We strive to break the cycle of transgenerational poverty by identifying and eliminating barriers that prevent underrepresented students from progressing to and through college.
Goal #1
Create a school-wide college
readiness plan with our K-12 partners.
Why this is our goal:
Site administrators, teachers, and
counselors operate independently of one another working on varying student goals. Without school-wide alignment, their work can inadvertently have adverse affects on students in terms of college readiness.
Improve proficiency in college knowledge among K-12 counselors.
Why this is our goal:
Counselors in California are not provided training in college admissions or financial aid as part of their credential requirements. Most college counseling is conducted by paraprofessionals and/or outside college access programs.
Goal #3
Vertically align the work of K-12 math teachers to college metrics.
Why this is our goal:
The Common Core State Standards – Math and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)/CAASPP are aligned; however, instructional materials are often utilized at a level below standards and not aligned to the state readiness assessments.
Goal #4
Align the definition of “college readiness” between K-12 and Higher Ed.
Why this is our goal:
The K-12 California School Dashboard and the CSU HS Student Success Website were created independently and misaligned. There is currently no agency in the state working to align these definitions.
Initiative | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | CSU Dual-Enrollment Alignment | X | X | X | X |
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CAASPP/Assessment Alignment | X | X | X | X | |
College Counseling PD | X | X | X | X | |
High School – College Math PD (9-14 Alignment) | X | X | X | X | |
School Improvement PD | X | X | X | X | |
Research Barriers to College Completion | X | X | X | X | |
Community College Dual-Enrollment Alignment | X | X | X | X | |
Summer College Readiness PD Institute | X | X | X | X | |
Middle School Expansion (6-14 Alignment) | X | X | X | ||
Elementary Expansion (K-14 Alignment) | X | X | |||
Summer Bridge Programs | X | X | |||
Teaching and Counseling Credentialing Advocacy | X | X |
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