Mission Middle CollegeMission Middle CollegePresentation to:

West Valley Mission College School BoardTuesday, June 21, 2011

Presentation to: West Valley Mission College School Board

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Sara Hayden Smith Jennifer Lang-Jolliff

To lower attrition rate to 10%

Graduate All Seniors

Target certain colleges and universities

Attain 4 year college/university acceptance

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Program Goals for Middle College 2011

Earn a total of $500,000.00 in scholarship

Graduate Al Seniors

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2011Middle College Demographics2011Middle College Demographics

2011 Attrition Rates:2011 Attrition Rates:

2011 Associates Degrees:2011 Associates Degrees:

• Six Students from the program were awarded an A.A./A.S. Degree:

• Christina Ayson

• Vanessa Selimovic

• Laetitia Meyreuix

• Moath Othman

• Shayna Jones

• Ariel Muirhead

2011 College Overview:2011 College Overview:

• Guiding Assumptions:– All students must apply to a minimum of 7

schools.– All students must apply to every college that

offers them a free application.– All students must apply for a minimum of 30

scholarships and provide proof thereof.– UC’s and CSU’s are not actively pursued due

to tuition volatility and a lack of meaningful tuition assistance and financial aid.

– Students are actively pushed towards Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) Schools and out of state private universities.

Albequerque

10Applications

10Acceptances

Oakland

8Applications

4Acceptances

Philadelphia

6Applications

4 Acceptances

Tennessee

5Applications

4Acceptances

UniversityOf

New Mexico

Mills College

St. John’s

UniversityDrexel

*21 Seniors applied for 72 unique colleges/universities. The most popular colleges/universities with the class of 2011:

Fisk University

New York

6Applications

2Acceptances

2011 College Acceptances:2011 College Acceptances:

• The senior class was accepted to 42 different colleges/universities.

• The Class of 2011 has 100% post-secondary plans of attending a college or university in the fall of 2011.

• Third year with 100% post-secondary plan.• 4 students were accepted into the “Honor

College” at their potential school:– Adelphi University– Marist College– St. Mary’s College– Hofstra University

2011 Merit Award Totals2011 Merit Award Totals

Total Offered Merit Award for 21 seniors

Class of 2011: $4,206,512.00

Middle College

Fall Goals

2011

Address Achievement Gap-

40% incoming Juniors are

testing in the 900level for Math and English

College Visitations:Seniors: Fall

fieldtrips to local collegesJuniors: Class

Visits of colleges and guest speakers.

Technology- Increase usage in assistive teaching devices-

Papershow

Increase communicationwith parents- quarterly newsletter and coffee meetings. Continue

College Prep. Meetingswith parents.

Fall 2011 Benchmarks:Fall 2011 Benchmarks:

Enduring UnderstandingEnduring Understanding

• The need for equity within education

• Pursue the idea of “Best Practices”

• “Working but could work better” Barth

• The need for creating common language between colleges and secondary level of education

Mission Middle College Program