1. Increasing Awareness, Access & Success for College Readiness & Retention Beth A. Arey College & Career Coordinator Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL

2. ETHS School Profile September, 2012 Total Enrollment: 3,155 Low-Income: 41% Asian: 4.0% Black or African American: 30.5% Hispanic/Latino: 15.5% Multi-Racial: 5.3% White: 44.2% College Bound (Class of 2012): 72% 2 Year Colleges: 16% 4 Year Colleges: 55%

3. It’s never too early! PreK-16 partnerships Goals Academics Careers Financial aid Campus exposure Transition School-wide/city-wide coordination AwarenessAccessSuccess

4. A Paradigm Shift: College Eligible vs. College Ready Admission vs. Graduation AwarenessAccessSuccess

5. Traditional “college planning” programs are process driven and informational; Most often do not begin until junior year and attempt to capture both the student and students’ support network during an evening auditorium style presentation. Such programs typically include: Junior Year College Planning Night Senior Year Application Night Financial Aid Night AwarenessAccessSuccess

6. Traditional College Readiness Predictors Grades Achievement Tests College Matriculation Predictors Application Completion FAFSA Completion Secondary Course Placement Post-Secondary Course Placement College Matching (or fit) AwarenessAccessSuccess

7. Deliberate: adj. intentional. Strategy: n. a plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal. AwarenessAccessSuccess

9. Where can improvements be made? StudentsPeople Pre-High SchoolLocal Partnerships Teen ParentsEngaging Families Student-AthletesAcademic Departments Community College AdvisingMinority Advising Groups Special Education ProgramsPromotions Standardized Test Score InterpretationGeneral School Events Financial Aid EducationAthletic Events College Representative VisitsFine Arts Events College Campus ToursMedia/Communications AwarenessAccessSuccess

10. team Access & Success in Advanced Placement

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13. The work continues…

14. Beth A. Arey College & Career Coordinator areyb@eths.k12.il.us www.eths.k12.il.us/ccc