Postsecondary Readiness

About the Research

EPSOs—high school academic offerings that expose students to advanced coursework and build their foundational career skills—are a key lever for increasing postsecondary enrollment and completion. Increasing EPSO participation and completion is part of a district-wide strategy to improve college and career readiness for all students. This series of studies seeks to identify and implement innovative strategies to increase EPSO participation and success within the district.

MNPS Working Group Members

Brittaney Baker (Postsecondary Readiness Fellow)
Sanjana Ballal-Link (Director, Partnerships for Postsecondary Readiness)
Sarah Chin (Chief Strategy Officer)
Jeremiah Davis (CTE Coordinator)
Kevin Edwards (Ready Graduate Coordinator)
Stacey Foster (CTE Coordinator)
Joe Gordon (Director of Counseling and Advising)
Yolanda Jackson (Family Engagement Coordinator)
Joe Kelly(AVID Coordinator)
Meri Kock (ACT Coordinator)
Emily Munn (Director, Advanced Academics)
Matthew Nelson (Executive Director, College & Career Readiness)
Kwame Nti (Senior Information Analyst, Advanced Academics)
Daniel Phillips (Director of Career Academics)
David Williams (Executive Officer, Teaching & Learning)
Stanley Young (Coordinator, Advanced Academics)

Vanderbilt Working Group Members

Abby Beneke (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Sean Corcoran (Professor of Public Policy & Education)
Shaun Dougherty (Professor of Education & Policy – Boston University
Erin Henrick (NashvillePeer Co-Director
Joshua Harman (Project Manager)
Nicole Hinton (Senior Research Manager)
Changee Lee (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Maria Maria Castillo (Doctoral Student)

Related News & Publications

November 17, 2025
From Research to Practice: How Co-Design Supports College and Career Readiness in MNPS Schools
March 12, 2024
Why EPSOs Matter: Preliminary Analysis of EPSO Completion and Student Outcomes

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