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The Texas Regional Opportunity Index: A New Platform for Encouraging and Evaluating Local Action RAISE Texas Summit Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas–Houston
The Texas Regional Opportunity Index: A New Platform for
Encouraging and Evaluating Local Action RAISE Texas Summit Federal
Reserve Bank of DallasHouston Branch October 30, 2012 Don Baylor,
Jr. [email protected] OpportunityTexas
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Why Develop a New Source for Local and Regional Data? 2 Provide
better and more timely data to local stakeholders to measure
community impact Drive conversations toward manageable,
measureable, and actionable outcomes Inform public policy debate on
statewide strategies to improve and measure performance indicators
Cross traditional policy silos and agency boundaries to address
barriers to individual and community development Generate
comparable local and regional snapshots to assess opportunity
structures
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Solutions-Oriented Data Not Solutions Oriented Poverty Rate
Presents a broad picture of a social problem Does not imply any
sort of action Measures a complex problem without a causal
mechanism Solutions Oriented VITA Preparation Rate Provides a
glimpse into a local service Implies a policy action for
improvement Measures a single aspect of opportunity upon which
community based organizations and local governments can act.
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Data Sources Public: Census Data DataFerret American Fact
Finder Federal & State Agency Data HUD User IRS data PEIMS
Proprietary Data: Contributions from other non-profits and CBOs
Paying for Data
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The TROI: Levels of Analysis The TROI compares economic
mobility indicators across regions in Texas: Counties (254) State
Agency Jurisdictions (6) Education Service Centers (TEA) Higher
Education Regions (THECB) Tax & Economic Activity Regions
(Compt.) Councils of Government (COG) Regions Workforce Board Areas
(TWC) HHS Regions (HHSC) County Population/MSA Tiers (4) Major
Metro Mid-size Metro (core county in MSA) Suburban Rural
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Pulling it Together 6 Economic Opportunity
ProtectLearnEarnSaveInvest Adapted from CFED Household Security
Framework K-12 Education Post-secondary Education and Skills
Development Economic Development and Jobs Family Budgets Savings
and Assets Family Budgets Credit and Debt Savings and Assets
HealthNutrition Savings and Assets Credit and Debt
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TROI Sample Indicators 7 ClustersExamples of Available
Indicators Credit and Debt Average Credit Score, Credit Card Debt,
Payday & Auto Title Lender Density Economic Development and
Jobs Business Establishment Rate, Labor Force Participation Rate,
Long-Term Unemployment Health CHIP Renewal Rate, Primary Care
Providers, Uninsured Rates for Children and Adults Family Budgets
Child Cares Share of Family Budget, VITA Preparation Rate,
Underbanked Households Rate Nutrition SNAP Participation Rate, %
Food Desert, Summer Meals Participation Rate K-12 Education AP and
Dual Credit Rates, Public Pre-K Enrollment, ED Student Dropout and
Graduation Rates Postsecondary Education & Skills Development
Degree Completion Rates (2-yr colleges), FAFSA Completion Rates
Enrollment Rates, Student Loan Default Rate (3yr cohort) Savings
and Assets Foreclosure Rate, Prepaid College Savings Rate,
Financial Institution Density
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Some Ways to Use the TROI Performance-driven Accountability
Grantwriting & Fundraising Baseline Goal-Setting Programmatic
Regional Communications & Media Talking Points Demonstrating
Community Impact Cross-System Collaboration & Campaigns Asset
Building Integration Across Multiple Platforms & Services *
Image from Popular Science Magazine
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-10/data-power
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Measuring Local Impact For Existing Activities VITA Outreach
& Market Share Credit Counseling Career Pathways (speeding time
to completion) Tax-Time/Emergency Savings Entrepreneurship
Foreclosure Prevention Affordable Housing Development &
Maintenance IDAs Bank On Campaigns Financial Education?
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Identifying Emerging Approaches to Improve Outcomes Payday/Auto
Title Loan Alternatives Comprehensive Benefits Access Integration
of Financial Stability Services Into Postsecondary Arena FAFSA
Preparation & Completion Student Loan Counseling (pre- &
post) College Savings Enrollment & Local Investment Small
Business Incubation Reemployment Services SAT/ACT Preparation &
Completion Dual Credit/Early College High School Promotion
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What Can TROI Do Now? TROI County Profiles What does economic
opportunity look like in your county and how does it compare to the
state, similar counties, regional jurisdictions, and neighboring
counties? TROI Regional Profiles How does your (COG, WDA, ESC,
etc.) region compare to other regions in the state? How do the
individual counties in the region compare to each other?
Indicator/Opportunity Area Reports How are counties and regions
across the state faring on a single indicator or opportunity area?
SWOT Analysis Where does the data indicate strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats for economic opportunity within your
county or region? Presentations CPPP staff members can present
information about and data from the TROI to various stakeholder
audiences.
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Screenshots from Profiles
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Create an Opportunity Snapshot: o By County o By Region Select
Indicators Select Comparison Points Texas Regional Opportunity
Index Opportunity Snapshot Generator 16 - Amarillo Higher Ed
Comptroller Economic COG Education Service Education Service Center
Region Snapshot: Choose by Location or Name ESC Region
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Create an Opportunity Snapshot: o By County o By Region Select
Indicators Select Comparison Points Texas Regional Opportunity
Index Opportunity Snapshot Generator Choose up to 12 Total
Opportunity Indicators: Credit and Debt Average Credit Score Credit
Debt Burden Excellent Credit ScoreStudent Debt Burden Subprime
Credit Score Credit Access Business (CAB) Lender Economic
Development and Jobs 4 to 18 Indicators in each category 8
Opportunity Categories
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Create an Opportunity Snapshot: o By County o By Region Select
Indicators Select Comparison Points Texas Regional Opportunity
Index Opportunity Snapshot Generator Brewster County State
Comparison Region Comparison County Rate Rank WithinRate Rank
Within Rate Indicator # 1% #%#% % Indicator #2# ## # # # Indicator
# 3% #% # % % Brewster County Opportunity Snapshot
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TROI To-Do List: Local Asset Poverty
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