MELMAC Community MELMAC Community

Self-AssessmentSelf-Assessment

Peer Learning Peer Learning SessionSessionMELMELMAC MAC

EDUCATION EDUCATION FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION

MELMAC MELMAC Community Self- Community Self-AssessmentAssessment

Community DescriptionCommunity Description

• Demographics: Population, Numbers of Demographics: Population, Numbers of Children in Family, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Children in Family, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Special Needs, ESL, Migrants/TransientsSpecial Needs, ESL, Migrants/Transients

• Socioeconomics: Median Family Income, Socioeconomics: Median Family Income, Bipolar Economic Population, Unemployment Bipolar Economic Population, Unemployment Trends, Workforce/Occupation Trends, Trends, Workforce/Occupation Trends, Employers, Industries/SectorsEmployers, Industries/Sectors

MELMAC MELMAC Community Self- Community Self-AssessmentAssessment

Community DescriptionCommunity Description

• Educational Structures: Districts (Superintendents, Educational Structures: Districts (Superintendents, Board Chairs), Secondary Schools, Postsecondary Board Chairs), Secondary Schools, Postsecondary Institutions (Admissions Directors, Financial Aid Institutions (Admissions Directors, Financial Aid Directors, Enrollment Managers, CSP Staff)Directors, Enrollment Managers, CSP Staff) • Adult Learners: Certificate Programs, Apprenticeship Adult Learners: Certificate Programs, Apprenticeship Programs, Adult Education, Vocational/Technical Programs, Adult Education, Vocational/Technical Opportunities, Distance Learning, Community Center Opportunities, Distance Learning, Community Center Educational Programs, Welfare-to-Work AdvancementEducational Programs, Welfare-to-Work Advancement

• College Access Entities: Gear-Up, TRIO (Talent College Access Entities: Gear-Up, TRIO (Talent Search, Upward Bound, etc.), Mentoring, TutoringSearch, Upward Bound, etc.), Mentoring, Tutoring

MELMAC MELMAC Community Self- Community Self-AssessmentAssessment

Goals & ObjectivesGoals & Objectives

• Why College Access? – Mission, RefocusWhy College Access? – Mission, Refocus

Educational Outcomes: Educational Outcomes:

• HS Graduation Rate & College Going Rate HS Graduation Rate & College Going Rate (Intended vs. Actual Enrolled) (Intended vs. Actual Enrolled)

• College Preparedness (SAT Achievement, College Preparedness (SAT Achievement, Developmental Courses)Developmental Courses)

• Postsecondary Success? (Retention, Degree Postsecondary Success? (Retention, Degree Attainment, Time-to-Degree) Attainment, Time-to-Degree)

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Goals & ObjectivesGoals & Objectives

Educational Outcomes: Educational Outcomes:

• Achievement Gap Progress (Racial, Urban/Rural, Achievement Gap Progress (Racial, Urban/Rural, Minorities enrolled in STEM)Minorities enrolled in STEM) • College Attainment Rate - Percent of Adults over 25 College Attainment Rate - Percent of Adults over 25 with Baccalaureate Degrees with Baccalaureate Degrees

• Affordability of Postsecondary Education (Unmet Affordability of Postsecondary Education (Unmet need, Grant/Loan, Work Hours, Debt Management)need, Grant/Loan, Work Hours, Debt Management)

MELMAC MELMAC Community Self- Community Self-AssessmentAssessment Goals & ObjectivesGoals & Objectives

• Student Participation: Early Awareness, College Student Participation: Early Awareness, College

Visits & Fairs, PSAT/SAT/ACT (Test Prep, Visits & Fairs, PSAT/SAT/ACT (Test Prep, Registrations, Retakes), College Applications, Registrations, Retakes), College Applications, Financial Aid Advising/Planning, FAFSA Submissions, Financial Aid Advising/Planning, FAFSA Submissions, Scholarship Searches, Scholarship Applications Scholarship Searches, Scholarship Applications

• Student Satisfaction: Postsecondary and Career Student Satisfaction: Postsecondary and Career Options & Aspirations, Earliest Information & Options & Aspirations, Earliest Information & Decisions about College, Service and Advisor Decisions about College, Service and Advisor Satisfaction, Information Value, Significant Satisfaction, Information Value, Significant Influences and EncouragementInfluences and Encouragement

MELMAC MELMAC Community Self- Community Self-AssessmentAssessment

Goals & ObjectivesGoals & Objectives

• Parent Engagement:Parent Engagement:• School-Family-Community Partnerships (NEA, School-Family-Community Partnerships (NEA,

NNPS, PCN)NNPS, PCN)• Parent Engagement in Schools: Focus on Parent Engagement in Schools: Focus on

Postsecondary Opportunities & Careers, How to Postsecondary Opportunities & Careers, How to Ask Questions, Planning: Investment & Buy-InAsk Questions, Planning: Investment & Buy-In

• Parent-Student Activities: Facilitation of Parent-Student Activities: Facilitation of Listening, Observing & FeedbackListening, Observing & Feedback

• College Fairs, College Visits, College Seminars, College Fairs, College Visits, College Seminars, College Goal SundayCollege Goal Sunday

• Parent-Student Focus Groups on IssuesParent-Student Focus Groups on Issues

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Design ConsiderationsDesign Considerations

• Selection of Schools: Student need, Selection of Schools: Student need, Superintendent Attitude toward Collaboration, Superintendent Attitude toward Collaboration, Likelihood of Building Cooperative Relationship Likelihood of Building Cooperative Relationship with Guidance Counselor(s), Facilities, Technology with Guidance Counselor(s), Facilities, Technology & Access to Information& Access to Information

• Selection of Audience: High School Seniors & Selection of Audience: High School Seniors & Juniors, Early Awareness (Freshmen & Juniors, Early Awareness (Freshmen & Sophomores, Middle School Students), Adults & Sophomores, Middle School Students), Adults & Parents, College Students, Alignment with Parents, College Students, Alignment with ServicesServices

• Selection of Services: Building Blocks, Selection of Services: Building Blocks, Consultation, Professional Development, Consultation, Professional Development, Materials, Staff Talents & Resource ProfessionalsMaterials, Staff Talents & Resource Professionals

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Community Engagement, Leadership Community Engagement, Leadership Team & Community ResourcesTeam & Community Resources

• Scholarships & Endowments – Challenge & MatchScholarships & Endowments – Challenge & Match

• Operating ExpensesOperating Expenses

• Talents & Skills – Rapport with Audiences, Talents & Skills – Rapport with Audiences, Training & Professional Development, Fundraising Training & Professional Development, Fundraising & Development, Marketing Awareness & & Development, Marketing Awareness & Advocacy, Technology, Accounting & Finance, Advocacy, Technology, Accounting & Finance, Human Resources, Publicity & CommunicationsHuman Resources, Publicity & Communications

• Grant Opportunities, Proposal Writing, Budgeting, Grant Opportunities, Proposal Writing, Budgeting, Strategic Planning, Research & EvaluationStrategic Planning, Research & Evaluation