Appendix B: College Ready Sample Logic Model Problem Statement: Low-income high students in selected communities attend college at a lower rate than their middle class peers, leading to more limited opportunities, higher rates of unemployment, and lower earnings. Resources Strategies and Outputs Short-term Long-term Impacts Activities Outcome Outcomes What resources are or What will the activities, What are the initial What changes are What changes wanted What are hoped for could reasonably be events, etc. be? products of these expected in short-term? after initial outcomes? changes over long available? activities? haul? -Partnership with 3 -Local college -Recruit adequate # of -Participating students -Participating students -Low-income students public high schools mentorship program mentors for student apply to at least one are accepted to and in participating -Community mentors -Peer mentors cohort college on time attend college, communities attend -Local university space -Student readiness -Develop and deliver -Parents report remaining enrolled college at same rate as for parent meetings program (workshops) 12 workshops on increased into the 3rd semester middle class peers -Volunteer college -Parent education college application understanding of the of college -Low-income students admissions directors (workshops) process; SAT/ACT; college application -Participating students in participating for application FAFSA; college life process GPAs above 3.0 at communities graduate workshop -Develop and deliver 6 -Students report college, into the 3rd from college at some -Student volunteers workshops for parents increased readiness semester rate as middle class for childcare at parent -High interest and for college -Increased parental peers meetings attendance at all -Participating students engagement in -Participating high workshops for parents complete FAFSA forms participating high schools see increase in and students. on time schools’ students parent and student education engagement -Participating high schools state test scores increase by x% Assumptions: College attendance is desired goal for participating communities; high school leaders will remain consistent and support program; parents will show interest and participate in program.
Appendix B: College Ready Sample Logic Model Problem Statement: Low-income high students in selected communities attend college at a lower rate than their middle class peers, leading to more limited opportunities, higher rates of unemployment, and lower earnings. Resources Strategies and Activities Outputs Short-term Outcome Long-term Outcomes Impacts What resources are or could reasonably be available? What will the activities, events, etc. be? What are the initial products of these activities? What changes are expected in short-term? What changes wanted after initial outcomes? What are hoped for changes over long haul? -Partnership with 3 public high schools -Community mentors -Local university space for parent meetings -Volunteer college admissions directors for application workshop -Student volunteers for childcare at parent meetings -Local college mentorship program -Peer mentors -Student readiness program (workshops) -Parent education (workshops) -Recruit adequate # of mentors for student cohort -Develop and deliver 12 workshops on college application process; SAT/ACT; FAFSA; college life -Develop and deliver 6 workshops for parents -High interest and attendance at all workshops for parents and students. -Participating students apply to at least one college on time -Parents report increased understanding of the college application process -Students report increased readiness for college -Participating students complete FAFSA forms on time -Participating students are accepted to and attend college, remaining enrolled into the 3rd semester of college -Participating students GPAs above 3.0 at college, into the 3rd semester -Increased parental engagement in participating high schools’ students education -Low-income students in participating communities attend college at same rate as middle class peers -Low-income students in participating communities graduate from college at some rate as middle class peers -Participating high schools see increase in parent and student engagement -Participating high schools state test scores increase by x% Assumptions: College attendance is desired goal for participating communities; high school leaders will remain consistent and support program; parents will show interest and participate in program.
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