Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association San Diego, California April 16, 2009

Intervention for College Attendance Program State-level initiative started in 2000 Grants awarded competitively Grant focus – foster postsecondary attendance and retention Target audience – historically underrepresented 6 th – 12 th graders and college students

College participation rates for low-income Minnesota college freshmen % % Intervention for College Attendance Program

Intervention for College Attendance Program Funding History FY 2000/01$500,000/$500,00010 grants FY 2002/03$500,000/$200,00010 grants FY 2004/05$225,000/$225,000 7 grants FY 2006/07$446,000/$446,00014 grants FY 2008/09$696,000/$696,00024 grants

Intervention for College Attendance Program

Project Sites : Concordia University University of Minnesota Minneapolis Community and Technical College Achieve! Minneapolis Minnesota State University, Mankato Summit Academy OIC

Intervention for College Attendance Program The College of St. Scholastica University of Minnesota Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment Minnesota TRiO Association St. Cloud State University Dakota County Technical College

Intervention for College Attendance Program Learning Disabilities Association Admission Possible Metropolitan State University Mounds Park Academy St. Cloud Technical College Carleton College

Intervention for College Attendance Program Carver –Scott Educational Cooperative Northfield Public Schools Saint Paul College Lake Superior College Bemidji State University Ely Community Resources, Inc.

Intervention for College Attendance Program Program Impact: Concordia University 25 African American males higher graduation rate than district & state 10/10 seniors applied for college

Intervention for College Attendance Program The College of St. Scholastica Upward Bound eligible students 29/29 seniors graduated 29/29 seniors applied for college

Intervention for College Attendance Program Northfield Public Schools Latino, English language learners 14/16 seniors graduated 12/14 applied to college

Intervention for College Attendance Program Bemidji State University Upward Bound Eligible Students 28/29 seniors graduated 28/28 applied for college

Intervention for College Attendance Program University of Minnesota 65 American Indian students 7/7 seniors graduated 7/7 seniors applied for college

Intervention for College Attendance Program Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment 42 low income, immigrant, refugee girls 21/21 seniors graduated 20/21 seniors applied for college

Intervention for College Attendance Program Contributors to Program Success Focus on academic achievement Secondary/postsecondary relationship Best practices for college preparation Counseling/instructional collaboration Attention to context of student learning Partnership with community resources

Intervention for College Attendance Program Attributes that Hindered Success Competitive grants 10 allowable services Need for self-identification by some students Mobility of population Poor/nonexistent tracking system Instability of funding

Nancy Walters, Ph.D. Program Manager