Minority Achievement Committee Scholars

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Minority Achievement Committee Scholars

• September 30, 2009

Achievement Matters
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Where It All Began

• Program grew out of their faculty achievement
  committee addressing the achievement gap between
  African-American males and other students
• They then met with 10high-achieving eleventh-
  and twelfth-grade males,who created the program
  themselves
• School districts around the United States

Shaker Heights High SchoolShaker Heights, Ohio
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Weve Grown
9 programsover 500 scholars
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Purpose at the Middle School Level
Middle school Scholarsshare the same goalsas
junior high Scholars
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Purpose at the Junior High Level

• Goals of the group are to
• Build mentor partnerships with other district
  Scholars
• Increase parental involvement
• Discuss issues uniquely related to minorities
  striving for success in todays society

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Purpose at the High School Level
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What Does MAC/MAAC Scholars Offer?
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Were BusyIn addition to our academics . . .
Achievement Matters!

• Minority Student Achievement Network Conference
• Learning about fraternities and sororities
• Gates Scholarship 2 Winners!
• Holiday socials
• Ebony Fashion Show
• Stephens College tour
• Mizzou Day
• Middle MAC T-shirts
• District-wide MAC/MAAC Scholars brochure
• MAC Scholars Summer Academy
• College Planning 101 sponsored by MU
• Diversity Breakfast 2009 Columbia Values
  Diversity Award Winner

• UMKC Multicultural Day
• St. Louis Black Repertory
• College Tours Nashville and Memphis, TN
  Montgomery, Tuskegee, and Birmingham, AL,
  Atlanta, Georgia
• Presentations to the Board of Education
• Presented to the District Student Achievement
  Committee
• Annual MAC/MAAC Scholars Achievement Matters
  Ceremony

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Where are some of our Scholars?
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MO State
St. Louis University
University of Chicago
SEMO
Rhodes College
MACC
St. Louis Community College
Stephens College
Columbia College
Lincoln University
Linn Tech
University of Missouri
Morehouse
University of Central Missouri
Clark-Atlanta
Howard University
Jackson State University
Langston
California State
Tennessee State University
University of Georgia
Missouri Valley
Alabama State
Oklahoma Junior College
Florida AM
Xavier in New Orleans
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MAC/MAAC Scholars Parent Organization

• Parent meetings
• Parent board of 9
• Mission and goals
• What MAC/MAAC parents want

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MAC/MAAC Scholars Parent OrganizationMission and
Goals

• The MAC/MAAC Scholars Parent Organizations
  mission is to offer support to the district
  MAC/MAAC Scholars organization
• The organizations goals are to
• Increase minority parental involvement
• Support the goals of the MAC/MAAC Scholars
  program
• Assist the sponsors and students in their
  educational programs and activities

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What MAC/MAAC parents saythey need from CPS to
supporttheir childs academic and career goals
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Education is thefoundation of our roots
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Minority Achievement Committee Scholars

• November 3, 2008

Achievement Matters