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- 1. 10 Years of Impact 2 0 1 3 A N N U A L R E P O R T
- 2. G OUR FIRST TEN YEARS 2003 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provides funding to Portland Community College in Oregon to begin replicating the Gateway to College model ateway to College National Network is celebrating ten years of national impact. We are now a network of 43 colleges in 23 states, working in partnership with over 150 school districts.This extraordinary collaboration, fueled by public education dollars, philanthropic startup support, and federal investment through the Social Innovation Fund, means that thousands of young people who left high school or were not on track to graduate will have the chance to reinvent themselves for a better future. As one student expressed it,“I have gone from the very bottom to the very top.” President Bill Clinton publicly cited Gateway to CollegeTM during the June 2013 Clinton Global Initiative America Conference as an organization helping some of our nation’s most disadvantaged young peopleto gain the skills they need to realize the American Dream.
- 3. 3 In the 2012-2013 academic year alone, more than 4,200 formerly disengaged students changed the trajectory of their lives through the Gateway to CollegeTM program. A record 671 students graduated in the 2012- 2013 academic year—graduates who not only earned a high school diploma but an average of 35 college credits at the same time.Thousands more are in the pipeline. National Network staff provided training and technical assistance to higher education institutions across the nation, and worked with five state education agencies to provide advice and advocacy on policies to expand opportunities for the students we serve. Nearly 250 educators nationwide attended our annual Peer Learning Conference. All told, we distributed more than $3 million to local communities to implement and support programs for under-served youth. Every community benefits when disconnected young people return to school and gain the skills they need to have good jobs and strong families. The social return is obvious and substantial, but the return to each individual is beyond measure—often meaning the difference between a life of poverty and limited choices or a life as a contributing citizen with a strong desire to give back. As a Gateway graduate who now has a master’s degree put it: “Without Gateway, I wouldn’t be the person that I am today. I might not even be here at all. But I made it, and I’m motivated to help others who are struggling find their way.” Looking ahead to the next ten years, we have even loftier goals. Our new strategic framework calls for more sophisticated research to help build knowledge in the field.We are focused on a significant quality initiative including a standards and certification process for national partners.We will continue to raise awareness and strive to make even deeper impacts in policy and education reform for those in need of our help. Most important, we will create new pathways to higher education for our nation’s young people. We want to galvanize people motivated to help those who are struggling to find their way. Please join us! The last ten years have been an incredible journey, growing from a single program in Portland, Oregon to a nationwide network of dedicated educators and students working to create new opportunities for youth.We are grateful for the change we’ve seen in students’lives and in the communities we serve, and we are inspired by what we can accomplish together in the coming years. 43 23 colleges in states 2004 Students begin attending Gateway to College in two new sites 2004 First Peer Learning Conference held in Portland Martha Lamkin Chair, Board of Directors Laurel Dukehart President 2
- 4. 4 …breaks the cycle of poverty by addressing the dropout crisis Young people start school with an enthusiasm to learn and succeed, but not every student has a smooth path to success.Adolescence is the crucial time of identity development, peer relationships, and burgeoning autonomy.For some teenagers, the social environment of a typical high school is too chaotic;students who experience teasing or bullying disconnect from school.For those who are living in poverty, who may not have stability in their homes, or who have simply made some ill-advised choices during this tumultuous time, academic success can be a particular challenge. Dropping out of high school is not event, it is a process.For well over a million students every year in the U.S., dropping out is the most negatively impactful experience they will have in their lives.Dropouts are 3.5 times more likely to become incarcerated during the course of their lifetimes.Public obligations such as welfare and unemployment are utilized disproportionately by people who never completed high school. Students from low-income families drop out at six times the rate of their peers from high income families.These young people face major personal consequences. A dropout will earn $260,000 less than a high school graduate over his or her lifetime and will encounter hardships that those who have achieved high school diplomas and at least some college do not typically face.They are much more likely to pass on the legacy of a failed education and lower economic status to their children. To break the cycle of generational poverty, high school is not enough.College or technical credentials are now minimum requirements for family-wage and career path jobs.Gateway to College programs around the country provide the pathway to success in high school and a firm grounding in college and career. …builds sustainable programs in the public sphere Gateway to College National Network (GTCNN) builds bridges between K-12 public school districts and colleges to enable dual credit options for students who have previously been unsuccessful in school.Before Gateway to OUR WORK “What inspires me most about my work with Gateway to College students is the moment they find their truth— the truth that links them to the success they were always meant to have.I am grateful to be a small catalyst of that truth.” -Jane Larson, Resource Specialist , Portland Community College, OR 2006 10 sites in 9 states 10
- 5. 5 College, most early college dual credit programs served students who already possessed the academic and life skills to succeed. GtCNN helps break through the barriers to dual credit for the students who can benefit the most.We do this by facilitating partnerships to help public K-12 dollars work in the two-year college setting.Public school districts frequently encounter barriers to supporting alternative programs outside of their own facilities and the funding formulas often emphasize“seat time” to the detriment of the flexible scheduling that a college-based program offers.We work closely with administrators on both sides of the partnership to launch and sustain a successful college-based program. …empowers educators and builds the field Gateway to College educators are pioneering best practices for re-engaging disconnected students. College faculty, counselors, and administrators understand the many challenges students face.They work as a team to ensure students are ready and able to navigate the college setting. Through our proprietary professional development social network, GatewayLive, educators and administrators share information within the network of over 40 programs across the U.S. GtCNN experts consult with colleges to implement strategies that address local conditions. Our webinars and annual Peer Learning Conference bring together practitioners from Gateway to College programs and peer organizations at the forefront of the work to support youth as they emerge into self- sufficient adulthood. GtCNN conducts research on what’s working to improve outcomes for students, strengthens stakeholder partnerships to sustain programs, and advocates for broader understanding of the need for more pathways to higher education for students facing barriers. For example, extended year graduation rates have been an important policy initiative for Gateway to College National Network. In 2011, we teamed with the American Youth Policy Forum and the National Youth Employment Coalition to develop a joint policy brief to encourage states to include extended year graduation rates in their accountability models submitted to the U.S. Department of Education. 2007 13 sites in 11 states 13 59%of students in the largest 50 cities graduate high school in the U.S. only
- 6. 6 OUR MODEL …helps transform systems Public post-secondary college systems are increasingly burdened by the imperative to educate more and more students who are unprepared for college-level work.School districts are pressured to raise graduation rates and provide more pathways to graduation, but federal, local, and state policies can inadvertently impede their efforts.Equally problematic, K-12 and post-secondary structures such as academic calendars and teacher credentialing can make innovative partnerships difficult. Our model and partnerships address these systemic challenges 1.We ensure that a tuition-free dual-credit option in the college setting exists to provide students with the incentives to work hard and visualize a more successful future 2.We train staff and create systems in the college to provide wrap-around academic and social- emotional supports for students in Gateway to College and other programs seeking to improve their service to these young people 3.We forge a formal partnership between one or more K-12 school districts and a local college to provide the funding structure and procedures to sustain a program into the future 4.We conduct research about our students and programming, and share promising practices in the wider education community 5.We advocate for policies and participate in national coalitions promoting sustainable pathways to post-secondary education for at-risk youth K-1 2 School Distr icts Colleges Highsch ool diploma and coll egecredit Gateway to College National Network builds pathways to dual credit Dual Credit 2008 Gateway to College National Network is established as a separate charitable organization with a 6-member Board of Directors 2008 17 sites in 13 states working with 81 school district partners 1.6 average GPA at entry (on a 4-point scale) 30 average number of college credits earned at graduation from Gateway to College 17 average age of Gateway to College student entering the program 20 average number of months to complete a Gateway to College program 55 average % of credits needed to complete a h.s. diploma at entry High school dropouts can be burdened by negative stereotypes thatimpact their lives far into the future. 17 numbers refer to cumulative data since 2004
- 7. 7 Our students are challenged by multiple obstacles to success Before entering Gateway to College, students report a range of overlapping issues that caused them to drop out.Nearly 2/3 reported that academics had been a major obstacle;about ½ of students reported that transportation to school had been an impediment;about ¼ cited medical issues as a barrier to success. A B C $ ACADEMICS HOMELESSNESS CHILDCARE CONFLICTS WITH WORK SCHEDULE FREQUENT MOVING MEDICAL/HEALTH FINANCES TRANSPORTATION RESPONSIBILITIES AT HOME TEACHERS NOT CARING 49% 47% 27% 26% 17% 10% 50% 8% 67% 44% …puts students at the center $ Gateway to College provides wraparound support Academic and personal counseling Academic resources and other assistance Eligible Gateway to College students are between 16 to 21 years old and are significantly behind in high school credits for their age and grade level.After they have expressed a strong desire to earn a diploma and have demonstrated that they can read at an 8th grade level or higher, they begin Gateway in a learning community of 20 to 30 students. In the foundation term, they are assigned a Resource Specialist who helps guide their academic progress and provides counseling and social support to help them succeed. Students often begin with developmental courses in reading, writing, and math as well as a college skills course to build academic habits and study skills.They also learn time management techniques and gain confidence as they adjust to college life.Post-foundation courses are regular college classes offered to the general student population and taught by college faculty.Meeting these expectations, which are intentionally high, is essential to their future academic success. Gateway to CollegeTM provides wraparound supports 2008 The Walmart Foundation grants GtCNN $2.5 million to open 4 new sites and sponsors the Peer Learning Conference for 3 years 2009 $13.1 million – Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, the Open Society Foundations, The Kresge Foundation, and Carnegie Corporation of New York provide funding for broader impact on a national scale numbers refer to cumulative data since 2004
- 8. 8 …has grown as we have scaled up A little over 10 years ago,the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation learned of a new program at Portland Community College in Oregon that engaged high school dropouts.They were intrigued by its potential to help more disconnected students gain access to a post-secondary experience and a brighter future.They integrated Gateway to College into a larger effort to test the efficacy of dual credit and early college programs for at-risk youth, bringing Gateway to College to more communities across the United States. Part of the success of this scaling process was learning how to adapt the model so that Gateway to College could exist in a variety of administrative structures within a college and community. Thanks to a balance of flexibility and fidelity, the number of students served by Gateway to College has increased steadily.What started as a program serving less than 300 students per year in 2004 has burgeoned to over 4,200 students being served in 2013-2014. Over 15,000 students have been served in a Gateway to College program over the last ten years, and we expect that number to double by 2018. As the network of programs and number of students we serve grows, our data collection and analysis also expands. We are digging deeper into the causal relationships between our work, Gateway to College site structures, and student outcomes. “I am inspired by this work because we are starting to challenge our society’s stereotypes about who high school dropouts are. Our work to understand the particular challenges of these students drives our research and efforts for continuous improvement across the network. Our hope is that our data will serve the larger movement to create more social equity (Ben Byers, Associate Vice President, Operations, GtCNN).” OUR IMPACT “Not only has Gateway to College become a national model for how to bring an impactful program to scale, it has developed some of the most innovative curricula for adolescents who are needing an extra hand to make their way into college.” - Hilary Pennington, Vice President, Ford Foundation; former Director, Postsecondary Success, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation 4,000 graduates CUMULATIVE GRADUATES AND PROGRAMS OVER TIME 43 active sites 2,255 cumulative graduates 2014 - 20152009 - 20102004 - 2005 * Projected data is based on past performance and the goals of the Gateway to College National Network strategic framework
- 9. 9 …is achieving measurable results The scaling-up started slowly—after 4 years, there were 13 programs nationally in 11 states. Since then, the number of programs and students graduating with high school diplomas and college credits has grown dramatically. While there were 220 graduates in 2008-2009, over 3 times that number crossed the stage just 4 years later. Evidence from a 2012 study conducted by Pacific Research Evaluation (PRE) shows that our students are prepared and motivated to succeed further in college.The PRE study found that 73% of Gateway graduates continue on in post-secondary education and are earning college credentials at high rates. In 2012-2013, 671 students received a Gateway to College diploma.They are no longer among the young people statistically destined to live shorter, less healthy lives.Nor are they as likely to pass the legacy of poverty to their children. Collectively, these graduates will earn $174 million more in their lifetimes than those who did not return to school. The more immediate financial impacts for our students and their families are also significant. The cost of community or technical college education is a growing barrier to access for both middle class and low-income young people.In 2012-2013,our students graduated with a high school diploma and an average of 35 college credits.At the end of the program,this amounts to an average college scholarship of over $4,100 per student (and this doesn’t include the additional books,materials,and support that are provided by the program).During the 2012- 2013 academic year, Gateway to College students pursued over 47,000 college credits. With an average cost per credit of $118, this translates to over $5.5 million in college scholarships made available to vulnerable students in communities across the U.S. Gateway to College’s impact in the wider community continues to ripple out.In 2013 alone, our funding partners facilitated our work to distribute over $3 million to communities around the country.For every dollar of our investment, approximately $11 of public sector funding goes to work for disadvantaged youth. Momentum is quickly building—18 new programs started accepting students in 2012 and 2013.At the end of the 2012-2013 academic year, there have been a total of 2,255 graduates from 38 different programs—and this is just the beginning.These new graduates were disconnected or drastically off track and their options were thin or non-existent, yet they are now equipped with high school diplomas, college credits, and skills for higher education and beyond.Thousands more are on their way.
- 10. 10 Going for the Gold Again, by Scott Fields on behalf of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Arianna couldn’t stand to miss a day of elementary school in Riverside, California. When she was sick, she’d go anyway, telling her grandmother Pauline that she was healthy.The young girl always had her eye on the perfect attendance trophy awarded at the end of the school year.She liked the gold metallic finish and the way it felt in her hands. Pauline was proud of her granddaughter back then.She was also glad she could provide a home where Arianna and her younger brother Abel could be safe.She’d taken custody of the children when Arianna was 2 and Abel was just 10 months because of their parents’addiction to crack cocaine, a habit that landed them in prison more than once. Although her grandmother was Arianna’s anchor, life in her home was anything but stable.By the time Arianna was in tenth grade, her competitive spirit was sagging under the steadily growing weight of self-doubt.She gravitated to the punk lifestyle, complete with piercings, patches and band shirts.At her high school, she was sure nobody liked her, fell way behind on her credits, and barely cared about her progress.Both her parents had been dropouts, and she was about to follow in the family tradition.”I just felt like a number at school,”Arianna says.“I couldn’t get any help, no tutoring or nothing.” When she ran into an old friend who was in the Gateway to College program, she was curious.“No one was ever very big on education in my family,” Arianna says about her interest in the Gateway program.“My grandma wasn’t supportive at all.” It was Arianna’s high school counselor who finally drove her to an open house because she was curious about the program herself.Says Arianna: “I wanted to prove to my Grandma that I could do it.” Arianna was interviewed,screened,and accepted into Gateway,and in the fall of 2009 at the age of 16,she began attending a one-week orientation on the Riverside City College (RCC) campus. Divided into cohorts of 30 young people each, the students then moved on to a Foundation Quarter including English and math classes for high school credit,as well as a guidance class for college credit where students are instructed in organizational skills,time management,note taking,and how to work in groups. “It seemed too good to be true,”Arianna says.“The classes were a lot smaller than at my high school, and the teachers would come to me instead of me going to them,”a big plus for a girl who Robin Acosta,a Gateway to College Resource Specialist, remembers as shy and very withdrawn.“We have students who’ve been to five high schools by their junior year and they’re just beaten down,” Acosta says.“They’ve been told they weren’t going to succeed,and that’s self-fulfilling.So they’re wary, and they’re not sure it’s going to work for them. But then when they see that we have follow- through,it becomes a whole new experience for them.They become excited about school again.” Arianna gradually emerged from her shell.“I had a guidance class,and everyone had to get in a circle and talk about ourselves and it got really personal,”she says.“No one really knew me before.I was able to open up here,have a new perspective and a new image.”Eventually,“the cohort became like a family,”Arianna continues.“If something was wrong,we helped each other out with it.I made friends with people I would never have made friends with in high school.I never would have opened up to them.” “Over the semester,I saw her confidence growing,” Acosta says.“How she carried herself was different. Eventually,she removed the rings in her piercings.” The motivational speakers brought in by Gateway every Friday helped Arianna begin to see herself as a potential success story.“These speakers— whether it’s the Mayor of Riverside,the Sheriff of Riverside County,or a local celebrity—help the students see themselves in a completely different light,as potential leaders,”says Acosta. “Overriding everything,our goal here is to make the education relevant to the students,because many never understood how it was relevant before,”Acosta continues, noting that the students take a career counseling class.“We ask them,‘Where are you going, what’s your plan for your life…’ We show them how everything connects.” ONE STUDENT’S STORY They’ve been told they weren’t going to succeed, and that’s self-fulfilling.
- 11. 11 “You need to be an adult here.You have to take it seriously,”Arianna says, explaining that some participants run up against serious family issues, drug problems and sometimes prison time.“I’ve spent a lot of time trying to help people stay in the program,”she says.“I just want it so much for everybody.” “College is a long term investment and sometimes the short term gets in the way,” Acosta says.“Maybe they have to move out of the area, they get pregnant, or they have to work—we have students working swing shifts and graveyard shifts and trying to go to school at the same time.One of the reasons our program is year-round is that we know we’re in a race with what’s going to happen in their outside life.” Founding RCC Program Director Jill Marks adds that“We hang in with these kids—when they’ve been sick, when they’ve lost parents, when they’ve wanted to quit—we try to keep them focused, but it’s also their peers—what the students do every day for each other, to keep each other going, to focus each other on high school, on college and career goals… that’s key to the program.” “We take it very hard when kids don’t finish,”Marks continues.“When they make poor decisions that lead to consequences such as homelessness and incarceration … it hurts us.” Arianna completed the high school program in December of 2010, proud to have 30 college credits already under her belt.As Arianna was coming close to earning her 2-year Associates Degree from RCC, she was accepted as a transfer student into the University of California Riverside, UCLA, and UC Davis.She chose to stay close to home—and to her Gateway family—accepting UC Riverside’s offer of admission. At one time in her life, Arianna assumed she’d never get a decent job.Now at 20 years old, she has excelled as the social media marketing expert and web content developer at the Riverside YWCA.The classes she took in web design prepared her for the part-time position,which was funded through an RCC Federal work-study program.The many hours she has spent over the past few years with the Gateway writing coach is clearly evident, too. Arianna tries to be as professional as possible. “I started feeling weird wearing my punk band t-shirts to work. I wanted to look respectable.“ Others speak of the positive impact Arianna has had on them, a ripple effect.Abel, now employed fulltime in a warehouse, says, “Arianna motivates me to get up and go to work.”One of their younger sisters is now enrolled at UC Santa Barbara, largely because of Arianna’s example. She’s also very dedicated to giving back to the Gateway program, speaking at high schools around the Riverside area.“If it wasn’t for Gateway, I wouldn’t be in college today,”she says.“I want to help other students because if I can do it, they can do it.” As her first year at the University of California approached, Arianna decided to add a second major in Business Administration. As a young woman who is clearly poised to make a difference in her world and the world at large she is ready to step through the gateway to success. She’s eager to foster the competitive edge she’s rediscovered and to once again go after the gold. If it wasn’t for Gateway, I wouldn’t be in college today. I want to help other students because if I can do it, they can do it. Our goal here is to make the education relevant to the students. Arianna and her family
- 12. 12 …will bring more impact In the next decade, we see education reform for all students and the expansion of dual credit brought together more intentionally.Our goal is to increase the set of opportunities and pathways for youth to attain post-secondary credentials and family wage, career-track jobs. Three years ago, with the support of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and The Bridgespan Group, we began to implement a comprehensive strategy to sustain and improve our work.Investments from The Kresge Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Tipping Point Community, individual donors, staff, and Board members are all leading us into our next ten years of impact.The core elements of this framework include: • Effect continuous improvement to ensure a greater percentage of our students attain a diploma and build momentum to succeed in college • Contribute to the education sector by building strategic partnerships and sharing expertise in dropout recovery and developmental education in postsecondary settings OUR NEXT TEN YEARS WEST SOUTH MIDWEST NORTHEASTNORTHEAST California Oregon Colorado Washington Texas Maryland South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Mississippi Massachusetts New Jersey Pennsylvania Iowa Missouri Nebraska Michigan Ohio Indiana West 47% South 23% Northeast 19% Midwest 11%2012 - 2013 enrollment: 4,228 total students Gateway to College sites across the U.S. will be strengthened with the support of key funding and policy partners 2010 Massachusetts Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education includes GtC as a core part of its federal High School Graduation Initiative application 2010 Lake Washington Gateway to College director named to reengagement subcommittee to draft HB 1418 rules—catalyzing Washington State legislation which creates programming for thousands of dropouts to earn high school and/or college credentials
- 13. 13 • Prioritize regions for future expansion of the network and increase enrollment within existing programs • Build financial sustainability and diverse revenue streams to carry out research, evaluation, policy, and support general operations • Create a certification system to define, standardize, and track continuous improvement at Gateway to College sites Early college and dual-enrollment strategies— where high school students can access college credit—are important equalizers for at-risk students, especially those living in or near poverty, and have great potential to be more widely applied. We are poised to bring this work into wider awareness among policy makers, education leaders, teachers, and the general public. We have unique data about youth with tremendous untapped potential, and we are working to more fully bring our expertise into the education reform and career pathways arena. “It is so inspiring when I see the students‘getting it’ when they haven’t seen much if ANY success in math in the past. Having them KNOW that they CAN compete against students of a‘higher reputation,’ makes me smile and want to try new and even higher level math concepts.” - Ken Bisulca, Instructor, Holyoke Community College, MA 2011 Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and the federal Social Innovation Fund awards GtCNN $3.5 million to increase evidence of effectiveness and build organizational capacity to serve more young people 2010 1,115 graduates
- 14. 14 OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS Statement of Activities Year ended December 31, 2013 REVENUES Contributions 29,434 Foundations 951,158 Service Contracts 301,170 Other 35,667 Total Revenue 1,317,429 Prior grants made available* 2,750,107 *GtCNN receives multi-year grant awards, which are booked as temporarily restricted revenue in the year received. Expenses associated with these grants are recorded in the year they occur and the corresponding revenue is made“available.” Total Available Funds 4,067,536 EXPENDITURES Subgrants/Service Contracts to Network Partners 1,341,861 Program Services Support Services for Network Partners (Training/Technical Assistance/ Data Collection and Analysis) 1,484,903 Policy/Advocacy 208,839 Social Innovation Fund-related Evaluation 264,944 Administration 528,240 Fundraising 193,878 Total Expenditures 4,022,666 Statement of Financial Position Year ended December 31, 2013 ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents 3,739,357 Accounts Receivable 122,367 Grants Receivable 215,111 Other Assets 29,555 Furniture, Fixtures Equipment 18,770 Total Assets 4,125,160 LIABILITIES Accounts Payable – Accrued Liabilities 405,713 Deferred Revenue 189,706 Subgrant Obligations 1,099,645 Total Liabilities 1,695,064 NET ASSETS Net Assets - Unrestricted 402,103 Net Assets - Temporarily Restricted 2,027,993 Total Net Assets 2,430,096 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 4,125,160 Gateway to College National Network was founded as a tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization in 2008. Since that time it has conducted full financial audits and has received a clean, unqualified opinion each year. For more information about GtCNN financials, please contact Michael Wildfeuer, Vice President of Finance and Administration. 2011 GtCNN partners with American Youth Policy Forum and National Youth Employment Coalition to advocate for extended year graduation rates 2011 CEO’s for Cities highlights Gateway to College among the recommendations to enhance opportunity in America’s cities
- 15. 15 TOTAL REVENUES CONTRIBUTIONS FOUNDATIONS SERVICE CONTRACTS OTHER 2% 72% 23% 3% SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NETWORK PARTNERS POLICY/ADVOCACY SUBGRANTS/SERVICE CONTRACTS TO NETWORK PARTNERS SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND-RELATED EVALUATION ADMINISTRATION FUNDRAISING TOTAL EXPENDITURES 37% 5% 33% 7% 13% 5% 2012 The Bridgespan Group recommends an 8-point 5-year strategic framework for deepening impact and future growth
- 16. 16 OUR PARTNERS Bristol Community College Fall River,Massachusetts Camden County College Camden,New Jersey Christel House/Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis,Indiana City College of San Francisco San Francisco,California Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia,Pennsylvania Contra Costa College San Pablo,California Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland,Ohio Des Moines Area Community College Des Moines,Iowa Donnelly College Kansas City,Kansas Durham Technical Community College Durham,North Carolina El Paso Community College El Paso,Texas Essex County College Newark,New Jersey Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville,Florida Front Range Community College Westminster,Colorado Gateway Community Technical College Covington,Kentucky Georgia Perimeter College Metropolitan Atlanta,Georgia Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park,Minnesota Highline Community College Des Moines,Washington Hinds Community College Pearl,Mississippi Holyoke Community College Holyoke,Massachusetts Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland,Washington Laney College Oakland,California Los Angeles City College Los Angeles,California Madison Area Technical College Madison,Wisconsin Massasoit Community College Brockton,Massachusetts Metropolitan Community College Omaha,Nebraska Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell,Pennsylvania Mott Community College Flint,Michigan Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner,Massachusetts Owens Community College Toledo,Ohio Palo Alto College San Antonio,Texas Polk State College Winter Haven,Florida Portland Community College Portland,Oregon Pueblo Community College Pueblo,Colorado Quinsigamond Community College Worcester,Massachusetts Riverside City College Riverside,California Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma California Shasta College Redding,California South Texas College McAllen,Texas Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg,South Carolina Spokane Falls Community College Spokane,Washington Springfield Technical Community College Springfield,Massachusetts St.Louis Community College St.Louis,Missouri Gateway to College programs are initiated and implemented in some of the most dynamic two-year credential-granting institutions in the United States. Over 150 K-12 school districts provide the sustaining revenue to serve these programs. They are core partners in this work. “What inspires me most is when a student begins to realize that he or she possesses the power to change his or her circumstances.” - Betty J. Handy, Academic Coordinator, Community College of Philadelphia, PA
- 17. 17 Contributions or distributions from January 1, 2013 to April 15, 2014 $100,000 and Over Carnegie Corporation of New York Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and its co-investors in the True North Fund The James Irvine Foundation The Kresge Foundation Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Tipping Point Community $20,000 to $99,000 Excellence in Investing for Children’s Causes Foundation The Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF affiliate Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor Tulsa Community Foundation $1,000 to $19,999 Anonymous Dr. Jacquelyn Belcher The Chrysler Foundation Des Moines Area Community College Rob Denson Laurel Dukehart and Joe Cortright Martha and Ned Lamkin The Lumina Foundation Dr. Nan Poppe Silicon Forest Electronics Cindy Skirvin Social Venture Partners,Portland $100 to $999 Anonymous Susan Bard Karen Blew Alexander Boulton * Dick and Dorothy Boulton * Ben and Beth Byers Meera Chary Robert S.Cortright Robert M.Cortright and Lynn Rosik Andrew Dorsey and Cynthia Walser Pat and Roger Dukehart Gihani Fernando Jim and Jacquelan Harper Janis Jasinsky David and Kristialyn Johnson Lauren and Christopher Johnson Renee Johnson and Andrew Hesky Debby Kennedy Nick Mathern and Sung Kokko Carey Myslewski and Katy Yan Rik Myslewski and Marilyn Bancel Jeanne and Don Neff Ellen Ormond * Michael Pacholec Deborah Peterson and Edwin Perry George and Jean Reese Jonathan Sebert Joy Shamah Ed Shearer Philip and Elizabeth Suraci Philip Suraci,Jr.and Christina Biddle The Michael and Amy Telford Family Charitable Fund The Tides Center Virtuous Circle Gifting Group Martin Weil Michael and Sheila Wildfeuer Angel Willard Dr.Ray Yannuzzi up to $99 Lauren Adrian Amazon Smile Sharon Asay Jahsie Ault Pamela Blumenthal Angela and Brad Bowden Mary Brown Dana Chang Bill Grange Anne Hillyer Eugenia Hooker Kim Infinger Claire Johnson Tanya Jones Susan Lake Tasia Markoff Lisi and Daniel McCarthy Andrew McCartor Roxanne Myslewski Network for Good Melissa and Ty Oldenburg Vivian Ostrowski Emily Rico Diane Rowley Kao Saechao Susan Shah Dr.Devora Shamah Dr.Karen Stout Brennan Sutter Marilyn Tomson Jenny Tornquist Carolina Velis Christina Wilson Michael Wilson Jaime Wood OUR DONORS The financial contributions from the following individuals, companies, and institutions are vital to our ability to make an impact in the lives of thousands of young people across the United States. We thank you. Founders’ Circle Member. The Founders’ Circle recognizes the generous unrestricted personal contribution or pledge of $1,000 or more in one calendar year. * Gifts in honor of the wedding of Renee Johnson and Andrew Hesky Gateway to College National Network values the consulting work we conduct with the following institutional clients. • Bill Melinda Gates Foundation • Guilford Technical Community College • Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education • Sinclair Community College • Stanley Community College The following foundations were most instrumental in bringing Gateway to College to scale over the past ten years.We are indebted to the vision and support of these funders and their early leadership to address the dropout crisis. • Bill Melinda Gates Foundation • Carnegie Corporation of New York • Edna McConnell Clark Foundation •The Kresge Foundation • Open Society Foundations •Walmart Foundation
- 18. 18 HOW YOU CAN HELP Follow us on twitter @GTCNN Like our Facebook page Find us on YouTube 2012 Pacific Research Evaluation (PRE) study shows GtC graduates continue in college at higher rates than other students 2013 43 sites in 23 states and over 15,000 students served to date 43 There are many ways to help students in need. Gateway to College National Network is a conduit to innovation in the education system and provides pathways for advocates, educators, parents, and others to participate. Remember. You were a teenager once.Too often, we forget that adolescence is a tumultuous time in a person’s life.A lack of options, a lack of role models, or even unfortunate choices can set a young person on a path that will not serve him or her well in the long run. Refer a student. Word of mouth is still one of the most important ways that a young person learns about options to set out on a new path.Page 16 has a list of programs, or visit www.GatewayToCollege.org to find one. Get more information. Research on the relationship between high school completion, college success, and future earnings indicate the importance of a post-secondary credential to break the cycle of poverty.Our website contains policy recommendations, a research report about student success planning (SSP), and results of a study about post-secondary persistence among Gateway graduates. EducationWeek, Community CollegeWeek and other publications are useful resources to learn more. Advocate. Gateway to College programs get started because a group of people decide to act.Contact Gateway to College National Network if you would like to explore opening a new program in your community. Donate. Our research, advocacy, support for existing programs, and launch of new programs can happen because philanthropic funders, companies, and individuals contribute. Share. Our programs and new initiatives can sustain because people become aware of the need to provide more alternatives for young people to succeed.Our website, newsletter, Facebook page, and Twitter feed are easy ways to learn and broaden our message.Thank you for sharing our work. “We support this work because we want to make a positive and profound difference in the lives of students and support the education and career pathways that can build our economy.” - Jay Schmidt, VP – Business Development, Silicon Forest Electronics, Vancouver, Washington
- 19. 19 Gateway to College National Network Board of Directors Martha Lamkin,Chair Founder and Past President,Lumina Foundation for Education Rob Denson,Vice Chair President, Des Moines Area Community College Jim Harper,Secretary Trustee,Portland Community College Andy Dorsey,Treasurer President, Front Range Community College Lakecia Gunter Chief of Staff andTechnical Assistant to the ChiefTechnology Officer and Director,Intel Labs Barbara Lombardo Partner and North America Change andWorkforce Practice Leader, IBM Global Business Services Dr.Nan Poppe Principal,Poppe Consulting; President Emeritus, Extended Learning Campus, Portland Community College Cindy Skirvin Principal,Human Capital Consulting, Deloitte Consulting LLP Gateway to College National Network Staff Jeremy Asay, Manager, Stakeholder Engagement and Development Jahsie Ault, Communications Coordinator Kris Barnum, Training and Partner Support Manager Gaylen Brannon-Trottier, Training and Partner Support Manager Mary Brown, Education Services Consultant Ben Byers, AssociateVice President of Operations Prentice Davis, Senior Manager, Training and Partner Support Laurel Dukehart, President Janis Jasinsky, Encore Fellow, Business Plan Implementation David Johnson, Chief of Staff Lauren Johnson, Director of Development Karen Lowe, Executive Assistant Jill Marks, California State Manager Nick Mathern, AssociateVice President for Policy and Partnership Development Roxanne Myslewski, Development Coordinator Aubrey Perry, Coordinator, Data Collection and Analysis Nicholas Quintus, Data Analyst George Reese, Education Services Consultant Emily Rico, Training and Partner Support Coordinator Dr.Devora Shamah, Senior Manager, Research Michael Wildfeuer, Vice President of Finance and Administration Sharleen Young, Finance Coordinator In addition to the many individuals who kindly provided quotes and photos throughout this report, we wish to acknowledge the following primary contributors to Gateway to College 10Years of Impact: Lauren Johnson, Nicholas Quintus, Jahsie Ault One Student’s Story by Scott Fields Design by Susan Bard Mission Gateway to College National Network builds the capacity of colleges, school districts, and states to revolutionize education for high school dropouts and underprepared college students so that all young people can achieve college credentials. “Being a drop out is something that happened to me, but it doesn’t define what I became. Thanks to Gateway to College, I found the resources in myself to overcome so much in my life. It gave me the education I needed to find my footing and grow. Gateway turned my life around and I’m proud of the work I’m doing to change people’s lives for the better.” - Leah Gibson, Portland Community College Gateway to College graduate, 2004; B.A. 2009; M.A. 2011; Grant Writer, Friends of the Children 2014 10th Annual Peer Learning Conference in Boston: Strength in Numbers
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