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To increase the college enrollment rate of low-income students by equipping high schools and districts with the tools, training, and resources to ensure that all students graduate with a post-secondary plan.
College Summit builds the capacity of partner schools to help transition students to college by providing four basic tools: 1) a post-secondary planning course for seniors; 2) summer training for cohorts of influential students to help build a college-going culture; 3) professional development for educators on the college application process; and 4) data for school and district leadership to manage student progress and measure college enrollment rates.
- Increased number of lives touched (students served) by 10 percent from 5,564 in FY2006 to 6,214 in FY2007 despite a year-over-year decrease in annual cash received; the FY2007 decrease did not impact FY2007's operating expenses, and the organization expects to realize a 60 percent annual revenue increase and a doubling of students served in FY2008.
- Hired former board chair as president to lead aggressive expansion plans, and hired a vice president of development to strengthen fundraising capabilities.
- Launched New York as a seventh program site and secured 19 district-level partnerships in nine states.
- Based on the past two years of data, College Summit high schools are raising their school-wide college enrollment rates by more than 15 percent over their own baselines, while the national college-going rate for low-income students has increased by only four percent.
- J.B. Schramm was honored as a 2008 United States Social Entrepreneur of the Year at the World Economic Forum, in recognition of College Summit's impact and leadership in the field and larger social entrepreneurship community.
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By the end of 2012, College Summit plans to work with 10 percent of all low-income students in the nation.
Total Funding from New Profit to Date: $930,000
Value of Total Consulting Resources from New Profit (Monitor or Other) to Date: $1,830,000
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6,124 |
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