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Increased School Success:
Increase the proportion of Summit County students
passing the 4th grade reading proficiency test from 66.6 to 75% students
passing
Increase the high school graduation
rate in Summit County by 90%, with special focus on minorities.
Reduce the incidence of out-of-school
suspension by 25%, with special focus on minorities.
Increase the secondary school attendance
rate from 93.4% to 95%.
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Reduced Delinquency:
Reduce the number of delinquent offenses
committed by juveniles in Summit County by 10%, with special focus
on minority juveniles, females, and juveniles under age 13.
Reduce recidivism by juvenile offenders,
from 63% to 57%, among offenders age 15 referred for a repeat offense
within two years of their original referral.
Reduce the number of youth referred to juvenile court for unruly offenses, including truancy, by 10%.
Reduce the rate of felony level offenses
adjudications by 10%, with special focus on minority and female juveniles.
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Reduced Violence:
Reduce the domestic violence referral
rate of juveniles by 10%, with special focus on females.
Reduce the violent offenses adjudication rate of juvenile by 10%.
Reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect from 35 to 25 per 1000.
Quality of Life:
Increase the proportion of African-American
children age 18 or less living above the federal poverty level from
60.7% to 80%.
Reduce the rate of births to teens, focusing
on higher rates among African-American youth, reducing the rate from
69.8 births per 1,000 to females age 15-17 to the Surgeon General’s
recommended goal of 43.0.
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