1. Lunch Plenary: Community Partnerships for Attainment

2. The Challenge in Cleveland
College completion rates are extremely low for CMSD Students
14% CMSD vs 55% nationally
80% of CMSD graduates go to 15 Higher Education Institutions
CMSD college completion rates on the 15 campuses average about half the overall institutional rates (largely at the public institutions)

3. Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland
Launched by Mayor Frank Jackson in October 2011
Collaborative partnership among the City of Cleveland, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, 17 colleges and universities, and more than 40 community organizations
Compact’s goal is to align the efforts of member organizations to best use limited precious resources and increase the city’s number of college graduates.

7. Cradle to Career serving Summit County, Ohio since 1994
ATTAINMENT GOAL: 48,000 new degrees or certificates by 2025
Key Partners:
Pre-K through Postsecondary providers
17 school district; 5 non public schools-72,000 students
3 higher education partners-60+% of college bound grads attend
Out-of-school-time partners
Philanthropy, Corporate, Government, Social Sector

8. Persistence Project Collaborative
Overall StrivePartnership Cradle to Career Goals: That Every Child…
Name: StrivePartnership Year Started: 2006
Geography: Cincinnati, Covington (KY), Newport (KY)
Regional Bold Goal: 45% of adults will have an associates degree or higher
Persistence Project Partners: Cincinnati State, University of Cincinnati (UC), UC Blue Ash, Northern Kentucky University, Gateway (KY)
Persistence Project Goals/Strategies: -Increase math readiness
-Improve intake and intrusive advising
-Increase success of developmental math courses
-Improve early alert interventions

9. Persistence Project Collaborative