Post on 15-Jul-2015
Leveraging Near-‐Peer Rela/onships Ninde Scholars Program April 16, 2015 Presented by: Susan Pavlus, Educa7on Outreach Program Director Ka7e Hayes, College Access Coordinator Amethyst Carey, Ninde Tutor Leader Lara Griffin, Ninde Tutor Leader Pablo Cerdera, Ninde Tutor Leader Ninde Video
Ninde Scholars Program
• History • What we do? • Who we serve? • How we serve? • Profile of our Ninde Scholars:
Ninde Collabora/ve Ninde Universal
Services
Grades 7-‐10
Tutor/Mentor 1-‐1 Summer Program Service Program
Workshops
Open office hours at OHS Financial Aid Support
Scholarship Coordinator College Access Workshops
Content Tutoring College Tours
Summer Programming ACT Prep and Registra/on
Provided Via Ninde Director, College Access Coordinator and AmeriCorps College Guide
Ninde Scholars Program
Aspiring Scholars
Ninde Scholars
Grades 11-‐12
Tutor/Mentor 1-‐1 College Counselor Summer Program Service Program Free ACT Prep
Course
Oberlin High School
67 Graduates of the Ninde Scholars Program
Average ACT Scores 2013 Ninde Scholars: 2 points higher than Na/onal Average
Program Comple/on
87%
College Enrollment
93%
College Persistence
87% 1 Quest Bridge
Finalist 2014-‐2015
The Ninde Scholars Program: a deep Impact
22 OC Tutors 5 Content tutors 376.75 hrs 15-‐16 AY
of eligible students* 41.3% BA/BS degree 10.3% AA degree *2006-‐2010 OHS Grads * Compared to 11% na/onally
2015 Scholarship info 87 applica/ons filed 39.5% of senior class
*81 students in class
Program Impacts 2014-2015 • Ninde Scholars have filed 54 College Applica/ons
• Applica/ons to: Oberlin, Ohio Wesleyan, Kent, Columbia, Miami of Ohio, Xavier, Brown, OSU, University of Akron, Swarthmore, CSU, Pomona, Marieea, LC3, Barnard, Vassar, NYU, Hiram
• College Acceptances: University of Toledo, Xavier University, Akron, Marieea, Ohio Wesleyan, Kent State, LCCC, NYU, Wesleyan, Oberlin College, Fordham, Vassar, Clark Atlanta, Ohio State, Hiram, Wieenberg, Youngstown State, Tiffin, Baldwin Wallace, Cleveland State, Bethune Cookman, Oeerbein
• Future Career Aspira/ons: Zoology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Chemistry, Psychology, Music Therapy and Early Childhood Educa/on
Ninde Tutor Pairing
• Morgan and Amethyst • Morgan Oberlin High School ‘15 • Amethyst Carey OC ’16
• Morgan’s future plans: • Dean of Students
• Amethyst’s Future Plans • Work in college access
The Ninde Scholars
• 1st genera/on, low-‐income or underrepresented in Higher Ed
• Students exhibit an interest in receiving support from tutor/mentor and mo/va/on to go to college
• Grades 7-‐12 • Aspiring Ninde 7-‐10th grade • Ninde Scholars: 11-‐12th grade
• ACT Scores: 30-‐15 • GPA Range:
• The tale of the GPA
Summer with the Ninde Program
• Summer Programming • Aspiring Ninde Scholar Enrichment Course (7-‐10 Ninde Only)
• Summer Wri/ng Course (open to all 11-‐12th grade students)
• Summer Bridge Program (open to all rising college freshmen and families)
Ninde Collaborative Programs
• Universal Programs open to all • College Tours (5) • College Access Workshops (6) • Financial Aid Assistance
• 55 filed • 41 assisted
• Scholarship Applica/on Assistance (#) • LC3 Enrollment Trip (May 2015) • ACT Prep Course: Spring 2015 24 students
Round Table Discussion
• Time for discussion • Other programs • Who do you serve? • How do you serve? • Results? • Build Capacity?
Ninde Tutor Pairing • Pablo and Tye • Tye Oberlin High School ‘14 • Pablo Cerdera OC ‘15 • Tye Future Plans
• Aeending LC3 Currently, Applying to Berea College
• Interest in History, Music, Educa/on
• Pablo • Interest in Educa/on and Art
Leveraging Peer Relationships
• Who are these Peers? • Training, supports, etc • Working with students who may be similar to selves?
• Working with students who come from different backgrounds?
• Working with 1st gen
Cultivating and Leveraging Peer Relationships
• Building the rela/onship • Communica/on • Mo/va/on • Moving Through Process • Formula/ng and evalua/ng goals
Ninde Tutor Pairing • Angel and Lara • Angel Oberlin High School ’15 • Lara Griffin OC ’15 • Angel Future Plans
• Major in Chemistry, interest in Crea/ve Wri/ng and Compara/ve American Studies
• Lara Future Plans • AmeriCorps Posi/on in MN • Interest in pursuing MA in Educa/on
Building Capacity and Support Measures
• Building capacity using cri/cal reflec/on:
• Leveraging Peer Rela/onship: • How to make scholars more compe//ve in college applica/on process? Peer to Peer
• Building a culture of service • Service ac/vi/es designed by students
• Opportuni/es to serve program and community
• Suppor/ng Scholars and Tutors • Database for gathering informa/on
• Comparison informa/on from Na/onal Clearing House Data
• Hiring and Training of Tutors • Challenges
Change
• Changing Culture: • Change within program structure • Cri/cal Reflec/on
• Tutors and families • Scholars • Stakeholders
• Program evolu/on • Future Growth and opportunity
Crea/on of Buy-‐in • Buy-‐in of stakeholders • Crea/on of materials
• Avenues of support • Con/nued support • New support areas
Thank you for attending today
• Susan Pavlus spavlus@oberlin.edu 440-‐775-‐5386 • Educa/on Outreach Programs Director • Assistant Director, Bonner Center for Service and Learning
• Ka/e Hayes khayes@oberlin.edu 440-‐775-‐8910 • College Access Coordinator
• Amethyst Carey acarey@oberlin.edu • Lara Griffin lgriffin@oberlin.edu
• Pablo Cerdera pcerdera@oberlin.edu