Kalamazoo promise outlinr 3
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The Kalamazoo Promise provides funding for college tuition for graduates of the Kalamazoo Public School system. The amount of tuition covered depends on how many years the student attended a Kalamazoo public school. Students who attended from kindergarten through 12th grade will have 100% of their tuition paid. Since starting in 2005, results of the program have been positive. Test scores have improved for four consecutive years and the high school graduation rate for African American girls is higher than anywhere else in the state. Ninety percent of graduates now go on to college and suburban flight from the school system stopped after the program began.
Kalamazoo promise outlinr 3
- 1. Kalamazoo Promise Purpose: Kalamazoo Promise will pay up to 100% of a child¨s tuition for 4 years of college if the student graduated from a public school in the City and if he attends a state public university or junior college. Program started in November 2005. Percentage of the tuition paid: depends on how long the student attended a Kalamazoo public school. All other expenses must be paid by someone else. Length of Attendance......Benefit K-12.....................................100% 1-12.......................................95% 2-12.......................................95% 3-12.......................................95% 4-12.......................................90% 5-12 ......................................85% 6-12.......................................80% 7-12.......................................75% 8-12.......................................70% 9-12.......................................65% 10-12.......................................0% 11-12.......................................0% 12............................................0%
- 2. Kalamazoo Promise Estimation of what this will save if Child starts in Kindergarten.
- 3. Kalamazoo Promise Results: High School test scores improved four years in a row. A higher percentage of African American girls graduate than any other part of the State. 90% of high school graduates go on to college. High school test scores have improved four years in a row. Suburban flight stopped after program was introduced. Through August 2012 Kalamazoo Promise has paid out $35-million for post secondary study for 2,500 students. On average $4,000 was spent on each student per semester. In the first year of the Promise added an additional 1,000 students enrolled in Kalamazoo Schools. Through fall of 20012 student population increased by 24% or 2,450 students. 39% of students are white and 44% are black.