Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .......................................................................................................................... 3 Admissions Criteria ............................................................................................................. 3 Financial Support ................................................................................................................. 3 Our Mission ......................................................................................................................... 3 Measuring Our Success ........................................................................................................ 4 Sharing Our Success ............................................................................................................ 4 Academic Program.......................................................................................................................... 5 Background .......................................................................................................................... 5 High School Program ........................................................................................................... 5 Support Programs................................................................................................................. 6 Measuring Student Progress ................................................................................................ 8 Keys To Success .................................................................................................................. 9 Att. A – High School Curriculum ......................................................................................... 11 Att. B – Expected Schoolwide Learning Results .................................................................. 12 Att. C – Sample Progress Report .......................................................................................... 14 Residential Program ...................................................................................................................... 18 Background ........................................................................................................................ 18 Structure ............................................................................................................................. 18 Schedule/Program .............................................................................................................. 18 Dorm Culture ..................................................................................................................... 20 Program Results ................................................................................................................. 21 Att. A – Residential Faculty Position – Boys Dorm ............................................................. 22 Summer Session ............................................................................................................................ 23 Background ........................................................................................................................ 23 Att. A – Summer Planning .................................................................................................... 27 Att. B – Summer Session Handout ....................................................................................... 30 Community Service ...................................................................................................................... 31 Background ........................................................................................................................ 31 Process ............................................................................................................................... 31 College Counseling ....................................................................................................................... 32 Background ........................................................................................................................ 32 Page | 1 Table of Contents Sophomore And Junior Year English College Readiness Classes..................................... 32 Junior Year College Readiness Activities .......................................................................... 32 Senior Year ........................................................................................................................ 33 Att. A – SoCal College Trip Application.............................................................................. 35 Att. B – SoCal Trip Schedule ............................................................................................... 36 Att. C – College Application Process Timeline .................................................................... 38 Att. D – Parent Night Form................................................................................................... 39 Alumni Program............................................................................................................................ 40 Background ........................................................................................................................ 40 College Coaching ............................................................................................................... 41 Career Coaching ................................................................................................................. 44 Att. A – Hiring Resumes and Skills ...................................................................................... 50 Att. B – Revising Resumes ................................................................................................... 51 Att. C – Skills vs. Interests.................................................................................................... 53 Att. D – Exploring Careers ................................................................................................... 56 Att. E – Resume Checklist .................................................................................................... 58 Att. F – Career Launch 1 Agenda ......................................................................................... 60 Att. G – Career Launch 2 Agenda ........................................................................................ 62 Att. H – Career Launch 3 Agenda ........................................................................................ 64 Att. I – Career Launch 4 Agenda .......................................................................................... 65 Att. J – Career Launch 5 Agenda .......................................................................................... 66 Att. K – Career Launch 6 Agenda ........................................................................................ 67 Att. L – Sample Facilitators’ Guide ...................................................................................... 69 Att. M – Possible Materials and Resources for Job Shadow Student ................................... 73 Att. N – Job Shadow Guide .................................................................................................. 74 Att. O – Summer Internship Workshop Agenda ................................................................... 78 Att. P – Action Plan Guide – Career Search ......................................................................... 80 Att. Q – Job Searching Resources......................................................................................... 82 Att. R – Action Plan Guide – Graduate School .................................................................... 84 Att. S – Graduate School Resources ..................................................................................... 86 Appendix ....................................................................................................................................... 87 Att. A – Middle School Curriculum ..................................................................................... 89 Att. B – Expected Schoolwide Learning Results (MS) ........................................................ 90 Page | 2 Introduction BACKGROUND When the only high school in East Palo Alto, California closed in 1976, students were bused to high schools in neighboring, more affluent towns. Through the placement process, these students were typically assigned to non-college track classes. The results were dramatic: students from East Palo Alto dropped out of high school at the rate of 65%. Of the 35% who did graduate, less than 10% enrolled in four-year colleges. Founded in 1996, Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto, California, is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory school committed to closing the achievement gap that persists for minority students. The school was founded with a freshman class of eight students; we added a ninth grade class each year until all four high school grades were complete. In our fourth year we added a middle school component to our program. The middle school was gradually phased out from 2015 through 2018 in order to concentrate our efforts on our high school program, expanding boarding program, and growing alumni program (see the appendix for information on the middle school