Public Event
The Story of Scaling Up: The Impact of Success Boston Coaching for Completion
DATE + TIME
October 2, 2019
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
LOCATION
The Edgerley Center for Civic Leadership at the Boston Foundation
75 Arlington St., 3rd Floor, Boston
A continental breakfast will be available at 8 a.m.
Join us for the release of the latest report from Success Boston about the impact of transition coaching on the college success of Boston Public Schools graduates. The report focuses on the BPS Classes of 2015 and 2016, and includes outcomes such as college persistence, college GPA, and the renewal of Federal Student Aid applications (FAFSA). The report also tracks how the impact of coaching varies by race/ethnicity and gender as well as by the frequency and duration of coaching interactions between coaches and students.
Welcome
Paul S. Grogan, President & CEO, The Boston Foundation
Presentation of the Report Findings
Tamara Linkow, Principal Associate, Abt Associates
Panel Discussion
Pam Eddinger, Ph.D., President, Bunker Hill Community College
Portsha Franklin, Senior College Success Coach, West End House Boys & Girls Club
Jose Mendoza, Success Boston Student, Lesley University
Marsha Inniss-Mitchell, Director of Post-Secondary Partnerships and Initiatives, Boston Public Schools
Celina E. Miranda, Ph.D., Executive Director, Hyde Square Task Force
Antoniya Marinova, Assistant Director, Education to Career, The Boston Foundation (Moderator)
About Success Boston: Launched in 2008, Success Boston is Boston’s citywide college completion initiative. Together, the Boston Foundation, the Boston Public Schools, the City of Boston, the Boston Private Industry Council, 37 institutions of higher education, led by UMass Boston and Bunker Hill Community College, and local nonprofit partners are working to increase college completion for Boston’s students. Success Boston’s strategic framework focuses on helping graduating high school students “Get Ready, Get In and Get Through” college, then “Get Connected” to jobs. A core intervention of Success Boston is a transition coaching model; other key activities include improving academic preparation and offering as-needed supports through higher education institutions until students successfully attain a degree or credential prepared to enter the workforce.