Summer melt: Students who intend to go to college but do not enroll in the fall after graduating. Intent is measured by a student completing the application process and having been accepted to at least one college. 

• Michelle Arnold | Interim Associate Vice Provost for Student Success, Middle Tennessee State University

• Erin Black | College Coach, Nashville State Community College

• Wendy Blackmore | Director of Operations, Tennessee College Access and Success Network

• Morgan Campey | Senior Director of High School and Post-Secondary Initiatives, Martha O'Bryan Center

• Stephanie Coleman | Chief Talent Development Officer, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

• Ginger de Martinez | College & Career Readiness Coach, John Overton High School

• Kevin Edwards | Ready Graduate Analyst, Metro Nashville Public Schools

• Janessa Graham | College and Career Coordinator, Martha O'Bryan Center

• JP Gray | Project Director - GEAR UP, Metro Nashville Public Schools

• Laura Herrell | Project Manager, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

• Nicole Hubbs | Director of Career Services, Nashville State Community College

• Crystal Hunter | Accreditation and Compliance Coordinator, TCAT Nashville

• Mitchell Marquez | Dual Enrollment Support Specialist, TCAT Nashville

• Kati Stafford-Murphy | Student Success Advisor, Nashville State Community College - North Davidson campus

Improve and/or expand summer programming to address summer melt so students are more likely to enroll and have a successful transition. 

Outcome 3.1: Students have equitable access to academic and career preparation opportunities during the summer. 

• 3.1.1: Develop pilot summer programs and recruitment strategies so that students have equitable access to academic and career preparation activities over the summer. 

  • • Pilot programs were developed and implemented in summer 2023.  

• 3.1.2: Recruit students for summer programming beginning in January or February and ensure families understand how they can support academic and career preparation over the summer. 

• 3.1.3: Implement and evaluate success of Summer 2023 programs. 

  • • Summer 2023 programs wrapped up in August. Success evaluated at institutional level and discussed as a work team.

Outcome 3.2: Identify collaboration opportunities to reduce summer melt for postsecondary and community partners supporting seamless transitions and persistence for students who intend to enroll in postsecondary at the end of 12th grade. 

• 3.2.1: Establish a process to communicate student postsecondary plans and enrollment status with postsecondary and community partners. 

• 3.2.2: Create a shared plan and process to ensure postsecondary and community partners contribute to efforts to reduce summer melt. 

• 3.2.3: Develop a shared plan for student support and communication for the summer between high school and postsecondary. 

Outcome 3.3: Policy changes are advanced that reduce barriers for underrepresented students such as tuition equity for undocumented students, earlier access to dual enrollment and summer funding, and transportation access. 

• 3.3.1: Continue advocacy efforts across partner organizations. 

• 3.3.2: Release transportation study and policy scan reports to identify policy recommendations around transportation access and other barriers to postsecondary success. 

  • • NSR transportation study (released June 2023)

    • NSR policy scan (released August 2023)