Project Achieve PresentationProject 10 Northeast Region Fall Institute

November 15th, 2011

Santa Fe College

Gainesville FL

Presenter: Daniel West

Project Achieve Coordinator

Florida State College at Jacksonville

101 West State StreetRoom A 1021PJacksonville, Florida 32202Phone: 904-633-8456Email: DaWest@fscj.edu

Project Achieve is a collaboration between Florida State College at Jacksonville, Duval County Public Schools, Nassau County School District and the FDDC to provide a comprehensive inclusion model vocational training program at a post-secondary institution for Dual Enrolled students from Duval and Nassau counties with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

The Goal:

SustainableIndependentEmployment

Students

NassauDuval

2 Counties

10 students

18-21

5 from each county

7 males 3 females

Must meet Dual Enrollment standards

2.0 GPA

Must take the TABE

Achieved TABE Reading range: 0.7-5.6

Must have an intellectual and/or developmental disability

Not eligible for a standard high school diploma

6th grade reading level requirement is waived for Project Achieve

Programs

Cosmetology

Auto Service Technology

Diesel Engine Repair

Carpentry Distribution and Logistics

Automotive Collision Repair and Refinishing

Applied Welding Technologies

Child Care

Facials Specialty

Electrical

Commercial Vehicle Driving

Project Brownfields

Insulation Installer

Aircraft Coating Technician

Commercial Foodsand Culinary Arts

Services:Mentoring

Soft Skills

Inclusion Meetings

Assisted Preparation

Readers for tests

TABE Waiver Requirements

Independent

‘Beginning to Work it Out’ ©

Steve Parese

www.WorkinItOut.com Transportation Resources

Nassau County Council on Aging (COA)

Jacksonville Transportation Authority

Family

Vocational Preparatory Instruction (VPI) Reading

Paint mixing materials consist of all of these EXCEPT:

A. Mixing ratio cups and sticks.

B. Lint-free strainers.

C. Viscosity cups.

D. Air sanders.

Test Accommodations

Difficulties

Enrollment/Registration processes

Dual Enrollment

Doubts and concerns within programs

-lack of knowledge of Project Achieve

-lack of knowledge of Dual Enrollment, specifically what it DOES and DOES NOT pay for

-Record keeping: FTEs, Adopting Course Coding,Eligibility!

Scheduling and long term completion

-Could students keep up? Support?

Solutions

Enrollment/Registration processes

Dual Enrollment

Doubts and concerns within programs

-Advanced Timeline

-Program Familiarity

-Advanced Timeline

Scheduling and long term completion

-Meetings, assurances, demonstration

-Access to funds: VR, Duval, Nassau

Keys to Success

Advanced timeline

Improved collaboration of resources

Vocational Rehabilitation

School DistrictsFSCJ

Technology Process Guides Mentoring

Advanced Timeline

Years 1 & 2: Freshman/Sophomore Years of High School

-Present post-secondary as an option to students

-Begin identifying potential students

Advanced Timeline

Year 3: Junior Year of High School

First Semester

-Project Achieve Introduction Meeting @ FSCJ

-Refer prospective students to VR

-Begin interest inventory and aptitude assessments

-Identify possible program options

Advanced Timeline

Year 3: Junior Year of High School

Second Semester

-Begin background advanced work in industry specific vocabulary and skills.

-Emphasis on independent transportation skills and scheduling in community living

-Participate in Project Achieve Industry Tours

-Narrow candidates

Advanced Timeline

Year 4: Senior Year of High School

First Semester

-Intensify advanced preparatory material

-Confirm program selection

-Apply to Project Achieve

Advanced Timeline

Year 4: Senior Year of High School

Second Semester

-Acceptance to Project Achieve

-Apply to specific programs

-Complete Dual Enrollment paperwork

-Establish transportation plan

-Continue advanced preparatory material through summer

Advanced Timeline

Year 5: Start at FSCJ

-Pre-class orientations to campus, programs, transportation, and Project Achieve resources

-Begin classes

Requires collaboration!!!

The good stuff!!!

Student SuccessesFour-week and eight-week block classes: 12/12 passed

Testing skills:

Jim:

9/15 - First test unassisted: 20%

9/16 - First test retake with a reader: 80%

10/19 - Final without a reader: 84%

Reading!!

Internship toward employment!!

Soft Skills

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Instructor Support

Darrell High – Distribution and LogisticsProgram Advisor and Instructor

Instructor Support

Darrell High – Distribution and LogisticsProgram Advisor and Instructor

I am pleasantly surprised. I have two students in our program who didn’t pass the TABE test, had low TABE scores. They are Dual Enrollment students. They are doing very well in the class. Both wound up with a ‘B’ in our last class for Inventory Management. Both students are motivated Mr. P. and Mr. K. They both show up early, they leave late, they ask for extra credit, they both are very eager and both are doing a very good job.

Are students moving toward the goal of sustainable,

independent employment?

YES!

Project Achieve PresentationChild Development & Education Task Force Meeting

October 28th, 2011

Renaissance Hotel

Tampa, Florida

Presenter: Daniel West

Project Achieve Coordinator

Florida State College at Jacksonville

101 West State StreetRoom A 1021PJacksonville, Florida 32202Phone: 904-633-8456Email: DaWest@fscj.edu