Implementation Matrix: Public Agenda Action Steps...

Implementation Matrix: Public Agenda Action Steps for the 4 Goals

12/8/09 Bold-face Red Type signifies updated material

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GOAL 1: Increase educational attainment to match best-performing U.S. states and world countries. GOAL 1: Recommendation 1: Achievement Gap

Strategy A: Improve College Readiness

Action Step:

Curriculum align- ADP

21st Century Scholars

Expand College and Career Readiness programs

Establish P-20 longitudinal data system

Implement High School to College Report

Dual Credit Implementation of Perkins Program of Study

Ensure early availability of college preparation and financial aid information

What: Develop core content teams to review and redesign ILS as aligned to postsecondary and workplace competencies, 21st Century Skills, NET standards and international benchmarks National core content standards have been developed. Regional meetings on the standards have been completed Revised standards

21st Century Scholars Act, HB 150

Encourage stronger postsecondary/high school partnerships for discussion and improvements in curricular alignment, knowledge/skills gaps, and remediation Train colleges and high schools to use ACT data to assess students’ college readiness and course placement $750,000 appropriation renewed for FY10 2 new sites – Kankakee CC and CLC – added. Sen. Maloney plans legislative

Develop data agreement between agencies and between IBHE and IHEs Develop system of systems which aligns various data systems within and across agencies PA 96-107 (SB1828) enacted mandating LDS.

Develop data agreement between agencies Develop data agreements between IBHE and IHEs Develop PD workshops to assist educators in effec tively using report Disseminate report according to recommended plan Develop monitoring tool to determine use of report

Establish statewide standards for all institutions presenting dual credit programs that align with and enhance ICCB administrative rules PA 96-194 (HB1079) enacted – Dual Credit Quality Act Provide administrative mechanisms to ensure standards are applied and monitored ICCB has held workshops

Align secondary and postsecondary curriculum, reduce remediation, and increase collaboration Ensure that students are prepared for postsecondary education, and increase academic attainment ICCB is implementing grants to community colleges for Perkins Programs of Study, including a Pathway to Results program that identifies

Expand awareness and use of WhatsNextIllinois.org by students, parents and counselors, for course planning, college information, test preparation, and financial aid resources Website capacity has been expanded to include additional college and career planning modules ISAC outreach staff, including Corps, is presenting the program to students, counselors, & registrars.



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reflecting feedback have been submitted to national group. Final standards will be released in Jan.-Feb. 2010 for public comment.

hearing on the CCR program. U of I developing evaluation project to create model of best components from each CC site.

Review feedback from monitoring tool for further modifications to report

with secondary-postsecondary schools to review policies, best practices, regulations, and future direction IBHE plans inventory of dual-credit programs at private institutions Improve affordability through restoration of P-16 grant Increase access to dual credit for students who many not meet all academic criteria for college entry Improve attainment by constructing programs to maximize opportunities

problems and solutions. ICCB also has a technical assistance grant to create a “green” program of study. A program of study in the STEM fields will be developed. The Career & Technical Education division is working with secondary and postsecondary schools to smooth the transition with aligned curriculum and integration of academic and career content.



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for students – alignment of secondary/ postsecondary curricula, alignment of CTE courses with degree completion coursework Increase awareness of dual credit – strengthen guidance counseling, extend marketing to community and middle grades, and families

Who: IBHE, ISBE, ICCB

IBHE, ISAC, CPS, Biz RT, Legislature

ICCB, IBHE, ISBE, Legislature

ICCB, IBHE, ISBE

IBHE, ISBE, ICCB, ISEG and ACT

IBHE, ICCB, ISBE ICCB, ISBE, DCEO ISAC, high schools, middle schools

When: October 2008-January 2010

Jan-May 2009

Jan-May 2009

May 2009 Summer 2009 Ongoing Ongoing

How measured:

Adoption of revised standards

Passage of legislation

Appropriation of $1.0 M

Data system established and effec tively functioning

Data agreement finalized Dissemination of report

Increased and successful participation in dual credit programs Students entering IHEs with college credit.

Federal performance measures for secondary & postsecondary in Perkins program

Numbers of individual student accounts, schools implementing system



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GOAL 1: Recommendation 1: Achievement Gap

Strategy B: Teacher/School leader

Strategy C: Access/Students w. Disabilities

Action Step:

Establish state policies that set high standards for school leader certification that align principal preparation

Strengthen standards

Improve tech access

Transitions Perkins Programs of Study

Reinstate the Student Success Grant

What: Create redesign teams to review and redesign 5 areas of school leader preparation – certification structure, standards, partnerships, internships/residencies, assessments Disseminate work of teams for feedback and state awareness Codify changes IHEs submit redesigned program applications for approval

IBHE to work with ICCB & ISBE to increase high school graduation requirements with emphasis on curricular content and STEM disciplines. Ensure that degree requirements for teacher ed. programs are rigorous Work closely with ISBE certification staff.

Collect detailed data on students with disabilities with help of DAC. Collect information about transition between high school and college. Award innovation grants to create best practices.

Uniformity of documentation requirements for college admission Improve quality of services provided to students with disabilities. College and university representatives serve on High School transition teams. Community Colleges provide in-district rates for students with specialized needs

High Schools and Community Colleges specifically target programs/services to individuals with disabilities. Align curriculum, reduce remediation and increase collaboration Ensure students with disabilities prepared for college and increase educational attainment

Provide needed supplemental services to remedy educational deficiencies Disseminate work of colleges for feedback and state awareness Purchase assistive technology, additional tutors and instructional supplies for students with disabilities

Who: ISBE, IBHE IBHE, ISBE, ICCB IBHE, ICCB, ISBE, DAC

IBHE, ICCB, ISBE ICCB, ISBE, DCEO ICCB

When: May 2008-2011 Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing

How measured:

Approval of redesigned programs

Trends in ACT scores, grad. rate by type of students

Trends in enrollments, grad. rates by disability

Survey of students with disabilities and campus staff that provide services

Federal performance measures in Perkins Program

Appropriation of $5 million



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GOAL 1: Recommendation 2: Adult Learners

Strategy A: Support Adult Learners Action Step:

Support Adult Ed, GED, bridge programs leading to postsecondary credential

Financial aid for adult learners Academic support, career development, support services for

place-bound students

Incentives to assist adults with college credit to finish degrees

What: Joyce Foundation Shifting Gears: Reduce remediation, and Increase the number of incumbent and unemployed adults from adult education and developmental education through bridge programs into postsecondary credit bearing courses in the areas of manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, distribution and logistics Shifting Gears initiative has established br idge programs at 10 community colleges (as of 6.30.09) DCEO grant will fund a healthcare curriculum this year and will fund development of a curriculum in manufacturing next year

Award scholarships for GED completers Develop outreach strategy to GED preparation &/or testing sites regarding how to access existing financial aid programs Financial support for students is a goal of Shifting Gears ISAC has provided training materials (used to train new financial aid administrators on FAFSA completion) for Illinois WorkNet staff to use in working with their clients.

Offer current career development, job postings, and educational information via Illinois WorkNet, a web-based site, that is being enhanced

ICCB is surveying colleges to determine what they are doing to reach out to adults with college credit but no degree.

Who: ICCB, IBHE, DCEO, Joyc e Foundation, WIA

ICCB, Illinois Community College System Foundation, ISAC

DCEO, ICCB, ISBE, IBHE and IDES

When: April 30, 2011

Ongoing Ongoing

How measured:

Bridge outcome measures Number of scholarships awarded, number of FAFSAs filed by GED students/Illinois WorkNet clients

People logging on, setting up accounts, institutions using site with their clientele



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GOAL 1: Recommendation 2: Adult Learners

Strategy B: Partnerships Strategy C: Strengthen Accountability

Action Step:

Partnerships between education, employers, labor to improved attainment for adults

System of employability certification

Baccalaureate completion

partnerships

Incentives to assist

adults with college

credit to finish

degrees

Partnerships between education institutions and community

organizations

Report annually on number and trend of

adult learners earning certificates or degrees.

What: Link Perkins Programs of Study to Adult Education bridge programs Infuse career cluster/pathways curricular content to ensure students prepared for postsecondary education $2.9 million IDOT grant to recruit women & minorities into trades – 8 colleges involved

Strengthen and expand articulation efforts and transfer approaches Encourage innovative efforts to facilitate transfer Establish a Baccalaureate Completion Grant for collaboration between universities and community colleges PA 96-535 (SB 1883) enacted to establish bachelor’s completion grant program

Expand bridge programs Better coordinate education and workforce systems to address pathways for adults, including incumbent workers Colleges, CBOs, and Workforce Investment Board collaborate on recruitment Collaborate on ways to measure transitions Review of financial aid and workforce development programs (e.g., WIA and MAP) to maximize effectiveness and alignment

Include a new table in the ICCB Adult Education Data Book on college certificate and degree completers who identify their highest degree previously earned as a GED

Who: ICCB, ISBE, DCEO, IDOT ICCB, IBHE, IHEs ICCB, DCEO, Shifting Gears, WIA, ISAC

ICCB

When: Ongoing Ongoing 2009 Edition of the Data Book

How measured:

Formal Perkins-Adult Ed networks formed

Increased number of partnerships, enrollment & degr ees

Transition measures Bridge outcome measures

New table in ICCB 2009 Adult Ed. Data Book



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GOAL 1: Recommendation 3: Reduce geographic disparities Strategy A: Expand Capacity Strategy B: Strengthen Readiness Action Step:

Expand access for place-bound & rural students

Expand baccalaureate completion through 2-year, 4-year partnerships

Use technology to expand access to high quality

degree programs.

Expand access to computers & broadband for rural residents

Dual credit

[See Goal 1, Recommendation

1]

Implement High School to College Success Report.

[See Goal 1,

Recommendation 1]

Reduce remediation through high

school/community college partnerships

What: Expand access to college & career planning and financial aid information via WhatsNextIllinois.org and ISACorps

Approve high quality new programs to meet the need of place-bound students with emphasis on high demand occupations

Approve new programs that use online instruction to increase access to place-bound students

Secure federal funding (ARRA, American Graduation Initiative) to do “last mile” or “middle mile” broadband access for all community colleges

CCR expansion: [See Goal 1, Recommendation 1] CARS [See Goal 2]

Who: ISAC IBHE, ICCB, university P&Cs, and CAOs

IBHE, ICCB, ILCCO

ICCB, ILCCO ICCB, Legislature

When: Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing FY 10 Implement DCTF recommendations

How measured:

Presentations and student contacts in rural areas Use of WhatsNextIllinois.org in rural schools

Meetings held & actions taken Trends in enrollments and degrees awarded

Compare # of online classes and degrees from now and two years from now

Funds secured, availabil ity of broadband access to colleges



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GOAL 2: Ensure affordability for students, families, and taxpayers. GOAL 2 Recommendation: Illinois 1 of 5 most affordable states

Strategy A: Review Financial Aid Programs for Low-Income Students Strategy B: Faster time to degree Action Step:

Funding strategy embodying state funds, tuition, & financial aid

Review shared responsibility model

Early intervention, mentoring, outreach to

help students apply for

college

Increase FAFSA completion

21st Century Scholars

[See Goal

1]

Dual credit,

AP

[See Goal 1]

Financial incentives

to complete degrees

faster

Reduce remediation for recent high school

grads; expand programs to help adult students transition to certificate & degree

programs What: Passage of HJR

54 & affordability summit

Passage of HJR 75

ISACorps throughout state providing outreach to middle and high schoolers

Expand existing ISAC-CPS partnership to serve other school districts Host FAFSA completion sessions Maintain partnerships with CBOs (e.g., Tax Assist ance Program) to provide additional FAFSA assistance

Career& Academic Readiness (CARS), online system for remedial education Developmental Ed. Committee Expand CCR [Goal 1] Implement Perkins Programs of Study [Goal 1] Joyce Foundation-Shifting Gears [Goal 1] ADP [Goal 1]

Who: IBHE, ICCB, ISAC

IBHE, ISAC, ICCB

ISAC ISAC, CBOs ICCB, ISBE, IBHE

When: Feb. 2010

Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing

How measured:

Number of counselors, FAAs, CBO members attending training. Number of FAFSAs filed

Trend of remedial classes 2008- 2012



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GOAL 2 Recommendation: Illinois 1 of 5 most affordable states

Strategy C: Assist middle-income students Strategy D: Institutional operating efficiencies Action Step:

Fully implement ISAC Capstone Loan

Programs for middle-income families

Review college & university

operating costs for efficiencies

Cross-institutional

collaboration and consortia arrangements

Accelerated degree

programs and course redesign

processes

E-textbooks Streamline state

regulatory, statutory mandates

What: Secure sufficient financing to make affordable loans available to seniors who have exhausted federal loan eligibility. (Program is currently a pilot .)

Continue MAP 2+2 pilot and expand where tight, program-specific articulation agreements exist (reduces debt load for MAP- eligible students; gives more middle-income students access to aid while at community colleges) Existing programs are at WIU/Carl Sandburg and WIU/Black Hawk

Who: ISAC

ISAC, IHEs IBHE

When: Ongoing

Ongoing Ongoing

How measured:

Number of schools participating Dollars available to loan through the program

Number of partnerships/ programs participating Graduation rates for students in the 2+2 program compared to rates at four-year school Debt levels of MAP students in 2+2 with MAP recipient at four-year school for all four years.

Program approval process



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GOAL 3: Increase the number of quality postsecondary credentials to meet the demands of the economy. GOAL 3 Recommendation 1: Increase degree production

Strategy A: Incentives to Complete Degrees

Strategy B: Improve Skill Levels Strategy C: Strengthen Accountability

Action Step:

Incentives to working adults, employers for degree completion

Incentives to individuals with substantial credit to complete degrees

Assessment of work

readiness/ WorkKeys

Assessment tools, e.g. Work Ready Certification

Professional development, “re-internships”

Competency based assessment for work readiness

Employers as classroom mentors

Encourage institution participation in NSSE, CCSSE, VSA

What: Who: IBHE IBHE, ICCB When: Ongoing Ongoing How measured:





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Goal 3 Recommendation 2: Improve transitions

Strategy A: Strengthen Articulation Strategy B: Bolster Baccalaureat e Completion Action Step:

Stable funding of

IAI and uSelect

Expand u.select to all

privates getting state

$$

Explore objective measure for transfer and acceptance of credit

Incentives for baccalaureate completion partnerships

Financial incentives, coordination for distance, online learning for place-bound students

Inventory of bachelor’s completion programs

Enhance use of AAT degrees

Increase 2+2+2 programs

Use underutilized high school facilities for baccalaureate completion coursework

What: IAI – majors panels: develop core of courses in majors that will articulate with 4-year institution

Increase marketing of AAT degree Promote development of AAT programs at community colleges Encourage and facilitate increased acceptance of AAT by private sector

Implement Perkins Programs of Study specifically requiring high school, community colleges and university partners to build 2+2+2 programs Improve transitions Improve completions

Who: IBHE, IAI panels

IBHE, ICCB, IHEs

ICCB, IBHE ISBE, ICCB, IBHE, DCEO

IBHE

When: Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing How measured:

Surveys completed

Increase in AAT graduates

Federal performance measures




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GOAL 3 Recommendation 3: Increase degree production in critical fields Strategy A: Expand Capacity Action Step:

Expansion grants in critical fields

funding through regional

public/private partnerships

Targeted funding to build

capacity in critical needs

fields

Incentives for students to complete degrees in critical needs fields, especially underemployed and displaced workers

Incentives for baccalaureate completion partnerships

Financial incentives for faculty in critical needs fields to remain in classroom

Establish timetable for review of critical fields needs across state and by region

What: Nurse Education Expansion, Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (NE Region)

Competitive Nursing School Expansion and Improvement Grants

Nurse Educator Fellowships Nurse Educator Scholarships Nurse Educator Loan Repayment Program

Who: IBHE, ICCB, IDFPR IBHE IBHE, IDFPR, ISAC When: New foundation is

anticipating approval by IRS for 501(c)(3) status, fall of 2009

Annual. State funding is $1.0 million. Expansion grants are renewable for up to three years. Improvement grant is one-time funds.

Annual. Fifteen awards of $10,000. State funding is $150K. FY10 Scholarship funding: $900K for 30 students. FY10 Loan Repayment Funding: $300K for 60 students.

How measured:

To be determined (e.g., number of enrollments, licensure, retention)

External evaluator and program audit

Requires six month commitment to remain with public or private NFP institution Number of nurses, nurse faculty



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GOAL 4: Better integrate Illinois’ educational, research, and innovation assets to meet economic needs of the state and its regions

GOAL 4 Recommendation: Boost Illinois to top 5 states with fastest growing economies Strategy A: Develop resource pools Action Step:

Pool state and private matching funds for

federal research grants

Financing for business incubators

Public/private partnerships for venture capital for commercialization of research & business development

Encourage interaction regionally among education, business & labor

Tax incentives to increase entrepreneurial activity in high-growth small businesses

Increase pool of $$ for job-training

Expand paid internships, work-study experiences

What: Ill inois Cooperative Work Study

Who: IBHE When: Annual How measured



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GOAL 4 Recommendation: Boost Illinois to top 5 states with fastest growing economies

Strategy B: Cutting-edge Educational Programs Across P-20 Spectrum Strategy C: Remove Barriers that Impede Entrepreneurial Spirit Action Step:

Expand learning standards to include innovation economy knowledge

Master’s degree science interdisciplinary programs

Expand IMSA reach for teacher professional development & STEM education

Expand career cluster initiatives in healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, logistics, information technology & agriculture

Engender entrepreneurial activity among faculty; startups, leverage capital, business incubators

Get industry, labor views on new program approval in training programs

Assist regional collaboration for innovation and economic development including broadband access

What: Ill inois Innovation Talent Program

Establish field offices and professional development programs

Work with IWIB, business and industry to address high demand occupations

Who: ISBE, IMSA, IBHE, ICCB, DCEO

IMSA IBHE, ISBE, ICCB, rep. of stakeholders

When: Pilot program in 2008-09

Ongoing Involved since the creation of IWIB and will continue participation

How measured:

Number and diversity of schools & businesses participating

# of field offices; teachers served by professional development programs

Survey of stakeholders. Number of new degree programs and programs expanded. Growth in enrollments and degrees awarded.

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