HB3063 Mid-term Report Highlights Work with High School’s (12) High Schools (12): Echo, Helix, Hermiston, Irrigon, McLoughlin, Nixyaawii, Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Riverside, Stanfield, Umatilla, Weston McEwen Visits with principals and or high school liaisons at each of the high schools (phone and in person).

HB3063 Mid-term Report Highlights Current High School Students (200) Face-to-face meetings with students to learn about the supports available to them College and matriculation information General financial aid information and support Review of online early college credit resources Meetings to date: 132 Financial assistance to Students: ($20,000 budgeted for approx 80 students)/60 students have been identified Financial Assistance Awarded through Semester 1 Number of Students awarded: 37 Total Awarded: $4,588

HB3063 - Data Current High School Students 104 of the 200 students under this grant have one or more contact through the end of November Programs of study had not been identified prior to our mid-term report. This will be done during the 2nd meeting with the students

HB3063 Mid-term Report Highlights Matriculated Students (90) List sent to Success Coaches: Emails sent to all, follow-up emails sent in January Gift cards purchased and provided to Pendleton and Hermiston Success Coach (Art Mota - Hermiston, Kris Barnum as lead for Pendleton) Financial Assistance to students ($5,000 budgeted): Hermiston - 13 students for a total of $1,050

HB3063 - Data Matriculated Students (88 active) Ethnicity Gender

HB3063 - Data Matriculated Students Programs of Study

HB3063 Mid-term Report Highlights Challenges Staff time to meet with our high school partners Students showing up for their appointment times Response from our high school partners Short period to implement grant objectives

HB3063 Mid-term Report Highlights Going Forward Continue meeting with students in the high schools Financial Aid workshops Degree planning sessions Degree completion tools College readiness and career exploration workshops Develop and plan for summer 2017 implementation: Summer Bridge program

Student Success Project Grantee Convening February 1, 2017

Participants 9 Community Colleges: Representatives from: Tillamook Bay CC Linn-Benton CC Central Oregon CC Kalamath CC Rogue CC Portland CC Mt. Hood CC Blue Mt. CC Oregon Coast CC Gateway to College National Networks The Ford Family Foundation Education Northwest Representatives from:

Portland Community College Future Connect Outreach staff cross trained in Financial Aid and Admissions Mandatory summer orientation workshop “College Survival” & “Today's Careers” courses (taught by Success Coaches) Paid internships & leadership opportunities with local businesses Tuition Scholarship for 100 level courses

“AVANZA” “The Good Road” Central Oregon CC Building and expanding culturally specific services and programs to Latino and Native American students “AVANZA” “The Good Road”

“GO (Great Opportunities) KCC” Klamath CC Boosting outreach & community events for recruitment Added a College Navigator Scholarships “GO (Great Opportunities) KCC”

Linn-Benton CC Created an endowment with the colleges foundation Partnered with Boys and Girls Club to bring on community-based volunteers as coaches

Mt. Hood CC Focused recruitment to increase number of under-served, low-income and first-generation enrollment Financial supports to increase persistence Added part time Outreach Specialist to assist students in ABE program and those receiving SNAP benefits as they transition to college level courses

Oregon Coast CC NAVIGATE AmeriCorps Vista volunteer A program designed to inspire 8th students to graduate from high school and matriculate to college. AmeriCorps Vista volunteer Matriculated students (“Navigate Scholars”) receive additional coaching Supplemental scholarships Beaver Hangouts - partnership program with OSU to provide mentoring

Rogue CC Boosting recruitment efforts using HOLA (Helping Oregon’s Latinos Advance) Summer Bridge Program (students who registered for fall term received additional support). Improved student communications with shift to texting

Tillamook Bay CC Increased targeted outreach Social events Launch of cohort based program for first generation college students Increased targeted outreach Social events Financial aid workshops Tutoring incentives Achievement incentives

Collaboration Small Group Strategies Coaching High School Outreach Scholarships Sustainability

Shared Challenges Length and timing of grant Student responsiveness to email and phone Scheduling Hiring Timelines for added staff

Forward Momentum Learning from each program's successes and failures Promote continued support/funding for this work Culture shift - Support is a core value and should be funded by general budget (not grants)