our mission & goals

mission

The mission of TORCH is to improve the graduation and post-secondary participation rates of Northfield’s Latino students, English Language learners, low-income students, and youth who would be first-genertaion college attendees.

goals

Primary TORCH target: Over the next five years, at least 90% of Northfield’s Latino and low-income students will graduate from high school and over 50% of graduating students will pursue postsecondary education.

TORCH partners are committed to the establishment and monitoring of outcome measures to assess the project’s success.  Through the proposed activities, TORCH partners expect to also see the following measurable outcomes annually:

• 90% of TORCH students will remain in school.
• 80% of TORCH seniors will graduate from high school.
• Over 50% of TORCH graduates will pursue post-secondary education.
  
• 75% of TORCH graduates enrolled in post-secondary schools will complete their first year in college and progress towards earning a degree.
  
• 50% of TORCH students will demonstrate improvement in core academic subjects.