Austin College Access Network Kristen Boyer, Director of Philanthropy, TG Christine Bailie, Director of HS, College & Career Success, E3 Alliance Dr. Melissa Richardson Curtis, Dean, Austin Community College Austin Buchan, Chief of Staff, College Forward
Austin College Access Network How It All Got Started & Where We Are Going 2
Austin College Access Network College Forward Breakthrough Austin Communities in Schools Austin Partners in Education Hispanic Scholars Consortium KIPP Through College Con Mi Madre E3 Alliance 3
E 3 Alliance is the Backbone Organization for Collective Impact work in College Access & Success Vision The Central Texas education system will be strong and aligned, enabling each student to succeed from cradle to career, thereby ensuring regional economic prosperity Mission E 3 Alliance uses objective data and focused community collaboration to align our education systems so all students succeed and lead Central Texas to economic prosperity E3 Alliance serves as the Central Texas regional P-16 Council
E3 Model of Collective Impact Convene Stakeholders Identify Data Insights Build Common Agenda Forge Collaborations Change Practices and Build Capacity Change Systems ACAN Executive Directors Convene Stakeholders Identify Data Insights Build Common Agenda Forge Collaborations Change Practices and Build Capacity Change Systems Student Success Practitioners Council 5
E 3 Alliance Scope of Work 6
Recipe for Success Practitioner Wisdom Sweet Spot Literature of Best Practices Student Data 7
ACAN s Sphere of Influence and Impact Texas and National Impact E3 Leverages Funder Supports & Common Priorities Region 13 60 School Districts Student Success Practitioners Council Local Universities; GenTX; Advise TX; Ray Marshall Center ACAN College Forward Breakthrough Austin Communities in Schools Austin Partners in Education Hispanic Scholars Consortium KIPP Through College Con Mi Madre E3 Alliance ~ 15,000 Students Impacted Throughout Central Texas By SSPC ~7,000 Students Served Directly 8
Students Served by ACAN has More Than Doubled 7000 6000 ACAN Student Participation, 2008-13 6907 5000 4000 3000 4600 5200 2000 2467 1000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 9
The Bulk of Our Work is Still College Access 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 Students Supported by ACAN Community-Based Organizations, 2013-14 3413 2373 1500 1000 500 0 748 Middle School High School Postsecondary 10
16 Middle Schools & 27 High Schools Served Middle Schools Served High Schools Served Baily Akins Hutto Bedicheck Anderson Lanier Covington Austin LASA/LBJ Decker Bastrop Lehman Fulmore Bowie Lockhart Hernandez Connally Manor Kealing Crocket Manor New Tech KIPP Del Valle McCallum Manor East Austin College Prep Reagan Martin East View Regents Mendez Eastside Memorial Stony Point O Henry Garza The Cate School Paredes Harmony Science Travis Pearce Hays Small Webb
Austin College Access Network Mission 12
Mission Statement The Austin College Access Network (ACAN) develops the capacity of member organizations to increase access and success in postsecondary education for under-served students - starting as early as middle school - and to share promising practices throughout Central Texas and beyond. 13
Low Income Non-low Income One in Ten Low Income Graduates Complete College Within 6 Years of Finishing High School High School Graduates at 2-or 4-Year Higher Education Institutions, Central Texas Class of 2005 10% 20% 16% 27% 37% 39% 51% 45% 58% Persistence is a Priority 68% Enrolled Within 1 year Persisted into 2nd Year Persisted into 3rd Year Persisted into 4th Year Completed Within 6 Years 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percent of High School Graduates Source: E 3 Alliance analysis of data at the UT Austin Education Research Center 14
About Half of CTX students Enrolling in Postsecondary Enter Higher Education Through ACC Top 7 Institutions of Higher Education Serving Central Texas, Central Texas HS Class of 2011 Enrollment College or University Austin Community College 3,301 2-Year 4-Year Institution Institution Texas State University at San Marcos 905 University of Texas at Austin 753 Texas A&M University 588 University of Texas at San Antonio 475 Texas Tech University 343 Blinn College 304 Note: 2,214 students attended college outside of the region. TOTAL= 3,605 3,064 Source: E 3 Alliance analysis of THECB data at the UT Education Research Center 15
500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 ACAN Enrollment at ACC is Twice That of Texas State University ACAN Enrollment at ACC and Texas State University, 2013-14 472 ACC 284 Texas State 16
More Than Half of ACC Transfer Students Enroll at Texas State University ACC Student Transfer Enrollment by Destination Public University, Fall 2011 Texas A&M University 34 University of Texas at 36 University of Houston 39 Other Public 4-Year 40 University of Texas at SA 54 University of North Texas Texas Tech University University of Texas at Austin 57 63 312 Region Impact through ACC => Texas State University Pipeline Texas State University 938 0 200 400 600 800 1000 17
Near-to-Peer Networks Aspirational Mentorship 18
Austin College Access Network Power of Collaboration 19
Mission Statement The Austin College Access Network (ACAN) develops the capacity of member organizations to increase access and success in postsecondary education for under-served students - starting as early as middle school - and to share promising practices throughout Central Texas and beyond. 20
Shared FERPA Form 21
Data Sharing Agreements between ACC and ACAN Members 22
Austin College Access Network Designing an Early Warning System 23
Austin College Access Network Critical Components 24
Austin College Access Network Challenges to Anticipate 25
Austin College Access Network Partnership Development 26
Austin College Access Network Next Steps 27
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