deca and gateway: two paths; one journey presenters: kathy hall and jade holley
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DECA AND GATEWAY: TWO PATHS; ONE JOURNEY
Presenters: Kathy Hall and Jade Holley
Nationwide, approximately 1in 3 students dropout of high school.
1.2 million students drop out of school
every year
7,000 per day
1 every 26 seconds
49% African American students do not graduate from high school
Alternate Routes to Graduation
Research shows that the more support a student has in and out of school increases the student’s chances of staying and graduating from high school
GRADUATION
Black MaleMiddle School ageAcademically Average StudentRecommended by Counselor DeKalb ResidentFirst in family to go to collegeQualifies for Free and Reduced LunchBeing raised by single mom
Traveler 1: DECA
•Partnership with GPC and DeKalb County schools Established DECA in 2006•Located in Stone Mountain, GA
High school Stop #1: DECA (DeKalb Early College Academy)
Accelerated College Prep CurriculumUniforms (Pre-Owned Available)Small EnvironmentStudent Teacher Ratio 1:20Supportive, Structured Environment High Expectation Built in TutorialSaturday School for EOCT PrepCOMPASS PREP4X4 Block
DECA Demographics
96180
Sex
MalesFe-males
89%
3%5%3%
RaceAfrican AmericanCau-casianIndianOther
70%
30%
SES
Free and Reduced LunchDo not qualify
Traveler’s Journey through 9th and 10th grade
Student successfully completed 9th and 10th grade
Successful placement on the COMPASS
Maintained a 2.8 high school gpa Set up with a mentor with the YMK
Club Spends time before and after school
in tutorial Mock Trial Team Applying for scholarships for school
fees
Stop # 2: Georgia Perimeter College
Traveler #1UPDATE:
HS Grad: 50 hrs.
Roadblock: Fail MATH 1113GPA Falls below a 2.8, unable
to take courses needed for Associates
Has to get job over summer, cannot take
summer classes
Fall Semester (13 Credit hrs.) Math 1111: College Algebra English 1101: Advanced
Composition Chemistry 1151 Chemistry 1151 Lab History 1112: World History II
Spring Semester (12 Credit hrs.) Math 1113: Pre-Calculus English 1102: Advanced
Composition II Communication 1201: Public
Speaking SPAN 1001: Elementary
Spanish
Fall Semester (13 credit hrs.) English 2111 or 2112: World
Literature Economics 2105:
Macroeconomics Environmental Science 1401
w/ lab MATH 1431 Intro to Statistics
Spring Semester (12 Credit hrs.) History 2111 United States
History Sociology 1101: Intro to
Sociology Political Science 1101:
American Govt. Psychology 1101: Intro to
Psychology
Student Support: DECA
•Supports:
Tara Boddie, DECA Counselor
Mr. Wilson, Support/Club sponsor
Kathryn Hall, GPC DECA coordinator and College advisor
Supplemental Instructors
Connection to DECA: Clubs, Teams, and Student Officers
DECA Specific GPC Orientation: Student & Parent
Future Planning Fridays Career Exploration Campus Involvement Relationship with professors: DECA and GPC Progress Monitoring
18 year old African American Male
High School Junior Credits: 15.5 (behind in credits) GPA: 1.4 Enrolled in a DCSD Alternative
High School; at risk of dropping out
Disengaged in school after loss of father
Capable of succeeding in college courses
Traveler 2: Gateway to College
DeKalb County Charter School, opened in August of 2005 on Clarkston Campus of GPC
A replication of a very successful early college model in Portland, Oregon, targeting HS students who have not been successful in traditional classrooms so far
Part of Bill & Melinda Gates Early College Initiative with start-up funds from Portland Community College (Gates Foundation Intermediary)
Students take GPC college classes and earn college credits and HS diploma credits simultaneously to complete their HS diploma.
High School STOP #2: Gateway to College Academy (GtCA)
Gateway Student Population
81.3% African American 1.9% Latino 55.1% Males 44% Females Avg. Age 17 20% Dropped Out 20% Not Attending Classes
Regularly 35% Not scheduled to
graduate on time 60% First Generation College
Foster Care7%
In-de-pendent4%
Home-less7%
Relative/
Guard9%
Single Parent45%
Both
Parents
28%
Demographics Living Situations
Foundation Semester Literature Writing Math College Survival Students must earn grades
of “C” or better to transition into mainstream college classes
Students take the COMPASS near the end of this first semester
Transition/Continuing Students Students transition to the
Comprehensive Campus Students take GPC college
classes and earn college credits and HS diploma credits simultaneously to complete their HS diploma
Classes are plugged in according to unmet HS graduation requirements
UPDATE: Traveler #2
Roadblocks:
Failed MATH 1111
Became a father
Had to increase work
hours
Stop # 3: Georgia Perimeter College
GtCA Student Support
•Head Resource Specialist
Ms. Jade Holley
Resource Specialist Staff
Ms. LeKesia Dix
Mr. Carl Glisson
Mr. Kevin Scott
Students work with an assigned “Resource Specialist” (counselor) throughout their time in the Academy
Student to Counselor ratio is approximately 30:1
Resource Specialist have weekly contact with their students in individual and/or group counseling sessions
Instruct College Survival and Career Development classes
Work closely with DCSD Student Support Services
Provides a range of services including: Counseling Advisement Resource Referral Career Planning Mediation Advocacy
Two Categories of Students
Foundation Students
Students take the following courses during the
foundation semester:
Literature
Writing
Math
College Survival
Students must earn grades of “C” or better to transition into mainstream college classes
Students take college placement exams near the end of this first semester
Continuing Students
After the Foundation Semester, students transition to the Comprehensive Campus.
Students take GPC college classes and earn college credits and HS diploma credits simultaneously to complete their HS diploma
Additional Supports: “It takes a village” African American Male Initiative
Access to college wide services
Leadership Academy
GPC Access Programs: TRIO, Upward Bound
GEAP: GPC Educational Achievement Program
Additional Supports: “It takes a village” African American Male Initiative
Access to college wide services
Leadership Academy
GPC Access Programs: TRIO, Upward Bound
GEAP: GPC Educational Achievement Program
Funding Sources
First two years K-12 FTE dollars obtained as a DeKalb County school DECA: First Two Years GTCA: Non-Accel Courses
ACCEL as managed by GA Student Finance Commission
College Student Fees College Textbooks Extraneous Fees: i.e.
Science Lab Fee Transportation Summer School Lunch
FundingAssociated Costs for
Programs
GtCA: How are the students progressing?
Accomplishments 58 Graduates 87 Students Enrolled
22 Foundation 65 Transition/
Continuing 13% 4 yr.
College/Univ. 38% 2 yr. Technical
College 22.6 Avg. College
Credits Earned per student
Growing Edges Retention Graduation Growth
DECA: How are the students progressing?
4 graduating classes Earning over 6,823 credit
hours 93% graduation rate Named GA School of
Excellence by GADOE Highest Performing
Reward School for a Title I school
Began offering 11th and 12th grade classes for students who are not successful at GPC (Safety Net)
Retention Financial Stains Textbook Grant Specialized
Support
Accomplishments Growing Edges
Two Paths; One Journey
Traveler 1 2011 DECA HS Grad
55 college credit hours 2.65 college gpa
Stayed at GPC to complete the remaining credits for a major in Engineering
Joined Airforce , 2 semesters off for Basic training
Back at GPC taking engineering and computer science courses
85 earned hours, a 2.3 college gpa
TAG Agreement with Kennesaw
Traveler 2
2009 GtCA Graduate
2011 GPC Graduate
2013 CSU Graduate
Travel Agents
DECAKathy Hall, Program Coordinator
678-891-3452
Tara G. Boddie, Ed.S
Head Counselor [email protected] 678-875-2427 (Direct) 678-875-2402 (Main)
Gateway to College
Jade Holley, Head Resource Specialist
678-891-3216 [email protected]://depts.gpc.edu/~gpcgway/
www.gpc.edu