Colorado Pre-Collegiate Programs JOINT EDUCATION COMMITTEES BRIEFING March 15, Helping Colorado s students to plan, apply and pay for College

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1 JOINT EDUCATION COMMITTEES BRIEFING Helping Colorado s students to plan, apply and pay for College

2 Jan 03: Blue Ribbon Commission defines The Colorado Paradox Oct 03: CCHE adopts Declaration on Higher Education Access (later endorsed by SBE) Nov 03: CCHE publishes Remediation Report and Higher Education Admission Requirements Fall 03: Head First reports that pre-collegiate services reach no more than 1 in 10 low income secondary school students May 04: SB 189 May 05: HB1027, HB1057, SB3 Summer 05: Colorado Pre-Collegiate Partnership formed

3 Vision A statewide network of pre-collegiate service providers, government agencies and community-based stakeholders working together to help prepare Colorado Middle and High School students to plan, apply and pay for college. K-12: Counselors, Parents, Students, Teachers, Administrators Higher Ed Admissions and Financial Aid Officers Community Based Non-Profits with youth missions WorkForce Development Councils and Chambers of Commerce Public Agencies with youth services Policy Makers Network of Pre-Collegiate Programs

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5 TRiO Programs (Federal Funds) Established in the 1960 s Educational Talent Search 7 Projects (Alamosa, Arapahoe, Fort Collins, Denver, Fort Lewis, Greeley, Trinidad) 5,450 Students Served $2,065,575 annual budget Upward Bound 10 Projects (Alamosa, Fort Collins, Pueblo (2), Fort Lewis, Metro State, Trinidad (2), CU-Boulder, UNC) 740 Students Served $3,884,769 annual budget Veterans Upward Bound 2 Projects (Metro State, CSU-Pueblo) 240 Students Served $560,951 annual budget Also, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, McNair Post-Bac Program

6 ADVANCEMENT VIA INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION AVID is designed to increase school-wide learning and performance. The mission of AVID is to ensure that all students, and most especially the least served students in the academic middle, are capable of completing a college preparatory path. Currently AVID serves 3,214 students in grades 6-12 in 82 schools and 14 districts across Colorado (Academy 20, Adams 1, Adams 12, Adams 14, Adams 50, Aurora, Boulder Valley, Brighton, Cherry Creek, Colorado Springs D 11, DPS, Littleton, Poudre, Greeley) These numbers will grow to 90 schools and 18 districts next year Over 150 AVID teachers teach the AVID elective class and help to coordinate program activities Over 300 trained college tutors work with and mentor the AVID students during the AVID elective class Over 570 staff (teachers, counselors, administrators) serve on the AVID site team at their schools Current annual budget $240,000 (money generated from annual fee at existing school sites and staff training)

7 Colorado GEAR UP Mission: To prepare low-income/low-performing students grades 7-12 for college access and success and to provide each matriculating student with scholarship support. Up to 6,000 students at 20 sites in 8 school districts (Alamosa, Aurora, Colorado Springs, Denver (3), Grand Junction, Greeley, Lamar, Pueblo) 21 full-time staff; 20 part-time instructors Annual Budget $1,750,000 operations and $1,750,000 Scholarship Fund (U.S.Department of Education) matched by local and state funds

8 Colorado GEAR UP ( ) 2,600 low-income students in 19 middle and high schools in 9 school districts (Aurora, Delta, Denver, Delta, Fort Lupton, Ignacio, Lamar, North Conejos, Pueblo) GEAR UP Partnerships Adams 14 Commerce City (540 students) , reapplying for MASS GEAR UP Pueblo (6,053 students) , renewed Greeley GEAR UP Partnership (520 students) , renewed Boulder GEAR UP Partnership (41 students) Concluded 2005 Colorado Springs is applying for

9 University of Colorado Pre-Collegiate Development Program Program Objective: Assure that students successfully complete their high school education in a timely manner and acquire the academic and social skills necessary to enroll and succeed at their chosen post-secondary institution Selection Criteria: - First General College Student - Attend Identified Target High School or Feeder Middle School - Come From Under-represented Group in Higher Education - Minimum High School GPA of Meet at Least One of the Following: Come from a Single Parent Family Be the Eldest Student in the Family Have a Desire to Continue Education Past High School

10 UCCS Pre-Collegiate Development Program Service Area: El Paso and Pueblo counties High Schools Served: 16 Middle Schools Served: 0 Students Served: 478 high school students Staff: Two full time staff and work study students (increases for summer program) Budget: $180,952 for high school program and $25,000 to initiate middle school program from CU, UCCS, and PPCC

11 CU-Boulder Pre-Collegiate Development Program Service Area: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Jefferson, and Weld counties High Schools Served: 16 Middle Schools Served: 19 Students Served: 362 high school students and 352 middle school students Staff: Four full time staff and work study students (increases for summer program) Budget: $292,049 for high school program and $97,343 for middle school program from CU and UCB

12 University of Colorado at Denver Pre-Collegiate Development Program Service Area: Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, and Jefferson counties High Schools Served: 13 Middle Schools Served: 7 Students Served: 410 high school students and 213 middle school students Staff: Three full time staff and work study students (increases for summer program) Budget: $266,640 for high school program and $35,000 for middle school program from CU and UCD

13 University of Colorado Health Sciences Campus Pre-Collegiate Development Program Service Area: Adams, Arapahoe, and Denver counties High Schools Served: 12 Middle Schools Served: 0 Students Served: 81 Staff: One full time staff and HSC students (increases for summer program) Budget: $86,559 for high school program from CU and UCHSC

14 CU - Roaring Fork Pre-Collegiate Program Service Area: Roaring Fork Valley School District RE-1 High Schools Served: 3 Middle Schools Served: 3 Students Served: 185 Staff: One full time staff and various volunteer student mentors Budget: CU provides $5,000 for the academic year and $10,000 for the summer program. The school district supports the salary of the Coordinator. CMC supports a three-day summer experience. The Aspen Valley Foundation supports various academic year programs.

15 High Horizons Service Area: Greeley, Denver, Fountain, Jefferson County High Schools Served: Greeley--West High School, Central High School, Northridge High School; Denver--Lincoln High School, North High School, Montbello; Fountain-- Fountain Ft. Carson High School; Jefferson County--Arvada High School. Middle Schools: Greeley--Maplewood, Franklin, Evans, Heath, Brentwood; Jefferson County--Arvada Middle School, North Arvada Middle School; Fountain--Carson Middle School, Fountain Middle School. Students Served: 16,363 Budget: $ 1,000,000 over a three year period. Staff: 1 Project Manager; 1 Assistant Project Manager; 8 advisors

16 High Horizons Fountain Fort Carson SD8 College in Colorado Scholarship Courses for college credit CSU Pueblo, UC Denver, Pikes Peak Community College 350 students a year $80,000

17 Fountain Fort Carson SD8 Career Technical Education Partnership with Aspen Diversified Industries CCHE requirements Investigating K-14 facility Laptop initiative

18 The Daniels Fund The Daniels College Prep Program was established in 2000 as a means to identify Daniels Scholars Program operated in CO, NM, WY, and UT from Fall 2000 Spring 2006, serving over 1,000 students Program was completed in February 2006 because it was not feasible to take the program to scale across the four states without drastically diminishing available scholarship dollars Moving forward, the Daniels Fund will focus its efforts on providing scholarships to low-income students, relying on partnering college prep programs and youth-serving nonprofit organizations as referral agencies The Daniels Fund will continue to support college prep programs through its grants program

19 Progress and Challenges Progress 13 Regional Networks Established, with over 300 members Feb 21 Statewide Pre-Collegiate Conference attracted over 250 participants established statewide, Colorado s free career and college prep website Challenges: Counselor Case Load of 581 (vs recommended 250 student case load) Lack of consistent service to 178 school districts/64 counties Lack of Uniform Student ID prevents accurate tracking (SB 24) Need to implement statewide Pre-Collegiate database, as required by HB Concerns regarding Higher Education Admission Requirements Concerns regarding cost of post-secondary education

20 CONTACT INFORMATION Gully Stanford (Dept of Higher Ed/College Access Network) Scott Mendelsberg (Director Colorado GEAR UP) Dr James Henderson (Vice Chancellor for Student Success UCCS) Dwight Jones (Superintendent Fountain Fort Carson SD) Dr Molly Doll (Director High Horizons) Alethea Stovall (President of Colorado TRiO Programs) Marlene Grueber (AVID)