The Unidos Project for Latino Student Success Getting to the Big Goal in Albuquerque by 2025 February

Increase the proportion of individuals with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60% by the year 2025 Hispanos/Latinos constitute 1 in 6 individuals in the United States, with a college completion rate of 19.2% The Lumina Foundation’s “Big Goal” 2

From 2005 to 2010, the percentage of Hispanos/Latinos enrolled in public school in New Mexico increased from 53.3% to 56.6% (NM Public Education Department). In 2012, the statewide Hispano/Latino 4-year high school graduation rate was 67.7%, up from 59.3% in 2011 (NM Public Education Department). In 2010, the statewide Hispano/Latino 6-year college graduation rate was 37.1%. This rate was 9% lower than that of White students (Chronicle of Higher Education). In New Mexico... 3

Source: U.S. Census, ACS 2010, 3-Year Estimates, Bernalillo County, Ages 25 and older Educational Attainment in Bernalillo County,

APS Four- and Five-Year High School Graduation Rate, All Students & Hispanics 5 Source: New Mexico Public Education Department. The 4-year rate is the percentage of students who graduated in the given year within four years. The 5-year rate is the percentage of students who graduated in the given year within five years.

6 Source: CNM, Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness. The success rate measures each cohort of new students taking nine or more credit hours who are successful after three years. Success is defined as earning a degree, earning a certificate, or transferring.

7 Source: UNM, Office of Institutional Research, OIR Freshman Cohort Tracking Report, Fall The six-year graduation rate is the percentage of first-time, full-time, degree seeking students who enroll at UNM in the given year and graduate with a Bachelor’s degree or PharmD degree, or who are enrolled in the fourth fall of the PharmD Program within six years.

The Unidos Project for Latino Student Success Our Vision: 55,000 Degrees for Hispanos/Latinos by 2025 (25,000 new degrees) Our Goals: 1.Graduate more Hispano/Latino students from high school. 2.Enroll more Hispano/Latino students in postsecondary education. 3.Graduate more Hispano/Latino students from two-year and four-year colleges & universities. 8

How Can We Achieve Our Vision? Set ambitious, yet achievable, targets aligned to each goal. Build a backbone structure to support collective impact. Develop four strategic focus areas with mutually reinforcing activities that are aligned to the big goals. Create workgroups for each strategic focus area to implement the activities. Report progress regularly and make adjustments, as needed. 9

Structure of the Unidos Project 10 Unidos Leadership Team Cross-Sector Groups Opening the Gate Increasing the Flow Reclaiming the Flow Removing Barriers Project Director Community Liaison Data Manager Facilitators, Strategy Group 1 Facilitators, Strategy Group 2 Facilitators, Strategy Group 3 Facilitators, Strategy Group 4 Unidos Council Principal Investigator

Four Strategic Focus Areas 1.Opening the Gate: Redefining and Scaling Up Services to Support Students and Families (Abriendo La Compuerta) 2.Increasing the Flow: Helping Students and Families Understand the Transformational Power of Education (Aumentando La Corriente) 3.Reclaiming the Flow: Bringing Students Back (Recuperando La Corriente) 4.Removing Barriers: Institutional Development to Facilitate Seamless Transitions (La Limpia) Photo credit: New Mexico Acequia Association, 11

Implement Mutually Reinforcing Activities: Opening the Gate Activities: A.Develop system of “one-stop” support services:  YDI-Elev8 Full-Service Community Schools (2 high schools)  CNM Connect  UNM Lobos Unidos B.Deploy and support achievement coaches at CNM & UNM and college/career counselors at APS C.Identify early warning indicators and create/deploy early warning data systems at APS, CNM, & UNM D.Better integrate academic & non-academic supports at APS, CNM, & UNM Goals: 1.Create a seamless system of academic and non-academic supports for students at APS, CNM, and UNM. 2.Identify students at risk of dropping out of high school or college and connect them to the appropriate support services. 12

Implement Mutually Reinforcing Activities: Increasing the Flow Goals: 1.Strengthen the role of caring adults through mentorship and family engagement. 2.Support more positive youth development opportunities. 3.Provide career exploration opportunities. 4.Assess and provide opportunities to improve workforce skills. 5.Assess the local and regional & economic environment for job opportunities. Activities (for each goal): A.Conduct a needs assessment that includes a comprehensive asset map of community resources; B.Identify opportunities to encourage & promote advanced educational attainment among Hispano/Latino students; C.Pull together groups and organizations within each focus area to develop a common agenda; and D.Provide support to the groups so they can build the capacity necessary to serve a larger population of students in a collective manner. 13

Implement Mutually Reinforcing Activities: Reclaiming the Flow Goals: 1.Increase GED options for students who have dropped out. 2.Increase adult basic education opportunities. 3.Increase high school credit recovery opportunities. 4.Increase outreach to students who have stopped out of UNM & CNM. 14 Activities: A.Build program capacity for goals 1-3 through policy advocacy to secure needed resources (to meet existing unmet demand). B.Create “Reclaiming the Flow Network” of all GED, ABE, credit/dropout recovery programs to coordinate policy agendas, share best practices, and develop formal partnerships with institutions of higher education to streamline enrollment of students who complete these programs. C.Develop a plan to recruit students from GED, ABE, and credit/dropout recovery programs and schools directly into CNM and UNM. D.Align existing “graduation projects” already in place at CNM and UNM to bring back students who are close to graduating and to automatically award degrees to students who have met the requirements but never filed. E.Explore reverse articulation options for transfer students.

Implement Mutually Reinforcing Activities: Removing Barriers Activities: A.Implement equity scorecard at APS, CNM, & UNM. B.Identify, align, implement, & institutionalize culturally proficient policies and practices at APS, CNM, UNM, and within all of our organizations. C.Change policy and practices to raise expectations and set high goals for Hispano/Latino student success. D.Assess and evaluate state and institutional policies that impact access to college education, and implement new policies to increase access. E.Identify and promote successful Hispano/Latino role models to assist in changing negative perceptions that encourage low expectations. Goals: 1.Create greater equity for Hispano/Latino students within our educational institutions. 2.Combat the culture of low expectations. 15