Academics

How do we prepare more of our Black and Latino male students to meet the rigorous demands of college-level work and give them critical skills that are the foundation for success in their chosen career? Academic enhancements and supports get at the core of what we want students to know and be able to do to be ready for college and career. Click below to learn about some of the promising strategies at work at ESI schools.

Best Practices

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  Man-Up Boy’s
  Leadership Teams
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  Core Pathways

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  College House Immersion
  Challenger
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  Transforming a Cultural
  Relevant Learning Community

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  School Wide Advisory
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  Check-In Luncheon
  Academic Achievement Program

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  After School Tutorial,
  Saturday Academy and
  9-9 Saturday Regents Preparation
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  Summer Bridge Program

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  Contracting Community
  Based Organizations to
  Provide Direct Services to Students
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  The Importance of Attendance

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  Academic Motivation
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  Personalization through Advisories

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  The Big Sib Program
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  Weekend Assembly Programs

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  Gentlemen Scholars Program
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  The Liberator’s Program

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  The Importance of
  Digital Literacy Skills
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  Academic Indicators of
  College and Career Readiness

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  Predictors of College-Ready
  Graduation
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  Black Male Student Success
  in Higher Education