The Long Beach College Promise:

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1 The Long Beach College Promise: Extending the promise of a college education to every student in the Long Beach Unified School District. Building a Workforce from the Ground Up Transportation Workforce Summit 2010 Hyatt Regency, Feb Noon

2 Long Beach Seamless Education Partnership What s in the Long Beach Promise Initiatives in support of the Promise Expanding Career Pathways

3 F. King Alexander: President, California State University Long Beach Eloy Ortiz Oakley: President, Long Beach City College Robert Tagorda: Assistant to the Superintendent, Long Beach Unified School District

4 Began in 1994 to increase partnership and connections between 3 public education providers in Long Beach In 2008, Seamless Ed Partnership enhanced to increase postsecondary options for students. Increase readiness and access so that students accomplish their postsecondary goals.

5 SEAMLESS EDUCATION ORGANIZATION CHART Executive Committee Chris Steinhauser, Eloy Ortiz Oakley, K. King Alexander Institutional Research Advisory Committee Finance Action Team WORLD-CLASS SEAMLESS EDUCATION P-20 Mission: Provide world-class education from preschool to graduate school that prepares Long Beach students for successful engagement in the global knowledge economy; Increase the percentage of LBUSD students who are prepared for and attend college directly from high school; Increase the percentage of LBCC students who earn degrees and/or career and technical certificates; Increase the percentage of LBCC students who successfully transfer to CSULB or another four-year college or university; and Increase the percentage of CSULB students who graduate with a bachelor s degree and/or advanced degrees. Business Advisory Committee Leadership Council Communications/Gov t Relations Action Team Steering Committee Co-Chairs of Launch Initiatives College Promise Initiatives Preparation for College Success Expanding Career Pathways Counseling Initiative Post-Secondary Success

6 MISSION STATEMENT: We promise the opportunity of a college education to every student in the Long Beach Unified School District.

7 GOALS: 1. Provide world-class education from preschool to graduate school. 2. Increase the percentage of LBUSD students who are prepared for and attend college directly from high school. 3. Increase the percentage of LBCC students who earn degrees and/or certificates. 4. Increase the percentage of LBCC students who successfully transfer to CSULB or another four-year college/university. 5. Increase the percentage of CSULB students who graduate with a bachelor s and/or advanced degree.

8 1. Academic and Career Success Initiative multi-pronged effort to boost achievement across the District 2. Clear Benchmarks for gains 3. College Advising for every student and their families beginning in the 6 th grade - Nearly 16,000 middle school students and parents signed college pledges 4. Structured Campus Visits for every student to LBCC and CSULB 5. Postsecondary Bridge Program 6. Intensive Counseling and Cohort Support 7. Regular Communication of goals and progress to community

9 1. Free First Semester raised over $6.2 Million to provide tuition assistance for every local LBCC student in Welcomed over 150 LB Promise scholarship recipients to campus this this year 3. LBCC became first Community College to accept Early Assessment Program test results to streamline student assessment 4. Career Counselor Conference and Workshop increase collaboration between HS and LBCC Counselors 5. LBCC became top transfer community college to CSULB

10 CSULB promises opportunity to earn a bachelor s degree to: All LBUSD students who complete CSU minimum college preparatory requirements All LBCC students who successfully complete CSU minimum community college transfer requirements CSULB promises all LBUSD students assistance in: Applying for admission to CSULB Transitioning from high school or community college Meeting requirements for a bachelor s degree Learning about and applying for college financial aid Preparing for careers and graduate school

11 Career Pathway Programs: LBUSD ConnectEd Grant: Career Themed Small Learning Communities ACE Academy at Jordan High School Clean Fuels Program: Cabrillo High School and LBCC Veterans to Engineers program with CSULB

12 THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING! For more information, contact: Mark Taylor Director of Community and Governmental Relations Long Beach City College