THE BREAKTHROUGH COLLABORATIVE
Programs
Breakthrough Educational Programs
WE SERVE OUR CONSTITUENCIES ACROSS A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF 24 AFFILIATES THROUGHOUT THE U.S., REACHING MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY. IN THE LAST 15 YEARS, WE HAVE SERVED MORE THAN 18,000 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. OUR NATIONAL OFFICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA PROVIDES THE STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP DRIVING BREAKTHROUGH'S NATIONAL VISION AND MISSION, AS WELL AS THE SERVICES, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THAT ALLOW OUR 24 AFFILIATES TO FOCUS ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO DELIVER CONSISTENTLY EXCELLENT BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAMMING THAT ALSO REFLECTS LOCAL COMMUNITY CONTEXT.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)EVERY DAY STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES FACE ENTRENCHED SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES THAT PREVENT THEM FROM ACCESSING THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND GUIDANCE THEY NEED TO PURSUE AND SECURE A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE. WHILE NOT THE ONLY AVENUE TO SUCCESS, A COLLEGE DEGREE REMAINS THE MOST RELIABLE LEVER IN BREAKING THE CYCLE OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY AND MAXIMIZING LIFETIME EARNINGS. IF WE WISH TO OPTIMIZE BOTH OUR NATION'S COMPETITIVENESS IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE AND ITS QUALITY OF LIFE AT HOME IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE IMMENSE POTENTIAL OF OUR NATION'S LOWER-INCOME STUDENTS TO PERFORM AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY CONSIDER HOW TO INSPIRE, EQUIP, AND RETAIN EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS BETTER PREPARED TO EDUCATE STUDENTS IN WAYS THAT CLOSE THE PERSISTENT ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN STUDENTS AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SPECTRUM. NOW IN ITS 43RD YEAR OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION, THE BREAKTHROUGH COLLABORATIVE IS DOING BOTH.NATIONWIDE, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO ATTEND BREAKTHROUGH ARE 50% MORE LIKELY TO ENROLL IN A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE THAN ALL OTHER STUDENTS - INCLUDING THOSE FROM THE MOST AFFLUENT BACKGROUNDS. MORE THAN HALF OF BREAKTHROUGH'S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ENROLL IN COLLEGES RANKED "VERY COMPETITIVE OR HIGHER. + BREAKTHROUGH STUDENTS EXCEED THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR SIX-YEAR COLLEGE COMPLETION AND ARE SIX TIMES MORE LIKELY TO EARN DEGREES THAN COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM SIMILAR SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. MOREOVER, DEGREE ACHIEVEMENT RATES HAVE BEEN STEADILY RISING OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. + BREAKTHROUGH MOVES THE NEEDLE TOWARD EDUCATIONAL EQUITY BY INTENTIONALLY RECRUITING TEACHING FELLOWS WHO BETTER REFLECT THE EXPERIENCE OF STUDENTS ATTENDING THE NATION'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS - 60% OF OUR TEACHING FELLOWS IDENTIFY AS PEOPLE OF COLOR, COMPARED WITH 20% OF THE NATION'S SCHOOL TEACHERS AND 50% OF THE STUDENTS IN U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS + BREAKTHROUGH CREATES A PIPELINE FROM ITS SUMMER TEACHING FELLOWSHIP TO CAREER OUTCOMES: 76% OF COLLEGE GRADUATES WHO PARTICIPATE IN BREAKTHROUGH'S FELLOWSHIP PURSUE CAREERS IN EDUCATION, PREDOMINANTLY AS CLASSROOM TEACHERS. + BREAKTHROUGH'S AVERAGE ANNUAL COST PER STUDENT, CURRENTLY AT $2,650, OFFERS A COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO A PERSISTENT AND WELL-DOCUMENTED EQUITY DEFICIT IN THE NATION'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.A BRIEF SUMMARY OF BREAKTHROUGH'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE ONE-YEAR TIME PERIOD CORRESPONDING WITH THIS RETURN:+ VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING: IN THE SPRING OF 2020, IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, BREAKTHROUGH'S 24 AFFILIATES EMBARKED ON AN UNPRECEDENTED, NETWORK-WIDE MOBILIZATION TO DEVELOP A DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM THAT COULD PROVIDE MEANINGFUL ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THROUGH A VIRTUAL SUMMER PROGRAM. + STUDENT AND TEACHING FELLOW REACH: APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND OVER 830 COLLEGE-AGED TEACHING FELLOWS PARTICIPATED IN OUR VIRTUAL SUMMER 2020 PROGRAM.+ COLLABORATIVE CAPACITY BUILDING: IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM PROGRAMMATIC AND OPERATIONAL SUCCESS OF THE COLLABORATIVE, THE NATIONAL OFFICE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF A SUITE OF TOOLS, RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE TECHNOLOGY, DATA MANAGEMENT/ANALYSIS, FINANCIAL, AND OPERATIONAL CAPACITIES OF INDIVIDUAL BREAKTHROUGH AFFILIATES. BREAKTHROUGH UNDERTOOK ASSESSMENT OF AFFILIATE NEEDS TO EVENTUALLY COMPLETE PATHWAY PLANS, WHICH IDENTIFY WHERE AFFILIATES STAND IN RELATION TO ALIGNMENT WITH THE BASELINE COLLABORATIVE STANDARDS RATIFIED IN NOVEMBER 2019. + ENHANCED DATA SYSTEMS: THE NATIONAL OFFICE CONTINUED WORK TO DEVELOP A GOVERNANCE MODEL FOR THE "BREAKTHROUGH STARTER PACK" TOOL, A SYSTEM TO PROVIDE EFFICIENCIES IN DATA COLLECTION AT THE AFFILIATE LEVEL TO DRIVE BETTER PROGRAM DECISION MAKING IN REAL TIME. THIS MODEL CREATES A DEFINED COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SHARED DATA SYSTEM.+ RESEARCH BRIEFS: PUBLISHED REPORT MARCH 2020 RESEARCH BRIEF FOCUSING ON STRATEGIES TO BEST ENGAGE STUDENTS DURING VIRTUAL LEARNING SOURCED FROM INTERVIEWS, FOCUS GROUPS, AND SURVEYS FROM STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND AFFILIATE LEADERS CONDUCTED IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2020. IN MARCH 2021, PUBLISHED A REPORT SHARING OUR TEACHING FELLOW TRAINING FRAMEWORK USED TO PREPARE BREAKTHROUGH COLLEGE STUDENTS TO TEACH BREAKTHROUGH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. REPORT REVEALS HOW BREAKTHROUGH SUCCESSFULLY TRANSLATED THE TRAINING MODEL TO A COMPLETELY VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT DURING THE SUMMER OF 2020. + RACE & EQUITY PLANNING: THE NATIONAL OFFICE BEGAN INTERNAL WORK TO ASSESS TEAM CULTURE. WE ENGAGED AN EQUITY CONSULTANT AND OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM PARTICIPATED IN A YEAR-LONG DEI PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. BREAKTHROUGH NATIONAL BEGAN DATA COLLECTION IN THE FIRST PHASE OF OUR REDI (RACE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION) INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP OBJECTIVES AND WORK PLANS FOR BOARD PARTICIPATION IN A REDI STRATEGIC PLAN.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.9MProgram 1 [2024]
WE SERVE OUR CONSTITUENCIES ACROSS A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF 24 AFFILIATES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, REACHING AN AVERAGE OF 8,000 STUDENTS AND NEARLY 1,000 TEACHING FELLOWS EACH OF THE LAST THREE YEARS. TOGETHER, BREAKTHROUGH IS ADDRESSING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR STUDENTS ON THEIR PATH TO COLLEGE AND THE TEACHER DEVELOPMENT GAP BY BUILDING A PATHWAY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION FOR EDUCATORS. OUR NATIONAL TEAM PROVIDES THE STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND NEW PROGRAM INNOVATIONS DRIVING BREAKTHROUGH'S NATIONAL VISION AND MISSION, AS WELL AS THE SERVICES, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT THAT ALLOW OUR 24 AFFILIATES TO FOCUS ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO DELIVER CONSISTENTLY EXCELLENT BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAMMING THAT ALSO REFLECTS LOCAL COMMUNITY CONTEXT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.6M
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