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How to Have a Winning Hand with Concurrent Enrollment

Sheri Bryant – Douglas County School District CTE/Concurrent EnrollmentAdam Shelffo – Arapahoe Community College (ACC)-CE Business LiaisonTammy Ward - ACC Director of Concurrent Enrollment

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CE in Colorado• Demand for and participation is increasing rapidly

• Concurrent Enrollment Programs Act of 2009

• 27,000 Colorado students participated last year

• On average, 84% of students passed all of their courses

• CE students had better college GPAs, credit hour completion and retention rates

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CE at Arapahoe Community College• Second largest program in Colorado

• 7 school districts• Over 30 high schools

• 2009 – 2010 • served 700 students• 3500 credit hours• 115 FTE

• 2013 - 2014• Served 4200 students• 15,700 credit hours• 525 FTE

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So how do we manage the volume?

We are ALL liaisons to many

stakeholders!

What’s MY Role? L- LINK to CTE/CE for ALL Students

I-INFORMATION OUTLET to all Stakeholders

A-ADVOCATE for “choice” programming

I-INDIVDUALIZED PLANS & PATHWAYS

S-SYSTEMS DRIVEN (Enrollment Process for CE)

O-Outside Opportunities (CTSOs/Academic Planning/Parent Nights)

N-NEVER ENDING PROCESS…..NEVER ENDING SUPPORT!!!

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LET’S GET STARTED!

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Concurrent Enrollment Director

● Faculty-to-Faculty Meetings

● Back-to-School Nights

● Advisory Board Member

EVENTS

Secondary Educator & CTE/Concurrent Enrollment Coordinator

● Promoter

● Educator

● Advocate/Liaison

WHO AM I?

Post-Secondary Coordinator

● Volunteer

● Enforcer

● Networker

GET ‘ER DONE!

DO YOU HAVE A WINNING HAND?

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So many ROLES…..So little TIME!

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IT TAKES A VILLAGE!

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QUESTIONS???

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Our Contact Information:

• Sheri Bryant, Douglas County School DistrictSheri.Bryant@dcsdk12.org

• Adam Shelffo, Arapahoe Community College

Adam.Shelffo@Arapahoe.edu

• Tammy Ward, Arapahoe Community College

Tammy.Ward@Arapahoe.edu

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