Giving them what they need: An Emergent Framework for K-12 Support Systems That Promotes Equity in Student Success

The GAP Project is a K-12 academic success program delivered to student cohorts beginning in the seventh grade. The program uses a co-curricular, blended learning model. Students at the local colleges support the program as volunteers and interns that serving as facilitators and curriculum developers. The program seeks to generate a pipeline of student cohorts from local K-12 schools with increased college-going culture

The Age-less Citizen: Cultivating a Civically Engaged K-12 Community Through the Use of Service Learning

The Age-less Citizen will analyze evidence-based civic education studies and explore proactive student engagement strategies to build an individualized nonpartisan action plan for each school represented. From sending election reminders home by a kindergartener, to including local school board meetings on school newsletter and calendars, attendees will take away practical tips and tools to restore faith in the younger generation\u27s ability to improve our democracy