See how one school ensures that student achievement is at the forefront of decision making by investing in human capital, building a culture of high expectations, and creating effective support. Discover new strategies to create a college counseling program that breaks the status quo.

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PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

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College Counseling Redefined
Chelette Stephenson
Director of College
Counseling & Alumni
Programs
Yes Prep-North Central
July 17, 2014

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College Counseling Defined

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More about me
Chelette Stephenson
@TxCollegeLady
• Mother of 2 children under the age of 5 & wife.
• Director of College Counseling for last 7 yrs.
• LPC
• TACAC & NACAC member
• 2012 NSI Innovative Program of the year
• Texas A&M Class of 2001

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Before Yes Prep
My list of great ideas included the following:
• Use of Social Media @txcollegelady
• Cake Signing for Seniors
• “Oh the places you’ll go Celebration”
• Senior Coffee & Smart Cookie parties
• Writing on the Walls & chalk everywhere else
• College Boot camps
• Office in the middle of the commons
• Parent ambassadors
• More ideas? Go here:
http://texascollegelady.blogspot.com

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Yes Prep-North Central Defined
• North Central: 945 students, Public Charter
School in Houston, Texas
• Named by U.S. News & World Report as the #4
Best High School in the state of Texas, #7 Best
Charter School in the Nation and #28 Best High
School in the nation
• The ethnic background of our students is as
follows: Hispanic/Latino 96%
African-American 3% Caucasian 1%
• 82% of our students are economically
disadvantaged and qualify to receive either
free/reduced price breakfast and lunch.

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Yes Prep-North Central College Initiatives Team Defined
• 3 College Counselors including DCC
• Comprehensive college counseling, ongoing
alumni support, and strategic IMPACT
Partnerships with targeted colleges and
universities.

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College Counseling Redefined
• Impact College Partnership Program
• Alumni Programming & Support
• Daily seminar classes 6th through 12 grade
• Good teaching is good counseling. Good
counseling is good teaching
• Non-cognitive skills

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Redefine College Counseling Team
• College Counseling Team:
• Teach 2-5 classes a day
• 70 advisees between junior and senior class.
• Weekly Check ins, Weekly Logistical & Weekly
Strategic Meetings
• Encouraging Crucial Accountability and Crucial Conversations

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College Counseling Redefined
Junior Programming
• Staff SAT/ACT Challenge
• 100% of Juniors took the ACT and SAT
• Parental Support: Junior parent meetings and
juniors potluck dinner
• Junior Conferences
• Summer Opportunities
• Princeton Review & Method Test Prep Courses
• Revolution Test Prep for High scoring juniors
• Spring Trips to Colleges throughout U.S.A.

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Junior Year Partnerships
• Posse
• Questbridge
• IMPACT Institute
• IMPACT partnership summer opportunities
• Summer opportunities

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Senior Year Redefined
• College Fly In Programs
• Creating College Lists
• LOR Workshops
• College Application Deadline: November 15
• Project Submit Lock-in
• Scholarship Raffle
• Financial Aid Deadline: February 15
• Senior Signing Day

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Alumni Programming Redefined
• Alumni Send off: August of each school year
• Alumni Call Bank: October
• Alumni Luncheon during staff PD: January
• Alumni graduation attendance project: May
• Alumni Wall: Ongoing

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What’s next?
At North Central, we strive to blaze a trail so
excellent that others are compelled to follow.

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