1. Increasing Awareness, Access & Success for College Readiness Tyler Dixon, Emmanuel Patiño, Anamaria Rosales, Jonathan Senecal & Andre Wallace teamASAP Captains Beth A. Arey College & Career Coordinator Amber Bolden Greer Professional School Counselor Dale G. Leibforth Mathematics Teacher/Instructional Coach AP Recruitment & Retention Coordinator Evanston Township High School District #202 - Evanston, IL

2. ETHS School Profile September, 2013 Total Enrollment: 3,120 Low-Income: 41.4% Asian: 3.9% Black or African American: 30.9% Hispanic/Latino: 16.6% Two or more races: 4.8% White: 43.4% College Bound (Class of 2012): 72% 2 Year Colleges: 16% 4 Year Colleges: 55%

3. AwarenessAccessSuccess High School & Post-High School

4. Objectives: To provide overview of counseling curriculum To offer examples of collaboration within ETHS to develop effective student-centered programming To provide an opportunity for colleagues to reflect on current curriculum, programming, practices and how student needs are being met AwarenessAccessSuccess

5. Counseling Staff AwarenessAccessSuccess

6. AwarenessAccessSuccess Major Opportunities to Focus on Access Freshman Transition Junior Post-Secondary Planning

7. How do we support freshmen transition? AwarenessAccessSuccess Access ETHS Freshman Orientation Freshman Advisory Study Hall Program Introduction to High School Seminar Individual Freshman Conferences Course Selection Group Sessions

8. 1 credit summer course Activities and skills based learning Collaborative AwarenessAccessSuccess Access ETHS Overview

9. AwarenessAccessSuccess Access ETHS Goals Acquire test-taking, note-taking, research and organizational skills Gain an awareness of resources, supports and skills necessary for a successful transition to high school Become familiar with ETHS culture, procedures, building and campus Develop a high school success plan with short & long-term goals Build community among the class

10. AwarenessAccessSuccess Freshman Orientation Approximately two hours Begins with a brief welcome session in the auditorium Concludes with freshmen and their parents/guardians exploring the high school

11. Freshman Advisory Study Hall Program *Students’ Six: Six Teaching Strategies that Work for Students of Color, Greg Meyer: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Chapel Hill, NC

12. AwarenessAccessSuccess FASH Programming with Specific Outcomes Community Building – Social/Emotional: Students will learn to communicate effectively Academic Supports – Academic and Social/Emotional: Students will know where the various supports, beyond class are located and when they are offered – Students will understand the process of taking advantage of supports offered – Students will become better self- advocates when seeking out supports What is your GPA? Understanding your Transcript Introduction to Naviance – College/Career: Students will receive additional college information – Students will receive additional career and vocational information – Students will more fully utilize Naviance during their freshman year Check-ins – Student/counselor relationship building

13. AwarenessAccessSuccess Introduction to High School Seminar Small group sessions Discussion of graduation requirements Overview of four-year plan Present scenarios highlighting the significance of grades and accessing supports Encouragement of extracurricular involvement

14. AwarenessAccessSuccess Individual Freshman Conferences Progress update Review of interim grades and four-year plan Discussion of possible interventions Check-in of extracurricular involvement

15. AwarenessAccessSuccess Course Selection Group Sessions December – Course information days January – Small group information sessions – Student submission of course requests

16. AwarenessAccessSuccess Junior Post-Secondary Planning Conferences Scheduled for each student; parents are invited December 1st - April 30th Discussion – Current plan – Colleges – Major/career interest – Graduation plan – Grades/GPA/Rigor of curriculum – Test scores Action Plan – Create a list of schools – Define wants – Determine needs – Use Naviance and other search engines – Refine list – Visit schools – FAFSA/Fin Aid/Scholarships – Compile activities/awards/accomplish ments – Q & A

17. A Paradigm Shift: College Eligible vs. College Ready Admission vs. Graduation AwarenessAccessSuccess

18. It’s never too early! PreK-16 partnerships Goals Academics Careers Campus exposure Financial aid Transition School-wide/city-wide coordination AwarenessAccessSuccess

19. Traditional College Readiness Predictors Grades Achievement Tests College Matriculation Predictors Application Completion FAFSA Completion Secondary Course Placement Post-Secondary Course Placement College Matching (or fit) AwarenessAccessSuccess

20. Where can improvements be made? StudentsPeople Pre-High SchoolLocal Partnerships Teen ParentsEngaging Families Student-AthletesAcademic Departments Community College AdvisingMinority Advising Groups Special Education ProgramsPromotions Financial Aid Education General School Events College Representative Visits Athletic Events College Campus Tours Fine Arts Events Standardized Test Score InterpretationMedia/Communications AwarenessAccessSuccess

21. Deliberate: adj. intentional. Strategy: n. a plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal. AwarenessAccessSuccess

23. AwarenessAccessSuccess

24. College Success Research Hargrove, L., Godin, D., & Dodd, B. (2007) College Outcomes and the AP Experience: Does the AP Grade “2” Matter? Paper presentation at American Educational Research Association, April 2007, Chicago, IL. Keng, L., & Dodd, B. (2007) An Investigation of College Performance of AP and Non-AP Student Groups. Paper presentation at American Educational Research Association, April 2007, Chicago, IL. Bowen, W.G., Chignos, & M.M., McPherson, M.S. (2009) Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America’s Public Universities. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. AwarenessAccessSuccess

25. College Success Research Outcomes An AP exam score of 2 correlates with better college performance than students who did not take an AP course or took the course and skipped the exam. An AP exam score of 2 had higher four-year graduation rates than AP courses alone, and other non-AP courses. AP students had higher first-year and fourth-year GPAs than those who did not take AP courses in high school. AwarenessAccessSuccess

26. Historical Performance on AP Exams 2012-13 1927 Exams 850 Students 2013-14 948 Students

27. Enrollment in Advanced Placement Enrollment 290 in 1995 948 in 2014 Percentage in grades 11/12 40% in 2006 68% in 2014 Percentage change for Black, Latino and White Black: 13% in 2007 38% in 2014 Latino: 22% in 2007 58% in 2014 White: 61% in 2007 82% in 2014

28. Number of Graduates in One or More AP Courses 201220132014 Black7994102 Latino485274 White282292278 Total437497506 506 out of 693 = 73%

29. Percent of Graduates One or More AP Course

31. ETHS Total Number of AP Scores Grade 3 or Higher 2009-102010-112011-122012-13 1027100812531293

32. 65% in 2011 67% in 2013 Percent of Students Proficient (3 or higher) on AP Exams

33. Restructuring of Freshman Year Earned Honors Humanities 2011-2012 (English/History & Social Sciences) Earned Honors Biology 2012-2013 Pathways to Advanced Placement Awareness, Access & Success Work

34. Restructuring of Freshman Year – Earned Honors Increasing Access & Success in AP Committee Pathways to AP Forum/Pathways Documents 27 AP Classes in 6 Departments Adding new AP courses FORUM

35. ETHS Advanced Placement Classes 2013-2014 (27 Total Classes in Six Different Departments) English Language and Composition Literature and Composition Fine Arts Art History Portfolio/Studio Music Theory History & Social Sciences European History Psychology United States History Mathematics Calculus AB Calculus BC MV Calculus/Linear Algebra Computer Science Statistics Science Biology Chemistry 3 Chemistry/Physics 4 Chemistry/Physics Environmental Science Physics B (Physics 1 & Physics 2) Physics C World Languages 5 French 4 German Latin 4 Spanish Heritage Literature & Language 4 Spanish Literature & Language 5 Spanish Literature & Language Advanced Spanish Language Career & Technical Education Government & Politics: United States

36. Monthly Meetings Mentoring Tutoring Inform, Inspire & Encourage Leadership Story Videos Fish Bowl team Access & Success in Advanced Placement

37. Year 3 1 Recruitment and Support Students 2 Recruitment Events 3 Recruitment & Support Technology 4 Recruitment Structural 5 Recruitment Design Team 6 Support Workshops 7 Recruitment & Support Parents 8 Support Teachers 9 Support Relax & Party 10 Recruitment & Support Collaboration 11 Recruitment & Support Fundraising/Community Service 12 Supports Athletics Peer One-on-One Tutoring Tutoring Within Classrooms Tutoring Within Larger Groups Mentors Wildkit Academy Biology AP Sophomore English Junior English AP AB Calculus AP Homework Center Study Groups teamASAP Monthly Meetings Pathways to AP Forum 12/11 AP Winter Combine 1/25 AP Spring Training 3/8 AP Summer Camps August Wildkit Academy Sessions Review Sessions Mock AP Exams Boltwood Cafe Present to Freshman E-Ban Parents Meeting Latino Advisory Committee Meeting Parents Engaged Meeting Freshman Advisory Study Halls Conference Presentations AM AP Supports Dance Movies AP Party Petting Zoo Facebook Twitter Vine Instagram teamASAP Support Website AP Testimonials Videos/You Tube Google + Upload Notes from Class ETHS Announcements AP Review Websites FASH Videos Announcement Videos Administrative Conversations Adding AP Courses Data Study Serve on Increasing Access & Success in Advanced Placement Committee Present to Building Leadership Team Present to All Staff Biographies I AM Poems H-Hall Bulletin Board T-Shirts & Gear Posters Banners Pencils Time Management (5- Minute Timer) College Application Process College Scholarship Process Becoming a College Reader & Writer Parent Workshops PUT IN OTHER CATEGORY Share Stories Stress/Workload Assessment Retakes Together Educator And Mentor AKA AP Buddies PUT IN OTHER CATEGORY Student Ambassadors Parent Ambassadors Latino Quest Minority Student Achievement Network Students Organized Against Racism NAACP Community Service Club ETHS Grads Who Teach at ETHS STAE AVID Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Project Excite Summer Geometry Northwestern University Parent Communication AP Review Books AP Test Pencils Fundraising Sales Grants AP Exam Success Incentives Athlete's Sub Club Women & STEM in Sub Club SunshineCaroline V.Caroline V. (Facebook)KevinSunshineCaroline V. Sunshine Rebecca C.Oli J. Rebecca C. Brittanie G. (E-Ban)Brittanie G. (Instagram)Ben F.Sarah W.Nick M. Olivia W. Rebecca C.Nick M. Ben F.SunshineNick M. (Face/Twitt)Nick M. Elliot G. Nick M. Sarah W.Lauren R. Olivia W. Ben F.Adrianna C. (Vine)Suzanne H (ASAP Comm)Kelsey S.Suzanne H. Tessa S. Nick M. (STAE)Fidak K. Valeria S. Sarah W.Deyon K. (Review Websites)Nathaniel Bernstein Aly S. Nick M. Kelsey S. Kai J. (SOAR/Project Excite)Deyon K. Nick M. Francesca F. (Facebook/Instagram)Jon S. - BavisMadeleine R.Fidak K. Lauren R. Suzanne H (Amb)Dorie R. Tessa S. Nathaniel Bernstein Lauren R. Molly L. Deyon K. (AVID)Abby C Maggie S. Adrianna C. Deyon K. Jill K. (Amb)Olasumbo B. Aly S.Ryan K. Deyon K. Jill K. Olasumbo B. (amb)Francesca F. Elliot G. Fidak K. Abby C. Jon S. Francesca F. (AVID/AVID Ambassador)Jon S. Molly L.Sullivan F. Julia S. Nick M. Fidak K.Suzanne H. Francesca F. Fidak K. Adrianna C.Deyon K. Kai J.Olasumbo B. Suzanne H.Sarah W. Erika C.Nick M. Deyon K.Jill K. Abby C.Jon S. - forum Olasumbo B. Francesca F. Jon S.

38. AP Summer Bridge Courses

39. AMAPS – AM AP Support Targeted Review Sessions Review Book Drive “I GOT THIS” Pencils Support & Resource Website - tinyurl.com/teamasap

40. Additional ETHS Supports AM Support Wildkit Academy AVID – Advancement Via Individual Determination Academic Intervention Team Project Excel STAE – Steps Toward Academic Excellence Data-Based & Trained Advisors Departmental Study Centers/Media Centers Homework Center Media Centers One-on-One Tutoring Classroom and School Environment Interventions Behavioral Interventions Continued Teacher Professional Development & Vertical Teams

41. Having a strong Freshman experience and early awareness starts ETHS students on a rigorous pathway toward access and success in AP courses to help ensure readiness and retention for college & career.

42. Beth A. Arey areyb@eths.k12.il.us www.eths.k12.il.us/ccc Dale G. Leibforth ethsap@eths202.org www.eths.k12.il.us/ap Amber Bolden Greer boldena@eths.k12.il.us www.eths.k12.il.us/student_services/counselors http://tinyurl.com/teamasap Tyler Dixon Anamaria Rosales Andre Wallace Emmanuel Patiño Jonathan Senecal