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School committee hears plan to use $150,000 early-college planning grant with OneGoal partnership
Summary
Randolph Public Schools will apply $150,000 in early-college planning grant funds toward a three-year partnership with OneGoal to support juniors through their first year of college, the superintendent’s office told the committee.
Randolph Public Schools staff told the school committee they intend to use a $150,000 early-college planning grant to contract with OneGoal, a college access program, to support students beginning in junior year and through the first year of college.
A district presenter described OneGoal as a three‑year program that begins in junior year with curriculum and advising to help students explore pathways, prepare applications and build college-success skills. “OneGoal actually has, like, a 1.5 ratio in comparison to others,” the presenter said, characterizing the program’s improved outcomes for students who complete it and adding that the program emphasizes public speaking and other supports aligned with the district’s early-college coursework.
The presenter said OneGoal will help students with financial planning and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), work with teachers to build supports and follow students during their first year on campus. The district currently offers two courses through Bridgewater State and plans to expand credits in partnership with Quincy College or Bridgewater.
Committee members asked whether financial-planning instruction and cost-related supports were part of the curriculum; the presenter confirmed they are included. A committee member suggested the district evaluate the nonprofit Modern States as an additional, low-cost route to first-year credits via CLEP exams; staff said they would follow up.
Staff said the district intends to reapply for early-college funding when the grant opens again and to develop cohorts that could allow students to graduate with a minimum of 12 college credits, and potentially an associate degree, while in high school.
Ending: No vote was taken; staff said they will pursue the OneGoal contract with planning-grant funds and return with implementation details and any required contract approvals.
