Teachers Are First College Readiness Contacts For Most Students. Here are some more ways teachers can make a difference.

1. STRENGTHENING OUR
COLLEGE-GOING
CULTURES
Rebecca Joseph, PhD
Associate Professor
CSULA
rjoseph@calstatela.edu
323-646-5759

2. True or False
This quiz addresses low-income students.
1. Students can only take the SAT or ACT once for free.
2. Students can apply to three Cal States and three UCs for free.
3. Undocumented students qualify for Cal Grants.
4. The UC Blue and Gold Plan guarantees financial aid accessibility for
students whose families make less than $80K per year.
5. The new UC eligibility index includes the top 9% of qualified seniors
applicants.
6. Colleges around the country fly in under-represented students to visit
their campuses for free before and after the students are accepted.
7. Students can only apply to four private universities for free.
8. Students who go away to college are significantly less likely to return
to their communities.
9. Counselors and teacher letters to colleges play a minor role in college
admissions.
10. Colleges fly in counselors to visit their universities for free.

3. True or False
1. FALSE. --Students can take the SAT, ACT, and three SAT Subject
Tests free twice. Schools can raise money to pay for third or fourth
tries. Test scores are more important than ever. Yet they truly
discriminate against ELLs and under—represented students.
Counselors can get unlimited fee waivers from the ACT and SAT.
They need to apply early and help kids sign iup.
2. FALSE--Four of each. Undocumented students can only qualify for
UC-s.
3. TRUE
4. TRUE. Loans are part of many, but significantly less than before.
5. TRUE. However, students must now pass with a C or higher 11 of
15 A-G classes by beginning of senior year. UCS and Cal States
no longer count any post graduation make up classes

4. True/False Continued
6. TRUE. I keep a list of these schools. They are desperate for
your students.
7. FALSE—They are multiple ways to keep application fee
waivers. NACAC, College Board, etc.
8. FALSE-research shows they are much more likely to come
back and serve their communities.
9. FALSE—They play a huge role and can help make or break
a scholarship or college acceptance. Top counselors contact
colleges and invite admissions reps into visit their students.
10. TRUE--here are multiple ways for counselors to visit
colleges. Top counselors participate in WACAC and NACAC
and make connections with colleges and non-profits.

5. Our Own Pathways to College

6. Why Do I Care
• Former middle school teacher.
• PhD Urban School Reform at UCLA
• Associate Professor at CSULA
• Train secondary teachers and teach remedial freshman
English support
• College access expert. Get Me To College
• Speaker at schools and non-profits around the country
about college access.

7. My Journey

8. Meet Gabriel and Johanna
• Gabriel-Summer Programming
and Strong Counseling
UCLA First in family to go to
college
Regents Scholar/100% covered
• Johanna-Strong network of
teachers
University of Pennsylvania
First in family to go to college
Summer bridge program at USC
100% covered

9. Meet Martin and Michelle
• Martin-GEAR UP
Villanova University, First in family
to go to college
Presidential Scholarship, 100%
covered including summer
programs
Rome,
• Chionique
Goucher-Jack Kent Cooke
Foundation
First in family to go to college
Psychology, women’s studies
Introduced President Obama

10. Higher Earnings. High Education

11. Statistics Are Powerful
• Associate degree holders earn roughly 80 percent of the
income of bachelor’s degree holders. The proportion falls to
less than 50 percent for people who did not graduate from high
school, and the proportion has fallen since 1991.
• Unemployment rates tell a similar story. The unemployment
rate for all workers in 2011 was 8.9 percent. According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment rates in 2011
decreased with educational attainment:
• Less than high school diploma: 14.1 percent
• High school: 9.4 percent
• Some college: 8.7 percent
• Associate degree: 6.8 percent
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.3 percent.

12. California’s Leaky Pipeline

13. The Power of Outreach
• College readiness takes significant systemic changes at
the middle and high school level.
• Strong teachers and counselors
• College advising
• Positive mentoring
• Academic support
• Assistance with all aspects of college readiness, applications,
financial aid, and more
• Parent/Family guidance

14. David Conley on College Readiness

16. Nine Principles.
• According to UCLA’s Pat McDonough

17. It’s A Multi-Layer Approach

18. Making A Plan
• Teacher Level
• Pathway Level
• School Level

22. School and District Wide

23. Resources
• Pathways to College http://www.pathwaystocollege.net/
• Removing the Roadblocks to College. http://idea.gseis.ucla.edu/publications/documents/removing-the-
roadblocks-to-college-report
• Potholes on the Road to College: High School Effects in Shaping Urban Students' Participation in
College Application, Four-year College Enrollment, and College Match
• http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/publications/potholes-road-college-high-school-effects-shaping-urban-students-
participation-college
• California Center for College and Career Connect Ed. http://www.connectedcalifornia.org/
• Creating a College Going Culture. http://apep.gseis.ucla.edu/bestla/BEST-
CreateCollegeCultResourceGuide.pdf
• College Tools for Schools: Helping California schools prepare students for college and careers.
http://collegetools.berkeley.edu/index.php
• Application crunch. http://collegeologygames.com/
• Woodrow Wilson. Early College High School Initiative. http://www.woodrow.org/school-
initiatives/readiness/schools/toolkit/index.php
• Center for Student Opportunity. http://www.woodrow.org/school-
initiatives/readiness/schools/toolkit/index.php
• Get Me To College. http://Getmetocollege.org/hs
• Learn about various grants—Questbridge, Posse, Dell, Gates, Coca-Cola and more
• Learn about various scholarships-SALEF, HSF, HCF, and more.
• Learn about non-profits and other programs in your area. Fulfillment Fund, College Summit, HOLA, Upward
Bound, Talent Search, College Match, Latinos in College, College Week Live, and more.
• Learn about fly-in programs, summer programs, internships, test prep, and more.

24. A Promise
• I can help you develop stronger college readiness action
plans.
• I can send you regular college readiness newsletters.
• I can come back and do more work with you this fall. I can
even visit your schools.
• I can connect you with other teacher and communities
committed to college access on a budget
• Rjoseph@calstatela.edu
• 323-646-5759