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A Blueprint for Success VI — College Track 117 Broadway Ave, Oakland, CA 94607 510-735-5229 (v) 510-835-1775 (f) www.collegetrack.org Geraldine Sonobe, Executive Officer of Programs geraldine@collegetrack.org College Track offers an excellent example of a program that a) successfully supports underrepresented students over an 8-10 year period from high school through college completion, and b) uses detailed implementation and outcomes data to structure in an intentional way the successful expansion of its program to new sites. Beyond tracking student entry and exit demographics and academic achievement, CT closely monitors the relative effectiveness of program content and delivery methods to ensure continuous program improvement. CT is very intentional in the way that new sites are selected, new partnerships are formed, and the program is expanded. CT continuously evaluates the usefulness of the data being collected and strives to have a student-centered, real-time, and mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative data) approach to analyzing the effectiveness of the program. Program Overview College Track is an educational nonprofit organization working to increase high school graduation, college eligibility and enrollment, and college graduation rates among populations underrepresented in higher education. The goal is to create college-going cultures by engaging a critical mass of underserved students in College Track programming, partnering with schools and community agencies, and influencing lasting change by raising awareness for college readiness and access initiatives. History & Mission GENERAL INFORMATION: § Program began operation in 1997 § This is a Partnership 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 § This is a college access after school program for high school students and college students. § Services students in: Multiple school districts in five geographical regions. § Urbanicity: Urban area § Duration of Program: More than one academic year § Typical number of years students are in the program: more than 5 years § Primary services are provided at: College Track site § Grade level when students enter the program: 8 § Students served: o 2008-‐09 = 565 o 2009-‐10 = 730 o 2010-‐11 = 872 § Parental Component: Yes. FAFSA counseling/guidance. § Program Funding Provided By: Local Government; Local School System; Business/Industry; Private Foundation; Individual; Fundraising. § Targeted Population: Low income; First generation to attend college; High school students. College Track was founded by two volunteer college counselors who discovered that many students were motivated but lacked the necessary resources to pursue a college degree. They noticed that it was especially difficult for first generation students, specifically first in family, as they often had little or no guidance about the college application process at home and many times attended under- Educational Policy Institute 51 www.educationalpolicy.org
A Blueprint for Success resourced public schools that lacked sufficient college preparation tools. In 1997, College Track started with a cohort of 25 East Palo Alto students at one high school in the Sequoia Union High School District. Today, College Track supports more than 1,000 high school and college students in East Palo Alto, Oakland, San Francisco, New Orleans, and Aurora, Colorado. In addition, plans are underway for a new site to open in Los Angeles in the fall of 2012. College Track serves low-income, ethnically-diverse students who reflect the communities in which they live and who are drastically underrepresented at colleges and universities across the country. Forty-two percent of College Track students are African American, 37 percent are Latino, 12 percent are Asian, and 10 percent are either multi-racial or “Other.” Ninety percent of students are from low-income households and 85 percent will be the first in their families to graduate from college. Goals The overarching goals of College Track are to increase high school graduation, college eligibility and enrollment, and college graduation rates among low-income, under-resourced high school students. College Track expects that at least 75 percent of the students who go through the program will graduate from college. To achieve this, CT has the following goals: 100 percent of seniors will graduate from high school and be admitted to a four-year college 90 percent of seniors will enroll in a four-year college 75 percent of CT college students will graduate within six years of entering college Admission & Selection Students typically apply and enroll in College Track by the end of 8th grade. Students must complete an application, provide two letters of recommendation, submit the middle school transcript, and submit a signed parent/guardian consent form. CT looks for students with a mix of academic scores and strengths. To be eligible, students must be: first generation to attend college; low income; motivated to attend college; and, members of underserved minority populations. The second stage of the admissions process includes an interview and participation in a group activity where applicants are observed. Every year, CT interviews approximately 70-100 students, of which 50-60 are accepted. The goal is to have approximately 50 students per grade, or about 200 per site. The program retention rates have increased over the years from around 50 percent for the earlier cohorts since the beginning of the program to 75 percent in 2010. According to CT’s Executive Officer of Programs, Geraldine Sonobe, due to attrition in 10th grade, the program accepts more than 50 freshman and “refreshes” the student headcount in the 9th, 10th, and 11th grades as needed to ensure that the maximum number of students are served and that the program runs at capacity. Attrition in the first two years Educational Policy Institute 52 www.educationalpolicy.org
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