Attention Parents and Guardians!

Attention Parents and

Guardians! Zooming in on College

Affordability Planning and Parent

Engagement

Granite School District’s Perspective

USHE Fall Conference

Judy Petersen, Kaye Poulton-Timm

Cathie Schoeck

College and Career Readiness Department

Granite School DistrictDemographics:

■ 68,000 Students (K-12)

■ 47% Diverse Ethnicity

■ 56% FARM

■ 71% Graduation Rate

■ 44% College Enrollment (fall semester after HS graduation)

■ 109 Languages Spoken

■ 91 Schools www.graniteschools.org

COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESSGranite School District Style

Granite School District’s Charge and

Responsibility

Students will leave Granite

School District prepared for

college, career and life in the

21st century world.

CCR Department

K-12 Counseling Program

Counselors and Social Workers

CCR Outreach

AVID, Latinos in Action,

College Application Week,

FAFSA Completion, Summer

Nudge, Outreach Events . . .

College Access Advisors

Positive Behavior Interventions and

Supports (PBIS)

Graduation Initiative

Freshmen Academy

Counseling Program ContentEight Components of CCR

www.collegeboard.org

1. College Aspirations

2. Academic Planning for College and Career

3. Enrichment and Extracurricular Engagement

4. College Exploration and Selection Processes

5. College and Career Assessments

6. College Affordability Planning

7. College and Career Admissions Process

8. Transition from High School Graduation to College

Enrollment

Individual CCR Planning Meetings ALL Students

Grades 7-12

Guidance Curriculum Activities

Paying for College

Paying for College Nights

by Ethnicity and Language, Grades 8-12

FAFSA Completion Events

all High Schools

February - MayRegents’ Scholarship

Summer Letters

Summer

Nudge

for College

Application

and

FAFSA

Completion

COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESSGranite School District Style

Zooming in

on College

Affordability

Planning

and Parent

Engagement

Zooming in on College Affordability and Parent Engagement - Events

■ Regional Paying for College Outreach Nights

– English, Spanish, People of the Pacific

■ FAFSA Completion Nights

– English and Spanish (other language supports as needed)

■ Regents’ Scholarship – Summer Letters

■ Summer Nudge

– Seniors and Families

COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESSGranite School District Style

Zooming in on College Affordability and Parent Engagement

Partnerships

Higher Ed, Public Ed, Local College Access

Network (L-CAN), community volunteers

Data Sharing Agreement

Local Grant Partnerships (StepUp Utah)

UCAC Advisors – 1x1 support

Summer Nudge Outreach

Marketing strategies:

■ Front and center GSD website banner 1 month prior to event

■ Posters in all schools 3 weeks out

■ Personal emails and postcards to all parents 2 weeks out

■ School marquee announcements 1 week out

■ Targeted Newsletters

■ Personalized phone messages 1 week out

■ Text messaging day or so before event

■ Flyers distributed day or so before event

■ Social media blasts day of event

Zooming in on College Affordability and Parent Engagement

Zooming in on College Affordability and Parent Engagement

2016 FAFSA DataFree Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Submissions by High School

Applications processed through May 20 of the first year of each 18-month cycle

2016/ 2017 Cycle

Through May 20, 2016 Through June 2015

School # of

Seniors

F/R Seniors Applications

Submitted

7/15/16

Applications

Complete

7/15/16

Applications

Complete

May20, 2016

Increase from May

20-July 15, 2016 Applications

Submitted

7/15/15

Applications

Complete

7/15/15

COTTONWOOD 384 186 142 133 111 22 133 121

CYPRUS HIGH 509 183 201 178 155 23 177 165

GRANGER HIGH 569 322 217 187 162 25 202 169

CONNECTION 125 52 16 14 11 3 17 14

HUNTER HIGH 647 280 253 225 198 27 202 176

KEARNS HIGH 449 203 173 152 134 18 150 134

OLYMPUS HIGH 468 83 171 152 129 23 153 141

SKYLINE HIGH 492 41 213 200 183 17 225 206

TAYLORSVILLE 490 176 214 191 168 23 181 167

Total 4211 1526 1600 1432 1251 181 1440 1293

From May 20, 2016 to July 15, 2016, increase of 181!

From July 2015 to July 2016, increase of 139!

Zooming in on College Affordability and Parent Engagement

Goals for 2016-2017

1. Utah Jazz player college affordability infomercial (played

during high school football and basketball games)

2. Targeted UHEAA-led discussions on college affordability in

senior AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) and

LIA (Latinos in Action) classrooms, district-wide

3. Targeted UHEAA-led discussions on college affordability in

11th grade classes

4. 1x1 help with college application process, FAFSA completion,

scholarship search and essay help for students and parents

Granite School DistrictSalt Lake City, UT

College and Career Readiness Department

Judy Petersen, Director

[email protected]

Kaye Poulton-Timm, Coordinator

[email protected]

Cathie Schoeck, CCR Outreach

[email protected]