NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

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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

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Team Teaching Approaches, First Year of Implementation

N=37, Source: AO College Survey

8%

24%

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89%

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Parallel Instruction

Differentiated Split Class

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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%

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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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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

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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%

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