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College BoundPresented byTrish SchneiderJefferson County Public Schools Adult and Continuing EducationMay 30, 2008

KentuckyCAN GrantKentuckyCAN Grant

Aims of $10,000 grant:• Transition 50 GED students to

postsecondary by April 1, 2009• Train GED instructors in postsecondary

options• Distribute materials to learning centers• Provide GE 100 online• More about KentuckyCAN

www.kentuckycan.org

What is Your Purpose?

Are you preparing students for an exam, or are you providing an education?

What’s in it for you?

Helps retentionHelps performance indicatorsProvides motivationAttracts more than GED

students

Why Do Students Walk Through Your Door?

• to get a job

• to get a better job

• to keep a job

• to earn more money

• to be an example to children

• court-ordered

Challenge

What is Postsecondary?

Activity

• Technology– Use computers for essay

lessons, math drills

• Math– Use degree earnings

charts in math lessons

• Writing– Provide topics such as

educational attainment, unemployment, etc.

• Reading– Use college textbooks

for reading comprehension assignments

Easy Ways to Incorporate Higher Education into Lesson Plans

Test Comparison

COMPASS• Computerized• Calculator on all

parts of math• Untimed• Covers reading,

writing, math• Writing is editing

passages

GED• Pencil and paper• Calculator on one

part of math• Timed• Also covers science

and social studies• Writing is an essay

and multiple choice

Goal-Setting• Link career goals with education• Take free interest inventories at

www.mappingyourfuture.org• Encourage the student to visit the

CREW Center• Use the Occupational Outlook

Handbook to research educational needs www.bls.gov/oco

• Find Kentucky specific information at www.kentuckianaworks.org/outlook/

Did you know . . .Facts about

•10% of the 15,478 students are GED graduates?•42% are first-generation college students?•The average age is 26?•53% are women?•70% work more than 20 hours per week?•22% are African-American?

The Need forRemediation at

JCTC

83% of new students need one or more developmental classes

GED graduates have to take developmental writing and math

Money•www.fafsa.ed.gov Federal financial aid forms•Kentuckiana College Access Center•Scholarships: www.fastweb.com and www.finaid.org

Disabilities•Contact disability office at local colleges•Watch clip “You Can DO IT!” at www.washington.edu/doit/Video/college.html•Free book from the Office for Civil Rights www.ed.gov

Student Barriers

Introduction to College

FREE to GED students

100% online

Learn:

•Time Management

•Study Skills

•Test-taking Strategies

•Career Choices

•Financial Aid Options

•Self-advocacy

GE 100

Trish Schneider (502)485-7279

trish.schneider@jefferson.kyschools.us