mission create and implement strategies to improve college and career preparation for kansas...
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Mission Create and implement strategies to improve
college and career preparationfor Kansas City's urban students
GardnerEdgertonAntioch
Desoto
Olathe
Spring Hill
Blue Valley
Shawnee Mission
Grandview C-4
Hickman Mills C-1 Lee's Summit
R-VII
Blue Springs R-IV
GrainValley
R-V Oak Grove R-VI
Lone JackC-6
Raytown C-2
Independence30
Fort Osage R-I
North Kansas City 74
Smithville R-II Kearney R-I
Clinton Co. R-III
Lawson R-XIV
Excelsior Springs 40
Missouri City 56 (E)
Liberty 53
North Platte Co. R-I
East Buchanan
West Platte Co. R-II
Platte Co. R-III
Park Hill
Piper-Kansas City
Bonner Springs Turner-
Center58
Kansas City,MO 33
Kansas City, KS
PREP-KC Footprint• 2 states
• Five low-income districts
• 10 traditional high schools + 2 charter schools
• 49,500 students
• 10,000 high school students
• 35% of the low income students, and
• 40% of the students of color within the 5-county region
Benchmarking
Key Strategies
• College & Career Benchmarks• Academies & Institutes• Early-College Tuition• Campus Visits• FAFSA Preparation
Early College
• Workforce Liaisons• Career-Jumping Events• Work Site Tours
Workforce Preparation
• Data Dashboard• Leadership
Development
• Expert Coaches (Math & Literacy)• Regional Math Relays• Regional Teacher Leader Cadre• Khan Academy Pilot• K-3 Classroom Libraries
© PREP-KC 2014
Data Dashboard
2013-14 Results
643 Professionals
from
172 Businesses and
26 Postsecondary Institutions
supported college & career exploration experiences for
4,031 individual students
PREP-KC Academies & Institutes
Academies produce THREE key results:
1. Create NEW partnerships between urban school districts, postsecondary institutions and business
2. Develop career aspirations and postsecondary plans for urban high school students in high-growth industry areas
3. Develop NEW accelerated career pathways into high growth industry areas
Preliminary Postsecondary Enrollment Findings
Postsecondary going, middle-income students (65%)
Postsecondary going, low-income students (51%)
*National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
Preliminary Findings
Academy students report they are:
• Interested in, and knowledgeable about, their field of study.
• More likely to stay in school & graduate as a result of their Academy experience.
• Prepared for postsecondary education – the coursework & the culture.
• Likely to pursue a career in their field of study.
“State Street has high hopes that the Business and Finance Institute will provide qualified and motivated candidates for business-related jobs in Kansas City. With exposure to the professional business environment and focused development on business-essential skills, these students should have a leg-up for local Kansas City business jobs.”
-Jeff Baughman, Training Manager VP (State Street)
“PREP-KC’s Health Science Academy is redesigning the high school experience so students will be truly ready for postsecondary education. These students will have a head start in a nursing or health degree program because they have been exposed to campus-life, classes, instructors and careers.”
– Ronda Cole-Manney, RNDirector of Pathways to Nursing Academy, UMKC
“As a result of this experience, I will follow my dreams. I will pay attention in my classes because I can apply what I am learning to the real world.”
“Because of what I learned today, I am going to Northwest to get a degree in computer science.”
Career Jumping
Northwest Missouri State Information Technology
“My eyes were really opened to the possibilities of working in the tech field.”
Perceptive Software
KC TechStart
“This event made me really interested in software development.”
Health Sciences Accelerated Academy
“I learned that it takes hard work to get where you would like to be.” -Center Student
Students at UMKC School of Nursing & Health Studies Blood typing learning experience at UMKC
Students make an anti-itch cream at UMKC School of Pharmacy
“I will try my hardest because I really want to be an engineer.”
-Wyandotte Student
“I will take more science and math
classes so I can have a career in STEM.”-Washington Student
Engineering Academy
Students visit UMKC School of Computing & Engineering for an interactive college experience
Student presentations at Kansas City Kansas Community College
Bioscience Academy
“My Academy experience has helped me stay ahead of
many of my classmates during the school year
regarding science classes. It has helped me focus on
doing what I love to do and what I want for my
college/career experience.-Harmon Student
Urinalysis experiment at Donnelly CollegeStudent presentations at Kansas City Kansas Community College
Students create science experiment kits for middle school students
“I learned that in this career area, having work experience can be equally as important as a college education.”
-Wyandotte Student
“I learned that supply chain is more than just the movement of products.”
–Grandview Student
Supply Chain Academy
Career Jumping with supply chain professionals
Networking with hiring companies within the KC metro area
Read more at:
www.prepkc.org