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© 2012, Michigan Campus Compact. All rights reserved

COLLEGE POSITIVE VOLUNTEERISM

HELPING K-12 YOUTH TAKE STEPS TOWARD POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

CPV Training Overview

❑ Part 1: What is CPV and College Access?▪ Activity and Review

❑ Part 2: Being a College Positive Volunteer▪ Activities and Review

❑ Part 3: Paying for College▪ Activities and Review


Goals of the CPV Training

Understand:⬜ What it means to be an ambassador of higher education

as you serve in your community⬜ That you are a RESOURCE not an EXPERT

Be Comfortable:⬜ Having conversations with youth about post-secondary

options after high school⬜ Navigating the CPV Toolkit and Website


PART 1: COLLEGE POSITIVE VOLUNTEERISM

AND COLLEGE ACCESS


A College Positive Volunteer (CPV) is a college student who is aware of how they impact the college readiness and enthusiasm of the youth they interact with as they volunteer in local communities.


What is a College Positive Volunteer?

The term “college” refers to:

⬜ Colleges and Universities (4-year)

⬜ Community and Junior Colleges (2-year)

⬜ Vocational, Technical, and Business Schools (certificate programs with various completion times)


The CPV Definition of College

College is attainable for everyone !

As a CPV, I am willing to do whatever I can to help K-12 youth prepare for and enroll in college.


The CPV Mindset

Are you going to college?

Avoid language such as:

Where are you going to college? and

How can I help you get there?

Instead, use:

The CPV Motto


[Activity 1 – College Road Map]

⬜ Fill out Activity 1 in Activity Packet

⬜ Think about how you got to college and how these had an influence on your decision to attend post-secondary education

QUESTIONS:⬜Do you believe that you would have attended the college you did,

without the experiences and support you discussed in your responses?

⬜How can you use your experiences to encourage youth to attend college?

⬜How will you relate to K-12 students who have experienced different roadmaps ?


❖ Encouraging and helping K-12 youth consider, plan for, and attend postsecondary institutions after high school

❖ Efforts are often aimed at underrepresented students, especially low-income and first-generation (the first in their family to go to college) students, however, the goal is college access for all!

❖ CPV is one of the many college access programs in Michigan


What is College Access?

➢36.4% of Michigan’s 5.2 million working adults (ages 25-64 years) hold at least a two-year degree, according to 2010 Census data. This compares to the national average of 38.3% (Lumina Foundation, 2012).

➢62% of Michigan’s jobs will require postsecondary education by 2018 (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2010).


Michigan’s Need

➢ Common Good Forecasterhttp://apps.unitedway.org/forecaster/

➢ County Health Rankings23% of children under age 18 living in poverty1

➢ Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

© 2012, Michigan Campus Compact. All rights reserved1 (County Health Rankings, 2012, http://ow.ly/aNGG2)

Why Educational Attainment?

➢ Academic Preparation⬜ACT or SAT⬜Study habits⬜School attendance

➢ Social Capital⬜College is not attainable⬜Lack of family support⬜First in their family to go to

college

➢ College Knowledge⬜Applying⬜Visiting colleges⬜Majors

➢ Affordability⬜FAFSA⬜Loans⬜Scholarships


Addressing Barriers to College

Individuals with a college degree are more likely to…

■ Be employed■ Have a higher income

■Over a lifetime, the average individual with a 4-year degree will earn $1.6 million more than a high school graduate1

■ Have greater workforce mobility■ Be more productive and innovative in the workplace■ Have better health and longer life expectancy■ Raise children that will attend college■ Be civically engaged (vote, advocate, fundraise)■ Engage in community service and charitable giving

…compared to those without post-secondary credentials!

© 2012, Michigan Campus Compact. All rights reserved 1 (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2010; Lumina Foundation, 2010)

CPV Toolkit page 8

Benefits of a College Education

Everyone

• The Nation• The State of Michigan

• Your Institution• K-12 Youth

• You

Who Benefits from College Access Programs?


While volunteering you will have the opportunity to…

1.Impact the life of a K-12 youth2.Be part of a group of students with similar interests3.Help others, by “paying it forward”4.Have a new experience5.Address the needs in your community6.Fight poverty by promoting education7.Develop and/or strengthen new skills 8.Develop confidence in your interactions with K-12 youth9.Strengthen & diversify your resume and/or graduate school applications10.Get course credit (if volunteering is a course requirement)


10 Benefits of Being a CPV

REVIEW 1WHAT IS COLLEGE ACCESS AND

COLLEGE POSITIVE VOLUNTEERISM?


Question 1➢ What is the Toolkit definition of college access?

A: Helping college students get access to services

B: Helping community members gain access to college services

C: Helping K-12 students consider, plan for, and attend postsecondary institutions after high school

D: None of the above


Question 2

➢ What is the CPV Motto?

A: Are you going to college?

B: Where are you going to college? and How can I help you get there?

C: Are you thinking about college?

D: Are all students college bound?


Question 3

➢ What is the CPV Mindset?

A: College is for some students

B: College is for students who can afford it

C: College is an excellent goal

D: College is attainable for all students


Question 4

➢ What is a benefit of being a CPV?

A: Experience working with K-12 youth

B: Doing something tangible to impact your community

C: Doing so will look good on your resume and/or graduate school applications

D: All of the above


Question 5

➢ Who benefits from college access programs?

A: Your institution

B: The state of Michigan

C: K-12 Youth

D: Everyone


Question 6

➢ Which institutions are included in the college access definition of college?

A: 4-year institutions

B: 4-year, 2-year, vocational, technical, and business

C: 2-year and four-year

D: 4-year, vocational, technical, and business


Question 7

➢ What is a benefit of a college education?

A: College graduates have increased personal and professional mobility

B: College graduates earn more money

C: College graduates have improved health and a longer life expectancy

D: All of the above


Question 8

➢ College Positive Volunteers work with . . .

A: Students in high school only

B: Students who are in elementary school only

C: Students in grades K-12

D: Students in middle school only


Question 9➢ Who is a “first-generation” student?

A: The first person in his/her generation to go to college

B: The first person in his/her family to attend college

C: The first person in his/her neighborhood to attend college



Question 10

➢ A college access program/initiative would . . .

A: Focus on job skills for college students

B: Work towards changing college entrance requirements

C: Include college students working with K-12 youth

D: Help K-12 youth become more civic-minded


PART 2: BEING A COLLEGE POSITIVE VOLUNTEER


Understanding Your Students

◻ Each youth you encounter has different experiences and viewpoints (how they view the world)

◻ Many youth are categorized as “at-risk” What is “at-risk”?


➢ Substance abuse or addiction

➢ Troubles at home

➢ Teen parent

➢ Sexual abuse

➢ Health issues

➢ Gang involvement

➢ Financial constraints

➢ At risk of dropping out of school➢ fear➢ Hungry➢ Lack of emotional support➢ Working while in school➢ Foster care youth➢ Bullied or intimidated➢ Single parent / non-parent home

CPV Toolkit pages 2 - 3

CPVs ARE college resources, NOT experts!!!


Being a CPV

CPVs DO:

❖ Act as role models❖ Provide resources❖ Help motivate❖ Offer support and guidance❖ Share experiences

CPVs DON’T:

❖Give all the answers❖Make judgment❖Try to persuade❖Know it all

A tool and guide to help you prepare to be a CPV, and get ready to help students through a positive CPV experience!

The CPV Toolkit


Contents1. Before you Volunteer

2. Elementary School3. Middle School4. High School

5. Ways to Pay for College6. Additional Resources

7. Glossary of Terms8. Appendix

**Toolkit sections are color coded**

Navigating the CPV Toolkit


❑ Be ready to learn❑ Care❑ Be prepared❑ Be culturally sensitive❑ Have a goal❑ Listen❑ Be supportive❑ Be flexible❑ Be authentic and real


❑ Be innovative

❑ Be consistent

❑ Be professional

❑ Be introspective

❑ Be a positive role model

❑ Exercise caution

❑ Have high but realistic expectations

❑ Follow up

CPV Toolkit page 6 - 7

What to Do Before You Volunteer


Connecting With Students


Provide a clear explanation of why you

are working with the student(s)

Ask questions that are comfortable - for you and

the student(s)

Share about yourself. Don’t give up if the

student doesn’t seem interested.

Choose topics that are relevant to the student(s)

Be willing and eager to learn from

the student(s)!


Frequently Asked Questions


You as a CPV

Resource

Can I go to college if I haven’t done

well in high school?

What do you mean by college? What is it like?

When should I start preparing for or

applying to college?

How much does it cost to go to college? How can I pay?

What are

professors like?

Is college

like high

school?


We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

➢ Always break down information and terms about college in an understandable, comfortable manner

➢ Never assume understanding of terminology➢ Help provide a foundation of college terms!


2-year &

4-year

Private

vs. Public

Admissio

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Recomm

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etters

GP

A

Courses &

Cre

dits

Majors

& M

inors

Financial A

id &

FAFSA

On-Cam

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mutin

g

Degree

ACT &

SAT

Activities for:❑ Elementary Students

❑Page 20 - 33❑ Checklist, Activities, Reading Lists

❑ Middle School Students❑Page 34 – 44

❑ Checklists, Activities, Reading Lists

❑ High School Students❑Page 45 – 55

❑ Checklists, Activities, Reading Lists

➢Suggested activities can be modified, for example, use a middle school activity for elementary school youth if it is appropriate.


Toolkit Sections 2, 3, & 4

CPV Activities by Student Group

Event-Based Activity: a limited time interaction (1-day event, a week-long camp, etc.)

⬜ Example: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up, page 36

Short-Term Activity: longer than an event (12-15 week semester or several months)

⬜ Example: Write Career Stories, page 24

Extended-Term Activity: a longer term commitment (6 months, a year, or longer)

⬜ Example: Peer Tutoring Group, page 64


Toolkit Sections 2, 3, & 4

CPV Activities by Length of Service

[Activity 2 – Creating an Activity List]

➢ Refer to Activity Sheet➢ Become familiar with the Toolkit section that

would be most applicable to your volunteering ■Section 2 (Elementary School)■Section 3 (Middle School)■Section 4 (High School)

➢ Record two activities you could use when volunteering with youth as well as create your own college positive activity

➢ Discuss


Ways to Pay for College


Toolkit Sections 5

➢ Know Talking Points About Your College: pages 17 - 19

➢ All About the SAT and ACT: pages 56 – 59

➢ Campus Visit Checklist: pages 69 - 70

➢ Online Scavenger Hunt: Michigan Colleges: pages 71 - 73

➢ K-12 Self Inventory: Possible Career Paths: pages 75 - 81

➢ Overview of Internet Resources: pages 82 - 85


Additional ResourcesToolkit Sections 1, 4, & 6

http://thecompactaccess2success.com/ The CPV Toolkit

1-Page ResourcesHelpful Websites

….and More!


The CPV Website

➢www.michigancap.org➢ Scholarship Search➢ College Search➢ Choosing a Career Path➢ Loan Cost Calculator➢ Michigan Electronic Library➢ Test Preparation➢ Resume Building


Michigan College Access Portal

❑ http://knowhow2gomichigan.org/

❑ 4 Steps to College▪ Be a pain▪ Push yourself▪ Find the right fit▪ Put your hands on some cash

❑ Timeline, College Myths, PSAs

❑ Other Resources


KnowHow2Go!

[Activity 3 – Developing a Plan of Action]

❖ Refer to Activity Sheet

❖ You will be given a scenario

❖ Work on your own or in groups

❖ Share with the whole group what you would

do in each situation

❖ Discuss


REVIEW 2BEING A COLLEGE POSITIVE

VOLUNTEER


Question 1

➢ When volunteering, college students should . . .

A: Not expect much from the K-12 youth

B: Have high expectations for the K-12 youth

C: Have high but realistic expectations for the K-12 youth



Question 2

➢ If you are being a nonjudgmental CPV, you will . . .

A: Listen carefully and show you care

B: Acknowledge their viewpoints and backgrounds

C: Watch what you say when interacting with the K-12 youth

D: All of the above


Question 3

➢ A college student volunteer at a 3-day, K-12 activity . . .

A: Cannot be a CPV

B: Can be an event-based CPV

C: Can be a short-term CPV

D: Can’t make a difference in the college goals of a K-12 youth


Question 4

➢ One simple thing all CPVs can do to promote college is…

A: Wear their college gear when working with K-12 youth

B: Take the K-12 youth to a theatrical performance at their college or university

C: Commit to a year of volunteering with a K-12 youth

D: Fill out college applications with high school students


Question 5

➢ If you are a short-term CPV, you are working with K-12 youth . . .

A: For a semester

B: For one month

C: For two months

D: All of the above


Question 6

➢ The CPV Toolkit provides…

A: College Positive Activities for youth of all ages

B: Helpful websites and resources

C: College Campus Visit Checklist

D: All of the Above


Question 7

➢ College Positive Volunteers . . .

A: Know everything

B: Are college access experts

C: Are college access resources



Question 8➢ A CPV working with K-6 youth would probably

not . . .

A: Read books with the youth about various professions

B: Review a college application with the students

C: Help the students create a college-related bulletin board

D: Have students cut out pictures of people in different occupations


Question 9➢ A CPV working with high school students

should . . .

A: Encourage the students to prepare for the ACT/SAT

B: Tell students that they should always play a sport

C: Tell students that they should always go to a 4-year college



Question 10

➢ The activities for elementary students . . .

A: Cannot be used while working with middle school students

B: Should not be modified

C: Are the only activities you should use



PART 3: PAYING FOR COLLEGE


❑Educate the K-12 youth on the possible ways to fund a college education

❑To direct the youth and their parents to resources they can use to consider options for paying for college


The CPV’s Job

❑ Family/Personal Savings❑ Scholarships❑ Grants❑ Working and Paying as You Go❑ Federal and State Financial Aid❑ College Work Study Programs❑ State and Federal Loans❑ Private Loans


Ways to Pay for CollegeCPV Toolkit page 60 - 68

❑ Not always an option❑ Savings Plans

✓ Michigan Education Savings Plan - tax free growth▪www.misaves.com

❑ Pre-paid tuition plans✓ Allow the purchase of college credits at current

tuition rates✓ Michigan Education Trust (MET)

▪www.setwithmet.com


Family/ Personal Savings

⬜ Scholarships are great sources of funding

⬜ Usually involve students having to maintain certain requirements such as a Grade Point Average, etc.

⬜ Finding and applying for them can be overwhelming– therefore students should start early and search often

■The Internet is a good, free source for scholarship information■ All scholarships should have free applications!


Scholarships

❖ Scholastic achievement (grades, honor society membership, etc.)

❖ Religious affiliation

❖ Race / Ethnicity

❖ Athletics

❖ The field/major a student intends to pursue

❖ Disabilities or handicaps students may have

❖ Special talents

❖ Utilize the Michigan College Access Portal’s “Scholarship Search” function to search for available scholarships


Scholarship Options

❑ Usually given by colleges, non-profit organizations, or government agencies

❑ Often given to individuals based on:▪ Financial need▪ Meeting a certain criteria (i.e. certain ethnicity or

race)▪ A commitment to study a particular field (i.e. nursing)

❑Filing the FAFSA is necessary to obtain government grants, however the internet is a free way to search for other available grants


Grants

❑ Students take a limited number of classes per term (usually two), possibly live at home to keep expenses minimal, and pay the tuition for their college classes out of their earnings.

❑ It does take longer but students graduate DEBT FREE!


Working and Paying As You Go

❑ The “Free Application for Federal Student Aid”

❑ The FAFSA is needed for State and Federal ▪ Scholarships▪ Grants▪ Work Study ▪ Loans

❑ Applicable for students planning to attend 4-year colleges, 2-year colleges, and other career-focused training institutions


The FAFSA

❑ Can be completed online or on paper, as early as January 1st by students and their parents in their senior year of high school.

❑ The FAFSA should be completed by the date’s posted on the college’s website, which

is typically March 1st.


The FAFSA

To file the FAFSA, the following documents are required:

✓ Social Security card ✓ Driver’s license (if any) ✓ W-2 forms and other records of money earned ✓ Income tax return ✓ Records of child support paid ✓ Current bank statements

*CPVs are not to help students fill out the FAFSA because it requires sensitive financial information. However, if it is a FAFSA event, we encourage CPVs to assist with the process, since trained professionals will be available for guidance.

The FAFSA


➢ Sources of Information about the FAFSA and Financial Aid:

⬜High school guidance counselors

⬜College financial aid offices

⬜The Federal Student Aid website - www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov

⬜College Goal Sunday - www.collegegoalsundayusa.org


The FAFSA

❑ Michigan Grants- www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid▪ Children of Veterans Tuition Grant ▪ Michigan Tuition Grant ▪ Police Officer's and Fire Fighter's Survivors Tuition Program ▪ Tuition Incentive Program

❑ Federal Grants- www.studentaid.ed.gov▪ Federal Pell Grant▪ Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)▪ Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education

Grant (TEACH Grant)▪ Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant▪ Institutional Grants


State and Federal Grants

❖ College work study programs: paying jobs offered to certain students based on financial needs

▪ Part of federal, state or college-based financial aid

❖ Usually on campus or local work for at least minimum wage

▪ The federal government funds a percentage of the student’s paycheck.

❖ The amount of aid is based on the student’s pay rate and the number of hours they work


Federal Work Study Programs

❑ Loans must be repaid. Pursue this payment option after applying for grants, scholarships, and before private loans

❑ They offer lower interest rates and the variety of repayment options compared to private loans

❑ Offered directly to students or their parents/guardians✓ www.studentaid.ed.gov

▪ Subsidized (government pays interest while student is in school)

▪ Unsubsidized (student is responsible to pay for interest)


State and Federal Loans

❑ Private loans should be the last option after applying for all other forms of aid!

❑ Filing the FAFSA is not necessary for these loans

❑ Provided by private lenders, such as banks, credit unions, and other institutions such as www.salliemae.com

❑ The least cost-effective way to finance a college education, however sometimes the easiest to obtain


Private Loans

[Activity 4 – Paying for College]

➢Refer to Activity Packet

➢You will be given a funding option to complete this activity

➢Discuss


1. Scholarships 4. Grants 2. Work and Pay as You Go 5. Work Study3. Federal and State Aid 6. Private Loans

REVIEW 3PAYING FOR COLLEGE


Question 1➢ Because a 4-year education can be

expensive, low-income students . . .

A: Should only attend 2-year institutions

B: Should forget about attending college altogether

C: Explore multiple payment options, including federal student aid

D: Should choose to go to the cheapest 4-year institution


Question 2

➢ Scholarships found on the internet . . .

A: Are a waste of time

B: Are only based on academic achievement

C: Can only be conducted by high school seniors

D: Should always be free, if not they are a scam


Question 3

➢ Ways to pay for college include:

A: Federal Aid

B: Grants

C: Private/Bank Loans

D: All of the above


Question 4

➢ Federal financial aid begins with the completion of the . . .

A: SAFFA

B: FAFSA

C: FAFA

D: FFA


Question 5

➢ Students and/or their parents should ______ pay to complete the application for federal aid.

A: Sometimes

B: Always

C: Never



Question 6

➢ Scholarships are . . .

A: Offered by a wide range of institutions

B: Offered to students who excel in athletics

C: Offered to students who intend to pursue specific fields

D: All of the above


Question 7

➢ Private/Bank Loans are…

A: Sometimes easy to obtain

B: Not Cost Effective

C: Are based a family’s credit rating

D: All of the above


Question 8

➢ CPVs are supposed to . . .

A: Help K-12 youth pay for college

B: Be aware of the possible ways K-12 youth can pay for college

C: Help K-12 youth fill out their financial aid forms

D: Know everything about paying for college


Question 9

➢ K-12 youth and their families can complete the federal student aid form . . .

A: Online

B: Via paper

C: Neither A nor B

D: Both A and B


Question 10

➢ The application for federal student aid should be completed…

A: By January 1st

B: By February 1st

C: By March 1st

D: It depends; students should check with their institutions and the federal student aid website


Congratulations!

You are now a certified

College Positive Volunteer!

For more information, visit the CPV website:http://micampuscompact.org/cpvmain.aspx


Training Components

• College Positive Volunteerism Toolkit

• CPV Training PowerPoint Presentation

• Activity Packet

• Review Sheet

• Review & Activity Answer Key

• CPV Certificate


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