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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
