HELPING ACCELERATE THE NUMBER OF
HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN OUR REGION
HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN OUR REGION
CREEED works with El Paso County’s nine Independent School Districts (ISDs), as well as state education agencies and education organizations, to identify and support initiatives that increase the college readiness of our students and prepare them for successful completion of a post-secondary degree or certificate.
For our region to have a robust economy, and for our children to have a better future, CREEED supports efforts that expand the number of high performing schools with high- performing seats in the region. The more high performing seats we have in our region, the more students we will graduate with a higher success rate of graduating college or obtaining a post-secondary certification.
Only 30 percent of working-aged adults (25-64) in El Paso have a two or four-year college diploma. This puts El Paso behind the five largest metropolitan regions in Texas, as well as many Southwestern cities with which we compete for business. While more than 60 percent of El Paso high school graduates do go on to college, many get stuck in remedial classes and do not finish their degree. At El Paso Community College, almost two-thirds of students need remediation and at UTEP, about one-third of the incoming class, will also need remediation. We need to do better because our region’s economic future depends on it.
CREEED works with local school districts to find initiatives that can tackle this problem. We support the ISD’s efforts to implement innovative educational efforts such as STEAM academies, blended learning, mini-academies within a larger school, project based learning systems, the Texas Education Agency (TEA)’s “system of great schools” model, and other best practice offerings that increase educational attainment.
Across the country, innovative approaches to education have helped reverse similar trends. CREEED is committed to identifying these programs and supporting their adoption throughout El Paso County. The results achieved in some of El Paso ISDs shows that we can achieve high success rates. CREEED aims to replicate what is working well in our region and ensure that all students have access to the depth and breadth of educational opportunities that will allow them to succeed in school and beyond.
The list of ISD initiatives supported by CREEED includes:
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Part of a national program that prepares the next generation of young girls for thriving careers in technology and engineering field, Girls Who Code helps female students gain the skills they need to pursue a postsecondary degree in this field and introduces them to career opportunities that come from a degree in STEM. CREEED supports three Girls Who Code chapters at subscribing high schools across El Paso County.
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This annual event provides students and their families early exposure to the importance of higher education by bringing sixth (6th) grade students and their families to UTEP and NMSU for a day to learn about college life, financial aid, courses that open pathways to career success, and more, so that the planning and preparation for post-secondary education begins early. This program helps affirm to our community that a post secondary education, particularly a college education, is not only feasible but important to economic success.
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