National Alliance ofBlack School EducatorsPipeline for African American Teachers: 2015 Program Update

8th Edition

Recruit & Place Qualified

Teachers in School Districts

in Need

Invite to Join the Pipeline

Connect & Support through

Teacher Education Programs

While African American students make up an estimated 16% of the national high school student population, less than 7% of the educators in these schools are African American. The Pipeline for African American Teachers was designed to identify those African American youth who have post-secondary plans to attend college and earn a degree in education, and connect them with higher education and mentoring opportunities. Currently in its eighth year, the NABSE and myCollegeoptions® research program has identified a total of just over 867,000 African American high school students who have expressed an interest in pursuing a career in teaching.

This is a critical population to nurture, mentor and encourage to stay on this path, as these future educators will fill a serious cultural and educational gap facing the future of the American education system.

Students self-identify their college majors/career interests through an annual, national campaign in high schools across the country. African American students who report an interest in teaching are invited to join the Pipeline and are immediately placed on a pathway to mentoring and support. Today, this support comes from a variety of sources, including:

•Comprehensive college and career planning resources provided by MyCollegeOptions.org

•Connecting students with Schools of Education across the country, particularly at Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs)

•Custom content and resources provided by leading HBCUs

However, more is needed. NABSE is seeking funding and support for the program elements listed on page 7.

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About the Pipeline

The Process:

Identify Students

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Establishing the Baseline for Interested Student Persistence and Completion of Education Degrees

In order to truly measure the effectiveness of NABSE’s Pipeline for African American Teachers, a study has been initiated to understand the natural rates of persistence from high school aged interest to degree completion. Using a multiple baseline design and longitudinal analysis, the study will produce meaningful data each year for several years.

The initial findings are the result of a sample of students that indicated an interest in teaching during their junior or senior years of high school and did not receive any treatment or intervention from the PFAAT program. College enrollment data from the National Student Clearinghouse was appended to a random sample of 2000 qualifying students from the high school graduating class of 2009 yielding the following results:

• 63% enrolled in college within 5 years of HS graduation.• Of those, 13% declared an Education or Teaching Major.• 26% of the students who enrolled in college received any degree within 5 years of HS graduation.• 8.2% of all degrees awarded were degrees in Education.

The initial baseline will be revised when additional data is available for this sample. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 25% of the education degrees awarded to these students will be completed over the 5 years allotted for this study.

Cumulative Number of Students in the Pipeline for African American Teachers

Pipeline History by Graduation Year

Graduation Year Students

38,4012006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2013

2012

79,822

130,929

186,949

253,376

325,260

399,704

465,621

528,6062014

Since its creation, the Pipeline has identified 337,414 African American male high school students and 420,900 African American female high school students planning to pursue a career in education.

120,210

150,154

150,536

Current College Students

109,498

125,076

102,840

Current High School Students

(8th – 12th Grade)

Estimated College Graduates

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Students were asked who encourages them most about attending college and the majority of African American students indicate that parents are their primary source of encouragement. Siblings and other family members are also sources of encouragement, while less than 15% of African American students say their encouragement comes mostly from school personnel.

Only 3.3% of African American students report that they do not feel encouraged by anyone to attend college.

Primary Source of College Encouragement for African American Students

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College Encouragement

Other role

67%

Siblings/Other Family Members

Parents

Teachers/Guidance Counselors

16%

9%

4% Principal/Coach

Student Findings

• Two out of three African American students receive the most encouragement to attend college from parents, with another 16% getting their primary encouragement from another family member.

• African American male students are more than three times as likely to receive their encouragement to attend col-lege from an athletic coach.

• Encouragement from sources outside the family

• increases as African American students progress through high school.

College Achievement

When asked about college achievement, nearly all students say they will attend and graduate from college. However, the reality is that some students never achieve this goal. Students and educators were asked to share the greatest challenges in attending college. While more than 35% of African American students say their greatest chal-lenge is grades, nearly 40% of educators say their students’ greatest challenge is motivation. One in four African American students say the cost of tuition is their greatest challenge in attending college, and one in four educators agree that tuition is the greatest challenge. Full-time employ-ment, confidence and motivation are also among the greatest challenges according to African America students.

Greatest Challenge in Attending College

African American Students

Educators

Full time employment

Transportation

Support

Grades

Tuition

Confidence

Motivation

13%

26%

6%

39%

2%

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36%

26%

11%

11%

11%

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Student & Educator Findings

• Motivation is the greatest challenge to students attending college according to educators.

• Educators in high minority high schools are twice as likely to say that student confidence is the greatest challenge in post-secondary education.

• African American students identify grades and tuition as the top two challenges facing college enrollment.

• Educators in high minority high schools are significantly more likely to say their students need mentoring programs.

The primary goal of the Pipeline for African American Teachers is to provide a broad range of support that will encourage students to pursue careers in teaching. Two thirds of African American students say that having mentors in their schools who are currently teachers or student teachers would be most valuable to them and 51% of educators agree that extra support and encouragement to pursue teaching careers is needed. Yet, 48% of teachers say they are not interested in in-dividually mentoring a student, organizing a group activity, or organizing a club. The good news is that the other 52% of teachers say they are interested in offering one or more of these forms of encouragement and support to students.

Mentoring and Support

Mentoring Support Needs of Students Interested in Teaching

Careers

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Other role

Having a mentor who is a current student teacher

Participating in a future teachers organization

Having a mentor who is a teacher in your school

Being part of a national mentoring program

Online resources and communication with a mentor

Having a community leader as a mentor

47%

33%

28%

13%

11%

9%

Support Needs of Students Pursuing a Teaching Career

Opportunity to have mentoring relationships with existing teachers

More information about becoming a teacher

Extra support and encouragementto enter the teaching field

Support for students after they graduate to encourage teaching as a profession

Online resources and communication with a mentor

Other

52%

51%

43%

43%

16%

10%

Student and Educator Findings

• 51% of educators say that men-toring with existing teachers is essential for students planning to pursue a career in teaching.

• Two in three African American students wanting to become teachers say having mentors who are teachers or student teachers

• at their schools would be helpful.

• Students in low income high schools are twice as likely to be interested in a national mentoring program.

Percent of Students

Percent of Educators

Plan for Growth of the Pipeline The Pipeline for African American Teachers has proven successful in identifying future educators and connecting them with higher education opportunities. To build on this long track of success, NABSE and NRCCUA® are seeking funding and a new approach to move students through the pipeline. This new approach focuses on the critical transition from high school to college and will include these components:

• Delivering tools, resources and content to prospective students interested in teaching.

• Supporting and facilitating HBCUs with Schools of Education to reach out and develop critical relationships with these prospective students during their high school career.

• Establishing critical benchmarks of the status quo to ensure a positive impact for this program into the future.

The Pipeline for African American Teachers can be a critical program in growing and sustaining the proud tradition of NABSE for decades to come.

About The National Alliance of Black School EducatorsThe National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) is the nation’s premiere non-profit organization devoted to furthering the academic success for the nation’s children, particularly children of African descent. Founded in 1970, NABSE is dedicated to improving both the educational experiences and accomplishments of African American youth through the development and use of instructional and motivational methods that increase levels of inspiration, atten-dance and overall achievement.

About myCollegeoptions®

For over 40 years, the National Research Center for College & Uni-versity Admissions™ (NRCCUA®) has been gathering information on student and educator attitudes and interests. Every year, 2.5 million high school students in over 95% of the public and private high schools in the country participate.

NRCCUA® operates the nation’s largest college planning program, my Collegeoptions®, which directly benefits participating students, families and educators by providing them with comprehensive re-sources on colleges and universities, the college search and admis-sions processes, financial aid and scholarship programs, and more.

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Next Steps for the Pipeline

APPENDICES

8

9

ALL ITEMS IN BOX ARE REQUIRED FOR PROCESSING.Post-Secondary Planning Survey®

NABSE-15

A. Pre-SchoolB. ElementarySchool

4. If you are considering teaching as a possibility for your future, which level of students would you like to teach? (Darken as many as apply) C. MiddleSchoolD. HighSchool

E. CollegeF. SpecialEducation

C. HavingamentorwhoisacurrentstudentteacherD. Havingacommunityleaderasamentor

6. If you are considering teaching as a possibility for your future, what type of support would most help you in pursuing a teaching career? (Darken as many as apply) A. HavingamentorwhoisateacherinyourschoolB. Beingpartofanationalmentoringprogram

AOVER PLEASE

2. Do you believe you will attend and graduate from college? A.YesB.No

1. Which of the following types of information and materials would you like to receive to help you prepare for your future? (Darken as many as apply)A. College/CareerInformation B. FinancialAid/StudentLoans C. Mentoring/MotivationalPrograms D. StudySkills E.TestPrep F. Tutoring

A. PrivateCollege/University 7. If costs were not a factor, which categories of college would you like to attend? (Darken as many as apply)

B. StateCollege/University C. Community/JuniorCollege D. Vocational/TechnicalSchool

9. Have either of your parents attended college? A. YesB.No

8. Specialized schools and colleges offer degree programs in selected professional areas. Which categories of college would you like to attend? (Darken up to THREE)

A. ArchitecturalCollegeB. Art/DesignCollegeC. BibleCollegeD. SchoolofBusinessE. SchoolofCommunicationsF. CulinarySchool

G. SchoolofEconomicsH. CollegeofEducationI. EngineeringCollegeJ. FamilyandConsumerSciencesK. SchoolofForestry/EnvironmentalStudiesL. General/LiberalArtsCollege

M. SchoolofJournalismN. LawSchoolO. CollegeofMathematicsP. MedicalSchoolQ. MilitaryAcademy/CollegeR. MusicCollege/Conservatory

S. NursingCollegeT. SchoolofPsychology/SociologyU. CollegeofScienceV. InstituteofTechnologyW. TheatreArtsCollegeX. Other/Undecided

5. If you feel encouraged to attend college, who encourages you the most? (Darken ONE)A. MyteacherB. Myguidancecounselor

C.MyprincipalD. Mysibling(s)

E. Myparent(s)F. Mycoach

G. OtherfamilymemberH. Idonotfeelencouragedtoattendcollege.

3. What is the greatest challenge you see in attending college? (Darken ONE)A. ConfidenceB. Fulltimeemployment

C.GradesD. Motivation

E. SupportF. Transportation

G. Tuition

YOUR ACTIVITIES AND POST-SECONDARY PLANS

Birth Date

month day year

Male Female

High School Graduation Year What is your grade average?A+ B+ C+A B CA- B- Lower than C

Gender Scale:A=4,B=3,C=2,D=1,Failing=0

2015 2017 20192016 2018 2020

First Name

Last Name

HomeAddress

City State Zip

PreferredEmail

Your High School Name

Home Phone

CellPhone( ) ( )

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY WITH A NO. 2 PENCIL OR BLACK OR BLUE INK ONLY! COMPLETELY FILL IN CIRCLES.

11. Which of the following ACTIVITIES are you most likely to participate in while attending college? (Darken as many as apply) A. Academic/Honors Club B. Art/Design C. Band/Orchestra D. Business/Entrepreneur E. Choir

F. Church/Religious G. Community Serv/Volunteer H. Debate/ForensicsI. Drama/TheatreJ. Environmental Club

K. Fraternity/SororityL. Hunting/Fishing M. Language Club N. LeadershipO. Math/Science Club

P. Military/ROTC Q. Newspaper/TV/Radio R. Outdoor Adventure/Rec S. Outdoor Winter SportsT. Peer Mentoring/Tutoring

U. RoboticsV. Student Government W. Study AbroadX. Tech/Engineering ClubY. Writing/Publications

E. OnlineresourcesandcommunicationwithamentorF. Participatinginafutureteachersorganization

10. Please identify the types of high school courses you are currently taking. (Darken as many as apply)A. AdvancedPlacement(AP)B. InternationalBaccalaureate(IB)

C.HonorsProgramsD. Gifted/AcceleratedPrograms

E. OtherAdvancedProgramsF. College-CreditCourses

G. GeneralCollegePrepH. CareerandTechnical(CTE)

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APPENDICES

16. What kind of social behavior rules would you PREFER on a college campus? (Darken ONE)A. Conservative:Separatemale/femalelivingarrangements.Nodrinking,smoking,ordrugsonoroffcampus.B. Moderate:Observingreasonablelimitsandavoidingextremesinbehavioronoroffcampus.C. Liberal:Observingminimalcampusregulations.

18. Scholarship, grant, loan, and incentive programs are available to students based upon specific racial or ethnic backgrounds. Indicate your background by selecting from the categories below. (Darken as many as apply)

A. AmericanIndian/AlaskanNativeB. Asian/Asian-American/PacificIslander

C. Black/African-AmericanD. Latino/Hispanic/Chicano

E. MiddleEasternF. White/Caucasian

G. OtherH. Prefernottorespond

15. If you are interested in attending a denominational/church-related college, which TWO would you choose? (Darken up to TWO)A. AdventistB. AfricanMethodistEpiscopalC. AssembliesofGodD. BaptistE. Baptist(Southern)

F. BibleG. CatholicH. Charismatic/PentecostalI. ChurchofChristJ. ChurchofChrist(United)

K. ChurchofGodL. DisciplesofChristM. EpiscopalN. EvangelicalO. Friends/Quaker

P. JewishQ. L.D.S./MormonR. LutheranS. MennoniteT. Methodist

U. NazareneV. PresbyterianW. NondenominationalX. OtherChristianDenominationY. Noneoftheabove

20. If you could attend college today, which would be your top choices? (List up to FIVE) Spelloutfullcollegenameandtheabbreviationofthestateinwhichitislocated.(AbbreviatethewordUniversity-UNIV)

Haveyouvisitedthiscollege?State

Yes

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2.

3.

4.

5.

Yes

Yes

Yes

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19. What are the top three states in which you would consider attending college? 1. 2. 3.(Usetwoletterstateabbreviations)

21. EmailAddress

Please email me a report that will show how colleges and universities match my profile on MyCollegeOptions.org.

©2014-2015 MY COLLEGE OPTIONS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION 3651 NE RALPH POWELL RD. LEE'S SUMMIT, MO 64064

A.EnlistafterhighschoolB. College-BasedROTC

Part II: Which military service would you prefer? (Darken as many as apply) A. AirForce B. Army C. CoastGuardD.MarinesE.Navy

C. MilitaryAcademy/CollegeD. MilitaryReserves

E.NationalGuardF.Othermilitaryplans

G. Nomilitaryinterest 17. Part I: Would you like to receive information on any of the following military options? (Darken as many as apply)

Dear Student: We've entrusted My College Options, a service operated by the National Research Center for College & University AdmissionsTM, to manage the research findings due to their many years of dedication to higher education. The most important benefit of participating in this voluntary survey and research project is the information you and your family will receive from colleges and universities. In some cases, you and your family may also receive information about educational products & services such as student loans and financial aid, college admissions and tutorial services, extra-curricular enrichment and recognition programs, career, employment and military opportunities, and camps, provided by non-profit organizations, companies offering educational products & services, and government agencies. My College Options does not share your information with commercial marketers offering to sell you non-education-related products and services.

12. Which of the following VARSITY SPORTS are you most likely to participate in while attending college? (Darken as many as apply)A. BaseballB. BasketballC. BowlingD. Cheerleading/Dance Team

E. Crew/RowingF. Cross CountryG. CyclingH. Field Hockey

I. FootballJ. GolfK. GymnasticsL. Horsemanship

M. Ice HockeyN. LacrosseO. Martial ArtsP. Rodeo

Q. SoccerR. SoftballS. Swimming/DivingT. Tennis

U. Track & FieldV. VolleyballW. WrestlingX. Other Athletics

13. PleasechooseTWOoccupationalareasthatBESTfityourmajorinterestsorfuturecareerpath.(DarkenTWO)1. Accounting/Finance2. Advertising3. Aeronautics/Flight Training4. Aerospace Technology 5. Agricultural Sciences 6. App/Mobile Tech 7. Architecture8. Art9. Athletics/Coaching10. Attorney/Lawyer 11. Biology12. Broadcasting/Radio/TV13. Business14. Business (International)15. Business Owner/Entrepreneur16. Chemistry17. Child Care/Development18. Christian Services/Missionary

19. Communications/Public Relations20. Computer/Information Sciences21. Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement 22. Culinary/Chef23. Dance/Choreography24. Dental Health25. Doctor/Physician 26. Drama/Theatre Arts27. Earth Sciences/Geology28. Economics 29. Engineering (Chemical) 30. Engineering (Civil)31. Engineering (Computer) 32. Engineering (Electrical/Electronic) 33. Engineering (General)34. Engineering (Mechanical)35. English/Writing36. Environmental Studies

37. Equine Studies38. Fashion 39. Foreign Language40. Forestry/Conservation41. Game Design and Developer 42. Graphic Arts/Design43. History/Archaeology44. Interior Design45. Journalism46. Law/Legal Services47. Marketing48. Marine Biology 49. Mathematics/Statistics50. Medical Science51. Medical Technology52. Military Science53. Music54. Nursing/Health Care

55. Pharmacy56. Philosophy 57. Photography/Video/Film58. Physical Education/Recreation59. Physical Therapy60. Physics61. Politics/Government Science62. Psychology/Psychiatry63. Religion/Ministry/Theology64. Science65. Social Work/Human Services 66. Software Developer67. Sports Management68. Sports Medicine69. Teaching/Education70. Travel/Hospitality71. Veterinary Medicine 72. Undecided/Other

14. Build Your Ideal College: Please darken all characteristics that you are looking for in your ideal college. (Darken as many as apply)A. In a big cityB. In a mid-sized city or townC. In a small town

D. Small (under 3,000 students)E. Medium (3,001 to 10,000 students)F. Large (over 10,000 students)

G. Ethnically diverseH. Ethnically similarI. Faith based

J. Historically black K. Major sports programL. Dormitories available

M. Close to home N. Far from home

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