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VISION

2015

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Mission of Aim High

The mission of Aim High is to inspire a life-long love of learning and instill a sense of community, opportunity, and respect so that students are prepared for success in school and life.

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Overview of Vision 2015

• Our Story

• Our Vision

• Our Challenge

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Aim High’s 24-Year History

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Number of Students Served

Number of Sites

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Inspired to Learn and Lead: One Grad’s Story

Demarcus CottonhamGraduate, 2007

Teaching Assistant, 2009

“Kids who have been through what I’ve been through – I’d like to be a role model for them, trying to help them if they have questions about how to make school or life easier.”

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Cultivating Education Leaders: One Teacher’s Story

Ventura RodriguezMaster Teacher, 1999

Site Director, 2000-2002

“When I think of myself as a leader running a school,” Ventura says, “I think back to Aim High, my first experience with a staff, leading a team.”

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Our

visionGrowthServe 1,450 under-resourced middle schoolers by expanding to reach more high need communities spanning 4 Bay Area regions

QualityMake targeted investments in professional development, curriculum, and retention of teachers and students to maximize impact

Measurement & evaluationAssess our long- and short-term impact on students and share best practices with partners

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Challenges Facing our Students

2005-2006 Academic Year Dropouts in California

(percent)

12th

27

Dropouts occuring in 6th-9th grade

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• Elimination of district summer school

• Few quality summer options for low-income youth

• Summer learning loss exacerbates achievement gap

• High school dropout danger:– 1 in 4 SFUSD students

– 1 in 2 Oakland Unified students

– 1 in 8 San Mateo County students

– 1 in 9 students from Marin’s San Rafael & Shoreline school districts

– 27% of dropouts occur during middle school/high school transition

10th

11th

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More Kids Need Aim High

Eligible vs. Actual beneficiaries

652

Ravenswood & Redwood CityElementary

3780

128

Oakland Unified

9724

243

SF Unified

8716

0

Marin City &San RafaelElementary

Current Aim High students

5th-8th gradersEligible for free/reduced lunchIn target district

836

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What We Know

Summer Learning

2/3 of achievement gap attributable to unequal summer learning opportunities

Youth Development

Academic confidence and values are key to academic achievement

Middle School

Adolescence: difficult time, pivotal choices

On target for college: middle school achievement better predictor than high school achievement

The High School Transition

Successful transition to high school predicts matriculation to college

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What We Do

LearningRigorous, interactive, & relevant curriculum emphasizing project-based learning

Enriching activities & out-of-classroom learning

EnvironmentSmall & diverse learning communities that foster a culture of respect, opportunity, & high expectation

Team teaching model

TeachersDiverse, passionate, & skilled instructors & leaders

Our Goals

Positive attitude towards learning

Confident, motivated & engaged students with strong learning skills & habits

Sense of community belonging & healthy, valued relationships with peers & adults

Successful transition to high school and on-time graduation

Increased understanding of the path to college

How We Gauge Success

Positive attitude towards learning (90%)

GPA improvement or maintaining at least a 3.0 in middle school (70%)

Developed/strengthened academic skills (90%)

Students are prepared for the school year (90%)

Student retention (80% 2+ yrs)

Students are part of a community where they feel safe and respected (90%)

1+ young adult role model who sets an example for being college-bound (90%)

1+ adult who cares about their wellbeing (90%)

Strong 9th grade year (high attendance, appropriate grade-level course enrollment, high homework completion rate)

On-time high school graduation rate for each ethnic group is at least 5% higher than their district's rate

Alums credit Aim High with contributing to their on-time graduation from high school (75%)

Better understand path to college (90%)

Impact on Kids

Positioned for success in school and life:

Love of learning

Sense of community & opportunity

Success in high school

On track for college

Our Strategy

What Research Says

Middle school is a pivotal time

Students’ social & emotional well-being supports learning

Summer learning is critical

Strong transition to high school combats dropout and is essential to being college-bound

Bold text= priority measurement

Multi-year summer program focused on academic enrichment for under-resourced middle school youth

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Out-of-School Learning Field

Impact the out-of-school learning field

•Strengthen evaluation•Share best practices•Participate in education networks

Bay Area Communities

•Serve high-need neighborhoods •establish presence in local education community

•Target student recruiting• Build strong partnerships

Teachers

Inspire and train educators

Offer:•Professional development •Leadership/innovation opportunities•youth employment (HS/college)

Students

Prepare students for success Provide multi-year summer program

Aim High’s Broader Impacts

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Performance Scorecard

Student outcomes Financials

60657075808590

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

’09 Benchmark: 65%’15 Goal: 80%

80%

Student retention

90

91

92

93

94

95

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

’09 Benchmark: 92%’15 Goal: 90%

90%+

Positive attitude towards learning

Strong 9th grade year

60

65

70

75

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

’09 Benchmark: 66.5%’15 Goal: 70%

70%

GPA improvement or maintaining at least a 3.0 in middle school

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

’09 Benchmark: None’15 Goal: 5% higher

+5%

On-time high school graduation rate for each ethnic group is higher than their district's rate

80

85

90

95

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

’09 Benchmark: 83%’15 Goal: 90%

90%

Better understand path to college

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

’09 Benchmark: None’15 Goal: ??

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2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Fundraising$ Millions

$3.2 M

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What Success Looks Like in 2015

• 1,450 students, 14 sites, 4 Bay Area regions• add 6th grade class @ 4 sites• 4 sites linked to target schools

• High rate of student retention• Students succeeding in middle school, prepared for high school, & on-

track for college• Hiring & retaining experienced teachers• Training & inspiring future teachers• Strategic partnerships with peer programs

• Longitudinal study• Sharing best practices

Growth

Quality

Measurement & Evaluation

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Raise $15 million to:

•Expand reach

•Deepen quality of program

•Measure and evaluate impact

Ourchallenge

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Financial Snapshot

Financial budget (FY)$ Millions

Summer program cost per student (dollars)

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

2,151 2,228 2,179 2,118 2,214

2015

2,207

Students served 930 1,010 1,170 1,280 1,400 1,450

# of Sites 10 11 12 13 14 14

+9.9%

+9.3%

+0.5%

CAGR

CAGR = compound annual growth rate

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Vision 2015 Fundraising Requirements

Budget CAGR = 14.0% CAGR = 9.9%

Forecast

2.17

Funds raised/ committed to date

0.12

Funding gap assumes $1.5 MM asset balance at F2015 exit

$ Thousands, FY

Funding Gap = $15 MM

2.80

2.55

2.25

2.00

2.05

1.66

1.40

1.041.010.91

3.103.20

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3.50

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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A Lifetime of Impact: One Grad’s Story

Viviana Montoya-HernandezGraduate, 1996

Site Director, 2006-present

“Aim High taught me that I could be a leader and that I was good at it. I discovered that education is something I’m passionate about.”

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Aim High Implementation Plan

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Summary

Summer Program

• Site Performance Evaluation Tool

• PD for Site Directors focused on site management & classroom instruction

• Equal access to Environmental Programming

• Focused student & teacher recruitment campaign in EB

• Standards & expectations for afternoon activities

• Focused student & teacher recruitment in SB

• Targeted teacher & student recruitment to fit needs of each region

• Tools to access site performance and gauge quality

• Action plans to ensure high quality programming and progress towards measurement goals• Develop and implement site-specific quality assurance action plans

Growth • Marin Site #1• Define linked-to-school model• Program Director, Full Time

• Pilot linked to school site

• Reopen O’Dowd Site

• Marin or SB Site• Linked-to-school #2

• Linked-to-school #3 • Marin or SB Site

• Linked-to-school #4

• 14 Sites / 1400 students• 4 Linked-to-school Sites• 7 Sites R6-R9 graders

Teaching & Learning

• Define “High Quality Program” standards & framework

• Refine & strengthen PD at all levels

• Formal “teacher exchange” with select Bay Area teacher credentialing programs

• Online teacher training modules

• High quality training & PD• Formal Teacher Pipeline;

minting new teachers & education leaders

• Standardized learning expectations (by grade & class); supported by quality curriculum

• Standardized T&L protocol• Continue growing curricular resources

Evaluation • Redesign database• Redesign data collection

methods & introduce student tracking systems

• Investigate, design & vet longitudinal study model

• Longitudinal Study of Impact • Standardize long-term tracking• Vet longitudinal study• Engage in longitudinal study

Program Enhancement

• Pilot HS admissions workshop series in SF

• Define standards & expectations for academic yr. Environmental Club

• Exit tutoring program at weak sites

• Expand HS admissions workshop series to EB/SB

• Implement academic year programming @ new linked-to-school site

• Expand HS admissions workshop series to Marin

• High school admission support to 8th grade cohorts across regions

• Broaden & strengthen network of strategic partners

• Possible year-round programming for students @ linked-to-school site [dependent on structure of model]• College Success Consortium

Capacity & Infrastructure

• Develop replication formulas (grade, site, region)

• Succession Plans• Opportunity Protocol• Program Coordinator

Split (MR, SKL, DH)• Program Director• Finance Director (PT)• Director of

Academics• T&L evaluation &

content consultants• Assoc. Developmt.

Director• Tech Coordinator

• Dir. Of Evaluation or extended engagement of LFA

SPLIT (Program Coord)• Associate Program Dir.

#1• Office Manager

• Associate Program Director #2

• Clear replication criteria and procedures & Opportunity Exploration Protocol

• Dir. of Finance• 2 Associate Program Directors• Tech Coordinator• Eval staff member/consultant