Sponsors For Educational Opportunity (SEO)Scholars Program

Closing the Gap – Redefining the Future

Winner-College Board’s 2011 CollegeKeys Compact Innovation Award

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The problem we are trying to solve 2

Nationally, 8th graders in low-income urban school districts perform at a level just above that of 4th graders in affluent districts3

Almost 80% of students in remedial college classes had a high school GPA of “B” or better6

76% of 2010 high school graduates were not adequately prepared academically for first year college courses in English, Math and Science5

Only 12.7% of African American students and 13.6% of Hispanic students graduated college-ready from NYC public high schools4

Source: 1. New York Times, “What it Takes to Make a Student,” 2010 2-3. National Assessment for Educational Progress, 2005 4. NYS Board of Regents, 2010

5. American College Testing (ACT), 2010 6. Gates Foundation-funded report, Diploma to Nowhere, 2008 .

At the elementary level

At the college level

At the middle school level At the high school level

9 year olds living in low-income communities are three years behind their high-income peers2

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By age 3, children whose parents are professionals have vocabularies of about 1,100 words, and children whose parents are on welfare have vocabularies of about 525 words 1

At age three

An overview of the SEO Scholars Program33

Who we serve

Our students: 616 total students served

High School Scholars380 motivated, low-income public high school students who attend over 100 high schools in New York City; 24 students in San Francisco

College Scholars212 college students who have completed the high school component of the Scholars Program and are enrolled at 91 colleges and universities

45% Black

15% Asian

Average Family Income Race and Ethnicity

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$ 27,71519% Asian

44% Black

37% Hispanic

All SEO Scholars Compared to All College Bound Seniors2009 & 2010 SAT ResultsBy Grade Point Average - 2400 Point ScaleBased on College Board’s Total Group Profile Reports 2009 & 2010

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After high school, SEO Scholars gain entrance to competitive colleges and succeed

85% of SEO’s College Classes of 2010 and 2011 graduated college on-time compared to the national average of 57% for all students who complete their degree in 6 years2

For summer 2011, 122 college students secured summer internships and/or full-time positions

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Source: 1. Rankings are determined by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges, which rates schools according to Barron’s reliable competitiveness scale. Rankings range from to “Most Competitive” to “Noncompetitive.” 2. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2011).

100% of SEO Scholars were admitted to a

four-year college for SEO’s Class of 2011

91% of Scholars were accepted to a college ranked Most, Highly or Very Competitive by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges, including Cornell, Dartmouth, MIT, NYU, Smith, and Wesleyan1

SEO Scholars earned over $1.6 million in scholarships for their first year of college

Admission to College Performance in College

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Purpose: To evaluate the educational impact of the SEO Scholars Program

7Highlights from Policy Studies Associates, Inc.

The Comparison Groups: SEO Scholars were compared to a group of students in the same high schools who were matched on 8th grade demographic and academic characteristics. Students of each comparison group matched the ethnicity, gender, and baseline academic test scores of the SEO Scholars.

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The Results: High School OutcomesGPA Results Comparison

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3.32 2.70

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10The Results: College Outcomes College Matriculation Comparison

SEO Scholars were more likely to matriculate to private colleges than

to public colleges.

Private vs. Public Colleges In State vs. Out of State

SEO Scholars were more likely to matriculate to out of state colleges

than the comparison group.

College Selectivity

SEO Scholars were more likely to matriculate to selective colleges ranked

Most, Highly, or Very Competitive by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges compared to the comparison group.

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4-Year Scholars Program GrowthGoal: Sustain Recent Expansion and Double Incoming Class

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NYC Scholars 381 438 601 720

NYC College Scholars

212 230 265 329

Total Scholars Served

592 668 866 1049

Funding Required

$2,504,686 $2,805,600 $3,637,200 $4,405,800

*Note: Per student cost to scale in New York is approximately $4,200/student.

Upcoming Ways to Support the SEO Scholars Program

>> Contribute to the SEO Scholars – Goldman Sachs Challenge

$5,000 covers the cost of one SEO Scholar for a year and designates you a Scholars “Patron.” You will receive

ongoing updates from your Scholar throughout the year. (With a personal gift of $500 or more, you will also receive

one ticket to this year’s SEO Annual Awards Dinner.)

www.seo-usa.org/scholars_gs_challenge

>> Attend the SEO Awards Dinner

The Annual Awards Dinner on April 17, 2012 at the Waldorf-Astoria will be chaired by Kenneth Jacobs,

Chairman & CEO of Lazard. Along with the distinguished honorees, seven SEO Scholars will speak about the

meaning and results of their SEO experience. Proceeds of the event support the Scholars Program.

www.seo-usa.org/awards_dinner_2012

If you are interested in getting involved or visiting the Scholars Program in action on a Saturday, please contact Anjali Malipatil, Director of Individual Giving, at amalipatil@seo-usa.org or (646) 435-9565.

Ways to Donate> Pledge & donate in installments or sign up for automatic, hassle-free monthly giving

> Team up with friends/colleagues to share the cost of funding a Scholar> Don’t forget about the firm’s matching gifts program to multiply your impact

www.seo-usa.org

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