AGENCY TESTIMONY
Improvements to the Summer Rising enrollment process
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This section outlines the changes made to improve the enrollment process for Summer Rising, focusing on increased accessibility and equity.
- Applications opened a month earlier than in previous years
- Earlier placements provided to applicants, allowing better planning for families
- Moved away from first-come, first-served model to a more equitable process
- New process allowed families more time to investigate and apply to meaningful programs
- Implemented a common application process for all participants
Angela Faloye
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As we have continued to work together, we have made a series of changes to improve enrollment in summarizing.
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For summer 2024, we were able to open applications a month earlier than we had in prior years, providing placements to those who applied through the regular application cycle a month earlier than usual.
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We believe this helped parents and other stakeholders plan earlier and better for summer.
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In summer 2023 2024, summer rising enrolled over 110,000 students, while moving away from a first come, first served application process.
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To a more equitable process that our lorded families more time to investigate and to apply to meaningful programs.
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We ensured a common application process for all and allowed us to prioritize some of our most vulnerable student populations in a consistent way.
