Bridges, ICAPS and Beyond Transitions In Illinois

Joint Central and Southern Illinois Fall Conference, Effingham, IL

Presented by

Bevan Gibson, SIPDC and Aimee Julian, ICSPS

FY 2015 Priorities for Adult EducationCreating Pathways for Adult Learners

Develop a Career Pathway System

Alignment with College and Career Readiness

Technology Skills

Expand Bridge Programs

Integrated Learning Opportunity

Acceleration Strategies Programs

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Programs lack supports and are ill-equipped to

meet the needs of nontraditional students

The “black hole” of developmental education:Low completion rates for underprepared students

Remediation not customized to career pathway

requirements

Lack of alignment with career/technical credential programs postsecondary entrance requirements

Traditional ABE/GED Programs

Developmental Education

Postsecondary Career Programs

Multiple Loss PointsLow rates of program completion and credential attainment

The Problem of Disconnected Pathways

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Connecting Career & Technical Educationto Adult Career Pathways

Accelerating OpportunityWorkforce Investment Opportunity Act Illinois Career & Academic Pathways

InitiativeAlliance for Quality Career PathwaysWorkforce Strategic PlanCTE’s role and how to get there

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Career Pathways Approach (working definition)

An approach to connecting progressive levels of basic skills and postsecondary education, training, and supportive services…

--in specific sectors or cross-sector occupations

--in a way that optimizes the progress and success of individuals – including those with limited education, English, skills, and/or work experience

--in helping individuals secure marketable credentials, family-supporting employment, and further education and employment opportunities

Career pathways help employers meet their workforce needs and help states and communities strengthen their workforces and economies.

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Career Clusters

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What do you know about Career Clusters and Career Pathways?

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What are Career Clusters?

Career Clusters are groups of occupations and industries that have in common a set of foundational knowledge and skills. There are 16 nationally recognized clusters, and multiple career pathways.

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What are Career Pathways?

Career Pathways are multi-year programs of academic and technical study that prepare students for a full range of postsecondary options within each of the 16 clusters. Currently, there are 81 nationally recognized pathways, each with specific pathway knowledge and skills.

Clusters Pathways

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The 16 Career Clusters

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Career Cluster:Health Science

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Bridge Programs

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What do you know about Bridge Programs?

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Bridge Programs Definition

Bridge programs prepare adults with limited academic or limited English skills to enter and succeed in credit-bearing postsecondary education and training leading to career-path employment in high-demand, middle- and high-skilled occupations. The goal of bridge programs is to sequentially bridge the gap between the initial skills of individuals and what they need to enter and succeed in postsecondary education and career-path employment. These programs must include three core elements: Contextualized Instruction, Career Development and Transition Services.

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Three Core Elements of a Bridge Program Contextualized Instruction: Integrates basic reading, math

and language skills, and industry/occupational knowledge.

Career Development: Includes career exploration, career planning within a career area, and understanding the world of work (specific elements depend upon the level of the bridge program and on whether participants are already incumbent workers in the specific field).

Transition Services: Provide students with the information and assistance they need to successfully navigate the process of moving from adult education or remedial coursework to credit or occupational programs. Services may include (as needed and available) academic advising, tutoring, study skills, coaching, and referrals to individual support services, e.g., transportation and child care.

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ICAPS /AOIntegrated Instruction Model

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What do you know about Illinois Career & Academic Preparation System (ICAPS) and Accelerating Opportunity (AO)?

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What is it? Illinois’ version of the I-BEST Model

Integrated Basic and Education Skill TrainingBlend of basic and technical skills model Intensive Transition ServicesCredit Bearing Team Teaching Approach

Illinois Career & Academic Preparation System (ICAPS)

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Accelerating Opportunity

Gates Foundation Initiative managed by Jobs for the Future, in partnership with:

o Washington State, State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC)

o National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE)

o National College Transition Network, (NCTN)

o Added multiple funders including the Joyce Foundation

Uses the Washington State’s IBEST – Integrated Basic Education Skills Training initiative as a model of implementation in each state.

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Accelerating Opportunity

Builds on the Strengths of the Shifting Gears – Joyce Foundation initiative

Builds on the Strengths of the Illinois Adult Education Strategic Plan “Creating Pathways for Adult Learners”

Aligns with the Illinois Program of Study model

Highlights Adult Education population!

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ICAPS/AO Requirements

• Explicit articulation of two or more educational pathways, linked to career pathways, which begin with adult basic education or ESL and continue to a one year college-level certificate and beyond;

• Evidence of strong local demand for the selected pathways, including the presence on the Workforce Investment Board demand list for the local area or other local data demonstrating robust demand;

• Acceleration strategies, including contextualized learning and the use of hybrid (online and classroom-based) course designs;

• Use of the support class is required

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ICAPS/AO Requirements

• Evidence-based dual enrollment strategies, including paired courses and I-BEST-like approaches;

• Comprehensive academic and social student supports (e.g., tutoring, child care, transportation, access to public benefits, subsidized jobs);

• Achievement of marketable, stackable, credit-bearing certificates and degrees; award of some college-level professional-technical credits, which must be transcribed the semester in which they are earned; and

• Team teaching is a requirement with a 50% overlap CTE and Basic Skills

• Partnerships with Workforce Investment Boards and/or employers and college readiness, with an explicit goal of bypassing developmental education;

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Outcomes and Deliverables

Produce a total of 2,526 credential (8 colleges)

Tran scripted college level professional-technical credit in the semester in which it is earned (12 credits)

Achievement of marketable, stackable, credit bearing certificates and degrees.

Demonstrate college readiness by-passing developmental education.

Acceleration strategies, including contextualized, online, dual enrollment including paired courses, and team teaching (50% overlap in instruction)

Comprehensive Academic Social and Student Supports

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What do you know about Programs of Study?

What is a Programs of Study?Programs of Study are sequences of courses that

incorporate a non-duplicative progression of secondary and postsecondary elements which include both academic and career and technical education content, and lead to the attainment of an industry recognized credential, certificate, or degree.

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POS orchestrates coordination of Educational Systems to ease student transition

Programs of Study

Elementary & Middle School

High School (Secondary)

Postsecondary

Adult Education/

Re-entry

Business & Industry

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Beyond…

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Statewide Transitioning Plan

Integrates ALL of the prior components Elevates programs beyond the standard models

o Accelerating Opportunityo ICAPSo Branding of Adult Education in Illinois

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Integrating Career Pathways into an existing Adult Education system

Generation of Transitioning Study

Development of an Adult Education Strategic Plan

Illinois Shifting Gears initiative to institute policy change in IL

Bridge Programs-Development and Implementation Models

Core Training

Bridge Basics Training

Bridge Information Guide

Statewide Curricula for Healthcare and for Manufacturing

Accelerating Opportunity

Transitions Academy31

Illinois Transitions Academy

The Transitions Academy is designed to assist colleges and partnerships working on developing Bridge and ICAPS (Integrated Career and Academic Preparation System) programs by increasing awareness of the expanding partnership between Adult Education and Career and Technical Education as it relates to the ICAPS model, Accelerating Opportunity, Illinois Bridge programs, and Illinois Programs of Study.

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Transitions Academy Expectations

Participate in a six-eight month project

Participation in the Transitions Academy Launch (July-Aug)

Develop a program specific logic model

Attend additional professional development requirements NCTN, Forum for Excellence, NCPN, and AE conferences

Present project at an open forum

Implementation of ICAPS and Bridge Program by the end of the process

Participation in the Spring Transitions Academy Professional Development

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Transitions Academy Goals

To expand services to multiple populations of students To connect students to multiple career pathways and POS To open a dialogue between Adult Education (AE) and Career

and Technical Education (CTE) To expand College and Career Readiness services to the adult

education population To provide a variety of instructional delivery methods for

students To connect more students to middle skills jobs that will require

some postsecondary education To align instruction with the Common Core and College and

Career Readiness Standards To provide an array of services that meet student and

employer needs34

Transitions Academy AO Expectations

In addition to the aforementioned AO sites will identify a minimum of one pathway based upon

local demographic and employer needs

AO sites will produce marketable, stackable, and industry recognized credentials for students using a team teaching approach

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Accelerating Opportunity

Illinois Model – ICAPS Integrated Career and Academic Preparation System

Illinois selected 8 colleges to participate in the initial year (The Original Eight) Daley College, City Colleges of Chicago

College of Lake County

Danville Area College

Elgin Community College

Lake Land College

Lewis and Clark Community College

Lincoln Land Community College

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Transitions Academy – Cohort 1

ICAPS/AO Participants – the Fantastic Four Parkland College

Black Hawk College

Kishwaukee College

Illinois Central College

Bridge Program Participants Decatur Public School District #61

Illinois Eastern Community College

Greater West Town Development Project

Illinois Valley Community College37

Transitions Academy – Cohort 2 ICAPS/AO Participants – the Super Six

Heartland Community College Kaskaskia College College of DuPage Prairie State College Rock Valley Community College South Suburban College

Bridge Program Participants Moraine Valley Community College National Able Network Southeastern Illinois College Macon Piatt Adult Education Joliet Junior College Illinois Department of Corrections Morton College38

Transitions Academy – Cohort 3 ICAPS/AO Participants – the Fabulous Five

Waubonsee Community College South Western Community College (SWIC) Harper College Carl Sandburg College Rend Lake College Olive Harvey College Joliet Junior College

Bridge Program Participants Triton College John Wood Community College Literacy Chicago Urbana School District #116 Richland Community College39

Why the Illinois Transitions Academy is AWESOME!

Preparation of students for careers and postsecondary education

Meeting employer needs Building and enhancing curriculum Integration of the Adult Learner in the CTE Program of Study Better Partnerships Better Collaboration Connecting students to Student and Financial Services Students receive education, college credit, and industry

recognized credentials Meeting Statewide accountability measures Meeting national agenda

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Branding of Adult Educationin Illinois

Accelerating Opportunity – Building Success in Adult Education

Career Pathways Graphic

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Future Trends in Illinois

High percentage of workers’ lacking basic skills

Increase in the number of low skill immigrants

Critical Skill Shortage Areas: Health Care

Manufacturing

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Other career cluster areas as need indicates

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Where do we go from here?

Where is your program in the transitioning continuum?

Where does your program fit in the Illinois Career Pathway Graphic?

For Administrators: What policy modifications are needed to allow you to

move forward?

For Teachers: What modifications are needed to allow you to move

forward with your curriculum? What can you do in your classroom as you are awaiting

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How do we plan?

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Logic Models Definition:

A tool used most often by managers and evaluators of programs to evaluate the effectiveness of a program

Graphical depiction of the logical relationships between the resources, activities, outputs and outcomes of a program

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Purpose of Logic Models

To assess the “if-then” relationships between elements of the program, i.e., if the resources are available for a program, then the activities can be implemented. If the activities are implemented successfully, then certain outputs and outcomes can be expected.

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Program Logic Model Defined

A description of how your project is to work

the theory and assumptions underlying the program

Links outcomes (both short‐ and long‐term) with: 

program activities/processes

the theoretical assumptions/principles of the 

program

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Your Turn!

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Questions?

Thank you.

For more information visit the following resource sites.

Southern Illinois Professional Development Center (SIPDC)http://www.siue.edu/SIPDC

Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support (ICSPS)http://icsps.illinoisstate.edu

Illinois Transitions Academyhttp://icsps.illinoisstate.edu/illinois-career-and-technical-education-professional-development-center/transitions-

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