communications. <strong>Students</strong> also take the two-credit HCC LEAD (studentsuccess) course, which is a requirement <strong>for</strong> all college freshmen and in<strong>for</strong>msstudents about the programming offered by the college, financial aid options,and college services. This course also helps to build students’ study and timemanagement skills and supports them in career planning.Project GRAD HoustonOperated by: Project GRAD HoustonDates of visit: June 22, 2010; November 15–16, 2010Partner institutions: Houston Independent <strong>School</strong> District; 4 Jefferson Davis<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>; Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center; Wheatley<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>; John Reagan <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>; and Yates <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. Elementaryand middle schools in the feeder patterns <strong>for</strong> these high schools also partnerwith Project GRAD.Location: Participating high schools, with summer programs at participatingcollegesProgram type: Multi-year college readiness programParticipants: All students attending Project GRAD high schools during theirfreshman year are eligible <strong>for</strong> the Project GRAD programming andscholarship.Length/duration: Programming is offered throughout high school, withintensive academic programs offered each summer. Each college institutetakes place on a university campus and varies from two to six weeks inlength.Funding: Funding is provided by the Houston Independent <strong>School</strong> District(HISD) and through private donations and federal grants.Goals and components: The mission of Project GRAD is to ensure a qualitypublic education <strong>for</strong> students in economically disadvantaged communities sothat high school and college graduation rates increase. The main goals of the4 Project GRAD also partners with colleges and universities, including Rice University, University ofHouston–Downtown, University of St. Thomas, University of Texas Health Science Center, University ofHouston, Texas Southern, and Houston Community <strong>College</strong>, to offer students summer bridgeprogramming during high school and to offer PG at the U once they begin college.46
program are that at least 80 percent of entering ninth-grade students graduatefrom high school, at least 50 percent of those graduates attend college with aProject GRAD scholarship, and at least 60 percent of those enrollees graduatefrom college. Project GRAD works directly with and within each high schoolto customize programming services <strong>for</strong> students. The program’s high schoolcomponents include college knowledge workshops and events, academicsupport and assistance in college planning, college awareness workshops <strong>for</strong>parents, a mentoring program, and the opportunity to participate in anacademic summer program. <strong>Students</strong> are eligible <strong>for</strong> a $4,000 scholarship($1,000 per year of college) if they complete two summer programs andmaintain at least a 2.5 GPA. <strong>Students</strong> can choose to study environmentalscience, advanced mathematics, biology, financial literacy, liberal arts(literature, debate, web design), business, STEM and energy explorations, ordigital gaming and communication. Project GRAD also runs “PG at the U” atseveral local universities and colleges, where students have the opportunity tomeet with a Success Manager who can help connect students to the supportservices and resources the institution offers.Rising Scholars Summer BridgeOperated by: Houston Community <strong>College</strong> (HCC) Southwest <strong>College</strong>Dates of visit: June 23, 2010; November 15, 2010Location: West Loop and Staf<strong>for</strong>d campusesPartner institutions: <strong>Students</strong> are recruited from four high schools: Lee<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> (Houston Independent <strong>School</strong> District [HISD]), Westbury <strong>High</strong><strong>School</strong> (HISD), Southwest <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> (HISD charter school), and ThurgoodMarshall <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> (Fort Bend Independent <strong>School</strong> District).Program type: Academic-focused summer bridge programParticipants: Rising juniors and seniors who scored below a 2200 (thecollege-ready cutoff) on the TAKS test in reading, writing, or math. Theprogram can serve up to 50 students. Twenty-seven students participated inthe program in 2010.Length/duration: The program runs <strong>for</strong> four weeks, five days per week, fourhours per day.47
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