STEP 5: IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGIC PLAN
This part of the guide provides resources and best practices for Juntos teams to hold themselves accountable to their strategic vision — by keeping an eye on metrics and by communicating regularly with the sustainability committee, funders, and other partners.
El Impacto de Juntos (The Impact of Juntos)
Over the past 15 years, Juntos evaluation has evolved to indicate that Latino students who participate in Juntos graduate from high school at a higher rate than students who don’t participate. The data also show that a majority enroll in higher education and that their families have a clearer vision for how to support their students through this journey. The program is narrowing the achievement gap between Latino students and white students. Because Juntos engages parents in the program, there’s evidence that families have become more involved in their children’s edu cational success and feel an increased sense of belonging in their communities and in their children’s schools. In fact, parents who participated in the 2020 -2021 Juntos program reported a 10 to 15 percentage point decrease in anxiety about going to their child’s school or talking to their child’s teacher, as a result of participating in the program. There is even more hard data that indicates that Juntos is meeting these two primary program objectives for students:
to increase Latino student success by improving student attendance and grades and achieving high school graduation to increase the percentage of Latino students entering higher education
Among the more than 500 students the Juntos Program has served since 2019, there has been an increase in grade point averages, high school graduation rates, commitment to post-secondary education, and confidence in their ability to plan for their careers.
Sources: EdNC, My Future NC, Excelencia in Education
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