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Three Organizations, One Goal

Three Organizations, One Goal. College Readiness Beyond Institutional Borders. What are the challenges preventing your students from enrolling in college programs?. College Readiness, Before & After. A Tale of Three Orgs. Who we were …. El Centro del Cardenal / Catholic Charities

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Three Organizations, One Goal

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  1. Three Organizations, One Goal College Readiness Beyond Institutional Borders

  2. What are the challenges preventing your students from enrolling in college programs?

  3. College Readiness, Before & After A Tale of Three Orgs

  4. Who we were… • El Centro del Cardenal / Catholic Charities • International Institute of Boston • JVS Boston

  5. JVS Core Skills Test taking • anxiety, t/f, multiple choice, quiz, essay, computerized, standardized, placement, college entrance Organizing • thoughts, papers, binders, work space, prioritizing, sequencing, structures Scheduling • day, week, month, home, work, academics, family, children, study time, reading time, priorities Research • information for daily need, bank, DMV, jobs search, information for academics, citing sources for papers Critical Thinking/Problem Solving • life, work, academics, process of elimination, educated guessing, developing strategies, reviewing options and creating alternatives Study skills • reading a paper/chapter, finding the main points, highlighting, taking notes, reviewing materials, flashcards, quizzes in the book, creating a space to study, preparing for final project or exam Computer skills • literacy, hardware, software, files, Microsoft office, intranet, internet, email, attachments, search engines Soft Skills • speaking, eye contact, asking questions, inquiry, negotiation, team work, verbal and non-verbal, etiquette, cultural norms, hierarchy, public speaking, presentation, representation

  6. Who we became…Part 1, The History • Boston Opportunity Agenda • What is it? • Goal • What did it do for us? • What the project looked like, Year 1 • Lessons learned

  7. Who we became…Part 2, The Current Structure • Changes, Year 2 – Overview • Specifically… • Clear outcome goals • CCR Assessment • Services targeted to weak areas • Curricular revisions within programs • Regular one-on-one CCR advising • Scheduled workshops • Pipelines between programs, across orgs • Close relationships with transitions program

  8. What we’ve accomplished together…

  9. 6.38% 1.89% 1.65% 2.94% 0.78%

  10. BOA CCR Assessment, Year 2 Select Pre/Post Highlights • Students are more organized about daily activities. • Students are trying out more study strategies.

  11. BOA CCR Assessment, Year 2 Select Pre/Post Highlights • Students are more knowledgeable about financial aid. • More students are accessing info on colleges. • Approximately 90% of all students surveyed are • considering applying to college.

  12. Challenges that remain… • Academic prep vs. Accuplacer prep • Expediency vs. thorough college prep for students • Retention within programs • Attracting students with high skills • Immigration status (for financial aid) • SAT & TOEFL prep

  13. What more can be done?

  14. Thank you for coming! • Joe Cianciarulo • jcianciarulo@iiboston.org • Shawn Fisher • sfisher@jvs-boston.org • Robert Hibbard • robert_hibbard@ccab.org • Amy Nishman • anishman@jvs-boston.org

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