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By the student application deadline in November, all the counties in the region had exceeded their goal for student applications for the Tennessee Promise.
• Middle Tennessee goal: 7,081
• Middle Tennessee ending point: 16,662 (235 percent of goal)
By December, the region had exceeded its goal for mentor recruitment.
• Middle Tennessee goal: 1,909
• Middle Tennessee ending point: 2,715 (142 percent of goal)
While the region has seen significant progress in getting students to sign up for the program, only 86 percent of target students remain eligible in the program.
It will be important to determine how many of these students decided to pursue four-year institutions, as well as how many of these students decided not to
enroll in any postsecondary education, so the region can revise its strategies to ensure all students who want to take advantage of the program not only apply
but enroll and, ultimately, complete.
KEY TAKEAWAY
While the region has seen significant progress in getting
students to sign up for Tennessee Promise, it will be
important to monitor how students perform to ensure
they earn a postsecondary credential.