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.
 

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

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

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

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

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

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