MISSION
Student Step-up Scholarship Fund Inc. is a nonprofit 501c3 EdTech organization whose mission is to empower college students and promote academic excellence in primary and secondary education. We believe that every student deserves the opportunity to pursue higher education and achieve their full potential. To accomplish this, we offer scholarships, stipends, training, and volunteer experiences to college students who are willing to serve as education coaches for school-age students. We also train college coaches to use data science and analytics to support and evaluate student learning.
Our education coaches provide personalized guidance, pathways, approaches, and support to help their younger scholars overcome academic challenges and prepare for college admission. Through this process, they acquire valuable skills and experience for their own careers and positively impact the lives of the next generation of learners. Our goal is to create a community of leaders, learners, and educators who are committed to improving educational outcomes and opportunities for all students.
VISION
Student Step-up Scholarship Fund envisions a community of learners who support, empathize, respect, value, and empower each other. We provide scholarships, training, tools, and volunteer experience to college students who coach 3-12 students. We aim to foster a culture of coaching, leadership, and service that benefits both groups. We want to inspire and equip the next generation of change-makers.
Pilosophy
At Student Step-up Scholarship Fund, we believe that education is a powerful tool for personal transcendence and social transformation. We design our philosophy around five core values: support, empathy, respect, value, and empower.
Support: We provide financial, academic, and emotional support to our scholarship recipients, who are college students from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We also support the students they coach in the k-12 schools, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their goals.
Empathy: We cultivate a culture of empathy, where we listen to and understand the needs, feelings, and perspectives of others. We foster positive relationships among our staff, volunteers, partners, and beneficiaries.
Respect: We treat everyone with respect, regardless of their age, race, gender, religion, or any other aspect of their identity. We honor the dignity and worth of every human being.
Value: We recognize and appreciate the value that everyone brings to our organization and society. We celebrate the achievements and contributions of our scholarship recipients and the students they coach.
Empower: We inspire and empower our scholarship recipients and the students they coach to become leaders and agents of change in their communities by providing them with opportunities to develop their skills, knowledge, and confidence.
Model
We have a team of caring professional men and women, who work with students on a day-to-day basis and are committed to the success and education of each student. Without them, we would not have a successful organization. The members of our staff are college students (education major) and educators; others are 3-12 educators from local schools; and some are professionals from the local community. These individuals bring experience and dedication to our organization, which is an asset to our students. All staff members are fingerprinted, and we follow the NYS Department of Health standards.