April 27, 2011
Announcing the 2011 Community Grants We are pleased to announce the fourteen award recipients for our 2011 Community Grants program. This year's grantees have proposed an array of projects and innovative strategies that are aligned with our mission to help low-income students become college-ready and complete their degrees.
Funding for the 2011 grants will total over $1.2 million. Our 2012 Community Grants Request-for-Proposals will be available in September. Please register on our website for further details and contact Bob Conroy if you have questions about the upcoming grant cycle. |
Aspirations to Action
Aspirations to Action is a comprehensive, electronic library of workshops, lessons, resources and assessment tools for anyone interested in providing key information to students in order for them to be college-ready. Created by the Washington College Access Network and organized around the three broad college access concepts of awareness, preparation, and financial literacy, Aspirations to Action walks grades 7-10 students through the step-by-step process of turning their Aspirations into effective Action. |
Achieving the Dream Ten new Washington community colleges joined Achieving the Dream, a national initiative focused on helping more low-income community college students succeed. |
College Readiness Initiative Rigor Grants Awarded Ten of the school districts implenting AVID and Navigation 101 with grants from the College Spark College Readiness Initiative will receive additional funds to help more students take and succeed in rigorous high school courses through strategies like vertical team training, extended school-day for struggling AP students, early placement testing, and dual credit programs. |
Training Mentors With the support of a grant from College Spark, Washington Campus Compact created several mentor training modules designed to increase mentor effectiveness and strengthen mentoring programs. To learn more, contact Washington Campus Compact or peruse a few of the modules: Effective Mentoring, Partnership Development, Group Facilitation, and Assessment Evaluation. |
Want to get involved with a coalition?
Opportunities abound. Join the Washington State College Access Network or the Excellent Schools Now Coalition to work with a diverse group of education stakeholders dedicated to meaningful education reform. |