Student Supports
With support services for K-12 students, as well as students who are working towards a post-secondary certificate or degree, shift_ed helps students realize and accelerate their potential.
Browse this Page
The Education Continuum
School-based Telehealth
The Education Continuum
shift_ed believes strong partnerships drive community success.
The Education Continuum opens pathways to success from cradle to career. Our support starts when a child begins school, and we walk side-by-side with families through the start of that child’s career. Comprehensive supports that embrace diversity and remove obstacles to opportunities drive our mission. We meet students where they are to offer supports to all students in elementary, middle, high school and college.
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Ask a kindergartner and you might hear doctor, teacher, football player or YouTube star. Those students may change their minds a hundred times before they graduate, or they might follow that dream every step of the way.
shift_ed exists to support dreams by removing obstacles and empowering all students. In collaboration with dozens of community partners, shift_ed is impacting students in elementary, middle, high school and college, and positioning graduates to succeed in their chosen careers.
Elementary Supports
Reading is the foundation for learning. In kindergarten through third grade, children are learning to read; after third grade, students read to learn. In fact, third grade reading proficiency is one of the most important predictors for graduating high school. shift_ed is committed to increasing the number of students reading at grade level.
Become a Reading Tutor - Make a Lasting Impact
Help young readers thrive with High Dosage Tutoring, an evidence-based program proven to boost reading fluency in elementary students. As a trained HELPS tutor, you’ll work one-on-one with local students, building confidence and literacy skills that set them up for success.
-
Flexible schedule: Commit 2–20 hours/week
-
Paid, volunteer, or class credit eligible
-
Comprehensive training and support provided
Are you ready to help students fall in love with reading? Download the flyer to learn more or complete the interest form below to start the process!
Middle School Supports
Our middle school programming is focused on career and technical education and closing the career exposure gap. Students can’t aspire to a career they don’t know exists. Our staff and volunteers work to expose students in middle grades to the plethora of opportunities that wait for them after high school or college.
YouScience Career Assessment
shift_ed aims to help students understand where their interests and aptitude intersect. Seventh and tenth grade students take the YouScience Career Assessment, which is a series of puzzles and brain games that not only helps students determine what they might want to do, but also careers in which they might excel.
Entrepreneur-I-Am Experience
Eighth grade students have the opportunity to create a product or service and then pitch it, Shark Tank-style to local professionals. The Entrepreneur-I-Am experience challenges students to think creatively and strategically while building confidence and gaining valuable work experience.
Mobile Innovation Lab
This makerspace-on-wheels takes careers of the future straight to middle school students. A partnership with Forge Greensboro, the bus is full of projects that allow students to get hands-on experience with STEAM careers.
High School Supports
shift_ed serves all 27 high schools in Guilford County Schools with supports that help students discover the opportunities waiting for them after graduation – and take the steps to achieve their goals.
One-on-One Postsecondary Consultations
Equipping students and parents with relevant workforce and postsecondary information is shift_ed’s specialty. From exploring career options and FAFSA completion, to test scheduling and college application preparation, shift_ed professionals work with families and students to address their individual needs. We are dedicated to eliminating finance as a barrier to higher education by comparing financial aid packages and helping families identify and apply for various sources of financial aid.
SEO Scholars Guilford County
SEO Scholars creates a more diverse society by closing the academic and opportunity gap for motivated young people, setting the standard for academics, mentorship, community, positive peer pressure and a powerful, lifelong network. Our free, eight-year, academic program successfully educates
and mentors public high school students to and through college — with a 90% college graduation rate.
College Planning Series
shift_ed collaborates with organizations across the community and state to offer students and families regular workshops on how to get into and pay for college. Topics include FAFSA completion, financial aid, the college application process and tips for taking the ACT and SAT.
Higher Education Supports
shift_ed is committed to helping college students stay on track to a certificate or degree. We offer scholarships and continued connection, so students have more success in college and accelerate their career opportunities.
Complete the FAFSA
The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. shift_ed scholarship awards will be based on information reported on a student’s FAFSA.
Scholarships
Registration is open from December 1 through July 1 for Guilford County Schools’ (GCS) seniors and graduates. shift_ed Scholarships provide last-dollar tuition assistance to qualifying GCS graduates.
To be able to have that scholarship, and not to have to worry about a meal plan or how I was going to pay for books or tuition meant a whole lot to me and my family as well.
—
Douglas McCollum
High Point University Class of 2022