1. SREB GO Alliance Brandy Johnson, Executive Director July 18, 2017
Michigan College Access Network: Increasing Postsecondary Access and Success for all Students
SREB GO Alliance
Brandy Johnson, Executive Director
July 18, 2017

2. Our Mission
To increase college readiness, participation and completion in Michigan, particularly among low- income students, first generation college-going students, and students of color.

7. Our Goal
Increase the percentage of Michigan residents with degrees or postsecondary certificates to 60 percent by 2025.

8. Meeting Labor Market Needs
By the year 2020, 70% of the jobs in Michigan will require formal postsecondary education.
The Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce shows how crucial the Big Goal is to our economy. It projects the shortfall of degrees nationally to be 3 million by Further, it’s data shows that by 2020, 70 percent of all jobs will require postsecondary training and degrees.
Source: Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce report, Recovery – Job Growth and Education Requirements Through 2020

9. State Perspective: Michigan Attainment Rates
TRACKING THE TREND: Percentage of the state’s working-age
population (ages 25-64) with at least as associate degree
2015
43.4%
2014
43.3%*
2013
38.4%
2012
37.4%
2011
36.8%
2009
35.8%
2010
36.4%
2008
35.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey *For the first time, Stronger Nation report also includes data on the attainment of postsecondary certificates

10. 2017 Stronger Nation Report
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11. Michigan Attainment Rates
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey

12. Michigan Poverty and Unemployment Rates
Source:

13. MCAN’s College Access Strategy

14. Theory of Change
Increase College Completion by lowering barriers that prevent students from getting to and through college:
Social Capital: Building Aspirations
Academic Preparation: Ensuring Readiness
College Knowledge: Navigating the Process
Affordability: Maximizing Aid & Minimizing Debt

15. History of MCAN

16. MCAN’s Role
Serve as the “umbrella” or “hub” for Michigan’s college access strategy
Function as an intermediary organization…
Advocate
Build Capacity
Connect Grantors to Grantees
Convene
Coordinate
Develop Partnerships
Disseminate Research
Invest Strategically
Provide Data

17. MCAN’s Strategies from 2012 Strategic Plan
Partnerships & Advocacy
Advocacy and Leadership
Coordination and Partnerships
Community Investment
Local College Access Network Development
Statewide Initiatives
NEW! AdviseMI/MSU CAC
Capacity Building
Professional Development
NEW! Data, Innovation, Research, and Technology

18. Partnerships & Advocacy
Coordinate Michigan’s college access resources, programs, and services
Strengthen existing like-minded and mission-aligned college access and success initiatives
Share best practices amongst network
Advocacy:
Serve as Michigan’s authority on college access and success issues through leadership
Advocate for policy reform that expands postsecondary opportunities for low-income students, first generation college-going students, and students of color.

19. Key Strategies Michigan College Access Alliance
Michigan Higher Education Attainment Round Table (MI HEART) & Reaching for Opportunity [Policy Work]
Michigan Higher Education Advisory Board
Michigan Promise Zone Association
Michigan Veteran Education Initiative

20. Michigan College Access Alliance
The Michigan College Access Alliance brings together advise array of organizations in the college access and success field to serve as a collective voice, dedicated to increasing the number of Michigan residents who earn college degrees and other credentials valued in the new economy. Through effective communication and the alignment of programs and resources, the Alliance creates opportunities for meaningful collaboration. The members are committed to Goal 2025.

22. Reaching for Opportunity
Check out full Reaching for Opportunity report at org/

23. MI HEART Members: K12 – MAISA/MASSP
Higher Ed - MASU (Universities), MCCA (Community Colleges)/MI Center for Student Success, MICU (Private Colleges)
Business – Business Leaders for Michigan
Philanthropy – The Kresge Foundation
Nonprofit/Advocacy - MCAN
Government - MI Department of Education, MI Talent and Economic Development Department, Office of the Governor

24. Other Partnership/Advocacy Strategies
Michigan Higher Education Advisory Board
Michigan Promise Zone Association
Michigan Veteran Education Initiative

25. Community Investment
Provide grants and other resources to local efforts that help our state move closer to Goal 2025

26. Key Strategies Local College Access Networks Statewide Initiatives
Grants
Academies/Convenings
Statewide Initiatives
Michigan College Month
Michigan College Cash Campaign
Michigan College Decision Day
Other Grantmaking
AdviseMI

27. Local College Access Networks
Serve as critical infrastructure for Michigan’s college access movement
Support the creation, quality, and sustainability of high-quality, community- based college access coalitions
Provide consulting/training and funding
30+ LCANs across the state

28. LCAN Support Grants Technical Assistance Planning Implementation
Materials:
LCAN Videos:
Grants
Planning
Implementation
Continuous Improvement
Technical Assistance
Coaching (Geographic/CI Condition)
Maritime Academy & Advanced Maritime Academy
Quarterly LCAN Development Convenings

29. Statewide Initiatives
Michigan College Month in October
2016: High Schools participated
2017: Partner Sites vs Host Sites
Michigan College Cash Campaign
Assistance and training to high schools that set and work toward a bold FAFSA completion goal
Michigan Decision Day
Webinars, resource manuals, videos/PSAs, promotional materials, connected to National Signing Day

30. Other Grantmaking Innovative Programming Grants
Professional Development Mini-Grants
Promise Zone Grants
Reach Higher High School Grants
College Advising Grants – especially MSU College Advising Corps

31. AdviseMI

32. AdviseMI History of the Program The Program Model The Funding Model
College Partnerships
High School Partnerships
The Funding Model
The Staffing Model
Recruitment > Hiring > Training > Placement

33. Capacity Building
Develop and strengthen the skills, abilities, and effectiveness of college access practitioners through professional development, research, data, innovation, and technology.

34. Professional Development
Postsecondary Planning Training Courses
School Counselor
Advanced School Counselor
Other College Access Professionals
In progress: Afterschool professionals, K12 Administrators
MCAN Annual Conference in March

35. Data, Innovation, Research, and Technology
Summer Melt Pilot Project using texting
Reach Higher High School Program
Regional Data Briefs
University of Connecticut Research Project on College Advising Course
In process: Asset Map Project

36. Budget: Revenue

37. Budget: Expenditures

38. Executive Director: Brandy Johnson
Board of Directors
Executive Director: Brandy Johnson
Deputy Director, Advocacy & Partnerships: Sarah Anthony
Director, Michigan Veterans Education Initiative: Mike Lee
12 Veteran Resource Representatives
Senior Director, Capacity Building: Jamie Jacobs
Program Assistant: Domonique Clemons
Deputy Director, Community Investment: Ryan Fewins Bliss
Program Assistant: Connor McLaughlin
Director, AdviseMI: Melissa Steward
Assistant Director, AdviseMI: Jacqueline Ruhland
8 Advisers
Program Supervisor, WestMI: Emily Halling
16 Advisers
Program Supervisor Metro Detroit: Kirsten Donoghue
Program Supervisor EastMI: Karla Perez Garza
Staff Accountant: Nancy Lynn
Operations Manager: Vicky Wright
Operations Assistant: Emma Walter

39. Discussion and Questions

40. MCAN Staff
Senior Staff Sarah Anthony Deputy Director for Partnerships and Advocacy Ryan Fewins-Bliss Deputy Director for Community Investment Jamie Jacobs Senior Director of Capacity Building Strategy Staff Domonique Clemons Program Assistant Connor McLaughlin Program Assistant Operations Staff Emma Walter Operations Assistant Vicky Wright Operations Manager

41. Contact
Brandy Johnson Michigan College Access Network