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              College Summit National Capital Region: Launch Program
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                College Summit is a nonprofit organization that aims to improve the culture around going to college and college enrollment rates in high schools nationwide. It’s particularly focused on schools serving large numbers of low-income and minority students, as well as those who would be first-generation college students. The organization uses Peer Leaders, who are trained high school seniors charged with helping their classmates through the college application process.**Study Goals**:This report describes the implementation of the College Summit *Launch* and *Navigator* programs in high schools. The report also examined how student outcomes for 16 participating schools compared with student outcomes for similar schools that did not participate in College Summit.**Research Questions**:The research questions were:How well are the core concepts of the College Summit *Launch* and *Navigator*programs implemented as intended by College Summit and partner schools?Which factors contribute to the implementation of College Summit *Launch*? Which factors impede that implementation?How do educators involved in implementing College Summit and *Launch* rate the quality and utility of program materials? How do they rate the training and support provided by College Summit staff?How do school staff members involved in implementing College Summit and *Launch* describe the relationship between program implementation and the development of a culture around going to college?What is the difference between College Summit *Launch* schools and comparison schools that didn’t participate in the program on the following:9th to 10th grade persistence ratesHigh school graduation ratesCollege enrollment ratesCollege persistence rates**Findings:**The report found the following:Participating schools implemented certain core elements of the College Summit *Launch* and *Navigator* programs well. Those elements included offering credit-bearing courses, having counselors who engaged in discussions and set expectations with their students about college and career preparation, and utilizing Peer Leaders.Ninety-three percent of surveyed respondents (teachers) reported having discussions on the topic of college and career preparation with students during their College Summit course or during one-on-one conversations.Having the school principal buy-in to the goals of both programs was deemed the most crucial part of fostering increased college awareness among both students and staff.College Summit schools had 9th- to 10th-grade persistence rates of 88 percent and comparison schools had a persistence rate of 87 percent.College Summit schools had a graduation rate of 86 percent and comparison schools had a graduation rate of 83 percent.College Summit schools had a college enrollment rate of 55 percent and comparison schools had a college enrollment rate of 56 percent.For more information, download the full report and report brief.

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      Program/Intervention
                        College Summit: Launch Program
  

      Implementing Organization
                        College Summit National Capital Region
  

      Intermediary(s)
                        Venture Philanthropy Partners
  

      AmeriCorps Program(s)
            Social Innovation Fund
  

      Age(s) Studied
            13-17 (Adolescent)
  

      Study Type(s)
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                  Implementation
  

      Study Design(s)
            Quasi-Experimental (QED)
  

      Level of Evidence
            Preliminary
  

      Researcher/Evaluator
                        American Institutes for Research
  

      Published Year
                        2018
  

      Study Site Location (State)
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