OneGoal began operations in Massachusetts in 2015, establishing partnerships, building infrastructures, and recruiting schools and teachers to execute our three-year model. We now partner with 12 high schools in the school districts of Boston, Revere, Fall River, New Bedford and Lawrence, and work with a number of postsecondary institutions in order to bring our scalable, teacher-led and proven model to the communities who need it the most.
WELCOME TO MASSACHUSETTS
CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERS
12
CURRENT FELLOWS
660
FELLOW RECRUITMENT GOAL*
400
YEAR ESTABLISHED
2015
*This information reflects projections for the 2018-2019 school year.
THE STATISTICS
SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
By 2020, 72% of jobs in Massachusetts will require a college degree. Across the state, only 15% of students from households in the lowest economic quartile are projected to graduate from college, compared to 82% of students from households in the highest economic quartile. At the current college attainment rate, we are projected to have 55,000-65,000 fewer bachelors degree holders than jobs requiring that level of education.
FOUNDATIONS
Massachusetts Fellow, Celinette, shares about kicking off the journey to college in Year 1 as a high school junior. She attended Lawrence High School and is part of Maureen Santiago’s 2018 cohort. She is planning to study psychology in college.
OneGoal – Massachusetts, our first and only statewide initiative, currently partners with school districts in Boston, Lawrence, Revere, New Bedford, and Fall River and Match Charter Schools. We will continue expanding within these districts and will also use our innovative multi-cohort approach in single high school districts, allowing us to serve a higher percentage of students within one school building and strengthening our direct impact in that community.
“These first few years in Massachusetts are critical and we’re so grateful to have the support of key leadership in the districts and funding community. We continue to seek out allies who will help us grow in our capacity to serve students, and also inform how and where we grow in this community.”
Patty Diaz-Andrade
OneGoal – Massachusetts Executive Director
