2. 2014 CFWV Youth Summit Webinar Today’s Agenda: I. Introduction II. Purpose III. Sponsor’s Responsibilities IV. HERO’s Responsibilities V. Timeline VI. Next Steps VII. Questions and Answers

3. What is a HERO? Higher Education Readiness Officers HEROs help their school, their classmates and their community to dream big and get ready for college. They organize events to help others learn about their options for college, support their teachers by helping with events, and rally their communities to help everyone have a chance to succeed in completing education and training beyond high school. Being a HERO is a big commitment, (you have to seriously get involved and help out) but it also comes with some great perks. HEROs get to step up and be a leader in their schools by organizing events for their classmates, teachers and community. HEROs also have a voice in the activities the school plans, and they get to participate in the statewide college access movement.

4. , but We Are HEROs: Student Video

5. About the Youth Summit up to 6 teams, each team consisting of 4 female and 4 male students students must be uprising 10 th or 11 th grade students Counties or Schools will determine their participants Suggested selection criteria: well rounded, not all honor students, good standing, cross section of student population All students and the adult supervisor should be determined prior to submitting their application

6. Sponsor’s Responsibilities… Before Summit Sponsors will be responsible for constructing your team of 8 students. Participants should fully understand the Youth Summit’s purpose and the opportunities that we be made available to them through the program. Each of the 8 students should be “An Ideal HERO.” How you construct your teams is up to the sponsors, building supervisor, or an in house team.

7. The Ideal HERO is… Dedicated to utilizing his/her potential to the best of his/her ability and helping other students do the same; Positive, supportive, approachable, and tolerant; Dedicated to pursing some form of postsecondary education; A strong believer in the power of education; Someone who could benefit from being part of a supportive, engaging group, and Someone who could benefit from the opportunity to improve his or her leadership skills, self confidence, and high school resume.

8. Sponsor’s Responsibilities… Before Summit: Team Construction Lots of stories. Cross section of student. Students ‘stuck in the middle.’ Suggest a teacher nomination rather than student application.

9. Sponsor’s Responsibilities… During the Summit Sponsors are responsible for their students during travel to and from the Student Success Summit, during the West Virginia University Tour, and at night when they are not working with the Team from GEAR UP for Excellence. A skeleton schedule will be located on www.cfwv.com/connect. www.cfwv.com/connect Sponsors will be responsible for attending the break out session during the Summit that will review the upcoming expectation.

10. Sponsor’s Responsibilities After the Summit The adult sponsor should be prepared to serve as the advisor the school’s HERO group. The advisor will be responsible for organizing the HEROs group, establishing the group’s legitimacy as a student group within the school, and ensuring that HEROS students meet on a regular basis and accomplish their annual goals set in the work plan.

11. HERO’s Responsibilities… During the Summit experience a professional conference with educators and students from all over the state develop leadership and communication skills construct plans to create a HEROs group in their schools present what you’ve learned to the 400 educational stakeholders abide by the Youth Summit Participant Agreement at all times

12. After The Youth Summit: The Work Plan Regular Meetings College Application and Exploration Week College Goal Sunday Community Service Projects Financial Aid Nights Higher Education Day CFWV

13. Tentative Youth Summit Schedule Tuesday, July 29: 1:00 p.m. - Check-In 3:00 p.m. – Required Meeting 5:00 p.m. – Leadership and advocacy training 7:00 p.m. – Dinner 8:00 p.m. – Leadership and advocacy training 10:00 p.m. – To the rooms 11:00 p.m. – Lights out

14. Tentative Youth Summit Schedule Wednesday, July 30: 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast and attend the Student Success Summit plenary sessionsStudent Success Summit 10:00 a.m. – Leadership and advocacy training 12:15 p.m. – Lunch and attend the Student Success Summit plenary sessions 2:15 p.m. – Leadership and advocacy training 4:45 p.m. – Student Success Summit gallery walk and reception 6:00 p.m. – Leadership and advocacy training 8:00 p.m. – Pizza party 9:00 p.m. – Leadership and advocacy training 10:30 p.m. – To the rooms 11:00 p.m. – Lights out

15. Tentative Youth Summit Schedule Thursday, July 31 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast and attend the Student Success Summit plenary sessions (students will provide a presentation to Student Success Summit participants) 10:00 a.m. – Tour of West Virginia University 12:30 p.m. – Lunch and closing ceremony

16. Next Steps Schools will submit applications. Schools will be notified. Selected schools will participate in an informational webinar.

17. Questions and Answers Do you have any further questions, concerns, or ideas? Additional information can be found on CFWV.com/Connect. Thank you for joining our webinar today. Should you need any further information, please send me an email at HMcChesney@hepc.wvnet.edu