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Paul E. Moran, CPA, ADR, Chair Partner
Yarlas, Kaplan, Santilli & Moran, Ltd.
Todd D. Flaherty, Ed.D. President & CEO
Dr. Warren Simmons, Vice Chair Executive Director Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
José V. Monteiro, Jr. Treasurer AVP-Relationship Manager Navigant Credit Union
Sylvia Natale, Secretary
Saikon Gbehan Executive Committee
Attorney College Crusade Class of 2001
Dr. Irving Schneider
Executive Committee
Robert W. Britto-Oliveira Academic Advisor, Talent Development Program, University of Rhode Island
College Crusade Class of 2001
Dr. Colleen Callahan Director of Professional Issues
RI Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals
Mary F. Chinn, CPLH, PHR
Director, Training Delivery, East Coast Operations, Cox Communications
Fla Lewis III Principal, Weybosset Research &
Management, LLC
Jim Purcell, Ed.D. Postsecondary Commissioner, RI Office
of the Postsecondary Commissioner
Mim L. Runey, LP.D. Providence Campus President & Chief
Operating Officer, Johnson & Wales University
Gerard Venable
First Vice President, Investments Merrill Lynch
James Vincent Compliance Officer, RI Public Transit
Authority; President, NAACP Providence Branch
Stuart M. Yarlas, CPA, MBA, MA
Yarlas, Kaplan, Santilli & Moran, Ltd.
Emeritus Member of the Board: Hon. O. Rogeriee Thompson
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Thank you to our
Board of Directors
Dear Friends,
I am delighted to present our 2015
Annual Report Card. The graphs and
charts inside show that The College Crusade continues to have a large positive
impact on the high school graduation, college going, and college persistence rates
of Rhode Island’s low-income urban students. The report also details our strategic
objectives and shows the progress we are making in our mission to improve college
and career success for youth.
As I share our good news, I am keenly aware of the role that partnerships play in
supporting the extraordinary accomplishments of Crusaders. We are grateful to be
able to work closely with the RI Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner and the
RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to ensure that our work is
aligned with state policy. We are thankful for our formal partnerships with the
Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Woonsocket, and Cranston public school
districts, and with 31 urban schools in those districts, which help us coordinate our
services for individual students.
We also very much appreciate our partnerships with a host of postsecondary
institutions that donate scholarships for Crusaders, and the support of Rhode
Island’s public colleges in providing college access services.
On behalf of our Board, staff, students, and families, we
celebrate and acknowledge all our partners, including our public
and private sector donors who help to make this work possible.
A Message from
the President
Additional schools where
Crusaders attend:
Alternate Learning Project
Beacon Charter High School
for the Arts
Bishop McVinney School
Blackstone Academy
Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral
Academyl
Community Preparatory School
Cranston Area Career &
Technical Center
Cranston High School West
Cumberland High School
Dr. Edward A. Ricci Middle School
East Greenwich High School
East Providence High School Eden Park Elementary School
Edward R. Martin Middle School
Edward S. Rhodes School
Francis J. Varieur School
Frank D. Spaziano Annex Elementary
School
Frank E. Thompson Middle School
Goff Junior High School
Good Shepherd Regional Middle School
Henry J. Winters School
Highlander Charter School
High Road School of Providence
Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the
Performing & Visual Arts
John F. Deering Middle School
Johnston Senior High School
Joseph L. McCourt Middle School
La Salle Academy
Lincoln Middle School
Lincoln School
Lincoln Senior High School
Masters Regional Academy
Metropolitan Regional Career &
Technical Center
Middletown High School
Moses Brown School
Mount St. Charles Academy
Nathanael Greene Elementary School
New England Laborers-Cranston Construction
Academy
Nicholas Ferri Middle School
North Kingstown Senior High School
North Providence High School
North Smithfield Junior-Senior High School
Nowell Leadership Academy
Pilgrim High School
Providence Country Day School
RI Nurses Institute Middle College
Riverside Middle School
Rocky Hill School
Rogers High School
Sacred Heart School
Scituate Middle School
Smithfield Senior High School St. Mary Academy-Bay View
St. Patrick School
St. Raphael Academy
St. Rocco School
St. Teresa School
The Greene School
The Learning Community Charter School
The Village Green
Tiverton Middle School
Toll Gate High School
Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts
Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program
Valley Community School
West Warwick Senior High School
Woodlawn Catholic School
Low-income students from Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Woonsocket, and Cranston enroll in our
program when they are in 6th or 7th grade. The majority of Crusaders attend the 31 partner schools where
our Advisors work. We deploy Mobile Advisors to serve Crusaders who move to other schools in Rhode Island.
During 2014-2015, The College Crusade served 3,962 middle and high school students in nearly 100 schools.
A quick look at our scope
and scale: 2014-2015
3962 middle & high school
students participating in
our college-readiness
programs + 843 students
receiving our college
scholarships = 4805 total
Crusaders supported
$3.1 million in cash
and donated college
scholarships awarded
1412 parents of Crusaders
attending our family
engagement programs
31 partner schools in RI’s
core urban districts
Our partner schools:
Academy for Career Exploration
Central Falls Senior High School
Central High School
Classical High School
Cranston High School East
Dr. Earl F. Calcutt Middle School
E-Cubed Academy
Esek Hopkins Middle School
Gilbert Stuart Middle School
Governor Christopher DelSesto
Middle School
Hope High School
Hugh B. Bain Middle School
Jorge Alvarez High School
Joseph Jenks Junior High School
Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex
Mount Pleasant High School
Nathan Bishop Middle School
Nathanael Greene Middle School
Park View Middle School
Paul Cuffee Charter School
Providence Career & Technical Academy
Roger Williams Middle School
Samuel Slater Junior High School
Segue Institute for Learning
Shea Senior High School
Times2 Academy
West Broadway Middle School
William E. Tolman Senior High School
William M. Davies Jr. Career-Technical High School
Woonsocket High School
Woonsocket Middle School
Boston University*
Brown University*
Bryant University*
Dean College*
Johnson & Wales University*
Lincoln Technical Institute
Mount Holyoke College*
New England Institute of Technology*
Northeastern University*
Providence College*
Rob Roy Academy
Roger Williams University*
Salve Regina University*
Wheaton College*
Community College of Rhode Island
Rhode Island College*
University of Rhode Island*
83% of
Crusaders
attended our
partner
schools
17%
were
mobile
This year The College Crusade awarded
$3.1 million in cash and donated
scholarships to 843 Crusaders.
* Members of our scholarship collaborative
Crusader demographics
98% eligible for free or reduced lunch
at enrollment
94% from minority families
77% will be first in their families to
graduate college
39% live in homes where English is not
the primary language
92% eligible for Pell Grants
85% of
recipients
attended
RI public
colleges
15%
private
college
s
The College Crusade of Rhode Island is funded
by a federal grant from the U.S. Department
of Education’s GEAR UP program, by the State
of Rhode Island, and by private corporations,
foundations, and individuals.
134 Thurbers Avenue
Providence, RI 02905
401.854.5500
Fax 401.854.5511
www.thecollegecrusade.org
2014-2015 Annual Report Card – Spring 2015
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The College Crusade 2014-2015 Annual Report Card
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
who take 2 years of mathematics
beyond Algebra 1 by 12th grade:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders who
take the PSAT in 10th grade:
Increase the percentage of high school
Crusaders who are promoted to
successive grade levels on time:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
and parents of Crusaders who
demonstrate knowledge of available
financial aid and the costs and benefits of
postsecondary education:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
who have knowledge of and
demonstrate necessary academic
preparation for college:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
indicating that they aspire to obtain a 4-year
degree, and the percentage of parents of
Crusaders who have this aspiration
for their children:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders who
have indicated the presence of
developmental assets vital to leadership
and youth success:
Maintain the high proportion of Crusaders
who recognize the relationship between
career and postsecondary needs:
Baseline 62% Target 74% Result 79%
Baseline 79% Target 83% Result 90%
Baseline 49% Target 58% Result 78%
Baseline 87% Target 91% Result 94%
Baseline 79% Target 87% Result 93%
Baseline 79% Target 86% Result 87%
Baseline 79% Target 83% Result 94%
Baseline 93% Target 93% Result 96%
High school graduation rates, 2011-2014 Rates for Crusaders compared to rates for all other students from urban districts and all RI students
*** Difference between rates for Crusaders and all other students in urban districts is statistically significant at p < .01.
SOURCES: For Crusaders, data is from RI Department of Education, National Student Clearinghouse and
RI Higher Education Assistance Authority. RI Department of Education is also the source of the data for
all RI students and for students in the urban districts (Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls and
Woonsocket). Additional data analysis by The College Crusade.
0 50 60 70 80 90
75.7%
66.5% Average for
2011-2014
For 2014
81.4%
67.2%
Crusaders graduate from high school at higher rates
80.7%
78.6%
Crusaders
All other students
in Providence,
Pawtucket, Central
Falls & Woonsocket
All RI students
Crusaders persist in college at higher rates
Average first-year persistence rates for first-time, full-time freshmen, 2009-2012
Crusaders
All freshmen
0 50 60 70 90 80 100
URI
CCRI
RIC
*** Difference between rates is statistically significant at p < .01.
** Difference between rates is statistically significant at p < .05.
SOURCE: Data collection and analysis by the Center for Labor Markets and Policy at Drexel University.
81.1%
87.1%
76.1%
70.9%
62.2%
Totals for
RI public
colleges
Totals for
8 RI private
colleges
85.8%
73.8%
87.7%
84.8%
96.1%
OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: Baselines, Targets & Results
Increase the percentage of participants
who graduate from high school
in 4 years:
Baseline 70% Target 76% Result 81%
Increase the percentage of former
participants who are enrolled in
college within one year:
Maintain the positive differential in
first-year persistence rates
between former participants and all
students at the state’s public colleges:
Baseline 53% Target 61% Result 73%
Baseline +7.3% Target +7.3% Result +12.0%
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
who pass Algebra 1 by the end
of 9th grade:
Baseline 61% Target 69% Result 83%
Increase the percentage of parents of
Crusaders who actively engage in
activities associated with assisting students
in their academic preparation for college:
Baseline 27% Target 43% Result 57%
Baselines and targets for all indicators in this report were set in
2011 as part of our 6-year GEAR UP grant application to the U.S.
Department of Education.
PARTNER HIGHLIGHTS
Many RI public schools provided space for us to
hold programs for Crusaders this year. For example,
Providence Career & Technical Academy opened
its doors during February vacation so high school
Crusaders could attend our Choices program. Segue
Institute for Learning hosted our ReadAbout program
on Saturdays (above) and welcomed Crusaders to our
Science Camp during April vacation.
RI’s postsecondary institutions also
were generous with space and resources
for Crusaders. For example, Brown
University’s School of Engineering
served as mentors for our high school
robotics team (at right). Providence
College hosted multiple sessions of our Saturday writing
program, and CCRI provided classroom space for
hundreds of Crusaders who attended Saturday Cru Club.
Crusaders go on to college at much higher rates
College-going rates, 2011-2014 Rates for Crusaders entering college within one year of graduating high school compared
to rates for all low-income RI urban students
SOURCES: For Crusaders: staff analysis of data from RIDE, the National Student Clearinghouse,
and RI Higher Education Assistance Authority. For all low-income RI students: the New England
Secondary School Consortium’s Common Data Project 2013-2014.
Average for
2011-2014 For 2014
72.6 percent 69.9 percent
Crusaders All low-income RI urban students
For 2012 (most recent data available)
52.3 percent
***
**
**
***
***
***
The College Crusade 2014-2015 Annual Report Card
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
who take 2 years of mathematics
beyond Algebra 1 by 12th grade:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders who
take the PSAT in 10th grade:
Increase the percentage of high school
Crusaders who are promoted to
successive grade levels on time:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
and parents of Crusaders who
demonstrate knowledge of available
financial aid and the costs and benefits of
postsecondary education:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
who have knowledge of and
demonstrate necessary academic
preparation for college:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
indicating that they aspire to obtain a 4-year
degree, and the percentage of parents of
Crusaders who have this aspiration
for their children:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders who
have indicated the presence of
developmental assets vital to leadership
and youth success:
Maintain the high proportion of Crusaders
who recognize the relationship between
career and postsecondary needs:
Baseline 62% Target 74% Result 79%
Baseline 79% Target 83% Result 90%
Baseline 49% Target 58% Result 78%
Baseline 87% Target 91% Result 94%
Baseline 79% Target 87% Result 93%
Baseline 79% Target 86% Result 87%
Baseline 79% Target 83% Result 94%
Baseline 93% Target 93% Result 96%
High school graduation rates, 2011-2014 Rates for Crusaders compared to rates for all other students from urban districts and all RI students
*** Difference between rates for Crusaders and all other students in urban districts is statistically significant at p < .01.
SOURCES: For Crusaders, data is from RI Department of Education, National Student Clearinghouse and
RI Higher Education Assistance Authority. RI Department of Education is also the source of the data for
all RI students and for students in the urban districts (Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls and
Woonsocket). Additional data analysis by The College Crusade.
0 50 60 70 80 90
75.7%
66.5% Average for
2011-2014
For 2014
81.4%
67.2%
Crusaders graduate from high school at higher rates
80.7%
78.6%
Crusaders
All other students
in Providence,
Pawtucket, Central
Falls & Woonsocket
All RI students
Crusaders persist in college at higher rates
Average first-year persistence rates for first-time, full-time freshmen, 2009-2012
Crusaders
All freshmen
0 50 60 70 90 80 100
URI
CCRI
RIC
*** Difference between rates is statistically significant at p < .01.
** Difference between rates is statistically significant at p < .05.
SOURCE: Data collection and analysis by the Center for Labor Markets and Policy at Drexel University.
81.1%
87.1%
76.1%
70.9%
62.2%
Totals for
RI public
colleges
Totals for
8 RI private
colleges
85.8%
73.8%
87.7%
84.8%
96.1%
OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: Baselines, Targets & Results
Increase the percentage of participants
who graduate from high school
in 4 years:
Baseline 70% Target 76% Result 81%
Increase the percentage of former
participants who are enrolled in
college within one year:
Maintain the positive differential in
first-year persistence rates
between former participants and all
students at the state’s public colleges:
Baseline 53% Target 61% Result 73%
Baseline +7.3% Target +7.3% Result +12.0%
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
who pass Algebra 1 by the end
of 9th grade:
Baseline 61% Target 69% Result 83%
Increase the percentage of parents of
Crusaders who actively engage in
activities associated with assisting students
in their academic preparation for college:
Baseline 27% Target 43% Result 57%
Baselines and targets for all indicators in this report were set in
2011 as part of our 6-year GEAR UP grant application to the U.S.
Department of Education.
PARTNER HIGHLIGHTS
Many RI public schools provided space for us to
hold programs for Crusaders this year. For example,
Providence Career & Technical Academy opened
its doors during February vacation so high school
Crusaders could attend our Choices program. Segue
Institute for Learning hosted our ReadAbout program
on Saturdays (above) and welcomed Crusaders to our
Science Camp during April vacation.
RI’s postsecondary institutions also
were generous with space and resources
for Crusaders. For example, Brown
University’s School of Engineering
served as mentors for our high school
robotics team (at right). Providence
College hosted multiple sessions of our Saturday writing
program, and CCRI provided classroom space for
hundreds of Crusaders who attended Saturday Cru Club.
Crusaders go on to college at much higher rates
College-going rates, 2011-2014 Rates for Crusaders entering college within one year of graduating high school compared
to rates for all low-income RI urban students
SOURCES: For Crusaders: staff analysis of data from RIDE, the National Student Clearinghouse,
and RI Higher Education Assistance Authority. For all low-income RI students: the New England
Secondary School Consortium’s Common Data Project 2013-2014.
Average for
2011-2014 For 2014
72.6 percent 69.9 percent
Crusaders All low-income RI urban students
For 2012 (most recent data available)
52.3 percent
***
**
**
***
***
***
The College Crusade 2014-2015 Annual Report Card
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
who take 2 years of mathematics
beyond Algebra 1 by 12th grade:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders who
take the PSAT in 10th grade:
Increase the percentage of high school
Crusaders who are promoted to
successive grade levels on time:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
and parents of Crusaders who
demonstrate knowledge of available
financial aid and the costs and benefits of
postsecondary education:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
who have knowledge of and
demonstrate necessary academic
preparation for college:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
indicating that they aspire to obtain a 4-year
degree, and the percentage of parents of
Crusaders who have this aspiration
for their children:
Increase the percentage of Crusaders who
have indicated the presence of
developmental assets vital to leadership
and youth success:
Maintain the high proportion of Crusaders
who recognize the relationship between
career and postsecondary needs:
Baseline 62% Target 74% Result 79%
Baseline 79% Target 83% Result 90%
Baseline 49% Target 58% Result 78%
Baseline 87% Target 91% Result 94%
Baseline 79% Target 87% Result 93%
Baseline 79% Target 86% Result 87%
Baseline 79% Target 83% Result 94%
Baseline 93% Target 93% Result 96%
High school graduation rates, 2011-2014 Rates for Crusaders compared to rates for all other students from urban districts and all RI students
*** Difference between rates for Crusaders and all other students in urban districts is statistically significant at p < .01.
SOURCES: For Crusaders, data is from RI Department of Education, National Student Clearinghouse and
RI Higher Education Assistance Authority. RI Department of Education is also the source of the data for
all RI students and for students in the urban districts (Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls and
Woonsocket). Additional data analysis by The College Crusade.
0 50 60 70 80 90
75.7%
66.5% Average for
2011-2014
For 2014
81.4%
67.2%
Crusaders graduate from high school at higher rates
80.7%
78.6%
Crusaders
All other students
in Providence,
Pawtucket, Central
Falls & Woonsocket
All RI students
Crusaders persist in college at higher rates
Average first-year persistence rates for first-time, full-time freshmen, 2009-2012
Crusaders
All freshmen
0 50 60 70 90 80 100
URI
CCRI
RIC
*** Difference between rates is statistically significant at p < .01.
** Difference between rates is statistically significant at p < .05.
SOURCE: Data collection and analysis by the Center for Labor Markets and Policy at Drexel University.
81.1%
87.1%
76.1%
70.9%
62.2%
Totals for
RI public
colleges
Totals for
8 RI private
colleges
85.8%
73.8%
87.7%
84.8%
96.1%
OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: Baselines, Targets & Results
Increase the percentage of participants
who graduate from high school
in 4 years:
Baseline 70% Target 76% Result 81%
Increase the percentage of former
participants who are enrolled in
college within one year:
Maintain the positive differential in
first-year persistence rates
between former participants and all
students at the state’s public colleges:
Baseline 53% Target 61% Result 73%
Baseline +7.3% Target +7.3% Result +12.0%
Increase the percentage of Crusaders
who pass Algebra 1 by the end
of 9th grade:
Baseline 61% Target 69% Result 83%
Increase the percentage of parents of
Crusaders who actively engage in
activities associated with assisting students
in their academic preparation for college:
Baseline 27% Target 43% Result 57%
Baselines and targets for all indicators in this report were set in
2011 as part of our 6-year GEAR UP grant application to the U.S.
Department of Education.
PARTNER HIGHLIGHTS
Many RI public schools provided space for us to
hold programs for Crusaders this year. For example,
Providence Career & Technical Academy opened
its doors during February vacation so high school
Crusaders could attend our Choices program. Segue
Institute for Learning hosted our ReadAbout program
on Saturdays (above) and welcomed Crusaders to our
Science Camp during April vacation.
RI’s postsecondary institutions also
were generous with space and resources
for Crusaders. For example, Brown
University’s School of Engineering
served as mentors for our high school
robotics team (at right). Providence
College hosted multiple sessions of our Saturday writing
program, and CCRI provided classroom space for
hundreds of Crusaders who attended Saturday Cru Club.
Crusaders go on to college at much higher rates
College-going rates, 2011-2014 Rates for Crusaders entering college within one year of graduating high school compared
to rates for all low-income RI urban students
SOURCES: For Crusaders: staff analysis of data from RIDE, the National Student Clearinghouse,
and RI Higher Education Assistance Authority. For all low-income RI students: the New England
Secondary School Consortium’s Common Data Project 2013-2014.
Average for
2011-2014 For 2014
72.6 percent 69.9 percent
Crusaders All low-income RI urban students
For 2012 (most recent data available)
52.3 percent
Paul E. Moran, CPA, ADR, Chair Partner
Yarlas, Kaplan, Santilli & Moran, Ltd.
Todd D. Flaherty, Ed.D. President & CEO
Dr. Warren Simmons, Vice Chair Executive Director Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
José V. Monteiro, Jr. Treasurer AVP-Relationship Manager Navigant Credit Union
Sylvia Natale, Secretary
Saikon Gbehan Executive Committee
Attorney College Crusade Class of 2001
Dr. Irving Schneider
Executive Committee
Robert W. Britto-Oliveira Academic Advisor, Talent Development Program, University of Rhode Island
College Crusade Class of 2001
Dr. Colleen Callahan Director of Professional Issues
RI Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals
Mary F. Chinn, CPLH, PHR
Director, Training Delivery, East Coast Operations, Cox Communications
Fla Lewis III Principal, Weybosset Research &
Management, LLC
Jim Purcell, Ed.D. Postsecondary Commissioner, RI Office
of the Postsecondary Commissioner
Mim L. Runey, LP.D. Providence Campus President & Chief
Operating Officer, Johnson & Wales University
Gerard Venable
First Vice President, Investments Merrill Lynch
James Vincent Compliance Officer, RI Public Transit
Authority; President, NAACP Providence Branch
Stuart M. Yarlas, CPA, MBA, MA
Yarlas, Kaplan, Santilli & Moran, Ltd.
Emeritus Member of the Board: Hon. O. Rogeriee Thompson
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Thank you to our
Board of Directors
Dear Friends,
I am delighted to present our 2015
Annual Report Card. The graphs and
charts inside show that The College Crusade continues to have a large positive
impact on the high school graduation, college going, and college persistence rates
of Rhode Island’s low-income urban students. The report also details our strategic
objectives and shows the progress we are making in our mission to improve college
and career success for youth.
As I share our good news, I am keenly aware of the role that partnerships play in
supporting the extraordinary accomplishments of Crusaders. We are grateful to be
able to work closely with the RI Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner and the
RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to ensure that our work is
aligned with state policy. We are thankful for our formal partnerships with the
Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Woonsocket, and Cranston public school
districts, and with 31 urban schools in those districts, which help us coordinate our
services for individual students.
We also very much appreciate our partnerships with a host of postsecondary
institutions that donate scholarships for Crusaders, and the support of Rhode
Island’s public colleges in providing college access services.
On behalf of our Board, staff, students, and families, we
celebrate and acknowledge all our partners, including our public
and private sector donors who help to make this work possible.
A Message from
the President
Additional schools where
Crusaders attend:
Alternate Learning Project
Beacon Charter High School
for the Arts
Bishop McVinney School
Blackstone Academy
Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral
Academyl
Community Preparatory School
Cranston Area Career &
Technical Center
Cranston High School West
Cumberland High School
Dr. Edward A. Ricci Middle School
East Greenwich High School
East Providence High School Eden Park Elementary School
Edward R. Martin Middle School
Edward S. Rhodes School
Francis J. Varieur School
Frank D. Spaziano Annex Elementary
School
Frank E. Thompson Middle School
Goff Junior High School
Good Shepherd Regional Middle School
Henry J. Winters School
Highlander Charter School
High Road School of Providence
Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the
Performing & Visual Arts
John F. Deering Middle School
Johnston Senior High School
Joseph L. McCourt Middle School
La Salle Academy
Lincoln Middle School
Lincoln School
Lincoln Senior High School
Masters Regional Academy
Metropolitan Regional Career &
Technical Center
Middletown High School
Moses Brown School
Mount St. Charles Academy
Nathanael Greene Elementary School
New England Laborers-Cranston Construction
Academy
Nicholas Ferri Middle School
North Kingstown Senior High School
North Providence High School
North Smithfield Junior-Senior High School
Nowell Leadership Academy
Pilgrim High School
Providence Country Day School
RI Nurses Institute Middle College
Riverside Middle School
Rocky Hill School
Rogers High School
Sacred Heart School
Scituate Middle School
Smithfield Senior High School St. Mary Academy-Bay View
St. Patrick School
St. Raphael Academy
St. Rocco School
St. Teresa School
The Greene School
The Learning Community Charter School
The Village Green
Tiverton Middle School
Toll Gate High School
Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts
Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program
Valley Community School
West Warwick Senior High School
Woodlawn Catholic School
Low-income students from Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Woonsocket, and Cranston enroll in our
program when they are in 6th or 7th grade. The majority of Crusaders attend the 31 partner schools where
our Advisors work. We deploy Mobile Advisors to serve Crusaders who move to other schools in Rhode Island.
During 2014-2015, The College Crusade served 3,962 middle and high school students in nearly 100 schools.
A quick look at our scope
and scale: 2014-2015
3962 middle & high school
students participating in
our college-readiness
programs + 843 students
receiving our college
scholarships = 4805 total
Crusaders supported
$3.1 million in cash
and donated college
scholarships awarded
1412 parents of Crusaders
attending our family
engagement programs
31 partner schools in RI’s
core urban districts
Our partner schools:
Academy for Career Exploration
Central Falls Senior High School
Central High School
Classical High School
Cranston High School East
Dr. Earl F. Calcutt Middle School
E-Cubed Academy
Esek Hopkins Middle School
Gilbert Stuart Middle School
Governor Christopher DelSesto
Middle School
Hope High School
Hugh B. Bain Middle School
Jorge Alvarez High School
Joseph Jenks Junior High School
Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex
Mount Pleasant High School
Nathan Bishop Middle School
Nathanael Greene Middle School
Park View Middle School
Paul Cuffee Charter School
Providence Career & Technical Academy
Roger Williams Middle School
Samuel Slater Junior High School
Segue Institute for Learning
Shea Senior High School
Times2 Academy
West Broadway Middle School
William E. Tolman Senior High School
William M. Davies Jr. Career-Technical High School
Woonsocket High School
Woonsocket Middle School
Boston University*
Brown University*
Bryant University*
Dean College*
Johnson & Wales University*
Lincoln Technical Institute
Mount Holyoke College*
New England Institute of Technology*
Northeastern University*
Providence College*
Rob Roy Academy
Roger Williams University*
Salve Regina University*
Wheaton College*
Community College of Rhode Island
Rhode Island College*
University of Rhode Island*
83% of
Crusaders
attended our
partner
schools
17%
were
mobile
This year The College Crusade awarded
$3.1 million in cash and donated
scholarships to 843 Crusaders.
* Members of our scholarship collaborative
Crusader demographics
98% eligible for free or reduced lunch
at enrollment
94% from minority families
77% will be first in their families to
graduate college
39% live in homes where English is not
the primary language
92% eligible for Pell Grants
85% of
recipients
attended
RI public
colleges
15%
private
college
s
The College Crusade of Rhode Island is funded
by a federal grant from the U.S. Department
of Education’s GEAR UP program, by the State
of Rhode Island, and by private corporations,
foundations, and individuals.
134 Thurbers Avenue
Providence, RI 02905
401.854.5500
Fax 401.854.5511
www.thecollegecrusade.org
2014-2015 Annual Report Card – Spring 2015
Paul E. Moran, CPA, ADR, Chair Partner
Yarlas, Kaplan, Santilli & Moran, Ltd.
Todd D. Flaherty, Ed.D. President & CEO
Dr. Warren Simmons, Vice Chair Executive Director Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
José V. Monteiro, Jr. Treasurer AVP-Relationship Manager Navigant Credit Union
Sylvia Natale, Secretary
Saikon Gbehan Executive Committee
Attorney College Crusade Class of 2001
Dr. Irving Schneider
Executive Committee
Robert W. Britto-Oliveira Academic Advisor, Talent Development Program, University of Rhode Island
College Crusade Class of 2001
Dr. Colleen Callahan Director of Professional Issues
RI Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals
Mary F. Chinn, CPLH, PHR
Director, Training Delivery, East Coast Operations, Cox Communications
Fla Lewis III Principal, Weybosset Research &
Management, LLC
Jim Purcell, Ed.D. Postsecondary Commissioner, RI Office
of the Postsecondary Commissioner
Mim L. Runey, LP.D. Providence Campus President & Chief
Operating Officer, Johnson & Wales University
Gerard Venable
First Vice President, Investments Merrill Lynch
James Vincent Compliance Officer, RI Public Transit
Authority; President, NAACP Providence Branch
Stuart M. Yarlas, CPA, MBA, MA
Yarlas, Kaplan, Santilli & Moran, Ltd.
Emeritus Member of the Board: Hon. O. Rogeriee Thompson
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Thank you to our
Board of Directors
Dear Friends,
I am delighted to present our 2015
Annual Report Card. The graphs and
charts inside show that The College Crusade continues to have a large positive
impact on the high school graduation, college going, and college persistence rates
of Rhode Island’s low-income urban students. The report also details our strategic
objectives and shows the progress we are making in our mission to improve college
and career success for youth.
As I share our good news, I am keenly aware of the role that partnerships play in
supporting the extraordinary accomplishments of Crusaders. We are grateful to be
able to work closely with the RI Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner and the
RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to ensure that our work is
aligned with state policy. We are thankful for our formal partnerships with the
Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Woonsocket, and Cranston public school
districts, and with 31 urban schools in those districts, which help us coordinate our
services for individual students.
We also very much appreciate our partnerships with a host of postsecondary
institutions that donate scholarships for Crusaders, and the support of Rhode
Island’s public colleges in providing college access services.
On behalf of our Board, staff, students, and families, we
celebrate and acknowledge all our partners, including our public
and private sector donors who help to make this work possible.
A Message from
the President
Additional schools where
Crusaders attend:
Alternate Learning Project
Beacon Charter High School
for the Arts
Bishop McVinney School
Blackstone Academy
Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral
Academyl
Community Preparatory School
Cranston Area Career &
Technical Center
Cranston High School West
Cumberland High School
Dr. Edward A. Ricci Middle School
East Greenwich High School
East Providence High School Eden Park Elementary School
Edward R. Martin Middle School
Edward S. Rhodes School
Francis J. Varieur School
Frank D. Spaziano Annex Elementary
School
Frank E. Thompson Middle School
Goff Junior High School
Good Shepherd Regional Middle School
Henry J. Winters School
Highlander Charter School
High Road School of Providence
Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the
Performing & Visual Arts
John F. Deering Middle School
Johnston Senior High School
Joseph L. McCourt Middle School
La Salle Academy
Lincoln Middle School
Lincoln School
Lincoln Senior High School
Masters Regional Academy
Metropolitan Regional Career &
Technical Center
Middletown High School
Moses Brown School
Mount St. Charles Academy
Nathanael Greene Elementary School
New England Laborers-Cranston Construction
Academy
Nicholas Ferri Middle School
North Kingstown Senior High School
North Providence High School
North Smithfield Junior-Senior High School
Nowell Leadership Academy
Pilgrim High School
Providence Country Day School
RI Nurses Institute Middle College
Riverside Middle School
Rocky Hill School
Rogers High School
Sacred Heart School
Scituate Middle School
Smithfield Senior High School St. Mary Academy-Bay View
St. Patrick School
St. Raphael Academy
St. Rocco School
St. Teresa School
The Greene School
The Learning Community Charter School
The Village Green
Tiverton Middle School
Toll Gate High School
Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts
Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program
Valley Community School
West Warwick Senior High School
Woodlawn Catholic School
Low-income students from Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Woonsocket, and Cranston enroll in our
program when they are in 6th or 7th grade. The majority of Crusaders attend the 31 partner schools where
our Advisors work. We deploy Mobile Advisors to serve Crusaders who move to other schools in Rhode Island.
During 2014-2015, The College Crusade served 3,962 middle and high school students in nearly 100 schools.
A quick look at our scope
and scale: 2014-2015
3962 middle & high school
students participating in
our college-readiness
programs + 843 students
receiving our college
scholarships = 4805 total
Crusaders supported
$3.1 million in cash
and donated college
scholarships awarded
1412 parents of Crusaders
attending our family
engagement programs
31 partner schools in RI’s
core urban districts
Our partner schools:
Academy for Career Exploration
Central Falls Senior High School
Central High School
Classical High School
Cranston High School East
Dr. Earl F. Calcutt Middle School
E-Cubed Academy
Esek Hopkins Middle School
Gilbert Stuart Middle School
Governor Christopher DelSesto
Middle School
Hope High School
Hugh B. Bain Middle School
Jorge Alvarez High School
Joseph Jenks Junior High School
Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex
Mount Pleasant High School
Nathan Bishop Middle School
Nathanael Greene Middle School
Park View Middle School
Paul Cuffee Charter School
Providence Career & Technical Academy
Roger Williams Middle School
Samuel Slater Junior High School
Segue Institute for Learning
Shea Senior High School
Times2 Academy
West Broadway Middle School
William E. Tolman Senior High School
William M. Davies Jr. Career-Technical High School
Woonsocket High School
Woonsocket Middle School
Boston University*
Brown University*
Bryant University*
Dean College*
Johnson & Wales University*
Lincoln Technical Institute
Mount Holyoke College*
New England Institute of Technology*
Northeastern University*
Providence College*
Rob Roy Academy
Roger Williams University*
Salve Regina University*
Wheaton College*
Community College of Rhode Island
Rhode Island College*
University of Rhode Island*
83% of
Crusaders
attended our
partner
schools
17%
were
mobile
This year The College Crusade awarded
$3.1 million in cash and donated
scholarships to 843 Crusaders.
* Members of our scholarship collaborative
Crusader demographics
98% eligible for free or reduced lunch
at enrollment
94% from minority families
77% will be first in their families to
graduate college
39% live in homes where English is not
the primary language
92% eligible for Pell Grants
85% of
recipients
attended
RI public
colleges
15%
private
college
s
The College Crusade of Rhode Island is funded
by a federal grant from the U.S. Department
of Education’s GEAR UP program, by the State
of Rhode Island, and by private corporations,
foundations, and individuals.
134 Thurbers Avenue
Providence, RI 02905
401.854.5500
Fax 401.854.5511
www.thecollegecrusade.org
2014-2015 Annual Report Card – Spring 2015