IL Pathways/60 by 2025 Network/Pending Legislation 3/31/2015

Jonathan FurrExecutive DirectorEducation Systems Center at NIU

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Illinois Pathways

• Launched in 2011 with support from State agencies and private industry

• Responding to a growing awareness: education priorities and employment opportunities were not aligned.

• Mission: To empower and support all Illinois learners to explore, progress through, and transition from high quality, structured career pathway systems into rewarding careers in critical growth areas in Illinois

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Illinois Pathways Strategies

Prepare learners for college and careers and support community economic development through two interrelated strategies:

1. Support local career pathway system development in STEM fields

2. Launch and support the STEM Learning Exchanges as they work within their industry sectors to engage with businesses, communities, and schools

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Illinois Pathways – Focus Areas

Builds off of the National Career Cluster Framework and supports career pathway systems in eight STEM application areas:

1. RTTT3 School Districts: 25 school districts implementing at least two career pathways in prioritized sectors

2. Workforce Development Alignment: Integrating pathways into DOL/DCEO, adult ed programs.

3. 60 x 2025 Network Communities: Voluntary network; aligning pathways with collective impact processes

Regional Focus for Implementation

• Public-private partnerships organized and coordinated by an industry-supported lead entity.

• The STEM Learning Exchanges have three overarching charges:

1. Advise communities on career pathway system structure and best practices in a particular sector

2. Deliver high quality curricular and professional development resources3. Expand access to real world challenges and work-based learning

STEM Learning Exchanges

STEM Learning Exchange Impact

Illinois Manufacturers Association Education Foundation

• 30 of 48 community colleges; moving toward 60 high schools developing a Manufacturing Pathway of Learning

• Since 2008, expanded MSSC Certified Production Technician authorized instructors from 4 to 97; credentials from 53 to 879

• Young Manufacturers’ Summer Academies – middle school youth

• Leading statewide effort for Illinois Advanced Apprenticeship Consortium

STEM Learning Exchange Impact

CompTIA

• Modularized, half-day or full-day presentations about careers in IT

• Raspberry Pi professional development and student competitions

• Developed sequence of IT work-based learning in high school; 60 employer commitments for internships

R&D Learning Exchange: STEM Challenges

• 9 Challenges have kicked off in 18 Illinois high schools, with over 600 students

• Students are working with industry partners to research and find solutions

STEM Learning Exchange Impacts

IL Foundation for Future Farmers of America

University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois State University

• 321 secondary agriculture education programs, impacting over 29,000 students

• Awards for high quality health science projects through the Illinois Junior Academy of Science

• Implementing an Energy Science curriculum focused on NGSS cross-cutting concepts

• Over 3,000 students with work-based learning activity supported by the Exchange

• Working with AHIMA to develop dual credit opportunities and early certifications in Health Informatics

• SmartGrid for Schools training teachers and raising student awareness in over 75 schools in 14/15 SY

• Sponsored high school team competition with Caterpillar

• 16 out-of-the box, online curricular modules

• Working with various partner high schools to define energy career pathway model

60 by 25 Network

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• Statewide network launched in 2014 to support local strategies for supporting the State’s 60 by 2025 goal:

Support the implementation of the new Illinois Learning Standards

Develop Illinois Pathways as a key strategy to increase the number of degrees and credentials their students earn

Use the principles of collective impact to support collaboration across:

PreK – 12 Community College/Higher Ed

Workforce Development Systems Employers

Civic Leadership Community Organizations

Progress to Date

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• 2014 and 2015 Workshops involving state partners; community teams

• Launched RFP for “Leadership Communities”

• Participating Communities: Aurora, Bloomington, East St. Louis, Decatur, Grundy County, North Chicago, Northwest Suburbs, Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, Starved Rock Region, Waukegan, Others?

• Indicators of progress:– Grounded, sustained Employer Engagement

– Formalized Partnership

– Funded Backbone organization

– Defined sectors of focus; plan for implementation

Network Meetings

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ILLINOIS 60 by 25 NETWORK WORKSHOPReimagining education-to-employment systems in Illinois Save the DATE: January 14-16, 2016 in Springfield IllinoisWHO: Leaders from 20+ Illinois communities, state agencies, national

partners

Commit educators, business leaders, and community partners to the “60 by 25” goal

Build capacity for communities to develop high-quality career pathways using collective impact

Increase the number of communities implementing career pathways and other postsecondary transition and completion strategies

Pending Legislation

•Graduation Requirements; Catch-up: HB 3196; HB 3526

•Speed-up: HB 3196; HB 3428; SB 1679; SB 1

•Pathways Endorsements; Advising and Planning: HB 3196; HB 3428; SB 1

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Graduation Requirements; Catch-up

• HB 3196 (Chapa LaVia): • Competency-based graduation requirements commencing with 9th graders in 17-18 SY

• Students not prepared for college-level instruction must take targeted math or ELA 12th grade instruction, commencing in 17-18 SY

• HB 3526 (Fortner): Changes grad requirements commencing with 9th graders in 16-17 SY to require math senior year.

• Potential Direction: • Interim approach to address math in senior year

• Pilot of competency-based graduation requirements

• State support for co-designed developmental education courses in high school

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Speed-up

• HB 3196 (Chapa LaVia): • Commencing in 17-18 SY, school districts must ensure students prepared for college-level

instruction have access to early college credit courses

• Publication of data on access to early college credit

Program for incentivizing and accelerating delivery of PD and continuing education for high school teachers to qualify as instructors for dual credit courses.

• HB 3428 (Sente): AP Bill; a student scoring 3 or higher is entitled to receive course credit at a public institution of higher education

• SB 1679 (Lightford): Course Access Act; students have access to up 2 courses not available in a student’s home district from pre-approved providers

• SB 1 (Manar): School Funding Reform; weighting for AP and Dual Credit

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Career Pathways; Advising & Planning

• HB 3196 (Chapa LaVia):

• Pathways endorsements on high school diplomas for prioritized industry sectors

• Statewide access to web-based individualized tools to plan for postsecondary education, careers, and financial aid

• Incorporate an individualized learning planning process into high school consumer education instruction

• SB 1393 (Bennett): Incentive grants to school districts for industry-recognized certification programs.

• SB 1 (Manar): School Funding Reform; weighting for Career Pathway Completers

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