CRIS Webinar Series

CRIS webinars discuss various topics, tools, and resources related to College Readiness. These webinars are open and free and available for members of the College Readiness Indicator System (CRIS) project and others outside the network interested in college readiness topics.

CRIS webinars are made possible by the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

WEBINAR 3:
How Can Districts Structure School Counseling Programs to Promote College Readiness for All Students?

Friday, April 20, 2011
1:00pm - 2:00 pm Eastern Time

Presenters:
Mandy Savitz-Romer, Faculty Member and Director of the Prevention Science and Practice program, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Naomi Housman Executive Director, Office of Counseling and Promotion Standards, The School District of Philadelphia; Sylvia Lopez, Director, Counseling Services, Dallas Independent School District;

Description:
This webinar will discuss the state of school counseling as it relates to college readiness counseling, the challenges facing current models, and how to promote a collaborative college readiness program that builds on the strengths of school counselors and the availability of college outreach programs.

Webinar video and PowerPoint

WEBINAR 2:
Linking High School Data and Post-Secondary Outcomes in NYC

Friday, December 2, 2011

Presenters:
Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger, Executive Director Research and Policy Support Group, NYCDOE
Shani Wilkes, Senior Research Associate Research and Policy Support Group, NYCDOE

Description:
How do you determine what factors have the most impact on college readiness and success? A unique opportunity to explore that question arose in 2010 when the New York City Department of Education and City University of New York, with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, collaborated to merge student-level data from the largest urban U.S. school system with data from the nation’s largest urban public university system.

Webinar video, PowerPoint, and resources

WEBINAR 1:

How Do You Measure College Readiness?

Lessons from the Consortium on Chicago School Research

Friday, October 7, 2011

Presenter:

Elaine Allensworth

Senior Director and Chief Research Officer
at the Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR)

Description:
In this webinar, Elaine Allensworth presented findings from several years of research by the Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR) at the University of Chicago and described how these findings were used to develop indicator systems and improve school practice in Chicago public schools.

Webinar summary, video, PowerPoint, and resources