College/K-12 Partnerships to Serve Out-Of-School Youth

Posted by on March 26, 2012

Gateway to College National Network Offers Funding for College/K-12 Partnerships to Serve Out-Of-School Youth
Deadline: April 30, 2012

The Gateway to College National Network has funds available for partnerships between colleges and K-12 school districts to implement the Gateway to College dropout recovery program.

Gateway to College is a nationally recognized dual credit program that serves youth who have dropped out of school or are significantly behind in credits and unlikely to graduate. GtC classes are taught on the college campus. Students begin with the Foundation Experience, a learning community where students take developmental reading, writing, and math. After completing the Foundation Experience, students transition to regular college classes where they continue working toward their high school diploma and, simultaneously, an associate’s degree.

In the fall of 2012, GtCNN will select up to ten college/K-12 partnerships for multi-year contracts worth between $325,000 and $440,000. In addition to start-up funds, successful applicants will receive training, technical assistance, professional development opportunities, and program evaluation-from the initial year of planning and training through program implementation, and for as long as the program remains a member of the network, which currently includes programs at thirty-five colleges in twenty states.

Successful applicants for start-up funds will be able to demonstrate flexible systems that allow students to earn a high school diploma (either through the college or in cooperation with a K-12 partner) and provide access to public K-12 education funds for high school completion; strong partnerships between the college and the local school district(s) involved in program implementation; the desire to embrace the Gateway to College academic approach and student support strategies at every level throughout the college; and compatibility of the Gateway to College model with the mission and vision of the college and school district, in order to support the required commitment to working with dropout youth.

Visit the Gateway to College Web site for complete program guidelines and application procedures.

http://www.gatewaytocollege.org/start.asp