A Grade 7-16 Model for
Post-Secondary Success
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YPIE’s Mission and Core Values
Yonkers Partners in
Education, in partnership
with the public and private
sectors, strives to ensure
that all children who attend
the Yonkers Public Schools
have the resources and
options available to
complete a post-secondary
program
A quality education is the best road
out of poverty.
To insure life success, students must
graduate from a post-secondary
program and that every child has the
ability to do so.
The community, i.e. businesses, policymakers and parents, must work in
partnership to support the public
schools.
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Our Schools
Demographics of YPS
High School Students
Free/Reduced Lunch Status
(Poverty Indication)
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YPIE: The Vision
WHO
HOW
WHAT
Increase the number of students who complete a
post-secondary program
Provide
Direct Service
Engage
the
Educate
Public
Through on site
college &
career centers,
provide
programs and
services to
teachers,
counselors,
students and
parents
Engage the
public and
stakeholders to
generate will to
improve postsecondary
access and
retention
Collect Data
Collect data on
college readiness
indicators and
post-secondary
enrollment,
performance and
completion
YPS students with particular
focus on middle & high school
students
Inform Policy
Share data on postsecondary
access/retention
with District
leaders to improve
college preparation
and consider
adopting best
practices
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YPIE’sSchool
Post Secondary
High
College &Success
Career
Core
CoreServices
Services
• On-Site College & Career
Centers and Advisors
• Naviance – online portfolios
and grade level milestones
• SAT Prep
– Princeton Review
– Summer Tutors
• Campus Visits, Financial
Literacy, Career Experiences,
Essay Writing Workshops
• Latino College Success
• Pipeline from HS to College
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YPIE is Data Driven (2010/2011)
Qualitative
Quantitative
• Creating a culture shift in the high
schools that values postsecondary education.
• Setting the bar higher for student
achievement.
• Creating consistency in programs
and services across the six high
schools.
• Serving as a catalyst to enhance
college/career readiness and
improve district-wide
accountability.
• Engaging hard-to-reach parents in
their children’s education.
• Increased the number of students
who applied to college by 59.5%
• Worked with 70% of senior class
individually and/or in classroom
setting.
• Saw 218 average point increase
for students in YPIE SAT program
(2010).
• Increased scholarship dollars
awarded by over $16 million.
• Involved over 1000
parents/students in community
workshops/summits.
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Naviance
FOR STUDENTS
• Web-based online resource for
planning for success
• A safe place where students can
develop a personal portfolio that
will follow them from 7th-12th
grade
• Exposure to college and career
interests and activities
• A place to learn about different
colleges and their admission
requirements
• A place to a store college
applications and essays.
• A portal to apply to college
online.
FOR ADMINISTRATORS
• Web-based system, linked to the
school district’s data system
• Stores student data including
GPAs, test scores, etc.
• Enables YPIE to run reports on
high school and college-related
data
• Survey Capability
• Connects to National Student
Clearinghouse database, enabling
post-secondary tracking of
students once in college
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YPIE’s Post
Secondary
Middle
SchoolSuccess
Core
Services for Success
GPS - Getting
Prepared
• GPS (Getting Prepared for Success), an
online college and career readiness
program for 7th and 8th graders.
• Each GPS participant creates an
individual personal, online portfolio
where he/she will store information and
documents that can be accessed daily
from 7th grade through high school
graduation.
• The program provides activities that
explore personal strengths and areas of
interest.
• www.succeed.naviance.com
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Thank You!!
Thank
You!!
College Access
FundingPartners
Partners
Funding
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Bloomberg Foundation
Carvel Foundation
Domino Brands
Entergy
Hitachi America, Ltd.
JPMorgan Chase
Lanza Family Foundation
NY Life Foundation
People’s Bank
Related Companies
Ronald McDonald House Charities
St. Faith’s House
TD Bank North
Westchester Community Foundation
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