elgin community college’s alliance for college readiness building effective partnerships &...
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Elgin Community College’s Alliance for
College ReadinessBuilding Effective Partnerships & Transition
Strategies
Julie Schaid, Ph.D., Assoc. Dean College Readinss & School Partnerships
Alliance Structure
Advisory
Council
Math
Team
STEM
Team
DATA
Team
Writing/ Reading
TeamStudent Services
Team
ELL Team
KindergartenTeam
Transition Strategies:
O Summer Bridge ProgramO Transition AcademyO New 4th Year HS Math CourseO First LectureO Senior PLANS
Summer Bridge Program
Three-week refresher course to help students who “just missed” placing into college-level coursework in writing, reading, or math.Results: Six Years = 190 Students and 72% Success
Transition AcademyO Start earlier – 9th- 12th gradeO Team taught (HS & College faculty)O School year – Once a month – SaturdaysO Summer programO MentorsO Parent outreach (emails & workshop)O Business partnersO Curriculum – based on in part on Academy
for College Excellence (ACE), applied math, financial literacy, real world problems
New 4th Year High School Math Course
O Developed by 12 Faculty (8 HS, 3 ECC, 1 University)
O Target: Students who don’t normally take senior math
O Aligned to the Common Core State Standards
O Real-world ApplicationsO 3 Districts have Adopted
O First year = 300+ students enrolled!
New Project – “The First Lecture”
O English & History FacultyO High School & CollegeO Design AssignmentO College LectureO Jointly graded
Senior PLANSO Student Services & Counseling TeamO Late Feb./Early March eventO 11 High Schools – 20 seniors each –
still unsureO Partner with ISACO Topics:
O Importance of Placement TestingO Planning for CollegeO Paying for College
District 509 – ECC Trend DataCollege and Career Ready
College Ready By Subject
2006 2013
Math 29% 42%
Writing 57% 65%
Reading 73% 78%
College Ready All Subjects
24% 37%
Totally Developmental
21% 17%
Partnership Principles O Focus Areas agreed upon by Advisory Council but
align to district & college prioritiesO Faculty/staff design & lead projects collaboratively
O Engage those doing the workO Focus on building relationships across districts &
education levelsO Feed themO One size does not fit all
O Recreate don’t duplicateO Institutional commitments matterO Share and celebrate resultsO Fostering space for dialog very important