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Direct Connection to Policy Area 4 of The Illinois Commitment College Access Vertical Teams Illinois Student Assistance Commission What issue or need is addressed by the effective practice? In addition to financial assistance programs, lowincome and minority students need complementary programs that provide guidance and support as they navigate the path to college. Too often disadvantaged students are lost in the transition from high school to college. The purpose of college access vertical teams is to establish small networks of educational and outreach professionals within the P16 continuum that can support and mentor each other while promoting access to postsecondary education. Description of the effective practice: A college access vertical team is made up of at least four individuals: a representative from a community-based organization, a middle school teacher, a high school counselor, and a financial aid administrator and/or a college admission counselor. Each group comes from the same community/school system and works together to develop complementary programs to promote higher education. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) provides specialized training, information and materials to all participants in the program and facilitates team meetings throughout the year. All of these individuals are mutually accountable for the ultimate success or failure due to a structural design necessitating that each individual build upon the previous action of another while simultaneously laying the groundwork for subsequent action within the system. During FY2006, ISAC and a group of education professionals in the Rockford area created the first Vertical Outreach Team. The team consisted of Rock Valley College, Rockford East High School, Lincoln Middle School, and La Voz Latina (a community based organization). The team received training on a variety of financial aid topics as well as training on all ISAC products and services. The group members worked collaboratively to support each other in their outreach efforts along the education continuum in their community; their goal was to create a method of getting students on the college track and keeping them there, beginning in elementary school and continuing through completion of their college degree program. A variety of outreach events were hosted throughout the year including an end of the year group outing to Rock Valley College. The day-long field trip included the following activities: a College Zone and IllinoisMentor session with account creation for the students, a campus-wide scavenger hunt introducing students to the campus and to college services, a real college lecture, a question and answer session with other first generation college students currently attending Rock Valley College, and interest sessions on topics such as college athletics. How does this practice achieve sustainability? College access vertical teams provide another avenue for ISAC to achieve its mission of providing access to postsecondary education for all students in Illinois, particularly to families who are traditionally underrepresented in higher education. It also gives ISAC the opportunity to provide our partners with new, timely and much needed training. ISAC is in the process of following up with additional groups who have expressed interest in becoming part of the Vertical Outreach Team in the Rockford area, such as the Rockford Park District, that would help expand the vertical team activities to a year-round program. ISAC will also continue networking throughout Illinois to develop new vertical teams. What are the results/measurable outcomes? The Rockford area Vertical Outreach Team held three events throughout the year, reaching more than 400 students. These events include a college fair in the fall, a financial aid night in the winter and a college visit day in the spring. More than 30 students participated in the end of the year group outing to Rock Valley College, receiving valuable information as they plan for their postsecondary education. The Rockford East High School students interacted with members of the Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) at Rock Valley College throughout the day-long field trip. At the end of the day the Rockford East seniors commented: • “I feel more confident about going to Rock Valley College now because if ALAS students can do it, there is no way I cannot.” • “The ALAS students gave me the confidence to keep going and really let me know that I have friends at Rock Valley College to help me out.” • “I just loved going to Rock Valley College and I can’t wait to go again.” Contact Information Name: Jacqueline Moreno Email: jmoreno@isac.org Phone: (800) 899-4722 96
Direct Connection to Policy Area 4 of The Illinois Commitment College Quest Illinois Wesleyan University What issue or need is addressed by the effective practice? To assist promising, capable, and diverse rising high school juniors and seniors, particularly those from the Chicago and Belleville area public schools, in learning about the college search process so that they strengthen their chances of college admission and increase the range of college choices available to them. Description of the effective practice: In Summer 2004, the Illinois Wesleyan admissions office formalized a relationship with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for the purpose of assisting capable CPS students in searching for and applying to colleges that best suit their personal and professional goals. The resulting summer program, called College Quest, was offered for the third time in June 2006. Potential participants complete a formal application, including several questions and an essay, that are similar to what they will encounter on their college applications. College Quest applications are reviewed by the IWU Admissions staff, and successful applicants spend four days and three nights on the IWU campus. IWU pays all programming, meal, housing, and transportation costs. While on campus, students attend seminars entitled Find the Right College Fit, Understanding the Financial Aid Process, Diversity, What Colleges Are Looking For in the Application, Writing a College Application Essay, What College is Really Like (Student Panel), and Faculty Expectations in the College Classroom. In addition to the formal program, attendees have opportunities to interact with faculty, college students, admissions counselors on an individual basis and in small groups. It is important to stress here that the program is geared to college admissions in general and not to IWU specifically. Thus, it illustrates IWU’s commitment to public service, and, in particular, service to the State of Illinois. How does this practice achieve sustainability? College Quest has become an established item in the IWU operating budget, and a core group of experienced admissions counselors, faculty, and administrators organize the program each year. The IWU administrator who was involved in the initial agreement with the CPS is now Dean of Enrollment Management and strongly supportive of continuing and increasing the size of the program over the indefinite future. There will always be potential new college applicants with a need to learn about the application process, so a steady stream of applicants seems guaranteed as well. What are the results/measurable outcomes? In Summer 2004, 18 students attended College Quest, and by Summer 2006, the number had grown to 35. Thus far, of the 79 participants, 71 have been from the CPS, and 4 attendees have been from Illinois outside the CPS. (The remaining 4 completers are from outside Illinois; they learned of the program from high school guidance counselors who had been on the Illinois Wesleyan campus.) The ethnic/cultural diversity of participants is also measurable and consistent with the Illinois Commitment’s goals: of the 79 participants thus far, 39 have been African-American, 17 have been White (Non-Hispanic), 14 have been Latino, and 9 have been Asian-American. Four participants from the 2004 and 2005 programs have elected to attend Illinois Wesleyan, and many others have enrolled at other Illinois colleges. Contact Information Name: Mona J. Gardner Email: mgardner@iwu.edu Phone: (309) 556-3760 97
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