Unlock potential earlier with our middle school program

Middle school represents a crucial window of opportunity to ignite aspirations and enroll students in rigorous academic pathways before access barriers emerge.

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See and understand the whole student

87% Of middle school students report a desire for more college and career conversations yet only 26% of middle school counselors report getting to connect on career-focused pathways. 
Raising awareness of and access to advanced courses for more students eases the transition to high school, and sets trajectories for improved college and career outcomes.  

EOS helps schools bridge this gap with:

  • Powerful data resources for middle school leaders

  • Consultative support to accelerate middle school impact

 1 “High School Is too Late to Start the Career Conversation,” ASA. <https://www.asa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Efficacy-And-Innovation…>
2  Benner, Meg & Scott Sargrad. “Report: Creating Strong Building Blocks for Every Student,” CAP. 8/5/2020. <https://www.americanprogress.org/article/creating-strong-building-blocks-every-student/>

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“Through our new middle school program with EOS, Everett Public Schools is dedicated to empowering students to reach their highest potential by increasing access to challenging coursework. By fostering supportive connections with trusted adults and focusing on each student’s unique educational and postsecondary aspirations, we’re building a foundation for lifelong success and upholding our commitment to high-quality learning for each student.”

Dr. Jeanne Willard
Executive Director
College & Career Readiness and Extended Learning Options

Powerful data resources for middle school leaders

Our adapted middle school program is directly the result of feedback from school districts and school leadership.  
To put more students on the path to better postsecondary outcomes, leaders are realising it’s increasingly important to deliver support even earlier. 
We apply our proven partnership model, data and technology solutions to help middle school leadership expand student readiness for rigorous academic pathways with resources including: 

  • Student insight cards that go beyond test scores to reveal aspirations, perceived barriers, knowledge gaps and overall potential.
  • Data management and analysis tools in the EOS Portal that centralize enrollment, academic performance, and student voice data. This includes the ability to connect directly with your Clever instance.
  • Get staff insights that help to identify student potential, while also uncovering gaps and barriers to address.  
  • The ability to identify and engage student-identified trusted adults.
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A partnership that accelerates middle school impact

Equal Opportunity Schools’ proprietary approach includes a phased approach with dedicated partnership director that acts as a coach and program facilitator.  

These experienced educators have real life district or school leadership experience, and partner with you by:

  • Carefully learning and onboard each unique middle school
  • Supporting your team in setting goals plus devising and executing action plans that identify and enroll more students into academic pathways like Pre-AP Honors, or courses like Algebra 1.

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See how districts and schools use EOS to deliver results

Prince William County

Chicago Public Schools

Gwinnett County

I think with EOS, what it really did for our staff and students was changed how they took the approach to enrolling in advanced courses; removing just looking at prerequisites or what your grades are, what your GPA is, but really looking at your passion and your drive and what your plans are post secondary.

And I think that that's so important -- looking at the entire student way past your previous GPA, or behavior history, but really what are your goals as an individual? Where do you see yourself once you leave high school? And what can we do here to set the tone for you so that you can accomplish that; whether it's a four year university, two year, or trade school, we want to set you up on the best trajectory for that.

I think the EOS program pushes your thinking and challenges you to be a bit more creative in your approach to how you work with students, and how you get them to a level academically that they didn't feel that they could achieve. And it's great, because I've always been told you can use the same recipe, however, the way you change the outcome is the amount of energy, the love and the time you put into something, and I think EOS brings us to that energy, that time and love we put into educating our students."

Dr. Charmelle Ackins, Prince William County School VA

9% Increase

Expected participation rate change for students in advanced courses in Fall 2023

+1095 Students

Change in the number of students expected to participate in advanced courses in fall 2023

49% Conversion Rate

2,987 identified students expected to participate in advanced courses in Fall 2023

Equal Opportunity Schools began our partnership with the city of Chicago District 299 in the fall of 2017 with six public schools. We have since grown to 45 schools and a total of five cohorts.

Despite a global pandemic, remote learning, and racial tensions throughout the nation, schools have persevered in the work of breaking down barriers to increase access, belonging, and success in rigorous college and career-prep secondary school courses for underserved and under represented students.

51% AP participation

51% AP participation rate in Cohort 1 had an increase of 29% after partnering with EOS. 

53% of Cohort 2 passed

53% of Cohort 2 passed at least one AP class. A 10% increase compared to the year prior. 

56% of students

56% of students within this cohort had passed at least one advanced course. A 7% increase from years prior. 
EOS began our partnership with Gwinnett County Public Schools during the 2022-2023 school year by serving South Gwinnett and Shiloh high Schools. We were able to identify over 2,000 10th and 11th grade students who currently possess the academic ability, mindsets and skills to gain access to and be successful in advanced courses. 

80% of students

in GCPS aspire to go to college

but GPCS staff Estmate 62%

only want to do so

a gap of 18%

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