1. COLLEGE SUMMITS WEBINAR Tennessee College Access & Success Network Susan Rhodes, The Ayers Foundation

2. What’s a College Summit?  A college summit is held at a location where students can be divided into different rooms to listen to presentations from each college.  Fall for Seniors  Spring for Juniors  Presentation length15-20 minutes about admissions, scholarships, housing, and college life.  The students rotate after each presentation to a different college.

3. Benefits of a College Summit  In depth info about colleges  Individualized attention from recruiter  Smaller setting so students aren't as intimidated and will ask questions (it can be intimidating for a student to approach recruiters at college fairs)  Allows recruiters to meet with a larger number of students and provide better information  Slide shows and videos helps students visualize themselves at that school.

4. Sample Summit Schedule SCHEDULE  SESSION 19:00-9:15  SESSION 29:20-9:35  SESSION 39:40-9:55  SESSION 410:00-10:15  SESSION 510:20-10:35  SESSION 610:40-10:55  LUNCH11:00-11:45  SESSION 712:00-12:15  SESSION 812:20-12:35  SESSION 912:40-12:55  SESSION 101:00-1:15  MEET WITH COLLEGE OF CHOICE1:15-1:30

5. Rural College Summit Grants Who is eligible:  Schools or school districts  Classified as Town or Rural by the National Center for Education Statistics  50% or more Free and Reduced Price Lunch We’ll award 8-10 grants up to $1200 each We will want you to report:  Which higher ed institutions participated  How many students attended  New partnerships/future plans formed as a result of event

6. Rural College Summit Grants  Application deadline: Sept. 6, 2013 by 4:30pm CDT  Applications emailed to Bob Obrohta at bobrohta@tncollegeaccess.org bobrohta@tncollegeaccess.org  Award notification: Sept. 9, 2013  Implementation deadline: April 11, 2014  Summits for seniors must occur by Dec. 20, 2013  Summits for juniors must occur by April 11, 2014

7. We encourage…  Partnering with other organizations to serve more students and/or reduce costs  Other schools/school systems  Higher education institutions (host, provide lunch, etc.)  Targeting TBR, UT, and TICUA institutions  Include wide range of options including technical, two- year, and four-year

8. We’ll provide  Outreach materials you can customize  Sample timeline, schedule, and letters inviting colleges to participate  Sample evaluation to use with students

9. RFP  Applying Organization Name and Address  Applicant Name and Contact Information: name, title, phone number, email address  Applying Organization’s Free and Reduced Lunch percentage  Please provide a Scope of Work that includes a timeline for the implementation of your Rural College Summit. (500 word maximum)  Please provide descriptions of the students to be served: number to be served, juniors vs. seniors, etc.  Please provide a list of the higher education institutions you will invite to participate in your Rural College Summit. Please include any confirmations you have already received.  Budget and Budget narrative  How will you track the results of your Rural College Summit? (250 word maximum)