The Three R’s of Articulation NTPN - October 1, 2005 READY, REACH, REPORT.
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Transcript of The Three R’s of Articulation NTPN - October 1, 2005 READY, REACH, REPORT.
The Three R’s of Articulation
NTPN - October 1, 2005
READY, REACH, REPORT
WCC/VALEESSugar Grove, IL: Located 40 miles west of
Chicago, Illinois
READYWaubonsee
Community College (WCC)
• Enrollment: 9,451 – Fall 2004
• Faculty to Student Ratio: 1 to 17
• Diverse population: Rural to Urban
• # of CTE Career Areas: 28
READYValley Education for
Employment System (VALEES)
• CTE Enrollment: 10,065 students (57%) – 2004-2005
• 41 courses articulated with WCC
• $91,740 – Tech Prep dollars used to support articulation efforts
READYArticulation
As a component of the federal Tech Prep legislation (1998), articulation is the vehicle for high school students to receive college credit for vocational* courses taken during high school.
* Vocational = Career and Technical Education
READY
• Better use of tax-payer dollars
• Curriculum alignment
• Students avoid content duplication
• Jump start to college education
• Provides better transition to college
• Enter the workforce sooner
• Cost-savings
Articulation – Benefits
READYArticulation – In the Beginning
1998-99• 19 courses articulated• 46 student requests• 24 requests approved
READYArticulation – Today
2004-2005• 41 courses articulated• 416 student requests• 372 requests approved
for 1,583 college credit hours
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1998-1999 2004-2005
CoursesArticulated
StudentRequests
RequestsApproved
READYVALEES/WCC Model• 23 CTE program areas• 11 Active program committees
– One secondary teacher from each high school
– One post-secondary instructor– VALEES Director– WCC Dean
• Program chair - instructor
REACHTeachers and Administrators• Meet regularly through program
committee meetings– During the school day– VALEES pays for substitute teachers and
mileage through TP grant– Brings secondary and post-secondary
instructors to the table – One of the outcomes is
articulation
Educators
REACHArticulation Agreement• Secondary and post-secondary
instructors collaborate• Curriculum is aligned at a minimum of
80%• Signed by VALEES and WCC• Communicated to all stakeholders• Included on articulation
form – for each school
REACHBusiness Advisory Partners• Meet annually with educators
– Discuss current and future workforce trends
– Discuss knowledge and work place skills students need to be successful
– Provide lunch as a small token of appreciation
• Vocational Instructor Practicum– Teachers participate in internship
at partner work site
Educators
Business
REACHStudents• Utilize a variety of marketing strategies
– Posters • Contest with marketing and graphics students• Placed in all high school classrooms and
counseling offices– Table tents
• College cafeteria in the fall and spring– Certificates– Web site– Transition books
• 2nd edition just printed– Classroom teachers and counselors
Educators
Business Students
REPORTAccountability• Needed new tool for
keeping track of students• Developed database in MS
Access• Provides statistics for
teachers, administrators and grant reports
• Update and modify database regularly
Database Process1. Enter student and course
information when application is received
2. Enter course approval data after application is returned from WCC
3. Enter credits posted after placed on student transcripts
REPORT
REPORTDatabase Reports
Reported by School/Program/Course
• # of student requests• # of student approvals• # of student credit hours• # of course credits • # of credits posted to
transcripts
Presenters
Dr. Julie-Ann Fuchs, Valley Education for Employment System (VALEES), Director (630) [email protected]
Ms. Suzette Long, Waubonsee Community College, Dean for Business and Information Systems (630) [email protected]
Questions?
The EndThank you for your
time today.