The Compelling Why

• Hosted eight (8) Success Sessions at UT-Dallas reaching more than 1,000 students
• Completed two (2) of (7) scheduled Leadership Series programming to one (1) high school plus a group of first-year college students from an area public charter school.
• Delivered programming to 28 North-Texas area school campuses, representing seven (7) school districts
• Engaged 25 business and community leaders as panelists
• Produced outstanding student survey results (see below)
• Welcomed Lewisville ISD to our list of school partners

Student survey results demonstrate greater awareness and internalization of our success pillars and the value of leadership attributes. Listed below is a summary taken during our Success Sessions:

Success Session: 2019-2020 Compelling Why Pre/Post survey with students responding either "Strongly Agree" or "Agree" to the following statements.

The number of respondents: 951.
• 87%: "I feel more motivated to succeed in school."
• 89%: "I understand that my success in school is up to me."
• 88%: "I understand the value of participating in extracurricular activities."
• 84%: I "learned about," "considered joining," or "signed up or gave my information" to a school or community-based organization.
• 87%: "This event [Success Session] has had a positive impact on my attitude toward education."
• 86%: "I will recommend this event [Success Session] to my friends."

Our Needs

1. The Compelling Why is looking to continue offering eight Success Sessions during the 2020-2021 school year.
Success Sessions for African-American and Hispanic middle and high school students are 3-hour moderated seminars using a 2-3 person panel discussion format (lunch and campus tour are included). Note: Each gender/ethnicity attend separate sessions.

2. Volunteer support is necessary to increase the Leadership Series from 18 to 24. Last year there were six schools included in the Leadership Series. The programming includes three visits to each school. The topics of discussions were on Integrity & Commitment, Emotional Intelligence and Collaboration.

3. Increase the number of students we can send to academic enrichment opportunities at partner universities.