As the Associate Director of Transfer Admissions at Long Island University (LIU) Brooklyn, I met each day with students to discuss their higher education goals. It was my job to review their transcripts from their previous school with them, recommend classes they should be taking, and discuss the requirements of LIU’s programs. But, more often…
Beginning this fall (2016) and continuing into spring 2017, the California Department of Education will be sending College Readiness Block Grant monies directly to qualifying local educational agencies. You do not need to do anything to qualify. The DOE will be using student data for grades 9-12 to assure that LEAs who served at least…
Due to the leadership team’s hard work, SHS was awarded a five-year grant to start the Afterschool Miller Program to give students a safe place to learn and explore their interests after school.
At EPIC, we have been doing a lot of work around equity to support educators and administrators. Partnering with schools and districts up and down the west coast, we have the opportunity to engage with schools that are generally filled with students who have historically been underserved. One of the struggles schools have with addressing…
At each grade level, Savanna students develop and maintain a Capstone Portfolio consisting of evidence representing key areas of the curriculum and a profile of their accomplishments that can be communicated to teachers, community members, colleges, and employers.
EPIC has submitted two workshop proposals to SXSWedu, and we need your votes! We recently submitted proposals for two SXSWedu sessions at next year’s conference in Austin, TX. Selection of the proposals is partially based on votes from the public, so our team is asking for your help to vote for our sessions and share…
Epic School Partnerships uses the Four Keys to support schools as they equip students with the skills they need to be a lifelong learners and to succeed beyond high school. In it’s simplest form, we refer to the Four Keys as Think, Know, Act, Go. In other words, students ready to be lifelong learners have the…
Last week we were fortunate enough to visit, learn, and share with educators in Springfield and Dayton, Ohio. Despite lightning storms, weather delays, and over 40 hours of travel time to make our way there and back, we returned from the trip feeling energized and inspired by the commitment of the individuals we met.
On July 18, I met with Oregon Representative Suzanne Bonamici to discuss EPIC’s recommendations on how to strengthen the impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Representative Bonamici serves on the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and played a lead role in the passage of the bipartisan ESSA, which replaces No Child Left…
A recent report by the Education Commission of the States (ECS) indicates the importance of a comprehensive AP policy approach at the state level. The policy analysis describes how in states with well-developed AP initiatives—AdvanceKentucky being one example—participating students were more likely than their peers to graduate high school, attend a postsecondary institution the following…