Across the country, districts want their students to succeed in academics, extracurriculars, and life after school. But what makes a student successful is unique and a one-size-fits-all approach won’t fit every student.
We’ve compiled guides, tools, and more to support your student success efforts. Explore each section below to find answers to your commonly asked questions and research to assist your district—all in one place.
College access
This area has a variety of research, tools, and other resources to help your district get more at-risk students into a college that is going to set them up for long-term success.
Below are tactics to support your most vulnerable students, help them through the application and matriculation process, and mitigate external factors preventing them from going to college.
Research
Study: Closing the College Access Gap
Based on interviews with more than 100 K–12 leaders representing school districts and organizations nationwide, this study explores 14 practices in depth to improve college access for low-income and minority students.
Executive Brief: Closing the College Access Gap
Short on time? Read through this executive brief, which highlights five of the 14 practices in the full study. It’s intended for academic leaders and task force members who want to gain quick understanding of the best ways to support their underrepresented students.
Infographic: Choosing the Right College for You (for students)
This infographic, written for students, explains how to get on the road to college graduation by picking the school a student is most likely to graduate from. Download this infographic and make it accessible to your students to help them better understand how to make smart college choices.
Tools
We’ve created a step-by-step guide to develop a college choice support system that provides students with better data, shifts conversations to be student-centered, and focuses on long-term student success.
These five steps can be customized to any school’s needs and include the required investment and time needed to complete each step.
Use this diagnostic to help you determine which practices to implement from our research study, Closing the College Access Gap. The questions will help you identify areas of greatest opportunity and how to prioritize each.
On-Demand Webconferences
Create a Culture of High Expectations and Build Student Confidence
Watch this on-demand webconference to learn about districts that set high expectations for all students and increase access to advanced coursework.
Support More Informed Postsecondary Choices
Watch this on-demand webconference to hear strategies about how to support students in making smarter postsecondary choices. Special guest presenter: Kimberly Hanauer, Director of College Prep Programs, DCPS.
Remove Non-Academic Barriers to Application and Matriculation
Watch this on-demand webconference where we address common college access barriers such as affordability, navigating the complex admission process, and more.
College readiness
This research will include ways to expose your students to a variety of careers, support them as they make decisions about their future, and aid them as they transition to the workforce.
Research
Study: Meeting the Career Readiness Imperative
This study explores sixteen practices to help district leaders and staff better assist students as they plan their post-graduate life, including how to better understand their career options and successfully transition into the labor force.
Executive Brief: Meeting the Career Readiness Imperative
Short on time? Read through this executive brief, which highlights portions of the full study. It’s intended for leaders and task force members who want to quickly learn about the need for district-wide career education and strategic initiatives that can integrate career and academic development.
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