clearing the path to life’s work

Clearing the Path to Life’s

Work

Archived Information

BarriersBarriers

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 ProjectStanford University

BarriersBarriers

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.


BarriersBarriers

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.


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.


Percent of students who take Percent of students who take remedial coursesremedial courses

63% at two-year institutions

40% at four-year institutions


Purpose of CCTIPurpose of CCTI

CCTI will contribute to strengtheningthe 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.

Programs of StudyPrograms of Study

1) Coherent sequence of academically rigorous courses that prepare students for more advanced coursework related to their occupational area of interest and successful completion of state academic standards; and

2) A coherent sequence of rigorous technical skill coursework for 11th and 12th grades that culminates in dual/ concurrent enrollment credit.

CCTI anticipated outcomesCCTI 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

CCTI anticipated outcomesCCTI anticipated outcomes

Increased attainment of postsecondary degrees, certificates, or other recognized credentials

Increased entry into employment or further education

In May 2003 announced …In May 2003 announced …

CCTI Site Partnerships15

CCTI Site PartnershipsCCTI Site Partnerships

Education & Training– Anne Arundel Community College (MD)– Lorain County Community College (OH)– Maricopa Community Colleges (AZ)

Health Science– Ivy Tech State College (IN)– Miami-Dade College (FL)– Northern Virginia Community College (VA)

Information Technology– Central Piedmont Community College (NC)– Corning Community College (NY)– Southwestern Oregon Community College (OR)

CCTI Site PartnershipsCCTI Site Partnerships

Law, Public Safety and Security– Fox Valley Technical College (WI)– Prince George’s Community College (MD)– San Diego Community College District (CA)

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics– Lehigh Carbon Community College (PA)– Sinclair Community College (OH)– St. Louis Community College (MO)

Site Partnership Improvement Plan

CCTI I MPROVEMENT PLAN

Site Partnership Outcome #1 Strategy Action Steps Deadline for each step Reducing the need for remediation of students entering post secondary education.

Update Engineering Technologies (ET) curriculum and expand technical and academic dual enrollment ET options Develop effective strategies for math dual enrollment option Provide intervention and remediation resources and services at high school pilot site in collaboration with SCC Student Services Division I nvestigate and identify additional academic dual enrollment options for 04-05 school year

Review and update ET articulation agreement to include additional technical and academic dual enrollment options Pilot-test delivery of 1 100-level ET math course at h.s. and evaluate passage rates and delivery methods Support site license for “Plato” software at math pilot site, coordinate with SCC Student Services Div. resource personnel, track and evaluate impact Evaluate SCC remediation statistics/ patterns and academic requirements for ET and develop priority list

Completed by Oct 1, 03 Updated articulations signed and in effect by Nov 1, 03 H.S./ college faculty oriented commencing Nov 30, 03 and on-going thru J une 1, 04 Commence Sept 1, 03 Conclude by May 30, 04 Commence Sept 30, 03 On-going thru J une 30, 04 Commence by Nov 1, 03; on-going thru 03-04; completed by J une 30, 04

Sinclair Community College

CCTI EffectivenessCCTI Effectiveness

Establish qualitative and quantitativeevaluation measures designed to

document effectiveness of model transition strategies

and programs of study

Establish systemto collect data

Establish outcome assessment measures

for evaluating effectiveness

of site partnerships

CCTI DisseminationCCTI Dissemination

VIRTUALREADER

TOOLKIT OF PRODUCTS,MODEL STRATEGIES,

PROGRAMS OF STUDYCCTI HOME PAGE:WWW.LEAGUE.ORG/CCTI

TRAIN THE TRAINERTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

TOASSIST HIGH SCHOOLS AND

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

For more information …For more information …

Website:www.league.org/ccti

CCTI Project Director:Laurance J. [email protected]