Indiana College Access Challenge Grant UPDATE February 11, 2011

1. Indiana College Access Challenge Grant UPDATE February 11, 2011

2. The COMPLETION Challenge ALL STUDENTS • Only a third of college freshmen earn a degree on-time. • Just over half graduate within six years. TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCHOLARS • Access: High school graduation rates • Significantly above low-income peers • Slightly above the general student population • Success: College completion rates • No better than low-income peers • Significantly below the general student population

3. Initiative Overview • Indiana’s College Access Challenge Grant (CACG) is funded through the U.S. Department of Education • CACG is designed to support efforts that increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education • Indiana currently receives $2.4 million through CACG(anticipated annually over five years)

4. Indiana’s Focus • Indiana’s program focuses on the following components: • PLANNING: Resources to help Hoosiers plan and prepare for postsecondary education • PLANNING: Professional development for school counselors on key issues (financial aid and college admissions) • PREPARING: Outreach activities for students at risk of not enrolling in or completing postsecondary education • PREPARING: Intensive support to Twenty-first Century Scholars through college completion • PAYING: Information on financing options for postsecondary education and activities that promote financial literacy and debt management • PAYING: Support related to completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

5. Indiana’s Approach • Tiered Support Services Based on Student Need: • CommunicationCampaign Support • Online Support • On-the-Ground Support

6. Indiana’s Approach

7. CACG Partners • Indiana Commission for Higher Education / Learn More Indiana • Indiana Youth Institute / Indiana Mentoring Partnership • Indiana High Schools • East Chicago: East Chicago Central High School • Fort Wayne: Paul Harding High School • Gary: 21st Century Charter of Gary • Indianapolis: Fall Creek Academy, Fountain Square Academy,Indianapolis Metropolitan High School, Manual High School • Evansville: Benjamin Bosse High School • Mentoring Organizations • East Chicago: Communities in Schools of East Chicago • Fort Wayne: East Allen County Schools, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast IN • Gary: Educating to Excel • Indianapolis: Starfish Initiative, YMCA of Greater Indianapolis • Evansville: Southern Indiana College Access Network (SICAN)

8. Campaign Support Communication & Campaign Support • WHO: All students in selected high schools (and students statewide) • WHAT: Resources related to Learn More Indiana’s three statewide college access and success campaigns (College GO! Week, Cash for College, KnowHow2GOIndiana) • HOW: Resources provided by Learn More Indiana

9. Campaigns Overview • Three annual statewide campaigns: • College GO! Week (Planning) –– FALL • Cash for College (Paying) –– WINTER • KnowHow2Go (Preparing) –– SPRING/SUMMER • Guiding principles: • Clear college success focus for each campaign • Specific, practical steps for students at each level • State driven, locally led

10. Online Support Online Support • WHO: All students in selected high schools • WHAT: Online college and career readiness tool • HOW: Schools selected the online tool of their choice with related training and support provided

11. Online Overview • Online Support Options: • Naviance: Data-based approach • Navigation 101: Curriculum-based approach • Indiana Career Explorer: Assessment-based approach

12. On-the-Ground Support • Student Mentoring Services: • WHO: Select Twenty-first Century Scholar students enrolled in participating Indiana high schools • WHAT: Mentoring services for Scholars beginning in high school (11th/12th grade) and continuing into college • HOW: Local mentoring organizations connected to partner high schools through an application process

13. On-the-Ground Overview • College Access & Success Mentoring Model: • GOAL: Support students in accessing and succeeding in education and training beyond high school. • STRATEGY: Provide quality mentoring to 21st Century Scholars at the secondary and postsecondary levels. • OUTCOME: Participating students complete a college credential.

14. Other Supports Additional CACG Support Services: • WEBINARS: Relevant financial aid and college admissions information for school counselors • TRAINING: Implementation support forIndiana’s Gold Star School Counseling Initiative • HELP: Collaborative community-based support from local College Success Coalitions (where available)

15. Partner Roles • Communication Campaign Support • State level: Learn More Indiana • Local level: High Schools • Online Support • State level: Varies(Naviance, Navigation 101, Indiana Career Explorer) • Local level: High Schools • On-the-Ground Support: Mentoring • State level: Indiana Youth Institute/Indiana Mentoring Partnership • Local level: Mentoring Providers (in collaboration w/ partner schools)

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