Catch the Next is replicating and scaling up the Puente model (based at UC Berkeley) in Texas. Puente is proven, scalable, & cost-effective. CTN is a non-profit corporation, founded as a 501(c)3 to promote college readiness and completion. Located in NYC. Target population: At-risk students entering community college, including Hispanics and first-time college-goers. Catch the Next, Inc.

Catch the Next Wins Gates Momentum Challenge for Academic Advising The Gates team selected CTN because: Mentoring/counseling builds community to support engaged student learning environments. Contextualized teaching: integrating culture into the curriculum. Collaborative approach breaks down institutional silos to facilitate student success. For its mentoring and counseling work in Texas, CTN was one of three national groups chosen to present at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2013, “What’s Next in Higher Education?”

CTN-Puente Collaborative Model : Breaks down institutional silos to facilitate student success

Accelerated Reading and Writing curriculum. Fall (DevEd-INRW 0304) and Spring (Credit-ENG 1301) taught by same professor. Learning Frameworks course. Counselors work closely with faculty. Each student has a volunteer mentor. Catch the Next expedites transition into credit-bearing courses We give students the tools for success in school and career.

Helps students develop professional networking skills. Develops students’ social and cultural capital. Emphasizes the value of “giving back” to their community. It provides students with caring adults concerned about their academic and career success. What Mentoring Does for Students

Help students through the application, admissions and financial aid processes. Close coordination with faculty & mentors. Organize field trips to 4-year institutions. Puente Model provides academic advising/counseling until graduation or transfer. Counselors are key

Puente and CTN hold the 8-day Foundational-Puente Institute at UC Berkeley. Fall Training – Three-day professional development in Texas—Puente and CTN trainers. Spring Training – Three-day professional development in Texas—Puente and CTN trainers. The approach is cost effective – no added staff at colleges. Catch the Next coordinates all Professional Development training for Texas faculty.

Catch the Next Provides Coaching and Support to College Teams Site visits Classroom observation Engagement with college presidents and senior staff, including Institutional Effectiveness Offices. Facilitate team building Intensive coaching for success.

2012: CTN-Puente: Percent of students completing Dev Ed INRW 0304 and passing with a “C” or higher compared to 2011: Before CTN-Puente: Percent of students completing ENG 0310 and passing with a “C” or higher.

Persistence (% of CTN-Puente students who completed fall Dev Ed INRW course and enrolled in ENG 1301)

RESULTS FOR STUDENTS IN ENG1301, FOR-CREDIT COURSE. RED students in the CTN-Puente program, who completed & tested out of Dev ED fall 2012 (INRW 0304). BLUE students with no Puente intervention

TN/Puente Student cohort in S Texas El Paso CC South Texas CollegeAlamo Enrolled in fall INRW Completed INRW (A,B,C) Enrolled in spring ENG Completed ENG1301 (A,B,C) Number of Students N-count for CTN-Puente students – Annual success rate of 72% = 207 began, 149 successfully completed.

We’ll go to scale in Texas New student cohort Students being served

The University of California, Berkeley, Puente Program Palo Alto College, San Antonio, Texas El Paso Community College, El Paso, Texas Lee College, Baytown, Texas, South Texas College, McAllen, Rio Grande, and Weslaco Cities. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. PBS, Teacher Online. Our success is due to our great partners:

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