2012–2013 Annual Report

Division of Diversity and Community Engagement

The University of Texas at Austin • Division of Diversity and Community Engagement Longhorn Center for School Partnerships Neighborhood Longhorns • UT Outreach • ChemBridge • SPURS • Math Masters

Staff Directory

Dr. Kenya Walker Patrick Patterson Assistant Vice President Executive Director Longhorn Center for School Partnerships UT Outreach–Austin and Neighborhood Longhorns Program 512-232-4627 512-232-4603 [email protected] [email protected] 2012–2013 Annual Report Celina Ruiz-Snowden Brian English Longhorn Center for School Partnerships Assistant Director Director, UT Outreach–Dallas Neighborhood Longhorns Program 214-426-1233 512-232-4654 [email protected] Academic Diversity Initiatives and STudent Engagement [email protected] Kenneth Bordelon II Paola Rodriguez Director, UT Outreach–Houston Program Coordinator 713-636-6400 Pre-College Academic Readiness Programs [email protected] 512-232-4611 [email protected] Steve Chapa Director, UT Outreach–Rio Grande Valley Dr. Shannon Stokes 956-618-7337 Curriculum Coordinator and Lecturer, ChemBridge [email protected] [email protected] Lori Reyes Eric Dieter Director, UT Outreach–San Antonio Director, Pre-College Academic Readiness Programs 210-438-6814 512-232-4700 [email protected] [email protected]

Susan May Senior Program Coordinator, Math Masters Charles A. Dana Center [email protected]

Dr. Jane Arledge Please contact us for more information about Lecturer, Math Masters the Longhorn Center for School Partnerships 512-471-0900 or visit us online: [email protected] http://ddce.utexas.edu/schoolpartnerships/

Longhorn Center for School Partnerships The University of Texas at Austin 505 E. Huntland Drive, Suite 270 Austin, Texas 78752 The University of Texas at Austin • Division of Diversity and Community Engagement • Academic diversity initiatives Longhorn Center for School Partnerships 2012–2013 ANNUAL REPORT

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Message from Dr. Moore Through the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement’s Academic Diversity and Student Engagement Initiatives, the University of Texas at Austin supports students from underserved schools throughout the state. Most of the students who attend underserved schools do not have the same academic opportunities as students whose schools are located in wealthier areas. Our programs through the Longhorn Center for School Partnerships (LCSP) address these inequities by offering students opportunities to succeed academically, to prepare for college and to participate in enrichment activities. The LCSP programs begin serving students in elementary school through the Neighborhood Longhorns Program and continue serving students throughout high school with the UT Outreach Centers and our dual-credit programs—ChemBridge, Math Masters and SPURS. Students have the opportunity to prepare for college-level work and build the confidence 3 4 they need to achieve academic and personal goals. In collaboration with Texas Athletics, the College of Natural Sciences, the Departments of Rhetoric and Writing, Chemistry, and Mathematics and the Charles A. Dana Center, the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement is committed to connecting schools with the best practices found in research and in the field to increase student success.

Dr. Leonard Moore Associate Vice President for Academic Diversity Initiatives and Student Engagement Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts

Acknowledgements from Dr. Walker Within Academic Diversity and Student Engagement Initiatives, the Longhorn Center for School Partnerships (LCSP) is a portfolio of programs that provide college readiness services for underrepresented students, including both academic achievement and college awareness 1. A Zavala Elementary School student receives extra help from 5 initiatives. The rigorous statewide Pre-College Academic Readiness programs include Amir Emamian, a Neighborhood Longhorns staff member. ChemBridge, SPURS, and Math Masters. The integrated college awareness programs include 2. Students enjoy college awareness presentations at UT Austin. Neighborhood Longhorns and the UT Outreach Centers in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio. The programs in the LCSP serve more than 10,000 students annually. 3. Dr. Shannon Stokes facilitates a ChemBridge teacher professional development workshop. With representatives on the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement’s Education 4. UT Outreach–San Antonio students enjoy their visit to UT Austin. Pipeline Council, LCSP plays an important role in providing strategic direction for the division’s pre-college and college programs that work collaboratively to create successful pathways for 5. ChemBridge teachers discuss their lab experiments. underrepresented students throughout the education system.

Dr. Kenya L. Walker Assistant Vice President Longhorn Center for School Partnerships

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1 2 Mission 2012-2013 NLP Demographic Information The Neighborhood Longhorns Program, uniquely partnered The Neighborhood Longhorns Program served approximately with The University of Texas, is a nonprofit, incentive-based 6,123 students during the 2012-13 academic year. The learning program that provides economically disadvantaged partnership with Austin Independent School District youth with the resources to build a strong academic future. continues at 28 campuses, including 25 elementary schools and three middle schools. It also serves students at the University of Texas Elementary School, a public charter Program Overview school, and through the NLP office. The Neighborhood Longhorns Program (NLP), established NLP Charts 2012-2013 NLPNLP Charts Charts 2012-201 2012-20133 in 1991, is an educational incentive program operated in Participating Schools partnership with Texas Athletics and the Austin Independent AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT School District (AISD). NLP serves elementary and middle Allison Elementar y AUS AUSTINTIN INDEPENDENINDEPENDENOverton TElementarT SCHOOLSCHOOLy DISDISTRICTRICTT school students in 30 Title I schools and through the NLP Andrews ElementarAllisonAllisony Elementar Elementaryy Palm ElementaryOvOvertonerton School Elementar Elementaryy AndrAndrewsews Elementar Elementaryy PPalmalm Elementary Elementary School School 3 4 office for students whose schools are not part of the NLP Barbara Jordan Elementary Paredes Middle School Dawson ElementarBarbarBarbaryaa Jor Jordandan Elementar ElementarPickleyy ElementarPaParredesyedes Middle Middle School School program. Students are eligible for academic awards if they Galindo ElementarDawsonDawsony Elementar Elementaryy Rodriguez ElementarPicklePickle Elementar Elementary yy meet certain criteria throughout each grading period. AwardsGo valle ElementarGalindoGalindoy Elementar Elementaryy Sanchez ElementarRRodrigueodriguey zz Elementar Elementaryy assemblies are conducted at each school where University Houston ElementarGoGovvallealley Elementar Elementaryy Sims ElementarSancheSanchey zz Elementar Elementaryy HoustonHouston Elementar Elementaryy SimsSims Elementar Elementaryy of Texas students and student-athletes present each eligible Langford Elementary T.A. Brown Elementary Linder ElementarLangLangyfofordrd Elementar Elementaryy Webb Middle TSchoolT.A..A. Br Broownwn Elementar Elementaryy student with educational incentives for their academic Kealing MiddleLinderLinder School Elementar Elementaryy Winn ElementarWWebbebby Middle Middle School School achievements. In addition, students receive an award from Menchaca ElementarKeKealingaling Middle yMiddle School SchoolWilliams ElementarWinnWinn Elementar yElementaryy Whataburger for their participation in the Whatajob ReadingMetz ElementarMenchacaMenchacay Elementar ElementaryyWooldridge ElementarWilliamsWilliams Elementary Elementaryy MetzMetz Elementar Elementaryy WWooldridgooldridgee Elementar Elementaryy Program. Oak Springs Elementary Wooten Elementary Ortega ElementarOakOak Springy Springss Elementar ElementarZavalayy ElementarWWootenooteny Elementar Elementaryy OrteOrtegaga Elementar Elementaryy ZavalaZavala Elementar Elementaryy Program Objectives

98 Hispanic/Latino/• Improve overalla 78% grade performance 9898 Hispanic/Latino/Hispanic/Latino/aa 78 78%% Participants by Race/Ethnicity 18 • ImproveCaucasian reading, 14% math, science, and language arts skills 1818 CaucasianCaucasian 14 14%% Hispanic 80% 5 African• Increase American student 2% retention rates HispanicHispanic 80% 80% 55 AfricanAfrican American American 2% 2% White 5% Asian American/ 3 4% WhiteWhite 5% 5% •P Provideacific Islander scholarshipAsian American/ awards for students to apply towards Asian American/ 4% African American 10% 33 PPacificacific Islander Islander 4% 1 a collegeOther educations 1% AfricanAfrican American American 10 10%% 11 OtherOther 1% 1% Asian American 2% 5 1. High school students learn about college from undergraduates N = 125 AsianAsian American American 2% 2% NN = = 125 125 Other 3% in the Multicultural Engagement Center. OtherOther 3% 3% Asian American/ 2. Students interact during a visit to the UT campus. 4% N = 6,123 Pacific IslanderAsianAsian American/ American/ Pacific Islander 4% 4% NN = = 6,123 6,123 3. Many UT Outreach students return to campus to enroll Pacific Islander as undergraduates. 4. Students explore the UT Austin campus during a campus tour. Student Performance Outcomes 5. Students learn about college admissions at UT Austin. 500 500500 Last year 1,584 students received 400 academic awards and 421 students 400421 Super400 star 421421 received Superstar Scholarships of 300 ScholarshipsSuperSuperstarstar$100 each. 300300 ScholarshipsScholarships 200 202000 100 101000 0 Academic00 Awards AcAcademicademic Aw Awarardsds

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Mission UT Outreach 2012–2013 UT Outreach targets and serves underrepresented Participant Demographic Information Graduating from Dallas’ Lincoln High School, I was among students by providing college readiness enrichment UT Outreach served a total of 2,553 students during the a graduating class full of first-generation college students. activities designed to assist them in graduating from 2012-13 academic year in 43 Texas high schools. Eighty Therefore, the entire admissions process was like nothing high school and matriculating to institutions of higher percent of the participants will be first-generation college I had ever encountered. Actually, to this day I can’t correctly UT Outreach Charts 2012-2013 pronounce the acronym FAFSA without getting tongue-tied, education, including The University of Texas at Austin. students, and 83% are from low-income household. UT Outreach Charts 2012-2013 but prior to enrolling in UT Outreach, many of my fellow UT Outreach Charts 2012-2013 classmates, including myself, didn’t even know what it stood Program Overview Participating Schools for. Aside from general college admission information, UT OUTREACH CENTER DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL In 1987, UT Outreach began its long-standing presence OUTREACH CENTER DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL AUSTIN Austin ISD Akins, Anderson, Austin, Bowie, Outreach was instrumental to my 2011 acceptance to UT. in five cities: Austin, Dallas, Houston, Rio Grande ValleyOUTREA CH CENTERAUS DISTINTRICT AustinHIGH ISD SCHOOLCrockett, EastsideAkins,, AnderGarzason,, Lanier Austin,, Bowie, Working weekly with UT Outreach staff not only facilitated LASA, LBJ, ReCragockan,ett McCallum,, Eastside Tr, Garavisza, Lanier, and San Antonio. The UT Outreach Centers provideAUS a TIN Austin ISD Akins, Anderson, Austin,LASA Bowi, LBe, J, Reagan, McCallum, Travis Pflugerville ISD Crockett, EastsideConnally, Garza, Lanier, my overall college admission process to multiple schools, but it Pflugerville ISD Connally comprehensive college preparatory program for selected Round Rock ISD LASA, LBJ,Cedar Reag an,Ridg McCallum,e Travis also allowed me to tailor my essays specifically to UT standards. Round Rock ISD Cedar Ridge students in targeted high schools. Group and individual DALLAS PflugervilleDallas ISD ISD Connally Lincoln, North Dallas, Roosevelt, Enrolling in my school’s program helped me eloquently portray DALLARoundS Rock ISD Dallas CedarISD RidgSkylinee , SouthLincoln, Oak Cli North, Sunset Dallas, Roosevelt, services are designed to enhance a student’s academic Skyline, South Oak Cli, Sunset that I was a noteworthy candidate in the admissions process DALLAS HOUSTON Dallas ISDHouston ISD Lincoln, NorthKashmer Dallase, ,Le Roe,osev Madison,elt, Waltrip, success in high school and to increase admissibility to HOUSTON HoustonSkyline ISD , SouthWashington, Oak CliKashmer W, Sunsetorthing,e, Ya Letee,s Madison, Waltrip, where I would initially be at a disadvantage, coming from an Washington, Worthing, Yates their chosen college. Staff members assist studentsHOU bySTO NRIO GRANDE VHoustonALLEY ISDMcAllen ISD Kashmere,A Lechiee, ve,Madison, Lamar ,W Memorial,altrip, inner city school and not ranking in the top 8%. RIO GRANDE VALLEY McAllenW ashington,ISD McAllen, Worthing, NikkiA Yachie Rteowesve, Lamar, Memorial, holding monthly meetings with them on academic subject McAllen, Nikki Rowe RIO GRANDE VALLEY McAllen ISDMission ISD Achieve, LamarCollegiat, Memorial,e, Mission, Reflecting back on the many UT Outreach-sponsored activities requirements, SAT/ACT test preparation, college and MissionMcAllen, ISD NikkiVeter Ransowe MemorialCollegiate, Mission, Veterans Memorial I attended, the one that resonated best with me was a series student financial aid application assistance, as well as Mission ISDPhar-San Juan-AlamoCollegiat ISD e,Memorial, Mission, T-STEM Phar-SanVeter Juan-ans AlamoMemorial ISD Memorial, T-STEM of alumni luncheons that were hosted in my school’s library. other college-related information. SAN ANTONIO Harlandale ISD Harlandale SANPhar ANT-SanONIO Juan-San AntonioAlamoHarlandale ISDISD Memorial, ISD Br T-ackSTEMenridge,Harlandale Edison, Meeting bi-monthly with various alumni of color proved to be UT Outreach serves at least 30 students per grade levelSAN ANTONIO Harlandale ISD San AntonioHarlandale ISDFox Tech, LanierBrackenridge, Edison, Chelsea Redic Fox Tech, Lanier very insightful and inspirational and has helped usher me to San Antonio ISD Brackenridge, Edison, Junior, The University of Texas at Austin at target high school campuses. Eligible students who are Fox Tech, Lanier my present standing. selected for the program will receive college readiness Major, Business UT Outreach-Dallas Alumni, 2010–2011 I am currently a third-year marketing major in the McCombs services. UT Outreach students who rank in the Top 10% Program Participants by Race/Ethnicity Lincoln High School, Dallas ISD School of Business at UT and an active student on campus. I’m of their class may qualify to participate in the Longhorn a member of McCombs Diversity Council, American Marketing Pre-College Academy and receive college readiness services Hispanic 69% Hispanic 69% Association, and University Fashion Group. My involvement that are specifically geared toward admission to UT Austin. Hispanic Caucasian 69% 5% Caucasian 5% Hispanic/Latino/a 67% with UT Outreach provided me with a support system that Caucasian 5% Hispanic/Latino/a 67% continues to support my academic and personal endeavors, Program Elements African American 20% 208 Hispanic/Latino5 /a Caucasian 67% 2% with the most recent being my acceptance to a Fall study African American 20% 208 5 Caucasian 2% • UT Outreach staff members meet with participating African American 20% 208 5 Caucasian 2% abroad program in the Czech Republic. Post-graduation, I plan 61 African American 20% students monthly during advisory periods (or another Asian American 4% to relocate to a region that will allow me to pursue a career as a 61 African American 20% designated time during the school day) to provide OtherAsian 2% American 4% 61 African American 20% Asian American 4% Asian American/ marketing consultant, specializing in beauty, apparel, or related Other 2% 33 4 Pacific Islander 1% college readiness workshops N = 2,553 Asian American/ consumer goods. Other 2% 4 1% Asian 33American/ OtherP acific10% Islander N = 2,553 4 Pacific Islander 1% • Weekend and evening college readiness workshops N = 2,553 33 Other 10% N = 311 Other 10% are held at least once per month for all participants Student Performance Outcomes for N = 311 High School Seniors N = 311 • Students participate in leadership development COLLEGE MATRICULATION 600 activities, community service opportunities, field COLLEGE MATRICULATION COLLEGE600 56MA3TRICULATION trips and summer enrichment camps 600 400 563 563 400 400 200

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Mission ChemBridge 2012–2013 I learned about SPURS from my advanced placement English Participant Demographic Information teacher. I am glad I participated because it taught me how to Using chemistry to bridge the gap from high school to write a critical and rhetorical analysis essay, as well as what college via a set of dual-credit chemistry courses, the ChemBridge served 337 students during the 2012-13 university professors expect from students. Another helpful ChemBridge Program provides college preparatory academic year. Twenty-one Texas high schools participated in the program. Of ChemBridge senior part of the program was the school trip to UT Austin. While on experiences to participating students in high schools questionnaire respondents, 92% matriculated to a campus, I was able to attend a rhetoric class and have a current that are underrepresented at postsecondary institutions. postsecondary institution immediately following high student look at my paper and give me tips on how to improve it. Program Overview school graduation by Fall 2013. I would advise current SPURS students to do their best work ChemBridge Charts 2012-2013 ChemBridge Charts 2012-2013 Started in 2003, ChemBridge is a collaborative partnership and to not be afraid to ask questions. I would also recommend Participating Schools ChemBridge Charts 2012-2013 getting to know your professors and teaching assistants. The among participating Texas high schools, the College of DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL best class I have taken by far is Black Power Movement taught Natural Sciences and the Division of Diversity and DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Austin ISD AustinDISTRIC ISD T Lanier, LBJ, ReagHIGHLanieran, Tra SCHOOL, visLBJ, Reagan, Travis by Dr. Leonard Moore. In grade school you learn a limited Community Engagement at The University of Texas at Beaumont ISDBeaumont Austin ISD ISD Central LanierCentra, LBl J, Reagan, Travis amount of Black history, but in college you learn about things Austin. Within the support network of students’ high Copperas CovCoppere ISDBeaumont as Cov ISDe ISD Copper as Cove CentraCopperl as Cove more in depth, and you get a full understanding of the history school campuses, ChemBridge allows underrepresented Dallas ISD DallasCopper ISDas Cove SkylinISD e CopperSkylineas Cove Dallas ISD Skyline of your own people. high school students to earn six hours of college ChemistryGrang er ISD Granger ISD Granger Granger Houston ISD Granger ISD Madison, Yates Granger in Context credit upon satisfactory completion of the Houston ISD Madison, Yates Currently, I am majoring in African and African American IDEA Public SchoolsHouston ISD IDEA Frontier, IDEAMadison, Quest Yates IDEA Public Schools IDEA Frontier, IDEA Quest Sharla Stewart web-based courses. Concurrently, students earn two Manor ISD IDEA Public SchoolsManor IDEA Frontier, IDEA Quest diaspora studies and minoring in education. I also intern at Manor ISD Manor Senior, The University of Texas at Austin semesters of high school credit for an advanced science San Antonio ISDManor ISD Brackenridge, Burbank,Manor Edison, a law firm. I plan to attend law school after I graduate so that Major: Ethnic Studies (African and African American) SanSan Antonio Antonio ISD ISD Highlands, HoustonBrackack, Jeenridenriderson,ge,ge, Burbank,Lanie Burbank,r Edison, Edison, class that serves as an Advanced Measure under the Texas Highlands, Houston Houston, Je, Jeerson,erson, Lanie Lanier r SPURS Alumni, 2009-2010 I can work in the area of family court and child protective Catholic Diocese of Laredo St. Augustine (Non-target campus) Education Agency Distinguished Achievement Program. Central High School, Beaumont ISD services. I love working with kids! CatholicCatholic Diocese Diocese of of Lar Laredoedo St.. AAugustineugustine ( Non-tar (Non-targetg etcampus campus) ) Additionally, ChemBridge exposes students to several UT Austin has always been my dream school, and I am so glad science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that I am here! Program Participants by Ethnicity (STEM) fields through its Chemistry in Context curriculum Hispanic 69% Hispanic 69% and interactive campus visits to The University of Texas at Caucasian 5% Hispanic 69% Caucasian 5% Austin. Caucasian 5%

African American 20% Program Elements African American 20% African American 20% • A two-semester dual-credit chemistry opportunity Asian American 4% for high school juniors and seniors that offers Other Asian .2% American 4% Chemistry in Context I (CH 304K) and Chemistry Not Reported Asian.8% AmericanOther .2 % 4% in Context II (CH 305), which are generally taken N = 337 Not ReportedOther .8 %.2% N = 337 by non-science majors and correspond to 1305 and Not Reported .8% N = 337 1307 in the Texas Common Course Numbering system Student Performance Outcomes

EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT • Week-long summer and two-day winter teacher 100 EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT professional development workshops that focus 100 80 92% EARNED84 COLLE% GE CREDIT on course curriculum, pedagogy, technology 80 92% 100 84% components and program procedures 60 60 80 92% Note: Students who do not 40 84earn% credit for ChemBridge • High school student full-day visitation to The 40 60 receive a Q-drop, resulting in University of Texas at Austin that offers both 20 no adverse implications for academic and college awareness activities 20 0 40 their official UT transcript. CH 304K0 CH 305 20 CH 304K CH 305

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Mission SPURS 2012–2013 Mission Math Masters 2012–2013 Through enhanced writing curriculum developed for university Participant Demographic Information The mission of Math Masters is to prepare underrepresented Participant Demographic Information SPURS Charts 2012-2013 Math Masters Charts 2012-2013 undergraduates, the mission of the Students Partnering for The SPURS dual-credit pilot served 203 students high school students for success in college though the The Math Masters Program served 851 students during AUSTIN ISD IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Undergraduate Rhetoric Success (SPURS) Program is to improve during the 2012-13 academic year. Ten Texas high implementation of advanced mathematics coursework. the 2012-13 academic year. Six high schools in participated SPURS Charts 2012-2013 Lanier High School Frontier High School the college readiness of students from Texas high schools that are schools participated in the program. Of SPURS senior in the program. LBJ High School Quest High School underrepresented in postsecondary institutions. questionnaire respondents, 98% matriculated to a Program Overview Reagan High School SPURS Charts 2012-2013 postsecondary institution immediately following Travis High School DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Participating Schools high school graduation by Fall 2013. The three-year Math Masters pilot launched in the Program Overview Austin ISD Crockett, Reagan fall of 2011 as a collaborative partnership between AUSTIN ISD IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Beaumont ISD Central Students Partnering for Undergraduate Rhetoric Success DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL AISD, the Division of Diversity and Community Houston ISD Madison, Yates Lanier High School Frontier High School AustinParticipating ISD SchoolsCrockett, Reagan (SPURS) was developed in 2005 to offer college preparatory IDEA Public Schools Frontier, Mission, Quest, San Benito Engagement (DDCE), the Charles A. Dana Center and LBJ High School Quest High School Beaumont ISD Central DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL San Antonio ISD Brackenridge Reagan High School writing experiences to high schools that are underrepresented Houston ISD Madison, Yates the Department of Mathematics at The University of Austin ISD Crockett, Reagan Travis High School in postsecondary institutions. Since the implementation of a IDEA Public Schools Frontier, Mission, Quest, San Benito Texas at Austin. Math Masters is designed to prepare Beaumont ISD Central San Antonio ISD Brackenridge dual-credit pilot during the 2011-12 academic year, SPURS has Houston ISD Madison, Yates students from underrepresented Texas high schools fully transitioned to a dual- credit program that allows high IDEA Public Schools Frontier, Mission, Quest, San Benito with the skills necessary for successful completion of Program Participants by Race/Ethnicity school juniors and seniors to earn three hours of college credit San Antonio ISD Brackenridge college-level math courses. Using college readiness standards provided by the Texas Education Agency, for Rhetoric and Writing (RHE 306) via web-based curriculum Hispanic 76% at their high school campuses. SPURS provides high school the first year of the program assisted participating Caucasian 5% students with college-level instruction in writing and critical Program ParticipantsHispanic 70 %by Ethnicity students in achieving mastery in Algebra II. The Caucasian 6% thinking that will equip them with advanced preparation in second year of the program provided curriculum in African American 14% Hispanic 70% communication and analysis. Pre-calculus or Advanced Quantitative Reasoning. The African American 19% Caucasian 6% third year of the program will provide a dual credit Asian American 1% SPURS is a collaborative partnership among participating Hispanic 70% Calculus course (M 408N). Other 5% Texas high schools, the Department of Rhetoric and Writing African American 19% Hispanic 76% Caucasian 6% Asian American 3% and Pre-College Academic Readiness Programs in the Division Caucasian 5% N = 851 Other 1% of Diversity and Community Engagement at The University of African American 19% Program Elements N = 203 Asian American 3% Texas at Austin. During the 2013–14 academic year, Math Masters will African American 14% Other 1% consist of the following main elements: Longitudinal Review N = 203 Asian American 3% Program Elements Asian American 1% Other 1% • A dual-credit calculus course (M 408N) that offers Cohort data are being collected over a three-year periodOther 5% • A two-semester dual-credit opportunity for high school N = 203 an online curriculum subscription operated through to assess student outcomes in the areas of mathematical Student Performance Outcomes juniors and seniors offers Rhetoric and Writing (RHE 306), Agile100 Mind college readiness and college matriculation. Next year N = 851 student outcome data will be available for the pilot project. a course that is a requirement for first-year undergraduates EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT • A summer80 teacher professional development workshop at the university and corresponds to ENGL 1301 in the Texas 84%100 that focuses on course curriculum, pedagogy, technology Common Course Numbering system EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT 60 80% components and80 program procedures 100 84% • Week-long summer and two-day winter teacher professional (Grade above C) 40 Note: Students who do not 60 EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT • Ongoing curriculum80 and technology support offered development workshops that focus on course curriculum, 80%earn credit for SPURS receive a 20 84% pedagogy, technology components and program procedures (Grade aboQ-drop,ve C) resulting in no adverse to participating high40 school classes by staff visits from 60 20% implications80% for their official UT Agile0 Mind Earned College Credit RHE 30620 • Visits to participating high school classes by the SPURS (Gradetranscript. above C) 40 • High school student full-day visitation to The University Curriculum/Program Coordinator 20% 0 Earned College Credit of Texas at Austin that20 offersRHE 306 both academic and college • High school student full-day visitation to The University awareness activities 20% 0 Earned College Credit of Texas at Austin that offers both academic and college RHE 306 awareness activities

• Essay-writing collaboration between high school students and University of Texas at Austin undergraduates

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• Essay-writing collaboration between high school students and University of Texas at Austin undergraduates

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Dr. Leonard Moore Associate Vice President for Academic Diversity Initiatives and Student Engagement Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts

Dr. Kenya L. Walker Assistant Vice President Longhorn Center for School Partnerships

Staff Directory

Susan May Senior Program Coordinator, Math Masters Charles A. Dana Center [email protected]

Longhorn Center for School Partnerships The University of Texas at Austin 505 E. Huntland Drive, Suite 270 Austin, Texas 78752