Welcome and Introductions

Student Success Steering Team Training

10:00 am – 11:00 am Overview11:00 am – 12:30 pm College Applications12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Graduation Plans & Career Interest

Inventories2:30 pm – 3:30 pm College Visits (computer lab)3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Q&A and Wrap-up

Today’s Agenda

Learn More Indiana &21st Century Scholars

Learn More Indiana Mission

In print, in person, online and on the phone, Learn More Indiana helps Hoosier studentsPLAN, PREPARE and PAY for college completion and career success.

Core Services

• PRINT: Student Success Guides• PERSON: Speakers Bureau/County Coalitions• ONLINE: LearnMoreIndiana.org• PHONE: 1-800-992-2076

Core Messages

PLAN PREPARE PAY

LearnMoreIndiana.org

LearnMoreIndiana.org

LearnMoreIndiana.org

College Success Campaigns

College Success Campaigns

• Three annual statewide campaigns:1) PLAN: College GO! Week –– (Fall)2) PREPARE: KnowHow2Go –– (Summer)3) PAY: Cash for College –– (Winter/Spring)

• Guiding principles:– Clear college success focus for each campaign– Specific, practical steps for students at each level– State driven, locally led

College Success Campaigns

PLAN PREPARE PAY

College Success Coalitions

College Success Coalitions

GOAL:• Create a college-going and completing culture• Build local leadership and outreach capacity• Improve student choices and outcomes

OUTCOME:• Active, sustainable coalitions in all 92 counties• Increase college readiness, completion, education

attainment rates

College Success CoalitionsCurrent Status:• 51 counties• 1461 organizations• 2155 activities

Established in 1990 to increase Hoosier students’ aspirations for and access to higher education

Income-eligible students enroll in 7th or 8th grade

Students who fulfill the Scholar Pledge earn up to four years of paid tuition at an Indiana college

2121stst Century Scholars Program Century Scholars Program

National model for increasing college access:

• Student Participation: More than 100,000 Scholars enrolled statewide in middle school through college.

• High School Graduation: More than 90% of Scholars graduate from high school (86% for all Indiana students)

• College Access: 75% of Scholars enter college directly after high school (64% for all Indiana students)

Scholar SuccessScholar Success

Most Scholars DO NOT complete college:

Scholar ChallengesScholar Challenges

Most Scholars DO NOT complete college:

• On-time Completion: 12% of Scholars earn an associate or bachelor’s degree on time. (22% for all Indiana public college students)

• College Completion (150% time): Less than a third (30%) of Scholars graduate after three and six years (40% for all Indiana public college students)

Scholar ChallengesScholar Challenges

New 21st Century ScholarsOutreach Model

• Moving from access to success

• Emphasizing student preparation and intervention

• Coordinating services rather than direct service

New Scholar Support Model

Scholar Success Program

Legislative changes:Raised high school GPA requirement to 2.5

Refocused program on student preparation (Scholar Success Program)

Scholar Success Program

PURPOSE

Increase 21st Century Scholars’ understanding and completion of specific steps required to successfully access and complete college.

Scholar Success Program

KEY CRITERIA

• Is it ACCESSIBLE?

• Is it IMPACTFUL?

• Is it MEASURABLE?

Scholar Success Program

Scholar Success Program

PLAN PREPARE PAY

Scholar Success Program

PERFORM academically

Core 40 Diploma with 2.5 Grade Point Average (cumulative)

GRADE PLAN for college PREPARE for college PAY for college

9th Graduation Plan Extracurricular or Service Activity Paying for College 101

10th Career Interest Assessment Workplace Experience College Costs Estimator

11th College Campus Visits College Entrance Exam Scholarship Search

12th

College Application College Success 101 FAFSA Filing

A national effort to increase the number of first-generation and low-income students pursuing a college degree or other higher education credential.

•Data Driven•Uses school based steering teams•Focuses on in-school events•Proven Success

American College Application Campaign

The goal is to use the American College Application model to connect all Indiana students with programming designed to improve college access, readiness, and retention, by . . .•Recruiting steering teams at 10 pilot high schools•Using SSP to guide programming•Focusing on 21st Century Scholars and first-generation college students•Launching around College Go! Week•Continuing around Learn More campaigns•Growing in future years

Student Success Steering Teams

Resources and Contact

Student Success Steering Team Web Addresslearnmoreindiana.org/studentsuccess

Student Success Steering Team ContactCHRIS ENSTROM

Director of Outreach21st Century Scholars ProgramOffice: (317) 464-4404 ext. 143

Fax: (317) 464-4410centrom@che.in.gov