A College Awareness Month Initiative Sponsored by: Muskegon Opportunity .

A College Awareness Month InitiativeSponsored by:

Muskegon Opportunitywww.muskegonopportunity.com

http://www.muskegonopportunity.com/

Welcome - Introductions and identification of what you would like out of this session

College Awareness Month “Back-story”

College-Going Culture Rubric

Survey Results

College access and awareness grade level recommendations

Let’s play a game!

Time for a good book?

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Marissa Higgs◦ Coordinator, Muskegon Opportunity◦ Licensed School Counselor◦ Former program coordinator for a division of a

Fortune 500 company

Brian Barber◦ Director of White Lake Area Community Education◦ Co-chair and co-founder, Muskegon Opportunity


Indicators Examples of Evidence

College Talk

Clear Expectations

Information & Resources

Students are engaged in conversations about college as an option for them

Staff connect their subject matter with its relevance to college majors and careers

Senior clearance includes key activities they need to complete the transition to college

Information about key steps and activities in the college preparation process (Explore, PLAN, ACT) are visible throughout the school, regularly updated and available in centralized locations



Testing and Curriculum

Faculty Involvement

Family Involvement

Students are prepared to succeed on Explore, Plan and ACT tests

Students have access to rigorous college-prep coursework and more students enroll in advanced classes

Curriculum is aligned with college requirements

Faculty consistently maintains a college-going culture and integrates college information and the idea of college into regular classroom activities

Faculty is up-to-date on important “college knowledge” and participates in PD to help actively prepare students for college

They have opportunities to gain knowledge about the college process and become aware that the college option is open to everyone



Comprehensive Counselors

College Partnerships

Articulation

Dedicated spaces, posted hours, and efficient process to help students get ready for college

Schools make college preparation a priority and provide appropriate support and clear expectations for school counselors?

Partners facilitate college-related activities

Partners host visits of colleges with good persistence rates and supports for students

Instruction is aligned across the grades

The college message is constant as students move through their educational journey

Is seamless between elementary, middle, high school & onto collegewww.muskegonopportunity.com

Why

What

When

Who

Where

How

To convey the importance of actively participating in college access & readiness

College access and readiness

At different stages in academic career of their children

Parents and students both play important roles in the process

At home, at school, online,

Setting high expectations, meeting those expectations, exploring all options, and having fun! www.muskegonopportunity.com

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire – Mascot 101◦ Upper Elementary◦ Middle School◦ High School

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: College Knowledge◦ Middle School◦ High School

Jeopardy the College Way◦ Middle School◦ High School

School based creations◦ March Madness!


Superintendents Liaisons Michigan Higher Education Institutions WZZM 13 –

◦ Lakeshore – Jon Mills◦ Grand Rapids – Lauren Stanton


A College Awareness Month Initiative Sponsored by: Muskegon Opportunity .

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