Increasing Awareness, Access & Success for College Readiness Tyler Dixon, Emmanuel Patiño, Anamaria Rosales, Jonathan Senecal & Andre Wallace teamASAP Captains Beth A. Arey College & Career Coordinator Amber Bolden Greer Professional School Counselor Dale G. Leibforth Mathematics Teacher/Instructional Coach AP Recruitment & Retention Coordinator Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL
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Increasing Awareness, Access & Success for College Readiness
Tyler Dixon, Emmanuel Patiño, Anamaria Rosales, Jonathan Senecal & Andre Wallace
teamASAP Captains
Beth A. AreyCollege & Career Coordinator
Amber Bolden GreerProfessional School Counselor
Dale G. LeibforthMathematics Teacher/Instructional CoachAP Recruitment & Retention Coordinator
Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL
ETHS School Profile September, 2013
Total Enrollment: 3,120
Low-Income: 41.4%
Asian: 3.9%Black or African American: 30.9%Hispanic/Latino: 16.6%Two or more races: 4.8%White: 43.4%
College Bound (Class of 2012): 72%2 Year Colleges: 16%4 Year Colleges: 55%
High School & Post-High School
Objectives:•To provide overview of counseling curriculum•To offer examples of collaboration within ETHS to develop effective student-centered programming•To provide an opportunity for colleagues to reflect on current curriculum, programming, practices and how student needs are being met
Counseling Staff
Major Opportunities to Focus on Access
• Freshman Transition
• Junior Post-Secondary Planning
How do we support freshmen transition?•Access ETHS•Freshman Orientation•Freshman Advisory Study Hall Program•Introduction to High School Seminar•Individual Freshman Conferences•Course Selection Group Sessions
• 1 credit summer course
•Activities and skills based learning
•Collaborative
Access ETHS Overview
Access ETHS Goals• Acquire test-taking, note-taking, research and
organizational skills• Gain an awareness of resources, supports and
skills necessary for a successful transition to high school
• Become familiar with ETHS culture, procedures, building and campus
• Develop a high school success plan with short & long-term goals
• Build community among the class
Freshman Orientation
• Approximately two hours
• Begins with a brief welcome session in the auditorium
• Concludes with freshmen and their parents/guardians exploring the high school
Freshman Advisory Study Hall Program
*Students’ Six: Six Teaching Strategies that Work for Students of Color, Greg Meyer: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Chapel Hill, NC
FASH Programming withSpecific Outcomes
• Community Building– Social/Emotional: Students will
learn to communicate effectively
• Academic Supports– Academic and Social/Emotional:
Students will know where the various supports, beyond class are located and when they are offered
– Students will understand the process of taking advantage of supports offered
– Students will become better self-advocates when seeking out supports
• What is your GPA?
• Understanding your Transcript
• Introduction to Naviance– College/Career: Students will receive
additional college information– Students will receive additional career
and vocational information– Students will more fully utilize Naviance
during their freshman year
• Check-ins
– Student/counselor relationship building
Introduction to High School Seminar
• Small group sessions • Discussion of graduation requirements• Overview of four-year plan• Present scenarios highlighting the significance
of grades and accessing supports• Encouragement of extracurricular
involvement
Individual Freshman Conferences
• Progress update• Review of interim grades and four-year plan• Discussion of possible interventions• Check-in of extracurricular involvement
Course Selection Group Sessions
• December– Course information days
• January– Small group information sessions– Student submission of course requests
Junior Post-Secondary Planning Conferences• Scheduled for each student;
parents are invited
• December 1st - April 30th
• Discussion– Current plan– Colleges– Major/career interest– Graduation plan– Grades/GPA/Rigor of
curriculum– Test scores
• Action Plan– Create a list of schools – Define wants– Determine needs– Use Naviance and other
Where can improvements be made?Students PeoplePre-High School Local PartnershipsTeen Parents Engaging FamiliesStudent-Athletes Academic DepartmentsCommunity College Advising Minority Advising GroupsSpecial Education
Programs PromotionsFinancial Aid Education General School EventsCollege Representative Visits Athletic EventsCollege Campus Tours Fine Arts EventsStandardized Test Score Interpretation Media/Communications
Deliberate: adj. intentional.
Strategy: n. a plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.
College Success ResearchHargrove, L., Godin, D., & Dodd, B. (2007) College Outcomes and the AP Experience: Does the AP Grade “2” Matter? Paper presentation at American Educational Research Association, April 2007, Chicago, IL.
Keng, L., & Dodd, B. (2007) An Investigation of College Performance of AP and Non-AP Student Groups. Paper presentation at American Educational Research Association, April 2007, Chicago, IL.
Bowen, W.G., Chignos, & M.M., McPherson, M.S. (2009) Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America’s Public Universities. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
College Success Research Outcomes
• An AP exam score of 2 correlates with better college performance than students who did not take an AP course or took the course and skipped the exam.
• An AP exam score of 2 had higher four-year graduation rates than AP courses alone, and other non-AP courses.
• AP students had higher first-year and fourth-year GPAs than those who did not take AP courses in high school.
Historical Performance on AP Exams
2012-131927 Exams
850 Students
2013-14948 Students
Enrollment in Advanced Placement• Enrollment
290 in 1995 948 in 2014• Percentage in grades 11/12
40% in 2006 68% in 2014• Percentage change for Black, Latino and White
Black: 13% in 2007 38% in 2014Latino: 22% in 2007 58% in 2014White: 61% in 2007 82% in 2014
Percent of Students Proficient(3 or higher)on AP Exams
Restructuring of Freshman YearEarned Honors Humanities 2011-2012
(English/History & Social Sciences)
Earned Honors Biology 2012-2013
Pathways to Advanced PlacementAwareness, Access & Success Work
• Restructuring of Freshman Year – Earned Honors
• Increasing Access & Success in AP Committee
• Pathways to AP Forum/Pathways Documents
• 27 AP Classes in 6 Departments
• Adding new AP courses
FORUM
ETHS Advanced Placement Classes 2013-2014(27 Total Classes in Six Different Departments)EnglishLanguage and CompositionLiterature and Composition
Fine ArtsArt HistoryPortfolio/StudioMusic Theory
History & Social SciencesEuropean HistoryPsychologyUnited States History MathematicsCalculus ABCalculus BCMV Calculus/Linear AlgebraComputer ScienceStatistics
ScienceBiologyChemistry3 Chemistry/Physics4 Chemistry/PhysicsEnvironmental SciencePhysics B (Physics 1 & Physics 2)Physics C World Languages5 French4 GermanLatin4 Spanish Heritage Literature & Language4 Spanish Literature & Language5 Spanish Literature & LanguageAdvanced Spanish Language
Career & Technical EducationGovernment & Politics: United States
• Monthly Meetings
• Mentoring
• Tutoring
• Inform, Inspire & Encourage
• Leadership
• Story Videos
• Fish Bowl
team Access & Success in Advanced Placement
team Access & Success in Advanced PlacementYear 3
1 Recruitment and Support
Students
2 Recruitment
Events
3 Recruitment & Support
Technology
4 Recruitment
Structural
5 RecruitmentDesign Team
6 Support
Workshops
7 Recruitment & Support
Parents
8 Support Teachers
9 Support
Relax & Party
10 Recruitment & Support
Collaboration
11 Recruitment & SupportFundraising/Community
Service
12SupportsAthletics
Peer One-on-One TutoringTutoring Within Classrooms
Tutoring Within Larger Groups
MentorsWildkit Academy
Biology APSophomore English
Junior English APAB Calculus AP
Homework CenterStudy Groups
teamASAP Monthly Meetings
Pathways to AP Forum 12/11
AP Winter Combine 1/25AP Spring Training 3/8
AP Summer Camps AugustWildkit Academy Sessions
Review SessionsMock AP Exams
Boltwood Cafe Present to Freshman
E-Ban Parents MeetingLatino Advisory Committee
MeetingParents Engaged MeetingFreshman Advisory Study
HallsConference Presentations
AM AP SupportsDanceMovies
AP PartyPetting Zoo
FacebookTwitter
VineInstagram
teamASAP Support WebsiteAP Testimonials
Videos/You TubeGoogle +
Upload Notes from ClassETHS AnnouncementsAP Review Websites
FASH VideosAnnouncement Videos
Administrative Conversations
Adding AP CoursesData Study
Serve on Increasing Access & Success in Advanced
Placement CommitteePresent to Building Leadership Team
Present to All Staff
BiographiesI AM Poems
H-Hall Bulletin BoardT-Shirts & Gear
PostersBannersPencils
Time Management (5-Minute Timer)
College Application ProcessCollege Scholarship ProcessBecoming a College Reader
& WriterParent Workshops
PUT IN OTHER CATEGORY
Share StoriesStress/Workload
Assessment RetakesTogether Educator And
MentorAKA AP Buddies
PUT IN OTHER CATEGORY
Student AmbassadorsParent Ambassadors
Latino QuestMinority Student Achievement
NetworkStudents Organized Against
RacismNAACP
Community Service ClubETHS Grads Who Teach at ETHS
STAEAVID
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Project ExciteSummer Geometry
Northwestern UniversityParent Communication
AP Review BooksAP Test Pencils
Fundraising SalesGrants
AP Exam Success Incentives
Athlete's Sub ClubWomen & STEM in Sub
Club
Sunshine Caroline V. Caroline V. (Facebook) Kevin Sunshine Caroline V. Sunshine Sunshine Rebecca C. Oli J.
Rebecca C. Brittanie G. (E-Ban) Brittanie G. (Instagram) Ben F. Sarah W. Nick M. Olivia W. Rebecca C. Nick M. Ben F. Sunshine Nick M. (Face/Twitt) Nick M. Nick M. Elliot G. Nick M. Sarah W. Lauren R.
Olivia W. Ben F. Adrianna C. (Vine) Suzanne H (ASAP Comm) Kelsey S. Suzanne H. Tessa S. Nick M. (STAE) Fidak K.
Valeria S. Sarah W. Deyon K. (Review Websites) Nathaniel Bernstein Aly S. Nick M. Kelsey S. Kai J. (SOAR/Project Excite) Deyon K.
Nick M. Nick M.Francesca F.
(Facebook/Instagram) Jon S. - Bavis Madeleine R. Fidak K. Lauren R. Suzanne H (Amb) Dorie R. Tessa S. Tessa S. Nathaniel Bernstein Lauren R. Molly L. Deyon K. (AVID) Abby C
Maggie S. Maggie S. Adrianna C. Deyon K. Jill K. (Amb) Olasumbo B. Aly S. Ryan K. Deyon K. Jill K. Olasumbo B. (amb) Francesca F.
Elliot G. Fidak K. Abby C. Jon S. Francesca F. (AVID/AVID
Ambassador) Jon S. Molly L. Sullivan F. Julia S. Nick M. Fidak K. Suzanne H. Francesca F. Fidak K.
Adrianna C. Deyon K. Kai J. Olasumbo B.
Suzanne H. Sarah W. Erika C. Nick M.
Deyon K. Jill K. Abby C. Jon S. - forum
Olasumbo B. Francesca F.
Jon S.
AP Summer Bridge Courses
• AMAPS – AM AP Support
• Targeted Review Sessions
• Review Book Drive
• “I GOT THIS” Pencils
• Support & Resource Website - tinyurl.com/teamasap
Additional ETHS Supports• AM Support• Wildkit Academy• AVID – Advancement Via Individual Determination• Academic Intervention Team• Project Excel• STAE – Steps Toward Academic Excellence• Data-Based & Trained Advisors• Departmental Study Centers/Media Centers• Homework Center• Media Centers• One-on-One Tutoring• Classroom and School Environment Interventions• Behavioral Interventions• Continued Teacher Professional Development &
Vertical Teams
Having a strong Freshman experience and early awareness
starts ETHS students on a rigorous pathway toward access and
success in AP courses to help ensure readiness and retention