Gateway to College Academy

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Gateway to College Academy

• 2005-06 Yearly Report and Fall 2006 Updates

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Summary Demographic Data for 2005-06

• 317 applications submitted
• 151 new students enrolled
• 71 students were enrolled at the end of the
  spring semester for a 47 overall retention rate
• 4 Learning Communities in Fall 5 Learning
  Communities in Spring (18 students/LC)

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Summary Demographic Data for 2005-06

• Race 96 African-American 3 Caucasian 1
  Multiracial
• Gender 39 Female 61 Male
• Attendance Overall 93.8

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College Placement Test Results

• 14 (10) placed out of all LS classes
• 35 (25) placed into collegiate English
• 59 (42) placed out of 1 or more LS class
• 2 students (3) placed above the first level of
  collegiate Math into pre-calculus

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GHSGT results compared to other alternative
schools
Engl./Lang Arts Math
Writing (Fall) Gateway 92 pass 71
100 Open Campus 77 63 76 DeKalb Alt.
Day 58 74 75 DeKalb Alt. Nite 70
89 (N lt5)
Science S Studies Gateway 40 50
Open Campus 24 44 DeKalb Alt. Day
21 33 DeKalb Alt. Nite 40 80
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Referrals Other Successes

• 59 of the students who originally enrolled in the
  Gateway to College Academy and left were referred
  to other programs
• 34 of those students did enroll in those programs
• A few have reportedly completed GEDs.

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Fall 2006 Enrollment Updates

• 6 Learning Communities of new/repeating
  students(18 students each or 108 students)
• 43 continuing students for a total of 151 student
  enrollment
• Fall 2006 students seem to be, in general, a
  better fit for the Gateway to College Academy
  compared to Fall 2005 students

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Staff Updates

• Robert Wigfall, Director (on medical leave but
  returning soon)
• Gina Gavin, Assistant Director
• Quadethia Burton, Head Resource Specialist
• Cliff Rawles, Intake/Outreach Coordinator
• Sharon Daugherty, Records Coordinator
• (FT Secretary Position unfilled)

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Staff Updates

• Carl Glisson, Resource Specialist
• Jade Holley, Resource Specialist
• Pedro Robles, NEW Resource Specialist
• Kevin Scott, NEW Resource Specialist
• Joy Nikolova, Math Instructor
• Dolores McCrary, NEW Math Instructor
• Shenika Hall, NEW English Instructor
• Derrick Tennial, NEW English Instructor

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New Foundation Scholarship

• Outreach Scholarship Fund set up through GPCs
  Foundation
• Intended to assist students who have difficulty
  paying student fees (which have increased this
  year from 140 to 240 per semester) or with
  other living expenses (e.g., MARTA passes)

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Outreach Scholarship Fund

• Scholarship criteria include unmet financial
  need established level of commitment from
  student to succeed recommendation of Gateway
  staff
• Donations may be made to GPC Foundation (write
  Outreach Scholarship Fund in Memo line of
  check) mail to GPC Office of Institutional
  Advancement, 3251 Panthersville Rd., Decatur GA
  30034

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Enrollment Projections for January 2007

• 7 Learning Communities planned for New/Repeating
  students with a minimum of 101 new students (to
  reach contracted goal of 350 total new students)
• Approx. 3-5 students may be eligible to graduate
  by May 2007