunities that support post-secondary educational and career options are available
- All youth have access to their complete academic record
Youth with disabilities may also need:
- Specific and individual learning accommodations
- Specialized services such as academic enhancement programs to help youth with disabilities complete high school and access post-secondary education
- Schools that are funded adequately to provide services
- Education and support for their families to know their rights and responsibilities
The YCi Elements of a Comprehensive Local Youth-Serving System chart can be found in the All Youth One System, YCi Guidebook. This guidebook was funded by the California Workforce Investment Board and produced by New Ways to Work.
Funded under a grant/contract supported by the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U. S. Department of Labor, grant/contract #E-9-4-X-XXXX and the California Workforce Investment Board. The opinions contained in this publication are those of the grantee/contractor and do not necessarily reflect those of the U. S. Department of Labor.
Marin Brown, ITOP Project Coordinator
Phone: 707-849-2265
Email: marin.brown@calstat.org