Early Start to CollegeEarly Start to College

77thth, 8, 8thth, and 9, and 9thth grade focus grade focus

Maricopa Schools, Community Maricopa Schools, Community Colleges and ASUColleges and ASU

Key Framework PillarsKey Framework Pillars

Low Operating CostLow Operating Cost Inform Parents about funding costInform Parents about funding costConnect the pipe line both inter and Connect the pipe line both inter and

intraintraMotivate to go to college – Si se Motivate to go to college – Si se

puede! puede!

Pillar 1: Cheap = Shared CostPillar 1: Cheap = Shared Cost

All participating partners would make a All participating partners would make a contribution – typically in-kind, not $contribution – typically in-kind, not $

Examples:Examples: School Districts = busesSchool Districts = buses Community Colleges = Free space & staffCommunity Colleges = Free space & staff ASU = Facilities and staffASU = Facilities and staff Business = tickets, food Business = tickets, food HBLI = Administration and staff salariesHBLI = Administration and staff salaries Lumina Foundation = $75,000/yr for 2 Lumina Foundation = $75,000/yr for 2

yearsyears

Pillar 2: Help for Parents as Pillar 2: Help for Parents as ParticipantsParticipants

Educate parents about their Educate parents about their responsibility of helping to fund a responsibility of helping to fund a college education for their childrencollege education for their children

Basic ways to fund an educationBasic ways to fund an educationResources available to them and Resources available to them and

their childrentheir childrenWhere to get help now and in the Where to get help now and in the

future future

Pillar 3: Connecting the Pillar 3: Connecting the PipelinePipeline

Intra – within a school districtIntra – within a school district Inter – bridge between elementary district Inter – bridge between elementary district

and feeder high school district and feeder high school district Form Clusters (3)Form Clusters (3)

Link with community college and ASULink with community college and ASUHow?How?

Spoke early to get superintendent and college Spoke early to get superintendent and college president’s commitmentpresident’s commitment

Identify district/college representative with Identify district/college representative with Authority Authority

Three Clusters serving over 300 Three Clusters serving over 300 Students per yearStudents per year

Arizona State U HBLI

Phoenix CollegePhoenix Union

Isaac ElPhoenix El

South MountainCesar Chavez HS

Tempe El

EMCTolleson Union

Tolleson El

Helping ParentsHelping Parents

To learn about cost To learn about cost and finding fundsand finding funds

Secondary and Secondary and unanticipated – unanticipated – getting them getting them interested in going interested in going to college to college (Maricopa CC)(Maricopa CC)

College Recruitment NightCollege Recruitment Night

Held at Community Held at Community College campusesCollege campuses

Who typically Who typically showed:showed:

ASUASU NAUNAU UAUA Maricopa CollegesMaricopa Colleges Out of state: LA, CO,Out of state: LA, CO,

Motivation Motivation

Role ModelsRole Models

Employment Employment OpportunitiesOpportunities

Week Long Living on ASU Week Long Living on ASU campuscampus

for 100 students (parents) for 100 students (parents) Stayed in DormsStayed in Dorms Special presentationsSpecial presentations

Mars ProjectMars Project Recreational facilitiesRecreational facilities Ate at MUAte at MU Provided with ESC Provided with ESC

backpacks & morebackpacks & more Role modelsRole models

Diamond Backs Ticket Diamond Backs Ticket Manager- LatinaManager- Latina