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Description


Hire/Appoint outreach coordinator/team and increase services/connections to local high schools to facilitate transition and success of basic skills students, examine Middle College concept, create diverse outreach team with wide student appeal to: attend outreach events, parent nights, visit individual classes, provide informational workshops on a bi-monthly basis to feeder high schools, provide other consistent on-going connections with local high schools beyond one-time presentations, expand Hermano’s Program, and also visit non-high school locales (i.e. malls, churches, junior high schools), provide practice placement test preparation, guide students in future careers in connection with Skyline, provide DSPS testing, give learning skills assessments, provide information on financial aid, concurrent enrollment, vocational program.  Explore concept of having dedicated counselors for each local high school.


Related BSI Proposals & FYE Recommendations


BSI REC's: 14, 16
FYE REC's: II.A, II.F, IV.C


Members

 

Lead To Be Confirmed:
Nate Nevado
nevadon@smccd.edu  x4388

Team Confirmed:
Kenny Gonzalez:
gonzalezk@smccd.edu  x4281
Lori Adrian:

adrianl@smccd.edu  x4333
Rick Wallace:
wallacer@smccd.edu  x4124
Jacquie Escobar:
escobarj@smccd.edu  x4305
Rachel Bell:
bellr@smccd.edu  x4349



Meetings


Met: Mon, Feb 11th 11-12:30pm

2/11/08 meeting purpose:
To further define and clarify action plan and designate potential BSI outreach team members

Met: Weds, Feb 20th 4-5pm

2/20/08 meeting purpose: to select one full-time counselor to lead outreach

Meetings:  Tues, March 25th 1-2pm in room 2220

Tues, April 29th 1-2pm in room tba
      
To discuss the following: 

       *To develop a Student Outreach Ambassador Team
       (advertising the positions, ambassador selection process, training, outreach coordination, costs)

       *Further developing the usage of the Outreach Sharepoint website

       *Identify proactive approaches in establishing partnerships with high schools and local community organizations
       who work directly with middle-school and high school youth.



 

Activities


Current outreach activities underway for Spring 2008:

* Forming new outreach team with Nate Nevado as lead and Kenny Gonzalez coordinating high school outreach (http://sharepoint.smccd.edu/SiteDirectory/SKYHighSchool/default.aspx)

* Recruiting a Student Outreach Ambassador team (advertising positions, interviewing candidates, selecting Student Outreach Ambassadors, training the ambassadors, coordinating the ambassadors for outreach projects).  Call for student ambassadors email with job description.

* Developing the Outreach Sharepoint site

* Organizing and attending all outreach events: http://sharepoint.smccd.edu/SiteDirectory/skyoutreach/default.aspx



End of the Semester Update