Changing Culture: Imperial County College Going Initiative

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Changing CultureImperial County College Going
Initiative
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The Imperial Valley

• Donde queda?

Right Here
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Our County

• Home to 161,800 residents (CA Dept of Finance)
• Rural desert community 4,597 square miles
• Borders Mexico, Arizona and mountains separating
  it from metropolitan areas
• Labor Market Agriculture 23, Government 31
• High unemployment (17.4 for 2004, 58/58 in CA)
• 32 of the population foreign-born

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Our Schools in 2000

• 72.2 Hispanic
• 67.8 speak a language other than English
• 55 of students below federal poverty level
• 16 districts with 51 K-12 schools
• 74 decile 5 or below
• 44 in some phase of state or federal corrective
  action
• 7.9 UC Eligible, far fewer actually attend

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2000
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Obstacles to Overcome

• Geographic size
• Duplication of services
• Roles and sensitivities
• Low expectations
• Cultural perspectives
• Cash commitment!

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Our Foundation Sense of community and
commitment

• IHE Pre-collegiate Programs
• Imperial County Partnership for Higher Education
• Intersegmental collaboration
• Counselors Roundtable
• District improvement initiatives
• Partnerships for Student Success

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A preschool through higher education community
collaborative promoting a college-going culture.
Charter Members, Imperial County College Going
Initiative P-16 Council
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Purpose

• To formalize leadership for a collaborative and
  comprehensive regional approach to promote a
  college-going culture to increase eligibility,
  admittance, and attendance at post-secondary
  institutions for Imperial County students.

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A Collaborative Culture
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2004-2005 Goals

• Articulate a plan for a common P-16 vision to
  increase student eligibility, admittance, and
  attendance at post-secondary options.
• Develop a P-12 College Access Plan to increase
  student/family understanding of and access to the
  educational system.
• Develop and implement a countywide P-16 plan to
  increase student success in mathematics.

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Inclusion and Cooperation

• Early Victories!
• Established P-16 Council
• Funding by educational institutions (MOU)
• Teacher Training (IVC, SDSU, UCR ICOE)
• Counselors Retreat and Comprehensive Guidance
  Plans
• 4th year of the implementation of Summer Algebra
  Academies with a culminating Parent Conference
• Parent Institutes for Quality Education (PIQE)

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Mathematics Articulation

• Documented success of Algebra Academies
• Continuum of math training for K-16 aspiring, new
  and veteran math teachers
• MATE Institutes at UCR
• Developed protocols and materials to connect the
  idea of a college culture to the on-going math
  support
• Training for counselors on Counseling Standards

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What got our attention

• Data!
• Data!
• Data!

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Imperial CountyUC Eligibility Rate by Year
Projected
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Number of Imperial County UC Applicants by Year
Projected
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Number of Imperial County Students Admitted to
UC by Year
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Number of Imperial County Students Enrolled in
UC by Year
Projected
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Institutional Partners
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PROGRAM PARTNERS
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• Intensive summer residential programs focusing
  on mathematics and science research at UCD, UCI,
  and UCSC (UCSD Summer 2005).
• Summer 2001 1 application and 0 attendees
• Summer 2002 25 applications and 15 attendees
• Summer 2003 96 applications and 46 attendees
• Summer 2004 57 applications and 31 attendees
• Summer 2005 62 applications and of
  attendees TBD

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College Going Initiative Sponsored Activities

• Mathematics Academy for Teaching Excellence
  (MATE) - Two week intensive mathematics
  professional development training at UC
  Riverside.
• Summer 2001 - 0 Imperial County participants
• Summer 2002 - 6 Imperial County participants
• Summer 2003 - 14 Imperial County participants
• Summer 2004 - 15 Imperial County participants
• Summer 2005 - 15 Imperial County participants

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College Going Initiative Sponsored Activities
UC/CSU Admit Reception
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College Going Initiative

• Parent Conferences

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College Going Initiative Sponsored Activities

• Counselors Retreat at UCSD

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UC CSU RECRUITERS SUMMIT

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Inter-Segmental Higher Education Week

• 1. Fall - Higher Education Week I
• - 11 Higher Education Institutions
• - Senior Presentations (2103 students)
• - Parent Nights (8 high schools)
• - Senior College Application Workshops
• 2. Spring Higher Education Week II
• - Junior Presentations

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Our Schools in 2005

• 72.2 Hispanic
• 67.8 speak a language other than English
• 55 of students below federal poverty level
• 16 districts with 52 K-12 schools
• 66 at decile 5 or below (2004)
• 8 in some phase of state or federal corrective
  action
• 10.8 UC Eligible (2003 data)

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WFIM!!!

• Realizing the benefits
• Developing accountability
• Building in sustainability!
• Changing history
• Making a difference for students, families and
  our community!

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2005-2006 Goals

• Increase access by students and their families to
  resources and information to make college a
  reality.
• Improve student performance in mathematics and
  academic literacy, especially writing.
• Implement a system to collect and analyze
  relevant data and take action to increase college
  eligibility, acceptance, and attendance.

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Next Steps

• Expand Imperial County college-going initiative
  partners.
• Develop strong communication and student
  transitions between schools.
• Create parent-teacher training teams.
• Build in sustainability!

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• Thank you!

• Contact
• Javier Ramos, Coordinator
• P-16 Council/College-going Initiative
• jramos_at_icoe.org
• [phone]