Commitment Form: Improving School Counseling/College Advising

Commitment Form: Improving School Counseling/College Advising

President Obama has called for the United States to once again lead the world by 2020 in the share of young people with college degrees. Consistent with that goal, we are seeking details about commitments from higher education institutions, school districts, and non-profit organizations to prepare school counselors and non-profit professionals to deliver College and Career Readiness (CCR) information to students. If your organization is considering concrete steps to expand access to CCR counseling, we would like to hear from you.

For example, a school counselor program could add graduation requirements or enter into a training agreement with a school district or non-profit organization. We hope that commitments will include a description of how such changes will impact CCR goals in the following areas: the percentage of seniors completing a FAFSA, the percentage of seniors submitting college applications or the average number of applications submitted per student; a reduction in the developmental education needs of graduating seniors, the percent of graduating students who enroll in postsecondary institutions, and other quantifiable metrics tied to improving postsecondary enrollment, persistency and graduation rates.

We respectfully request that you submit this form no later than October 31, 2014. We intend to make these responses public in conjunction with the summit in December. While we hope to invite as many organizations making substantial commitments as possible, we have not finalized the details of the event and will share more information in the coming weeks.

Note: Your information may be shared with other federal agencies participating in this event.

Thank You

For your submission

Name of Higher Education Institution, Organization *

City *

State *

In 500 words or less, please describe both (1) what you plan to do to increase CCR knowledge; and (2) what measureable impact you expect to achieve on student outcomes. *

Again, we are particularly interested in your expectations for how your actions will impact the outcomes, including percentage of seniors completing a FAFSA, the percentage of seniors submitting college applications or the average number of applications submitted per student; a reduction in remediation needs of graduating seniors, the percent of graduating students who enroll in postsecondary institutions, and other quantifiable metrics tied to improving postsecondary enrollment, persistency and graduation rates.

Please indicate which of the following categories best describes the actions you have or are about to take. *

Higher education institution ensuring non-negotiable preparation standards in CCR

Strengthening partnerships between a university and school district on the training of practicing school counselors in CCR

Strengthening partnerships between a university and school district in the fieldwork placement of students in partnership with a school district(s)

Creation of state or school district policies and procedures for the hiring of school counselors

Creation of state or school district policies and procedures that allow non-profit college access professionals to work within a school district

Strengthening of non-profit organization’s training of direct service staff to meet state, district or other credentialing requirements

Other...

Please check only one category, if there’s an additional action(s) please submit a separate form. Any given institution may submit up to three forms for consideration.

Name of President, Provost, Dean, CEO or Executive Director *

Email Address

Phone Number

Name of Staff Point of Contact *

Phone Number *

Email Address *

Upon successful submission, you will be taken to a web page confirming your registration was received.

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