College and Career Readiness & Transitions

The San Francisco Education Fund harnesses the power of the community to equip every public school student with the skills to succeed in college, career and civic responsibility. We analyze data to target resources where they are needed most, engage volunteers in classrooms, provide grants to educators and award scholarships to students, to build a bright future for our city and its young people. San Francisco Education Fund facilitates Burton’s Circle the Schools Corporate Partnership with Salesforce. The Education Fund also places community volunteers to support Burton’s teachers and students and provides access to Circle the Schools planning grants, Fund for Teachers summer professional development grants, and college scholarships for SFUSD graduating seniors.

Contact: Ellen Schatz, Manager of School & Corporate Partnerships, eschatz@sfedfund.org

The College and Career Readiness Extended Learning and Support Team supports primarily off-track students to enroll in college courses as HS students, with an emphasis on subjects connected to jobs in high-demand areas, as a mechanism to help underrepresented students to: Graduate high school; Successfully participate in an Early College experience; While attending college, work in a career field with potential for advancement; Earn a college degree. Registration and enrollment assistance, orientation, study groups facilitation, student check-ins, transportation, textbooks.

Target Participants: We provide target support to students in the early release program, language pathways, underrepresented students, off-track students, recent immigrants, and 18+ students.

Days & Times on Campus: Monday-Friday, Wellness Center, RM. 219

Contact: Ms.Ligsay, Assistant Principal, ligsaym@sfusd.edu

The mission of San Francisco Achievers is to reduce the achievement gap of African American young men in San Francisco high schools through support, mentoring, and access to college scholarships and workforce development. SF Achievers provides social/emotional support and development for African American young men through group workshops and one-on-one check-ins with the goal of supporting their personal, professional, and academic success. We support students in 9th grade to college completion.

Target Participants: African American young men in grades 9-12. Participants are either recruited based on their ethnic background or referred by school staff.

Days & Times on Campus: Monday & Friday, Lunch, Location Varies

Contact: Kiani Shaw, Advisor, kshaw@sfachievers.org

FACES for the Future creates work-based learning opportunities related to the health professions through workshops, field trips, and internships. Our organization provides:

• Health Career Training
• Academic Support
• Connection to Wellness Services
• Youth Leadership Development

• Target Participants: FACES programs target resilient and motivated underrepresented youth that have an interest in pursuing the health care field.

Days & Times on Campus: Tuesday & Thursday in RM. 118

Contact: Angela Thai, Project Coordinator, angela.thai@phi.org

Genesys Works is a non-profit organization working with high school seniors to provide college access, career support, and paid school-year internships. Genesys is an 8-week summer training where students learn professional and IT skills as interviewing, public speaking, Microsoft Office, computer hardware, and software knowledge. They are then placed in a year-long paid internship with one of our corporate partners (such as PG&E or Salesforce). Participants are managed by one of the Genesys Works Program Coordinators who support them at work and throughout the college application process.

Target Participants: High school seniors (recruited during their Junior Year), low-income, first generation college students, students from untraditional households, and/or students attending public high schools

Contact: Eden Yemi Belachew, Program Coordinator, ebelachew@genesysworks.org

10,000 Degrees is one of California’s leading college success nonprofits committed to helping first-generation college students from low-income backgrounds get to and through college. At Burton High School, 10,000 Degrees will be supporting seniors who plan to enroll at City College of San Francisco then transfer to and graduate from a four-year college. Please visit our website to learn more.

Target Participants: Seniors interested in City College of San Francisco

Days & Times on Campus: Tuesdays (10am-4pm) and Wednesdays (10-2pm) in RM 200.9

Contact: Noemi Garibay, College Access Fellow, ngaribay@10000degrees.org

UAspire provides workshops and one-on-one College Affordability Advising for High School Seniors. Program offerings include:

• Create personalized financial aid timelines
• Submit and complete financial aid applications
• Complete additional verification forms and follow-up with colleges
• Review financial aid awards and understand college costs
• Receive support over the summer in transitioning to college

Target Participants: All students are eligible to work with uAspire. However, due to limited time capacity and the evaluation, uAspire at Burton randomly selects the students in the senior cohort after students submit a data-sharing consent form. UAspire works closely with approximately 120 seniors at Burton High School through the college affordability process.

Days & Times on Campus: Mondays & Thursdays (9am-4pm) in Counseling Suite

Contact: Esmeralda Garcia, College Affordability Advisor, esmeraldag@uaspire.org

Transitional Coach & Employment Services: We offer employment support and opportunities for students and adults. We provide professional workshops to help students and adults complete resumes, cover letters, practice interviewing skills and communication skills. Our employment services will connect students and adults to work opportunities and aids them with the application process. People can drop in and receive one on one support to get connected to resources and jobs.

Life Skills Program: Team Building; Emotional Intelligence; Aligning Vision and Passion; Goals; Critical Thinking; Understanding and Managing Conflict; Problem Solving; Financial Literacy; Continued Education; Communication; Resume; Employment.

Target Participants: All students and adults interested in work experience and professional development.

Days & Times on Campus: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, RM. 200.1 (drop-ins welcome)

Contact: Nina Nevarez, Transitional Coach, nnevarez@ymcasf.net

This four-week course prepares juniors and seniors for the SAT math test and is best suited for students earning a “B” in their math classes. The course covers test-taking strategies to improve performance. Jackson, a six-year-old Golden Retriever, joins the group as a certified animal assisted therapist.

Target Participants: College-bound juniors & seniors who are preparing for the SAT and have earned at least a “B” in their math classes.

Days & Times on Campus: Wednesday, After School, 1:15-2:45pm

Contact: Dr. Clifton Luke, Facilitator, cliftonluke@gmail.com

JCYC identifies, selects, and assists low-income youth who have the potential to be the first generation of their family to continue in and graduate from high school and enroll in a 4-year college or university. JCYC’s services focus on coordination, enhancement, and collaboration, and works closely with SFUSD, local universities, and community based organizations to deliver financial aid and academic advising for students in San Francisco.

Target Participants: Low-income and first generation students

Days & Times on Campus: Monday-Thursday, 8AM-4:30PM, Counseling Office (200.8)

Contact: Shuqing (Sue) Li is the Educational Advisor for JCYC Educational Talent Search. She is available in Room 200.8 Monday-Thursday, 8:00am-4:30pm and can be reached via e-mail at sli@jcyc.org or 415-469-4550 ext.1205. Sue is fluent in English and Chinese.

Michelle Guan is the Educational Advisor for JCYC San Francisco College Access Center. She is available in Room 200.8 Mondays/Tuesdays (8:00am-4:00pm), Wednesdays (9:00-3:00pm), and Thursdays (9:00am-2:00pm). She can be reached via e-mail at mguan@jcyc.org or 415-469-4550 ext. 1205.

Mission: USF ETS is a Federal TRIO Program funded by the US Department of Education to increase awareness of postsecondary educational opportunities available to San Francisco’s low-income and first generation college going youth. We assist 500 eligible youth in successfully completing their secondary education and preparing for successful entry (or re-entry) into postsecondary educational programs, with the goal of ultimately entering a four-year college degree

Offerings:

• Advice and assistance in secondary school course selection/transcript reviews
• SAT/ACT Prep and Fee Waivers
• Assistance completing college applications, FAFSA, and scholarships
• Financial Planning for college
• Personal/Career counseling/activities
• College awareness activities and field trips

Target Participants: Low Income AND/OR First Generation students

Days & Times on Campus: Monday-Thursday, 9AM-4:30PM, RM. 200.1

Contact: Gracee Anguiano, College Advisor, ganguiano@usfca.edu

Through academic advising, college access workshops, financial aid planning, science enrichment programs, student leadership opportunities, UCSF student mentoring, college visits, and career exposure, EAOP at UCSF leads student academic success and increased college-going rates.

Target Participants: 10th-12th grade AOHS low-income, underrepresented, and first-generation students

Days & Times on Campus: Monday-Friday, College & Career Center

Contact: Emmanuel Padilla, EAOP Coordinator, emmanuel.padilla@ucsf.edu

PEP Burton is an Ethnic Studies course that focuses on the Filipin@/x American experience(s). Our theme for the 2018-2019 school year is REDEMPTION. Students in the class engage in college-level discussions centered around issues that are pertinent to their everyday lives. As we deconstruct knowledge & history, we focus on redeeming our cultural wealth and celebrating diversity. This course aims to teach the youth to respond to problems/find purposes in tangible ways through community building opportunities that develop trust, appreciation, and communication among all participants in the classroom.

Target Participants: 11th & 12th grade students at Burton HS

Days & Times on Campus: 5th Period, RM. 226

Contact: Kai Santiago, Coordinator, rkaisantiago@gmail.com

Youth Making A Change is the groundbreaking program Coleman Advocates developed for organizing low-income high school students of color in San Francisco. YMAC has involved thousands of youth in youth-led advocacy efforts to stand for and win innovative programs for San Francisco’s high schools and students—including Wellness Centers and SF Youth Vote, as well as landmark policies to close the racial achievement gap.

Target Participants: We look to empower and develop the most impacted by the School to Prison Pipeline (Latino, Pacific Islander and African American students) into leaders of their communities.

Days & Times on Campus: Tuesday, Lunch, RM. 221

Contact: Chanella Hunter, Youth Organizing Coordinator, chunter@colemanadvocates.org

The Academy/Pathway Dual Enrollment Program allows high school students to get a jump start on college! The program partners with the San Francisco Unified School District to enroll students participating in career academies in introductory college-level coursework at CCSF during their junior and senior years. The college courses offered to students build on their high school CTE curriculum and allow students to further explore careers/industry sectors while earning high school and college credit at the same time.

Target Participants:

Days & Times on Campus:

Contact: Tiffany E. San Jose, Education Integration Specialist, sanjoset@sfusd.edu

CollegeSpring is the largest non-profit organization in California offering SAT preparation and college counseling services to students at no cost to students or their families. Since 2008, its programs have helped more than 15,000 high school students improve their SAT scores and become the first in their families to go to college. Students enrolled in the CollegeSpring program at Burton High School will complete SAT preparation with their tutorial teachers, and take diagnostic SAT exams as part of a partnership between Burton and CollegeSpring. When students attend CollegeSpring Diagnostic Tests, they receive important practice for the official SAT exam, along with score reports that track their progress and assist teachers in individualizing curriculum. Data shows that completing practice Diagnostic Tests leads to SAT score gains.

Target Participants: Average 11th graders who may or may not be thinking about college (but should be!) and could benefit from some remedial math and English support to boost their skills and SAT scores.

Days & Times on Campus: Monday & Tuesday, After School, RM. 240

Contact: Ms. Falcon & Ms. Hanson, Facilitators, serrano-falcony@sfusd.edu & hansons@sfusd.edu