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It outlines the African American Male Initiative, African American Female Initiative, and the Hispanic/Latinx Initiative, then shows how data disparities led to the UA Little Rock Summer Bridge Academy in 2013. It highlights dramatic improvements across cohorts, and explains expansion into the Dr. Charles W. 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Graduation rates hovered around 5% for males and 10% for females. The campus had become a revolving door for these students.“I became very concerned about what I saw happening to our minority students. I could not sit in good conscience and allow that to continue to happen,” said Dr. Donaldson.  \nNine years ago, Dr. Charles W. Donaldson, the vice chancellor of educational and student services, decided to take action and established the African American Male Initiative. In subsequent years, the African American Female Initiative and the Hispanic/Latinx Initiative were also established to provide an intrusive mentoring program for the identified students.  \nThrough this work, a closer look at the data of incoming students revealed a great disparity when comparing the remediation rates of minority students to those of majority students. This  \nlead to the establishment of the UA Little Rock Summer Bridge Academy (SBA) in 2013, which targeted entering freshmen who needed to bypass remediation before their first fall semester. Prior to 2013, the University had tried to provide a Summer Bridge Program but with little success. The team was determined—this time, failure was not an option.  \nIn three weeks, the results were phenomenal and the years following showed similar success.  \n| Cohort | N Count | Reading | Writing | Math |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Summer 2013 | 43 | 45%(of those required) | 79%(of those required) | 95% |\n| Summer 2014 | 36 | 90%(of those required) | 100%(of those required) | 97% |\n| Summer 2015 | 28 | 92%(of those required) | 100%(of those required) | 96% |\n| Summer 2016 | 20 | 80%(of those required) | 83%(of those required) | 90% |\n\n© 2022 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. Learn more about [the ACT at www.act.org](the ACT at www.act.org)  \nHelping Students Achieve College Success with Intensive Test Prep  \nAs a result of the 2013 Summer Bridge Academy success, which was funded by Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Bank of America, and the Freuauff Foundation, discussions emerged around how to expand this work to a year-round program that would serve the Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD) . Attorney John Walker, who was working with a 32-year old desegregation case involving PCSSD, felt the methods used to advance students in the summer bridge academy could help reach more students with adequate funding. In June 2014, the Dr. Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy was established with a 10 million dollar award to design and implement programs to assist students in PCSSD.  \nA leadership team was assembled to intervene and help the students succeed. A partnership was created that involved PCSSD, Philander Smith College (an HBCU), and UA Little Rock. Dr. Amber R. Smith serves as the program’s director and envisioned a program that thrived on innovative pedagogy rooted in pop culture.  \n“Engaging students in this generation requires educators to think differently. Through unconventional methods like hip-hop, original webisodes, and interactive learning spaces, the program helps students see the relevance of education in their daily lives,” said Dr. Smith.  \nThe team expanded on previous work and established a Summer Bridge Program that would be intrusive, tailoring the curricula to the needs of PCSSD students.  \nThe CWDSA Summer Bridge Academy is a three-week residential program aimed at preparing incoming freshmen for college-level work, eliminating the need for remedial math and English classes. Unlike UA Little Rock Summer Bridge Academy, CWDSA Summer Bridge Academy is open to all high school seniors who graduated from a PCSSD high school. Upon completion, students were awarded a $10,000 scholarship to attend UA Little Rock or Philander Smith College.  \nCWDSA Summer Brid","cbCaiieL6ollJGCA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiieL6ollJGCA","pdf",438242,"English","# Program Origins and Student Need\n## Initiative Setup for Targeted Mentoring\n# Summer Bridge Academy Results\n## Cohort Outcomes (Reading, Writing, Math)\n# Year-Round Expansion and Partnerships\n## Dr. Charles W. 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