Improving Advising for First Generation College Students at Independent Schools Facilitated by Nicole Yeftich College Support Coordinator at KIPP Baltimore Panelists: Daymond Cooper, Liz Hirsch, and Jen Pineau

Session Agenda Introductions & Opening Activity Alumni Testimony Panel Sharing Discussion Scenario Activities Reflection & Next Steps

TURN AND TALK: Pair up with someone sitting nearby TURN AND TALK: Pair up with someone sitting nearby. Choose one of the questions below and share your thoughts with each other about it. What’s one thing about the college application process that might be more complicated for first generation students at independent high schools? What are two things we assume students know about the college and financial aid processes?

Alumni Testimony: Daymond Cooper December 4, 2018 | 4

Coordinated Programming Panel Sharing Individual Advising Coordinated Programming School-Wide Practices December 4, 2018 | 5

Conversation and Questions

Scenario Activity Organize yourselves in groups of three. Each person in your group should have a different scenario. Take turns role playing each of the three scenarios. Each person should have a chance to be the counselor, the student, and the observer. Provide feedback in your group. Prepare to share out insights and lingering questions/issues. December 4, 2018 | 7

Personal Reflections and Next Steps What is something that I can do today to affect my work with students? What is something about which I need to find out more? What is something that I can strive to do for the next school year? December 4, 2018 | 8

Thank you!