1. College and Career Readiness
Outreach Services
Tireka Cobb, Ph.D., LOSFA Field Outreach Services Director

2. Objectives To Introduce LOSFA Outreach Programs.
To Share Best Practices.
To Answer Any Questions.

3. Mission
Starting with Middle School, our mission is to facilitate the progression toward college access and success.
We have to get them to know about careers and the related college options, apply to attend, show up on campus and persist beyond the first year.

4. Outreach Programs (Funding Sources)
College and Career Readiness and Success
State Funded Outreach
FAFSA Challenge Grant
LA GEAR UP

5. Outreach Programs (Types)
Professional Development/Training
Comprehensive Mentoring
TOPS/FAFSA/Financial Literacy Workshops
College and Career Counseling and Advising
College and Career Access Support
FAFSA Challenge Grant

6. Outreach Programs (Types)
Professional Development/Training
Pre-Service & In-Service Teachers and Counselors.
College Access Professionals.
School/District Administrators.
Postsecondary Staff.
Target Audience:
Go Alliance Academy.
Financial Aid/FAFSA Workshops.
Counselor Workshops.
Match and Fit Workshops/Training.
Initiatives/Activities:

7. Outreach Programs (Best Practices)
Professional Development/Training
Promotion/Marketing.
Counselor/Teacher Newsletters.
Louisiana Counselor Association Annual Conference.
School/District Meetings.
Successful Program (Word of Mouth).
Continuing Education Clock Hours.
District Contract.
Postsecondary Partnership (Course Embedding).
Best Practices:

8. Outreach Programs (Types)
Comprehensive Mentoring
6th Grade through First Year College Freshmen.
Target Audience:
Traditional (one student to one adult).
Group (one adult to a small group).
Peer (near-peer/peer mentor to student).
Initiatives/Activities:

9. Outreach Programs (Best Practices)
Comprehensive Mentoring
Aspire to Inspire Mentoring Program.
School/Counselor Referrals.
College Access Event Connection.
Near-Peer and Peer Mentoring.
Best Practices:

10. Outreach Programs (Types)
TOPS/FAFSA//Financial Literacy Workshops
6th Grade through First Year College Freshmen.
Churches.
Community Organizations.
Target Audience:
TOPS (State Scholarship Workshop).
FAFSA/College Goal Sunday Workshops.
Seminars (TOPS, FAFSA, Scholarships, START/Louisiana 529 College Savings Program).
Financial Literacy for You (FLY) Tour.
Initiatives/Activities:

11. Outreach Programs (Best Practices)
TOPS/FAFSA//Financial Literacy Workshops
TOPS Tracker.
One-on-One Student Meetings During School.
Workshops for Parents Connected to School Events.
One Calls to Parents.
Postsecondary Partnerships (Bring Students to the Campuses).
Theatrical Production of Content.
Social Media (Marketing/Promotion).
Signal Vine Text Messaging (Promotion and Feedback).
Best Practices

12. Outreach Programs (Types)
College and Career Counseling and Advising
Target Audience:
6th Grade through First Year College Freshmen.
Churches.
Community Organizations.
Initiatives/Activities:
Match and Fit Workshops.
College Kick-Off and Senior Game Plan Events/Activities.
Louisiana College Application and Access Month.
TOPS Check/Retention Workshops.
Leadership/Transition Summit.
College Acceptance/Awards Day.
Cross-Curricular College Access Lessons using online resources (UnlockMyFuture, My Life. My Way, FAFSA4caster, College Scorecard, and others).
Direct-to-Student Text Messaging of critical college access information.

13. Outreach Programs (Best Practices)
College and Career Counseling and Advising
Embedded within Courses (Career, Social Studies, etc.).
Use of Technology.
Connect to Current Interest, Skills, Abilities (5-Point Match).
Aptitude.
Academic.
Cost of Choice.
Socio/Emotional.
Retention.
Best Practices:

14. Outreach Programs (Types)
College and Career Access and Support
6th Grade through First Year College Freshmen.
Target Audience:
ACT/SAT/Standardized Testing Prep, ELA/Math Tutoring, and Credit Recovery Support.
Pre-Advanced Placement and Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate Support.
Dual Enrollment/CLEP Support.
Positive Behavior Support (Prevention and Rewards).
Postsecondary Campus Field Trips and seminars led by LOSFA staff, postsecondary admissions/financial aid staff, academic departments, athletics, campus housing and multicultural affairs.
Academic Field Trip Support.
Business and Industry Field Trip Support.
College Access Clubs.
Initiatives/Activities:

15. Outreach Programs (Best Practices)
College and Career Access and Support
District and School Relationship.
Contracts with Districts.
On-Site School Coordinators.
Postsecondary Partnerships.
Business and Industry Partnerships.
Transportation for Tutoring.
Tutoring for Dual Enrollment.
Social Media.
Signal Vine Text Messaging (Feedback and Reminders).
Best Practices

16. Outreach Programs (Types)
FAFSA Challenge Grant
Target Audience:
11 Public High Schools in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Initiatives/Activities:
FAFSA Fridays.
FAFSA Frenzy Days.
Basketball Tournament Event.
FAFSA Community Events (Libraries and Churches).
FAFSA Portal.

17. Outreach Programs (Types)
FAFSA Challenge Grant
Best Practices
FAFSA Ambassadors.
PSA/Video.
School Events.
School Competition.
Prizes/Giveaways (Graduation Supply Vouchers & Pizza Parties).
One-Calls.
Social Media (Feedback and Reminders).
Signal Vine Text Messaging (Feedback and Reminders).

18. Outreach Programs (Impact)

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20. Questions