Post on 01-Jan-2016
description
Statewide Career Pathways: Creating School to College
Articulation
ArticulationSimply: An agreement between two
institutions.
Variations:1. Alignment of course content2. Sequencing of skills & knowledge3. Advanced placement by examination
Two directions:• Between community colleges and
universities (public and private)
• Between high schools and colleges
– typically in vocational areas
– can take various forms
Our project:
Articulation between high schools and colleges
• 2+2
• 2+2+2
• Middle College
• Early College High School
• Concurrent Enrollment
• Tech Prep
• School-to-Career (federal name: STW)
• SB 70, Scott(Governor’s Initiative on Economic Development and Career Technical Education)
Secondary / Postsecondary Linkage Projects
• Governor’s Initiative on Economic Development and Career Technical Education
• Chaptered into Ed Code 88532
• CCC System Office ---developing many projects
• CCC Academic Senate will develop one project--to develop H.S. articulation
SB 70 (Scott)
• Opportunities for faculty to develop agreements.
• Database of agreements
• Outreach strategies to students, parents, staff
• Goal: More transportability of articulation agreements
Statewide Career Pathways: Creating School to College ArticulationOverall Project Purpose
Career Pathways
• Agriculture, natural resources
• Arts, media, entertainment
• Building trades• Energy• Engineering• Fashion, interior design• Finance & business
• Health, human services• Hospitality, tourism• Info tech• Manufacturing• Educ services• Public services• Retail & wholesale• Transportation
Status
• Steering committee met• 3,700 existing agreements collected• First disciplines identified; resource materials
developed; template drafted• Database & technology infrastructure
developed• Website under construction• Oct. 2006: first discipline meetings
Fall ’06 Disciplines
• South Coast: Business/accounting• North/Far North: Building Trades• Desert: Health Occupations/C.N.A.• San Diego: Hospitality• LA/Orange: Arts & media/animation• Bay Area: I.T./ web design• Central: Child Development• Statewide: I.T. apps & Ornamental
Horticulture
Sequence
• Discipline groups meet in-person (later remotely).– Groups include high school & college faculty, tech
prep & articulation reps, administrators.– Groups review existing agreements & write
articulation templates.• Templates disseminated for field input.
– Once approved, added to new database.
• Larger discipline groups write local/regional agreements – New articulation agreements put into database.
Next steps• More disciplines/pathways added.
• Outreach to parents, students, school and college staff and faculty.
• Cooperation with other projects.
• 2 + 2 + 2 options will be considered.
Questions?
Contact the project’s office at careerpathways@sbcglobal.net
Or call the Academic Senate
(916) 445-4753