Our Impact
Our success stories are people who worked hard to graduate from high school in order to make a better life for themselves. Turning potential dropouts into high school graduates makes life better for everyone in Coweta County.
Better Students Mean Better Business
The impact of ELEVATE Coweta Students isn’t measured on a spreadsheet. It’s evident in Coweta’s economic vitality and gracious lifestyle—benefits that accompany a well-educated workforce.
A better-educated workforce is crucial to building a growing, prosperous community. When choosing to open a new business or expand existing facilities, businesses are attracted to Coweta County because of our highly-skilled, well-educated workforce.
When ELEVATE Coweta Students helps more students graduate and enter the local workforce, everybody wins.
Better Students Mean Better Business
The impact of ELEVATE Coweta Students isn’t measured on a spreadsheet. It’s evident in Coweta’s economic vitality and gracious lifestyle—benefits that accompany a well-educated workforce.
A better-educated workforce is crucial to building a growing, prosperous community. When choosing to open a new business or expand existing facilities, businesses are attracted to Coweta County because of our highly-skilled, well-educated workforce.
When ELEVATE Coweta Students helps more students graduate and enter the local workforce, everybody wins.
Mentoring Impact
With more than 180 adult mentors trained in our mentor program since the 2017 – 2018 school year, our mentors are the heart and soul of what we do. There are currently 160+ students who are being mentored either one-on-one or in a group setting EACH WEEK of the school year. In addition, we have mentors in 28 of the 31 schools in our school system.
We are actively participating–and more importantly, making a significant difference in the lives of countless people. We are well on our way to being a major force for good in the lives of not only Coweta students, but their families and by extension our society at large.
Facts and Figures
During the 2018 – 2019 school year, ELEVATE Coweta Students made a substantial impact in thousands of lives. We served a total 326 caseload students, as well as 5,108 individual students by supplying them with clothing, school supplies, and food. We also guided them in safe driving awareness and worked with them on college and career prep.
Facts and Figures
During the 2018 – 2019 school year, ELEVATE Coweta Students made a substantial impact in thousands of lives. We served a total of 326 caseload students, as well as 5,108 individual students by supplying them with clothing, school supplies, and food. We also guided them in safe driving awareness and worked with them on college and career prep.
Student Caseloads
Caseload students are met with at least once a month. However, it is common for these students to meet with our staff Site Coordinators more often than that. We have 171 student caseloads at East Coweta High School, 111 at Newnan High School, and 44 at Ruth Hill Elementary for a total of 326 student caseloads.
East Coweta High School
88
Percent of Caseload 4th Year Students Graduated
Newnan High School
84
Percent of Caseload Students Promoted or Graduated
Ruth Hill Elementary
95
Percent of Caseload Students Promoted
Success Stories
Below are a few of our success stories. With your help, we will create many more.
ELEVATE Coweta Students participant, Damon Ware, turned 18 on March 18th, and we had to help him celebrate. Damon has been involved with our program since the beginning of last school year. This year he is a Senior, and he is planning on graduating on time!!!
ELEVATE Coweta Students participant, Damon Ware, turned 18 on March 18th, and we had to help him celebrate. Damon has been involved with our program since the beginning of last school year. This year he is a Senior, and he is planning on graduating on time!!!
ELEVATE Coweta Students participant, Damon Ware, turned 18 on March 18th, and we had to help him celebrate. Damon has been involved with our program since the beginning of last school year. This year he is a Senior, and he is planning on graduating on time!!!