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Austin College Access Network Kristen Boyer, Director of Philanthropy, TG

Christine Bailie, Director of HS, College & Career Success, E3 Alliance

Dr. Melissa Richardson Curtis, Dean, Austin Community College

Austin Buchan, Chief of Staff, College Forward

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How It All Got Started & Where We Are Going

Austin College Access Network

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Austin College Access Network

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College Forward

Breakthrough Austin

Communities in Schools

Austin Partners in Education

Hispanic Scholars Consortium

KIPP Through College

Con Mi Madre

E3 Alliance

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E3 Alliance uses objective data and focused

community collaboration to align our education

systems so all students succeed and lead Central

Texas to economic prosperity

The Central Texas education system will be strong

and aligned, enabling each student to succeed from

“cradle to career,” thereby ensuring regional

economic prosperity

Mission

Vision

E3 Alliance is the Backbone Organization for

Collective Impact work in College Access & Success

E3 Alliance serves as the

Central Texas regional P-16 Council

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E3 Model of Collective Impact

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Convene

Stakeholders

Identify Data

Insights

Build Common Agenda

Forge Collaborations

Change Practices and Build Capacity

Change Systems

Convene

Stakeholders

Identify Data

Insights

Build Common Agenda

Forge Collaborations

Change Practices and Build Capacity

Change Systems

ACAN Executive Directors

Student Success Practitioners’ Council

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E3 Alliance Scope of Work

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Recipe for Success

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Practitioner Wisdom

Student Data

Literature of Best

Practices

Sweet Spot

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ACAN’s Sphere of Influence and Impact

Texas and National Impact

Region 13

60 School Districts

Student Success Practitioners’

Council

Local Universities; GenTX; Advise TX; Ray

Marshall Center

ACAN

College Forward

Breakthrough Austin

Communities in Schools

Austin Partners in Education

Hispanic Scholars Consortium

KIPP Through College

Con Mi Madre

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E3 Leverages

Funder

Supports &

Common

Priorities ~ 15,000

Students

Impacted

Throughout

Central Texas

By SSPC

~7,000 Students

Served Directly

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Students Served by ACAN has More Than Doubled

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4600 5200

6907

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7000

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ACAN Student Participation, 2008-13

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The Bulk of Our Work is Still College Access

748

3413

2373

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Middle School High School Postsecondary

Students Supported by ACAN Community-Based Organizations, 2013-14

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16 Middle Schools & 27 High Schools Served

Middle Schools Served High Schools Served

Baily Akins Hutto

Bedicheck Anderson Lanier

Covington Austin LASA/LBJ

Decker Bastrop Lehman

Fulmore Bowie Lockhart

Hernandez Connally Manor

Kealing Crocket Manor New Tech

KIPP Del Valle McCallum

Manor East Austin College Prep Reagan

Martin East View Regents

Mendez Eastside Memorial Stony Point

O’Henry Garza The Cate School

Paredes Harmony Science Travis

Pearce Hays

Small

Webb

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Mission

Austin College Access Network

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Mission Statement

The Austin College Access Network (ACAN)

develops the capacity of member

organizations to increase access and success

in postsecondary education for under-served

students - starting as early as middle school -

and to share promising practices throughout

Central Texas and beyond.

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One in Ten Low Income Graduates Complete College

Within 6 Years of Finishing High School

10%

37%

16%

45%

20%

51%

27%

58%

39%

68%

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In

co

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Percent of High School Graduates

High School Graduates at 2-or 4-Year Higher Education Institutions, Central Texas Class of 2005

Enrolled Within 1 year

Persisted into 2nd Year

Persisted into 3rd Year

Persisted into 4th Year

Completed Within 6 Years

Source: E3 Alliance analysis of data at the UT Austin Education Research Center

Persistence

is a Priority

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About Half of CTX students Enrolling in Postsecondary

Enter Higher Education Through ACC

College or University 2-Year

Institution 4-Year

Institution

Austin Community College 3,301

Texas State University at San Marcos 905

University of Texas at Austin 753

Texas A&M University 588

University of Texas at San Antonio 475

Texas Tech University 343

Blinn College 304

TOTAL= 3,605 3,064

Source: E3 Alliance analysis of THECB data at the UT Education Research Center

Top 7 Institutions of Higher Education Serving Central Texas,

Central Texas HS Class of 2011 Enrollment

Note: 2,214 students attended college outside of the region.

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ACAN Enrollment at ACC is Twice That of

Texas State University

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ACC Texas State

ACAN Enrollment at ACC and Texas State University, 2013-14

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More Than Half of ACC Transfer Students Enroll

at Texas State University

938

312

63

57

54

40

39

36

34

0 200 400 600 800 1000

Texas State University

University of Texas at Austin

Texas Tech University

University of North Texas

University of Texas at SA

Other Public 4-Year…

University of Houston

University of Texas at…

Texas A&M University

ACC Student Transfer Enrollment by Destination Public University, Fall 2011

Region Impact through ACC =>

Texas State University Pipeline

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Near-to-Peer Networks

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Aspirational Mentorship

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Power of Collaboration

Austin College Access Network

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Mission Statement

The Austin College Access Network (ACAN)

develops the capacity of member

organizations to increase access and success

in postsecondary education for under-served

students - starting as early as middle school -

and to share promising practices throughout

Central Texas and beyond.

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Shared FERPA Form

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Data Sharing Agreements

between ACC and ACAN Members

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Designing an Early Warning System

Austin College Access Network

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Critical Components

Austin College Access Network

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Challenges to Anticipate

Austin College Access Network

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Partnership Development

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Next Steps

Austin College Access Network

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