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SECOND ANNUAL SUMMITFEBRUARY 8-10, 2005
Washington D.C..Margaret Tucker
DAPCEPwww.dapcep.org
RECRUITMENT…RETENTION
DAPCEP BackgroundDAPCEP Background
The Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) was founded in 1976 . It is a nationally recognized leader that provides engineering, technology, mathematics and science enrichment courses for minority students. African American and Latino American students and professionals are dramatically underrepresented in these professions.
DAPCEP BackgroundDAPCEP Background
• DAPCEP has since grown to reach over 6,300 students in 2002 through a large and active parent group, 62 Detroit Public Schools, 10 colleges and universities and 6 corporations.
At DAPCEP’s Open House, more then 5,000 parents and students crowd a convention center hall in Detroit to sign up and learn about the intensive, extracurricular courses offered by DAPCEP
The DAPCEP Model
StudentsParents
InstructorsIndustry Partners
Community Partners
Detroit Public Schools
Eligibility Criteria
• Be a motivated, current 7th or 9th grader
• Have at least a 2.7 grade point average and a “B” average or above in mathematics and science.
• Possess a strong interest in computers and information technology.
• Willingness to commit for two years-Spring, Summer and Fall.
Classes For 7th Grade StudentsYear 1:
Saturday Engineering for the Environment
Ford Motor Company
Computer Programming & Algorithms
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Summer Engineering A Paper Vehicle
University of Detroit Mercy
Year 2:
Saturday High Fives: Mathematics and Information Technology
Lawrence Technology University
The World of Physics
Lawrence Technology University
Summer Engineering Enrichment Program
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Classes For 9th Grade StudentsYear 1:
Saturday Web Page Design
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Technically Speaking
Lawrence Technology University
Summer Laboratory Science with Computer Integration
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Year 2:
Saturday Mechantronics
University of Detroit Mercy
Soft Side of Engineering
Ford Motor Company
Summer Engineering Intensive Workshop
Michigan Technological University
•MAILINGS
•WEBSITE
•PARENTS WORKSHOP
•INTERVIEWS
•SELECTION
Recruitment ProcessRecruitment Process
Recruitment ProcessRecruitment Process
Mailings To:
•School Superintendents in Southeastern Michigan•Parents of current DAPCEP 7th and 9th participants•All middle and high school Principals in Detroit Public School System
Website•Information and application available on the DAPCEP website.
Parent Workshop•The First DAPCEP/ITEST Parental Workshop was held in conjunction with the DAPCEP Open House. The focus was to prepare interested parents and students with interviewing skills, to answer questions and to schedule interviews.
Interviews•Parents and students students were interviewed, together and separately.
•Interviewers were trained so that the same questions were asked.
Recruitment Process
RetentionRetention
Due to DAPCEP’s reputation of high quality classes and the successes of our students (parents), we had to develop a waiting list for the 7th grade cohorts. Ninth grade students were more challenging and a few wanted to find employment during the summer. Parents who have not had that much experience with the DAPCEP program, let the child make the decision about continuing in the program.
Ninth grade Hispanic students have presented more of a challenge, and we look forward to working with the Churches in the Hispanic/Latino community.
Parental Involvement
• Orientation
• Parent Workshops
•Interviewing Skills
•Careers
•Mentoring
•Learning Styles
•Computers
Parent WorkshopsParent Workshops
Lessons LearnedLessons Learned•Parental involvement and parental communications are fundamental to the success of the program. Parents are very responsive to workshops, mailings, newsletters, the website and phone calls.•Hispanic students participation is directly related to parents and community involvement. DAPCEP/ITEST utilized Hispanic organizations and schools in the community, but will focus on the Churches in the Hispanic communities.•Because the students take the same classes together for two years, they have become very social able. Instructors need to be aware and develop strategies.