SACAC Session D.15 What’s in Your First Gen College Access Toolbox
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This document provides ideas and resources for college counselors to help with student instruction, stakeholder communication, activities for student engagement, and prioritization. It includes examples of checklists, forms, newsletters, and calendars that counselors can use to organize college advising activities. The document encourages counselors to share resources and ideas to support each other's work.
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SACAC Session D.15 What’s in Your First Gen College Access Toolbox
- 1. What’s in your First-Gen College Access Toolbox Laurie Brown, KIPP Delta Public Schools Ebonee Mahone-Todman, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate HS
- 2. Do Now (Let’s take 5 Minutes) When you think of one area (ok, maybe two) where you would love to have some additional resources or even just resources to get you started. Write it on your post-it and post along the windows.
- 3. Four areas Student Instruction Stakeholder Communication Prioritization Activities for Engagement
- 5. Student Instruction - Ideas/Thoughts ● Archetype of students for small group instruction (similar issues and ways could be addressed together) ● For larger caseloads categorize what has worked for certain students and see if you can apply to other students The student that you can not reach
- 8. Student Instruction - one-on-one form (KIPP Delta)
- 9. Student Instruction - one-on-one form (KIPP Atlanta)
- 12. College Tours ● College Tour packets/schedules for students and families ● College Tour Chaperone packets ● Behavior Contracts
- 13. Activities for Engagement - Rockstar Tour
- 14. Activities for Engagement-College Fairs
- 15. Financial Aid ● Prep Sessions with students/families ● Financial Aid Analyzers
- 16. Activities for Engagement-Senior Bootcamp
- 19. Stakeholder Communication - Ideas/Thoughts At open house / report card nights have a table or booth where you can introduce yourself (make sure you have cards) ○ Junior Parents: Sign up for parent/student/advisor meeting ○ Senior Parents: Award letter analysis and comparison (using standard form)
- 20. Stakeholder Communication - Monthly Student & Family Newsletters
- 21. Email Updates - Celebrate College Acceptances
- 22. Stakeholder Communication - Parent Semester Magnets
- 23. College Counseling Handbook for Juniors and Seniors
- 24. Prioritization
- 25. Prioritization - Ideas/Thoughts “Do I (in particular) HAVE to do this? Is there someone I can train to do this?” (i.e. KIPP Delta credit card reconciliation
- 26. Prioritization - Ideas/Thoughts (cont.) “If this does not get done right now will the school burn down?” Live to fight another day
- 27. Prioritization - Ideas/Thoughts (cont.) Figure out what works for you! Is it electronic, hard copies, what? Utilize trial and error if not sure
- 28. Prioritization - Scheduling your time Set time on calendar weekly to schedule out time for the week (planning, recommendation letters, emails, etc.)
- 30. Prioritization - Project Planning
- 31. Prioritization - Daily Organizer
- 32. Prioritization - Daily Organizer 2
- 33. Prioritization - SMART goal creations
- 34. Resources
- 35. Info for google doc folder https://drive.google.com/open? id=0B4VSvPtqdlcxRVFNcEhuUHJvV1U We will use the signup sheet that is going around to add you to access the Google Docs folder. Use whatever you would like! Make it yours. No need to recreate the wheel!
- 36. What other resources do you need to be successful? Laurie Brown (Laurie.Brown@kippdelta.org) Ebonee Mahone-Todman (emahone-todman@kippatlantacollegiate. org) Connect with others in the room!