California ENLACE Presentation Team

2. Sara Lundquist, Ph.D. Vice President, Santa Ana College Joseph I. Castro, Ph.D.Executive Director of Academic Preparation and Equal OpportunitySanta Barbara Rosa Harrizon, Founding Leader, Padres Promotores Lilia Tanakeyowma Dean of Student Affairs and Director of the Office of School & Community Partnerships Santa Ana College Co-anchored in Santa Ana & Santa Barbara www.sac.edu/CaENLACE California ENLACE Presentation Team

3. History of ENLACE in California Two of 13 partnerships nationwide funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation in 2000.

4. Build on the strength of documented best practices established in Latino serving partnerships (1999-2005). Seed the development and implementation of next level efforts to expand the Latino pipeline to higher education Advance a set of inter-regional efforts that support student-centered educational achievement work in emerging Latino communities Create demonstration models for the state in pre-college student academic development, admissions, college and university retention, education-centered community empowerment, and related research and policy. Impact students in measurable ways Vision for California ENLACE

5. California ENLACE 2005-2008 Broad Strategies/Scope of Work Over three years share existing ENLACE knowledge of best practices for improving educational outcomes for Latino students and seed related work statewide. Best practices that strengthen parental/community engagement (statewide) to support Latino student achievement in California public schools. Best practices that lead to improved academic achievement among Latino students (statewide/regional). Sustaining and advancing policies at the local, state, and national levels that will substantially improve Latino student educational achievement and attainment. Funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Anchored in Santa Ana & Santa Barbara

6. ‘Weaving Together’ a partnership of local colleges and universities, public schools, community organizations and families to serve the educational needs of low-income, Latino students and parents in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.

7. Seamless P-20 Educational Pathways ENLACE Pathways – School District Partnership Student Success – Case Management Expansion of School Sites and Programs

8. Regional & Statewide Goals Increase parents and community members involvement with schools and in school system leadership roles in a P-20 context Develop and contribute strategies for networking parent-community school engagement groups, and policy makers regionally and state-wide in a P-20 context Develop and disseminate articles and policy briefs on best practices for parent-community school engagement initiatives in a P-20 context Some of those audiences might be:Some of those audiences might be:

9. Regional Work Padres Adelante Train-the-Trainers Workshop Regional Partners: Isla Vista Elementary, César Chávez Charter School, SB School Districts, Goleta Union School District, MALDEF, FLA, PIQE Foundation support: Santa Barbara Foundation, Wharton, Verizon, McCune, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians As a result of the partner trainer of trainer initiatives, regional partners are expanding Some of those audiences might be:Some of those audiences might be:

10. Statewide Work CA ENLACE Family Community Networking & Best Practices Workshop (March 2006) - Brought together CBO’s, university faculty and staff, & school district personnel to discuss collaborations and scale-up capacity to talk with policy makers In process of developing a report on proceedings for workshop Develop policy briefs on best practices for parent-community school engagement initiatives Ongoing discussions with assembly member Pedro Nava regarding sponsoring legislation that supports parent involvement Some of those audiences might be:Some of those audiences might be:

11. Brief History of the Santa Ana Partnership 1983-2006 K-16 Partnership centered on educational achievement, college access and completion Connects students, parents and community to education locally Works simultaneously at the program, school/college, and system levels to seed innovation and measure progress along the way

12. In-kind leadership from all institutions and organizational partners No partner with a competitive peer-focus on institutional primacy Creates a vehicle for advancing work we are already committed to Student-achievement/action and results focused

15. I would especially like to recognize the Padres Promotores de la Educacion who have joined us this evening. Would the Padres who are here tonight please stand up? Would the Padres Promotores leaders please raise their hands and be recognized. Thank you for your amazing efforts throughout the Santa Ana community. I would especially like to recognize the Padres Promotores de la Educacion who have joined us this evening. Would the Padres who are here tonight please stand up? Would the Padres Promotores leaders please raise their hands and be recognized. Thank you for your amazing efforts throughout the Santa Ana community.

16. The Santa Ana Partnership: Results Policy The A-G College Prep Curriculum has been adopted for high school graduation in SAUSD including 2 years of lab science and 3 years of math Educational Achievement in 2004-2005 90% of all 7th graders enroll in Pre-Algebra 70% of all 9th graders enroll in Algebra 29% of all 9th graders enroll in Geometry

17. English and Math Placement at SAC: From 1999 to 2005 academic placement rates have jumped dramatically

18. CA ENLACE:Parent & Community Engagement BUILD A REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE NETWORK PEER TRAINING CENTERED ON BEST PRACTICES POLICY OPPORTUNITIES AND PRIORITIES

19. CA ENLACE:The Academic Core ARCHES/ENLACE Planning Grants Availability of Qualified Teachers and Professional Development Foothill DeAnza Community College District San Bernardino County Office of Education San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation Greater Access to Quality Pre-School San Luis Obispo County Office of Education Increase in College-Going Rates Imperial Valley County Office of Education Los Rios Community College District Merced County Office of Education Sonoma County Office of Education Reduction in Secondary School Attrition California State University, Northridge Community College Transfer College of the Siskyious Tulare County Office of Education

21. CA ENLACE: The Academic Core – Expand Implementation of Rigorous Pre-College Programs of Study for Latino Students in California Rigorous Pre-College Tool Kit Policy sample Discipline-specific course sequence Course placement chart School site mapping Mastery teaching strategies-peer teams Statewide dissemination and training to partnerships, school districts, and educators through ARCHES/ENLACE

22. Part I: Pre-College ReadinessPolicy-Programs-Practice & Impact

23. SAUSD Mastery Learning Math Sequence: 8th Grade

25. CA ENLACE: The Academic Core The BA & Beyond: Community College Research Institute Six Week Research Pilot in Summer 2006 Six Visiting Scholars Three Research Themes Tools and Training University Research Visits Twenty-Five Student Scholars $1,250 stipend

26. CA ENLACE: Policy Locate all CA ENLACE work in the policy context of California’s Higher Education Master Plan. Seek policy opportunities through work with: Local communities Statewide level, and nationally. Use research & accumulated evidence to leverage change and catalyze action.

27. California ENLACE Sample Policy Partners NALEO: The National Association of Latino Elected Officials CLIC: The Chicano-Latino Intersegmental Convocation HACU: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities NCSL: The National Council of State Legislators Education Trust West The Orange County Dream Team and LULAC

28. CA ENLACE: Policy To increase the number of A-G courses required for high school graduation (at school sites, within districts, and statewide) Use statewide tool kit and partner with The Education Trust West, the Superintendent’s P-16 Council and other liked-minded advocates. Provide support for policy-influencing model programs through ARCHES/ENLACE Support the Chicano-Latino Intersegmental Convocation: October Policy Convening The Pipeline to the Professoriate Rigorous Pre-College Preparation Immigrant Students Access to Higher Education

29. CA ENLACE: Student Philanthropy ENLACE Endowment: $150,000 and growing Hispanic Education Endowment Fund $2.13 million Santa Ana 2000 Futures Fund Employee payroll deductions Santa Ana College Foundation 500+ awards annually Private donors/discretionary resources Saturday Academy of Math Pepsi/Coke, etc. James Jimenez Scholars Program $500,000 Student scholarships & academic preparation

30. CA ENLACE - Closing Reflections What comments or questions do you have for any of the panelists? What related efforts have you been closely involved with that might inform this initiative and parallel efforts underway nationally? What critical issues or challenges were not addressed? Thank you for your participation and interest in this work in progress