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TO COLLEGE & BEYOND - UT GEAR UP WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND INTRODUCING IPSI ▸ Institute for Public School Initiatives at UT - Austin ▸ Technical Assistance & Support Center for Texas GEAR UP State Grant ▸ Organizes the annual Texas State GEAR UP conference ▸ Worked with school districts for student services and educator professional development for 10+ years ▸ Visit https://ipsi.utexas.edu/ for more details.
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND UT AUSTIN GEAR UP TO COLLEGE AND BEYOND DISTRICTS Grade 7 Enrollment 2017-2018 Somerset ISD 334 Lockhart ISD 456 San Marcos ISD 573 Edgewood ISD 643 Manor ISD 647 East Central ISD 841 Del Valle ISD 848 Southwest ISD 1122 Total Cohort Size = 5,464 students
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND
TO COLLEGE & BEYOND - UT GEAR UP GEAR UP 101
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND WHAT WILL WE LEARN TODAY ▸ How did we get here? ▸ Why do we need GEAR UP? ▸ What is GEAR UP? ▸ What GEAR UP is offering your school districts? ▸ What is GEAR UP asking for from your districts? ▸ How will the GEAR UP evaluation take place? ▸ What are the next steps?
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND WHAT IS GEAR UP? ▸ G aining E arly A wareness and R eadiness for U ndergraduate P rograms ▸ Highly competitive DoE-funded grant ▸ 7-year cohort-based model starting with grade 7 ▸ National in Scope - State & Partnership Grants ▸ Focuses exclusively on improving college readiness and success for low-income students
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND HOW DID WE GET HERE ▸ Application ▸ UT Austin IPSI applied - April 2017 ▸ Award Notification made on - Sept. 28, 2017 ▸ Grant Start Date - Sept. 26, 2017! ▸ Who else won? ▸ Dept. of Ed awarded 34 new grants totaling $80,047,398 in first year of funding ▸ State Grants: Received 19 applications; awarded 10 with a cut-off score of 102.33 (out of a possible 109). TEA did receive another grant. Will run concurrently with existing award but with a unique program design ▸ Partnership Grants: Received 122 applications; awarded 24 with a cut-off score of 107 (out of 107)
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND HOW DID WE GET HERE ▸ GEAR UP Partnership Grants in Texas ▸ UT Austin To College and Beyond (new) ▸ UT Rio Grande Valley (new) ▸ Region 12 ESC ▸ Austin ISD (new) ▸ Cedar Hill ISD (new)
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND NATIONAL OBJECTIVES FOR GEAR UP ▸ To increase the academic performance and preparation for postsecondary education of participating students; ▸ To increase the rate of high school graduation and participation in postsecondary education of participating students; and ▸ To increase educational expectations for participating students and increase student and family knowledge of postsecondary education options, preparation, and financing.
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND HOW CAN A GEAR UP GRANT HELP? ▸ Provide instructional staff (i.e. tutors), ▸ Provide extended day instruction, ▸ Provide teacher professional development, ▸ Provide new strategies, best practices, ▸ Purchase instructional technology, ▸ Development of rigorous courses.
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND IMPROVING COLLEGE READINESS ▸ Diagnosing the root causes of student barriers to higher education; ▸ Facilitating the completion of a rigorous college preparatory curriculum; ▸ Providing intensive academic and social support to students; ▸ Engaging students and families about the value of education; and ▸ Guiding students and families through the college search, application, and enrollment process.
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND UT AUSTIN IPSI SUPPORT ▸ Grant management, compliance, and oversight ▸ Technical assistance ▸ Fiscal control and management of contracts ▸ Data collection, reporting, and continuous improvement ▸ Instructional support through professional development and coaching
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND UT AUSTIN IPSI SUPPORT ▸ Access to rigorous dual enrollment and dual credit coursework ▸ Management of service providers/business partners ▸ Management of IHE partners ▸ Match collection and support
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND UT AUSTIN MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE IPSI Principal Inv. Matt Orem TCB Co-Inv./ Project Director Dr. Pratik Mhatre Fiscal and Match College Advising Family Engagement Educator Outreach Accountant Professional and Financial Advisor Manager TACAC, NACAC, NCCEP Family engagement District Coordinators Educator Outreach contracts contracts (21 in Y1-3) Coaches (2) District Service PD Contracts (UT, TI, Financial literacy contractors (All Princeton, AVID, contracts Aboard, Signal Vine, TI Marquez, Focus)
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND BUSINESS PARTNERS ▸ NCCEP – National GEAR UP Leadership Institute, materials, advocacy support ▸ All Aboard Tours – College tours ▸ Marquez Reading – Literacy and professional development ▸ AVID ▸ TG – financial literacy materials and coaching ▸ ACT Engage Instrument ▸ Signal Vine text messaging service (y3-7) ▸ FOCUS training student leadership support and materials ▸ TACAC – counselor institute ▸ TI and Vernier technology – Graphing calculators, lab tools, PD training and support ▸ Princeton Review
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERS ▸ UT Austin IPSI ▸ Teaching and learning PD ▸ Instructional Leadership ▸ Use of Data ▸ UT Austin Pre-College Academic Readiness Programs (dual credit) ▸ Math-bridge, Chem-bridge, Calc-bridge, SPURS (rhetoric and writing program) ▸ ACC and Alamo Colleges ▸ Texas State, Huston-Tillotson, and St.Mary’s - Universities
TO COLLEGE & BEYOND - UT GEAR UP GRANT EXPECTATIONS & GOALS
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND GEAR UP PERFORMANCE MEASURES ▸ The percentage of GEAR UP students who pass Pre-Algebra by the end of 8th grade . ▸ The percentage of GEAR UP students who pass Algebra 1 by the end of 9th grade . ▸ The percentage of GEAR UP students who take two years of mathematics beyond Algebra 1 by the 12th grade . ▸ The percentage of GEAR UP students who are on track for graduation at the end of each grade. ▸ The percentage of GEAR UP students who are on track to apply for college (SAT/ACT) by the end of 11th grade .
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND GEAR UP PERFORMANCE MEASURES ▸ The percentage of GEAR UP students who graduate from high school . ▸ The percentage of GEAR UP students who complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) . ▸ The percentage of current and former GEAR UP students who are enrolled in college . ▸ The percentage of GEAR UP students who place into college-level Math and English without need for remediation. ▸ The percentage of current and former GEAR UP students enrolled in college who are on track to graduate college .
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND TO COLLEGE & BEYOND EXPECTATIONS ▸ 75% of students will complete Pre-Algebra by the end of 8th grade and 80% of students will complete Algebra I by the end of 9th grade. ▸ 80% of students will complete two years of Math beyond Algebra I by 12th grade. ▸ 94% of students are promoted to next grade each year on-time. ▸ 95% of students will complete SAT or ACT by end of 11th grade. ▸ 85% of students will graduate high school on-time.
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND TO COLLEGE & BEYOND EXPECTATIONS ▸ 100% of students will complete financial aid application by the end of first semester 12th grade. ▸ 80% of graduates will enroll in postsecondary education in Year 7. ▸ 75% and 78% of students will be in Math/ELA College- level courses in Year 7. ▸ 75% of postsecondary student s will successfully complete the first year and be on track to graduate college .
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLANNING GOALS ▸ Number of students receiving access to rigorous curricula (Pre-AP/AP/IB/DC courses) ▸ Number of students receiving individualized services (tutoring, counseling/advising, mentoring) ▸ Number of educators receiving professional development and report improvement via assessment tools. ▸ Number of students receiving college awareness, knowledge, and access services (college tours, workshops)
TO COLLEGE & BEYOND - UT GEAR UP CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT AND DATA COACHING
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND MOVING STUDENTS UP THE ACHIEVEMENT SCALE Low Moderate High Achievers Achievers Achievers Using a Caseload Management Approach
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION ▸ Data used for Compliance, Continual Improvement, Targeted Caseload Management, and Research & Analysis for dissemination ▸ Data collected at student-level ▸ Shared with districts on a real-time basis via web reporting data platform ▸ Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual formal reporting
UT GEAR UP - TO COLLEGE & BEYOND NCCEP CONSORTIUM ▸ A membership-based 14-state consortium now expanded to include partnership grants ▸ Rigorous data definitions and access to evaluation resources ▸ Lets us compare ourselves to other grants and collaborate on successes and areas for growth ▸ To College and Beyond will be a part of this consortium so data fidelity is paramount
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