Supporting students
in accessing higher education
ANO ANG BAGAY SA KOLEHIYO?
Mga usapin sa kolehiyo, a $15 million grantmaking initiative of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, seeks to increase college enrollment rates for Marion County high school seniors, especially for students less likely to enroll in college, including students from low-income households, Black students, and Hispanic and Latino students.
High school students face a variety of challenges when considering college, including accessing coursework that prepares them for college, identifying possible career options, and obtaining financial aid. For students without access to relevant support and resources, these challenges can turn into barriers that keep them from applying to and enrolling in college — furthering existing racial and socioeconomic disparities in education and worsening talent shortages in the Indy region.
To help remove some of these barriers and increase college enrollment, Mga usapin sa kolehiyo is awarding grants to Marion County public high schools and community organizations in two phases, Meeting the Moment and Reversing the Trend. The grantees in both phases will use the funding to support Indianapolis students and their families as they navigate the process of exploring, enrolling in and financing college.
1 Indiana College Readiness Dashboard, 2 Dashboard ng Pagkumpleto ng FAFSA
THE PROBLEM: WE NEED COLLEGE GRADS
More college graduates needed
Low college enrollment is a challenge to our economic vitality. Indianapolis employers continue to report difficulty finding talent with the education and skills needed to fill open positions. Fewer Marion County residents have college degrees than many of our peer cities, which puts us at a competitive disadvantage when trying to attract new businesses and better jobs.
For individuals, education beyond high school contributes to a higher annual income and improved financial stability. Further, increased educational attainment is associated with increased health, happiness, quality of life and civic engagement.
COLLEGE MATTERS: MEETING THE MOMENT
Grants to support FAFSA completion and college enrollment
Through College Matters: Meeting the Moment, the Foundation awarded nearly $5 million in short-term grants to Marion County public schools, community organizations, and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education in September 2023. These grants provide support to students in two areas: completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) — now a requirement to graduate high school in Indiana — and exploring their college options.
Meeting the Moment: Grants to schools
To assist students and their families in meeting Indiana’s new FAFSA mandate during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years, the Foundation awarded a total of $3.25 million in grants to 37 Marion County public high schools within 17 school corporations.*
| Korporasyon ng paaralan | Halaga ng grant |
| Mga Paaralan sa Lungsod ng Beech Grove | $160,000 |
| Christel House Indianapolis | $160,000 |
| Goodwill Foundation of Central & Southern Indiana | $200,000 |
| Herron Classical Schools | $200,000 |
| Mga Pampublikong Paaralan ng Indianapolis | $240,000 |
| Irvington Community Schools | $145,500 |
| KIPP Indy Public Schools | $150,000 |
| MSD of Decatur Township | $200,000 |
| MSD ng Lawrence Township | $240,000 |
| MSD ng Pike Township | $200,000 |
| MSD ng Warren Township | $240,000 |
| MSD ng Washington Township | $177,750 |
| MSD ng Wayne Township | $240,000 |
| Perry Township Schools | $240,000 |
| Phalen Leadership Academies | $150,000 |
| Purdue Polytechnic High School | $160,000 |
| Victory College Prep | $150,000 |
Meeting the Moment: Grants to community organizations
To reach students and their families in places other than schools, four Marion County community organizations received grants totaling $1.35 million over three years to support students in exploring, enrolling in and financing college.
| Organisasyong nakabatay sa komunidad | Halaga ng grant |
| Sentro para sa Pag-unlad ng Pamumuno | $300,000 |
| Indiana Black Expo | $300,000 |
| Indiana Latino Institute | $450,000 |
| Indianapolis Urban League | $300,000 |
Meeting the Moment: Grant to Indiana Commission for Higher Education
To fund convenings and facilitate the exchange of information between grantees and the State of Indiana, the Komisyon ng Indiana para sa Mas Mataas na Edukasyon received a three-year, $363,000 grant.
COLLEGE MATTERS: REVERSING THE TREND
Grants to implement proven college enrollment strategies
To make an even larger impact on the college enrollment rate, the Fairbanks Foundation announced College Matters: Reversing the Trend in December 2023. This phase of Mga usapin sa kolehiyo, which seeks to reverse the decline in college enrollment among Marion County high school students, launched a competitive grant process for Marion County public school corporations to apply for funding to implement strategies aimed at increasing college enrollment.
Through Reversing the Trend, the Fairbanks Foundation is awarding funding in two stages. The first stage, which opened Dec. 5, 2023, and closed Feb. 1, 2024, allowed public school corporations to apply for one of six planning grants to support the development of four-year plans to increase college enrollment. These plans will use proven or innovative strategies to increase college enrollment, with an emphasis on students who are less likely to enroll in college.
From a total of 20 applicants, six school corporations were chosen to receive $20,000 planning grants:
Each of the grantees will receive technical assistance from national research firm Mathematica as they select the appropriate interventions for their schools and develop an implementation plan.
In the second stage of the grant process, which will take place in late July 2024, the six school corporations that received the planning grants will be invited to submit proposals for additional grants of up to $1.5 million each that, if awarded, will support the implementation of their four-year plans. Each grantee can also use this grant money to plan for how they will sustain their work beyond the grant period.
Timeline
| Activity | Date |
| Informational webinars | Jan. 10, 2024, and Jan. 12, 2024 |
| Planning grant applications due | Noon EST on Feb. 1, 2024 |
| Planning grantee notification | March 25, 2024 |
| Planning grant period | March 25, 2024 – July 31, 2024 |
| Implementation grant proposals due | July 31, 2024 |
| Implementation grantee notification | Sept. 3, 2024 |
| Implementation grant period | Sept. 3, 2024 – June 30, 2028 |
BAGAY SA KOLEHIYO MGA RESOURCES
Below, you’ll find a variety of items used to inform the creation of the Mga usapin sa kolehiyo initiative, including data sources and relevant research. For more information on Mga usapin sa kolehiyo, makipag-ugnayan sa kawani ng Foundation sa college@RMFF.org.
This competitive Request for Applications solicited proposals from eligible Marion County public high schools interested in receiving College Matters: Reversing the Trend planning grant funding.
Schools applying for College Matters: Reversing the Trend planning grants were encouraged to use this template when submitting a line-item budget for the planning grant period.
This Frequently Asked Questions document includes information relevant to schools applying for College Matters: Reversing the Trend planning grants.
This appendix to the College Matters: Reversing the Trend Request for Applications contains summaries of evidence-based interventions that fall under three strategies to increase college enrollment: 1) strengthen college and career counseling; 2) increase families’ financial awareness and help students apply for financial aid; and 3) bolster students’ academic preparation for college.
Itinatampok ng artikulong ito sa journal ang epekto ng patakaran ng estado ng Louisiana upang i-utos ang pagkumpleto ng FAFSA bilang isang kinakailangan upang makapagtapos ng mataas na paaralan. Ang pag-aaral ay nagpapakita ng FAFSA na mandato ng pagkumpleto ng Louisiana na humantong sa isang 19 na porsyento na pagtaas sa pagkumpleto ng FAFSA, na nauugnay sa isang 1-2 na porsyento na pagtaas sa pag-enroll sa kolehiyo.
The College Readiness Dashboard provides interactive data to supplement the annual College Readiness Reports; data is available for the state overall as well as by county, school district and school. The Dashboard includes data for high school graduates from the classes of 2012 through 2021.
Itinatampok ng ulat na ito ang mga demograpiko ng mga nagtapos sa high school sa 2019, ang kanilang antas ng paghahanda sa akademiko, mga rate ng pagpasok sa kolehiyo, mga sukatan ng tagumpay sa unang bahagi ng kolehiyo (mga nagtapos ng 2018) at mga rate ng pagtatapos (mga nagtapos sa 2020).
Ang taunang ulat na ito ay nagbibigay ng impormasyon kung gaano karaming mga mag-aaral ang nakatapos ng kanilang degree o sertipiko sa mga pampublikong kolehiyo at unibersidad sa Indiana. Bilang karagdagan sa mga uso sa buong estado, ang data ay ibinibigay ng kampus at ng mga katangian ng mag-aaral.
Ang College Completion Dashboard ay nagbibigay ng interactive na data upang madagdagan ang taunang College Completion Reports; ang data ay magagamit para sa pangkalahatang estado gayundin ng county, distrito ng paaralan at paaralan. Kasama sa Dashboard ang data para sa mga mag-aaral na pumasok sa kolehiyo simula noong taglagas 2006.
Ang ulat na ito ay nagbibigay ng impormasyon sa mga ibinabalik ng isang kolehiyo degree na magbubunga pagkatapos ng graduation, na higit pa sa mga benepisyong pinansyal. Ayon sa ulat, ang mga Hoosier na may degree sa kolehiyo ay may higit na seguridad sa trabaho, pinahusay na panlipunang kadaliang kumilos, nadagdagan ang pakikilahok sa sibiko, pinabuting kalusugan at kagalingan at mas mataas na kalidad ng buhay.
Ang College Value Report Dashboard ay nagbibigay ng interactive na data upang madagdagan ang College Value Reports; ang data ay magagamit para sa lahat ng institusyon ng estado sa pangkalahatan gayundin ng indibidwal na pampublikong institusyon, antas ng degree at lugar ng programa. Kasama sa Dashboard ang data para sa mga mag-aaral na nagtapos ng kolehiyo simula noong 2008 at nagtatapos sa klase ng 2017.
Ang ulat na ito ay nagbibigay ng pagsusuri sa kabuuang halaga ng kolehiyo sa lahat ng pampublikong institusyon sa Indiana at sinusuri ang average na load ng utang para sa mga nagtapos sa kolehiyo, gayundin ang epekto ng tulong pinansyal ng estado at pederal sa pagbabawas ng gastos para sa mga estudyante at pamilya ng Hoosier. Ang impormasyon ay ibinibigay sa pangkalahatan at ng campus.
Ang libreng data resource ng Fairbanks Foundation, na tinutukoy bilang Community Data Snapshot (CDS), ay kinabibilangan ng Marion County- at state-level na impormasyon sa iba't ibang hakbang sa mga pokus na lugar ng Foundation sa Education, Health at Vitality of Indianapolis. Kasama sa seksyong Edukasyon ng Snapshot ng Data ng Komunidad ang maraming hanay ng data na may kaugnayan sa Mga usapin sa kolehiyo, kabilang ang graduation sa high school, college-going at college persistence rate pati na rin ang SAT performance at high school diploma type. Marami sa mga hakbang na ito ay makukuha rin sa CDS sa distrito ng paaralan at mga antas ng paaralan.
Ang Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed Dashboard, na nilikha ng Indiana Department of Education, ay nagtatampok ng data sa antas ng paaralan at distrito para sa mga estudyante ng Hoosier sa mga baitang PK-12. Ginawa pagkatapos ng Indiana General Assembly na magpatibay ng isang kinakailangan upang maglunsad ng dashboard ng pagganap ng paaralan, impormasyon sa GPS na partikular na nauugnay sa Mga usapin sa kolehiyo kasama ang pagkumpleto ng FAFSA at pagtatrabaho/pagpapatala (ang porsyento ng mga mag-aaral na nagtatrabaho sa loob ng Indiana o naka-enroll sa isang pampublikong institusyong postecondary sa Indiana isang taon pagkatapos ng kanilang inaasahang taon ng pagtatapos).
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