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Mission Middle College
Presentation to:
West Valley Mission College School Board
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Sara Hayden Smith
Jennifer Lang-Jolliff
Program Goals for Middle College 2011
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To lower attrition rate to 10%
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Graduate All Seniors
3
Target certain colleges and universities
4
Attain 4 year college/university acceptance
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Earn a total of $500,000.00 in scholarship
Graduate Al Seniors
2011Middle College Demographics
2010-2011:
Total: 49
2011-2012:
Total: 53
Juniors:
28
Juniors:
28
Seniors:
21
Seniors:
25
2 students
graduated early
2011 Attrition Rates:
49 Students
7 Dismissed
(1 Senior, 6 Juniors)
Attrition Rate of 14%
Retention Rate of 86%
2011 Associates Degrees:
• Six Students from the program
were awarded an A.A./A.S. Degree:
• Christina Ayson
• Vanessa Selimovic
• Laetitia Meyreuix
• Moath Othman
• Shayna Jones
• Ariel Muirhead
2011 College Overview:
• Guiding Assumptions:
– All students must apply to a minimum of 7
schools.
– All students must apply to every college that
offers them a free application.
– All students must apply for a minimum of 30
scholarships and provide proof thereof.
– UC’s and CSU’s are not actively pursued due
to tuition volatility and a lack of meaningful
tuition assistance and financial aid.
– Students are actively pushed towards Western
Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) Schools and
out of state private universities.
*21 Seniors applied for 72 unique colleges/universities.
The most popular colleges/universities with the class
of 2011:
University
Of
New
Mexico
Mills
College
Albequerque
Oakland
10
Applications
8
Applications
6
6
Applications Applications
5
Applications
10
Acceptances
4
Acceptances
2
4
Acceptances Acceptances
4
Acceptances
St.
John’s
University
New York
Drexel
Fisk
University
Philadelphia
Tennessee
2011 College Acceptances:
• The senior class was accepted to 42 different
colleges/universities.
• The Class of 2011 has 100% post-secondary
plans of attending a college or university in
the fall of 2011.
• Third year with 100% post-secondary plan.
• 4 students were accepted into the “Honor
College” at their potential school:
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Adelphi University
Marist College
St. Mary’s College
Hofstra University
2011 Merit Award Totals
Total Offered Merit Award for 21 seniors
Class of 2011: $4,206,512.00
Shayna
Jones
$410,172
Christian
Ayson
$835,164
Laetitia
Meyreuix
$645,216
Fall 2011 Benchmarks:
Technology- Increase
usage in assistive
teaching devicesPapershow
Address
Achievement Gap40% incoming
Juniors are
testing in the 900
level for Math
and English
Increase communication
with parents- quarterly
newsletter and coffee
meetings. Continue
College Prep. Meetings
with parents.
Middle College
Fall Goals
2011
College Visitations:
Seniors: Fall
fieldtrips
to local colleges
Juniors: Class
Visits of colleges
and guest
speakers.
Enduring Understanding
• The need for equity within
education
• Pursue the idea of “Best Practices”
• “Working but could work better”
Barth
• The need for creating common
language between colleges and
secondary level of education
Mission Middle College Program