Student Success Initiatives

OnPoint Student Success Center is designed to support the at-risk student in education. Its mission to develop and maintain Student Success Centers; is one that will improve the quality of life for communities across the United States. The OnPoint Student Success Centers will bridge the gap between at-risk/disadvantaged student and post-secondary education, by offering FREE exceptional programs to assist the at-risk/disadvantaged student to excel academically. We endeavor to promote post secondary educational services by making opportunities available to the families of at-risk youth that they might not otherwise have access to. We believe that the success of students in education will lead to their professional success and, in turn, create future opportunities for their communities.

OnPoint Student Success Center is a new and innovative program created to bridge the gap between at-risk/disadvantaged youth and post-secondary education. Once an at-risk youth enters post-secondary education, that individual now has opportunity and is no longer at-risk. The youth in this program will be well prepared by SAT/ACT preparation, tutoring, leadership workshops, working as a team, exposure to travel outside of their environment, and preparation for the post-secondary experience.

Unfortunately, minority youth scores on the SAT are well below average and steadily decreasing. Many at-risk students are afraid to take standardize test because they have not been properly prepared. A large number of economically disadvantaged families would love for their children to enroll in Kaplan, Sylvan Learning Centers, and other for-profit academic programs, but they cannot afford the cost of these companies.

The percentage of minority high school graduates that enter post-secondary education is extremely low and is steadily decreasing. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, for the past 10 years, African American and Hispanic students SAT scores are lower than all other ethnic groups in both Math and Verbal. Only 60 percent of students graduating from high school take the SAT or ACT test, and minorities only make up 20 percent of the 60 percent. Centers that makes it mandatory for all participants to take standardized tests and the SAT test. By making this testing mandatory for our participants, we are increasing that national statistics. This also ensures that each participant has the opportunity of growth.

We are not only building educators, we are also building leaders. Each participant is required to attend a leadership conference developed by the OnPoint Student Success Centers staff. Our goal is to join with organizations, and individuals in a united effort to bridge the gap between the at-risk/disadvantaged student and post-secondary education.