Welcome New NPEA Members
2012
We are thrilled to welcome one new member to NPEA this month.
University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program (IL)
Membership Type: Organizational
"The mission of the University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program (Chicago UTEP) is to prepare teachers of the highest caliber for Chicago Public Schools while empirically testing a model for urban teacher preparation. Our graduates are classroom-based school leaders who view teaching as a highly intellectual profession and a means for promoting educational equity and social justice."
March/April 2012
We were thrilled to welcome seven new members to NPEA in March and April.
Democracy Prep Charter School, College Readiness Department (NY)
Membership Type: Organizational
"Democracy Prep Charter School was founded in 2005 to provide rigorous education for students in West Harlem. The College Readiness office provides college counseling, organizes all college visits, SAT preparation and enrichment programs."
ERB (Educational Records Bureau) (NY)
Membership Type: Supporting Member
"ERB is a not-for-profit, educational membership association providing quality admission, achievement, and support services for nearly 2,000 PK-12 schools and districts around the world."
Illinois College Access Network (IL)
Membership Type: Organizational
"Illinois CAN delivers professional development opportunities to staff in schools, community organizations, scholarship providers and social service agencies -- particular emphasis on their work with (primarily secondary level) students to improve access to and success in higher education."
METROsquash (IL)
Membership Type: Organizational
"METROsquash uses the unique combination of squash instruction, academic tutoring, cultural enrichment, community service and mentoring to empower CPS students to reach their full academic, athletic and personal potential."
M. Theresa Metz - East Palo Alto Stanford Academy (EPASA), Haas Center for Public Service, Stanford University (CA)
Mermbership Type: Supporting Individual
Shea Krajewski - Hyde Park Neighborhood Club (IL)
Mermbership Type: Supporting Individual
University of Illinois - Illinois College Advising Corps (IL)
Mermbership Type: Organizational
"The Illinois College Advising Corps places recent college graduates or "near peer" advisers into low-income high schools around the state to provide the knowledge and resources necessary to ensure students have access to a postsecondary degree. ICAC serves low-income, minority, and underrepresented students and hopes to close the gap in college access and success between these students and their more privileged peers."
February 2012
We were thrilled to welcome nine new members to NPEA in February.
Breakthrough New York (NY)
Membership Type: Organizational
"Breakthrough New York is a six-year college access program providing educational enrichment opportunities to highly motivated, under served middle school students."
Cathy Printon - Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VT)
Membership Type: Supporting Individual
"The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation was created in 1965 asa public nonprofit agency to help Vermonters who want to go to college or other training after high school. We provide grants, loans, scholarships, career and education planning, and general education information. Our mission is to ensure that all Vermonters have the necessary financial and information resources to pursue their education goals beyond high school."
DePaul University Center for Intercultural Programs (IL)
Membership Type: Organizational
"The Center for Intercultural Programs promotes artistic expression and intellectual inquiry that challenges students to explore all aspects of their culture. The Center develops programs and services that empower students to learn about the multitude of ways that their intersecting identities shape their understanding of their world and to confront systems of oppression and to promote social justice by celebrating and affirming the dignity of every member of our university. The Center also supports and cultivates the leaders of ethnic and cultural student organizations to understand their important role in building a student-centered multicultural community at DePaul."
Education Services Foundation (MS)
Membership Type: Organizational
"ESF offers a comprehensive college planning program providing a range of information and counseling to students and their families on planning and paying for college. Services are offered in our Get2College Centers in Jackson and on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and in workshops throughout the state."
"I Have a Dream" North Chicago-Dream Associates (IL)
Membership Type: Organizational
""I Have A Dream" North Chicago provides academic and cultural enrichment, college access programming, and guaranteed post-secondary tuition support."
Inte-a DeShields - University of Maryland, Baltimore County (MD)
Membership Type: Supporting Individual
Linda Shiller - Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VT)
Membership Type: Supporting Individual
"The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation was created in 1965 asa public nonprofit agency to help Vermonters who want to go to college or other training after high school. We provide grants, loans, scholarships, career and education planning, and general education information. Our mission is to ensure that all Vermonters have the necessary financial and information resources to pursue their education goals beyond high school."
Miguel Colon - TERI (MA)
Membership Type: Supporting Individual
Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches (FL)
Membership Type: Supporting Institution
"Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory high school located on a fully renovated, beautiful 40-acre campus in West Palm Beach, FL. The school opened on September 7, 2011, with the founding 9th and 10th classes representing students from 19 communities throughout South Florida. Oxbridge Academy exists due to the vision of William “Bill” Koch. Mr. Koch, who is the founder and CEO of the West Palm Beach-based Oxbow Carbon, graduated from Culver Military Academy in Indiana before receiving his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Koch’s father had been given the opportunity to attend MIT decades earlier thanks to the generosity of a local businessman. In a certain sense, Oxbridge Academy and its groundbreaking need-based financial aid program is Mr. Koch’s way of repaying that act of kindness. In his view, providing students with the type of life-defining educational experience Oxbridge Academy offers, not only benefits young people and their families, it also presents an extraordinary opportunity to advance our communities – on both a local and global scale."
January 2012
We were thrilled to welcome seven new members to NPEA in January.
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center/Youth Center (MA)
Membership Type: Organizational
"The Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Inc. (BCNC) is a community-based agency located in the heart of Boston’s Chinatown. The mission of BCNC is to ensure that the children, youth, and families we serve have the resources and supports to achieve greater economic success and social well-being.The Youth Center builds youth's skills and competencies to become empowered individuals who will contribute in their families, schools, and communities. We serve 250 middle school and high school aged youth each year through structured education, leadership, and enrichment programming and a drop-in center."
Boston Education Collaborative (MA)
Membership Type: Organizational
"Building upon educational research and needs assessments, the BEC supports urban churches and faith-based organizations in strengthening their existing programs, starting new initiatives, evaluating the short- and long-term impact of their programs, coordinating learning groups, and organizing trainings."
Chicago Collegiate Charter School (IL)
Membership Type: Supporting Institution
"Chicago Collegiate Charter School is a proposed 4th-12th grade tuition-free, open-enrollment public school.Our mission is to equip all students in grades four through twelve with the academic skills, intellectual habits and character traits to succeed in the college of their choice, lead in their communities, and change the world."
HighSight (IL)
Membership Type: Organizational
"HighSight provides scholarships, tutoring, mentoring, leadership development and college readiness programs to enable its students to attend and succeed at the private high school of their choice."
Northeastern University Opportunity Scholarships and Outreach Programs (MA)
Membership Type: Organizational
"Our office is dedicated to our students: Boston Public Scholars, Torch Scholars, RCC Pathway Scholars and Gates Millennium Scholars. Our students are "game changers" and demonstrate exceptional academic and personal achievement while building leadership skills professionalism skills and interpersonal relationships."
Pass With Flying Colors (IL)
Membership Type: Organizational
"PWFC provides high school students from underserved communities with experiences, academic preparation and support so they will be successful in college. PWFC students are from low-income families and will be the first generation in their family to enroll in college. PWFC Scholars build a vision of themselves as successful college students so they persist and graduate."
Scripps College Academy (CA)
Membership Type: Organizational
"Established in 2002, Scripps College Academy (SCA) is a free year-round college-readiness program for high-achieving young women in the greater Los Angeles area. SCA helps students who may lack the resources necessary to prepare for success in top colleges and universities. Through mentorship from Scripps College faculty and staff, participants develop the confidence and skills to be well-prepared college applicants, successful college students, and professionals who create positive, lasting change. Scripps College Academy’s innovative programs also include an intensive summer residential experience and additional outreach to the larger community."
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011
We welcomed four new members to NPEA in November and December 2011.
Church Farm School (PA)
Membership Type: Supporting Institution
"Church Farm School (CFS) is an intentionally small and fantastically diverse college-preparatory boarding and day school dedicated to young men of ability and promise in grades 7-12. Located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, CFS welcomes students from 14 states and nine countries. Directed by its founding mission to serve boys who might traditionally have access to such a quality education, more than 90% of CFS students receive financial aid which, on average, covers nearly 80% of their tuition costs. This accessibility is unique among boarding schools."
Loyola University Maryland (MD)
Membership Type: Supporting Institution
"Loyola University Maryland is a Jesuit, Catholic university located in Baltimore, MD. The University is committed to a well-rounded, liberal arts-based education, and inspires students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world. With majors and minors in more than 40 academic fields, Loyola offers an undergraduate program grounded in the liberal arts, focused primarily on developing undergraduate students as well-rounded scholars and leaders who are distinctly prepared to succeed in every aspect of their lives. Our students come from diverse geographic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, which adds to the rich and varied experiences of our community."
New Futuro (IL)
Membership Type: Supporting Member
"New Futuro provides Latino families with a one-stop-shop to help them get their students into college and beyond. By becoming members of New Futuro, parents and students gain access to free, bilingual information and tools to create a step-by-step plan to get into college. New Futuro enhances the probability of success by connecting members with non-profit organizations and educational institutions via New Futuro’s website, magazines and neighborhood outreach efforts. Rather than relying on the government or charitable dollars, New Futuro partners with Fortune 500 companies who sponsor New Futuro activities. This socially innovative model allows companies to create meaningful brand relationships with Latino families by helping their students succeed in college and beyond."
Secondary School Admission Test Board (NJ)
Membership Type: Supporting Member
"SSATB was built by and for admission professionals with three goals in mind: to provide a forum for exchange and support among admission professionals, to create a test, and to assist parents and students in their independent school search. SSATB’s member support, professional development, testing services are a testament to that connection and commitment to independent school admission."
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011
We welcomed eight new members to NPEA in September and October!
Bell Curves (NY)
Membership Type: Organizational
"Bell Curves is an educational services and test preparation company. It delivers high-quality consulting services, test preparation programs, and self-study resources to students throughout the country. Our mission is to provide affordable, accessible, and adaptable programs and services to help individuals and organizations reach the next educational level."
Bickel & Brewer Future Leaders Program (TX)
Membership Type: Organizational
"The Bickel & Brewer Future Leaders Program seeks to positively impact the lives of students from underrepresented populations through academic enrichment, leadership training, and cultural awareness instruction."
Boston Renaissance Charter Public School (MA)
Membership Type: Supporting Institution
"The Boston Renaissance Charter Public School, the largest elementary school in Boston, is an urban K-6 school committed to providing a vibrant educational experience for Boston's underserved children.We strive to nurture and develop children academically, socially, and emotionally by providing a rigorous academic program coupled with a vibrant global awareness curriculum that includes Mandarin, music, fine arts, dance, and technology, enabling them to become productive citizens in a 21st century global society."
Excel Academy Charter School Graduate Services Department (MA)
Membership Type: Organizational
"To ensure that Excel graduates remain on track to college and have access to the support and resources they may need along the way, Excel Academy has created the Graduate Services Program. This program focuses on high school support and guidance to and through college to ensure that Excel is fulfilling its mission that all alumni successfully complete high school, attend colleges or universities, and earn their degree.
As a continued support for Excel Academy alumni pursuing post-secondary success, Excel Academy developed the Post-Secondary Support Program, within the Graduate Services Program, to support students who have graduated from high school and are attending higher education institutions. The program focuses on college matriculation, retention and graduation, as well as helping alumni secure viable internships and job opportunities."
Horizons for Youth (IL)
Membership Type: Organizational
"Horizons for Youth is a community committed to helping children recognize and achieve their full potential. In partnership with dedicated families, we provide need-based scholarships, one-on-one mentoring and enrichment programs."
My Sister's Circle (MD)
Membership Type: Organizational
"My Sister’s Circle, Inc. (MSC) is a comprehensive, relationship-based program designed to mentor girls from disadvantaged Baltimore neighborhoods during their challenging transition to middle school, throughout high school, and into college."
North Star Collaborative - Laurel School (OH)
Membership Type: Organizational
"The North Star Collaborative (NSC) is an innovative partnership between Laurel School, an independent day school for girls K-12 with a coed Pre-Primary, and Warner Girls Leadership Academy (WGLA), a public Pre-K-8, single-gender school in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD). NSC seeks to inspire Warner girls to fulfill their promise- intellectually, socially, emotionally and physically- and to better the world. Additionally, NSC strives to foster socially conscious and action-oriented behavior in Laurel girls. Our goal is to provide the long-term access to resources and academic support necessary for the North Stars, a cohort of Warner girls in the Classes of 2018 and 2019, to obtain a four-year college degree. The breadth and depth of our commitment make the North Star Collaborative unlike any other youth development program in the nation."
Teach for America (NY)
Membership Type: Organizational
"Teach For America is growing the movement of leaders who work to ensure that kids growing up in poverty get an excellent education. All kids – no matter where they live, how much money their parents make, or what their skin color is – deserve access to a great education. But in our country today, a significant achievement gap exists between low-income children and their wealthier peers. It’s not easy to close this gap, but hundreds of proof points show that it’s possible. It takes committed leaders in our classrooms today who will continue to fight for students tomorrow. Teach For America’s mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by developing such leaders."
AUGUST 2011
We welcomed seven new members to NPEA in August!
Chicago Scholars (IL)
Membership Type: Organizational
"The Chicago Scholars Program identifies energetic and promising students who are determined to make the most of their college experience and provides them with the tools they need to move successfully through their post-secondary educations. The program lasts from the college admissions stage through college graduation, laying the groundwork at length for success in the professional world or in graduate study."
Chicago Urban League (IL)
Membership Type: Organizational
"The Chicago Urban League works for economic, educational and social progress for African Americans and promotes sustainable communities through progressive advocacy, effective collaboration, and innovative programming."
Edward W. Brooke Charter Schools - Office of High School & College Success (MA)
Membership Type: Organizational
"The Edward W. Brooke Charter Schools’ Office of High School and College Success ensures that every Brooke alumni successfully completes high school prepared with the skills and experiences necessary to graduate from a higher education institution. Beginning in middle school the OHSCS provides exemplary high school placement services and connects students with engaging summer and extended learning opportunities. It is through strong relationships with students, families, partner schools, and community based organizations that the OHSCS provides targeted academic and college counseling during alumni’s secondary and post secondary schooling."
Jack Sweeney, Indian Springs School (AL)
Membership Type: Supporting Individual
Latin School of Chicago (IL)
Membership Type: Supporting Institution
"Latin School of Chicago is a JK - 12, independent school with over 1100 students, and financial aid budget of nearly $3 million. We provide our students with a rigorous and innovative educational program in a community that embraces diversity of people, cultures, and ideas. Latin inspires its students to pursue their passions and lead lives of purpose and excellence."
Tufts University (MA)
Membership Type: Supporting Institution
University of Chicago Collegiate Scholars Program (IL)
Membership Type: Organizational
"The University of Chicago Collegiate Scholar’s Program (UCCSP) was founded in 2003 as a three-year program that aims to prepare talented Chicago Public Schools students in grades 10-12 for admission and success at the nation’s top colleges and universities. UCCSP is shaped around a core curriculum of humanities, social science, math, and science courses during the summer months and enrichment activities geared toward college readiness, cultural awareness, and civic engagement during the academic year."
JULY 2011
We welcomed three new members to NPEA in July!
Associated Colleges of Illinois (IL)
Membership Type: Organizational
"The Associated Colleges of Illinois is a network of nonprofit liberal arts and sciences based colleges and universities that work with business and community leaders to: improve educational opportunities for first-generation, low-income, and minority students; support college and university leadership; increase awareness of the value provided by member colleges and universities."
DePaul University Center for Access and Attainment (IL)
Membership Type: Organizational
"The mission of the Center for Access and Attainment at DePaul is to serve as a focal point for dialogue, strategy and action concerning college access and attainment, consistent with DePaul's vision to exceed national norms in recruiting, retaining and graduating a diverse student body, with an emphasis on first-generation and low-income students in the Chicago area."
Jana McCarthy, Northeastern University Opportunity Scholarships and Outreach Programs (MA)
Membership Type: Supporting Individual
JUNE 2011
We welcomed one new member to NPEA in June 2011!
WilsonDailyPrep (NY)
Membership Type: Organizational
"WilsonDailyPrep is an award-winning online SAT/ACT/college-readiness program that provides daily questions and student accountability. Our daily SAT and ACT modeled practice questions sharpen test-taking skills and strategies, build academic confidence, and enhance classroom learning. Students spend a few minutes every weekday taking an online quiz, breaking the SAT into bite-sized tasks. Immediate feedback and analysis of answer choices is provided. WDP believes that to ensure academic success, the human element - our personal coaches who hold students accountable -- must be coupled with our interactive technology. This cost-effective program is designed to accommodate school districts' and community organizations' tight budgets without compromising quality."
MAY 2011
In May 2011, we welcomed two new members to NPEA! Browse the members below and click on the organization or school to link to their website.
Uncommon Schools (NY)
Membership Type: Organizational
"Uncommon Schools (Uncommon) is a nonprofit organization that starts and manages outstanding urban charter public schools that close the achievement gap and prepare low-income students to graduate from college. Uncommon builds uncommonly great schools by developing and managing regional networks that are philosophically aligned and highly accountable."
Yale University (CT)
Membership Type: Supporting Institution
"Yale welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We seek the best and the brightest students who will take advantage of the one-of-a-kind opportunity available here. Future Yalies will come from public and private schools, from very small towns and great urban centers, and from every corner of the world. Some admitted students will be the first in their families to attend college. Many will need financial assistance to attend.
All incoming Yalies bring dazzling talents of every kind to an extraordinary community."
APRIL 2011
We were excited to welcome six new members to NPEA in April 2011!
Association of C5 Youth Programs (GA)
Membership Type: Organizational
"The Association of C5 Youth Programs is a collaboration of independent C5 youth programs across the United States. The Association provides the framework for these affiliated sites to work together for the benefit of the whole and for the youth they serve. The Association supports collaborative learning through shared data and best practices, the development of program enhancements as needed to achieve our objectives for youth, maintenance of the program and curriculum model, professional development and training, and management of the C5 Bridges program for all sites. The Association conducts national fundraising efforts and provides opportunities to reduce affiliate expenses through shared services generating economies of scale. Lastly, the association provides support for program expansion, both within the current sites and through the addition of new sites."
Brad Kerwin - PUEO, Punahou School (HI)
Membership Type: Supporting Individual
CREW Teens - East Lake Foundation (GA)
Membership Type: Organizational
"CREW (Creating Responsible, Educated, Working) Teens is a high school enrichment and college readiness program that provides teens from the East Lake neighborhood in Atlanta, GA with tools that enable them to earn high school and college degrees, successfully enter the workforce and build bright, productive futures. We accomplish this through mentoring, tutoring, training and development, and college preparatory activities in after-school, Saturday and summer programming. CREW Teens is a program of The East Lake Foundation."
FUEL - Families United in Educational Leadership (MA)
Membership Type: Organizational
"Families United in Educational Leadership (FUEL) works with underserved families to realize their dreams of a higher education and break the cycle of poverty. We believe that family ambition is one of the most important factor in achieving a higher quality of life. FUEL increases family involvement in their child's education through a matched savings program. Our goal is to fuel families' college aspirations by providing them with the skills and knowledge essential for economic self-sufficiency. Our mission is to provide incentives that galvanize the ambition of low income families for their children's higher education."
Pace Academy (GA)
Membership Type: Supporting Institution
"Diversity at Pace begins with educating our youth, broadening their outlooks, and creating more opportunities for continuous growth that reflects the progress of the world. We have facilitated interactions and discussions of difference by exploring the many meanings of diversity. We have gone beyond race-based thinking and built relationships with other institutions and individuals dedicated to creating lasting, positive impacts on the lives of youth."
St. George's Independent School (TN)
Membership Type: Supporting Institution
"St. George’s Independent School in the Memphis, TN metropolitan area, was established in 1959 as a coeducational, elementary school, founded in the Episcopal tradition and distinguished by an excellent academic program and a student-centered methodology emphasizing a holistic approach to education. The school now serves more than 1100 students in grades PK-12 on three urban and suburban campuses. St. George’s is a school of excellence that prepares students for a life of learning and meaningful contribution through dedication to high academic achievement and the development of moral character reinforced by Judeo-Christian values. Graduates of St. George’s attend colleges and universities across the country, including some of the nation’s most selective institutions. The St. George’s community welcomes students of diverse racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds."
MARCH 2011
We welcomed nine new members to NPEA in March 2011!
Ballou Senior High School (DC)
Membership Type: Supporting Institution
"Ballou SHS is a comprehensive high school in SE Washington, D.C. It is charged with developing and graduating globally competitive students for college and careers."
CollegeTracks (MD)
Membership Type: Organizational
"CollegeTracks changes lives and communities by giving low-income students the chance to get to college and succeed there. Every student who graduates from Montgomery County Public Schools, one of the finest public school systems in the nation, deserves the opportunity to go to college or technical school, regardless of family income, race or whether his or her relatives attended college. CollegeTracks’ mission is to improve college access and success for the rapidly growing number of Montgomery County’s students who are most at risk of not attending college – low-income, first generation college bound, minority, and immigrant youth."
Development Guild/DDI (MA)
Membership Type: Supporting Member
"Development Guild/DDI is a consulting firm founded in 1978 to work with nonprofit leaders committed to aligning vision and strategic priorities, building organizational capacity, and strengthening philanthropic support. We have helped over 500 nonprofits create and evaluate their strategic plans, recruit and retain key leadership, and raise the significant philanthropy required to advance their missions. Our clients include a broad spectrum of national and international leaders in their fields as well as highly respected locally based nonprofits. We believe our clients are among the most committed, innovative and results-oriented cultural, education, foundation, health, and human service nonprofits in the country."
Furman University Bridges to a Brighter Future (SC)
Membership Type: Supporting Institution
"Bridges accomplishes its mission by engaging students in an intensive three-year program that begins after ninth grade and includes a four-week, summer residential experience on the Furman campus and year-round support and encouragement through Bridges Saturday College. An incredibly diverse mix of approximately 75 students participate annually from Greenville County."
Institutions of Higher Learning (MS)
Membership Type: Organizational
"The College Knowledge Project is a college access initiative of the MS Institutions of Higher Learning. The project provides college access services to middle school students, parents and communities in the Mississippi Delta and Southwest Mississippi, professional development to counselors, college planning and preparation publications and materials, and manages the statewide college access portal - RISE*UP MS."
Lorrett Hibbert-Smith - Mt. Zion High School (GA)
Membership Type: Supporting Individual
Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy (MA)
Membership Type: Supporting Member
"The Rennie Center’s mission is to develop a public agenda that informs and promotes significant improvement of public education in Massachusetts. Our work is motivated by a vision of an education system that creates the opportunity to educate every child to be successful in life, citizenship, employment and life-long learning. Applying nonpartisan, independent research and civic engagement, the Rennie Center is creating a civil space to foster thoughtful public discourse to inform and shape effective policy."
Robyn Lingo - The Posse Foundation (DC)
Membership Type: Supporting Individual
University of Pennsylvania (PA)
Membership Type: Supporting Institution
"The Office of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania is deeply dedicated to the university’s interlinked commitments of excellence and diversity in its student body. To that end, the Opportunity and Access Team works to enhance current outreach and develop new ways to attract students of great talent from diverse populations to Penn each year."
