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Empowering Communities. Changing Lives.
Laying the Foundation for Success:
Middle School Through College
Presenters: Anterio Jackson, Danielle Parker
& Cicely Wilson
Thursday April 6, 2017
National Partnership for Educational
Access’ Annual Conference
Boston, MA
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Key Transitions Manager
Cicely Wilson Interns/Volunteers College Access & Success Manager
Anterio Jackson
Director, CFSD
Danielle S. Parker
Introductions
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Chicago Urban League
Overview • An affiliate of the NUL, the oldest &
largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic & social mainstream in the United States.
• Throughout a century of service, the CUL remains committed to opening the doors of opportunity for African Americans through educational opportunity, economic development & social justice.
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CFSD Overview
• The CFSD offers a continuum of services for middle school through college students that prepares each to compete in a growing global economy.
• Our programs are designed to directly address academic warning signs and to curb the rate of failure through direct prevention and intervention.
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CFSD Overview • Our programs are delivered through
modules that address age appropriate topics: financial literacy, community awareness, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), career readiness, college preparedness and career exposure.
• We work with teachers, parents and employers both nationally and internationally to equip our participants with the skills needed to be successful in college, work and life.
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Project Ready-Middle School
The middle school component of Project Ready assists sixth through eighth grade students with strengthening their academic, financial and social development through four modules.
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Project Ready-High School
The Project Ready-High School program provides ninth through eleventh grade students with academic preparation for college along with life skills development, personal, global and cultural awareness.
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Project Ready-College
Project Ready-College is a two year program that begins working with students the summer before they begin their senior year of high (rising seniors) school through the completion of their first year of college.
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Parent Empowerment
Program
• Underlying the success of our students is the engagement of their parents.
• PEP assists with enabling entire households to increase career & educational achievements.
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Best Practices & Challenges Kahoot
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Best Practices
Middle School
• Structure & Clear Expectations
• Ice Breakers/Physical Activity
• Positive Social Interactions with Peers & Adults
• Student & Staff Buy-In
• Ongoing Program Evaluation
High School
• Identity of Self & Others
• Creating Culture
• Transparency & Consistency
• Exposure
• Celebration of Successes & Addressing Areas of Opportunity
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Best Practices
College
• Keep your Promises & Encourage Them
• Set Standards
• Expose them to new things
• Flexibility
• Listen to Understand & Not to Reply
• Passion/Caring
PEP
• Encouragement
• Engagement & Ownership
• Keep your Promises
• Make them feel valued
• Humor
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Effective Strategies
The success of the CFSD would not be
possible without the 2 R’s: Recruitment &
Relationships.
Recruitment:
Value Proposition
Year-Round Recruitment
Continuum of Services (6th-16th Grade)
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Effective Strategies
The success of the CFSD would not be possible without the 2 R’s: Recruitment & Relationships.
Relationship Building:
Partners
Funders
Volunteers
Participants
Parent Engagement
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Project Ready Challenges
One of the biggest challenges that we face
in the CUL’s Center for Student
Development is the number of other after-
school program offerings in Chicago and
specifically within the Chicago Public
Schools.
• After School Matters
• Youth Guidance
• 21st Century
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Overcoming Our Challenges • Continuum of individualized services that
allow us to meet our students wherever
they are in their personal, academic and
professional lives.
• Our programs are developing and
engaging the next generation of leaders
by providing them with opportunities that
will prepare them to compete in a growing
global economy equipped with 21st
century skills.
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CFSD Outcomes
• Outcome #1: 100% of our middle school students do not show early warning indicators of poor high school performance or drop-out risk prior to high school entrance
• Outcome #2: 100% of our graduating high school seniors are accepted & enroll into a four year college or university or a vocational school
• Outcome #3: 100% of our college students advance to the next level of undergraduate standing at the end of the academic year.
• Outcome #4: 90% of youth increase their exposure to college and cultural options through initiatives such as the Student Mission Trip to China, NUL’s Youth Leadership Summit & In & Out of State College Tours
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Contact Information
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Chicago Urban League
4510 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60653
Office (773) 285-5800
Fax (773) 285-7772
www.thechicagourbanleague.org