At Breakthrough, we use Google Spaces to quickly and informally connect across our 25 affiliate sites. Our Breakthrough College Access and Success Google Space can be used to share resources and opportunities, ask questions, thought-partner, and individually chat with one another. New to Google Spaces? You can refer to this user guide to learn more about how the platform works.

Once you join, please introduce yourself by messaging the Google Space and including the following:

• Your name

• Title/role

• Affiliate

• A response to one (or both!) of the following prompts:

  • What is something you are hoping to collaborate on with your Breakthrough colleagues?

  • What is something you are hoping to learn from our College Access and Success Community?

You can use this calendar to invite affiliate colleagues and their students to virtual events that may be happening at your site, and to view events hosted by other affiliates and share them with your students. Feel free to add events to the calendar directly :).  Colllege Access and Success events hosted by the National Office are also included on this calendar.

Here is a quick video that explains how to access the calendar and add events to it. 

College Access/Success Office Hours with Sam are held on Tuesdays from 2-3 PM ET, (11 AM-12 PM PT). This is an optional, informal, drop-in space, so feel free to hop in to chat, ask questions, share resources, etc.  College Access and Success Collaboration Calls are held monthly (typically the first Thursday of the month) and are an opportunity to connect with colleagues, discuss updates in the college access and success spaces, hear from partners, and share resources and ideas. 

Once you fill out the new staff form you will receive invitations to these events. You can also manually add them to your calendar by clicking on the event links above.

College Bound in a Box is Breakthrough's college access curriculum and resources. It includes a variety of workshops, lesson plans, and resources that can be integrated into your site's college access/high school programming.

The College Success Toolkit is the Collaborative's first college success resource, and contains resources and user guides to support sites in establishing or expanding college success programs. 

Both of these are extensive collections of resources, so it can be helpful to dedicate a few days or blocks of time to reviewing them. 

Breakthrough's National Office has resources and staff members dedicated to a variety of topics and services, from curriculum development to research and evaluation. You can learn about all of our work by checking out these Google Sites:

BREAKTHROUGH’S CURRICULUM FOR 2023

• Breakthrough’s curriculum resources in Literature, Math, Writing, and Science, and shared resources from across the Collaborative.

• Also includes archived resources like an overview of the 2021 Curricula Project and developed resources like the Curriculum Evaluation Tool (CET). 

• Staff Contact: Linda Francis (lfrancis@breakthroughcollaborative.org)

BREAKTHROUGH’S HUMAN FIRST FRAMEWORK & RESOURCES

• This website holds all the resources related to the Human First Framework. Since the Human First Framework is a cross-departmental project, some resources linked in this website may also be found in other program team websites (e.g., BIT, curriculum).

• Staff Contact: Jenny Song (jsong@breakthroughcollaborative.org)

BREAKTHROUGH’S INSTRUCTIONAL TRAININGS (BIT) FOR 2023

• Breakthrough’s Instructional Trainings for Teaching Fellows.

• Staff Contact: Linda Francis (lfrancis@breakthroughcollaborative.org)

BREAKTHROUGH’S RACE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION (REDI) RESOURCES FOR 2023

• Updated versions of the resources created for training Teaching Fellows on race, equity, diversity, and inclusion (REDI).

• Staff Contact: Meredith Zackey (mzackey@breakthroughcollaborative.org) and Linda Francis (lfrancis@breakthroughcollaborative.org)

COLLABORATIVE STANDARDS & PATHWAY PLANS RESOURCE SITE

• This website contains the resources and historical background for Breakthrough’s Collaborative Standards process and pathway plan creation.

• Staff Contact: Meredith Zackey (mzackey@breakthroughcollaborative.org)

RESEARCH AND EVALUATION TOOLKIT

• Guidance for administering Exact Path, information on surveys, uploading student rosters, and more!

• Staff Contact: Jee Deogracias (jdeogracias@breakthroughcollaborative.org), Jenny Song (jsong@breakthroughcollaborative.org)