Evaluation college bridge programs

Trainings include the following topics:. CARA works with schools to help support the integration of College Bridge into existing college office work. CARA brings College Bridge supervisors together several times a year to support the implementation of the program at their individual schools.

CARA also provides:. Give College Coach access to student forms and information needed for college enrollment during summer. I wish I had someone like myself around when I was applying to college. Academy for Careers in Television and Film. Bronx Collaborative High School. Bronx River High School. Bronx Theatre High School. Essex Street Academy. Expeditionary School for Community Leaders. Flushing International High School. Harvest Collegiate High School. International Community High School.

International High School at Lafayette. International High School for Health Sciences. Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School. Landmark High School. The profiled programs vary in length, course content, and organization. Two of the programs are residential, while the other two allow students to commute from home.

Through interviews and review of program materials, the authors found that only one of the campuses studied implements an evaluation process that could be characterized as somewhat complete. In sum, the authors are discouraged by the lack of clear evidence that these particular summer bridge programs are meeting their objectives.

The authors' limited study of four programs suggests that there is much work left to be done. Tel: ; Tel: ; Fax: ; e-mail: subinfo wiley.