Michigan College Decision Day Christi Taylor Director of Statewide Initiatives

Decision Day in Michigan Isolated efforts, especially NCAC schools Formally launched as SI in 2014 –110 schools 2016 MI College Decision Day has over 200 participating high schools

Decision Day Goals Recognize ALL seniors for postsecondary educational plans Support best match & fit Encourage & remind students to make a decision Influences younger students Support college-going culture Wrap up school year with a celebration

Decision Day Events Assembly Outside speaker(s) Picnic Party Carnival Breakfast ceremony Part of an existing school event VERY flexible and informal in terms of scheduling, reporting to MCAN

Decision Day Logistics On or around May 1 –This year, April 26 will be the kickoff to the Decision Day season Open registration for Michigan high schools –Heavily encouraged for Reach Higher schools and schools with college advisers Hosted at the high school level –Also encouraging communities to take this on, similar to Detroit’s event last year –Kalamazoo MCAN provides training, support, resources, and promotional materials Of our three initiatives, this is the easiest for high schools to implement and the easiest for us to support

Training and Resources Feel free to use/adapt every single thing we provide! Site coordinator webinar –In-depth training for planning and implementing a Decision Day event –March 28 –Registration link, ppt, and recording will all be on our website Site coordinator toolkit –Timeline, checklist, templates, examples, ideas –About to finalize 2016 updates and then it’ll be available

Promotional Materials Decision Day video Senior timeline Poster Stickers

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