The Southern California region of College Summit is honored to work with a diverse array of high school, district, university and community partners in our mission to increase college enrollment rates and foster college-going cultures in underserved high schools. Many thanks to our partners for your ongoing support!

High School Partners

Inglewood Unified School District
• Inglewood High School
• Morningside High School

Los Angeles Unified School District
• Arleta High School
• Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies – Social Justice Humanitas Academy
• Fairfax High School
• Helen Bernstein High School – STEM Academy, APEX Academy, Bernstein High School
• Miguel Contreras Learning Complex – School of Business and Tourism
• Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools – School for the Visual Arts and Humanities
• Roosevelt Senior High School – School of Communications, New Media, and Technology
• Sylmar High School - Health and Wellness Small Learning Community
• Washington Preparatory High School

University Partners

• California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA
• Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
• University of Redlands, Redlands, CA
• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Celebrating Our Partners

Each year, College Summit honors our strongest high school partners and educators at our College Summit Awards Ceremony. Below are the winners for the 2010-2011 school year.

College-Going Culture Award

This award goes to the Partner School that exemplifies College Summit’s mission to foster college-going culture and increase college enrollment rates. The winner will display effective and creative use of their peer leaders, the College Summit class, the Navigator curriculum, CSNAV (our online system), school alumni and the community, and the data we supply. It will also hold relevant and highly-attended college-going events on campus. The winner of this award receives $5,000.

Past winners include:

• 2012: Morningside High School
• 2011: Sylmar High School & Arleta High School
• 2010: Arleta High School

Educator of the Year Award

This award goes to a teacher, college counselor, College Summit Coordinator or Advisor who epitomizes College Summit’s mission in their dedication and actions. They have exceptionally high marks in terms of milestone completion, demonstrate a commitment to College Summit through participation in trainings and events, and exhibit highly effective use of the Navigator curriculum in the classroom. The winner of this award receives $1,000, and the runner-up receives $250.

Past winners include:

• 2012: Laurie Kornblau (Sylmar High)
• 2011: Shirl Van Der Plas (Washington Prep)
• 2010: Beth Winningham (Arleta) & Gladis Reyes (Arleta)
• 2009: Krystal Greene (Inglewood) & Laurie Kornblau (Sylmar)

Administrator of the Year Award

This award is given to a Principal and/or Assistant Principal, without whose support and commitment the implementation of College Summit would not be possible. These leaders go beyond the call of duty to ensure the thoughtful and innovative execution of the Navigator and Launch curricula and use of College Summit data, exhibit excellent communication with College Summit staff, and show their effectiveness through school-wide successes.

Past winners include:

• 2012: Dr. Reginald Sirls, Principal, and Ms. Joyce Rushing, Assistant Principal, Morningside High School

Testimonials

High School Partner

Inglewood High School has been with College Summit SoCal since we opened our doors in 2003. You could say we’re in a long-term relationship. Since we first partnered, Inglewood High has built one of the strongest college-going cultures in Los Angeles Unified School District, with 90% of its Peer Leaders sending college applications and 74% of Peer Leaders enrolling in college in 2010 (compared to a 28% rate for non-College Summit students).

Krystal Greene, College Summit Coordinator and 2009 Educator of the Year Award winner, runs a tight ship in room B4. Ms. Greene consistently leads her school in meeting College Summit milestones, with 97% of students completing senior year plans, 94% completing college lists and 94% of students applying to college. According to Ms. Greene:

“The step-by-step way that College Summit approaches learning about and applying to college creates an environment where applying to college is not as intimidating. Students see that postsecondary options are not only accessible but within their potential. [College Summit] is one of the best investments you will ever make…If College Summit is used correctly, it will transform the college going culture at your school, allowing more students to see how and why college or postsecondary education is an option for them.”

University Partner

Since 2009, College Summit SoCal has partnered with the University of Redlands to put on our summer workshops. On this beautiful campus, Peer Leaders craft their personal statements, compose their college lists, learn about financial aid and redefine their own values on their path to college.

In 2011, Leela MadhavaRau, Special Advisor to the President and Associate Dean of Campus Diversity and Inclusion, gave a speech at the celebration banquet on the last day of one of the workshops. Her words summarize what College Summit means to thousands of students across the country:

“For the University of Redlands, our partnership with College Summit goes far deeper than simply allocating space during the summer. It is a partnership towards a dream – a dream that allows motivated students to pursue education at the university level. The University of Redlands thanks College Summit for all that you do to secure the educational future of so many students – your work is incredible!”

Help Us Grow

Do you know of a high school who could use a boost? Is your university looking to connect with the community in a meaningful way? Click here to connect with College Summit and help us send more students to college!

Funders

College Summit Southern California thanks our generous donors and corporate partners for the unwavering support. Funding from these groups and many others helps us serve more students at more schools!

• Citi Foundation
• Darden Restaurants
• Deloitte, LLP
• President Barack Obama

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Community Partners

College Summit Southern California enjoys support from various organizations in the community who share our mission of increasing the college enrollment rates of youth from low-income communities and ensuring that every student has the opportunity to go to college.

• ARCHES: Alliance for Regional Collaboration to Heighten Educational Success
• Campaign for College Opportunity
• LA Cash for College
• Junior Achievement of Southern California
• Los Angeles Education Partnership | Sylmar Neighborhood Partnership

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Resources

Want more information on national, state, and local education issues? Here are a few sites to help you on your quest for knowledge.*

News
• Education Week
• Los Angeles Times | Local | Education
• Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
• Washington Post | Education
• US News | Education
• NBC News | Education Nation
• USA Today | College

Non-Profits
• Edutopia
• Los Angeles Education Partnership
• LA’s Best LA Youth | A newspaper by and about teens
• Get Schooled
• Boost Up
• Education Next
• Parent Revolution
• The Education Trust
• 50CAN
• Education Sector
• Education Voters
• Get Me To College
• Let’s Go To College
• American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
• Center for Education Reform
• National Education Association
• Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)
• Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)

Blogs/Opinions
• Eduwonk
• Eduflack
• Ed Voices
• Lemonade Initiative
• Thomas Fordham Institute | Flypaper Blog
• Big Education Ape

*The opinions expressed in the following website/blogs do not necessarily represent the opinions or perspective of College Summit. We encourage open, honest dialogue about controversial issues. Our mission is to increase the college enrollment rates of youth from low-income communities.

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