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Presque Isle – After a competitive proposal process, the University of
Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) and Caribou High School have been selected
to join three other university-high school partnerships in the Nellie
Mae Education Foundation's Partnerships for College Success grant
program. Partnerships for College Success is a new multi-year grant program under the Nellie Mae Education Foundation's College Prep initiative. The grant program is aimed at strengthening existing collaborations between universities and high schools that seek to improve college preparation and success for all students. The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation will provide technical assistance as the intermediary for the program. The five-year grant will provide UMPI and Caribou High School with $150,000 for the first year and will be directed specifically toward ensuring that middle and high school students from the Caribou school district will be ready for college and that there is an increase in the number of Caribou High School students who enroll, persist and graduate from UMPI and other post-secondary institutions. "The University of Maine at Presque Isle and Caribou High School have a long history of highly collaborative work focused on improving academic achievement," said Blenda J. Wilson, President and CEO of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. "We look forward to working with them to ensure that more of their students go on to college fully prepared to succeed academically and to gain the high-level education they will need to become part of the 21st century workforce. “We look forward to the unique opportunity to work with two of the leading educational foundations in the country,” said Mike McCormack, coordinator for the UMPI/Caribou project. “In year one the partnership will focus on data collection and analysis that will be used to inform program design. The grant will provide opportunities for Caribou High School and the University of Maine at Presque Isle to evaluate curriculum and assessment practices, expand tutorial services, and expand early college experiences and course work.” Along with three other university/high school partnerships - UMass Boston and the Dorchester Education Complex (Boston), Clark University and the University Park Campus School (Worcester), and UMass Lowell and Lowell High School - UMPI and Caribou High School will be part of the Partnerships for College Success Cluster. The Foundation expects to add two more partnerships to the Cluster in 2005. Cluster members will work with the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation to design, implement, share and document best practices related to improving college preparation, access, retention, and completion for underserved students. "The Partnerships for College Success program is offering a college jumpstart for students in both urban and rural areas,” said Robert Weisbuch, President of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. We're eager to help the partnerships create more intellectual challenges for the students, as well as first-rate professional development for their teachers. We think this is an important opportunity to remove some barriers and help prepare students not only for college success, but also for fulfilling lives and careers." Partnerships for College Success is a multi-year grant program in the Nellie Mae Education Foundation’s College Prep initiative. The Foundation’s College Prep grants support innovative and time-tested intervention programs, especially those that go beyond informing and motivating students to directly impacting high school and college achievement and attainment. Grants also support research, information dissemination, and program evaluation to develop, inform, and advance best practices in the field. Based in Quincy, Massachusetts, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation provides grants and other support to education programs in New England that are designed to improve low-income and underserved students’ academic achievement and access to higher education. The Foundation also funds research that examines critical educational opportunity issues affecting underserved students, adults and families. Since it was established in1998, the Foundation has awarded $44 million in grants and support to education programs in the region. On the web at www.nmefdn.org. The University of Maine Presque Isle serves 1500 students who seek intellectual, outdoor, and cultural adventure within the context of a small, supportive community. Serving many low-income and first-generation college students, UMPI combines liberal arts and professional programs to offer 26 bachelor and associate degrees. On the web at www.umpi.maine.edu The Caribou School Department serves a rural population with an enrollment of nearly 1,600 students, 600 of whom attend Caribou High School. The school has received state and national recognition for academic excellence. On the web at www.caribouschools.org/Secondary/CHS/chs.html. The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has its origins in a now-famous fellowship program, begun in 1945, which helped the United States create a great generation of college teachers and intellectual leaders. Today's Woodrow Wilson continues to cultivate excellence in teaching and learning at every level of education, putting the arts and sciences at the service of democracy. On the web at www.woodrow.org |
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University of Maine at Presque Isle
181 Main Street
Presque Isle, ME 04769
207.768.9400
A member of the University of Maine System
181 Main Street
Presque Isle, ME 04769
207.768.9400
A member of the University of Maine System