At least one finding shows promising evidence of effectiveness
At least one statistically significant positive finding
Meets WWC standards with reservations
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Practice Guide (findings for Facilitating Long-term Improvements in Graduation and Higher Education for Tomorrow (FLIGHT))
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Meets WWC standards with reservations
because it is a compromised randomized controlled trial, but the analytic intervention and comparison groups satisfy the baseline equivalence requirement.
This review may not reflect the full body of research evidence for this intervention.
Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.
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Female: 65%
Male: 35%
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Race
Other or unknown |
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80% |
White |
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20% |
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Ethnicity
Hispanic |
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47% |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
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53% |
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Eligible for Free and Reduced Price Lunch
Free or reduced price lunch (FRPL) |
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100% |
Setting
The study took place in 29 high schools and 13 middle schools in one large urban school district in southeast Florida and three rural school districts in south-central Florida.
Study sample
A total of 240 students in grades 7, 9, and 11 were included in the study. The 241 students were in 42 schools. All students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, had a minimum GPA of 2.0 and no grades of D or F the previous school year, were performing at or above grade level in reading and math, as indicated by standardized testing, and had good school attendance (10 or fewer unexcused absences). Approximately 35% of the students were male, 80% were other/unknown race, and 47% were Hispanic or Latino.
Intervention Group
Facilitating Long-term Improvements in Graduation and Higher Education for Tomorrow (FLIGHT) is a program that provides mentoring, college prep, and wraparound services to individual students in schools. FLIGHT is part of Take Stock in Children (TSIC), a larger school-based mentoring program operating throughout the state of Florida. The goal of the FLIGHT program is to increase the extent to which low-income students with academic promise are prepared for, enrolled in, and successful in college. The program is provided to students in grades 7–12 and includes the following six components: 1. Wraparound case management services, including student advocacy meetings four times per year for a minimum of 15 minutes per meeting and college access and success meetings which range from one to four times per year depending on grade level for 15 to 30 minutes each. 2. One-on-one student mentoring, provided by trained volunteers who provide a minimum of 15 sessions per year, 30 minutes per session during regularly scheduled school weeks 3. College access and success workshops and field experiences, for grades 11–12 only and includes six workshops per year (one for grade 12 only; five for grades 11–12), ranging from one to four hours each. 4. Supplemental student workshops, for grades 7–10 only and includes three workshops per year (one for grades 7–8; one for grades 9–10; one for only grade 10), ranging from one to four hours each. 5. Student detail report, a brief one-page report for parents and core teachers that summarizes students’ academic background and college readiness. 6. Two-year college scholarship, each participating student is guaranteed a scholarship if they maintain good standing in the program.
Comparison Group
Students in the comparison group received business-as-usual, no additional support was provided.
Support for implementation
The FLIGHT program included support for mentors and FLIGHT staff. All mentors were required to attend a 2-hour training. FLIGHT staff were trained on the creation and distribution of the student detail reports. They also created lesson plans for each college access workshop and each supplemental workshop.