1. Preparing Students for College Tracy Speaker Michelle Stebleton

2. Introduction Earnings, unemployment, lifestyle (Indicators of Opportunity) 15 million students enrolled (Monthly Metrics) 2.9 million recent high school grads ( Monthly Metrics) Minority population is increasing (Changes in Persistence) However, only 27% minority (Changes in Persistence) 7% Mexican Americans hold a degree v. 25% total population (Nevarez)

3. Statement of the Problem Socio Economic Status 79% of high income v. 31% low income (Indicators) Determines college (Indicators) Tuition increases ( Cabrera & La Nasa) Parental savings (Cabrera & La Nasa) Financial Aid (Cabrera & La Nasa) Access to Information (Cavanagh) Race Hispanic and African Americans less likely to attend college = Lack of college prep curriculum College prep courses lead to success in college Devarics

4. Statement of the Problem Parental Support Starts early Parents guide choices Parents educational attainment Encouragement (Cabrera & La Nasa) High school requirements lacking 5 states require 4 years of math 6 states require 4 years of English No guarantee of the rigor of these courses (Devarics)

5. Other Programs Federal Programs Upward Bound Talent Search AVID MESA Combined serve 10% of needy students. (Swail) Early College Programs Gates Foundation (Early College) Bard High School (Early College) Washtenaw Technical Middle College (Chmelynski) Dual Enrollment (Early College) Advanced Placement

6. Needs Assessment 12% of the county has a bachelor’s degree 31% of the county has not received a high school education 121,000 students enrolled in high school in the county 39,000 students enrolled in higher education (2002 American Community Survey Profile) Jefferson HS 99% Hispanic 85% economically disadvantaged 68.6% graduated in 4 years 51.5% took the SAT/ACT 5.8% met or exceeded SAT standard (Student Characteristics of the Schools, Fall 2003)