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YES Prep Boasts a College-Bound Culture

A focus on college preparation for all students helps get them to four-year schools.

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Release Date: 10/28/09
Running Time: 04:37 min

Video Credits

Produced and Directed by

  • Ken Ellis

Written by

  • Carl Bidleman

Editor

  • Karen Sutherland

Coordinating Producer

  • Amy Erin Borovoy

Production Assistant

  • Doug Keely

Camera Crew

  • Thomas Waldron
  • Mark Angelo

Narration

  • Kris Welch

Original Music

  • Ed Bogas

Additional Footage Courtesy of

  • Craig Brandenburg
  • © 2009
  • The George Lucas Educational Foundation
  • All rights reserved.

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College-Bound Culture

PDF Family Contract - English 567K
Commitment to college completion signed by parents and students upon enrollment (English)

PDF Family Contract - Spanish 535K
Commitment to college completion signed by parents and students upon enrollment (Spanish)

PDF Road to College Quiz & Fact Sheet 151K
"Road to College" quiz and fact sheet used at freshmen parents' night

PDF Road to College Quiz Answer Key 152K
"Road to College" quiz answer key

PDF College 101 Course Schedule 111K
Course schedule for College 101, a summer class for rising eighth graders

PDF College Preferences Survey 124K
College preferences survey used in College 101 to help students think about what kind of school they'd like to attend

PDF College 101 Power Point Presentation 216K
College 101 Power Point presentation on the benefits of college and how to prepare

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Posted on 11/18/2009 8:10am

Thanks for the video post.

I run the Financial Tales blog and wanted to offer a few of my Financial Tales, written specifically for your audience, as lessons.

Thank you.
http://www.financialtales.com/financial-tales/young-tales

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