helping underprepared students complete

Helping Underprepared Students Complete

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Accelerate Texas Project Academic Success DivisionAmarillo Collegeactx.edu/advanceama

Set for Success

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TARGET POPULATIONS 65% of students at AC under prepared Low skilled young adults between 16-26 seeking a GED

1 out of 5 economically disadvantaged seniors did not graduate in 2010

60% of students at AC are identified at poverty Refugees

Amarillo is one of 7 cities designated for refugee resettlement in Texas

Hispanic community Increased from 15% in 1990 to 28.8% in 2010

Remediation

Workforce Training

Completion

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PROGRAM RATIONALETRADITIONAL

APPROACH

AC’s lowest skilled students never get

past this point

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PROGRAM RATIONALE

• REMEDIATION • SUPPORT• WORKFORCE TRAINING

• Four I-BEST Models– Non-Integrated Instruction– Non-Integrated Instruction with Separate,

Contextualized Basic Skills– Partially Integrated Instruction– Fully Integrated Instruction

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I-BEST PROGRAM

AC’s Model going forward

We tried this model!

• Require remediation in at least one DOMAIN OF SIGNIFICANCE (reading, writing, math) and/or;

• No high school diploma or GED and/or; (PREFERRED)

• Need ESL support (PREFERRED)

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PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

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PROGRAM STRUCTUREMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

9am-2pm 9am-2pm 9am-2pm 9am-2pmCNA class w/DE Instructor

attending class with the students for “just in time

support”

Support Class•Review class material•Contextualized GED Instruction•Prepare for next day’s class

CNA class w/DE Instructor

attending class with the

students for “just in time

support”

Support Class•Review class material•Contextualized GED InstructionPrepare for next day’s class

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BUILDING A VILLAGE

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SPECIALIZED ADVISING

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INTERNAL CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT SERVICES & Advising

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EXTERNAL CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT SERVICES & ADVISING

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INSTRUCTOR SUPPORT

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ACADEMIC PROFILE CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT COHORT #1

DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION PLACEMENT

TABE READING MATH WRITING GED ESL

4.5 33 21 1 H.S. NO5.3 30 21 1 NO NO5.5 29 27 2 NO YES5.6 36 21 3 NO NO7.3 84 20 5 NO NO7.3 46 22 1 NO NO8.3 69 24 3 NO NO9 27 26 3 NO NO

10 48 23 4 NO NO10.5 83 71 5 NO YES

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ACADEMIC PERFORMANCEFunctional Literacy

Level Midterm Final Exam

4.5 76 88 5.3 87 82 5.5 83 88 5.6 80 88 7.3 88 92 7.3 76 88 8.3 94 99 9.0 70 84 10.0 81 92 10.5 93 97

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COMPLETION DATATABE

Completed college

certificate

Certified in industry

standard*

Employed in Related

FieldGED

4.5 YES YES YES H.S. 5.3 YES YES YES P5.5 YES YES YES P5.6 YES YES NO P7.3 YES NOT TAKEN NO P7.3 YES YES YES YES8.3 YES YES YES YES9 YES YES YES YES

10 YES YES NO P10.5* YES YES NO P

10/10 9/10 6/10

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COMPLETION DATACERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT PROGRAM

COHORT #1

Completed college certificate

Certified in industry

standard*

Employed in related field**

Spring/Summer 2012 Summer 2012 Summer

201210/10 7/10 7/10

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT PROGRAM COHORT #2

Completed college certificate

Certified in industry

standard*

Employed in related field**

Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Spring 201316/17 14/17 5/17

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Recruitment Faculty Engagement Advising students

PROGRAM CHALLENGES

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Community Outreach is important

A Cohort-based model is our strength

Need a REQUIRED JumpStart period

LESSONS LEARNED

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STUDENT VOICES

Play video

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Russell Lowery-HartVice President, Academic Affairsrdloweryhart@actx.edu806-371-5135

Tamara ClunisDean, Academic Successttclunis@actx.edu806-371-5429