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Youth CareerConnect (YCC) program: Preparing students for both college and career

Youth CareerConnect (YCC) is a high school-based program that blends academic and career-focused learning and aims to prepare students for both college and careers. The program is designed to strengthen America's talent pipeline by enhancing students' high school experience to put them on a pathway to complete postsecondary education and occupational skills training, obtain industry-recognized credentials, and secure an unsubsidized job in middle-to high-skilled H-1B occupations and industries.

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Ninth Grade Tenth Grade Eleventh Grade Twelfth Grade
Published: 2019
English Language Arts Math Science & STEM

Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) Model: Improving Student Achievement by Building Relationships, Leveraging Real-Time Student Data, and Capitalizing on Student Strengths

Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) is a comprehensive, strength-based approach to education that aims to improve achievement for all students by improving a school's effectiveness at building relationships, leveraging real-time student data, and capitalizing on the strengths of each student. The BARR model includes eight strategies: (1) Focus on the Whole Student, (2) Provide Professional Development for Teachers, Counselors, Administrators, (3) Use BARR's I-Time Curriculum to Foster a Climate of Learning, (4) Create Cohorts of Students, (5) Hold Regular Meetings of the Cohort Teacher Teams, (6) Conduct Risk Review Meetings, (7) Engage Families in Student Learning, and (8) Engage Administrators. These strategies aim to improve student-teacher and teacher-teacher relationships, identify and address student challenges, and increase feelings of community and belonging among students.

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Ninth Grade
Published: 2018
English Language Arts Math Science & STEM

Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI): Increasing Students' Access to a Postsecondary Credential

Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI) is a program that integrates high school and college education to provide students with the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and an associate's degree or up to two years of college credit in four years. The ECHSI targets students who are traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education, including minority students, low-income students, and first-generation college-goers. The program is designed to provide students with a rigorous academic experience, including college-level coursework, and to support students in developing the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in college. The ECHSI also provides students with access to college facilities, resources, and services, such as academic advising, counseling, and career guidance. The program is typically implemented in partnership with a local college or university, and may be located on a college campus or in a separate facility. The ECHSI is designed to provide students with a seamless transition from high school to college, and to increase the likelihood that

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Ninth Grade Tenth Grade Eleventh Grade Twelfth Grade
Published: 2013
English Language Arts History & Social Studies

Drive to Write: A Program to Improve Student Writing through Technology and Teacher Support

Drive to Write is a coaching and professional development program for teachers designed to improve student writing, specifically targeting ninth-grade students in Global History classes who will face a challenging writing component on an upcoming state exam. The program includes a writing skills syllabus, a skills-based rubric, customized technology tools such as Doctopus and Goobric, and coaching sessions to help teachers use data to inform instruction and provide actionable feedback to students. Teachers participate in professional development sessions and receive coaching support to help them implement the program's tools and strategies in their classrooms.

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Ninth Grade
Published: 2019
English Language Arts Math

Higher Achievement: Strengthening Academic Skills, Attitudes, and Behaviors, and Navigating the High School Application Process for Disadvantaged Middle School Students

Higher Achievement is an intensive summer and after-school program that targets rising fifth and sixth graders from at-risk communities, aiming to strengthen their academic skills, attitudes, and behaviors, and help them navigate the process of applying to and selecting a high-quality high school. The program provides up to 650 hours of academic instruction per year, as well as enrichment activities and targeted academic mentoring. It includes two main components: the Afterschool Academy and the Summer Academy, both of which participating scholars are required to attend. The Afterschool Academy is offered three days a week during the school year, and includes homework help, dinner, arts or recreation electives, community gatherings, and small-group academic instruction using a structured curriculum. The Summer Academy operates for six weeks, five days a week, and includes four core classes focusing on academic concepts, as well as electives and field trips.

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Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Ninth Grade
Published: 2013
English Language Arts

Around the Corner (ATC): Improving Early Reading Skills for Preschool and Kindergarten Students

Around the Corner (ATC) is a program for both preschool and kindergarten students that enables teachers to show children how the world works for concepts that are not possible to illustrate in a classroom with actual objects. ATC includes computer activities and videos for children, and opportunities to view videos again at home (Home Links) provide the repeated experiences with language concepts and vocabulary that are necessary to language development. An additional component of the ATC intervention includes interactive, video-based professional development for teachers.

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Preschool Kindergarten
Published: 2016
Math

Data-Based Individualization (DBI): Intensive Intervention to Improve Mathematics Skills of Students With Disabilities

Data-Based Individualization (DBI) is an intensive intervention program that uses student data to determine when and how to adapt, intensify, and individualize interventions for students with severe and persistent mathematics learning needs, including students with disabilities. DBI involves a five-step process: (1) using a validated intervention program or platform aligned with the student's area of need, (2) monitoring progress using a valid and reliable assessment tool, (3) collecting additional diagnostic data to determine the student's instructional needs and hypothesize productive adaptations to the intervention program, (4) implementing the adaptation(s), and (5) continuing to monitor progress to determine response. DBI is typically implemented in a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) and involves ongoing support and professional development for teachers to develop and increase their knowledge and ability to implement DBI in mathematics.

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First Grade Second Grade Sixth Grade Seventh Grade
Published: 2020
Non-Academic Area

Oregon Promise: Financial Aid Program for Community College Students

Oregon Promise is a financial aid program that targets high school students who plan to attend an Oregon community college by covering up to 90 attempted community college credits. The program is open to individuals with a high school diploma or GED test credential, including Oregon students who complete high school in public school, private school, home school, a correctional facility, or a foster care placement outside of the state. To be eligible for an Oregon Promise award, high school students must have resided in Oregon for at least 12 months prior to college enrollment, earned a high school unweighted cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher, completed high school, and earned or attempted no more than 90 college credits through dual-credit programs in high school.

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Postsecondary
Published: 2021