They Are College Material!

Presented by

Trish SchneiderJefferson County Public SchoolsAdult and Continuing Education

What is Your Purpose?

Are you preparing the students for an exam or are you providing an education?

Why Do They Come to You?

Keep a job Find a job Earn more money Be an example for their children Court-ordered

How Does this Help Your Program?

Helps meet the performance indicator of students entering postsecondary education

Retains more students Attracts more than GED students

The GED Class of 2005

GED graduates are the largest incoming KCTCS class*

KCTCS schools with GED as the largest incoming freshmen class for Fall 2005: Big Sandy Community and Technical College Bluegrass Community and Technical College Gateway Community and Technical College Hazard Community and Technical College Jefferson Community and Technical College Maysville Community and Technical College Somerset Community and Technical College Southeast Community and Technical College West Kentucky Community and Technical College

*KY CPE July 18, 2006

The Need for Remediation*

53% of Kentucky students need at least one remedial course in college 44% need remediation in math 32% need remediation in writing 25% need remediation in reading

*Source: KY CPE

Start Tomorrow!

Change the atmosphere post college and career posters

www.postsecondary.org scheduled classes

Incorporate work and college into your discussions

Introduce college vocabulary (syllabus, term, transcript, etc.)

Encourage note-taking Call local colleges for recruitment material

For the GED and Beyond

Managing test anxiety Test-taking tips Learning styles Study skills Time management skills Technology skills

What Works for Our Students

Focused educational planning for students Small-town or rural location Small class size Special advising Structured support and retention programs (ex. First

Year Experience courses)

Source: Pell Institute

Goal-Setting

Link career goals with education Take interest inventory and career quizzes at

www.mycoolcareer.com Use the Occupational Outlook Handbook to

research education needed for careers www.bls.gov/oco/

Placement Exams

COMPASS www.act.org/compass used by KCTCS use the TABE/COMPASS concordance table Reading, Writing, Math and ESL

CPAT www.act.org/cpat often used by career colleges

Accuplacer www.testprepreview.com/accuplacer_practice.htm often used by four-year colleges

Barriers

Money! www.fafsa.ed.gov Students can fill out federal

financial aid forms online. Encourage them to file in January or February

even if they are unsure they will attend. Free application workshops in your area:

Call 1-800-4-FED-Aid Review common errors at

www.finaid.org/fafsa/errors.phtml Scholarships: www.fastweb.com and

www.finaid.org

Barriers

Disabilities Free book from the Office for Civil

Rights www.ed.gov Watch video “College -You can DO IT!” at

http://www.washington.edu/doit/Video/college.html

Lessons from www.postitt.org Contact disability office at local colleges

Incorporate Higher Education into Lesson Plans Math lessons

Use earnings charts as a math lesson Writing lessons

Have them write about educational attainment, unemployment, etc.

Essay prompts dealing with education and goals

Reading lessons Use college textbooks for reading

comprehension assignments

Resources

Request a free copy of It’s My Life by emailing your name and address to: PostsecondaryEdGuide@casey.org

www.collegeforadults.org

has resources for admissions, financial aid, study skills, etc.

Resources

This presentation and hand-outs are available at www.ged4u.com Click on “Transition to Postsecondary Education.”

Contact Trish Schneider: trish.schneider@jefferson.kyschools.us