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Success Boston Coaching: One-on-one Coaching to Support Students on the Path to College Graduation

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Intervention Details

Subject

Non-Academic Area

Academic Program

College Preparatory

Duration

Full school year

Grade

Postsecondary

Personnel

Coach

Intervention Summary

Success Boston Coaching (SBC) is a one-on-one coaching program that targets students from low-income backgrounds and racial/ethnic minority groups who face social, academic, and logistical barriers to succeeding in college. SBC provides coaching support throughout the academic year, offering on-demand guidance to help prepare students to navigate through to college graduation. The coaching model includes exploratory analyses to assess the impacts of SBC on student outcomes, such as persistence, academic achievement, and financial aid. Coaches support students in managing key deadlines, such as financial aid and course registration deadlines, and provide guidance on academic topics, including reviewing course syllabi, course selection, and degree planning.

Statistical Finding Summary

Positive effect on persistence into the second year of college

Positive effect on persistence into the third year of college

Positive effect on cumulative GPA

Positive effect on good academic standing

Positive effect on FAFSA renewal

Source

Austin, N., Beth, G., Erin, B., Fatih, U., Hayley, D., Jane, F., Michael, M., Mona, S. & Tamara, L. (2017). The Power of Coaching: Highlights from the Interim Report on the Impact of Success Boston's Transition Coaching on College Success (ED582090). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED582090.pdf.

Data Sample by Population

These charts show the characteristics of the student populations studied. When assessing programs, you may want to prioritize interventions that yielded success in a similar demographic environment as your school or district.

The subgroup population data as studied here are not available. That means that while this study may work well for your setting, we cannot say based on the published study and results from our system’s reading of that study what the school/district subgroup characteristics were when evaluated here.