College App Week Presented by: Penny Gandy and Letha Huddleston Oklahoma College Assistance Program

College App Week  st full year of subcommittee structure  K-12  High School to College  College Enrollment through Graduation  Transition from College to Career  Non-Traditional Students and Adult Learners  Website and Multimedia Development  Member Recruitment Reevaluated – decided to condense from seven down to three subcommittees Recent history of OK-CAN Activity

College App Week  Condense subcommittee structure into three groups  High School to College  College to Career  Member Development  Combine workshops with member meetings  Survey members to identify topics  Host regional workshops in spring, summer and fall  Digital media  Refresh website  Expand content of ‘Members-Only’ webpages New Structure of OK-CAN

College App Week  As of April 2015:  280 Individual Members  Representing 183 Organizations  Diverse members and organizations:  Counselors Middle and High Schools  Principals College and Career Techs  Admissions Officers TRiO and Upward Bound  Advisors Tribal Organizations  Executive Directors Financial Aid and Admissions  Volunteers Mentoring Programs  Teachers Community Partners Recent history of OK-CAN Activity              

College App Week  Embrace a global topic (college access and success) and identify a common project to support  Welcome to College App Week! New Project for OK-CAN

College App Week  Started in 2012  Originally implemented at the 24 GEAR UP designated school districts  First year – 1,790 high school seniors submitted/started 2,470 college admission applications Recent history of College App Week

College App Week  In 2014, CAW resources were offered statewide through partnership between GEAR UP and the Oklahoma State Department of Education  Added an additional 41 school districts  2,200 high school seniors submitted/started 4,421 college admission applications  In addition to the GEAR UP schools Recent history of College App Week

College App Week  Tools and resources already developed by GEAR UP – including a counselor implementation guide  Templates to use for school announcements, parent flyers and other social media outlets are available and ready to use  OCAP to provide posters and stickers What’s available for CAW now?

College App Week  OK-CAN would host monthly planning calls Example:  August – Get started, build and prepare your team, begin looking for potential sponsors who could supply food or goodies at the event(s)  September – Get seniors signed up for college visits and make sure they participate in local college fairs, start marketing CAW to students and parents  October – Confirm volunteers, make final arrangements for CAW event, reconfirm with any sponsors, begin making school announcements as reminders, solicit assistance from English teacher to have students work on admission letters  November – for any last minute details If I decide to participate in CAW, what would the preparation look like?

College App Week  Before you leave for summer break, reserve the dates and a location that could be used for CAW  media center, computer lab, anywhere you could set up PC’s for your seniors to use, and get it on the school calendar (be sure to get approvals from your administration if necessary)  Plan on joining us in August to go over materials and cover planning steps to be taken before the November events  Look for announcements and information sent to the OK-CAN listserv  Be thinking about volunteers you can approach in the fall to help plan and participate in your event What do I need to do NOW?

College App Week  Lindsey Williams, US Grant High School, OKC  Jennifer Sack, Booker T Washington High School, Tulsa  Polly Bredy, Caddo-Kiowa Technology Center, Ft. Cobb OK-CAN Members who’ve participated in CAW

College App Week Thank you for joining us, and let us know if you have any questions. Letha Huddleston (405) Penny Gandy (405) (800) Help us make CAW 2015 a success!