• General Information– College Access and Opportunity and High School

Completion grant– 11 school districts– Target minority, low income, first generation,

underserved, students in 7 – 12 grade plus college freshman

– Serve approximately 13,000 students/year– Year four of seven year federal grant– 4.8 million/year

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Increase high school graduation rates

Increase postsecondary enrollment

Increase student & family knowledge of Postsecondary

opportunities

Create systemic change within districts

Unique Model•Onsite Literacy

Remediation• Implementation of

College & Career Readiness System Academic

Achievement Academic

Behaviors

Grant Obligations•Student Leadership

Conference•Professional

Development for district staff•Deliver six required

services/activities•Member of College

and Career Readiness and Evaluation Consortium

New Mexico Higher Education DepartmentGaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs

• Year 7 and beyond…– 2012 evaluation– Strong Theory (logic model)– 2014 evaluation – competition: Evidence of Promise

(statistically significant or substantively important positive association.

– Predict – 2017 or 2018 competition: Moderate Evidence of Effectiveness (statistically significant positive impact with no unfavorable and overriding impacts).

– Administrative Team expectations:• Superintendent meetings 2X/year – Sep17 (Alb)• Quarterly meetings with Regional Coordinator• GU efforts compliment PED requirements already in place –

EPSS and School Report Card (crosswalk done in May 2015)

New Mexico Higher Education DepartmentGaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs