High School Student Empowerment Initiative at HUSTON-TILLOTSON
POSITIVE, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY IMPACT DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM THE FUTURE OF AMERICA'S WORKFORCE!
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The Goal
To annually empower 300,000 economically disadvantaged high school students with the social, emotional and soft skills competencies to compete in the modern workforce by granting access to mobile friendly, highly engaging, video-based curriculum that leads to college level certifications upon completion.
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The Problem
Studies conducted by Psychology Today indicate that the stress of childhood poverty impedes itself in the brain, with lasting consequences for adults’ ability to effectively regulate their emotions. This phenomenon is described as emotional deficiencies.
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The Indicators
Emotional deficits result in lack of confidence, low self-esteem, inability to handle adversity and resistance to working collaboratively with others; all of which are critical to academic and career success.
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The Consequences
Students suffering from emotional deficiencies are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression, skip scheduled classes, create classroom disruptions, receive lower test scores and drop out school.
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Addressing the Root Cause
The courses and curriculum offered via Huston-Tillotson / Success Training Institute alliance are specifically designed to strengthen core emotional competencies; which, once addressed, will result in students who are better equipped for academic and career success.
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Unique and Effective
Huston - Tillotson is the nation’s only university that has collaborated to develop specific, online course content aimed at elevating social and emotional deficits of high school students via mobile friendly, video-based formats.
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Our Training Partners
Success Training Institute is an industry leading soft skills and emotional intelligence development company, specializing in content delivered via its innovative SIPS Instructional Method; which delivers impactful videos in segments of 8 minutes or less. It operates in more than 35 states, is a recognized sole source provider and has a proven track record of success amongst students and adults from all backgrounds.
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Engagement Tools
High school students are 42% more likely to engage with platforms that are mobile friendly, video based and geared toward their interests. The HT Certified Platform offers students Individualized Learning Plans, Pre and Post Assessments and Engaging Video Instruction all from the convenience of their mobile devices.
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Hi!
I Am Melva K. Williams, Ph.d.
Seventh President and CEO of Huston-Tillotson University
Huston-Tillotson is pleased to offer cutting edge employee development programs to organizations seeking to boost retention, productivity and morale. Our aim is to elevate the social, emotional and core career competencies of your current team AND empower high school students who have yet to apply. Our holistic approach builds a robust pipeline of well equipped, HT Certified professionals who possess the requisite soft skills needed to thrive in the modern workforce!
Incentivized to Succeed
Through this initiative, Huston - Tillotson is the first university in the United States to award to partial scholarships to students who demonstrate soft skills proficiency through the earning of certifications on its platforms; prioritizing emotional competencies in a manner that encourages youth to focus on building these core traits prior to college enrollment.
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Familiar Faces
Studies conducted by the IZA Institute of Labor Economics reveal students of color are four times more likely to engage with online educational content that features instructors who look like them. The HT Certified Platform empowers students with demographically balanced video content; allowing them to learn from faces that look like their own.
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Pre-Existing Relationships
Huston - Tillotson University has active relationships with the largest school districts in the state; including Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and the surrounding areas. The combined student population in these districts alone is greater than 950,000 students; which represents our initial target audiences.
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Boots On the Ground
Our partners at Success Training Institute provide the manpower needed to spearhead and market these grassroots initiatives at the local high school levels. With more than 500 Certified Soft Skills Trainers in its organization, Success Training Institute can rapidly train and deploy qualified personnel to aid with the implementation of the HT Emotional Intelligence Development and Workforce Empowerment Initiatives.
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Pay It Forward - Philanthropic Focus
Studies conducted by the Mayo Clinic reveal the numerous positive impacts of giving; including the exponential boost to self-esteem. Students who complete this program will trigger soft skills scholarships to others less fortunate; compliments of our partners at Success Training Institute. Research further indicates that students are more likely to engage and complete programs when there is a benefit to someone else for doing so.
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Resume Builders
The US Chamber of Commerce Foundation reports that 9 of 10 employers prefer candidates with soft skills certifications over those with technical skills and additional degrees; making the certifications offered by HT amongst the most valuable in the modern workforce. Students can earn more than 40 certifications in a broad range of soft skills acumens.
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Customized Platforms
Participating school districts can access to the video based, mobile friendly training on platforms that have been customized to look and feel like the independent school district. Our partners at Success Training institute will offer private labeled platforms which can further increase participation amongst junior high and high school students.
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Scalability
The Huston-Tillotson / Success Training Institute collaboration creates a unique and scalable community empowerment model. Customized platforms can be completed in days not weeks and the customer service, automated user support features and fully completed content allows HT to seamless rollout these life changing programs to the masses.
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Platform Features
Pre and Post Assessments, Individualized Learning Plans, Video Based Content, Micro Learning Modules (8 Minutes or Less), Quizzes After Each Lesson, Certifications Upon Course Completion, Original Content, User Analytics and Data Reports, Online Chat, Group Interaction Tools, Mobile Friendly Platform, Built In Recognition, Retention and Engagement Tools.
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Base Cost of Delivery
The strategic partnerships established by HT allows 300,000 economically disadvantaged junior high and high school students to access the life changing certification courses for only $12.50 per user, per year or $3,750,000. This investment yields a return of a positive, sustainable community impact that has the capacity to transform the future of the US workforce.
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Corporate Partnerships
Huston-Tillotson University is based in Austin, Texas; which is home to some of the nation’s largest corporations. The vast alliances created with employers over several decades has created pipelines for students with soft skills certifications bearing the HT academic seals. Through this initiative, HT will strengthen these corporate bonds by securing priority consideration for graduating high school students who have earned the certifications through the platform.
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Marketing and Advertising
HT desires to leverage a portion of sponsor resources to launch aggressive marketing campaigns to raise awareness for soft skills and emotional intelligence development amongst disadvantaged high school students across the state of Texas and beyond. This includes social media marketing, live and recorded webinars, promotional commercials, in person onboarding session and more.
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Perfectly Positioned
Huston - Tillotson University, like all accredited academic institutions is required to submit its Quality Enhancement Plans (QEP) to its accrediting agency. Soft Skills and Emotional Intelligence is interwoven throughout the HT Quality Enhancement Plan. This means, the university has pre-committed staff, resources, research and innovation to these critical areas of student development.
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Sponsor Employee Access
The title sponsor of this initiative will also have access to soft skills training and emotional intelligence development courses and content for its employees. Up to 50,000 employees of the sponsoring corporation will be able to elevate their social, emotional and workplace competencies through the alliance with HT.
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Partnership Investment
The total cost to implement the plan of empowering 300,000 disadvantaged high school students with the social emotional and workplace competencies needed to advance from poverty to prosperity is $6,000,000. These resources will cover the first year operational and technological costs of delivering life changing, mobile friendly training to those who need it most. Costs are expected to decrease annually as certain expenditures represent one time and ramp up costs. Budget overviews are available upon request.
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