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A Blueprint for Success
X — The Partners Program
6100 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94608
510-652-0111 (v) 510-652-9467 (f)
www.college-prep.org/partners
John Fanning, Director
johnfa@college-prep.org
The Partners Program offers a model of data-driven program
enhancement and expansion for small organizations. The organization
originated as a community service program of The
College Preparatory School, an independent high school, offering
an intensive academic and enrichment summer opportunity
for low-income public middle school students of color,
with the independent high school students serving as tutors
and mentors. Twenty years after its inception, it separated and
became its own 501(c)(3) organization and in the past five
years it has grown to include a variety of other program components,
including: academic-year supports for the middle
school students, expanded leadership development opportunities
for high school students (both at the independent school
and in the local public schools), new leadership development
opportunities for college students, and high school transition
and college transition support for the public school students.
The intended goal is to build a continuum of supports from
6th grade through college graduation. Data from parent and
student surveys have directed the program expansion and continuous
program improvement. As the program components
expand, data collection strategies are developed to ensure that
the implementation and outcomes of new components are
effectively evaluated.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
§ Program began operation in 1986
§ This is a Non-­‐profit Program
§ This program operates during the:
☐ Academic Year
☐ Summer
þ Both
§ Services are provided during:
☐ During regular school hours
þ After school hours
þ Weekends
§ Services students in: Oakland, CA, and
environs; Oakland Unified School
District.
§ Urbanicity: Urban area
§ Duration of Program: More than one
academic year
§ Typical number of years students are
in the program: 3
§ Primary services are provided at:
Elementary or secondary schools
§ Grade level when students enter the
program: 6
§ Students served:
o 2008-­‐09 = 132
o 2009-­‐10 = 132
§ Parental Component: Yes.
Participation in student activities.
§ Program Funding Provided By:
Federal Government; Business/
Industry; Private Foundation;
Individual; Fundraising.
§ Targeted Population: Low income;
Historically underrepresented
minorities; First generation to attend
college ; High school students; Middle
school students.
Program Overview, History, & Mission
The Partners Program was founded in 1986 and incorporated in 2006. Until 2006, as a community
service effort of a local independent high school, it was a summer program that served about 45
middle school students per summer. Starting in 2006, each incoming class size was doubled, and the
program has worked with 93 middle school students and 30+ high school and college students the
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