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http:// www.lctcs.edu / workready -u/accelerating-opportunity. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTEGRATED BASIC SKILLS PATHWAYS April 29-30, 2014 • Bellevue, WA. MAJOR PROGRESS MADE IN FIRST YEAR OF AO. Theresa Anderson & L auren Eyster The Urban Institute April 30, 2014. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
INTEGRATED BASIC SKILLS PATHWAYS
April 29-30, 2014 • Bellevue, WA
http://www.lctcs.edu/workready-u/accelerating-opportunity
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MAJOR PROGRESS MADE IN FIRST YEAR OF AOTheresa Anderson & Lauren Eyster
The Urban InstituteApril 30, 2014
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States & Colleges Primarily Focused on Building AO
Pathways during First Year• Building pathways takes a lot
of time & energy
• Enrollment increased by 3rd semester
• Almost all colleges developed 2+ pathways in first year
• Many colleges developed 3+ pathways
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Pathways Active in Each Semester of the First Year of Implementation
For IL, KS, KY, & NC, the first semester was Spring 2012; for LA, the first semester was Fall 2012.Source: AO College Survey.
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Many AO Students Expressed Satisfaction with Their Pathway
Program• Positive description of
pathways in focus groups
• Many students plan to continue higher education
• Strong “word of mouth” recruitment
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Institutional Factors Played Important Role in Selection of
AO Pathways• In selecting pathways,
colleges considered:– Labor market demand
– Cooperative CTE departments
– CTE eligibility requirements
– Pathways structures already in place
– Student demand/interest
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Pathways Active in First Year of Implementation, by Industry Area
Source: AO College Survey.
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Attitudes Toward & Opportunities for Adult Education Students
Beginning to Change• Faculty, staff, & students
expressed willingness to open doors for adult education students
• AO students from adult ed. started to identify as college students
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Instructors Used Mix of Team Teaching Approaches for AO
Pathways• 88% of colleges
implemented team teaching of some kind
• Parity between teachers was not always achieved
• Increasing buy-in for AO & team teaching among CTE faculty & staff is a major priority http://bornstoryteller.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/team_teaching.png
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Team Teaching Approaches, First Year of Implementation
N=37, Source: AO College Survey
8%
24%
43%
59%
76%
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Parallel Instruction
Differentiated Split Class
Collaborative
Traditional
Monitoring Teacher
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Consistent & Comprehensive Network of Support Services –
Still a Work-in-Progress• Students had access to academic
support services at the college
• Most AO programs had coordinators, coaches, & navigators
• Some colleges reached out to partners to provide services
• Some college staff & students were not aware of services available to students
• Strengthening support services is an important policy lever for all states
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Selected Support Services Offered to AO Students,
First Year of Implementation
Source: AO College Survey
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Loss of Ability to Benefit Caused Major Shift in Most Colleges’
Recruitment Strategies• Shifted recruitment towards
students with a high school credential & basic skill needs
• 60% of AO students had a high school credential at enrollment– 21% came from existing CTE
programs
• Decreased focus on adult ed. students who may have difficulty ever accessing college
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Recruitment Sources by State, First Year of Implementation
28% 30%
12% 11%
50%
85%
7% 6%
3%
24%
21%
43%
20%
3%6%
42%
63%
41% 39%46%
13%
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20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
All(N=2,588)
IL(N=419)
KS(N=1,001)
KY(N=499)
LA(N=451)
NC(N=218)
ExternalInternal - OtherInternal - CTEInternal - Dev. Ed.Internal - Adult Ed.
Source: AO College Survey
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Engagement of Workforce Partners Stronger than Employer
Engagement• Colleges engaged workforce
agencies & local CBOs
• Some states created state-level partnerships with the workforce system
• Partnerships with employers were still being formed & strengthened
• Formed internal partnerships to facilitate the implementation of AO & gain buy-in
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Most Common External Partnerships, First Year of Implementation
Source: AO College Survey
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Industry association
Other community college
Community college districtadministrative office
Employer
Community-based organization
Workforce investment systemorganization
Number of Colleges
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While First-Year Costs Varied, Most Resources Went to Staffing• Resources primarily went toward
personnel
• Costs rose by number of pathways offered & students served
• State & college staff acknowledged the cost & effort of start-up
• Expect to realize economies of scale as implementation progresses http://www.mikesroadtrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/
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Components of AO Costs, First Year of Implementation
Person-nel
Courses
Tuition/
Scholar-
ships
Support
Services
Adver-tising
Consul-tants Other
91% 3% 4% 0.4% 0.9% 0.1% 0.6%Source: AO College Survey.
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States Supported AO Implementation; Built on Existing Infrastructure &
Relationships• All states had experience with career pathway initiatives
• States integrated AO with statewide goals to increase postsecondary degree completion
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State Progress on Policy Levers, First Year of Implementation
Curricu
lar Alignm
ent
New Funding Models Data Improvement
IL Performance-based deadline changes P-20 (existing)
KS ✔ Tiered Merge with Dept. of
Children & FamiliesKY ✔ P-20 (existing)
LA ✔ Tuition waiversMovement into
Banner, expansion of P-20
NC ✔ Systemic overhaul
Source: Site visits & program documents.
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States Engaged in Policy Change; Still Addressing
Challenges• Worked toward policy change to
support AO sustainability & scalability
• Challenged by budget constraints
• Leveraged AO to decision-makers in policy review to improve opportunities for low-skilled adults
• State offices offered technical assistance, professional development, & AO oversight
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State Technical Assistance and Professional Development, First Year of
Implementation
Pathway Develop-ment
Recruitment/
Outreach Strategi
es
Professional
Develop-ment
Labor Market
Information
Surveys on
College AO
NeedsIL ✔ Regional ✔ ✔KS ✔ ✔ State-
wide ✔ KY ✔ ✔ State-
wide ✔ ✔ (2)
LA ✔ State-wide & regional
✔
NC ✔ ✔ In
progress ✔Source: Site visits & program documents.
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The Year in Review…
Credentials Awarded
Credits Awarded
Students Enrolled
ALL 2,641 13,382.5 2,588
IL 581 4,221 419KS 1,190 4,802.5 1,001KY 449 2,063 499LA 369 1,629 451NC 52 667 218
Source: AO College Survey.
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Next Steps in the Evaluation
May 20141st Year Implemen-tation
ReportLate 2014
Year 3 College Survey2016
Final Reports
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Questions?Theresa AndersonAO Evaluation Project ManagerThe Urban Institutetanderson@urban.org
Lauren EysterAO Evaluation Project DirectorThe Urban Instituteleyster@urban.org
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
INTEGRATED BASIC SKILLS PATHWAYS
April 29-30, 2014 • Bellevue, WA
New Funding for AO-KFrom the Department for Children and Families: Up to $1.7million during FY 14
From Legislature:$500,000 for use in AO-K Programs (Proviso
to SB155)
$1,900,000 GED Accelerator (incentive for GEDs and CTE certificate)
Scaling Accelerating Opportunity in IL
Transitions Academy An intensive one year project
Application process Funded by Adult Education and
Career and Technical Education Face to face meetings, online
courses, webinars, assignments, transitions blog, google group, mentors assigned, and a final presentation
Two-day Workshop Day one is for the academy
participants Day two is open to the entire state
Expansion to 18 colleges FY2015 adding 4-6 colleges
Louisiana’s New Attitude
• 4th Anniversary of WorkReady U in July• Comprehensive Approach to Adult Ed.• Focus on the Undereducated and
Underemployed• AE Scaled from 1 College to ALL 13 • Adult Learner Stereotypes Shattered• Partnership Network Aligned• Biggest AO Skeptics Embraced & Utilized• AO Scaled from 9 Colleges to ALL 13
Scaling & Sustaining
AOKY is Statewide!
Recruitment is Everybody’s Business
Team Teaching is an Equal Partnership
Next Frontier: AOKY 2.0
A-OK 2012-2014
Communicating the Success Transition Newsletter
Highlights a program Events
Presentations: Board Meetings Community College Presidents
Council Community College Trustees
Association Community College Faculty Chief Academic Officers CTE/Perkins P-20 Council IL Longitudinal Data System
Committee Adult Education Program
Directors AO Report - Compendium IL AO Video
Black Hawk College- 1st AO Cohort Illinois Community College Board Meeting
The Opportunity to be Part of the Solution
Louisiana’s Economic and Moral Imperative• 1 in 5 working aged citizens do NOT possess a HSE• The Skills Gap is widening – PIACC Report• Federal Financial Aid Guidelines – Barrier to Success• LA workforce needs are exploding
LWC projected increase of demand for workers = 236,000 through 2020
LWC projected more than 621,000 new job opening through 2020
• Postsecondary Education in LA is changing – Wise Funding
Using Data to Demonstrate Success
Comparison of AO students & first time students: Spring 2012- Fall 2013AO Students Comparison Group
Number Percent Number PercentStudents Enrolled 1,343 10,743Number of students who earned a KCTCS credential(s) 684 50.9% 923 8.59%
Number of credentials earned by students 863 1,827
Licenses and industry recognized credentials earned 177 230
Number of students who enrolled in subsequent term 978 72.82% 7,405 68.93%
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
INTEGRATED BASIC SKILLS PATHWAYS
April 29-30, 2014 • Bellevue, WA
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