HOUSED WITHIN THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAM IS HIRED DIRECTLY BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE COUNSELING TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 9TH THROUGH 12TH GRADES. THROUGHOUT ITS 20-YEAR HISTORY, ASP HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BOTH NATIONALLY AND STATEWIDE AS A TOP PROGRAM IN EDUCATION BY THE NATIONAL COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK, NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, THE NATIONAL EDUCATION BOARD IN WASHINGTON, D.C., THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, AND THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. WHILE THESE ARE IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENTS, ASP’S FOCUS IS TO DO MORE THAN HELP STUDENTS GAIN ADMISSION AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND COLLEGE; THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ASP IS TO CHANGE STUDENTS’ LIVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
CLAIRE CROOK IS REALLY EXCITED TO WORK AS A COLLEGE ADVISOR AT IDEA. SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN A SMALL TOWN IN NORTH TEXAS. SHE ATTENDED COLLEGE AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY AND RECENTLY GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
SHE REMEMBERS FEELING VERY ILL-PREPARED FOR THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS AND WISHED SHE HAD MORE KNOWLEDGE GOING INTO IT. BECAUSE OF THAT, SHE IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING AS MUCH AS SHE CAN AND BEING THERE FOR HER STUDENTS. AFTER HER OWN EXPERIENCES AND STRUGGLES WITH THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS, SHE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO GUIDING STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THEIR COLLEGE ENDEAVORS. HER GOAL IS TO HELP STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE AND AT EASE AS THEY TAKE THIS BIG STEP.
WHEN CLAIRE ISN’T AT WORK, YOU CAN FIND HER AT A LOCAL COFFEE SHOP OR OUT AND ABOUT WITH HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY. SHE IS A MASSIVE HARRY POTTER AND MARVEL MOVIE FAN, AND YOU WILL PROBABLY HEAR HER QUOTING THEM RANDOMLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
