Sponsors For Educational Opportunity (SEO) Scholars Program
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Sponsors For Educational Opportunity (SEO)Scholars Program
Closing the Gap – Redefining the Future
Winner-College Board’s 2011 CollegeKeys Compact Innovation Award
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The problem we are trying to solve 2
Nationally, 8th graders in low-income urban school districts perform at a level just above that of 4th graders in affluent districts3
Almost 80% of students in remedial college classes had a high school GPA of “B” or better6
76% of 2010 high school graduates were not adequately prepared academically for first year college courses in English, Math and Science5
Only 12.7% of African American students and 13.6% of Hispanic students graduated college-ready from NYC public high schools4
Source: 1. New York Times, “What it Takes to Make a Student,” 2010 2-3. National Assessment for Educational Progress, 2005 4. NYS Board of Regents, 2010
5. American College Testing (ACT), 2010 6. Gates Foundation-funded report, Diploma to Nowhere, 2008 .
At the elementary level
At the college level
At the middle school level At the high school level
9 year olds living in low-income communities are three years behind their high-income peers2
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By age 3, children whose parents are professionals have vocabularies of about 1,100 words, and children whose parents are on welfare have vocabularies of about 525 words 1
At age three
An overview of the SEO Scholars Program33
Who we serve
Our students: 616 total students served
High School Scholars380 motivated, low-income public high school students who attend over 100 high schools in New York City; 24 students in San Francisco
College Scholars212 college students who have completed the high school component of the Scholars Program and are enrolled at 91 colleges and universities
45% Black
15% Asian
Average Family Income Race and Ethnicity
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$ 27,71519% Asian
44% Black
37% Hispanic
All SEO Scholars Compared to All College Bound Seniors2009 & 2010 SAT ResultsBy Grade Point Average - 2400 Point ScaleBased on College Board’s Total Group Profile Reports 2009 & 2010
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SEO students outperform all college bound seniors nationally on the SAT exam at almost every GPA level.
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After high school, SEO Scholars gain entrance to competitive colleges and succeed
85% of SEO’s College Classes of 2010 and 2011 graduated college on-time compared to the national average of 57% for all students who complete their degree in 6 years2
For summer 2011, 122 college students secured summer internships and/or full-time positions
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Source: 1. Rankings are determined by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges, which rates schools according to Barron’s reliable competitiveness scale. Rankings range from to “Most Competitive” to “Noncompetitive.” 2. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2011).
100% of SEO Scholars were admitted to a
four-year college for SEO’s Class of 2011
91% of Scholars were accepted to a college ranked Most, Highly or Very Competitive by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges, including Cornell, Dartmouth, MIT, NYU, Smith, and Wesleyan1
SEO Scholars earned over $1.6 million in scholarships for their first year of college
Admission to College Performance in College
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Purpose: To evaluate the educational impact of the SEO Scholars Program
7Highlights from Policy Studies Associates, Inc.
The Comparison Groups: SEO Scholars were compared to a group of students in the same high schools who were matched on 8th grade demographic and academic characteristics. Students of each comparison group matched the ethnicity, gender, and baseline academic test scores of the SEO Scholars.
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The Results: High School OutcomesGPA Results Comparison
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3.32 2.70
3.13 2.33 3.42 2.92
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10The Results: College Outcomes College Matriculation Comparison
SEO Scholars were more likely to matriculate to private colleges than
to public colleges.
Private vs. Public Colleges In State vs. Out of State
SEO Scholars were more likely to matriculate to out of state colleges
than the comparison group.
College Selectivity
SEO Scholars were more likely to matriculate to selective colleges ranked
Most, Highly, or Very Competitive by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges compared to the comparison group.
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Comparison Group Comparison Group Comparison Group
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Out of StateIn State94%
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Selective CollegesNon-Selec-tive76%
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4-Year Scholars Program GrowthGoal: Sustain Recent Expansion and Double Incoming Class
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2012(120 incoming
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NYC Scholars 381 438 601 720
NYC College Scholars
212 230 265 329
Total Scholars Served
592 668 866 1049
Funding Required
$2,504,686 $2,805,600 $3,637,200 $4,405,800
*Note: Per student cost to scale in New York is approximately $4,200/student.
Upcoming Ways to Support the SEO Scholars Program
>> Contribute to the SEO Scholars – Goldman Sachs Challenge
$5,000 covers the cost of one SEO Scholar for a year and designates you a Scholars “Patron.” You will receive
ongoing updates from your Scholar throughout the year. (With a personal gift of $500 or more, you will also receive
one ticket to this year’s SEO Annual Awards Dinner.)
www.seo-usa.org/scholars_gs_challenge
>> Attend the SEO Awards Dinner
The Annual Awards Dinner on April 17, 2012 at the Waldorf-Astoria will be chaired by Kenneth Jacobs,
Chairman & CEO of Lazard. Along with the distinguished honorees, seven SEO Scholars will speak about the
meaning and results of their SEO experience. Proceeds of the event support the Scholars Program.
www.seo-usa.org/awards_dinner_2012
If you are interested in getting involved or visiting the Scholars Program in action on a Saturday, please contact Anjali Malipatil, Director of Individual Giving, at [email protected] or (646) 435-9565.
Ways to Donate> Pledge & donate in installments or sign up for automatic, hassle-free monthly giving
> Team up with friends/colleagues to share the cost of funding a Scholar> Don’t forget about the firm’s matching gifts program to multiply your impact
www.seo-usa.org
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