Encouraging Practices for Linking Secondary and Postsecondary Education

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Encouraging Practices for Linking Secondary and
Postsecondary Education

• Larry Warford, CCTI Project Director, League for
  Innovation
• Mike Wonacott, NDC Staff

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Transitions Why Critical Today
For most Americans, education and training
through and beyond high school is now a necessary
condition (not just the most advantageous or
desirable route) for developing skills required
by most well-paying jobs.
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• 65 of the fastest growing occupations require
  some postsecondary education or training.
• By 2010, 42 of all U.S. jobs will require a
  vocational certificate, associate degree,
  bachelors degree or higher.

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Old Paradigm
School Work
Retirement
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New Paradigm
Update Skills
New Career
Job Training
Schooling
Higher Degree
Re-entry Training
Education
New Employer
New Certification
Learning Swirl
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Learning Swirl

• People in and out of education/ training all of
  their lives
• 5-7 Careers in lifetime
• Numerous employers

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National Projects Working Toward K-16 Alignment

• American Diploma Project
• ACT Standards for Transition
• Standards for Success
• National Governors Association/Jobs for the
  Future
• The Bridge Project

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Bridge Project StudyStanford Research Center

• 80 of high school students want to go to
  college.
• These high aspirations are undermined by
  disconnected educational systems and other
  barriers.

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Barriers

• Students, parents, and K-12 educators get
  conflicting and vague messages about what
  students need to know to enter and succeed in
  college.
• (Bridge found that high school assessments often
  stress different knowledge and skills than do
  college entrance and placement requirements.)

The Bridge Project Stanford University
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Barriers

• Coursework between high school and college is not
  connected.
• Students graduate from high school under one set
  of standards and three months later are required
  to meet a whole new set of standards in college.

The Bridge Project Stanford University
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Barriers

• Current data systems are not equipped to address
  students needs across systems.
• No one is held accountable for issues related to
  student transitions from high school to college.

The Bridge Project Stanford University
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While educators and policymakers share the common
goal of improving student performance, they often
act in isolation thus, efforts are sometimes
conflicting or duplicated, and often certain
needs are never addressed.
The Bridge Project Stanford University
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Percent of students who take remedial courses

• 63 at two-year institutions
• 40 at four-year institutions

The Bridge Project Stanford University
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College and Career Transitions Initiative (CCTI)

• Cooperative Agreement
• between
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of
  Vocational and Adult Education
• and
• The League for Innovation in the Community
  College Consortium

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Purpose of CCTI

• CCTI will contribute to strengthening
• the role of community and technical
• colleges in -
• Easing student transitions between secondary and
  postsecondary education as well as transitions to
  employment, and
• Improving academic performance at both the
  secondary and postsecondary levels.

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CCTI anticipated outcomes

• Decreased need for remediation at postsecondary
  level
• Increased enrollment and persistence in
  postsecondary education
• Increased academic and skill achievement at
  secondary and postsecondary levels

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CCTI anticipated outcomes

• Increased attainment of postsecondary degrees,
  certificates, or other recognized credentials
• Increased entry into employment or further
  education

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Local Partnerships
- The Key to Our Success

• Community College led
• Secondary Schools
• Employers

Many also include state education agencies,
4-year colleges and universities, and other
significant organizations.
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CCTI Site Partnerships



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Miami
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Dade Community College

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Corning Community College

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St. Louis Community College


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Northern Virginia Community College

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Maricopa Community College

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Lehigh Carbon Community College

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Ivy Tech State College

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Anne Arundel Comm
unity College

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San Diego Community College District

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Central Piedmont Community College

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Lorain County Community College

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Prince Georges Community College

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Southwestern Oregon Community College

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Sinclair Community Coll
ege

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Fox Valley Technical College

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CCTI Products

• Virtual Reader
• Inventory of Current Practices
• Career Pathways
• Toolkit
• Data Collection

www.league.org/ccti
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Example Career Pathways Template
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Example Career Pathways Template
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Comprehensive and Systematic Approach to
Transition Articulated Program Pathway

• Anne Arundel Community College

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Anne Arundel Community College

• Martha Smith, Ph.D., President, Anne Arundel
  Community College

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Anne Arundel Community College

• Katherine A. Corley, Faculty, Education
  Department, College of Notre Dame of Maryland

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Anne Arundel Community College

• Daniel P. Fluharty, Business Education Department
  Chairperson, North County High School, Anne
  Arundel County Public Schools

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Anne Arundel Community College

• Kathleen M. Beauman, Director, Business Education
  Partnerships, Anne Arundel Community College

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Anne Arundel Community College

• Colleen Eisenbeiser, Director, TEACH Institute,
  Anne Arundel Community College

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Anne Arundel Community College

• Amy Menjivar, Academic Recruitment Advisor,
  TEACH Institute, Anne Arundel Community College

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Anne Arundel Community College

• K. Jill Barr, Director, Counseling, Advising
  Retention Services, Anne Arundel Community
  College

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Anne Arundel Community College

• Lois Burton, Director, Academic Support Center,
  Anne Arundel Community College

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Building on Existing Tech Prep Relationships
Contextual Integrated Leadership Teams

• Sinclair Community College / Stebbins High School

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Sinclair Community College / Stebbins High School

• Ronald Kindell, Director, Miami Valley Tech Prep
  Consortium, Sinclair Community College

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Sinclair Community College / Stebbins High School

• Al Wahle, Science Engineering Technology
  Instructor, Sinclair Community College

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Sinclair Community College / Stebbins High School

• Ralph Tolle, Science Instructor, Stebbins High
  School

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Sinclair Community College / Stebbins High School

• Jim Prater, Engineering Technology Instructor,
  Stebbins High School

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Sinclair Community College / Stebbins High School

• Dennis Wahle, Math Instructor, Stebbins High
  School

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Sinclair Community College / Stebbins High School

• Tom Whitehead, Math Instructor, Sinclair
  Community College

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Program of Study at the Medical Education Campus
Partnerships

• Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)

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Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)

• Patty Ottavio, Assistant Dean, Physical Therapist
  Assistant Program, Medical Education Campus

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Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)

• Anne-Marie Glynn, Health Medical Sciences
  Coordinator, Fairfax County Public Schools

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Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)

• Dr. Charlene Connolly, Provost, Medical Education
  Campus

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Special thanks to the following for making this
webcast possible

• Anne Arundel Community College
• Andrew L. Meyer, Vice President for Learning
• Linda S. Schulte, Director of Public Relations
  and Marketing
• Kathleen M. Beauman, Director, Business Education
  Partnerships

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Special thanks to the following for making this
webcast possible

• Sinclair Community College/ Stebbins High School
• Ronald Kindell, Director, Miami Valley Tech Prep
  Consortium, Sinclair Community College
• Joyce Richards, Director of CTE, Stebbins High
  School

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Special thanks to the following for making this
webcast possible

• Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
• Charles Whitehead, CCTI Project Director
• Tricia L. Holser, Public Information Officer