Caracterización del escenario de intervención.

Higher Education Amendments of 1992

Citation Purpose Evolution

Higher Education Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-325, §402, 106 Stat. 448 (1992)

“Subpart 2—Federal Early Outreach and Student Services Programs” (p. 482)

**CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS

"(2) require that such participants be persons who either have completed 5 years of elementary education or are at least 11 years of age but not more than 27 years of age” (p. 486)

"(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall carry out a program to be known as student support services which shall be designed—

(1) to increase college retention and graduation rates for eligible students;

(2) to increase the transfer rates of eligible students from 2-year to 4-year institutions; and

(3) to foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of low-income and first generation college students and individuals with disabilities.” (p. 488)

“PROGRAM AUTHORITY. The Secretary shall carry out a program to be known as the 'Ronald E. McNair

Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program’ that shall be

designed to provide disadvantaged college students with effective preparation for doctoral study.” (p. 489) "(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of improving the operation of the programs and projects assisted under this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to make grants to and enter into contracts with institutions of higher education and other public and private institutions and organizations to evaluate the effectiveness of the various programs assisted under this subpart in meeting the purposes described in this chapter.” (pp. 491-492)

Name change from “Disadvantaged Students” First instance of the “TRIO” name appearing in

legislation

Eligible age for Talent Search drops from 12 to 11, and with elementary education completed from 6 to 5

Three purposes of Student Support Services are defined

Prior “physical handicap” terminology replaced by “individuals with disabilities” Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program renamed as Ronald E. McNair

Adds seventh program to evaluate programs and projects

Appendix J

Higher Education Amendments of 1998

Citation Purpose Evolution

Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Pub. L. No. 105-244, §402, 112 Stat. 1581 (1998)

“Title IV, Section 402, Federal TRIO Programs” (p. 1652)

“Title IV, Section 403. GEAR UP Program. Chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV is amended to read as follows:” (p. 1652)

Section 403 introduces a new program--GEAR UP--serving first- generation college, low- income schools, and communities

TRIO and GEAR UP are separate programs Note. Bold font highlights program names.

Appendix K

Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008

Citation Purpose Evolution

Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-315, §403, 122 Stat. 3078 (2008).

Talent Search, required services

‘‘(6) connections to education or counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and

economic literacy

of students or the students’ parents, including financial planning

for postsecondary education.” (p. 3199)

same for Upward Bound, required services (p. 3200)

fourth purpose for Student Support Services ‘‘(4) to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy

of students, including—

(A) basic personal income, household money management,

and financial planning skills; and

(B) basic economic decisionmaking skills.” (p. 3201) “(3) to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students, including—

(A) basic personal income, household money management, and financial planning skills; and (B) basic economic decisionmaking skills.” (p. 3201)

Emphasis on financial literacy and economic literacy as required services for Talent Search and Upward Bound. Financial literacy and economic literacy as permissible services for McNair. Financial literacy and economic literacy as the fourth purpose of the Student Support Services program Financial literacy and economic literacy as the third purpose of the Educational Opportunity Centers program Note. Bold font highlights program names.

Appendix L

TRIO Students in Caldwell County, 2010 – 2011

Variable TRIO/ETS TRIO/SSS Total

Participants 625 202 827

First-generation and low-income 427 162 589

First-generation only 173 32 205

Low-income only 9 3 12

Other (for TRIO/ETS—no criterion) 16 16

With disability (for TRIO/SSS) 5 5

Male 223 36 259

Female 402 166 568

Age (years) 11-19 ≥ 15a

Note. TRIO = the first three programs, Talent Search, Student Support Services, and Upward Bound, established by the U.S. government between 1965 -1968; ETS = Educational Talent Search; SSS = Student Support Services. Adapted from TRIO/ETS Annual Performance Report, 2010 – 2011; TRIO/SSS Annual Performance Report, 2010 – 2011; submitted by Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (2011).

a

One home-schooled student completed her secondary school credentials at age 15 and enrolled in curriculum classes at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute in fall 2010.

Appendix M

TRIO First-Generation College Statement

TRIO/SSS and TRIO/ETS @ CCC&TI

www.cccti.edu/trio

The federally-funded TRIO programs open educational opportunities to students, most of whom are current or potential first-generation college^ students. We invite you to write your TRIO First-Generation Statement for inclusion in the TRIO collection.* Please deliver your story to the TRIO Center at CCC&TI, or send it by email to Alice Lentz, TRIO Director, at [email protected] (Submitting your story implies permission to reproduce and/or publish.)

Name______________________________________Date_______________________

^ As defined by the U.S. government, a student is first-generation college if neither of his parents earned a baccalaureate degree.

*As of December 2011, the TRIO First-Generation Statement Campaign collection comprises almost 1000 statements from TRIO students, faculty, staff, and from friends in the community, near and far.

Vita

Alice Sylvester Boggs Lentz was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina and is the youngest of the four children of the late Marcus Livingstone Boggs and Sarah Alice McFarland Boggs. She attended public schools in Spartanburg and graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1970. Dr. Lentz enrolled at Vanderbilt University, where she earned the interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in French, Spanish, and Fine Arts, in 1974. Dr. Lentz enrolled at the University of South Carolina, where she completed her Master of Arts in International Studies in 1976.

Dr. Lentz began her career in New York City in 1977 with the Fund for Multinational Management Education, conducting field research in Latin America, Africa, and Asia and managing policy seminars on various topics related to global economic development. From 1982 - 1989, Dr. Lentz served as Program Director and later, as Marketing Director, for the Council of the Americas, a New York City-based business association of companies with investments in Latin America.

From 1990 - 1994, Dr. Lentz served as Executive Director of the Americas Fund for Independent Universities. She is an award-winning author of children’s books, published in 1995 and 1998. Dr. Lentz earned her MBA at Wake Forest University in 2002.

Dr. Lentz joined Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute in 2003 to direct its TRIO programs. She is married to Tom Lentz. The Lentz family lives in Hickory, NC and has two grown children.