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ERIC Number: ED611145
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Nov-19
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
HISD Launch Ignite Scholar Program: Building Secondary Students' College and Career Readiness, 2019-2020. Research Educational Program Report
Graham, Georgia
Houston Independent School District
Early exposure to college and career readiness supports were offered to disadvantaged grade 10 and 11 high school students through the Launch Ignite Scholar Program. Ignite Scholars were encouraged to build a stronger foundation for college and career through participation in one-on-one advising, college and industry tours, and college and career readiness presentations. In this study, Ignite Scholars' rate of access to the various program activities and changes in college and career readiness knowledge, mindset, and educational goal (educational aspiration and expectation) were calculated. Additionally, the academic performance of Ignite Scholars was compared to their campus-level peers, who opted out of participating in the program and did not participate in advising in the 2019-2020 school year. The self-reported educational aspiration of Ignite Scholars was high compared to their educational expectation. The rate of access to college and career readiness activities was comparable between Ignite Scholars and non-Ignite Scholars. Descriptive analysis showed that Ignite scholars were on track to meet academic indicators of college readiness, with Scholars outperforming their peers on all indicators. There was a positive association between educational aspiration and planning to go to college, an increase in educational aspiration was associated with increased odds of planning to go to college. The effect of mindset was also significant and positive, indicating that students with a growth mindset were more likely to plan to go to college than students with a fixed mindset. There was a statistically significant difference in the mean cumulative GPA, attendance, and AP course passing rate of Ignite Scholars and the comparative sample of campus peers. The findings indicated that there was an increased odds of meeting college-ready indicator of GPA 3.0+ for Ignite Scholars who participated in advising and had 90 percent or more attendance compared to their campus peers.
Houston Independent School District. Research & Accountability, 4400 West 18th Street 2 NW, Houston, TX 77092. Tel: 713-556-6700; Fax: 713-556-6730; e-mail: Research@houstonisd.org; Web site: http://www.houstonisd.org/research
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 11; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Houston Independent School District (HISD), Department of Research and Accountability
Identifiers - Location: Texas (Houston)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A