Principal's Nominator Breakfast Presentation

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Nominator Breakfast

February 15, 2011

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Welcome!

� Greeting & Introductions± Karen G. Foley, President

� Partner Organization Recognition

� Eileen M. Rudden, Chief Officer, Office of College & Career Preparation

� Video

� Short introduction to Chicago Scholars± Meseret Negash

± Jessica Root, Hope College

� 2011 Recruitment

± Molly Whybrow

� Eligibility

� Application portfolio

� Due dates

� Q&A

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Linda JamrozyMentoring

Molly WhybrowProgram Mgr. High

School Launch

Will DixDir. Of College

Transition Programs

Carol Sharp

Program Mgr for College Students

Karen G. FoleyPresident

Rico HowardCollege Fellow

Catherine MayfieldCommunications

Associate

Meseret NegashED

Nat¶l Partnerships

Stacey KennedyProgram Associate

High School

Alex GagnonProgram Mgr.

Careers

Meet the CS Team!

Marybeth KravetsDir. College Network

& PD



A Community of Partners

Working Together on Behalf of Students



Update on Senior HS Scholars

C go S o rs

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C go S o rs

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Comm

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438 High School Seniors

80 high schools

96% have received one or more letters of acceptance

$3.5 million of scholarship aidawarded

Holiday Party

Webinar

Financial Aid with mentors

with Jr. Achievement

Spring series of workshops



Professional Development

� Consulted on forming three scholarship organizations

� Provided professional development seminars eligible for CPDU

± Match & Fit at selective & highly selective colleges

± The Admissions Process

± Services for Students with D needs± College Access & Success curriculum

� Mentoring approaches for first generation, low income and underserved

youth

� Creation of College Consulting Toolkits Curriculum, manuals (parents,

students, mentors and counselors), forms, processes

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Meet Our Kids - Video

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Senior Year of High School

� Mentor Breakfast

� Orientation with parents and mentors

� 2 individualized college selection sessions with our counselors� 3 sessions to help students navigate the application

� 2 sessions to help students prepare their essays

� 1 session on identifying other scholarship opportunities

� Application review Q&A and completeness

� 1 session for interview prep

� Onsite October 25

� 4 sessions on financial aid obtain, review, negotiate, complete package

� 4 sessions on making successful transitions to campus

� 3 social events & interaction with mentors, peers and CS college scholars & grads

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Phase I



College Years

� Safe home base support when needed for academic, family, and personal issues

� Peer mentors (with a Chicago Scholar already in college) to help adjust to college� Access to paid summer internships in a variety of career fields

� Social events to help scholars build a network of support

� 8+ summer Career workshops

� Opportunities to meet community and business leaders

� Access to older peers in college and in careers

� YPC Membership



OUTCOMES

� Supportive community of

achievers for academically

ambitious, first generation, and

underserved students every

high school, everyneighborhood

� 96% college match rate

� 100% college enrollment rate

� College-going culture

� ower the out-of-pocket costs

for scholars

� 100% first-year retention rate

� 95% graduation rate

� Majority of scholars free tuition

� ~ 75% return to Chicago

Outcomes5-Year Service Delivery Model

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Unprecedented Opportunities Offered to Our Scholars

Most Selective Highly/Very Selective Selective Prospective 2011

Additions

Boston College

Boston University

Carleton College

Colby

Colgate

Colorado College

Grinnell - yesHarvard College

Northwestern

The George

Washington

University -yes

University of

Chicago

University of

PennsylvaniaVanderbilt

University

Wesleyan

Williams College

Bradley

DePaul University

DePauw

Elmhurst

Hope College

I

State

IITI

Wesleyan

University

Indiana

Knox College

ake Forest

awrence

oyola University

Manhattanville

CollegeMarist College

Marquette College

Michigan State

Ohio Northern

Ripon College

Syracuse

University of Iowa

University of Kansas

University of Arizona

University of DaytonUniversity of Illinois -

Chicago

University of I

at

Urbana Does not offer

admission Onsite

University of Minnesota

University of Missouri

University of Wisconsin

Madison

Albion College

Columbia College

ewis

Monmouth

Northern I

Roosevelt University

Southern I

University of Nebraska

Western I

1. Stanford

2. Princeton

3. Agnes Scott( Test

Optional)

4. Reed

5. Rice

6. Emory7. Pomona

8. American University

9. Augustana

10. University of Miami

11. Pitzer (Test Optional)

12. Chapman

13. Occidental

14. Redlands

15. College of Wooster16. Hobart William Smith

17. Bucknell

18. Dominican

19. Millikin

20. Arizona State University

(Test Optional)

21. St. Mary s

22. North park

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Sources of Scholarships & Leverage(Does not include Pell Grants or Outside Private Scholarships)

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Why?Mentored Scholars Achieve &

Chicagos Talent Base Grows Stronger!

Name CollegeGrad School What They Are DoingNow!

Juliana University of I © Urbana

Champaign

ACCOUNTING

Working in the tax

department at Deloitte

Colby Syracuse University BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR

Pursuing a masters degree

and building her SafeSip

(check it out)

Rico Grinnell College EDUCATION

Chicago Scholars, Fellow

Valeria University of I © Urbana

Champaign

ENGINEERING

Preparing to graduate in

2014

Marcus Prairie State ENGINGEERING

Graduates 2011

Yadi Marquette FINANCEPNC Bank

Ruby University of Chicago HEALTHCARE

3rd Year Medical Student

Jeff Notre Dame

University of Washington

School of © aw

LAW

1st Year Associate at

Holland & Knight

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Eligible Candidates

� Student must live within the city limits of Chicago and attend a high

school in Chicago

� High potential first generation, low income and underserved

students who qualify for selective and highly selective colleges

� The majority of successful candidates will have a minimum of 3.0

GPA and a 20 P AN score or higher

� Students who are willing to be open-minded about their college

search

� Students should have a strong will to succeed, clear academic

prowess, and a desire to give back to their peers and community



Contact Information

� If you have any questions about our program, the application process or a scholar,

please contact us!

± Main Number: 312.784.3300

± MollyWhybrow, Launch Student Manager : 312.784.3304

± Stacey Kennedy, Launch Program Associate: 312.784.3307

± Barbara Karpouzian, Director of Secondary School Counseling,

CPS Office of College & Career Preparation: 773.553.5660

± Patrick Milton, Director of College Coaches,

CPS Office of College & Career Preparation: 773.553.2134

± Website and FAQ : www.chicagoscholars.org/apply



Important Dates

� March 11th All Applications and Supporting Materials Due

� Week of March 28th Notification to students regarding whether or not they are

invited to proceed to round 2 of the application process

� April 4th 21st Interviews

� Week of May 23rd Final notifications sent to all students

� June 4th Program begins with a mentor & scholar breakfast

� Please Note: To help you stay informed, a master list of all students and their status will

be shared with Barbara Karpouzian and Patrick Milton in the Office of College and

Career Preparation at CPS through each step in this process



Application Portfolio ChecklistAllMaterials due by MARCH 11th, 2011

Online Application is available at www.chicagoscholars.org/apply

1 Online Counselor Recommendation

1 Online Teacher Recommendation

3 Online Short Essay Questions (to be completed by the student)

Parent electronic signature (online through application) IMPORTANT: we cannot accept paper applications, essays or

recommendations

Unofficial Transcript - please mail or fax to our office:

MAIL Transcript FAX Transcript

Attn: Stacey Kennedy Attn: Stacey Kennedy

55 E. Jackson, Suite 1010 Fax to 312.784.3301

Chicago, I 60604



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