AGENCY TESTIMONY
Summer Rising enrollment process improvements and statistics
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Susan Haskell details the improvements made to the Summer Rising enrollment process and provides key statistics about program participation.
- A new enrollment process was implemented using the My Schools portal, launching 6 weeks earlier than the previous year
- The system allowed for better coordination between school administrators and community-based organizations
- Total applications received: 160,000
- Total enrollment: 115,048 youth (86,007 elementary, 29,041 middle school)
- 79% of applicants received an offer to a program of their choice, up from 68% the previous year
Susan Haskell
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After hearing feedback from parents, community based organizations, the council, and other stakeholders, we implemented a new enrollment process and improved the experience for families, schools, and providers.
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Enrollment was launched 6 weeks earlier than last year, and the opportunity to apply remained open for applications beyond the initial enrollment period to open more opportunities for families.
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My schools allowed school administrators and community based organizations to have access to the same portal to see applicant selections, and families were able to accept or decline with offers within the system.
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My schools also improved maps and search approach options to allow families to easily find programs and apply to as many as they wanted.
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After initial offers were made, families could add themselves to the wait list of other options and monitor their position.
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DOICD utilize application data to increase or reduce seats at CBO programs whenever possible.
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Through this process, we received a total of 160,000 applications.
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Some are arising enrolled 115.48 youth, 86,007 were elementary, 29,041 were in middle school.
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The enrollment system, improvements allowed a 110,000 or 79% of applicants to receive an offer to a program of their choice compared to 68% last year.
