Implementation Tools

How Schools and Outreach Programs
Can Work Together

Relationship to framework	Pre-college outreach programs help underserved students prepare for, access, and succeed in postsecondary education. Also called early intervention or college preparation programs, they target students who are at risk of not applying to, attending, or graduating from college. These students often come from low-income families, have parents who did not attend college, and/or are of an ethnicity underrepresented in higher education. Outreach program services are designed to supplement the assistance students receive from their schools and families.
Purpose	To provide examples of college outreach programs.
Outcomes	School and college outreach practitioners will be able to: Evaluate present programs. Discuss possible changes to strengthen relationships. Begin to plan changes.
How to use	This tool may be used in discussions between school and college outreach practitioners. It can also be used to structure meetings or to share as background information.
When to use	Anytime

Directions:
Though services provided by pre-college outreach programs vary, nearly all programs include those that correspond to one or more general components. The chart below describes the primary components of outreach programs, lists the services that correspond to each, and presents examples of programs that offer services in each component.

Use the information to evaluate your own programs.

Program component	Typical services provided	Example
Counseling/Awareness: Disseminates information; provides advising and counseling	Advising and counseling, application assistance, workshops, campus visits, and test preparation classes	College Access Centers: Helps Center walk-ins to identify, apply for, and select a college and secure financial assistance
Academic Support: Prepares students to take and succeed in completing college-level coursework	Academic courses, test preparation, summer programs, academic advising, tutoring, and workshops	Upward Bound: Provides after-school and summer instruction to low-income high school students on a college campus
Personal and Social Enrichment: Helps students build confidence, motivation, and awareness of strengths and weaknesses	Leadership, social and professional skills development seminars, field trips, peer groups, and cultural activities	Puente: Provides a 2-year college prep English class, college counselor, and mentor to mostly Latino high school students
Parental Involvement: Assists parents with learning about college and supporting students’ goals and activities	Orientation activities, volunteer opportunities, awareness programs, and workshops for parents	GEAR UP (CSU San Marcos Project): Offers 9-week program for parents at the Parent Institute for Quality Education
Mentoring: Provides one-on-one personalized guidance and role models	Mentoring, tutoring, workshops, cultural programming, field trips, and peer learning groups	I Have a Dream (IHAD): Provides a long-term program of mentoring, tutoring, and enrichment for low-income students
Career-Based Outreach: Links academic preparation to college majors, career goals, and long-term career planning	College preparatory courses, career planning and counseling, tutoring, and field trips	Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA): Prepares students in grades 7-12 for math-based majors
Financial Assistance: Provides college scholarships and/or helps students apply for and secure money for college	Advising and counseling, workshops, scholarship application assistance, and scholarship and grant opportunities	Daniels College Prep and Scholarship Program: Provides scholarships, preparatory workshops, and summer programs to low-income students

Implementation Tools

Glossary

High Expectations

Teacher Self-Reflection

Modeling Expectations

Using Data

Data Checklist (in Assess Section)

Academic Support (in Assess Section)

Social Support (in Assess Section)

Academic Support

Curriculum (in Plan Section)

Student Support (in Plan Section)

Student-Level Planning

School and Outreach Together

School and Outreach Relationships

Students in Outreach Programs

Building College Resource Inventory

Social Support

Peer Networks

Mentoring

P-16 Alignment

Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Partnerships

School - Family- Community

Higher Ed Partnerships

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