Join the CollegeKeys Compact

Join the CollegeKeys Compact

A new call and the need for a new response

The CollegeKeys Compact is not simply a report from the Board of Trustees of the College Board; it is a call to action. We ask that you join us in a great new national effort to reshape American education and to make the American Dream a reality for all young people across the country.

The Board of Trustees asks you, the leaders of American education, to join the Compact by doing five things:

1. Sign the Partners' Commitment

First, we ask that you sign the Partners' Commitment, affirming three statements of beliefs. Download the files:

• Partners' Commitment Form (.pdf/447K)
• Statement of Beliefs (.pdf/53K)

You may submit the Partners' Commitment in one of three ways:

• By mail:

  CollegeKeys Compact™
  The College Board
  1233 20th Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20036

• By fax: (202) 741-4743
• By email: collegekeys@collegeboard.org

2. Engage a team of senior leaders

We ask, also, that you assign a team of senior leaders to review your current commitments to supporting the college aspirations of students from low-income backgrounds and identifying opportunities for expanding these efforts.

3. Conduct the CollegeKeys Inventory

We ask that you complete a detailed inventory on your institution's strengths and needs with regard to college readiness, student achievement, and student success.

Inventories for Compact members

• School Districts and Schools Inventory (.pdf/481K)
  • Sample Inventory for Schools Districts and Schools (.pdf/132K)
  • School Districts and Schools Sample Goals Statement (.pdf/12K)
• Colleges and Universities Inventory (.pdf/486K)
  • Sample Inventory for Colleges and Universities (.pdf/182K)
  • Colleges and Universities Sample Goals Statement (.pdf/11K)
• Nonprofit Organizations Inventory (.pdf/482K)
• State Education Agencies Inventory (.pdf/485K)

4. Establish Goals

We ask you to establish measurable institutional goals for expanding your institution's progress (based on your goal statement) and share those goals with us.

5. Share effective practices

Finally, we ask you to commit to sharing your effective practices in achieving your institution's CollegeKeys goals. Learn more about effective practices.

Highlight

2/26/10 NEW YORK—The College Board Advocacy & Policy Center would like to congratulate the 17 winners of the first annual CollegeKeys Compact Innovation Awards. Each winner was recognized at their College Board Regional Forum for their exemplary programs helping low-income students get ready for, get into or get through college successfully. Learn more about the Innovation Awards winners.

Contact

CollegeKeys Compact™

The College Board
1233 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC, District of Columbia 20036
Phone: (202) 741-4702
FAX: (202) 741-4743
Email: collegekeys@collegeboard.org