ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC
Programs
Community College Transformation Support
I. NETWORK ENGAGEMENTS -SERVICESACHIEVING THE DREAM (ATD) IS A PARTNER AND CHAMPION OF MORE THAN 300 COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. DRAWING ON OUR EXPERT COACHES, GROUNDBREAKING PROGRAMS, AND NATIONAL PEER NETWORK, WE PROVIDE INSTITUTIONS WITH INTEGRATED, TAILORED SUPPORT FOR EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR WORK FROM FOUNDATIONAL CAPACITIES SUCH AS LEADERSHIP AND DATA TO INTENTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR SUPPORTING STUDENTS HOLISTICALLY, BUILDING K12 PARTNERSHIPS, AND MORE. WE CALL THIS WHOLE COLLEGE TRANSFORMATION. WE KNOW THAT WITH THE RIGHT PARTNER AND THE RIGHT APPROACH, COLLEGES CAN DRIVE ACCESS, COMPLETION RATES, AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES SO THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN ACCESS LIFE-CHANGING LEARNING THAT PROPELS THEM INTO COMMUNITY-CHANGING CAREERS.THROUGH APPLICATION OF ATD'S COMMUNITY VIBRANCY FRAMEWORK, ATD SUPPORTS COLLEGES IN EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION, CREATING GREATER SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR MORE LEARNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND HELPS COMMUNITIES FLOURISH ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF MEASURES. WORK WITH COLLEGES EMPHASIZES A SET OF NEXT GENERATION METRICS PERTAINING TO ACCESS, EARLY MOMENTUM, MILESTONE MOMENTUM, MOBILITY, AND COMMUNITY VIBRANCY.A COLLEGE WILL TYPICALLY JOIN THE ATD NATIONAL NETWORK THROUGH A STRUCTURED 3-YEAR EXPERIENCE, FOUNDATIONS OF TRANSFORMATION, IN WHICH IT IS SUPPORTED BY COACHES TO EXAMINE INSTITUTIONAL DATA, ASSESS CORE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO REDESIGN POLICIES, PRACTICES AND STRUCTURES SO THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCES. THROUGHOUT THIS THREE-YEAR FOUNDATIONS OF TRANSFORMATION EXPERIENCE AND BEYOND, ATD SUPPORTS COLLEGES IN BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO CONDUCT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. IN FY25, ATD BROUGHT IN 15 NEW COLLEGES INTO THE NETWORK. COLLEGES WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR FIRST THREE YEARS MOVE TO ACCELERATE THEIR TRANSFORMATION BY SELECTING MORE TAILORED SUPPORTS IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. COLLEGES CAN DELVE INTO HOLISTIC STUDENT SUPPORTS, K12 PARTNERSHIPS, OR TEACHING AND LEARNING SERVICES, WHICH COME WITH MORE IN-DEPTH ASSESSMENTS, COACHING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. ATD ALSO CONTINUED ITS WORK, WITH SUPPORT FROM ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP, COACHING 28 TRIBAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES. THESE INSTITUTIONS HAVE DEMONSTRATED SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN STRENGTHENING THEIR DATA CAPACITY AND USING EVIDENCE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES. WITH CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM AN ANONYMOUS FUNDER, ATD HAS SUSTAINED AND DEEPENED ITS FOCUS ON HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES BY CURATING HOLISTIC STUDENT SUPPORTS AND TEACHING & LEARNING SEMINARS TAILORED TO THE TRIBAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CONTEXT. EVIDENCE-BASED INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION REQUIRES COLLEGES TO UNDERSTAND THEIR DATA. THROUGH A BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION POSTSECONDARY DATA PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE, WE ARE SUPPORTING DOZENS OF ATD NETWORK COLLEGES' TRANSITION TO THE POST-SECONDARY DATA PARTNERSHIP, ALLOWING SCHOOLS TO CAPTURE MORE PRECISE DATA POINTS AND ACCESS DATA FROM ONE PORTAL. LEARNING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SERVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN FURTHERING THE TRANSFORMATIONAL WORK AT THE COLLEGES. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE OUR MARQUEE NETWORK-WIDE CONVENING, DREAM, WHERE MORE THAN 2300 COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEADERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND FUNDERS GATHERED IN PERSON IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA TO WORK TOGETHER AND LEARN BEST PRACTICES AND THE ANNUAL DATA & ANALYTICS SUMMIT, ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 400 PRACTITIONERS, FOCUSED ON IMPROVING STUDENT SUCCESS OUTCOMES BY BUILDING CAPACITY AND DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF INQUIRY ACROSS THE INSTITUTION. DREAM AND OTHER HIGHLY FOCUSED PEER-LEARNING EVENTS ALLOW ATD TO DEEPEN ITS CONNECTION TO NETWORK COLLEGES, SHOWCASE EFFECTIVE PRACTICES, AND DRAW IN NEW COLLEGES INTERESTED IN ENGAGING IN INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8.7MAdult Community College Enrollment Initiative
II. NETWORK PROGRAMS OUR WORK IN THIS AREA FOCUSES ON THE IDEATION, DESIGN AND INCUBATION OF PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORTS FOR THE COLLEGES AND PARTNERS WE SERVE AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING ATD'S CAPACITY TO DO THIS WORK. ATD'S PRIORITIZING ADULT COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENROLLMENT INITIATIVE SUPPORTS 20 COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THE NATION SCALE PROMISING EFFORTS TO REENROLL ADULT LEARNERS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE LUMINA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JFF, ATD ALSO SUPPORTED 9 COLLEGES AND 3 STATES TO GUIDE ADULT LEARNERS ON TO AND THROUGH PROGRAMS TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MOBILITY. THE INITIATIVE, IMPROVING ECONOMIC OUTCOMES FOR ADULT LEARNERS, DEMONSTRATED THE SUCCESSFUL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES IN ADULT-LEARNER ONBOARDING, CAREER ADVISING, ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC SUPPORTS, SCHEDULING, PROGRAM DESIGN, AND ASSESSMENT OF PRIOR LEARNING.ATD'S K12 PARTNERSHIP WORK INCLUDES CONTINUED SUPPORT OF 24 GATEWAY TO COLLEGE PROGRAMS, WHICH REENGAGE OFF TRACK AND OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH IN COLLEGE-BASED REENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND WORK WITH REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE COLLABORATION AMONG COLLEGE EDUCATORS, WORKFORCE AND K-12 PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROFESSIONALS SUPPORTED BY THE MICHAEL & SUSAN DELL FOUNDATION.ACHIEVING THE DREAM (ATD) IS SERVING AS ONE OF SIX STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THE COLLEGE IN HIGH SCHOOL ALLIANCE'S (CHSA) NEXT PHASE STATE POLICY COHORT. SUPPORTED BY GRANTS FROM ECMC FOUNDATION, STRADA EDUCATION NETWORK, AND THE JOYCE FOUNDATION, THIS INITIATIVE IS HELPING SEVEN STATES DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICY PLANS THAT WILL MAKE THEM NATIONAL LEADERS IN DUAL ENROLLMENT POLICY, AS PART OF THE NEXT PHASE OF DUAL ENROLLMENT POLICY COHORT. THE SCALING SHORTENED ACADEMIC TERMS INITIATIVE REPRESENTS A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BY ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP TO EXPAND REDESIGNING ACADEMIC TERMS THAT BETTER SERVES LOW-INCOME AND ADULT LEARNERS. ATD WILL GUIDE A COMPREHENSIVE 4-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION EFFORT THAT INCLUDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FACULTY AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT, PEER LEARNING, AND DATA-INFORMED COACHING. ATD SUPPORTED A TENNESSEE-BASED COHORT TO INTEGRATE AI TOOLS INTO OER-ENHANCED INSTRUCTION, IMPROVING ENGAGEMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY. THROUGH A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE, TARGETED SUPPORT, AND COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH, THE PROPOSED INITIATIVE AIMS TO REFINE AND EXPAND EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES IN TENNESSEE AND ESTABLISH A SCALABLE MODEL FOR STATEWIDE TRANSFORMATION THROUGH OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, OPEN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$5.1M
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