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Last revised 17 March 2010

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For the class of 2009, the program was piloted at Cody High School only (now Cody-Upper).

For the Class of 2010, the scholarship was offered to all graduates of Cody and Douglass, and a limited number of scholarships (2 per school) were offered for Cass Tech, Central, Pershing and Trombly.

For the Class of 2011 and forward, the scholarship will be offered to all graduates of all DPS high schools who meet our eligibility criteria:

1. Apply by 12/1/2010 or December 1 of their 9th grade year

2. Reside in Detroit from application date through graduation date

3. Enroll in DPS from application date through graduation date

4. Complete FAFSA during senior year

5. Send us a completed Scholarship acceptance form and financial aid letter from the college they are attending, preferably by June 1

For 2009, 144 (68.9%) of Cody graduates applied for the program (see Table 1 below). Of these 144 students, only 17 completed the additional paperwork (step 5 above) that would qualify them for the scholarship. It is unclear why so many students did not take this additional step. All were personally contacted by telephone and mail, and numerous emails and school contacts were made. Possible reasons include (a) unwilling or unable to complete the FAFSA form, (b) attending a school that was private or out of state, and so not eligible for the scholarship, (c) lack of parental oversight to make sure the forms are completed, and (d) lack of confidence that the scholarship would be awarded.

Table 1

Class	Graduates	Applications	%	Completed	%	100% paid by	Paid by	%
year				paperwork		FAFSA	DCP
2009	209	144	68.9%	17	8.1%	11	6	2.9%
Notes:
Graduates: from schools where program is in place for this year
Applications: number of applications received by deadline from schools
where program is in place for this year
Completed paperwork: number of students who submitted to us their
college financial aid letter and scholarship acceptance form
100% paid by FAFSA: number of students from the preceding column
whose tuition and mandatory fees were paid 100% by FAFSA
related grants
Paid by DCP: number of students from "completed paperwork" column
where DCP made a scholarship award towards tuition

For 2010, the program may show improved rates of students competing the final steps because (a) we have a track record (albeit only one year), (b) we have an in school liaison that can assist students, (c) we are awarding gifts to all students who complete the final steps, even if the students attend a school that is not eligible for the scholarship, (d) we have been sending monthly emails to DPS staff, students and parents about the necessary steps, (e) the DPS community, including administrators, teachers, parents and students, are now more familiar with the process, and can assist each other.

For 2010, we expanded the program to 6 DPS high schools. Overall, we have 242 applicants, up from 144 in 2009 (see Table 2). Although the overall application rate of 21.8% is less than the 69.8% rate in 2009, the breakdown by school shows a high application rate continues at Cody with 144 seniors (49.5%). The percentage is based on the number of seniors. Since some of them will likely not graduate this year, the actual percentage based on the number of graduates will likely increase. For the other schools, this was their pilot year, and we did not have the intense recruitment efforts that we had in 2009 at Cody, which likely accounts for the lower application rates.

Table 2

Detroit College Promise statistics - by High School
Class	School	Seniors	Applications	%
year
2009	Cody	209	144	68.9%
2010	Total	1110	242	21.8%
	Cass Tech	456	41	9.0%
	Central	90	40	44.4%
	Cody	291	144	49.5%
	Douglass	35	9	25.7%
	Pershing	227	8	3.5%
	Trombly	11	0	0.0%
Notes:
Seniors: as of 3/1/2010; this may differ from the number of graduates
Applications: number of applications received by deadline

This page will be updated in the summer of 2010 after the graduates turn in their completed forms (see Step 5 above).