C5 - Bridging the College Divide: A Focused Look at Programs that Serve High Potential, Low-Income Students
Session Description
We will explore programs that have cracked through the barriers that at risk and low-income students face. We will look at the success of the Bard Early College High Schools and the work of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s (JKCF) scholars and grants programs. We will explore the impact of JKCF grant on a group of low/moderate income students from Northern Virginia and their college dreams.
Target audience
ALL
Submitter
Kevin Terry, Rock Ridge High School (VA)
Presenters
Kevin Terry, Rock Ridge High School (VA)
Brief biographical sketch, to include educational background
Kevin Terry is the School Counseling Director at Rock Ridge High School (VA). Over his 20 year tenure as a school counselor Mr. Terry has been a middle school counselor, high school counselor and high school counseling director. H
Astrik Tenney, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Brief biographical sketch, to include educational background
Astrik Tenney is the program manager in the Grants Department, where, in collaboration with the foundation’s Chief of Staff, she oversees the development and management of grants and program related investments to other nonprofit organizations that share the foundation’s commitment to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need.
Dr. Francesca Gamber, Bard High School Early College Baltimore (MD)
Brief biographical sketch, to include educational background
Founding head of school at the first early college high school in Baltimore City, where students can earn both a high school diploma and a tuition-free Associate's degree in four years.