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Manson School District’s Post-Secondary Plan

Manson School District’s Post-Secondary Plan. Get Them Ready Get Them In Get Them Through. “College isn’t a dream, it’s a plan!”. Manson School District knows that helping students earn a high school diploma fulfills only part of our mission of “ Continuous Student Learning. ”. Who Are We?.

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Manson School District’s Post-Secondary Plan

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  1. Manson School District’s Post-Secondary Plan Get Them Ready Get Them In Get Them Through GET THEM READY

  2. “College isn’t a dream, it’s a plan!” • Manson School District knows that helping students earn a high school diploma fulfills only part of our mission of “Continuous Student Learning.” GET THEM READY

  3. Who Are We? • Manson is located on Lake Chelan • Seven miles up lake from Chelan • Farming and tourism based economy • Approximately 600 students in 2 schools • 80% Free/Reduced • 70% Hispanic GET THEM READY

  4. We’ve Changed The Perception • Students and families in Manson believe: • All students can attend college • Money is a barrier that can be overcome • Post-Secondary education/training = a better life GET THEM READY

  5. How Did We Do This? • GEAR UP – got us started • A consortium of schools partnered with CWU and received a Federal “GEAR UP” grant GET THEM READY

  6. Tools We Use • After School Programs • Evening/Weekend Study Club • School to School Tutors GET THEM READY

  7. How Did We Do This? • All students can attend college • Broaden your students’ horizons • Build an expectation… GET THEM READY

  8. How Did We Do This? • $ a barrier that can be overcome • Financial aid (FAFSA) • Grants, loans, work based programs • Intense scholarship pursuit • Family assistance/planning • GET Program • College Bound GET THEM IN

  9. Senior Classes Leadership and Career Choices GET THEM IN

  10. How Did We Do This? • Convinced students and families that post-secondary education/training = a better life • “Over a lifetime, a college graduate will earn about $1,000,000 more than someone with only a high school diploma.” GET THEM READY

  11. Alumni Publications • Millennium Gates Scholars • 5 in 10 Years GET THEM IN

  12. How Do You Prepare Students for College? • Knowledge is power GET THEM READY

  13. Rigorous Courses in Manson • College Prep • Advanced Placement • Honors • College/Dual Credit GET THEM READY

  14. How Do You Afford This? • The better question is how can you consider not budgeting for this? GET THEM READY,IN, THROUGH

  15. Sample Budget • Estimated Annual Budget • Post Secondary Coordinator Salary $30,000 • Benefits $ 12,500 • Sub Total $42,500 • Pre-6th Expenditures • 5th grade Biz Town visit $ 1,500 • 6th Grade Expenditures • CWU visitation $ 1,000 • 7th Grade Expenditures • WVC visitation $ 250 • 8th Grade Expenditures • NCW Skills Center visitation $ 250 • 9th Grade Expenditures • EWU, Spokane CC, ITT Tech visitation $ 1,500 • College and Career Fair – host supplies $ 500 • 10th Grade Expenditures • Pre-SAT testing $ 300 • UW, Shoreline CC, Seattle Art Inst. visitation $ 1,500 • 11th Grade Expenditures • WSU visitation $ 1,700 • SAT prep course – instruction $ 300 • Family visitation incentive – gas cards $ 500 • 12th Grade Expenditures • Mock interview – host supplies $ 300 • Senior presentations venue and supplies $ 2,000 • 13th Year (Post High School) • Coordinator visitations to campus $ 500 • Sub Total $ 12,100 • Grand Total $ 54,600 GET THEM READY,IN,THROUGH

  16. Get Them Through • HS Graduation rate 94% (five year average) • College Enrollment Rate • 2009 Graduates 67% • 2010 Graduates 67% GET THEM THROUGH

  17. Next Steps For Manson • Improve Communication/Connections with Higher Education • Reapplying for GEAR UP • Networking – Rural Alliance GET THEM THROUGH

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