FLIGHT

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Evidence · 4 claims (1 for, 1 mixed, 2 against) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study

Description

FLIGHT is a Florida school-based mentoring and college-access programme supported by staff workshops, dedicated mentoring and advocacy activities, scholarships, and public-private funding.

Components

• FLIGHT cost profile and funding model: The WWC assembled a preliminary list of FLIGHT's major cost components because the cost of FLIGHT was not reported in the reviewed study or on the TSIC® website. Schools that implemented FLIGHT "conducted one 2-hour mentor training, one 1-hour staff training, and nine hour-long workshops for staff each year." Facilities costs included dedicated space for mentor and advocate meetings during the school day and for workshops; students and parents bore transportation costs to workshops and college costs not covered by the scholarship. Funding came from a public-private model of corporate, foundation, and private donations matched by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation funded by the Florida Le (What Works Clearinghouse et al. (2019))
• FLIGHT program (Take Stock in Children®): FLIGHT is a Take Stock in Children® program providing "mentoring, scholarships, and additional support services" to help disadvantaged middle and high school students stay on track for graduation, apply to college, and enroll in college. Students receive individualized assistance and group workshops during the school day from volunteer mentors, student advocates, and, in one study site, College Enrollment and Retention Specialists. Eligible students can participate for up to eight years, from grade 6 through the first three semesters of college, and must meet criteria including free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, a minimum 2.0 GPA, grade-level performance in reading and math, and limite (What Works Clearinghouse et al. (2019))
• FLIGHT's five-component support model combining scholarships, mentoring, case management, workshops, and student detail reports: FLIGHT organizes its services around five components: "The intervention included five components aimed at increasing the likelihood of students applying for, being accepted to, and enrolling in college." These are a pre-paid college scholarship for students who remain in good academic standing, one-on-one mentoring from adult volunteers, intensive case-management services from school staff, academic and college preparation workshops for students and their parents, and a year-end Student Detail Report of grades, attendance, test scores, and intervention status provided to parents, teachers, and guidance counselors. The model extends the TSIC® base with more intensive academic, attendance, and (What Works Clearinghouse et al. (2019))

Claims

• The supporting evidence for FLIGHT comes from a single randomized controlled trial with compromised random assignment [~W]
• FLIGHT shows no discernible effects on high school attendance [-W]
• FLIGHT shows no discernible effects on general high school academic achievement (GPA) [-W]
• FLIGHT may increase college enrollment among disadvantaged students, with 97% of the FLIGHT group versus 83% of the comparison group enrolling in college [+M]

Related Products and Programmes

• Mentor Tech

Key Sources

• What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2019). Transition to College intervention report: Facilitating Long-Term Improvements in Graduation and Higher Education for Tomorrow (FLIGHT)/Take Stock in Children (TSIC)®. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/694
• What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2019). Transition to College intervention report: Facilitating Long-Term Improvements in Graduation and Higher Education for Tomorrow (FLIGHT)/Take Stock in Children (TSIC)®. https://whatworks.ed.gov

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