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Arizona College Access Network (AzCAN) Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education

Arizona College Access Network …building capacity and improving the quality of service and information provided to students through Arizona’s college access programs An initiative funded by the Governor’s Office of Education Innovation and the U.S. Department of Education.

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Arizona College Access Network (AzCAN) Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education

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  1. Arizona College Access Network …building capacity and improving the quality of service and information provided to students through Arizona’s college access programs An initiative funded by the Governor’s Office of Education Innovation and the U.S. Department of Education Arizona College Access Network (AzCAN) Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education

  2. What Percentage of Arizona’s jobs are middle- or high-skill (jobs that require some postsecondary education or training)? A. 80% B. 70% C. 60% D. 55% * Arizona’s College- And Career- Ready Commitment; Achieve, 2011

  3. What Percentage of Arizona’s adults have some postsecondary degree (associates of higher)? A. 75% B. 60% C. 45% D. 35% * Arizona’s College- And Career- Ready Commitment; Achieve, 2011

  4. What is the Arizona College Access Network (AzCAN)? Established in 2008, this initiative continues to be an important part of the work of Arizona’s College Access Challenge Grant which is administered through the Governor’s Office of Education Innovation. The Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education has been asked to lead the Network with a mission of building capacity and improving the quality of services and information provided to students through Arizona’s college access programs. The network is comprised of college access professionals and supporters committed toward Arizona’s goal of doubling the number of degrees and certificates earned by the year 2020. Arizona College Access Network (AzCAN) Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education

  5. What activities are included in a quality college access program?

  6. Financial Aid Advising Early Awareness Mentoring Admissions Advising Career Exploration/Advising Tutoring Grants/ Scholarships Parental Advising College Planning Financial Literacy Youth Development

  7. How many college access programs and resource centers exist in Arizona?

  8. Goals: Focus on Capacity and Quality • encouraging active participation of programs across Arizona • building relationships with and among college access professionals statewide • providing benefits to encourage participation and which will improve program • performance • establishing standards of performance based upon current research and best • practices.

  9. Network Membership Benefits Leadership & Advocacy • Statewide collaboration and partnerships • Advise in the establishment of college access programs and resource centers • Statewide and national perspectives on college access and programs • Promotion and recognition of quality college access programs • Increased visibility of college access program and promotion of partnerships at the statewide and national level

  10. Network Membership Benefits Professional Development • Web-based tools for AzCAN members • Current college access news, trends, best practices and grant opportunities. • Data driven approaches and evaluation techniques • Collaboration and sharing of expertise • Conferences and regional networking • Learning workshops with member discounts

  11. What Percentage of Arizona’s ACT-Tested high school graduates met college readiness benchmarks in all four subjects? A. 70% B. 50% C. 35% D. less than 20% * The Condition of College and Career Readiness: Arizona 2011; ACT 2011

  12. AzCAN Website • Information for Students and Parents • Network Information • Research and Resources • Foster Care and Foster Youth

  13. Web-based Tools • Web meeting/Chat • Interactive Listserv • Discussion Forum • Interactive Events Calendar • Live Facebook and Twitter Feeds

  14. The Second Shift of Adults The second shift, then, are those individuals and agencies standing ready to catch the kid the moment she’s slipping. Someone needs to figure out what the root problem is, and respond with the right support or intervention, at the right scale and intensity. Or she’s gone. One kid may simply need an encouraging mentor asking after her homework every day. But another needs heavy-duty social services to work with his whole family to get him back. Others may need tutoring, a friend, a father figure, a grief therapist, or someone reliable to give his grandmother her insulin shot during the day so he can get to school. Kids who’ve experienced social or academic failure avoid repeating the horrible feeling of failure by withdrawing effort. “I don’t care and I won’t try.” Someone has to pull them back. -Julia Steiny, Education News

  15. What Percentage of Arizona’s ACT-Tested high school graduates failed to meet college readiness benchmarks in any subject? A. 65% B. 40% C. 30% D. less than 20 % * The Condition of College and Career Readiness: Arizona 2011; ACT 2011

  16. Current AzCAN Members • Arizona College Goal Sunday • Arizona Department of Education CTE • Arizona GEAR UP • Arizona Hispanic Youth Institute • ASU Upward Bound Program • ASU Chavez Programs • ASU Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program • ASU Polytechnic TRiO SSS • AVID- McClintock H.S. • AVID- Western Division • 2NAU • Access ASU • ACE- Mesa CC • ACE Puente- Rio Salado • ACE- Achieving a College Education • Aguila Youth Leadership Institute • Amberlea is College Bound • Aprendiendo Por Vida- GEAR UP • Arizona Assurance Scholars Program

  17. Current AzCAN Members • AWC Upward Bound • AZ Transfer • Barrett Summer Scholars • Be a Leader Foundation • Boys Hope Girls Hope • Cesar E. Chavez Leadership Institute • Cochise Cats • College Depot • Early Childhood & Education Professions Program • Educational Outreach- ASU • Four Corners Upward Bound Math & Science • Gateway CC Upward Bound • Hispanic Scholarship Fund/Gates Millennium Scholars Program • JFCS Real World Job Development Program • Joaquin Bustoz Math-Science Honors Program • Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates • La Paloma College Prep • Mesa Community Outreach Center • NAU Talent Search

  18. Current AzCAN Members • Nina Mason Pulliam Legacy Scholars Program • Nizhoni Academy • Northern Arizona College Resource Center • Paradise Honors High School • Passport2College- Devry University • PUSD Career Centers • Regional College Access Center • STEP: Student Expedition Program • Student Support Services (KEYS) • Office of Early Academic Outreach- UofA • TRiO- ASU West • TRiO Programs- South Mountain CC • TRiO SSS- Cochise College • TRiO SSS STEM- ASU West • Tucson GEAR Up Project • Tucson Preparatory School • Upward Bound Program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University • YAchievers • Youth on Their Own • Yuma School District 1- AVID

  19. Current AzCAN Supporters • Access ASU • ACT • Arizona College Scholarship Foundation • Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education • Arizona Department of Education • Arizona School Counselors Association • Rodel Foundation • Sahuarita High School • Teach for America • Tucson Indian Center • USA Funds • Valley of the Sun United Way • Washington Street Foundation • Wilson School • Arizona Students Association • Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix • Cochise College • Desert Ridge High School • Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council • Helios Education Foundation • Inter Tribal Council of Arizona Inc.

  20. What Percentage of Arizona’s ACT-Tested high school graduates have educational aspirations beyond high school (graduate/bachelors, associates/voc-tech)? A. Over 80% B. 65% C. 40% D. 25 % * The Condition of College and Career Readiness: Arizona 2011; ACT 2011

  21. John GarciaDirector, AzCANjgarcia@azhighered.govwww.azcan.gov Arizona College Access Network (AzCAN) Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education

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