2018-2019

Annual Report

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September 2019 Dearest Partners in Sculpting Success, We are writing to share our 2018-2019 Success and express our sincere graditude for all your support, guidance and invaluable assistance in ensuring our Upward Bound Participants and their families are paving a strong and reliable path to their academic and personal success. We know that we are but a small part of all that emcompasses the students’ experience on their journey to their future. Thank you for welcoming us at your campus and motivating us to work side by side with you to increase our students opportunities! The following pages will provide details about Upward Bound population, activities & attendance trends, student accomplishments and special highlights. We have also included our proposed calendar, comments from our Program Families and our participant listings. We hope that you enjoy learning about our program outcomes and invite you to provide us your most candid recommendations for improvements. We look forward to the next semester and wish you a fun, relaxing and memorable holiday season. Warmest Wishes, The Upward Bound Team

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Upward Bound Population 65 Participants Currently Being Served

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Females Males

46

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Graph by Gender

Females Males

-4 students or 6% are first-generation only -6 students or 9% are low-income only -46 students or 71% are both low-income and first-generation -9 students or 14% are low-income, first-generation and at high risk for academic failure

- 9 students or 14% are 9th graders -22 students or 33% are 10th graders -18 students or 28% are 11th graders -16 students or 25% are 12th graders

-46 students or 71% are females -19 students or 29% are 10th males

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First-Gen Low-Income Low-Income& First-Gen

Low-Income,First Gen &High Risk

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Graph by Eligibility

First-Gen

Low-Income

Low-Income & First-Gen

Low-Income, First Gen & High Risk

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9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

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Graph by Grade/Standing

9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

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2.0 andBelow

2.1 -2.49

2.5 -2.99

3.0 -3.49

3.5 -3.99

4.0 andAbove

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GPA

2.0 and Below 2.1 - 2.49 2.5 - 2.99

3.0 - 3.49 3.5 - 3.99 4.0 and Above

-4 students or 6% have a GPA of 2.0 or Below -7 students or 11% have a GPA of 2.1-2.49 -5 students or 8% have a GPA of 2.5-2.99 -12 students or 18% have a GPA of 3.0-3.49 -15 students or 23% have a GPA of 3.5-3.99 -22 students or 34% have a GPA of 4.0 and Above

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2018-2019 Activities & Attendance -Please note, Upward Bound recruitment is an ongoing process, therefore total counts listed below will reflect various enrollment counts.

Lunch Sessions

Session Title Attendance Counts

9th 10th 11th 12th

Financial Aid 3 of 3 or 100% 13 of 14 or 93% 13 of 18 or 72% 11 of 16 or 69%

Seniors Mega Monday NA NA NA 8 of 16 or 50%

Time Management 3 of 3 or 100% 13 of 14 or 93% 15 of 18 or 83% 12 of 16 or 75%

Community Service 3 of 3 or 100% 7 of 14 or 50% 16 of 18 or 89% 5 of 16 or 31%

Winter Update 3 of 3 or 100% 11 of 14 or 79% 13 of 18 or 72% 8 of 16 or 50%

Note Taking 4 of 4 or 100% 11 of 14 or 79% 14 of 18 or 78% 5 of 16 or 31%

Self Efficacy 4 of 4 or 100% 10 of 14 or 71% 14 of 18 or 78% 6 of 16 or 38%

Career Awareness 3 of 4 or 75% 13 of 14 or 93% 16 of 18 or 89% 8 of 16 or 50%

Challenges 2 of 5 or 40% 19 of 20 or 95% 13 of 18 or 72% 7 of 16 or 44%

Overall Average

Attendance 89% 82% 79% 49%

TSI Boosters

Session Title Attendance Counts

10th 11th 12th iTutor

October 2018 NA

13 of 18 or 72%

8 of 18 or 44% NA

iTutor

November 2018 NA

9 of 18 or 50%

11 of 18 or 61% NA

iTutor

December 2018 NA

11 of 18 or 61%

9 of 18 or 50% NA

iTutor

January 2019 NA 11 of 18 or 61% NA

iTutor

February 2019

10 of 14 or 71%

6 of 14 or 43% NA NA

iTutor

March 2019 7 of 14 or 50% NA NA

Alternate Spring Break NA 13 of 18 or 72% 2 of 5 or 40%

Overall Average

Attendance 55% 59% 40%

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Parent Meetings

Session Title Attendance Counts

9th-12th

Financial Aid/Orientation 47 of 52 or 90%

Time Management 36 of 52 or 69%

Community Service 31 of 52 or 60%

Note Taking 29 of 52 or 56%

Self Efficacy 18 of 52 or 35%

Career Awareness 13 of 59 or 22%

Challenges 30 of 63 or 48%

Overall Average Attendance 54%

Saturday Academies Date

Conducted

Attendance Counts

9th 10th 11th 12th Oct. 6th 3 of 3 or 100% 13 of 14 of 93% 17 of 18 or 94% 13 of 16 of 81%

Nov. 3rd 2 of 3 or 66% 12 of 14 or 86% 15 of 18 or 83% 9 of 16 or 56%

Dec. 1st 3 of 3 or 100% 13 of 14 or 93% 15 of 18 or 83% 10 of 16 or 63%

Jan. 12th 2 of 4 or 50% 12 of 14 or 86% 16 of 18 or 89% 9 of 16 or 56%

Feb. 9th 3 of 4 or 75% 11 of 14 or 79% 12 of 18 or 67% 4 of 16 or 29%

April 13th 3 of 5 or 75% 18 of 20 or 90% 17 of 18 or 94% 6 of 16 or 38%

Overall

Average

Attendance

78% 88% 85% 54%

-Saturday Academies included instruction for TSI preparation, college planning and college entrance exam

preparation.

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Math Science ELA History

605

166

338

235

Academic Tutorials

Math Science ELA History

-Individual and group tutoring sessions conducted during lunch and afterschool.

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Enrichment Excursions

Session Title Attendance Counts

9th 10th 11th 12th Leadership Retreat – NEWKS

This retreat is designed to introduce the freshman class to

senior participants & program staff while participating in a

series of low/high rope activities at Newks Tennis Ranch.

Students will develop/enhance the following skills; critical

thinking, independence, time management, communication,

self-efficacy, and team building as well as take leadership

roles in their groups. Additionally, students will have the

opportunity to visit Texas State University in San Marcos.

3 of 3 or

100% NA NA

11 of 14

or 79%

Junior Excursion-

Houston/Huntsville Texas

This excursion is designed to expose participants to three

distinct Universities – Sam Houston State University, University of

Houston and Rice University. This exposure will allow students

to compare and contrast the different type of universities as

well and determine if these campuses meet their academic

goals/plans. We would also like to implement a patience,

persistence and perseverance activity on at the Galleria Ice

Rink.

NA NA 15 of 18

or 83% NA

Sophomore Excursion-

Waco/Austin/Corpus Christi Texas

This excursion is designed to expose participants to Baylor

University, UT Austin and Texas A & M University Corpus Christi.

This exposure will allow students to compare and contrast the

different type of universities as well and determine if these

campuses meet their academic goals/plan. We would also

like to implement a science activity along with conquering

your fears at IFly.

NA 16 of 20

or 80% NA NA

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Documented Outcomes

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Reading Writing Math

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TSI Freshmen

Tested Passed

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20

Reading Writing Math

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15 1514

TSI Sophomores

Tested Passed

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Reading Writing Math

1817 17

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TSI Juniors

Tested Passed

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Reading Writing Math

16 16 16

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TSI Sophomores

Tested Passed

Freshmen Cohort= 9 Not all students have tested

Sophomore Cohort= 20 55% are TSI Ready

Junior Cohort= 18 72% are TSI Ready

Senior Cohort= 16 63% are TSI Ready

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Advanced Placement Participants

Cohort Enrolled AP Score 3+

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9th 10th 11th 12th

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Dual Enrollment Participants

Cohort Enrolled

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25

English I (9th)100% Tested100% Passed

Algebra 1 (9th)100% Tested100% Passed

Biology (9th)100% Tested89% Passed

English II (10th)100% Tested91% Passed

U.S. History(11th) 100%Tested 100%

Passed

9 9 9

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2018

EOC Test Scores

Tested Passed

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Upward Bound Student Accomplishments

Accomplishment Outcome Upward Bound Academic & Career Preparation

Plan 65 of 65 or 100%

2.5 Grade Point Average or Higher 54 of 65 or 83%

Participants enrolled in Dual Enrollment Courses

during Academic Year 33 of 65 or 51%

Participants enrolled in Advanced Placement 34 of 65 or 52%

Seniors Registered and Completed SAT & ACT

Exams 16/16 or 100%

Seniors average SAT & ACT Scores

SAT: 986 *National SAT Average: 1060

ACT: 19 *National ACT Average: 20.8

Seniors that have submitted ApplyTexas Application 16 of 16 or 100%

Seniors that have submitted at least 3 Scholarship

Applications 11 of 16 or 69%

Seniors that completed FAFSA

16 of 16 or 100%

Number of Seniors awarded scholarships 9 of 16 or 56%

Seniors that will attend UTRGV

Seniors that will attend Texas A&M College Station

Seniors that will attend UNT

Seniors that will attend Texas Lutheran University

Seniors that will attend TSC

7 of 16 or 44%

2 of 16 or 13%

1 of 16 or 6%

1 of 16 or 6%

2 of 16 or 13%

Seniors that have met TSI Requirments (3 sections) 11 of 14 or 79%

National Honor Society 2 of 16 or 13%

Top 10% Graduates 4 of 16 or 25%

Seniors that have Created/Actualized Resume 16 of 16 or 100%

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Upward Bound Participants 9th Graders 10th Graders

1 3602377 De la Fuente, Jennifer 1 4601438 Aquinez, Jasmin

2 1401558 Guerra, Karen 2 4801156 Curley, Ruth

3 4602090 Hernandez, Arlett 3 2002149 De la Pena, Sylvia

4 4801543 Hernandez, Eleonor 4 4601996 Garcia, Daniela

5 4601661 Lara, Santiago 5 3501898 Guajardo, Joaquin

6 3602532 Pizana, Elena 6 5000143 Guzman, Alondra

7 3602504 Rojas, Emily 7 4601519 Hernandez, Alexa

8 2002264 Siller, Neilly 8 1401545 Hinton, Angelica

9 3602513 Tamayo, Sherlyn 9 4601483 Lozano, Karen

10 3602318 Mancilla, Arely

11 2002068 Martinez, Axel

12 2002060 Martinez, Mathew

13 3402514 Montellano, Alondra

14 4401945 Paredes, Adriana

15 2002074 Reyes, Stephanie

16 4002054 Rodriguez, Daniel

17 3602330 Rodriguez, Keith

18 2201186 San Juan, Carlos

19 4801369 Soto, Priscilla

20 3802543 Trevino, Vianey

11th Graders 12th Graders

1 3602088 Ahumada, Aalyssah 1 4800713 Anguiano, Ruben

2 3801565 Alegre, Mauricio (HHS) 2 3401554 Crews, Kylee

3 4601261 Caballero, Mayte 3 3800703 Gallegos, Monica

4 3401912 Castaneda, Fernando 4 4600246 Guerreo, Stephanie

5 4801410 Davila, Abrielle 5 4001057 Hinojosa, Sofia

6 1002254 Hernandez, Christian 6 4301420 Lozano, Rosalinda

7 4002861 Hernandez, Jesus 7 3600573 Mendoza,Aylin

8 3201515 Herrera, Stephanie 8 2601517 Mojica,Odalys

9 4601233 Lara-Garcia, Estefania 9 4600709 Moreno, Joann

10 3602057 Padilla, Katia 10 4800907 Morua, Dianey

11 4401828 Peterson Alexis 11 4600675 Palacios, Alejandro

12 1901551 Rocha, Carmen 12 3401441 Quintero, Ashley

13 4801007 Rodriguez, Alejandro 13 3400678 Rubio, Gilberto

14 4901687 Ruiz, Kevin 14 4000524 Sauceda, Litzy

15 1601439 Salazar, Rebecca 15 3402138 Trejo, Victor

16 3100965 Sanchez, Letycia 16 4600919 Villalon, Arcelia

17 4001867 Uvalle, Maximiliano 18 5200436 Villarreal, Joel

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Special Highlights:

15 Students from Rivera High School participated in a STEM internship as a way to

prepare students for success in higher education. This STEM Internship gave the

students an oppportunity to develop their skills in Mobile App and Forensic Cyber

Security. Students attened the internship for a total of 3 months and mastered these

courses.

Santiago Lara Jasmin Aquines Sylvia De la Pena

Daniela Garcia Alexa Hernandez Angelica Hinton

Karen Lozano Arely Mancilla Carlos San Juan

Abrielle Davila Estefania Lara Katia Padilla

Alexis Peterson Alejandro Rodriguez Letycia Sanchez

Students participated in Summer Concurrent Enrollment:

Sophomore Keith Rodriguez

Sophomore Joaquin Guajardo POLS 2305/PSYC 2301

Sophomore Axell Martinez POLS 2305/PSYC 2301

Sophomore Max Uvalle ECON 2301/POLS 2305

Sophomore

Special Collaborations:

Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED with Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto-Injector

training with the American Red Cross.

TSI preparation for all UB participants during summer enrichment program facilitated

by UTRGV’s Learning Enrichment Center.

STEM internship in collaboration with UTRGV’s College of Engineering and Computer

Science.