Welcome to the Upward Bound Demonstration

Marsha Silverberg, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education

Alina Martinez, Abt Associates

Tamara Linkow, Abt Associates

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TODAY

1• Why are we here?

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• What does it mean to participate?

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• What’s happening now and coming soon?

College advising

Enhance

Student enrollment

and persistenc

e

Improve

Knowledge of

effective strategies

Advance

Because we all are willing to try something new that could:

Why are we here?

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Over 200 Upward Bound projects are participating in the Demonstration

White House is making announcement at College Summit in December

Congress has mandated a test of a promising practice

Why are we here?

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Implement Find the Fit

Support data collection

Collaborate and share

What does it mean to participate?

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Research-based guidance and strategies to help students follow a plan, aim high, and explore and target colleges to successfully apply, enroll, and persist

Over 10 different activities, exercises, and handouts for Upward Bound participants to help them choose colleges that are good fit for them

Resources to facilitate communication for staff through an online professional learning community and for participants through a texting platform to remind them about important deadlines and keep them on track

What does it mean to participate?Find the Fit

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Phased rollout with lottery to determine when your project will receive Find the Fit• Wave 1 in 2015 / Wave 2 in 2016

Attend all 4 webinars and engage in the learning community

Use the Find the Fit resources and materials

What does it mean to participate?Implement Find the Fit

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Data will be collected this year and next and involve projects in BOTH waves

ALL juniors this year (SY2014-2015) will participate in the study (through their senior year)

Data includes:• Student rosters

• Student surveys

• Project surveys

What does it mean to participate?Data Collection

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What does it mean to participate?Project Data Collection

2014-2015Summer

2015-2016

Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring

1st Student Survey (Jrs)

Project Level Survey

Rosters of HS Juniors

All ProjectsWave 2 Only

Rosters of HS Juniors

All

Parent Notification

All W2 All

2nd Student Survey (Srs)

All

Share and collaborate, but not with everyone and not right away

Sticking to your wave assignment will maintain the integrity of the study design and ensure we can draw conclusions

What does it mean to participate:Shhh…

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October/November 2014 Request for roster of current juniors

January-March 2015 Work with us to encourage students to

complete online surveys

March 2015 Assignment of Wave 1 vs Wave 2

April 2015 Professional development for Wave 1

begins

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What’s happening now and coming soon?

What’s happening now?Roster Collection

2014-2015Summer

2015-2016

Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring

1st Student Survey (Jrs)

Project Level Survey

Rosters of HS Juniors

All ProjectsWave 2 Only

Rosters of HS Juniors

All

Parent Notification

All W2 All

2nd Student Survey (Srs)

All

Student Name Student Contact information Parent information

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What’s happening now?What we mean by rosters

To create Find the Fit materials, customized to each student

To know who to send study notification letters (parents) and student surveys

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What’s happening now? Why we need rosters

Project directors received an email request yesterday

Instructions, a roster template, and login information were included

And here’s how it works…

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What’s happening now?Rosters Collection Process

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QUESTIONS

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