Participants in the Faith & Education Collaboration will be distributing the September edition of the "College is Possible" informational flyer during the weekend of September 12th & 13th.  This edition, entitled "Begin Your Year With Success" includes important information about accessing student information and about key personnel at your school that can help answer questions about academic progress and college/career preparation.  Link to September 2009 College is Possible Flyer.

The "College is Possible" awareness campaign was launched the weekend of August 15th & 16th.  More than a dozen churches helped to disseminate important information to their members about the steps parents and students could take to prepare for success in the upcoming school year.  "College is Possible" is a campaign that was developed by the Faith & Education Collaboration that is being facilitated by the Office of Redesign and the Austin Area Urban League.

The Office of Redesign & the Austin Area Urban League convened the fifth meeting of the Faith & Education Collaboration on Thursday, May 21^st at David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Participants reviewed and discussed the proposals from two sub-committees calling for the development of two programs, the "College is Possible" awareness campaign and the "Parent Advisor" program. The collaboration now begins the process of developing the resource material to support these programs. The intent is to launch both of these programs in the Fall. For more information, please contact Raul Alvarez of the Office of Redesign, (512) 414-8729, raul.alvarez@austinisd.org.