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Refining Primary Indicators

Milestone 1: Getting a Healthy Start and Entering School
Ready to Learn
Candidate Indicators

Communica
tion Power

Proxy
Power

Data
Power

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% of boys of color, ages 0-5, living in

poverty
% of boys of color, birth- age 5, who have
a place where they usually go, other than
an emergency room, when they are sick
or in need of advice about their health
% of boys of color, birth-5, who participate
in center-based or formal home-based
early learning programs
% of eligible boys of color who enroll in
kindergarten
% of kindergarten-aged boys of color who
demonstrate age-appropriate functioning,
across multiple domains, at the beginning
of the program or school year

Additional Notes/ Comments/ Concerns

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Refining Primary Indicators

Milestone 2: Reading at Grade Level by 3rd Grade
Candidate Indicators

Communica
tion Power

Proxy
Power

Data
Power

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% of kindergarten boys of color

promoted to 1st Grade
% of 1st Grade boys of color promoted to
2nd Grade
% of 2nd Grade boys of color promoted
to 3rd Grade
% of 3rd grade boys of color who assess
at or above grade-level in
English/Language Arts
% of boys of color, grades K-3, who
receive more than one out-of-school
suspension
% of boys of color, grades K-3, who are
chronically absent
Additional Notes/ Comments/ Concerns

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Refining Primary Indicators

Milestone 3: Graduating from High School Ready for
College and Career
Candidate Indicators

Communica
tion Power

Proxy
Power

Data
Power

HML

HML

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% of 4th Grade boys of color promoted to

5th Grade
% of boys of color who transition from
Elementary to Middle School
% of boys of color in Middle School who
are chronically absent
% of boys of color in Middle School who
receive more than one out-of-school
suspension
% of boys of color who transition from
Middle School to High School
% of boys of color, grades 9-12, who are
chronically absent
% of boys of color, grades 9-12, who
receive more than one out-of-school
suspension
% of 11th Grade boys of color who assess
at or above grade-level in Mathematics
% of 11th Grade boys of color who assess
at or above grade-level in English/
Language Arts
% of boys of color who graduate from
high school or attain a GED
Additional Notes/ Comments/ Concerns

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Refining Primary Indicators

Milestone 4: Completing Post-Secondary Education or
Training
Candidate Indicators

Communica
tion Power
HML

Proxy
Power
HML

% of young men of color who enroll in

post-secondary education
% of young men of color who graduate
from a college or
university (2-year or 4-year)
% of young men of color who earn an
industry-recognized
credential

Additional Notes/ Comments/ Concerns

Data
Power
HML

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Refining Primary Indicators

Milestone 5: Successfully Entering the Workforce
Candidate Indicators

Communica
tion Power
HML

Proxy
Power
HML

Data
Power
HML

% of young men of color, ages 18-25,

who are not in school nor
working
% of young men of color, ages 18-25,
who are employed at a
living wage

Additional Notes/ Comments/ Concerns

Refining Primary Indicators

Milestone 6: Keeping Kids on Track and Giving Them Second
Chances

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Candidate Indicators

Communica
tion Power
HML

Proxy
Power
HML

% of boys and young men of color,

grades K-12, who feel safe in
their neighborhood
% of young men of color, ages 16-25,
who are enrolled in Adult
Education (High School Completion, GED)
% of young men of color, ages 16-25,
emancipated from foster care
who are not in school nor working
% of young men of color, ages 16-25,
with a criminal background
who are not in school nor working
% of arrests of young men of color ages
16-25
Additional Notes/ Comments/ Concerns

Data
Power
HML