COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ROADMAP Dr. Pamela Noeth October 2013
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College and Career Readiness 1.0
What is College and Career Readiness?
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¨ Educational Attainment ¨ Access to Rigorous Curriculum ¨ College-Going and Readiness Rates
(Economic Indicators) ¨ On the Job Front ¨ Brain Drain ¨ Focus on 9-14 Education ¨ College Education Costs and Payoff
The Problem at Hand
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¨ 157 Research Documents (Gates, NOSCA, ACT, College Board, Appalachian Research, McKinsey Report, Global Monograph, etc.)
¨ 91 Websites (searching for product-based solutions) ¨ 3 Webinars (Conley, Daggett, ACT) + 1 CLP created
webinar (from CCR Expert Group) ¨ 1 Think Tank (higher education, business community,
outside experts, OAC field-based, community agency experts—40 members)
Think Tank and Research (2012)
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Network Training Topics
September: Academic
Preparation
November: Accessibility
January: Aspiration
March: OAC CCR
Share
Community
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Building Community Partnerships Begin the Planning Process
Who has the personality,
passion, and connections to drive the
College- and Career-
Readiness planning
process in our
community?
Research
What type of relevant
information do we need to collect?
Where is the information and who will
work on gathering it?
Conduct an
inventory
Who is already doing some of this
work?
Where are the gaps in
our community?
Should we complete a
needs assessment?
Stakeholder Awareness
Efforts
What first steps
should we take to let
our community
know about these
efforts?
Champion
Who are the
community VIPS that
we need to engage?
Who will contact them?
Community Planning
Team
School
Business
Non-profit
Government
IHE’s
Ministerial Assoc.
Media
Parents
Students
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¨ Defined by the Common Core as: “the ability to succeed in the entry-level, credit bearing, academic college course work and in workforce training programs.”
What is College and Career Readiness?
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Three Pillars of CCR
¨ Academic Preparation
¨ Accessibility ¨ Aspiration
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¨ A strong academic program n Decreased college remediation rates n Increased ACT scores n Dual enrollment opportunities n Internships, mentorships n Service-learning opportunities n Improved intervention programs
Academic Preparation
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¨ Students access to viable college and career choices including:
n Academic preparation n Financial considerations n Career or degree attainment n Access to educational and career
opportunities after high school
Accessibility
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¨ Addresses how postsecondary education and workforce training opportunities are presented to students to ensure they are making appropriate and informed choices for opportunities beyond high school
Aspiration
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Academic Preparation
• K-12 Plan • Apply • Relevance
Accessibility
• Rigor • Opportunity • Awareness
Aspiration
• Agency • Pathway
In Conclusion
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¨ Every district/community in the OAC/TIF has a CCR Strategic Plan, developed by their 13-member network team.
Strategic Plan
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College and Career Readiness 2.0
What is College and Career Readiness?
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Goal: CCR Roadmap
The ultimate goal of this product is for communities to build a team that contributes to a strong, cohesive college- and career-readiness plan that is well-articulated to students, staff, parents, and the community at-large.
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The CCR Roadmap
Pre-Planning
Stop 1: Team
Building
Stop 2: Data &
Research
Stop 3: Strategy Mapping
Arrival: Sustaining the Plan
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Pre-Planning: Community Assessment
Pre-Planning
Community Readiness Assessment
Identify Strengths & Weaknesses
In-Depth Focus
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Stop 1: Team-Building
Team-Building
Leadership System of Support
Steps for Building a Team
Purposeful Community
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Stop 2: Data & Research
Data
Data Collection
Cultural Competence
Progress Guide
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Stop 3: Strategy Mapping
Strategy Mapping
Academic Preparation
Accessibility
Aspiration
Student Growth & Achievement
Community Wealth
College & Career Success
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Arrival: Sustaining the Plan
Arrival: Sustaining the Plan
Checklist
The Process
Ongoing
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