1. Culturally Relevant College Counseling: Preparing All Students for Access and Success June 4, 2015 June 30, 2015 Evidence-Based Practices in College Persistence and Completion

2. GRADUATE NYC! NYC’s college completion initiative that works closely with the NYC DOE and CUNY to spur policy and practice change to impact the college readiness and completion outcomes of the 1.5 million+ NYC students in Pre-K – college Four Key Areas of Impact  College Planning, Advisement & Success – NYC College Line  Identify & Scale Best Practices with Schools, Colleges & CBOs  Data Sharing, Research & Policy  Academic Readiness 2

3. The Research Alliance for New York City Schools An independent research center housed here at NYU, within the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Since 2008, the Research Alliance has been conducting rigorous studies on topics that matter to the City's public schools, including a growing portfolio of work related to college readiness, persistence and completion. The Research Alliance aims to advance both equity and excellence in education, by providing nonpartisan evidence about the policies and practices that promote students' development and academic success. 3

4. Agenda 8:50 – 9:00AM Welcome Remarks – Lisa Castillo Richmond, Graduate NYC 9:00 – 9:25AM Keynote – Martha Kanter, PhD, New York University 9:25 – 9:35AM Overview: College Readiness & Success in NYC – Vanessa Coca, Research Alliance 9:35 – 11:00AM Research Panel Discussion with Q&A 11:00 – 11:10AM Break & Transition to Breakout Sessions 11:10 – 11:55AM Breakouts – Choose One Breakout Session 11:55 – 12:00PM Event Concludes 4

5. Keynote Address Dr. Martha Kanter 5

6. Overview Vanessa Coca 6

7. RESEARCH PANEL: Evidence-Based Practices in College Persistence and Completion 7

8. Breakout Sessions 8

9. Closing 9

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