A Bill and Melinda Gates Partnership for Postsecondary Success
Our Common Interest
The future economic growth and
prosperity of Raleigh and Wake County
is dependent on an educated and
skilled workforce.
It is in our best interest, as a community, to
increase the number of our citizens who achieve
a post-secondary education and living-wage
employment.
A Bill and Melinda Gates Partnership for Postsecondary Success
“A Powerful Community Partnership
For Collective Impact”
What is the RCCC?
A group of key stakeholders, from different
sectors, who are commitment to a
common agenda for increasing the postsecondary success of our citizens.
- centralized infrastructure
- dedicated staff
- structured processes
- shared measurement
- continuous communication
- mutually reinforcing activities
(Source: Collective Impact, Kania and Kramer, 2011)
What
Who’s
is the
at the
RCCC
table?
?
Raleigh Colleges and Community Collaborative
 K-12 (WCPSS)
 Raleigh City Government
 Wake County Health and
Human Services
 Faith-Based Organizations
 Non-profits
 Six Raleigh Colleges and Universities
 Community-based Organizations
 Corporations and Businesses
 Community leaders/members
Southeast Raleigh Assembly, NC
Wake County
Human Services
Raleigh Business and Technology Center
The Fountain of Raleigh Fellowship
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Vision
“Every low-income youth in Wake County
is a successful student, earns a
postsecondary credential, and achieves
living-wage employment ”
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What is our Goal?
Goal
Double the number of low-income youth in Wake
County who achieve a postsecondary credential
and living wage employment.
Current : 672 low-income college graduates per year
2025 Goal: 1344 low income graduates per year
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What is the Talent Dividend?
• Every 1% rise in the number of citizens
with a post-secondary credential
increases per capita income by $763
(CEOs for Cities, 2009)
• By 2025, the Talent Dividend from the
Raleigh Promise will be:
$153,000,000
or 5:1 Return on Our Investment
What Does the RCCC Do?
Mission
• Build and Sustain A High Capacity Community
Collaborative for systemic change
• And Effectively Execute The Raleigh Promise.
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A High School Academic Success
and College Preparation Strategy
COLLEGE STUDENT
MENTORING AND
TUTORING
ENROLL IN
EARLY COLLEGE
COURSES
AGE 16
Low
Income
Student
Cohort
SAT/ACT
PREP
WORKPLACE
INTERNSHIPS
RALEIGH
FUTURE
SCHOLARS
PROGRAM
SCHOLARS
SEMINAR/
CONFERENCE
COACHING/
DEVELOPMENT
COUNSELING
TRANSITION
TO
COLLEGE
FAMILY SERVICES
- FINANCIAL LITERACY
- COLLEGE APPLICATION
-HR SERVICES
- ESTABLISH AN IDA
SATURDAY
An Example:
ACADEMY
Low income Raleigh Residents
with good potential
(rising sophomores) apply or
are nominated (Cohort size
varies from year to year)
IF STUDENT ENROLLS IN
A RALEIGH COLLEGE WE
GUARANTEE A FINANCIAL AID
PACKAGE THAT MEETS 100 %
OF THEIR DEMONSTRATED
FINANCIAL NEED
SAT/ACT
FEES PAID
SUMMER ACADEMIC
CAMPS AT LOCAL
COLLEGE FREE OR
REDUCED FEES
- COLLEGE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE
- APPLICATION FEES PAID
- COLLEGE OUTREACH AND
INFORMATION PROVIDED
- CAMPUS VISITS/ORIENTATIONS
- COLLEGE TRANSITION WORKSHOPS
- SUMMER ACADEMIC CAMP
- EARLY SUMMER START PROGRAM AT
LOCAL COLLEGES
ENROLL IN
ANY COLLEGE
A College Retention and Graduation
Success Strategy
FIRST YEAR
SEMINAR/
ORIENTATION
FACULTY OR
STAFF
MENTOR
COLLEGE STUDENT
MENTORING AND
TUTORING
FIRST
YEAR
STUDENT
SUCCESS
SCHOLARS
SEMINAR/
CONFERENCE
ALL RALEIGH SCHOLARS WILL:
- ATTEND JOB FAIRS
- JOB SEARCH/PLACEMENT
SERVICES
- RESUME/INTERVIEW TRNG
- GRADUATE SCHOOL
ADVISING/INFORMATION
ASSIGNED TO A LIVING
AND LEARNING
COMMUNITY
ENGAGED IN
UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH
2ND - 4TH YEAR
OF COLLEGE
WRITING INTENSIVE
COURSEWORK
ACADEMIC
PROGRESS
MONITORING
“INTRUSIVE” ADVISING
WORK STUDY
- CONTINUE TARGETED FIRST YEAR
STUDENT SUCCESS ACTIVITIES
- ENGAGE IN CAMPUS/COMMUNITY
SERVICE
- WORKPLACE INTERNSHIP
- STUDY ABROAD/ALTERNATIVE
SPRING BREAK
TRANSITION
TO
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT/
GRADUATE SCHOOL
A community-based strategy for increasing
college access and completion.
Preparation
• Educational CBA
• Tutoring
• Advising
• Holistic Family
Approach
• Coaches Assigned
• College Matters Campaign
• Financial Aid Counseling
• Dual Enrollment Courses
• Diagnostic Testing
Connection
College
Entry
Raleigh
College
Center
Progress
Employment
• Career Advising
• Job Link Placement
• Degree Job Placement
• Career Fairs
• Interview Training
• Resume Assistance
• Guaranteed Interviews
College
Completion
• Stackable Credentials
• Technical Education
Certificates/Diplomas
• Articulation Agreements
• People Skills Courses
• Remedial Education
• Intrusive Advising
• Financial Aid
• Application Assistance
• Academic Services
• Student Tracking
• Gatekeeper Courses
Monitored
• Tech Pathway Progress
• Financial Aid
• Transfer Coursework
Credit
• Coops and Internships
Education Pipeline Strategy
16 years old
High
School
26 years old
Transition
to College
College
Retention
Employmen
t
Low-income students in Wake County will:
-
Be Prepared for post-secondary education
Be Supported inside and outside school
Succeed academically
Enroll and succeed in some form of postsecondary
credentialing program
- Graduate and are employed
How You Can Help?
• Become an RCCC partner organization
and join the Raleigh Promise.
• Join our Business and Education
Advisory Council (BEAC)
• Provide our Raleigh Fellows Paid
Internships, then Jobs Upon Graduation
• Invest funds in the Raleigh Promise
programs and education pipeline
Learn More About
The Raleigh Promise
• Contact:
Jose Picart, Executive Director
japicart@ncsu.edu or 919 513-0388
Carol Cutler-White, Associate Director
ccwhite@waketech.edu or 919 335-1201
• Visit Our Website: www.raleighpromise.org
A Bill and Melinda Gates Partnership for Postsecondary
Success
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS?
Please visit www.raleighpromise.org
How Do We Build Capacity?
Effective Organizational Structure
Leadership Team
Business and Education
Advisory Council (BEAC)*
• Representatives from Business
and Education Community
• Advise Steering Committee and
Leadership Team
• Provide business and employer
perspective
• Advocacy and Fundraising
• Help promote systemic change
*under development
with Raleigh Chamber
Of Commerce.
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Manage Staff
Enhance networks
Direct and Guide Steering Cmte
Oversee project assessment
and accountability
• Fiscal management
• Represent the Partnership
• Work with BEAC
Steering Committee
9 Action Teams
Staff
• Project Management
• Coordinate Budget
• Coordinate Work Plans
• Coordinate meetings, networks
and Forums
• Develop and maintain
websites, documents
and archives.
• Membership of All Partners
• Provide Direction, Oversight
and Decision-Making
• Advise Leadership Team
• Review Work Plans and
Metrics
• Accountability
Cross Sector Leaders At Culture of Engaged Local Supportive
Partnership
All Levels Evidence
Communities
SIX ESSENTIAL
CAPACITIESPolicy Environ
• Leadership
• Data, Metrics and
Accountability
• Coaching
• Partners, Grants
and Fundraising
• Communication
• Work-based Learning
• Raleigh Scholars
• Raleigh Fellows
• Raleigh Centers
Sustainable
Resources20
Early Success
Program Implementation
• Raleigh Fellows Programs active on all six
university campuses (23,000 + students).
• Pilot Future Scholars Program implemented
in four Wake County Public Schools (Mary
Phillips, Garner, Millbrook, and Sanderson).
77 students and 96% retention rate)
• First Raleigh College Center was dedicated on
Jan 30, 2012 in the Chavis Community Center
(Two college prep classes every month)
Early Success
Sustainability
• $1. 3 Million (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)
• $16,450 ADVANCE Americorps grant
• $10,000 CEO's for Cities Talent Dividend Grant
• $10,000 grant from the City of Raleigh
• $174,000 Drop-Out Prevention Grant
• $300,000 “Impact Raleigh” Scholarships
(Meredith College)
• $48,900 VISTA Grant (NC Campus Compact)