Ufcs

EMPOWER ALL STUDENTS TO LEAD CHOICE-FILLED LIVES AND INCREASE THE RATE OF COLLEGE COMPLETION AND VIABLE CAREER OBTAINMENT FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. TO BETTER SUPPORT STUDENTS IN MITIGATING AND BALANCING SCHOOL, WORK, AND LIFE CHALLENGES, SYSTEMS MUST BE PUT INTO PLACE THAT BOTH STREAMLINES THE COLLEGE-GOING PROCESS AND PERSONALIZE SUPPORT STRUCTURES. UNITED FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS (UFCS), WORKS WITH TRADITIONAL AND PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, TO IMPLEMENT TAILORED AND SYSTEMIC CHANGES FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS.

TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE PROGRAM: CREATING CLEAR OUTCOME FOCUSED SUPPORT PATHWAYS FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS TO AND THROUGH A MEANINGFUL POSTSECONDARY PATHWAY. COLLEGE READINESS, TRANSITION SUPPORT, AND COACHING. A. CO-DESIGN AN EQUITABLE PATHWAY TOWARDS A COLLEGE DEGREE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AND KIPP HOUSTON, UFCS WILL IMPLEMENT A FLEXIBLE EARLY COLLEGE STRUCTURE WITH INNOVATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE 13TH YEAR. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL OBTAIN AN AA DEGREE. FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR: A. DESIGNING A 13TH-YEAR PROGRAM THAT GIVES STUDENTS ACCESS TO A SUCCESS COACH, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, CAREER AWARENESS AND MENTORSHIP, AND INCENTIVES PROMOTED THROUGH UFCS GRADEGY APP. B. LAUNCH THE COLLABORATIVE SUCCESS MODEL (CSM) AT HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND LOCAL UNIVERSITIES. UFCS CSM INITIATIVE BRIDGES A STRONG HANDOFF BETWEEN SECONDARY AND POST SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING A SUCCESSFUL START IN COLLEGE. FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR: A. REPLICATING UFCS CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CO-COACHING MODEL, PEER-MENTORSHIP, AND TAILORED SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT PROVIDE MEANINGFUL TOUCH FOSTERS RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS, AND MITIGATES CHALLENGES. B. OVERSEE AND DIRECT COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP EFFORTS THAT WILL SERVE IN DECREASING SUMMER MELT AND FIRST YEAR DROPOUT RATES. OUTCOME 1: ACHIEVE COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT MODEL AND EARLY COLLEGE PILOT COHORT GOALS (500 LEARNERS AT 2 TO 3 PARTNER UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES) BY 2025 A. 85% MATRICULATION FOR COLLEGE BOUND UNDERSERVED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS B. 80% YEAR 1 TO YEAR 2 PERSISTENCE C. 75% OF THE COHORT OBTAINS AN AA DEGREE (ASU EARLY COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP)