Gap Analysis

Background
Through the Improve Post-Secondary Transitions workgroup a Gap Analysis of College Access Services for DC public school students was conducted to identify existing services and needs and to maximize the level of services and efficiencies to ensure that more DC public school students succeed in high school and college.

Gap Analysis of College Access Services for DC students
The Gap Analysis identified what services that are being provided by our participating college access providers, which schools are being served by which organization, what grade levels of students are being supported, and the frequency and intensity of the services. The purpose of the gap analysis was to understand current service levels to allow the development of a strategy to increase the comprehensiveness and quantity of services that students receive from college access providers. In order to conduct this analysis, we compared the services that are available to best practice in academic support for college preparation of secondary students and what is currently provided. Early indicators point to gaps in academic support and tutoring at the middle school, 9th and 10th grade levels, mentoring at the middle school, 9th and 10th grade levels, adequate summer academic enrichment/preparation programming, and scholarship opportunities for students.