1. Empowering parent coordinators to strengthen the school/family partnership to promote student success. Presenters Wynter Greene Ileana Infante Taryn Hunter Kenney Robinson

2. College & career readiness  The must-have skills and knowledge all students need to ensure that the transition from high school graduation to post secondary and career opportunities is seamless.

3. College & career readiness  What the data says:  Graduation rates through June 2009 for students who entered grade 9 in the 2005-06 school year vs. the percentage of students who graduated with a score 80 or better on the math Regents exam and 75 or better on the English Regents exam.  Graduation rate data-NY Times, February 8, 2011 GroupReported graduation rate College- and Career- Ready Graduation Rate Difference New York City 64.5 %22.8%- 41.7%

4. Ileana’s insights on instilling a culture of education at the elementary level Activities that parent coordinators can either facilitate or encourage families and schools to do to promote college & career readiness  Literacy workshops for parents.  Introduction to what are the pre-requisites or requirements for high school/college entry. Free or low cost Programs that support college & career readiness  Learning Leaders  GO Project ( Lower East Side)  Hunter College Literacy & Learning lab

5. Kenney’s keys for instilling success on the middle school level Activities that parent coordinators can either facilitate or encourage families and schools to do to promote college & career readiness  College visits  High School visits  Career Day, Career bingo  Letter to a friend, graduation speech  Introduce financial literacy  Increase home responsibilities to promote responsibility and self sufficiency Free Programs that promote college & career readiness  Harlem Educational & Activities Fund  New Heights  Boys’ Club of New York  Sponsors for Educational Opportunity

6. Wisdom from Wynter on instilling a culture of education on the high school level for college & career readiness Activities that parent coordinators can either facilitate or encourage families and schools to do to promote college & career readiness  Takes practice PSAT and discusses results with a teacher  Co-Curricular Activities  College Tours  Understanding graduation requirements/ what your high school has to offer.  College Now (Summer/Fall/Spring) Opportunities Free Programs that promote college & career readiness  CUNY College Now  Monroe College ( Jump start)  Trio programs ( Upward Bound, Talent Search)  Liberty Partnerships, STEP  Summer Search  Camp College  The Door, Options  City Year

7. Additional Resources Inside Schools- http://insideschools.org/http://insideschools.org/ College Access Consortium of New York (CACNY)- http://cacnyinc.org/about.shtml http://cacnyinc.org/about.shtml United Federation of Teachers- http://www.uft.org/parents http://www.uft.org/parents Learning Leaders- http://www.learningleaders.org/http://www.learningleaders.org/ Youth Communications- http://www.youthcomm.org/index.html http://www.youthcomm.org/index.html The Clic- http://www.theclic.net/quick.htmlhttp://www.theclic.net/quick.html NYCDOE you ( Take inventory of resources in your school and community. Survey parents, staff and faculty for talents and resources.)

8. Taryn’s tips  FINDING THE RIGHT FIT: WHAT THIS MEANS  Type Of College  Location  Majors  Cost  Financial Aid  Campus Life  HOW TO GET IN: THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS  The Common Application  College Application Dates  Filling out the application  Tests Scores  Transcripts  College Essay  Letters Of Recommendations

9. Taryn’s tips  RELATIONSHIPS MATTER  Visit and tour the campus  TOOLS THAT CAN HELP  http://www.collegeboard.org/ http://www.collegeboard.org/  http://mycollegeguide.org/ http://mycollegeguide.org/  http://www.about.com/ http://www.about.com/  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/  http://www.petersons.com/ http://www.petersons.com/  http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/ http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/  http://www.princetonreview.com / http://www.princetonreview.com /  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

10. CUNY resources Parents going back to school: http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/prepare /adults.html - http://www.workered.org/ - click on prospective students at the top http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/adults. html http://www.cuny.edu/academics/conted.html Continuing and Professional Education: http://www.cuny.edu/academics/conted.html

11. Additional CUNY resources Academic Programs by College: http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/downloads/cuny_academic_grid.pdf Contact List http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/feeds/binder-resources- include/cuny_directory.pdf Profile http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/downloads/Admission_profile04202011.pdf (both freshman and transfer) Financial Aid http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/downloads/cuny_finantialaid.pdf CUNY Start http://www.cuny.edu/academics/programs/notable/CATA/cti- cunystart.html

12. contact information for presenters Ileana Infante Director Early Childhood & Childhood Clinical Experiences Hunter College School of Education 212-772-4667 DIRECT 212-772-5334 FAX ileana.infante@hunter.cuny.edu Taryn Hunter, M.B.A. and M.S. in Organizational Management Assistant Director of Recruitment & Outreach Hunter College 212-650-3034 212-650-3336 (Fax) thunte@hunter.cuny.edu Please visit our website at www.hunter.cuny.edu To sign up to receive more information about Hunter College and create your own personal "My Choice" webpage please go to: http://mychoice.hunter.cuny.edu

13. Contact information for presenters Wynter Greene Senior Office Assistant Office of Clinical Experiences School of Education Hunter College wgreene@hunter.cuny.edu Kenney Robinson Director Adolescent & TESOL Clinical Experiences School of Education Hunter College (212) 772-4038 kenney.robinson@hunter.cuny.edu