Academic, Career and Financial Counseling

Our goal is to increase the number of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds who complete high school and enroll in and complete their postsecondary education.

OBJECTIVE 1: SECONDARY SCHOOL PERSISTENCE
90% OF NON-SENIORS ADVANCE TO NEXT GRADE LEVEL

• HOW OBJECTIVE WILL BE ATTAINED
  • Guidance on course selection
  • Tutoring
  • Mentoring
  • Workshops on study skills, time management, and test taking
  • Individual Educational Planning

OBJECTIVE 2: SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATION (REGULAR DIPLOMA)
84% OF SENIORS GRADUATE

• HOW OBJECTIVE WILL BE ATTAINED
  • Guidance on course selection to meet graduation requirements
  • Tutoring to boost GPA and test scores
  • Annual audit of student pathway to graduation for credits earned
  • Workshops on study skills, time management, and test taking
  • Individual Educational Planning for four -year graduation path

OBJECTIVE 3: SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATION (RIGOROUS STUDY)
15% OF SENIORS GRADUATE

• HOW OBJECTIVE WILL BE ATTAINED
  • Guidance on course selection to ensure students enroll in rigorous courses and when possible AP and IB courses.
  • Collaboration with the schools and other partners to ensure students are successful in completion of rigorous courses.
  • Connection to quality professional tutoring and providing peer tutoring from students who have already been successful in rigorous courses.
  • Workshops on study skills, time management, and test taking
  • Individual Educational Planning for four year graduation path

OBJECTIVE 4: POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ENROLLMENT
52% OF GRADUATES ENROLL IN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

• HOW OBJECTIVE WILL BE ATTAINED
  • College application assistance
  • College entrance exam assistance for the ACT/SAT
  • Financial aid assistance including completion of the FAFSA and scholarship applications and financial literacy for reducing loan debt
  • Where applicable, assistance in course selection for post-secondary courses
  • College tours for select students to pursue 4-year institutions

OBJECTIVE 5: POST-SECONDARY ATTAINMENT
29% WHO GRADUATED AND ENROLLED IN INSTITUION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, OBTAIN DEGREE WITHIN 6 YEARS

• HOW OBJECTIVE WILL BE ATTAINED
  • Financial aid assistance including completion of the FAFSA and scholarship applications and financial literacy for reducing loan debt
  • Where applicable, assistance in course selection for post-secondary courses
  • College tours for select students to pursue 4-year institutions to find the right fit
  • Tracking of students to ensure they are still in the higher education pipeline