MISSION GRADUATES
3040 16TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 www.missiongraduates.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MISSION GRADUATES IS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT BENEFIT ORGANIZATION THAT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF K-12 STUDENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO'S MISSION DISTRICT WHO ARE PREPARED FOR AND COMPLETE A COLLEGE EDUCATION IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOLS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM (EDP): THE EDP PROVIDES AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER EDUCATION TO ALVARADO, CLEVELAND, AND MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THE THOMAS EDISON CHARTER ACADEMY THAT HELPS ALMOST 800 STUDENTS DEVELOP THEIR ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS AND INCREASE LITERACY LEVELS, AND SHORE UP ACADEMIC SKILLS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE BELOW GRADE IN CERTAIN ACADEMIC COMPETENCIES. OUR EDP PROGRAMS EXTEND THE LEARNING DAY TO ENSURE STUDENTS CAN TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LITERACY, AND ACADEMIC SKILLS NECESSARY TO EXCEL. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF FIVE CORE COMPONENTS: ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT AND GUIDED READING INTERVENTIONS; PROJECT-BASED ELECTIVE THAT INCORPORATE LITERACY-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT EACH CYCLE; SPORTS AND RECREATION; COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER GROUP COHESION, BUILD SOCIAL SKILLS, AND MODEL RESILIENCY; AND THEIR EARLY COLLEGE AWARENESS CURRICULUM THAT PREPARES AND MOTIVATES CHILDREN TO PLAN FOR COLLEGE. THIS YEAR, MISSION GRADUATES WAS ASKED TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE MISSION HIGH SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL, RECOGNIZING OUR EFFORTS IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS' ACADEMIC COMPETENCIES AND COLLEGE ASPIRATIONS, ASKED THE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE OUR EDP PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ENSURE MORE MISSION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE COLLEGE READY. IN OUR FIRST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT 681 STUDENTS THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

MISSION COMMUNITY BEACON (MCB): ALMOST 25 YEARS AGO, MISSION GRADUATES PARTNERED WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO BEACON INITIATIVE AND CITY AND COUNTY FUNDERS TO DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE MODEL FOR PROGRAMMING THAT MEETS MORE THAN JUST THE ACADEMIC OR SOCIAL NEEDS OF YOUTH AT EVERETT MIDDLE SCHOOL, IT ALSO CREATES A SPACE FOR YOUTH TO DEVELOP INTO LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. BEACON CENTERS HAVE BEEN EXPANDED TO 27 SITES IN SAN FRANCISCO, INCLUDING MISSION GRADUATES' SITES AT BRYANT, FLYNN, AND SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING EVERETT BEACON. OVERLAYING THE PROGRAMMING OF THE EXTENDED DAY PROGRAMS, THE BEACONS ALSO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE HUB OF SERVICES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AND AFTERSCHOOL. THE MISSION GRADUATE BEACONS SERVE ALMOST 1,100 YOUTH AND FAMILIES, AND EXPANDS THE LEARNING DAY BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY, PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONS, BUT ALSO AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE FUTURE LEADERS CAN TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR EDUCATION, DEVELOP SKILLS NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND BEGIN WORKING ON THEIR GOALS OF GRADUATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION.

COLLEGE ACCESS: COLLEGE CONNECT (CC):CC IS A FAMILY-BASED COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROGRAM THAT LAUNCHED IN SPRING 2008. CC ANNUALLY RECRUITS TWENTY-FIVE FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE BOUND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS LIVING, OR ATTENDING SCHOOL, IN THE MISSION AND EXCELSIOR DISTRICTS OF SAN FRANCISCO WHO ARE THE FIRST GENERATION TO ATTEND COLLEGE. CC PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVE SUPPORT WITH: ACT PREPARATION, MATH AND ENGLISH TUTORING, PERSONAL STATEMENTS AND SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION COACHING, OBTAINING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CHOOSING THE BEST COLLEGE THAT MEETS THEIR PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC NEEDS, AND MAKING A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO COLLEGE, WITH SUPPORT THROUGH GRADUATION. CURRENTLY, CC HAD 262 PARTICIPANTS SPREAD ACROSS THIRTEEN COHORTS; 86 ARE ALUMNI, 121 ARE COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND 49 ARE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS. 79% OF THE COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM ARE STILL PERSISTING IN COLLEGE OR HAVE RECEIVED THEIR COLLEGE DEGREE, OVER 3 TIMES THE CALIFORNIA AVERAGE OF 23%. 89% OF STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM GRADUATE WITHIN 5 YEARS OF COLLEGE ENTRY. THEY HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCESS IN ENSURING THAT FINANCES ARE NOT A BARRIER TO A COLLEGE. THEIR 207 COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ALUMNI RAISED OVER $5.3 MILLION IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, AS WELL AS APPLYING FOR ALL FEDERAL STATE, AND SCHOOL FINANCIAL AID. JOHN O'CONNELL COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER (JOCCC)- JOCCC IS AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH JOHN O'CONNELL HIGH SCHOOL, TRADITIONALLY CONSIDERED A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, WHERE THE STAFF ARE EMBEDDED WITH TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM. BEING IN THE CLASSROOM DURING THE SCHOOL DAY ALLOWS STAFF TO WORK WITH THE ENTIRE SCHOOL POPULATION OF OVER 600, USING THE CONTEXT OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO DISCUSS CAREER AND HIGHER EDUCATION ASPIRATIONS. THIS MODEL PROVIDES FOR A MORE INTEGRATED AND HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ASSISTING STUDENTS WITH THEIR FUTURE GOALS, AS OPPOSED TO A SEPARATE COLLEGE AND CAREER OFFICE THAT FEW STUDENTS UTILIZE.COMPLETING THE FIFTH YEAR OF THE PROGRAM THEY HAVE SEEN CONSISTENT PROGRAM OUTCOMES FOR O'CONNELL STUDENTS. THIS YEAR 99% OF LATINX SENIORS AND 100% OF BLACK SENIORS GRADUATED. OF THE ENTIRE GRADUATING SENIOR CLASS, 92% WERE ACCEPTED INTO COLLEGE, AND 92% OF SENIORS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR 4-YEAR UNIVERSITIES SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS.

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