various positions, Project GRAD USA

Posted by on October 31, 2011

Project GRAD USA is looking to fill the following positions serving the Philadelphia school district:

3 – Campus Coordinators (Stephen Douglas HS, Sayre HS and Vaux HS) and
1  – Academic Consultant (Sayre HS)

The PA Challenge is a cluster of resources made available free of charge to teachers, students, parents and administrators throughout Pennsylvania, targeting eight high schools and their feeder middle schools in particular. PA Challenge is a project of Project GRAD USA and local partners, aiming to increase the number of students who graduate from high school and move on to a successful college career.

PA Challenge is made possible by a federal grant, the College Access Challenge Grant Program (CACGP). The CACGP is a federal formula grant program designed to foster partnerships among Federal, State and local government entities and philanthropic organizations to significantly increase the number of underrepresented students who enter and remain in college.

Parties interested in applying for the any of the above positions should forward a cover letter and their resume via email to:

Dr. Nikia Owens, Associate Vice President, College Access (nowens@projectgradusa.org)
Project GRAD USA
4265 San Felipe, Suite 900
Houston, TX 77027

Project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) is a nonprofit education reform model serving 121,000 economically disadvantaged youth in 205 schools across the nation. GRAD has a proven track record nationwide in increasing high school graduation and college attendance rates for low-income students. (http://www.projectgradusa.org)