‘COVID-19’ Stories

District leaders reflect on the challenges they worked to address as they built a districtwide vision to ensure all their graduates were prepared and supported to achieve postsecondary success.

The damage caused by the pandemic doesn’t simply go away once students return to the classroom. While there is no one right or easy answer, we wanted to lift up some promising practices from across the sector.

Fellow Knyia Mitchell shares what drew her to OneGoal and the supports she received from her Program Director, Ms. Edwards, while selecting her college during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Across the country, OneGoal Program Directors are rising to the occasion and working hard to support students in pursuing their greatest postsecondary aspirations.

Program Director Stephanie Jones had been working with her seniors to finalize FAFSA and solidify their postsecondary choices when the school closed indefinitely due to COVID-19. She shares how she’s adapted her class to this new environment.

In the latest installment of our Forward Together series, Mylesha McCardell, a Year Three Fellow from Houston and a culinary arts major at Johnson & Wales University – North Miami Campus shares her story.