1. First in the Family: Practical Ideas for Helping First Generation and At Risk Students Go to College and Find Success Aliza Gilbert College Counselor Highland Park High School Highland Park, IL

2. Who is my target population? Students or Parents?

3. Students Middle School Junior High High School

13. Parents Motivation

15. Parents Information * ACM Pre-College Planner for Parents (available in Spanish) *NACAC Guide for Parents (available in Spanish) *Tips for Parents with Middle School/High School Teens Guidance

19. Printed Resources for Counselors Guiding the Way to Higher Education: Families, Counselors and Communities Together - A guide to presenting parent workshops that promote educational success with students (NACAC) Fundamentals of College Admission Counseling – Chapter 10: Early College Awareness the Middle School Years written by Susan Street (NACAC)

20. Websites First in the Family: Advice about college www.firstinthefamily.org Advice About College from First-Generation Students www.nextgenerationpress.org Tips for First-Generation College Students www.ecampustours.com Unique Concerns of First-Generation College Students www.fastweb.com All NACAC publications can be downloaded at nacacnet.org

21. Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder, 2006 www.postsecondary.org College Planning Calendars Grades 7-12 www.collegeaccesscenter.org Dream to Reality www.collegezone.com Mapping –your-future www.mappingyourfuture.org