Empowering parent coordinators to strengthen the
school/family partnership to promote student success.
PresentersWynter Greene Ileana InfanteTaryn Hunter
Kenney Robinson
College & career readiness
The must-have skills and knowledge all students need to ensure that the transition from high school graduation to post secondary and career opportunities is seamless.
College & career readiness
What the data says:
Graduation rates through June 2009 for students who entered grade 9 in the 2005-06 school year vs. the percentage of students who graduated with a score 80 or better on the math Regents exam and 75 or better on the English Regents exam.
Graduation rate data-NY Times, February 8, 2011
Group Reported graduation rate
College- and Career- Ready Graduation Rate
Difference
New York City
64.5 % 22.8% - 41.7%
Ileana’s insights on instilling a culture of education at the elementary level
Activities that parent coordinators can either facilitate or encourage
families and schools to do to promote college & career readiness
Literacy workshops for parents.
Introduction to what are the pre-requisites or requirements for high school/college entry.
Free or low cost Programs that support college &
career readiness
Learning Leaders
GO Project ( Lower East Side)
Hunter College Literacy & Learning lab
Kenney’s keys for instilling success on the middle school level
Activities that parent coordinators can either facilitate or encourage
families and schools to do to promote college & career
readiness College visits High School visits Career Day, Career bingo Letter to a friend,
graduation speech Introduce financial literacy Increase home
responsibilities to promote responsibility and self sufficiency
Free Programs that promote college & career readiness
Harlem Educational & Activities Fund
New Heights
Boys’ Club of New York
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
Wisdom from Wynter on instilling a culture of education on the high school level for college &
career readiness
Activities that parent coordinators can either facilitate
or encourage families and schools to do to promote college
& career readiness
Takes practice PSAT and discusses results with a teacher
Co-Curricular Activities
College Tours
Understanding graduation requirements/ what your high school has to offer.
College Now (Summer/Fall/Spring) Opportunities
Free Programs that promote college & career
readiness
CUNY College Now
Monroe College ( Jump start)
Trio programs ( Upward Bound, Talent Search)
Liberty Partnerships, STEP
Summer Search
Camp College
The Door, Options
City Year
Additional Resources• Inside Schools- http://insideschools.org/• College Access Consortium of New York
(CACNY)- http://cacnyinc.org/about.shtml• United Federation of Teachers-
http://www.uft.org/parents• Learning Leaders-
http://www.learningleaders.org/• Youth Communications-
http://www.youthcomm.org/index.html• The Clic- http://www.theclic.net/quick.html• NYCDOE • you ( Take inventory of resources in your
school and community. Survey parents, staff and faculty for talents and resources.)
Taryn’s tips
FINDING THE RIGHT FIT: WHAT THIS MEANS
Type Of College
Location
Majors
Cost
Financial Aid
Campus Life
HOW TO GET IN: THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS
The Common Application
College Application Dates
Filling out the application
Tests Scores
Transcripts
College Essay
Letters Of Recommendations
Taryn’s tips
RELATIONSHIPS MATTER
Visit and tour the campus
TOOLS THAT CAN HELP
http://www.collegeboard.org/
http://mycollegeguide.org/
http://www.about.com/
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
http://www.petersons.com/
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/
http://www.princetonreview.com/
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
CUNY resources• Parents going back to school:• http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/
undergraduate/prepare/adults.html -• http://www.workered.org/ - click on prospective
students at the top• http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/
adults.html• http://www.cuny.edu/academics/conted.html• Continuing and Professional Education:• http://www.cuny.edu/academics/conted.html
Additional CUNY resources
• Academic Programs by College: http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/downloads/cuny_academic_grid.pdf
• Contact Listhttp://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/feeds/binder-resources-include/cuny_directory.pdf
• Profilehttp://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/downloads/Admission_profile04202011.pdf (both freshman and transfer)
• Financial Aid• http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/downloads/cuny_finantialaid.pdf
• CUNY Start http://www.cuny.edu/academics/programs/notable/CATA/cti-
cunystart.html
contact information for presenters
Ileana Infante
Director
Early Childhood & Childhood Clinical Experiences
Hunter College
School of Education
212-772-4667 DIRECT
212-772-5334 FAX
Taryn Hunter, M.B.A. and
M.S. in Organizational Management
Assistant Director of Recruitment & Outreach
Hunter College
212-650-3034
212-650-3336 (Fax)
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Contact information for presenters
Wynter Greene
Senior Office Assistant
Office of Clinical Experiences
School of Education
Hunter College
Kenney Robinson
Director
Adolescent & TESOL Clinical Experiences
School of Education
Hunter College
(212) 772-4038