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I-STAR LPM InitiationI-STAR LPM Initiation

I-STAR 2004

April 24, 2004

I-STAR 2004

April 24, 2004

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AgendaAgenda

♦ AKEB Structure♦ What is I-STAR?♦ I-STAR Strategic Direction♦ LPM Experiences/Thoughts♦ I-STAR Program Analysis♦ Advantages of I-STAR♦ I-STAR Timeline and Process♦ LPM Roles and Responsibilities♦ Student Academic Assistance♦ A Possible Future Model of I-STAR

♦ AKEB Structure♦ What is I-STAR?♦ I-STAR Strategic Direction♦ LPM Experiences/Thoughts♦ I-STAR Program Analysis♦ Advantages of I-STAR♦ I-STAR Timeline and Process♦ LPM Roles and Responsibilities♦ Student Academic Assistance♦ A Possible Future Model of I-STAR

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AKEB ChairpersonAKEB Chairperson

AKEB ExcellenceHanif Juma

AKEB ExcellenceHanif Juma

EFAPEFAP SAT/TutoringSAT/Tutoring

Honorary SecHonorary Sec

Regional Chairs(7 Regions)

Regional Chairs(7 Regions)

I-STAR/SAAAzim PanjwaniI-STAR/SAA

Azim PanjwaniCollege PrepCollege Prep Career PlanningCareer Planning EXCITE!EXCITE!

I-STAR NationalTeam (6)

I-STAR NationalTeam (6)

Local Project ManagersLocal Project Managers

ParentalInvolvement

ParentalInvolvement

AKEB OrganizationAKEB Organization

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The I-STAR MissionThe I-STAR Mission

♦ I-STAR aims to become the vehicle for educational advancement and recognition of middle and high school Ismaili students

– Recognize students (motivates)– Provide Academic Assistance

(supports)

♦ I-STAR aims to become the vehicle for educational advancement and recognition of middle and high school Ismaili students

– Recognize students (motivates)– Provide Academic Assistance

(supports)

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I-STAR stands for…I-STAR stands for…

♦ Ismaili

♦ Student

♦ Total

♦ Achievement

♦ Recognition

♦ Ismaili

♦ Student

♦ Total

♦ Achievement

♦ Recognition

Last year, I-STAR went through a drastic strategicredirection. The reasons for the change are availablein last year’s RPM Training document.

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I-STAR is a Program that Values…

I-STAR is a Program that Values…

♦ Learning which engages the Mind, Body, and Soul (Experiential Education)

♦ A sound positive work ethic♦ A strong Religious Education foundation♦ Ismaili Ethics of the Faith♦ A balance between Din and Duniya♦ Teamwork and Scaffolding (vs. just individual

achievement)♦ Leadership qualities♦ Service (community and jamati)♦ Special Recognition (for all students)

♦ Learning which engages the Mind, Body, and Soul (Experiential Education)

♦ A sound positive work ethic♦ A strong Religious Education foundation♦ Ismaili Ethics of the Faith♦ A balance between Din and Duniya♦ Teamwork and Scaffolding (vs. just individual

achievement)♦ Leadership qualities♦ Service (community and jamati)♦ Special Recognition (for all students)

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I-STAR is a Tool with which students can…

I-STAR is a Tool with which students can…

♦ Gauge their academic standings♦ Evaluate their potential for

advancement♦ Receive community recognition for their

achievements♦ Practice their presentation skills on a

mock college application♦ Receive academic advising in their

educational development

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Focus Areas of I-STARFocus Areas of I-STAR

♦ I-STAR focuses on three general areas of youth development: Academic Achievement Extracurricular and community

service leadership Writing aptitude

♦ I-STAR focuses on three general areas of youth development: Academic Achievement Extracurricular and community

service leadership Writing aptitude

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Excellence Strategic DirectionExcellence Strategic Direction

I-ST

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College Prep

Career Planning

…Experience …Opportunity

…Effectiveness

Maximize Your Educational…

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Maximizing the Educational Experience

Maximizing the Educational Experience

♦ The goal of I-STAR is to make learning FUN

♦ I-STAR is backdoor College Prep – as opposed to traditional College Prep

♦ I-STAR focuses on Experiential Education– Learning through life experiences– Doing activities that maximize life-enriching

experiences– Applying life experiences to traditional

schoolwork and writing

♦ The goal of I-STAR is to make learning FUN

♦ I-STAR is backdoor College Prep – as opposed to traditional College Prep

♦ I-STAR focuses on Experiential Education– Learning through life experiences– Doing activities that maximize life-enriching

experiences– Applying life experiences to traditional

schoolwork and writing

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I-STAR Strategic DirectionYouth Development Matrix

I-STAR Strategic DirectionYouth Development Matrix

Specialization and Writing

Focus on Leadership Building

Focus on Experience Building

Focus on Character Building

Focus on Skill & Knowledge Building

Specialization and Writing

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I-STAR Strategic Direction: Evolution

♦ Started 13-years ago (by 4 potential Ivy Leaguers♦ Went from a single category to three categories♦ Went from Top 10% slice awards to Gold, Silver,

Bronze awards based on standards♦ Removed National vs. Regional distinctions♦ Went from a paper-based application to an online

application (gave access to more students)♦ Included opportunities for at-risk students♦ Roller-coaster reputation in the jamat

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I-STAR Strategic DirectionI-STAR Strategic Direction

♦ I-STAR is no longer for the elite A’s and B’s students I-STAR is designed to attract

students at all grade levels! We aim to have 100% student

participation in I-STAR (yes, really!)

♦ Allows us to longitudinally track and provide ongoing tailored advice

♦ I-STAR is no longer for the elite A’s and B’s students I-STAR is designed to attract

students at all grade levels! We aim to have 100% student

participation in I-STAR (yes, really!)

♦ Allows us to longitudinally track and provide ongoing tailored advice

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I-STAR Recognition Categories / HonorsI-STAR Recognition Categories / Honors

♦ Academic Performance (based on grades, extra-curricular activities, test scores, and an essay) Summa I-STAR Magna I-STAR I-STAR

♦ Performance Improvement (a 10% improvement in academic grades) Summa I-STAR

♦ Special Recognition (exemplify leadership or expertise in a particular activity) Summa I-STAR

♦ Academic Performance (based on grades, extra-curricular activities, test scores, and an essay) Summa I-STAR Magna I-STAR I-STAR

♦ Performance Improvement (a 10% improvement in academic grades) Summa I-STAR

♦ Special Recognition (exemplify leadership or expertise in a particular activity) Summa I-STAR

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You own the program tooYou own the program too

• What questions, suggestions, or general thoughts do you have regarding the I-STAR program and its strategic direction?

• What questions, suggestions, or general thoughts do you have regarding the I-STAR program and its strategic direction?

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I-STAR 2003 Program AnalysisI-STAR 2003 Program Analysis

♦ Application Breakdown by Grade-level:– 6th grade (18% of total): 192 Applicants (All Brand new)– 7th grade (21.5%): 229 Applicants (35.8% brand new, 64.2%

returning)– 8th grade (19%): 202 Applicants (27.7% brand new, 72.2%

returning)– 9th grade (15.3%): 163 Applicants (24% brand new, 76%


returning)– 11th grade (8.5%): 91 Applicants (19.8% brand new, 80.2%


returning)

♦ Application Breakdown by Grade-level:– 6th grade (18% of total): 192 Applicants (All Brand new)– 7th grade (21.5%): 229 Applicants (35.8% brand new, 64.2%

returning)– 8th grade (19%): 202 Applicants (27.7% brand new, 72.2%





returning)

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REGIONS NE SE FL W MW SW NT USA

CATEGORIES

# OF STUDENTS WHO APPPLIED

(individual students 1999 38 48 52 95 29 251 105 618

who opened an 2000 71 147 80 116 56 353 170 993

application) 2001 60 155 78 146 48 366 143 996

2002 56 288 46 172 65 284 106 1017

2003 100 411 77 240 102 432 170 1532

2003 vs. # INC/(DEC) 44 123 31 68 37 148 64 515

2002% INC/(DEC)

78.57%

42.71%

67.39%

39.53%

56.92%

52.11%

60.38% 50.64%

# OF STUDENTS WHO SUBMITTED

(individual students 1999 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

who opened and 2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

completed I-STAR 2001 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

process) 2002 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2003 71 289 44 176 51 309 124 1064# OF AWARDS PRESENTED

(awards presented 1999 21 27 27 48 14 138 37 312

for either Summa, 2000 55 91 74 89 45 255 74 683

Magna, or I-STAR in 2001 40 111 54 131 32 294 109 771

any category) 2002 46 186 34 151 36 266 80 799

2003 79 256 45 193 52 314 124 1063

2003 vs. # INC/(DEC) 33 70 11 42 16 48 44 264

2002 % INC/(DEC)71.74

% 37.63% 32.35% 27.81% 44.44% 18.05%55.00

% 33.04%

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I-STAR PerformanceI-STAR Performance

♦ Currently we are hitting ~25% of the 6-12th grade students in the US jamat…what about the other 75%?

♦ In a 2001 study, 92% of Gold Winners went on to Tier I & II universities

♦ Currently we are hitting ~25% of the 6-12th grade students in the US jamat…what about the other 75%?

♦ In a 2001 study, 92% of Gold Winners went on to Tier I & II universities

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Top 10 Reasons a student applies to I-STAR

Top 10 Reasons a student applies to I-STAR

10. Helps a student evaluate his/her own academic resume

9. Gives students practice filling out a college application

8. Helps consolidate registration for other jamati programs (like College Exp, SAT)

7. Guides students on a structured academic path

6. It gives students all the more reason to think about school during summer vacation

10. Helps a student evaluate his/her own academic resume

9. Gives students practice filling out a college application

8. Helps consolidate registration for other jamati programs (like College Exp, SAT)

7. Guides students on a structured academic path

6. It gives students all the more reason to think about school during summer vacation

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Top 5 Reasons…Top 5 Reasons…

5. Students can be publicly recognized for their achievements

4. Writing the essay is great practice for the new SAT and college apps

3. The I-STAR Composite score2. Every student receives private,

personalized academic feedback1. Just look at two sample results (a picture

is worth 1000 words)

5. Students can be publicly recognized for their achievements

4. Writing the essay is great practice for the new SAT and college apps

3. The I-STAR Composite score2. Every student receives private,

personalized academic feedback1. Just look at two sample results (a picture

is worth 1000 words)

Sample 1 Sample 2

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To Apply For I-STAR:To Apply For I-STAR:

1. The student must currently be in the 6-12th grade

2. Students must have available the following documents:

Report Cards / Transcripts (2003-2004) Also 2002-2003 if applying for Perf.

Improv. Letters of Verification / Certifications

for all Extra-Curricular Activities Official copy of Test Reports

(SAT/ACT)

1. The student must currently be in the 6-12th grade

2. Students must have available the following documents:

Report Cards / Transcripts (2003-2004) Also 2002-2003 if applying for Perf.

Improv. Letters of Verification / Certifications

for all Extra-Curricular Activities Official copy of Test Reports

(SAT/ACT)

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I-STAR Process and TimelineI-STAR Process and Timeline

♦ 6 phase process that goes on year-round♦ Once a student submits his/her

application, there is a lot of behind-the-scenes work

♦ As an LPM, you should know this process and timeline by heart

♦ 6 phase process that goes on year-round♦ Once a student submits his/her

application, there is a lot of behind-the-scenes work

♦ As an LPM, you should know this process and timeline by heart

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ApplicationPeriod

Sort &Package

Advising Phase

Audit

Grievances

Final Results

Results

April 18 – June 30 (I-STAR Workshops)

July 13 – July 27

July 28 – August 17

Aug. 28 – Sept 14

Sept 15

Sept 16 – Oct 6

Oct 13Advisory/

Year-Round

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Application PeriodApril 18 – June 30

♦ I-STAR Launch: Announcements/Speeches♦ Students will complete their application on

www.EduOnline.net♦ Every individual student should have an

individual username and password♦ Students must collect all the necessary

documents and submit TWO (2) copies of them in Jamatkhana (documents will not be accepted after July 2nd)

♦ Lots of marketing should be going on in jamatkhana

http://www.eduonline.net/

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Sort & Package Phase

♦ Each LPM will ship his/her region’s student documents to the I-STAR central office in Atlanta

♦ The Atlanta office will sort the student documents and package them for the I-STAR Advisors

♦ If an LPM forgets to mail any student’s documents, that student will not receive any award or feedback…so please make sure you keep track of all your documents

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Advising Phase

♦ The I-STAR Advisors spend countless hours pouring over student documents and responses.

♦ They try to provide as much feedback as they can

♦ Please be supportive of all I-STAR Advisors…they are part of our team and we should never disgrace or demean them in jamatkhana for any reason

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Audit Phase

♦ The I-STAR team performs a general audit of the Advising Phase to reassure the quality of the feedback

♦ Yes, some poor Advising will slip through the audit cracks, but our goal is to limit those to a very small percentage

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Results and Grievances PhaseSept 15 – Oct 6, Oct 13

♦ On Sept 15, the I-STAR team will announce the availability of the I-STAR results and feedback

♦ Students will receive their results on EduOnline Make sure students remember their username/passwd

♦ Students will then have 3 weeks to email the I-STAR team with specific grievances they have against their personal application results ([email protected])

♦ Results posters should be hung at each JK Center♦ On Oct. 13, the final results will be made available

to the AKEB Chairs.

mailto:[email protected]

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The Advisory PhaseBegins Dec. 2003

♦ The Advisory is a 1-on-1 quarterly meeting between JK Advisors and each student who applies for I-STAR

♦ Only students who score less than 70 points on the I-STAR application will receive 1-on-1 sessions.

♦ The JK Advisors will be knowledgeable in I-STAR, College Prep, and Tutoring content

♦ All advice given to students will be documented using an online case-management tool

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The Advisory Phase (con’t)♦ 3 quarters of sessions will be face-to-face

Dec, March, and June

♦ The 4th quarter will be the personalized written advice a student receives from the I-STAR Advisor on EduOnline

♦ The Advisory is a way for us to give short-term specific advice to a student, track him/her, and give follow-up advice the next quarter

♦ The Advisories will eventually implement a team-based approached and a tool to set specific, measurable student goals

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Year-Round I-STARYear-Round I-STAR

♦ All students should apply for I-STAR during the recognition/feedback period

♦ However, if a student wants to register for other jamati programs via I-STAR, we will keep open the Year-Round I-STAR application

♦ Disadvantage: No feedback, No recognition

♦ All students should apply for I-STAR during the recognition/feedback period

♦ However, if a student wants to register for other jamati programs via I-STAR, we will keep open the Year-Round I-STAR application

♦ Disadvantage: No feedback, No recognition

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Your ROLE as LPM♦ Hopefully you’ve already gotten a sense of your role

as LPM♦ Three key terms describe your role:

– Marketing– Motivation– Management

♦ Whatever you do, just keep in mind that your role is for your ENTIRE REGION– That includes your main city plus all other

jamatkhanas in your regional states– It is your job to develop and train your own

“Jamatkhana coordinators” / “PDT” for I-STAR

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LPM Role: Marketing

♦ Work with your regional PDT to develop your marketing strategy

♦ You can develop posters, flyers, stickers, notice-board ads, etc…

♦ After the National Announcement and Poster, other I-STAR jamati announcements are in your hands

♦ Market your I-STAR Workshops♦ Direct your marketing to both Parents and

Students♦ DO NOT market the JK Advisory

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LPM Role: Motivation

♦ Constantly remind the students why they should apply

♦ Motivate them by getting involved in different community service extra-curriculars yourself

♦ Be positive about I-STAR and about the help that it provides

♦ Get teams of students to apply together♦ Use your I-STAR Workshops to be

inspirational

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LPM Role: Management♦ You must manage your team’s schedules♦ You must manage the Document Collection procedures

(crucial!)♦ You must manage the necessary supplies your team

needs (forms, envelopes, etc..)♦ You must log every hardcopy document that comes into

your team’s hand so that you’re sure you’ve mailed them all

♦ You must manage the Advisory schedule♦ You must manage the human resources of I-STAR in

your region (including JK Advisors)♦ Someone has to be available at the I-STAR desk

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LPM Role: beyond I-STAR♦ Every one of you is an LPM because you believe

in I-STAR and you believe that we can improve excellence within our jamat

♦ Beyond the formal I-STAR application and the Advisory, you must play the role of the key secular education leader in your region

♦ You must know the educational trends in your region and try to keep yourself up-to-date on different educational opportunities in your region

♦ I-STAR Academic Assistance document on EduOnline – read it; know it; spread it

♦ Become the point-person for 6-12th education

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Things to Watch Out ForThings to Watch Out For♦ Never compare the old Gold, Silver, Bronze

awards with the Summa, Magna I-STAR system

♦ Never tell the jamat that I-STAR is a pre-requisite for other jamati programs. We only ask that the I-STAR application be an initial registration form for other programs

We will never share personal, private data (such as a student’s grades) with other programs.

♦ Never use the words “competition” and “I-STAR” in the same sentence. I-STAR is not a “competition”. If a student uses the word “competition”, you must change their thinking appropriately

♦ Never compare the old Gold, Silver, Bronze awards with the Summa, Magna I-STAR system

♦ Never tell the jamat that I-STAR is a pre-requisite for other jamati programs. We only ask that the I-STAR application be an initial registration form for other programs

We will never share personal, private data (such as a student’s grades) with other programs.

♦ Never use the words “competition” and “I-STAR” in the same sentence. I-STAR is not a “competition”. If a student uses the word “competition”, you must change their thinking appropriately

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That was I-STAR; this is SAAThat was I-STAR; this is SAA

♦ Student Academic Assistance (SAA) is the real content behind I-STAR

♦ As the LPM, you should be extremely familiar with this content

♦ There are two documents that will introduce you to SAA: The

Hub/Master Facilitator/I-STAR Training Presentation

The Student Academic Assistance document

♦ Student Academic Assistance (SAA) is the real content behind I-STAR

♦ As the LPM, you should be extremely familiar with this content

♦ There are two documents that will introduce you to SAA: The

Hub/Master Facilitator/I-STAR Training Presentation

The Student Academic Assistance document

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A Possible Model for the Future

JK Advisor

EFAP

ITREBCamps

HUB

NCE

I-STARFeedback

I-STARRecognition

GeneralApplication

USA Jamat is not ready for this yet. We’ve made too many drastic changes recently

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