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Sponsors For Educational Opportunity (SEO) Scholars Program

1. Sponsors For Educational Opportunity (SEO) Scholars Program Closing the Gap – Redefining the Future. Winner-College Board’s 2011 CollegeKeys Compact Innovation Award. 2. The problem we are trying to solve . At age three.

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Sponsors For Educational Opportunity (SEO) Scholars Program

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  1. 1 Sponsors For Educational Opportunity (SEO) Scholars Program Closing the Gap – Redefining the Future Winner-College Board’s 2011 CollegeKeys Compact Innovation Award

  2. 2 The problem we are trying to solve At age three By age 3, children whose parents are professionals have vocabularies of about 1,100 words, and children whose parents are on welfare have vocabularies of about 525 words 1 At the elementary level At the middle school level At the high school level 9 year olds living in low-income communities are three years behind their high-income peers2 Nationally, 8th graders in low-income urban school districts perform at a level just above that of 4th graders in affluent districts3 Only 12.7% of African American students and 13.6% of Hispanic students graduated college-ready from NYC public high schools4 At the college level 76% of 2010 high school graduates were not adequately prepared academically for first year college courses in English, Math and Science5 Almost 80% of students in remedial college classes had a high school GPA of “B” or better6 Source: 1. New York Times, “What it Takes to Make a Student,” 2010 2-3. National Assessment for Educational Progress, 2005 4. NYS Board of Regents, 2010 5. American College Testing (ACT), 2010 6. Gates Foundation-funded report, Diploma to Nowhere, 2008 .

  3. An overview of the SEO Scholars Program 3

  4. Who we serve 4 Average Family Income Race and Ethnicity 19% Asian 15% Asian $ 27,715 44% Black 45% Black 37% Hispanic Our students: 616 total students served High School Scholars 380 motivated, low-income public high school students who attend over 100 high schools in New York City; 24 students in San Francisco College Scholars 212 college students who have completed the high school component of the Scholars Program and are enrolled at 91 colleges and universities

  5. 5 All SEO Scholars Compared to All College Bound Seniors2009 & 2010 SAT ResultsBy Grade Point Average - 2400 Point ScaleBased on College Board’s Total Group Profile Reports 2009 & 2010 Average SAT scores (2400 point scale) 70-79 GPA 80-89 GPA 90-92 GPA 93-96 GPA 97-100 GPA SEO Students SEO Students SEO Students SEO Students SEO Students All College Bound Seniors All College Bound Seniors All College Bound Seniors All College Bound Seniors All College Bound Seniors SEO students outperform all college bound seniors nationally on the SAT exam at almost every GPA level.

  6. 6 After high school, SEO Scholars gain entrance to competitive colleges and succeed Admission to College Performance in College • 100% of SEO Scholars were admitted to a • four-year college for SEO’s Class of 2011 • 91% of Scholars were accepted to a • college ranked Most, Highly or Very • Competitive by Barron’s Profiles of • American Colleges, including Cornell, • Dartmouth, MIT, NYU, Smith, and • Wesleyan1 • SEO Scholars earned over $1.6 million in • scholarships for their first year of college • 85% of SEO’s College Classes of 2010 and 2011 graduated college on-time compared to the national average of 57% for all students who complete their degree in 6 years2 • For summer 2011, 122 college students secured summer internships and/or full-time positions Source: 1. Rankings are determined by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges, which rates schools according to Barron’s reliable competitiveness scale. Rankings range from to “Most Competitive” to “Noncompetitive.” 2. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2011).

  7. Highlights from Policy Studies Associates, Inc. 7 Purpose: To evaluate the educational impact of the SEO Scholars Program The Comparison Groups: SEO Scholars were compared to a group of students in the same high schools who were matched on 8th grade demographic and academic characteristics. Students of each comparison group matched the ethnicity, gender, and baseline academic test scores of the SEO Scholars.

  8. The Results: High School Outcomes GPA Results Comparison 8 SEO Scholars Comparison Group By Male and Female Breakdown GPA Results between SEO Scholars & Comparison Group 3.13 2.33 3.42 2.92 By Ethnic Breakdown 3.32 2.70 3.24 2.61 3.34 2.54 3.40 3.31 3.24 2.61 3.34 2.54

  9. The Results: High School Outcomes SAT Scores Comparison 9 SEO Scholars Comparison Group SAT Scores between SEO Scholars & Comparison Group By Male and Female Breakdown 1587 1430 1632 1529 By Ethnic Breakdown 1628 1502 1554 1424 1615 1492 1628 1502 1554 1424 1676 1652

  10. The Results: College Outcomes College Matriculation Comparison 10 College Selectivity Private vs. Public Colleges In State vs. Out of State SEO Scholars SEO Scholars SEO Scholars 25% 24% 76% 50% 50% 75% Comparison Group Comparison Group Comparison Group 6% 24% 27% 73% 76% 94% SEO Scholars were more likely to matriculate to selective colleges ranked Most, Highly, or Very Competitive by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges compared to the comparison group. SEO Scholars were more likely to matriculate to private colleges than to public colleges. SEO Scholars were more likely to matriculate to out of state colleges than the comparison group.

  11. 11 Goal: Sustain Recent Expansion and Double Incoming Class Size 4-Year Scholars Program Growth *Note: Per student cost to scale in New York is approximately $4,200/student.

  12. 12 Upcoming Ways to Support the SEO Scholars Program >> Contribute to the SEO Scholars – Goldman Sachs Challenge $5,000 covers the cost of one SEO Scholar for a year and designates you a Scholars “Patron.” You will receive ongoing updates from your Scholar throughout the year. (With a personal gift of $500 or more, you will also receive one ticket to this year’s SEO Annual Awards Dinner.) www.seo-usa.org/scholars_gs_challenge >> Attend the SEO Awards Dinner The Annual Awards Dinner on April 17, 2012 at the Waldorf-Astoria will be chaired by Kenneth Jacobs, Chairman & CEO of Lazard. Along with the distinguished honorees, seven SEO Scholars will speak about the meaning and results of their SEO experience. Proceeds of the event support the Scholars Program. www.seo-usa.org/awards_dinner_2012 Ways to Donate> Pledge & donate in installments or sign up for automatic, hassle-free monthly giving> Team up with friends/colleagues to share the cost of funding a Scholar > Don’t forget about the firm’s matching gifts program to multiply your impact If you are interested in getting involved or visiting the Scholars Program in action on a Saturday, please contact Anjali Malipatil, Director of Individual Giving, at amalipatil@seo-usa.orgor (646) 435-9565. www.seo-usa.org

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