Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association San Diego, California April 16, 2009.

Annual Meeting of the

American Educational Research AssociationSan Diego, California

April 16, 2009

Intervention for College Attendance Program

• State-level initiative started in 2000

• Grants awarded competitively

• Grant focus – foster postsecondary attendance and retention

• Target audience – historically underrepresented 6th – 12th graders and college students

College participation ratesfor low-income

Minnesota college freshmen

19.55 % - 1999-2000

15.35 % - 2004-2005

Intervention for College Attendance Program

Intervention forCollege Attendance Program

Funding History

FY 2000/01 $500,000/$500,000 10 grants

FY 2002/03 $500,000/$200,000 10 grants

FY 2004/05 $225,000/$225,000 7 grants

FY 2006/07 $446,000/$446,000 14 grants

FY 2008/09 $696,000/$696,000 24 grants

Intervention for College Attendance Program

Intervention for College Attendance Program

Project Sites:

Concordia UniversityUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolis Community and Technical CollegeAchieve! MinneapolisMinnesota State University, MankatoSummit Academy OIC

Intervention forCollege Attendance Program

The College of St. ScholasticaUniversity of MinnesotaWomen’s Initiative for Self EmpowermentMinnesota TRiO AssociationSt. Cloud State UniversityDakota County Technical College

Intervention for College Attendance Program

Learning Disabilities Association

Admission Possible

Metropolitan State University

Mounds Park Academy

St. Cloud Technical College

Carleton College

Intervention forCollege Attendance Program

Carver –Scott Educational Cooperative

Northfield Public Schools

Saint Paul College

Lake Superior College

Bemidji State University

Ely Community Resources, Inc.

Intervention for College Attendance Program

Program Impact:

Concordia University

25 African American males

higher graduation rate than district & state

10/10 seniors applied for college

Intervention forCollege Attendance Program

The College of St. Scholastica

Upward Bound eligible students

29/29 seniors graduated

29/29 seniors applied for college

Intervention forCollege Attendance Program

Northfield Public Schools

Latino, English language learners

14/16 seniors graduated

12/14 applied to college

Intervention forCollege Attendance Program

Bemidji State University

Upward Bound Eligible Students

28/29 seniors graduated

28/28 applied for college

Intervention forCollege Attendance Program

University of Minnesota

65 American Indian students

7/7 seniors graduated

7/7 seniors applied for college

Intervention forCollege Attendance Program

Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment

42 low income, immigrant, refugee girls

21/21 seniors graduated

20/21 seniors applied for college

Intervention for College Attendance Program

Contributors to Program Success

• Focus on academic achievement• Secondary/postsecondary relationship • Best practices for college preparation• Counseling/instructional collaboration• Attention to context of student learning• Partnership with community resources

Intervention forCollege Attendance Program

Attributes that Hindered Success

• Competitive grants• 10 allowable services• Need for self-identification by some students• Mobility of population• Poor/nonexistent tracking system• Instability of funding

Nancy Walters, Ph.D.Program Manager [email protected]