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What's NewAmerica East Conference Highlights CFES Partnership Erin Gruwell to Keynote 2010 CFES National Conference Young Professionals Rally in NYC to Help Underserved Students Get to College East Boston Holds Girls' Night In Conference to Raise College Awareness
CalendarMar 15, 2010 — CFES-New York Life Student Leaders Site Visits/Denver Schools Mar 15, 2010 — College/CFES Awareness Week/Willsboro Central School Mar 17, 2010 — Adirondack Scholars Site Visit/AuSable Valley Middle & High School Mar 18, 2010 — CFES Peer Mentoring/Leadership Best Practices Workshop/Washington, DC, Schools |
Initial Site VisitA CFES program director meets with representatives of interested schools to introduce the process, outline a compact between the school, a college partner, and CFES, and begin developing a preliminary plan. Planning/Training WorkshopDuring a two-day workshop, the CFES team (principal, teachers, college representatives, parents, students) develops a plan that incorporates the three Core Practices, strategies to implement them, and means to evaluate their impact. Site VisitsA CFES program director regularly visits the school and partnering college to meet with the CFES team and the Scholars and to provide training and support. Ongoing SupportThrough consistent contact and professional development support, the CFES program director helps the team implement its plan. AssessmentCFES monitors progress through reports from the program directors and semiannual program assessments completed by the CFES teams that focus on attendance, grade point average, and citizenship. CFES also contracts with outside evaluators to provide additional assessment. National ConferenceEach fall, CFES schools and partnering colleges nationwide gather to network, share successful practices, exchange ideas, and plan activities that support partnerships between schools and colleges and help underserved students get to college and succeed there. 
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