East Side Education Foundation ASPIRES (Academic Success through Partnerships for Innovations, Resources, Equity, and Sustainability) is the Foundation's leadership strategy for dramatically improving the educational landscape for East Side students and for the educators and families who support them.

Through this plan, we will realize a visionary future for our organization and a powerful vision of East Side student success.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

PREFACE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

OUR ORGANIZATION

  • About the East Side Education Foundation
  • Building on Our Assets & Aspirations
  • Envisioning the Future
  • Taking Up the Challenge
  • Why We Need a Strategic Plan
  • College Enrollment: The New Norm

OUR JOURNEY

  • In the Beginning
  • The Planning Process
  • Naming Our Plan
  • Beyond the Plan

OUR FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS

  • Vision/Mission/Values
  • Principles
  • Strategic Initiatives
  • Through-Lines

OUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES & RECOMMENDATIONS

APPENDICES

A. Redefining Student Success

B. Research Base for the Benefits of College Attendance

C. Community Outreach & Engagement

D. Financial Overview

E. Organizational Bylaws

F. Hall of Fame Members