1. your partner
for Building a
College-Going
Culture in
High Schools

2. At College Summit, we believe
that one day all students
will experience high school
not as a destination but as a
“launchpad” to college and
career success.
Across the country,
College Summit partner
schools experience between
12 to 20 percent increases in
college enrollment rates over
their own baselines.
Seven out of 10 freshmen
who attend a College Summit
partner high school make it to
sophomore year of college.
Our students, predominantly
from low-income,
backgrounds, are on par with
national average persistence
rates among all income levels.

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The most effective high schools today serve as launchpads for postsecondary success rather than finish lines for formal education.
Preparing students for postsecondary pursuits is critical to ensuring not only their future college and career success, but also the
future success of the United States as a global leader. It takes dedicated effort to shift the priorities of high schools from graduation to
postsecondary preparation. College Summit is proud to have worked side-by-side with school leaders, educators and students nationwide
for more than 18 years to foster high schools where going to college is the expectation, not the exception.
We know the most engaging schools connect student learning to the real world. When students understand that their academic work
today creates career opportunities tomorrow, they are more likely to stay in high school and go on to reach their college and career goals.
College Summit’s approach is unique in the field of college access because we focus on creating dynamic learning experiences
that motivate, support, and engage all students in postsecondary planning.
College Summit combines curricula for grades 9-12 with tools, training, and support to equip educators with the resources and skills they
need to launch students toward postsecondary success. We also leverage the most influential students to encourage college-going among
their peers. Our partnership leads to measurable gains in the college enrollment rates (CER) of our partner schools.
On the following pages, you will have a chance to preview the benefits of a College Summit partnership: the curriculum, the online portal,
the training support, Peer Leader training, and the data and reporting tools that will allow your school leaders to track progress and drive
results. We look forward to working together in launching your students to postsecondary success.
The College Summit Team
Dear Partner,

4. “This College Summit
experience was the
most amazing and
emotional part of my life.
I’m now starting to see
life in a new light.”
12th Grader, Academy for Scholarship
and Entrepreneurship
New York City Department of Education, NY

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Navigator Curriculum: For Students in Grade 12
With an emphasis on goal-setting, planning, taking action, and reflecting, the Navigator curriculum supports all students
as they make a successful transition to life after high school.
Student Edition
The College Summit Navigator Student Edition provides students with
an engaging opportunity during the school day in which to explore,
apply to, and prepare for a variety of postsecondary options.
The Navigator reflects the needs and experiences of teachers and
adolescents. Students create a Senior Portfolio that includes all of
the planning milestones and products necessary to apply to and
succeed in postsecondary learning opportunities, such as personal-
ized college lists, a resume, financial aid planning, etc.
As students create these products, they practice valuable transfer-
able skills which will help them persist and achieve in postsecondary
life, including goal-setting, action planning, research, and reflection.
The College Summit Navigator Student Edition features:
• Senior Year Planning Calendars designed to keep students
on track during the deadline-driven senior year. Vital dates and
deadlines are provided, and students revisit these calendars
throughout the year to organize and plan their work
• 33 weeks of activities, each built around a tangible outcome
to help students plan for and transition to life after high school
• A variety of planning resources and templates to help
students create postsecondary plans
• A glossary of common postsecondary planning terms and
concepts
Educator Edition
The College Summit Navigator Educator Edition incorporates the
latest in pedagogical and educational research. The Navigator aligns
easily with national and state standards for counseling, language arts
and career and technical education.
Educators benefit from features like:
• A clearly articulated scope and sequence consisting of seven
flexible, thematic units covering the entire senior year
• 33 start-to-finish lesson plans with suggestions for
modification and extension
• Measurable learning objectives based around authentic
student performance
• Built-in assessments and suggestions for scaffolding and
differentiation
• Lesson plans that provide step-by-step instructions for using
College Summit’s online college and career planning tool,
CSNav, in conjunction with the subject of the lesson
• Peer Leader Perspectives that highlight strategies for tapping
into the power of College Summit Peer Leaders
• A collection of classroom support resources to help
educators extend learning beyond the page of the textbook,
making the curriculum relevant to all students

6. “Because of College Summit, I have come to the realization
that I am COLLEGE MATERIAL!”
9th Grader, North Miami Beach Senior High School
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL

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Launch Curriculum: For Students in Grades 9-11
Each year of Launch consists of more than 30 easy-to-use, ready-to-implement, and developmentally-appropriate
lesson plans that incorporate internet-based CSNav activities for each grade. These lessons allow educators to quickly
and easily create dynamic classroom experiences for all students centered around rich discussion, relevant activity,
and meaningful assessment.
Students achieve mastery of researched-based core understand-
ings, equipping them to progress through high school on the
college-ready path.
• Self-advocacy encourages students to become empowered
to speak about write about personal experiences, and to be
confident in asking for support when necessary.
• Academic excellence promotes students’ awareness
of academic strengths and areas of growth as learners.
This academic self-awareness can result in more
students taking rigorous courses, and increases students’
understanding of college entrance requirements.
• College-career connection enhances understanding of the
correlation between success in a given field and completion
of the appropriate educational pathway.
• College 101 builds college-going vocabulary, familiarizes
students with college life, and prepares them for the academic
rigors of college through exposure to college-level curricula
and work.
• Financial awareness equips students to understand the
costs associated with attending college, and encourages the
creation of a savings plan. Personal and real-world finances
are explored, as are the connections between one’s level of
education and salary potential.
Each theme-focused grade challenges students to:
Clean Slate - 9th grade
• Make a smooth transition to high school
• Make positive choices today that will set them up for success
tomorrow
Speak Up! - 10th grade
• Explain who they are, where they come from, and where they
want to go
• Express themselves in writing, speaking, and other forms of
communication
• Use strategies to overcome a variety of academic, professional,
and personal barriers
Take Action! - 11th grade
• Articulate their next steps after high school graduation
• Maximize their 11th grade experience
• Take action to set themselves up for a successful senior year
Each student receives a Launch student workbook that includes
supporting worksheets, supplemental graphic organizers, activity
pages, and space for reflection.
Launch educator books contain detailed lesson plans, assessment
tools, recommendations for differentiation, ideas for lesson exten-
sions, and suggestions for supplementary resources.

8. “College Summit allows our students to discover and work
towards a life beyond high school by giving them structured
tools to accomplish their college-going dreams.”
Krystal Greene, College Summit Advisor
Inglewood High School, Inglewood Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA

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CSNav: Our Online Postsecondary Planning Portal
CSNav is College Summit’s comprehensive online college-planning portal for students and educators. It is fully
integrated with both our Navigator and Launch curricula, and includes lesson plans called CSNav Connections for
use in the computer lab.
Student Center
The CSNav Student Center has a variety of tools that allow students
to prepare for high school, college, and career.
• High School Planning: Students create a plan of study that
helps them stay on track to graduate high school and go to
college.
• College Planning: Students search a database of over 6,000
colleges, get help preparing for standardized tests, explore
majors, and apply to college.
• Financial Aid Planning: Students learn about financial aid,
search for scholarships, and create a financial plan.
• Career Planning: Students create an interest inventory,
explore careers, create resumes, and even practice
interviewing for a job.
Professional Center
Through the CSNav Professional Center, educators manage student
progress in real-time via easy, online access to classroom and student
data. They can comment on student work and directly communicate
with students about their progress. CSNav automatically creates
reports for teachers and principals on how many students in each
grade have completed critical milestones, as well as which individual
students are on track or behind.
What makes CSNav so valuable?
• The curriculum includes “CSNav Connections,” lesson plans
that help educators incorporate this valuable tool into their
classrooms.
• The Professional Center provides access to over 150
supplementary lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations,
and other useful materials that can be downloaded.
• CSNav can be used in the classroom, at home, in the library,
or from any computer with an internet connection.

10. “College Summit is one way to achieve the school-
wide goal of creating a college-going culture. It also
provides measures for growth, training, professional
development, and support. College Summit helps
students learn the importance of developing a plan.”
Nathaniel R. Laney, Jr., Principal
Forestville Military Academy, Prince George’s County, MD

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Educators’ Academy
The Educators’ Academy, typically held during the summer before the school year,
is a local training for teachers and counselors who will teach the College Summit
curriculum or coordinate the program at their school. The Educators’ Academy equips
educators with the “know how” to guide students through the postsecondary plan-
ning and enrollment process. Educators also learn strategies for building a robust
college-going culture in their school communities.
After participating in the Educators’ Academy, teachers and counselors are:
• Clear about their College Summit roles and responsibilities
• Ready to deliver the College Summit curriculum through a dynamic classroom
• Excited about engaging influential students in creative ways
• Skilled in using College Summit’s technology tools effectively
• Eager to promote college-going culture in their school
Onsite Coaching
College Summit is unique in providing job-embedded professional development that
supports educators in forging a sustainable college-going culture. College Summit’s
School Partnership Managers work in close collaboration with partner educators to
support program implementation, develop new approaches, and foster the use of
data to drive action for programmatic and instructional innovation.
Professional Development
College Summit’s professional development for teachers and counselors helps raise expectations for students.
Our training and support fosters learning communities that maintain ongoing professional growth and continuous
program innovation.
“College Summit and our Peer
Leaders provide yet another
avenue available that will ensure
that the door of opportunity
does not close on any student.”
Dr. Reginald Sirls
Principal, Morningside High School
Inglewood Unified School District, CA

12. “When the Peer Leaders come back and share their stories and experience, it sets
a fire under the rest of the students. College Summit also allows them to create a
realistic goal of going to college and provides them with the steps to do it.”
Winsome Falby, Director of DC PACT
High Road Upper School and High Road Academy
District of Columbia

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Influential Youth: Students, Peer Leaders, and Alumni
Who is most influential to a 17-year-old? Another 17-year-old!
The College Summit Workshop:
College Application Boot Camp
Peer Leaders are rising seniors identified and selected by their schools
to attend a College Summit Workshop held on local college campuses
during the summer. There, the students are immersed in a dynamic
training that allows them to enter their senior year with a leg up on
their postsecondary plans. During four days, they receive intensive
writing support from trained community volunteers, culminating in a
solid draft of a personal statement that can be used in college and
scholarship applications. They also meet one-on-one with a college
coach to create a list of postsecondary institutions that are a good
match. They learn more about financial aid, the importance of self-
advocacy, and receive innovative leadership training to build college-
going culture back at school through peer networks.
Peer Leaders in the Classroom
Peer Leaders are important stakeholders in building excitement among
their peers for college and other paths beyond high school. With the
support of educators and the school community, Peer Leaders can
play a critical role in helping to convey the importance of postsecond-
ary planning to their classmates.
College Summit-trained Peer Leaders also play an important role in
helping create dynamic classroom experiences. Using the Peer Leader
Perspectives in the Navigator and Launch curricula, educators can
collaborate with Peer Leaders to plan and deliver engaging lessons
around postsecondary planning and college-going. Peer Leaders can
help run classroom activities, work with small groups of students on a
specific aspect of the college application process, or target individual
students for extra support.
Here are some of the innovative school-based activities
Peer Leaders have led:
• Personal statement writing workshops
• College campus tours
• FAFSA and financial aid workshops
• College application drives
• College Summit clubs
• “I’m Going to College” pep rallies
• Scholarship searches
• College “buddy”/mentoring activities
College Summit Alumni: Giving Back
One of College Summit’s greatest assets is the ever-growing network
of more than 100,000 alumni who have participated in summer
Workshops or school classes in prior years. Alumni who benefitted
from the College Summit program and are now enrolled in college,
are uniquely qualified to promote the college experience to high
school students in the communities where they reside. Because of
their outsized influence, alumni are integral to the College Summit
program, making up more than two-thirds of our summer Workshop
staff, and contributing an additional 2,500 service hours in our
schools and regions toward promoting college-going. We are proud
to support our alumni with professional development classes and
networking opportunities that not only involve them further in the
program but also provide learning for career growth.

14. “If a program doesn’t speak to the heart, it doesn’t
speak to the reality of my students.”
Tajah Gross, Principal
Achievement Academy, Harbor City High
Baltimore City Public Schools, MD

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To ensure that all students receive the positive message that they
have choices and options for their future, clear and consistent
communications are critical.
Each year, College Summit provides school partners with banners,
posters, pennants, and other unique visual materials that signal
postsecondary purpose in every corner of the school. Our annual
promotions typically include:
• A back-to-school campaign to promote college-going and
awareness for all students
• A mid-year campaign compelling seniors to complete the
FAFSA on time
• A spring promotion tied toward recruiting and motivating the
next year’s class of senior Peer Leaders
We are always delighted and amazed by the creative displays our
partners and their Peer Leaders produce to celebrate and signal
college-going schoolwide.
Signaling: Promotions that Excite and Energize Students
College Summit helps high schools give their schools the look and feel of college-going culture to promote college
and other postsecondary options for all.

16. In a 2010 survey conducted by Deloitte, fully 92 percent of high school educators
said that having data on students’ academic performance in college was critical for
evaluating the effectiveness of high school curriculum and instruction.
“Key Findings: Deloitte 2010 education survey.” Deloitte, 2010.

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SCHOOL 1
SCHOOL 2
SCHOOL 3
SCHOOL 4
Sample District Milestone Report
Similar reports are prepared individually for schools, with comparisons across classrooms instead of schools.
Data and Reporting
Information on student performance can help educators focus their energy, strengthen instruction, and spot innovation.
For this reason, we provide detailed reports to school partners on school and student progress. By providing schools
with real-time data on their students’ journey to college, College Summit fosters dynamic conversations that lead to
strengthened postsecondary outcomes.
Student Milestone Reports
Featuring detailed school and district data, student milestone
reports allow superintendents to view performance across schools,
and principals and counselors can drill all the way down to specific
classrooms. Working in conjunction with our online portal CSNav,
reports contain information on student progress toward specific
college-planning milestones such as the creation of a college list,
applications sent, standardized tests taken, FAFSA completion, etc.
College Enrollment Rate Reports (Annual)
College Summit verifies the college enrollment and persistence of all
high school graduates at the student-record level at partner schools
against college registrar data maintained by the National Student
Clearinghouse (NSC). All student data is processed, stored, and
analyzed using the College Summit Data Warehouse, an internal, secure
database built and supported by our national partner, Deloitte. College
Summit seeks to make this data actionable by sharing it with school
leaders so that they can make adjustments in resources, curricula, and
scheduling in order to increase students’ postsecondary opportunities.

18. “Putting postsecondary feedback data in the hands
of our educators helps us increase expectations for
what adults and students can accomplish and for
what high schools can deliver.”
John Deasy, Superintendent
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA

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About College Summit
One day, American high schools will have shifted their purpose from graduation to preparing all students for college
and career success.
College Summit is a national nonprofit that partners with high schools to
collaborate with principals, teachers, and the most influential seniors to
put every student on the path to higher education. Our comprehensive
system – summer workshops, curricula, influential student peer leaders,
trained educators, and actionable data – ensures all students graduate
with a realistic postsecondary plan in place.
In a low-income community center in Washington, DC, College Summit
began when Founder and CEO J.B. Schramm guided a few promising
students through the college admissions process. Twenty years later,
College Summit has grown to annually serve 50,000 students in 180
partner high schools in 13 states and the District of Columbia.
States with College Summit
partner schools
2012-13 expansion sites
(Detroit and Chicago)
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WI
NC
TN
KY
MS
AL GA
LA
AR
TX
OK
KS
MT
NM
WY
WA
OR
NV
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MD
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20. “At Deloitte, we take seriously our
responsibility to the community, and believe
the business world has a powerful role to play,
whether it is volunteerism, pro-bono services,
or cash donations, in responding to the
challenges in our education system.”
Barry Salzberg
CEO, Deloitte LLP and Board Chair, College Summit

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Deloitte Leads Data Innovation:
Deloitte’s multi-year, multi-million dollar relationship with College
Summit ensures high schools can understand and act on college-
going outcomes. Through funds and pro bono services, Deloitte
has enhanced the ability of College Summit and its partner
schools to utilize data to drive performance, and raised the profile
of effective postsecondary data use in schools nationwide.
Darden Supports Students:
TheDardenRestaurants,Inc.Foundationchampionstheexpansion
of College Summit’s Launch program for grades 9-11 and supports
our work to develop and celebrate student leadership.
MetLife Foundation Fosters College-Savvy Educators:
The MetLife Foundation provides essential support for training
teachers,counselors,andprincipalsindeliveringtheCollegeSummit
curricula and developing college-going culture in their schools.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Fuels Expansion:
With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, College
Summithasexpandedacrossthecountryandcreatedacurriculum
for grades 9-11 to complement our senior-year program.
Citi Foundation Supports Policy:
The Citi Foundation partnership strengthens College Summit’s
work educating students about financial aid options and
advocating for policies that support a focus on higher education
preparation in high schools.
Our Partners
Every day, College Summit works to focus high schools on their students’ college and career goals. Our students
and schools are proving that the barriers to postsecondary success can be surmounted. With the support of leading
foundations, businesses, and investors, College Summit is raising the trajectory of students’ lives.

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